Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-06-30 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

MASSACRE BY RED INDIANS.  - The Philadelphia correspondent of the Times, under date June 20th, says: Last ove-kintellMence reached tbt Oregon frontier post, Nes Perce, that the Indians, heretofore friendly, were massacring the settlers in Idaho. General Howard, commanding the Department, immediately staf:)(l for Fort Lapwai, Idaho, ordering forward all available troops. Nes Perch is in Western Idaho, on the Salmon River, an affluent of the Colnmbit. Latter intelligence confirmed the reports. A jiehree man who had killed an Indian was, with thime thers, murdered in revenge, and this caused both the Indians and the settlers to arm for the'stenflict The settlers being few, the Indians swoop along the valley, burning and destroying everything ktlling twenty-nine, and causing a general flight to Mount Idaho village. At first M) savages only were engaged, but neighbouring bands joined them until the number was estimated at 1500. The settlers killed White Bird, a prominent Indian Chief, with his family. When the reports reached Fort Lapwai, on Friday, Colonel Perry, with 100 cavalry, his entire available force, started for Mount Idaho, and on arriving he found the Indians wore retreating southward along the Salmon River. From fugitives who came into the village a force of 150 settlers was made up who, with Colonel Perry's troops, started in pursuit, marching south to White Bird River. The Indians made a stand at a caiion of that stream, and the cavalry dismounted to attack, leaving their horses in charge of a few soldiers and twenty friendly Indians. The cavalry, with the settlers, entered the canon, when they fell _ . _  into an ambuscade, their foes starting up on every side; and in a few minutes Colonel Perry, with the half of his force, was slain, the others retreating The men in charge of the horses saw tine, and the entire horse guard broke and fled, the animals scattering over the prairie. Here the authentic account ends. The frightened _ _ .  fu;Wee";am7int-o--FoTt—L-;Pwai, reporting terrible slaughter. According to the latest accounts, however, the survivors, surrounded in the cafion, were making a gallant hand-to-hand resistance. The news of this disaster has excited the entire Pacific coast. General Howard has only 800 troops in the department, but all available forces are ordered to the scene. Aid is also asked of General WDowel, at San Francisco, who is making arrangements to forward all the men he can spare. Military telegrams to General Sheridan, at Chicago, ask that warning should be given to the frontier posts in Henbanes and Eastern Idaho, and 400 additional troops are probably now on the scene. General Howard, telegraphing, says he thinks short work will be made of the Indians. Later intelligence of the Indian war reports that Patterson's force in the White Bird Carton lost sixty men and then retreated sixteen miles, constantly fighting with the pursuing savages. Patterson is safe, but the captains of both the companies under him are slain. The Indians abandoned the par_ _ .  -s;;;, turning southward towards the Salmon River mountains, where a fight occurred on Sunday. Washington telegrams state that the Indian outbreak originated in the unjust conduct of the Indian agent and the white settlers at Reservation, for several years, against whom charges have been filed in the department, but without effect. Troops are hurrying forward to Fort Lapwai, whence General Howard will start with an expedition in pursuit.