The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-16
Volcanic Eruption in Bcua-
dor.
Canadian 0rangemen--ln
quest on the Body of
HaCkett.
Trouble Apprehended at
His Funeral To-Day.
The IndInns-AnOther Battle.

PORTLAND, Or, July IA News to the
following effect has been received here
to. day from Walla Wslls, dated July
18th: 'On the 10th inst. Joseph and his
band surprised u party OF thirty-one
Chinameu, who were coming down the
Clearwater in canoes, and for mere pas
time and recreation, nhumsnIy killed
the whole party but one, who managed
to elude them and escape. These are the
first Chinamen who nave been mOlested
by the Indians OF late, and many Of
them are frightened out Of their SCI ses
and are leaving for the upper country
II "A letter dated JIiy llth, Leland, Cf
Lewiston. say the enemy's operations
have been about seventy five or one
hundred miles in the rear of General
Howsrd's movemen 5, and the msneuver-
ings of the latter are entirely too slow
and Joseph is smart enough 10 tske ad-
vantage of them and flank him slI the
time The general impression nero Is
that the hundred Flathead Indians that
General Howard had reports OF rs gong
10 JOIN Josephs were Ksmie Reservation
Indians.
TIE Governor OF Montana says the
Flatheads are going east on their annual
buffalo hunt, toward the Yellowstone,
Instead of coming this way.
PoRTLASD, July IA special Just
received from all eyewitness OF the fight
on the South Fork of Clear Water gives
the following details: Lieut.. Fletcher
and A. d. Chapman, the guide, found
Chief Joseph, after long and arduous
search, with his full force csmped IN an
almost inaccessible defle between two
high mountains, near the river. Our
command numbered four hundred, and
Joseph had three hundred brave and de-
termined warriors The fighting was
carried on carefully on both sides The
Indians fought in recumbenL
position, ana kept up steady
fire from behind rock-, trees and
every advantageous rise in the ground,
ike skIrmishers and shsrpshooters. Our
men were forced ~ approach through
open table land and receive 4 CALLING fire.
lhere WAS desutory firing from the rife
pits all day. A squsw who feI. into our
hands SAYS that seven Indians were
xii led outright, aud the number OF
wounded Is very large. She says the
chief wanted to fight and die At the river.
but the women prevailed upon MIN 10
rotreat Captain Bancroft Of the Fourth
artillery, was wounded badly in the lett
side. Lieutenant Williams was wounded
in the arm aaG leg. Both viii recover.
Both sides fought with great determins-
ton.
SAN FRANCISCO, July IA press
dispatch from Portland says: The ioi-
lowing official d patch has just been re-
ceived from General Howard, dated
headquarters OF the department Of the
Columbia, Camp Williams, on re left
bank OF the south fork OF Clearwater,
near the mouth OF the Cottonwood,
Idaho Territory, July 18th, via WsIia-
Walls, July l4th: BY making q forced
march | struck the enemy At | ?. VI. yes
terday, shout three hundred strong, IN 3
deep canon near the mouth OF ihe Cotton
wood. near the South Fork OF the Clear.
water. ! opened ire st Olce with
howItzer, and succeeded in starting the
Indians from their position. Passing
around the transverse Of the canon for n
mile snd y hslf, began the battle II
good earnest, and disnOunting formed IN
the rsvines and behind the rock bsrri-
csdes, weh-prepsred, tor seven hours.
Every charge we made We gained on
them, still 81 night our position Wa not
q very'good one, ss the enemy lay c1n-
tiguous to my communication and l was
short of rstions.
.shis morning, by determined effort,
ve regsined our spring of water from
some shsrp-shooters. This afternoon l
gave or lines 70 the care of Captain
Perry, commanding the cavalry, and
Csptaiu Millers battalion Of artillery.
scting s. infsntry Just as We were
resdy to recommence the offensive work,
Captain jackson and 8 psck.trsin sp.
pesred in sight beyond the Indians posi-
lion Csptain Miller pushed out 10