Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-07-09
THE INDIAN WAR.
The HOstiles have a Rod in Pickle for
the Freedmpn's Bureau Genius near
Canyon City, while the +. Ii. e..
is After Small Convey i'm An
other Direction.
Captain Sperry's Force Nearly Annihi-
lated Mt Willow Springs-HimseH
with Two birds of his Command
KiIled-The UmatilIas and
Snakes Fighting Each
Other.

PORTLAND, OREGON, July S.-The follow
ing dispatch has been received here from N.
B. Sinnolt. dated July 9Th: The stages from
Canyon City report the hostiles strongly
fortified twenty-five miles from Canyon City,
waiting to give Howard battle. Towards
forces were expected up to engage the hos
tiles on the morning of the fifth. There are
about sixteen hundren Indians all told, sup
posed to be one thousand armed. Governor
Chadwick telegraphed from Un1atilla on the
sixth:
ARRIVED here to-day, and have here proba-
bly, forty men for service. From letter from
Lieutenant Livermore, of Pendleton, dated
the fifth, l learn that a scout returned to
Pendeton and reported that the full force of
Snakes were encamped on Camas pralries,
and that a company of volunteers numbering
about forty left on the fifth under Captain
Sperry In search of the enemy. There was
one company of infantry and one of cavalry
in camp near Pendleton, and two more COM
panies of cavalry expected on the sixth. A
letter from Mr.. Turner, dated the sixth,
states that one hundred volunteers are at
Pilot Rock, about eighteen miles from Camas
prairie, with scouts out. who will remain I'M
til the soldiers go no1thward. If these re-
ports are correct we will hear in day or two
of results"
ORDERS FROM HOWARD.
The following dispatch has also been re-
celved:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE COLUMBIA,
IN THE FIELD, July 3, 1873. {
Colonel Frank Wheaton, Second Infantry, Walla
Walla:
General Howard directs me to say that you
will Immediately hire a steamboat equip it
with artillery, and patrol the Columbia rver,
In order to intercept the hostiles, should they
attempt to cross. The present location of the
Indians is ON the north fork of John Days
river, near the mouth of Granite creek. IF
they continue moving northward, they will
strike the Columbia river somewhere about
the mouth of Willard creek. They may, how
ever, turn eastward, passing by the head of
M 'Kays creek, and keep to the left Of the
Grande route. You will keep bright look
out, in order to strike them as soon as they
get into your neighborhood. General How
ard, with cavalry, will follow on the trail.
Danford has been ordered from Malheur, to
report to Grover. Egbert has been ordered
from Boise, making fast time on the stage
road northward. The Umat1lla Indians have
joined the hostlles, are stealing horses, and
moving with them. The trail indicates a very
large number OF Indians, with about one hum
dred horses. COLONEL. MASON.
AN ENGAGEMENT.
Governor Chadwick and two scouts have just
arrived from General Howard's headquarters
with dispatch from Colonel Mason to Cen
eral Wheaton stating that General Howard was
twenty miles from Camas prairie this morn
ing, and would move on to-day. General
Howard told the scouts that the Indians would
cross at Columbia, between Lewiston and
Dallas, and po sibly 60 out by the Grand
route. Colonel Bernard Is with General How
ard. Major Throckmorton has command Of
the companies from Walla- Walla, which are
reported to be near Camas prairie. having all
left Pendleton for Pilot Rock on Birch creek.
This point is about fifteen miles from Pendle-
ton and eighteen miles from Camas prairie,
where the Indians are in force of about one
thousand. 1t looks as if we were near the
crisis.
Umatila courier arrived here from Port
land On the seventh. The following dis
patches were received here addressed to Gov
ernor Chadwick:
1--WE are in great danger here from the In
dams. Our troops that went from here, fifty
strong, were attacked to-day at Willow
Springs, and from those who got in there
must be over half, If not two-thirds, killed.
OF those who are Ill three men are wounded,
and they report seven others wounded before
they got out We have about three hundred
men here, and not one-half of them are
armed. One hundred soldiers LETT here at
seven o'clock this evening to the relief of our
men,"
PORTLAND, July 7.-G Jverpor Chad wick,
who is now at Uamtilla, telegraphs here I'M
der date of the seventh as follows: "The
volunteers under Captain Sperry, fifty strong,
were defeated at Willow Springs, Thirty miles
south of Pendleton, yesterday. Sperry is
killed, and nearly all OF his command killed
or wounded. We can hear of but seven left.
DESPERATE COMBAT BETWEEN UMATILLAs
AND SNAKES.
WASHINGTON, July San official dis
patch states that the Umatilla Indians fought
four hundred hostile Snakes all day fully I'd,
killing thirty and losing two.
AN INDIAN CAMP DESTROYED.
PORTLAND, July 8.-The following dis
patch has just been received here from Gov
ernor Chadwick:
UMATLLAs, July 8, 1870 am
Major Kress, at two o'clock this morning,
went down the river on the steamer Spokane
to Coyote station, fifteen miles below this
found the hostile Indians crossing with a
large number of horses. He ran upon them
Some of the horses returned to
the Oregon side and others crossed the river
The major made an attack on the Indian
camp and destroyed it and every thing about
it including all the canoes A number of
saddle blankets and buffalo robes were found
at the camp. Squads of hostiles have been
in sight all morning with stock. Scouts are
out. General Howard was at Pilot Rock
Yesterday, undoubtedly moving this way.
One small band of Indians, with about
eighty head of horses, passed down on the
opposite side and in sight of this place this
morning to join the hostiles that crossed below.
A friendly Indian states that the hosties
were divided into three parties, of whom two
would go below the landing and one above,
but he would not tell where they would cross.
They are scattering to gather in renegade
Indians for fighting protracted campaign.
| shall communicate with General Howard