The Portland daily press., 1877-07-23
THE INDIANS.
A Company of Cavalry Ambushed and
sRepuIsed.

A Cempaay of Cavalry Ambushed and
,RepuIsed.
PORTLAND, July 2O.-A Levi ston letter
dated July 20, says the regular cavalry and
Lewiston volunteers pursued and overlook the
Indians Tuesday. They came up with the In
dams neared Weser Camas in thick under
growth. The Indians fired and killed Levi a
scout, and wounded another scout. Another
was shot through the lungs. McConvlle, with
one company was in advance, the Indians being
concealed in the timber on both sides, when the
regular cavalry broke, but the Indian scouts
drew the attention of the hostile Indians go as
to let McConville and his men out of the trap.
Seeing that the whole force of regulars had
taken to flight, he found it necessary to follow
them, rather than to suffer his handful of men
to be cut off. The whole pursuing force re-
turned to HANNAH, leaving Joseph master of
the situation. The whole command recrossed
to the south side of the Clear-Wa alter and were
to move to Lapwai, except hundred under
Throckmorton, who with artillery are to hold
the position until Green's force joins them.
Howard will return to Lapwai, and Hunter
was informed that he intended to move north
to the Spokane country. The volunteers will
soon leave the field and return to this place to
be disbanded. Hunter says no one can foretel
whether or not the war will end. Many In.
dams who surrendered are reservation Indi ans,
and acknowledge that they fought with JOS
eph. They are to be brought 10 Lapwai for
trial. No one seems to know for what point
Joseph will make next.
A despatch has just been received stating
that Joseph's warriors recrossed the Clear
Water and were at Sawyer's canon. Gen.
Howard is at Lapwai He has sent for Sully
to tneetshim at Lapwai. There is great de-
mand for wagons to take the infantry to the
front.
The War Said to be Practically Over.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 21.-A despatch from
kamla, dated July 18th, says: Five more hos
tiles with their sguaws, surrendered today
Howard sent thirty volunteers today to destroy
the caches in Joseph's old camp, and all but
the captain and one man left for their homes
Col. Mason, with the entire cavalry command
and the hostile Indians, met today near Orofino
Creek. Two Indian scouts were wounded and
one killed, when the Indians got demoralized
and fled, leaving the soldiers in possession of
the field. The country around Orofino Creek is
rocky with thick underground, preventing pur-
suit by the soldiers, who cannot get their horses
across the ground -
The hoStiles will be.met by.either Crook or
Miles, as they enter Montana from this trail,
and will in all probability be captured.
The war with Joseph is practically over, and
we start today for Lapwai. From there the
troops march through Spokone country for the
cavalry will be kept here to prevent the return
of the hostile Indians. A flag of truce is now
coming to surrender.
A despatch from Wallula, July 81, says that
100 Cinnamon arrived from the upper Coum bia
river, where they had been mining. The In
dams entered the camp, robbed them of money.
provisions, blankets and clothing, and told
them to leave, which the Cinnamon lost no
time in doing.