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(A. W, I.. ADAM., SMITO AMU mOMKTU. KATl'UDAY, NOVISMISKK 3, 1855. Agenta for tbo Argus. J, It. McUiiihk, Lufuijcltc. O. A. JUki, Salem. MuiiiiAN Ruuulph. SulUmllij. Vm. Harlow, Mulalla. H. C. Kaymokij, 'rw C, Jb. Davis, ltloominytnn. Fia.nic W. Bkows, Coreullis. Amos Haivev, ' Kfy. Holojio Ali.kn, ylwiVy. J. K. I-Vf.K, IMII'H. Joll.M McKlfMV, Calapooia. llBV. WlLSOW llLAI.f, f7'o ''. L. A. Kick, Jw.kmiwife. II, IIarhis, Viiutumttl, Jvuhk S.SEI.LINO, Ynhi, Cal. Jno. I. I'hkotom, ir7 Co. . It. A. N. TiiRLPs, (iaksburg,Ill. Law Concerning Newspaper. 17 K ulmriben order tho dincoiitinujiiiia of llieir paprs, llie publ ulier may continue lo eud llicin unlit all arrmrtigit are paid. O" If iiiUcribnnii-Klfclor refuaelo take llieir piiK-nfiin the pout ofli.i, or oilier filtc, lo which limy an Hilt, they ere held reapoinilils uutil they aetlle all arrearage., .liould there kg any. If tulavrilMn remove lu oilier p!uce, with mil Informing Ids publisher, ami llie papi-r ia enl m 1 1 f ... - J I . .1.... .t rainniiLilJa B ll ia uol aiiiricicnl fur a ixwliiiaiiler, when a paper i not token out of hie office, to return one with "uot Ukt-n out" written on the margin, but he miut write a Inter lo llie publisher, (tiring the nam and port-office, and InliiiK 'I11' 'he VI"' ia not taken from the oin . Utherwiaa tho pt master ia held rmpoinible. NKWH VKUM TWK HAI.1.H. Our friend William Elliott, of Captain Kelly ' command of Clncknmns county Vol unteers, reached this city on lait Wednesday afternoon, having beon tlisclinrjjnd from scr vico in consquctico of sickness. Ilia phy sician prono'incctl liis Jinonse (tin o(T clion of the kidney) dangerous, anil advised liis imiiiodiuto return to liis family. Prom liim we learn tho following particulars : 'lie coinpnnica at tho Dalls were making every exertion to lie in readiness to leave in pursuit of tliu Indians on last Tuesday, in order to bo in llie lield sufficiently early to inert n company of two hundred mon which liad left Puget Sound for llie scat of war, and would probubly be in Iho field fighting by the time our army could possibly get there. They had already taken nix Indi ana, who were prisoner in chains, at (he lime Mr. Elliott left the Dull. Thry were taken on tho South lido of the Columbia, and wore of tho hostile band. Two of them wam the Columbio somo six miles above the Palls, and concealed themselves in a canyon. Tho friendly Indians brought in word of their whereabouts, when Olncy furnished them with revolvers and sent them after I ho savages, whom they soon captured and brought into camp. From these lo ans they learned that the warriors wore for tifying, some forty miles from the Dalls, on a point which tln-y thought would bo im pregnable. From their account, tho Indi ans number sumo seventeen or eighteen liundred, mid are busily engaged in con titructiiigcnhaukinen's of enrth and rocks, fully determined to light. Tho Indians say they want to fight I ho regular soldiers, but . ..... J J.. A. It Jl. .1 . ,11. uvn iiiim iu jiyitt ine mutineers. J ney Jiau no idea at the beginning of tho war that 111 ey would ever bo called upon to encoun ter any thing but iho regulars. Their ex IriuifiiU with Mnj. Nailer's command seem to have inspired them with the belief that "soldiers" are nut what they have been represented to bo. Tho point at which tho Indians have for tified is said to be overlooked by several em inences, which will afford good facilities for cannonading thorn. Our army has six can non ana three howitzers, wilh plenty of lalls iiiul shell. Iho country from the lallj lo tho Indian camp is said to be so rough as to render it impracticable to take more than two cannon into the field. Not withstanding tho warlike demonstrations of tho savages, auj their bluster ubout brave ry, it is thought that wlmn their spies carry into camp tho news of our forces r route for the scene of action, they will take a stamped for tho mountains. They .ay t,,.y iutend to risk one engagement, and, if they are deUtcd, ,T tttrv ncrost ,1(J "King Ooorgo" line into the lritjsl, po,,. ious, where the "IWons" dare not follow them. Mr. Siiiel.(ir, commander at FtWalla Wal la, baa brought in hi family, as the Indians bad threatened their live. A party Canu te tho fort for the purpose, of murdering them, the night after they left. One of the Indians now prisoners at the IXtll had iu his possession when captured 100 pounds of powder, which ho said be got of Thompson, the Indian Agent, some six or eight weeks ago. Thompson denies the truth of it. There was considerable excite ment at iho Dalla on account of it. - Mr. Ellimt gi,oa us the following the true version of the story alwut the Catholic priests haMiig been delected in carry powder into the Indian counlrr : IV n. Ibeprust-mg bad Uth, Dall. in wn.p. with . pm-fc jh to li-n auJ -a rrcrch.nw soiitcttbero on tho Uinutilla, perlaips. Af ter proceeding some wiles up the roid, tlcy were overtaken by a parly of whites from the Dalls, who became suspicious that some thing was wrong, and accused them of hav ing powder in their nossesiiion. The priest acted as spokesman, and said he bad only six pound, which ho was taking up for the use of the Nex Perce. lie was required to return to tho Dulls, where their packs were searched, and 100 pounds more were found. The priest said the powder did not b luiig to bim, but belonged to a French man, who, perhaps, owned part of the train. Mr. riinciair mums me priest uu Joubtedly owned the whole of the powder. This is our own opinion, and we have no doubt but that tho powder would bavo found iU way into tho Indian camp io a short time, if it had not been luckily seized i transitu. The very fact that these eneak iti2 Jesuits have tabernacled with those same Indians during tico outbreaks, eat ing and sleeping with the savages, while their hands have been reeking with the blood of while people, men, women, and children, and they themselves were unharmed as to a hair of their heads, but were permitted to sit down quietly and feast with the mur- lerers as par while fratrum, and the fact that at the same time when these priests seemed to have an almost unlimited control over the savages, they permitted, without a word of remonstrance, their red-skinned brethren lodrag ofT and shamefully violate, day lifter day, a white woman who had been taken captive at tho Whitman massacre, and iho fact that at the lime of both these Indian outbreaks these priests have found it very convenient to tniike a trip to the Valley for llie purpose of laying in a larj;e supply of ammunition, has induced us to believe that these same sneaking, cringing Jesuits havo been busily engaged in instill ing into tho minds of thoso Indians some thing very different from the gospel of "pence and good will to men." If tho war with the savages should last as long as the Trojnn war, and if, by any possible means, there could be a union of nil the tribes of Indians west of "tho Rocky Mountains su!h cicnt to enable them to sweep every inch of settled territory with firebrands and toma hawks, w ho doubts but that these same cant ing, whitelivcred priests would corno through tho war unscathed, and would bo permitted to nestle down in tho circle of savages danc ing around the scalps of women and chil dren, as safe from harm as ono of their dig ger brethren burrowed in a niche among the rocky bluffs that environ Klamath hike f Another thing that looks a little suspicious. is tho fact that the Indians nt Fts. Coh illr ind Walla-Walla, among whom these priests reside, and who are pretending to oc cupy a sort of neutral ground, arc now re ceiving and guarding tho property of those Indians who nre engaged in the war. Mr. Sinclair says that an Indian living near Ft. Walla-Walla, who owned not lo exceed twenty homes of his own, had in his possess ion about one thousand horses at the time Im (Sinclair) left the fort, and the Indian, upon being interrogated as lo the manner in which ho came in possession of them, gave no satisfactory answer. Mr. F.lliott in forms us that two compntiies of volunteers wero to proceed forthwith to the ranches of these Indians, for the purpose of taking the property in chargo. We shall soon hoar from our warriors. Our NolAtrm vare. We learn from Mr. Elliott, that great dis satisfaction existed among tho Clackamas volunteers on account of the miserable pro visions they wore called upon to encounter, during their rcndexousnt Portland. Tho corned beef was pronounced by them to bo "carrion," not being smellable, to say nothing about being eatable. The flour wasmado of very smutty wheal, and as black as a starless night. Tho blankets were very thin and slaiy and hardly fit for snddlu blankets. We understand that Cnpt. ieny came very near swearing a little over tho accommodalions that were furnished his men, and scut back a loaf of bread from Foster's for our inspection ; but a it never arrived, wo presumo that the bearer got nungry on llie way and ate it, or was attack. ed by Indians and threw iho bread at them iu place of a rock. Whether the blame is chareablo to th Commissary at Portland, as is alleged by the volunteers, we are unable to sav. The blankets might have been all that were at command, but we are sure that our brave boy eouU and oiyht to havo had decent food. Ho The report thai Wni. Logan had lost all o a ' stock, ty means of tho Indian, . j middle On iron i not trim i. i . i the lalls with his family, stock and all. j in i l- s ' In pacing through several couulie, lately noticed that verv f. w f.r,,,- ... ', ., extensively this full M ... e an idea that not half lb- !,., w :H In nscd not levon, there l,t. I Mora t'rtxlil. Wo undirs'and ill tl tho whole neighbor hood in the wciuity of Col. llall'a at 0cc ola were frighU md nearly out of their senses a few nighls a).;o, by tho discharge of a pair of revolvers at the houso of Mr. U',.ILr Ii aeemt that Fan. Duller, of itt, ....i ....on hi. return from Forth-tiKl, I.. I,..d been unon buV.ncas. stepped into Mr. Walker's yard, where he had put up for tho night, and in company with an other gentleman dischurgod their revolver for the pnrpose of reloading them. The re ports awukened the neighbor, in every di. reciion, who, thinking the whole timbered country was swarming with red skins, made all possible haste to abandon their houses and take to tho brush. Ono woman, who was confined to her bed with rheumatism, was hastily wrapped in her bed clothes and deposited in a hiding place in tho timber, upon the cold, damp ground. The while warriors assembled from every direction, a bridge on tho ro ut was placed under guard, and scout, sent out lo ascertain the w here abouts of the Indium. Upon coming to Walker', house they asceJtaitied their mis take, and went homo to gather in their shiv ering families, and warm them up by a bla zing fire. Upon a recent visit to Yamhill, we were astonished to witness tho excited state of tho public mind. It was no uncommon thing lo hear wagons lumbing along the road at the dead of night, bearing the "fami lies'' out of glens and valleys bordering upon tho C"ast chain of mountains, dowu farther into tho valley whero it was sup posed, by gathering a goodly number of men into one houso, they might be able io keep the savages at bay. All sort of sights and sound, were constantly reported to have been seen and heard, giving evidenco of the presence of Indians in tho mountains. We wre awakened at midnight by runners with rifle in hand, who thought they had heard the yells of the savages in the adjacent hills preparing for a descent upon tho valley. Our "women and childreu" have been con siderably frightened by Indian reports, but we have always preferred sleeping, to wash ing for Indians, when we had no reason to believe thuro was an Indian within seventy miles of us. It is well enough to bo sufficiently inter esttd iu tho mutter to keep our guns in or der, as wo know not what may possibly happen, hut thore is no use in hatching up imaginary dangers, whon there is uo prob ability u( any immediate danger in the Willainmette valley. ttoae Crazy. The Corvallis organ of licentiousness and debauchery comos to hand ibis week literal- j ly jammed full of editorial about "crazy men" and their wild antics. Like a drunk en man who ihinks every ono else to bo tip sy, he thinks many of the good people of t ortland to be insane, besides talking a great deal about fools and idiots in different parts of Oregon, thus giving unmistakable eviaence of hi having cither gone crazy, or of having taken in his brother Wiggins a a co editor. We presume I hat the "clique" have thought best lo muke this arrange- ment, in ordor to give the paper respecta bility, and some little chnracler for truth. Wiggins is, perhaps, now iu the editorial chair, whilst his brother is doing up small jobs around the office. The paper has im proved but little as yet, however ; but as it contains one truth this week, though some what mutilated, we are eucouragod to hope that it is on the mend. Wiggins certainly cannot worst it as to falsohood. AVe find an article on the outside, (which is, probably, still retained as tho senior editor's depart ment,) in which he attempts to cvado the proof we gave throe weeks ago that tho pa per advocated licensed debauchery, by first telling us that Grovcr wrote it, and second ly, that it docs not prove what we said it did. Will the young man publish our proof, and let his readers judge as lo wheth er wo made out our case I The urticlo an. pearcd in the Corvallis S-atosman as a lead ing editorial, and it matters littlo whether your Irish reporter, Grovcr, Wnymire, you, or Wiggins made tho deposite that week, the doctrine is there clearly and unmistaka bly set forth, and a full length moral por trait is drawn in which any of you can see your faces, and at which not ono of v would-blush were ii not for the consciousness that a frowning populace was standimr at your backs. XsT Mr. Elliott informs us that the In dians who were captured near the Dalls Kept up a very merry, boisterous chat, and j t - seemed in h.gh spirits whilst they were w S "- "'i "icy passe,, u,e volunteers' ! camps, when upou witnessing- ,u. , lllM, of Orecon bovs instimil nf a l,.....ic..i t 1 U'B, M llu7 anticipated, they seemed much l i I cut down and bad little more to say. XiT Some fifty or sixty men are said to be vet in il.a P..i..:ii . n.. wonted toberKKirlvarmel . I. I --""is iiiiues. i nor am Mn. j iiitm, i . I OUtlgalloa. Wo have just been favored with n box of apple and pear from our old friend Sam uel Hiinmon, of iho Monticello Farm on Howell pruirie, Marion county. We, like Old Rosin tho How, "huvo traveled tl.i country all over,'' U'.ides many other couti- tries, where ln7 preiena ioru.se mo ' . ..... uine" article of fruit, but wo have hilherlo searched in vain for tho "fruit of llie tree" thut tempted Molhc r Cvo "above what she was ublc to bear," until e tore the cover from tho box sent us by our friend Sim mons, and saw tho mammoth apples, look in" for all Iho world just as we have always inui'iiud those looked which hung upon that fur-fumed tree in Eden. Mr. Ladd is said to have brought tho grafts from the Slates, but we arc in doubt as to whether he has not inado a pilgrimage to Asia, and clipped his scions from that same old tree we havo all read about. Our littlo ones dunccd and clapped their hand for joy, our printers all invoked blessings upon the head of "Father Simmon," whilst we involun tarily exclaimed Eurika. Tho apples many of which were fall fruit, measured about thirteen inches in circumference, and had a flavor and richness rarely equaled, and never surpassed. The pears were not as largo as we havo seen, but superior lo nnv thin!? we ever nto for excellence. We aro not iible loglve tho names of the varie ties as we received none, but wo thought as wo nto llicin, how truo the saying, "there's nothingin a namo." If, like our brother editors at Portland, we wore a "stove pipe," w'e should certainly (to use a hackneyed phrase) "dofT our bea ver," but as it is, we take off our old weath er beaten Panama, and make a very respect ful bow to Samuel Simmons, hoping the frost may never nip a blossom on one of the trees of tho Monticello Farm, jiST Mr, Elliott informs us that Hon. William Strong, of Washington Territory, has volunteered, and his company has beon mustered into the U. S. service. I Io says that there is a probability that Strong will assume the command of tho whole, regular force. Valnfnt. We learn from tho Oregonian and Stand ard that the editor of the latter on a recent occasion had the misfortune to run full tilt against a sworn, scabbard and all, in the hands of Col. Packenstos, damaging the instrument considerably, by badly bending it. We see no particulars of the catastro phe, but, from all we can learn, the editor must have been trying to play at his old game by a "bunting' assault upon the Colonel. The sword was nil that saved the Col., and Dryer thinks the "brick in the hat" was all that saved the editor. As it seems to have been a drawn Utile, wo suppose both parties will throw in to re pair the damages done the sword. From ths Mouth. By the polileneaaof Mr. 0. 11. Twogood we have been favored with the use of a letter from his broth er, ou Gruve Creik, fiopi which wo extract tho following. The letter coulains facta and particular which hove not before boon published Fort Lkland, Oct. 22, 1855. I commenced writing you a let ter giving an account of the lute massacre in this valley, I did not have timo lo finish it Sunday and had to leave for supplies for ;. . i- i . . .... vuis ion, uiu not uavo timo to finish it at Deer Creek, but mailed it nt Burnetts with out finishing. I believe I left off where they had murdered Mrs. Waggoner. They attacked Mr. Harris' house. They shot Mr. II. through the body, and his littlo daugh ter through the arm. Tho littlo boy David, w as a milo this side of the house. Ho has nol been seen since and is supposed to be killed, but ho may be n prisoner. It is also supposed that Mrs. Harris and little daugh ter arc prisoners. I arrived safe home from Rogue river on Thursday eve. As the murders were committed on Tuesday, tho folks wero all surprised to see me, as thev had counted mo amonrr those who !,rl "gone in." I was quite surprised to find them fortifying in tho houso whenT arrived home. We happened to have two or three thou sand rails hauled out and stacked up near mo uouse. e dug trenches nnd set them up on end. They make quite a formidable appearance. Found somo fifty men hrre when I reached homo. The four or five natives that were living hereon the creek broke ofi with tho rest and went down the creek some eight miles, went up lo some miners, saU "Uai-l.ai-um" appeared per- ctljr f' iendly, pulled out their revolvers commpneed blazing aw ay. They killed treo men. and the r,t. m,u The poor Chin., ...... im. ..... . ee thousand dollars fi them in dust, stripped them of every rag Clothinrv ll..n 4I.J .1 . e.ouiiug, ana then told them to leave. mere were soma twenty-five of tbera and itiey 'ooked finite serious when thev A..t . .L ft J ' came A..t . .l , ' 1 W3n'yn ' rite to our - ' - e'-"a uu uui nere. hvJ .0rac 92oo war:!, of prwi;,-.,, Awn , i- . .1 l.iw f-nno II on Oallecse creek. Expect it l a ymo in as ull the houses and c ibmshnvc been buna on the creek, except Ciandull A Wilson tradin" post. That being artl 1,u,", was perfectly riddled. They had a battle there last Wednesday, which lasted all day, tll.romsi ,rr!.l, fWm and tho man lien my stun w.u., v Picket, of III.,) wa killed, also a man named illff blldlv WOUIld.'d jrfliiliii'i ", v"--"" - ' a French Loud Dona in tho arm, Win. Farrinnd Wm. M-wo ditto j Ilenj. Tuft in iho arm, nnd a bull passed across tho lower part of the abdomen, but did not cntor the hollow. Allen Evans was shot inrougii the neck, Uwpijua Jo (formerly a guide to f!nl VramrjiiLl in the arm or letf. I have been over to Nida's to day ; Cnpl. Ryucar son's company of forty or fifty men are en camped there. It is now getting late, nnJ ,,11 nr., in bed excont the CUUrd. Wo IiaVO a sentinel out every night Quito a pleas- ant country this. Will try to writo you again by next mail. Yours, in haste, J. II. TWOGOOD. f.orresponili'nre of The Argus. Pailk, Oct. 28, IS'ij. Friend Attaint W'e aro liavng a jolly time of it here. Sinco the pale-f.iccd wnrr'om from the Valley commenced arriving, bunlnc-a hu been aa lively in our c ty as ever it w.is on Ivce tn el in New Orleans at tho yearly return fr.m the cotton and sugnr plantation. All ia bustle and tir, nnd tho b-iya are ua busy as nailer in prepnr'ng to meet the foo. The iinnwiiig apjienninco of our little army term to inspire the Indium in this vi ciuity wilh a great deul of uwe, ami they t xjircs thenuclvc to me that when the runner carry a correct report of our cujiubilil'e ami of our intru lions to the war parly, their bou:cd courage will probably evaporato, nnd they will becotuo exceed ingly quath and prefer leg bail to lighting. You may be assured thut the presence of our voluuleor lias had a wonderful influence in auothing the ex citement and allaying iho fear of onr women and oliildrcn. Before the arrival of the ''b iy," a coin p.iny of Indians mailo their appearance up a the opKite bank of the Columbia, and, by firing their gun across the river, and other demonstrations o:' di fiance, intimated to us pretty clearly lliut they would like to huvo us send ovrr a email detach ment mid try to take tluni. Their object doubt- leas was to induce us to cross the river nnd give them chae, when we would be iinuiediutely flunk ed by parties on either side, which by Iho aid of a glut we discovered lo bo lurking in the ravines above oml below the red rascals who threw the javelin of defiance ut us from tho nppiwiie bank. Our fumilie are all iu excellent spirts siuec the arrival of llie ' bop," and one of our matrons went so far us to express horself that she would feel saf er under the protection of a hundred volunteers than under that of al' the regulars iu the Ciiniea. Fiom present appearances we would judge thai even tho sons of our sires who haro settled on the l'acifie coast retain in their boms nmotliing more thaa a spark of the flame that lit up the continent TG. Their putrio;im nnd fighting ardor se.-m to increase as they near the scene of notion, mid if left to themselves (nnd ynu ni ght as well attempt to restrain vEolua us them) they will do the work up so thut it will etay done, until we have a second crop of red devils come on the stage, nt least. Iu order to give the buy a little exercise, and let them expend o:iio of their dare-devil steam i.ccaainna'ly, small detuehincut are frequently sent out us scout ing parties, commissioned lo scour the country ou (hi side of the river, in order U capture sp os, and muko audi other observations as may be of service to the command, dipt. Iluumson, iu common J of the V osco conipnuy, reports that on a recent scout ing trip ho broke hi horses down in ninniii" a par ty of Indians, supposed tu be spies, on llie east side of the De Shutes. The horses caved iu nt the end of twenty mile heat, and knocked under to the liuliau nag for bottom, thns ending the Gilpin cause, ana cheating the boys out of a good deal ot tun There are many different opinions hero as to the aetuol sirength of the Indian force. It is variously estimated at from two to three thousand men. Uut from all tho data that I havo been able to gather una my moan of know.ng nre, I think, a good a any person s, I have no idea that there are at this U'mo over fifteen liundred warriors iu the field, nnd perhaps not that. The most that they can probably bring into the field will not exceed seventeen hun dred. Wo now havo on nmi.ln r.. .,.i:...j . scatter the w hole of them liko shee p, nnd mike them tulio to the mountains a fust as their legs can carry them. The only feura I entertain as to tho result are, that the cowardly fallows will take leg bail instead of fihiing as they propose Iu fuel the spie which we have ulready cap Hired inform us that if they got flowed ,iey j. tend to retreat upm British soil, where thev h. , Iu.vw v.IIIO.VU IU been induced to believe we dura nm ,, ,1 I have no idea that the war can bo successfully prosecuted during the coining winter unless Provi denco shall ait u by driving them out of the mountain, with heavy suow. The principal chief oi me i,ayuse nation issa.d to favor the war, whilst one of the chief of that tribe ha already gone over to tho wur party. Stock Whitiler, i De Shute. chief ha unquestionably gone over. Mr. Barron who lately reached here from Fori Colville, re)0rl. that almost the entire portion of U,e young war nor were absent from the tribes through which he passed on his way down, indicating protty clearly thut they had joined our enemies. I learn that I'uhncr ha been making arrange mens, lor removing the familie. of friendly InJi. ' "u'". tn order to get them out of uu..Ker,.ag.veu. a clear field. Oluey, Indian ge .., nas ordered .11 ,he wllitp, in (he . '"r 7"" ,or,ne A company con- sunng of about .ixty men, women, and children compr...ng all .he white, in thai vicinity, llive rdy reached.thi. place. A Catholic Dri. .,,.1 IhenlhAO i 1 g " reoenmanuv Ihenam.nf B.. ... urgea, xjz2jxt of :he Eiiilfi .. . ' "". are TUi liano we iuv7uTtIZITi r I man ,. whom prilrt j h( b f. - a. aud who owned nr ,u i. Bh ...... 1 . 1. . proWel Ilia vnue aeincn.. mm m, .,,., ,o net p M ( () pm,f0lillJ W..M t)(J j ( u ieuiil jTiey probably want Diem for jw. i KenU.-Eu. Bunrt, of Smart's Epre, Ifac,ed here to-day, direct from Fort Colvill.. H brine word rhal Iho Cm rd. Lion Indiana lav taken priomralwo of lh f.mr Iramalera who d rf c(n)liilng ,n(Iifln preernl , rf 0 )y ,1Km Man . rt ,... Tim ludiuiM liiullrcntei. i . ... it. ..i -.i u.i.,iu..i .i .... inch i.Ma-j. - - . I ramwn by Hoiking them until tho blood ran down llieir buck. 1 ho clitef M me tribe upon U return took these men away from the yotmg- Jndj. una, and now retain, them asprisoners, awoiling the return of Gov. Sleten.. The miners are uot yet expected in, a. Olney ha rut them word nol to rink the trip for a wHile yd. They aro said to be making torn four or five dollar per day. The soldier, are already beginning tocrosvr 1h Columbia) nnd will soon b in the field. There ha been some little difficulty in reconciling the somewhat jarring polieie of regulars and volun ontif r. Tho volunteer fare o much dimmer Iliac the regular that some are already sorry that they had not been mustered rslrr the regular service. The Regular Cumiio'wory' drpartmeot I always full and overflowing, whiU thut of the volunteer it like lhe"cupbourd of old mother Hubbard,'' nlinort entirily destitute. Whether tho regular and Ilia "boy." muko arrangement, to- set hi harmonious concert or not, you may anon expect to- hear of ci- -ther some lull fighting or fast rumrirrg. ltispcctfully, Yours, M. Lafayette, 0. T., Oct. 25, 1835. II". Z. Adams Lear Sin: Although you and I have, in tho general, labored in connection with riilHrent paliticnl parties, I am much pleased with Tin Argus, in its general features. Its adherence to the car dinal viitucs nnd high -toned moral principle should cull forth tho lib -nil and hearty sup port of every lover of Oregon. You were censured by somo for support ing Gov. Gnines for Delegate to Congress I, however, did not understand you to sup port him boeanso ho was a Whig, but be cause he was professedly a temperance man. There are tiro claws of citizens that will support The A rocs, viz.: tho lilcral minded christian nnd the philanthropist. Tho following class's will opposo it, viz.: the liii'orritiral sectarian, political drma grgues, blind pvlilicul partixans, Infidel- fanatic, and tho immoral iu general. I would say to you, pursue iho even tenor of, your way approvo the right, condemn the wrong, make God's truth your guide, nnd if you are not sustained, it will bo because there is not enough moral principle ' in the country lo do it. ' JA MES H. D. HENDERSON, Correction. Two weeks ago we publi-hed ihoobilua- ry ol J. w. bollivan. Wo now gladly make the correction, as upon our return homo this week we found ample evidence of ' his being "himsrlf agaii.," in a magnificent bundle of favors, which he sent up by the last steamer. lie has made up this time for the delinquency we spoke of. S3T Hon. S. T. Shugert, acting Com missioner of lite U. S. Patent office, will ac cept our thanks for volumes 1 and 2 of tho Patent Office Re-ports, which camo by last mail. JC3T In these exciting times many are calling upon us and ordering papers sent to their friends in tho States. Many more aro able, nnd ought to bo willing lo send their friends the news every week. We havo al ready heard from many who have received papers in this way from 1 heir friends in Ore gon, who express great thankfulnoss for the favor. Vounucrtit. We learn that out of or.o hundred nnd twenty horses taken out by the Clackamas county volunteers, only thirty-seven were fit for uso after crossing tho mountains. Tho balance were foundered by eating whent at Foster's, as they were unable to gel a suf ficiency of onts. To Correspondent. "0." shall bo heard next week. 1 "II. F." is accepted also "G. L. VV." "Hogarth" is referred to tho Corvallis. Statesman, as a more suitable receptacle for his filthy trash than our paper. Tli organ of "Five Poinls" morals will consider your production a gem. . iT The weather for the past week gives every indication than tho "rainy season has set in." KrThnnks to Itev. Mr. Bagley for favors. Mountains of Glass. In the neighbor hood of Clear Lake, says tho California. State Journal, a friend who has just re turned from that region, informs us, may be round hills composed almost wholly of ghjse, of the colorand similitude of the glass with which porter bottles are made. Hora is a chance for enterprising bottlo manufac turers. As Iron Horsb. A locomotive for tho SaTento Va"ey railro8d-My ti,e Union' OdO pounds, brought up from . a ung, was hauled, over urn levee yesterday with oxen, a distance of sixty feet, with a rise of twenty-five feet. As may be supposed, it took a long, strong lo transfer 'he incrtr to itrra firmA. i