Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-07-20
BY TELEGRAPH.
BATTLE OF SEATTLE,
Incident Of the Indian War Of
the Pacific Northwest.
Efforts Of the Sayages to Destroy a
Settlement on Puget Sound.
An Ail-Day Fight in which Admiral Phelps
Played Part

| SEATTLE, W ssHrSsroN.. JRly ls.--of the
Bianv Indian wars in the history of the
[ nited States, there is none about which
the people Of the country at large know less
than tiat wasetl in the Pacific Northwest in
| the wears OF ls55 and 1856. The other
wars have been fought in times when the
ewspapers have had correspondents in the
| field. or in places since So thiekly settled
that their history has become important.
| In the summer of 1856 all the tribes from
the northern part of California to the Cana
| dian boundary went on the warpath- hent on
exterminating the whites. and forever put
| ting an end TO the immigration which Was
| invading the hunting fields. Battles were
| tough, along the Klamath and Rogue rivers
| in Northern California aud Oregon along
the Willamette, the Columbia, AMI the
Snake in Upper idaho and the Puget Sound
Basin. Gen. Grant himself took part in
| the Rogue river war. Mining parties were
cut of and unarmed bands of emigrants
were massacred.
| In the fall the Indians began the work of
destruction in the fertile valleys around
| Puget sound, and men and women were
shot, houses burned, and farms pillaged.
| The tercest fight in Western Washington
took place on the very site of the present
~, :, 80 ha,n,a, 80 s,yaJ from ,ttar nm.
initiation BY the presence of the United
States soop-of-war Decatur. The subse-
quent growth of this town has rendered that
.ohiiic' Vi eoi'e"i '"' '''''e '''"" i''97
| 'eIes'. ,.,,. ID, =,
.'ea''ie '"' - IA
seventy one peoPie' ~,'oss w.. ~
.'ei aou''i saw M, ". 'n -.
| pe' /" hen 'he ioo''s' Il, a., c.
'ne neis"'or,hs .ou,' w ,h t; w.
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| Oh 'he a''auA 'ne p'p' ,l "I Ill T.; ~
10 ivo' hi ii,"'' ~ III
"oooen s'ofAa,'. a.'os t'. "s ~ " -
peninsula containing ,'os' oi 'iie ca" , 10,
MS wan was sfsnstie,ieN at e'ois .ip ~
oioeh ho"se' "ei's wv " '''
he"h lit ioss. III oii' io'ti"oa'iu
SAFE quarters TOT 'ne "on'en am, :lu'i,.n'
| anu above were por'hoies ior ming upon
the assaiiah's' ,,.-
ne defence Is to''piete' "'to III 80
ana none 100 soon ~, III sanua ~, l,'Dp, :,
large 1orce OF hlcki'a,s from ','e ea>'ei
part OF the territory nie'' u'io"si ''ie pas
es OF the ,ascaae Moln.ains, anu eai,Peu
on the BANKS oi i-aAe "asnins.u"' "n''''
lies snort distance "est Oh 'ea'e'
Tn Jan 20 ABOUT ,"ousa''' VI u'e nos
tiles as nearly as can Nv 'eaIh'u' crosseu
the laKe' anu CANT uo"h 'ii'o ',se "oo''
which covered me mus arou'ih 'ne se'''e,
ment. lohay Tue hea.s soni"'e "ts ni"''l
almost as thlckiy on 'he shorcs oi I"se'
SOUND as tnes uin theh, anu uio"G'
tile side OF the NH on wmch seattle Is
built mas been cleared Is easy 10 imagine
the scene OF 'hirty-siA years ago. III 'he
bay was anchored the Decatur ~hich hao
been ordered to fuge, oouna 10 ASSIST inc
whites IN their struggle WIN 'he sa'aSes
IN the clearing Mt the water edse were Il
few CABINS AMI among the TT trees IN.
stamps and the chapafral on inc steep NH
above, were the lurking hoseies.
The plan OF the Indians as taP'; t'an'
sevoort of the Decatur ascertaihea IRON
friendly native was 10 make an al
tack at > or /" o clock on me morn
ing OF the 26th. Inc pest shooters were
to come down close 10 the stoekaue ah'
fire volley or two. When the Whites re-
turned the hre the ihdlahs were to
TALL back, rs II retreatihs. ohouh ,h'
whites pursue TINS advance gnaru iahcylne
that the whole force had been displayed t't
Indians would Lead them a mite way up tile
bill, where the rest OF the army coaia fal
upon them and cut them on
/ This scheme was frustrated. Al anon,
seven O'Clock Lieut.. hohas slower
/ 'heips, VINO IS now an adn''rai on lh'
retired list. took sPygiass 10 scan INC
town from the deck OF INV
| Decatur. lie sa" n huii'her oi IhdlahS h"r'
riediy carrying away rolls or leather from i
tannery few hundred yards beyond INC
Stocka'ic. lie r'poi e,' tue matter TO th'
captain, who ordered hlH to 20 ashore ana
| IRE the sloopS ho"iHer INTO the 'anhefy
Within hve minutes the command wa'
obeyed. and the Sa'ages' VINO hah thought
to surprise the town were themselves sur
prised
The first discharge OF the ho"itzei
was followed instantly ny the in1lat
war whooP AMI sharp voiieN OF rihe'
from the circle "i the forest shrfoth'i