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jtt i i i-i' ......... I. I'mi.r tin' II. SiTl,. ftv-Artrttl 4lrt1llt. i. ...!. l.i to l.m rove these roads 1ZL1IL M" , ill lini.orj.ua -i O&SOOXV CITY! SATURDAY, DISCISMUKR 29. 18M. Agents for the Arfiu. J. R. Mclininr, hifvijotit. !. A. Rkbo, SVifW. Moigan Rudolph, Sublimity. Wm. IUrmw, Molulla. II. C. Kavmoni', W Grove. Jn. Davis, Sltmiitjti. Thank W. IIhowm, Cnrmllit. Akou Haiivev, ' Vultt;. HouiMoN Auk, lw'y. J. IS. I.vi-b, Dull": Join McKixxry, Cahit. , Rev. Wilson Hf-jn-v. ''" I, . A. Kick, Jadmmrille. II. IIabkis V'mriumti. ;ki:ki, fitrrlinyrWc, O- T. Judoi; Snbllino, YR " Jm H4Phksto!, Will Co. HI. H. A. N. I'iikm's, Vulrxhurg, III. Willis Waiiiiinlb, Camden, Mo. . - i .i i. lading to the emporium or tram, inn,-,-the timbered coun.ry. Tim will. I"" uirli to do in opening their inrms, iti, butju-tilintihe upper country for whose benefit tly km iii "" " - . . ,.t i..iL un a large proration of iiiccxpe..-e o W ln.t.f Mf. iwigu", ,n.M.-r your-elf i.iirlk-ulai ly "call. ! .,,,1 cuf lo tl... L-gMalure to H't 'J .. . I lit,, uibefnt a root. VOU'WlH Itllll ruuil, mi", -- hmg on until yo" f"t't- I'"!1'"' Mr. i:il'7, lui" iii'"w, win make u ' pccinl business to pet in a petition lor n ...i ..,..,1 L.inlini' nut ina'I rouie aiong i"c . to Lnfayeltu every Monday. Mr. Oilier infill get in a J ctitio.i for a mail route lean ing out tbfuli Sil.crlon to Sublimity. It you will accomplish tl"-"" tiling" f"r )"" couuly, you will tonus home deserving sortie credit for having done something for your constituent. lrfgat Ulilntna. Wek-arn from tlm '"A'cl Sound Courier that in lh cino of WH-lmiyl"" irrnior ctrsui Skoukum, (an Imlian irili:t-tl fur tin- . .... , t. ..r... ii ,,0t Ih- will'"' """J 10 "" thul vil'Hioou- law which r-'iiir.-. B " r-on lo ...ml you lh i-nay " coi.y of your nhcet may not b tak. n in li ll,.i(,hlwrl.oo.H AI-oto h.CH tl.p puhlic irinliniz in hand, thai will i-X'-cuto it? '1 l,.oiroilt. Mr. flu-k c.n..lii""l'l li..l.ir. i"'l ihiM'-l"1'' Wo"rM ,rw,y '""i''1"1, Lknuwltoh-lrit. Woliavo-.,,, ,,...ularly l. rll U" ur'k'ru,, U , I;.,,)l'o.ha.oli;c.. If Mr. C will tn ,.,,roulh.lob" at th..o(!Ui"lo I V,,x,,,t that at Hi.' .."XI , ,! ..oHgH ... I. Hi" ''M-"'"0 ft ,lMu 0.l.cyrl'hah b. U ni o o( ihu ol,m. Concorninir Wowsprpcrs, JX If .ulw iiurr. o.d. r llu- Hi.so.iln hrir mvn. ! PW "'' my roi.l.iiiM lo ud ,!, (. "''"" ......., .1 ,.rr,,ln.) which PCIilly ca.m muvnfrom '" ,,,i '' ' '" ' h.-fj the curt at Tort IowmiIkI, J''g'' iliy are Mill. Ilivy ' I."1 ' re.wii.i.,.e uni.i inrj will (II urrf ariiuM, nl.ui.IH llirn I "y. g r If a'.wiib.r" rrimivu L. oiln r p cr, wiili ont "i..fon.iiii Hit p..b;..l,.r, ml 'I'" i r n nl lo Hit formrr diwima, il.ty l"U i"l-";l,'te' IT It it uul iilIii'H'.it I'" '"'...' " Cht nottclh ilithai-il the piUoner, uion tlm rutin'l ihat iIih Indian tiilxt aro not ii.dni.liially Mil.jwl to our luwn no loii' a tlu v maimaiii llieir cxit.'iic.' a ili-linct t,er ia Ift n.k.iionl of ollim. lo wiiirn o..t kn.,wl.,d.,iiiL' id . niantc with ''B.rtluk,uo.ii"r.cl.i oi. llw mu J."".. ... .. ,, l.t.iiiut wiile I'.U-r l pn'l "Vr.um. K Hi to (.ir own chuf. nml U'li.rf Mll.J.ft lo name and pot-..ni.:e, mid tint H H. 'I 'I'' l'l'" not ukati from Hit ofli. i. Oil.trw.te tin) p.H. liintir ii h.'ld rpiuw.blf . la the fclKlil Dtrct'lioa. W m that Mr. S'.rniiht h.n (ivcn notice of bill to Iwile a T rriio.ia! road from Oregon Ci'y to Laf iyjltf. And s it pouible that wo havo a propi'cl of g.'tlin-.' roaJout from Orrpon Cily on tin. otln-r tideoftho river at hit f It h.n alvay beeu lualf'rof wondar to us thai whih our nterprWnS friondu m 1'oillniid wcro using every cx'Tlioii to op.Mi up cunvcni.'iil coniinunicittiuii with nil areiinn of lh country, thuroby drawing in thu nvtuurces f adjacent ngiiculiural toctiniiH, mid rapidly Hiigmcnting their ow n w.!th, Mint Orrgon Cily ha romaiiicd uutirdy iniiccPMiblo to large portion of our nriculttirnl comniunily which ought to pour lln'ir w.-nlth In upon us,initeaJ of going lo Torilatid with it n they now do. In a word Oregon Cily has beoukept in tho bail! ground, for want of thefttcililic of hmd trainportiitioii nfiordwl by good ruudi h'ndiug into I ln li.-nrt of iho farming country in all directions. This to gpthcrwilb othrrcauKeH has kept thin 'place, great i it is i.i natural iidiin'age, ninth In the coiuliti'.n of nn oi l man in iho lust tnges of tho ronuiiill'ii. ll.i IJ liikely tnos covered building, (li'igy for ihu want of paint, niul dihipiihitrd for tho want of tcnauti who own tho in, with t-linnimy Un cing, weaving nnd bonding tu tlm wind' of heaven, ftul.ly supported ly props to pot long tinco rottud od', nil cun-p'no to give to the phice a forlorn appearance, mid thiow over it an air of stagnant deiulatiuu that itrikoD the pasHing tmveler an tin. result of omething rmlicnlly wrong in tho manage ment of a cily possessing siuh great natural i udvnnta;;es, Il'sonu lhing it not dune to help in out of our dili niuin, wo have no idea that livo years heiuo iho "claim" cm bracing tho whole cily could b. sold for tweuly ilullarii nn sera. Thn whole didiiul ly grows out of a cu' al.K crimin d, nml hnu)eful negligence on ihc part nf properly owner of their true inleiet in taking the proper utepi to build up the place. To eiit, I'rinti. nml mooie away their lives, living on the- "rents" of few crazy, shapeless fabric, taking little thought fur iho nior'o"', and klificd if tho fiirmers can reaeh the city on noins circuitou cow trail tilled with Ioks, and feiieed nerosn every two mile, parking a litilo butter in a bucket on one m m, a few eg in a basket on the oilier, with u r!inps It luck of potatoes, sliinu, noi'txH the shouh der, to spend u.life furrmind' d by Mich cir cumstances stfemn lo be the highest ambition of lo'iie men who have il in their power to llieir own criminal cde for tho puuihlueiil f c iine. This i piobably a correct view of tin case un hr our present Indian relations, but v..) have often thought that there was some thing ilium, fully wronu' In a mitpof things which allows tlieso diabolical baiburius t. cut thrir pour cap'ive .unw in o mine. meal immediately beforu our eyes, M the) frerpienily do in this city, whb impuioty. ThelD ia a system of shivery cnrrieil on by these Indians in our midst more shocking, ci tn I, end diabolical than nny wn know of now in existence, and men who arc sheildin ; largo tears over n milder syn in far dislunl never think of bothering their head oWil relieving tlm woe's of miserable hum in creiiluri'H in our mid!, whoso vail ofw. e reaches our vara on nlimwl every night in the week. That it is I he liininess nnd duty of the whites to teach theso lazy, brtila 'bucks" to adopt n milder Ircn'ineiit of tlx ir females, is a proposition which needs no proof. ,...ir i.,iii. ill hi ' hit' W' ( l-t1-) ' ' '"'""""i ,,..v needn't ...iieljiK now ah .ul"Mtte..d,ng lo-'ui.vthiug but putting in the 'ickel yu have ma le out f..r llt.-tn. 'I tie wtallier. Last Friday li ght a . k Mm w. il l told- ' ... i .1 i ...i- .i.. Jenly veered into the rturiu, me tn.u .s ni.penred, ami the cold piercing wind froze lliemud up aolui, nun rai-eu u. r-" overcoats. Un lal lii'sonv, coldest day wt have had. ihu llicr.iio.ii. l- r stood 0 ilejrees nlwie iero. Enr) body srenied U sutler as much with the cold u :bev used toin Michigan when ihe mercury stood lit 20 degrees b-lOW Zero. Most 01 our cilia-Ms thoiiu'ht 'ley had never experi diced col 'cr w. nll er in ll.e Slates. The Columhia is fio.en over nboie ihe moulliof tho Willamette, and Mi- ice is so thick be low thnt it is said Mm Tortlnud boats lire n..i nl.lu L. roneh Astoria. The col I Wt atll- . .. . i . r er has pretty much stoppe.l nil Kiuos oi bii-iness. Tlm steaiiil'.:il-s IiilI ll so aim- cull 10 M.aw out ll.e pipes, whenever th.y siuii a few h uis, liiut some of them have ' . . . .i i'i laid in. torn cluing" ol weanier. i nn ....". incofii 'iblu old sinners who havn hitherto been grumbling at 'ho "misl," arc now on their knees praying f"r mill. Yesterdicy morning th mercury sunk b low zero. I Ins wn n cold t,vo .lei;iei's as itl.iVs buvii known in Orc-ou for ' lie last ight years. 'the l.ofistivluie WashtDKtoa Territory Convened at Olympiu I h e. lid, Thn fol lowing persons wuro found to bo entitled to seats in the House Messrs. Anderson, lin ker, (lollop, ntichiiiinan,Cnple, Chambers, Clark, lloiithitt, Kldridge, (iilliam, Hale, Harris, II)'c, Johnson, Jon.s, Mililroy, Mon'iM.n, Morrow, Packard, l'liillips, Rob son, Walker, Ward, Wbipple, and Denny. TIh meiiiheis of the, Council arc, Mess.s I'ul'i t, Toe, Patterson, Cock, Wallace, I lull", Tiigelow, Slricklcr, mid Cat tin. Mr. Denny was elected Speak, r of th lI"Uc, nnd Rev. J. I Devoro Chaplain. Mr, Calliu was chosen 1'residciit of ihe Council. The members of boih houses vo'eil them selves each ten Copies of the two pap. r pub li-hed in the Tepilory. 1'ielty di cent set of legislators they have over in Washing ton. gT "A Catholic C tizeii" in the la-t St'intlnrd informs n thai he is not n "Sis cr" but a "biother of chaiity." This -brother of charily" is dreadfully pained lit our ignorance in supposing that there were nny sisters of charily in the French Prairie. W Ktitud corrected, "brother." It was nn innocent mi-take of ours, certainly. In passim' throusib tho F.eticli I'lairiu last winter, wo saw come "sisters" that hohd to us like objects nf charily, but wo are not disposed to bu dogmatical on the point, if called in question. How about thai "transcript," and your real name, friend I Are you nfrnid or n.-bnnied to hand them over ? 00" Tho diiieient writers from the sent of war dillcr-matcrially as to the numbea of Indians killed during ihe four .lays engage uieiit with Col. Kellev's command. Som sav riO, som 150, sonin 100, whijuKflley puf. thn number at 75. Ofcfjursn it Was all guess work, in fixing-fipon the liuiiiber, as the bodies are grterally cariiedolf the fiell i fat ns ih.-y fall. The probability is, ti nt Co'. Kolloy is not under ll.e mink. 11 o r inii.ting ihe "allies" In-fore t". ba topol, by diiri'ing rille pits from which to pepper the red sk ns, is s- mething new in !n Ii in fighiiirj $W J.t I :. I) a ly ass.i I through Oiy gun City a few days since oil his way to his home in Uminiua. Ei'lier the buithensuf ollicial duty, or soon -thing else, seem to have worn upon linn, for he looks a jruod deal "coed in." He is notw itlisiandiiig as blithe, smiling, and coniiiiunlcaliv ns ever. would ben goo'l i".H lor me ... M,n... loenlil.es to lhr..w i. I py f' .,lll(.r f.r their ro-lmasicr. There a..' ,..o r'l.,.s.e.s in Oregon who prrttnd ll, ,t th. y l.ntu Tim Aitous with perfect hu- l.cd, y I we h lint thai they are .leteru..... ,,1 , ,;iui il to r-nd. even if ll.ey iUk th fires f damnation by lurromivg it. To lll.s-e corresM.nd. .ls whosay, ' 1 lease ...turn my commun caiion by mail if not ...I.I..1.HI." we would say that, in order to Mcui-lbis, il will be necessary lo enclose Hia.i." to prepay tin m. If tli. y e put in Miu ollice without b ing prepid th.-y will go to Washington Ci'y, instead of the prop, er place i and if )u should hap.eli lo see them appear in ll.e "Wn hin:toti Uiron" you would feel yurs. Ives di-graceil. J. 0. K-, of Salt creek, is imurrm o i M. W. R.'s inline Um beu rntercJ on our States list. 0. O. ti., of Bethel, shall be attended to. There are no terrestrial glob.- for sale in Or c,n, but we will send lo Ran Francisco. Urn. Palmer veisui the lirlllure. A memorial praying Congress to "stay the Superintendent of Ituhaii nffnirs from locating ce.tuin Indian t'ibes within the Willamette valley" wa .ocei.lly presented to ll.e House by Mr. Shuck, ns chairman of the committee appoint, d for drafting it The . port called forth a I n-jthy debate, in which Mie-conduc. of Hr. I alm.r was i ' .1 ... ir i.i. .....rt. mill severely cmic'sco a inn..-"-, nnti-Jo-Latie-like. Il is but justice to the members to slnte that none of them called tho motives of tho Imlian Agent in question. . . .. i .. n, Uutltt - .;., ui tou.nsiiieanio.il i... c Uittrw """". l'"3, lJ, 1 . ud..a Axnl. I irirrtrU Wm lo w:l w my m F,i,.dAJat:-U"nt !"'" .ecu... of h- .J.u-d M in l-aa Vi i nlod'ooyotialil."- Tlwt'i" dlu)i, tli,j(,mc..uneU MddiniMiris. in,.l I hasten tod.o, yo U fh,m...d,.,ld.l,.H 0 !,., Iiidi..... hi't-d r.om ' . . .. r(lrl CuI1,lrallir.D. rrlK. m, uftho 7.I.. to Ihor-V"... ( of Mi 10 HI Mi.tripUon llffllil W 1. t.l to fl.'hl -ocli d .V from u c,i ni..r..i.. I JbUmrt d, wl.h .11 dafk. An expr."' reached our camp l.w )if ,,,,,,,,, .long U.o Net Terc. rniH y eveniu ' from Uov.S ovens, wl.O is .a . v( lllB on ., cr.e, , .uoU, tr . nnd w ill 1(0 liera to day or bwiwr. 1 , ,,. rr. l.rrt, W. P4J through tl.ei, f,f J Will. W.".; eri,,..,....:..drrd.n U ha annul imy "' , ' .T.dihc nl-l.i before. Macli Ilr. . .. . ..r ..,;, o,oriion we -.l:md by Ihe w.ytlrV, IT.n N" I'erce chief, l.ooK.nf , r (u(I M h etfiil hMtf u ,( I I in AeZ l erco til" a . , . ,i... .. , , iii ncaoiis - olass, is friendly to ll.e wl.lt" , J0'-' I ,,. Vt purmeil them uuld K ra too ilttlk 10 t . t i. .lift lilt' .1 - I. ......m tfhitll U-M ftniittuA follew (lit ti.cM 01 lacir ii'"'. r- on Co .iyal creek. On 111. 13d. wt oonljiued tlx r.o,l until we passed W di"""";u '"5''"' "' .,, nnd tut o.. of Drooks, Notfe ond D.uuford, on ll.t 'IW probably t-ff- Mr. Sturlevnnt, who has lately re turned from the Dalles, informs us that du ring thn dreadful stormy weather we had hero ten days ng. in Middle Oregon they had a cloudl .ss sky and beautiful sunny days. "We are in.l.b ed to tl.o See.e.ury of ilioTcrri try lor a copy of the' new ed ii..n of the Oregon Statutes. ' aiBFitfnro. I If wo belonged lo your political "chain gang" wo might have been ublo to snv the same, but ns wo do not, nml it- we don't like to bo "iiftlebted" for such favors, if thefec retnry w-ill iiorwurd ns a copy we will joy r it. ' tv l'olltlrat lluanckevtnt. We scehj the Statesman ihal the brie'; w hich was purchased at Coivallis for the University, nt n cost of nineteen dollars p r llioiisnud, was sold for five dollars, after the University was removed to Jacksonville. The probability is that they have purchas ed another ipiautity of brick at Jackson, ille I iv this time, for the same purpose, which nil) no dou hi he soon knocked oil' under the hammer for u nominal price, as the Uni versity is about to be "moved" again. It. is tin old saying that "a man might ns well be tin in t out ns to mine three times." If the "moving" f.uco should end with a lire, Jgr The ''Picture of ihe llospiial ntSe bastupul" on the outside, of this weeks pa p r is u "picture" of .he horrors of human bu chery b onriug to the war trade, which is. noii'jh to make the heart sicken nnd the blood curdle in one's veins in contemplating it. tho p. ople would probably Ih able lo make put a new aspect upon things in this place rai-o equivalent lo tho ou which was in a period of a few yours. If any body scratched out of the ashes of an ollice which thinks ve have exaggemied tho picture of iiutwiinl ci ivtimsi snc.-s, let him try teaming from Linn Cily lo Ch. haleni, in we have eri. ...:i. .. .i i. n. . i .ii .,i , ..... -i in-in. ieju;.iui uie i rni.oi y hits tiev-tr (lone, ami he Will ngrve that the half has b , ra bad a eoiidilmii, ..nee we l.uv. brni m wits i nee burnt down in tl.is city over n money sale containing; junk bullies. The l.sst Throe of YtlUluy. 'Now iet us idl .Mr. l-eluii.l whalvvedo not da. We Ho nut in.irig.uo ilie uiteuiiui.s of our f. u.uio re.uni'iis, nr ri se m aiey on ihe r Iihi.H in ttltance ; ami Hi a siuncl u iuw-iuii in ru.liuv or lie to i lie it the en ler ! Neiiher Jo. a any one bcloiii; iil' o usc.-t ji.iU eoi I piee.i ler tl.c mp e ee. v ce of b. in. b gm il we ei'eiiriuiuii (!) w llii0'lil i.oi b. e.ni. -..Cil to ilo in.uial sc-rviee," ote. Th" abo e d.-a !ly ihriM at the character r.ilscoi.ll.u Hrhnol. v We leiirn front llishop Scoit I hat he has purchased the Man-ion Hoii-h funis, rly owiud b Mr. Diiihain, vith the intention of openiii" in it a boy's boarding school. The Bishop is now corresponding with n geiitl- man in Washington Territory whom lie ts ilesir 'lis to eni'iire lo laKe cliura ol thescli.hd. The main object of the school will be lo nll'ord .-neli uppnilniiilies for no- qn'riii'.' a lhor"ttgh classical, scientific, nnd theological ediica ion, as -.hall enable young iri-nth-nien to fit theiiio bes for the ministry. The building is located upon it bold Mull' of the Willuinelte, immediately npiii the liunkofihe river, ubiiit mid ivny between Oregon Cily nnd Portland, nnd by a little improvement can be made ono of the most .hlightful spots for educating youth, thul can be found in Oregon. w 'Some co: r spun. Ion! i f ihe Staudnrd i ts up a, hulli.bitoi. al'oul the allusio.i ill tail. N.'snn Ii S it port ti the tran-arlion- ol i al In r l'unilory w ill lie In I am. llodisp'.iysiheeiiiven foilfiifoilier timet 0i os tii.n io the Heim erulie X'.e.iiiinitoii. or snie-he.iil-isin uii.l ilis. ftt-oiion jar'i Ii iliu' nnT.n- 12:11.011, which prn-eiiy funis vent n h S aiiilnnl, by cxpr ssinij tlie hnt.e ilut the e i e no muiy sueli il ni"Ciat .n OregiMi as Hie toon I. V e cun Inir ily conceive that the niiilmi- of ilmi coiiiiiiuuirnlioii is a (.'alliolie, or n friend ot the L'a.h.'lic church." Col roi Statesman. "Soil seems al "CntholicCiiiz. il" by his "opposition to the democratic organi zation," has fully convinced the young man of tbu Statesman, I hat he is not n "Callio'ie .n. I.U ..iir niies. 1 i 'i ,m"' . i .i ... w i. in, .. . not waslnk'ii liearo mm i ( prisoner b-fore Hi" KM comn. " . j ,0 clttM Wiwin ,.;, um w as killed .luring th" battle of tin. hrsl liny. rf U(w (Vi.(a WIIIi,,,y broken down, .ml s..t,.ic l.ii l..v is mortally wotm h d, having , (uiU w, ,lltri;r0 returned, and. .r ball in li neck, .... I one in his "id...- tiu.rf , campou ye.U'r.luy .v.iuijr will, .bout mm fc. also scrioudy woun.I.d. r.TS'Z icail. r.a eien; me n'. . On the I llh, while id pursuit of ihe enemy, I rt cciv.d a letter from N urease Rnynuiwl, by Ihe hniids of Tin-lin-niet-17, a friendly chief, (whicli eci0 r) a.k.'ns our prolect'od of the French lit) friendly Indi.us uuder hi clmrje. On the mnrn i,Sortli I'.'lh I drspolchrd CupL Coiinoyer with his conipanylo their relief. Mr. Olney, who ae. coinpun cd Ihem, n lurntd lo camp this eventnf , and r. porli Hut dipt. Cnnoyer w ill relurn to. morrow with I'symnnJ and lilt people, who feel (rruily relievd from lln ir crilicul n'tuslion.' Mr. tlluey trained from theso frirudly Indiurw, what vt l fore Mionfily b.-lievcd, ll.nt Ihe rlouree, Ihe Vull.i-wn!his, I'malilltt, Cayuses, and Stock Whitley'. Land of DeShule. Indi.nt, Were .11 en giprd in Ihe lule bailie on tho Walla-walla. These In linn, ol.o inimmrd Mr. Olnry Ihal after the bstt tie the l'!oue, Wl!s-w alius nml Umnlilliu have jone fartly lo the ('rami Round nd puit'y to Ihe country of the Nei Pereesj and Block Whitley, dirKUblitl wilh the manner in which the Cayuna f..uj;lil in ihe batile, has aliandonnl llitm, nnd gone lo Ihe Y.'km.u ecinitry to join hie forers Willi llioef nf Ki.n i.Ui. V have now the Niidirpuhd pw wnioii of the country fontli of Snake river, nnd I -..u!.l m, ;rst ihe pr. pi U-ty of retaining III t porf. tion until iii h limo ns il cuu be occup:ed by the rrulur li. Oj'i. The Indiuirs huvo le.1 much of iht irMnck beh nd, which will dotibilcet be lot to us if we go avvny. The Iroopi here will liol be in a nitiniix.il for ro ne I me logo f the Pa'ome conu try, us our horses r.t present nre loo much jaded lo i-iiilmc the j.anuey, and we will huvo no bouts lo i-io Simke river, imr limlh-r to make them near lhi pture i bin I would eiijieil (lie propriety of lelim .iie.llic Indian with all pors ble pied, now ih . I ilicir hem s urr tiihled mid llu ir spirit" are Inol.eii. Uint'sa this in done liny w.li perhupa ral ly U'll n. To day I reeeiv.da letter fmm Onv. Stevens, .Int. si yes.tnl.iy, which I eiiehse. Vou wil per. eeive t Ilut he . ill fuvor of a vijjpnme profecution. of the war. Willi lis vkwa I fully conc-ar. 1 must eitineslly aik thut ftipjilies inn) bo scut lor wuid .0 ua Wilhoat delay. For the but three day in. nc ol Ihe roluntrern. excejit the two couipaiiir. recenily Iniin I'orr Ileiirietia, have had any flour. N.'iie is here, and bul 2Uu6 lbs. ut thul post We urit now liv.nj; on beef, nn.l polalws which .re fiuiiid en cache, und rlie men aic brcomiiig discoa . te.ited Willi I nieda of lir.ng. Ciotlilnej for the men is much iieidi d as llio Winter approaches. To-uinrruw'w c will r move to a niore suitable point vv lure (jruss con he obtuiued in greutcr abundance nn-our worn out horses. A place husbuen teleel-t-J about two tn leu ubuve W li.lniun'i station, and outiitv inino (north) side of Wulia-wulla : conic iiuetitly I will abandon this Fort, named iu honor of rapt. Bennett, of en. F., who now deeps beneath us stockade, und whose curecr of usefulness and biavery w as here so vuilly bul nobly clot; d. JAS. K. KKI.LEV, Lieut. Col., d;C. ,v -.... 100 Indian are ...ppod to Imvu oe'en cither killed immediately or u.-.rially wound".! during M.e four day fight- The ,,,,' isaupposcdtobenboul 0 JO strong. Thev havo now goim ovor lo lh Siiuko country with ll.e'.r .'. and ll.ey nay the warrior, will sou. bo back to renew t..e fight, ll' low you will fi id a complete list of Iho killed and wounded. Multnomah company, dipt. A. V. M il son badlv wounded, but recovering l'ri- vate, R. Ii. K"Uo, J. Fleming. (boH. dea l) F. Duvnll, slightly. Wasco company. J. Sturtevant nnd ). W. Smith; both ricv eriic Marion cunpnny, Capt. Dennett killed instantly, by a sh-t Miroiigh the bend. First Lieut. A. Shepherd slightly tvntinded. Privates, Int Allen, and Idu ford Milk-r; bally w.iun.led but recover- ng. Linn coui.any, dipt. Davis Lnyl.-n. niul S..r... Mainr Nunc M Ih r, both sever, .y jv - -j wounded, but doili'.' "ell. Ltelll. J. bar lOvvsinstanlly killed. Severely wounded", mining tlm privates wore X. I'Vy.C. Snook. T. J. Payne, F. Crabtrce, nil iloing well. A. M. Ad.linglon slightly, II. (W mor tally, (now d.-a.l) B ntoii company. C'aj.t. L, Moiison belly vvoaiid 'd, but r.-coveriig. Privates, IS. 1" Van II I'.-erm in kill d. John Smith v'-ioly woiinda I. Cnu any K. pri vate, IS- 0 -rvais'1 b dU w mil 1 .1. rcovcy doubllul. Pleas-excuse ill'' above shot t letter, II I writr in a hurry, Mi.Toiin led bv nlmo-t every imu:rin-ibl" itio'mv.-ni.-iiC'! that ever h.un.eil a correspond, i t. Respectfully J" urs. 11. F. COOPER. of Leland's wifj w find in a letter signed or '"' V the Catholic church. That rutr rkJ. M'llone, publisl ed lo tin- world LVo,l: lli,l tv had tbesyuipathiesof ihe half ii) the Curvulli. Statesman nf Die. -iills- btu.-ila and Priests, we were fully awaro I bis letter was probably written by Bush I Wt tlial lui''r 'hurch and your party, were and Maloli toireiber, nnd published under i "'""ru' "i" never before been admitted bv Vol. tleltcyl. Despatch. On Ihe Mil hey did not ntih.- their oppenra n e until u K.nt ill o'clocli in Ihe ni ruin r. un I tl.cn in Koinrivhul di.niuislied ui'in'.era. As I h id sent In Fori II urirlla f.ir .oinpni es D nn.l K., and ex vpec ed Ihen the IOih.,1 Ihntiglil it brst io aei oa Hhe .iefi iiiive ami hold our - nu'itiotitr-whicli were iKe same ns on Ihe 8ih unli: we could fjei un nece.-viiin to our fmee suffiei nt In em.ble lisle usftiil Iheii-Tear, und rut oil' thrir retreat. An at tack wits m irte, diirin.- ihedny it;ioi. the conipui.ie A. and II., in ihe hnishwoo I, and i: jon U ,on lln bill, both of wh th were repulsed with gr iti g..'. Innli-y by tliore compiuies, ua l with cniisltleiable loss to the enemy. Companies F.. I. and K. uUo did great Imnoi to Iheni-elves iu rep,ll.ug all up pnnich.t to their "i'i ion, nl Inniyli in d' ius so one nml in company F . and one in cinip iny I. wer severely wound, d. Daikness, es usual eloi.eil tin--soiti'oui, by the enemy vvit!,drnvviug from the field, Owing to the iiicUuieney of ihe night, the compa nies on ihe hill were w tli irawa fiom iln lr erveial ptftilious, couiiuny (Lilian u.-i niritsrii!e pilswhi. h were imide by tljeiniii ol thai conipunr f'.r its im tection. Al etly ditwu on the nil day, lh. I ml bus were observed from our ca :ip to bo iu p )ie:is on p ii .-'T.l i. 1.1 L . I. Ml .1 .i:.. HI UUJnnills IKIO oy us uil un- mil Hie pii-UtO-u;; ila Upon si eing them, L eul. McAnlill, of com- pany D. gallantly observed lli.it his coiu any had dug those holes, ami thut ufit-r hreiik ust ll.ey would In.ve them u-' iin ; nml well w.is his declara tion fulfi led, for in less th.iu half an hour the cue my wus driven from the pits, and ikd to an a(lulil- ' iiu hill wliich lh') had occupied the day bemrc. Th jwsil.oii wusat mice as.-uilcd. Capt. Coiumy er, w'uli co npuny 1C, und a pirtiuii of cinpauy I , being iiiounted, gulluiitly, churned Ihu enemy oil liia-rhjht Hank, while Lieut. MeAuiiff, will, com pany B., dimounted, rushed up the lull, in Ihe fact of a lienvy lire, and scattered them in all dircc t on. Tiny at once fled lo return to this buttle field no more, and thus ended our long contested fight. I have already givon yon a lid of the killed ami wounded on the first two days of the battle. On the lust two days we had only three wounded, lln deliberate conviction that the m st ef fee ual inetliod of killing otf a rival demo cratic (ij editor was to aad the character of his wife. We nro inclined to think thai Wig-.'ins was imt in ihe censor's" chair hist week, Oregon Cily ill sevcml direction, We nro truly gl id that Mr, Straight has taken the mut'er iu hand. Make that rond not boon told. I'ho jjieiU niass of the pco- i ihri ""im'. "'" rnus ibry art never i.l.. In Vnml.itl ni.il P It- I.. i anied rre.iyree. HomeMy MeM lo M- J.lo in ainlinl nnd 1 ulk ought to coin,, here , ,f,,d lo Ihe mailer "-(Wr. U Siait,m. w ith their produce instead of going- to Port-1 Now tec have nhv avs contended that l.unl, ni it is nearer, and a better road could t,,,mUlv ought to ntteiid to a tariety of i t . ... .1 ... i.i ... I - i mane .... too uorusi.t me money. H,.: matter in Oregon. Such, for instance as .....I :l.. ...... I c. . t . . ,.,.. ii...... .u.. iouos ieao,iiiguuiirom;coiMgimig lo their political L-ravc a clioue ofpolitiiiaiis who have long been squander ing the heavy appropriations made by Con uress f.r our public builditlir. for i.rintinr. from this to Lafayette the sole object of t our laws, building up a University, and mu your labors, Mr. S., and ,1 .n't bo diverted; king military roads, b.-sule t.gmi,i11j fiom your obj.-ct till you' get the ruad, and buin,.s of the whole Territory nml blight- nave so.no pru.vi, ,o ,or i,.,g H u.g it. rulure pio.ect, by botched upschool ! Or will they contend that they got their in- lrll-I..f If fala 1 n..ll.isi. .1.. il .'l .. . . I I . . ' I - J -"'," ..."'o..u .3...e, laws, roan laws, proUto laws, nd many ussion.yu.l w.il havo neci.iiiplishe.l a luting other enactments, coiic-ivcd in i-norsnce it.v.l I... I.- IV ..1. 1. . .1. T "..ll . ' b. .H i n t inn iein , nnu sua hb in Un, Malesnian orTi.v. ll ... lorting mon- y fiom the Hvplo for which th.y ncter ineiv a qui I pro ,,0. V0Uij one of your number. Your putting the party or clique, above the Priests, and inti mating thnt the latter should be subject to the former, is rank Atrcvy as understood both at Rome, and in tlm French Prairie, for which yju will no doubt be either ex- or such an article would not have bm-u 1(. communicated, or be sentenced to do pen- lowed to ' go iu." Ii was bad eiiougb fori i;tiig on a sbarp rock. these 0 inductor of the ''TVrn'lonii'' organ to craw I inio L -land's ttoer iiist-aich of Wi-a-pons with which to slab h in ; but what will the community think of ihe voung men, when with uublushiu; effrontery they I n imply that they have been tinder his W 'f HlraBijr. Wc notice Ihat iin-l of the papers in the Slates in quoting the account ol the "U ig gins ma-sacre," credited it to either the Ubceoi., Dec. C, 1855. Mr. W. L.Adami: Dear Sir I see iu TiiR Aaucsol tho od ol.Nov. last, astutcnieut of an af- ' fi glu m lh a urihborho.Hl, by vvliWi the whole neighboi Iiood wus frightened out of their Be uses by iho iiischuigc of a pair of rovolvcis at the house of Mr. Walker: und which rencsctitcj that the bridge wus guarded ; abo thut nn old lady, with the 1 heiimat tin, was wrapped in Jier night clothes, und haMi.y removed and laid on the dump cnrtli, -ilic, &e. The faebiof the ease are theie. At Ihi hour if nii.ln glu the filing ciinineiic''d, at which tiuie lltii'v Were ten it-ports of fire arms, bclicvcJ Ly kcverul f.e.sons who luurd tho fuong to be some where between Walker '1 and tho bridge fpokeu of. Kouio half hoar or three quarter, afterward, tho fir ng coiumviiaed ugu. n; which wu. evidently at Walker's, nt which tinie there were lR more re ports of fire hi mi, ttcenly in all and at and be tween 13 and 1 o'clock at night. TlreVidge wa. ' not guarded as Mr. ll. informed yoii. Ho !si ln formed you thut the whole neighborhood was alarm ed, wh ch is also untrue. Jvot 0110 third ef them heard tho firing ut all. As regards the old lady1, rheumatism, Mr. li.'s infi rmunt, u he had any, niCSt be Unaenuuinted in ,Kta n,.!irl1,.irl,.,n.l r, n'ono w hose name, you will find subjoined to this, report. BUcll reiillo in parl of , - u b J. rieming, 0. company A., before rejvorted a, 80mo tme auMn ,eft dweli for, mortally wounded, ha, sine, died. 1 am happy, ,llorl8pjce of M u0 WJ ono of whicbr however, to say that privaie Casper Stns.ks, of com- wew altecllt f,lim , h()UW f(,r , ,hort pauy II., reporttd by me a. mortally wonndid, is Mjwlfi tho Ucv. Mr- Uuti (who in a fair way ,0 ree,,ver. Fn. surgeon inf. ,.! house ,lt ul nnJ ,wu c. .ha; a!l the vvooi, ded u. .he h-.p,,. are now doing who , weX The lo ol the enemy ,n k.lled during the Ual!W h(ur(, h(J ; U)) fcr lour days, I estimate at aboni sv.nty'-five. Thir- ,.,, , , . , ?. . , . I , ' I tueni to bo a.t my housu, and come to our assist-ly-uiuc deud bo,lies have ulreudy been found by 1 . . , , . , ,. the volun. ml ""-'njw. wereatincUd by Indi.r- ,.... ... ' Ucfurvvciittoaiociicaniumenlof some irentle- Ik Id by llieir h. ien Is and comrades, so that I lh nk my estimate is ubout correct. The number of their wouuded must, of course, be very great In making my report, I eminot say too much in praise of Ihe condui t of tin-elllcers of the tivaul compauiea, aud mo.t of the soldiers ui.der their tory spcud ail its means iu "sin t.-y ing'' nnd inaikio; ii out ; U-ttct LUow the old road, formation llnouuh a "knot hole," and that the net was "highly honorable," us they were ,jrrnt,ng out trailort and $pics ' 'on or Corcal'it Slatr$ nan. One 1 command. Thev did their dutv bruv:,-H ,.n of the Sacramento (Cul.) papers cr. dite.1 il , dmun ihose f-ur .ryui days ol battle. To 2d lo the latter. ' i y 'j' t-'h un. whojor k char ol the cnmiiaii'ea u . I the briblf by the r'ver, cud 1 is due for bis b.uve- KT The river i blocked np'w ith ice, so j r)' ,"l 11 A" 0 As-i- u t Auaut .Monroe ! that the ferry boat and st,.-,,, bo... .r ,11 i Ail u"" "7 and teal as well iu ihe 11 lie " Ye St tiesman .upportc r,, how do you like I laid up. ttV f. r we shall not oS anv 1 1' " r " A'"' l,f"' Mt & 10 , , f th" W,5,er' 'J your "o'Cunl' ma'l till thn r i -"y .uei:n. aua me a 01 me giaient tile prase ihat "'oogii we consider llio COrrccU'jtlS at lull men who were encamped with their wugons nd tisms near the bridge, tome 250 yard, from my house. They had heard tho firing.. Two of the company then went to Walker 'e house. TUcy saw no man, bul saw Mrs. nnd Mitt Walker. With the above statement of fuot., which I ple.lee myself to prove if necessary, I leave th! Mr. 1). tor.ceount touniusulted community which hus dene h in no harm. LAWRENCE HALL. The foregoing cnuimuiiication is publish- mad till the weather changes. is .ws'y dee, I canno; emit the name ef llwi. Kb- . Is'.? rLlo of fttlo h or t artel. I . i il