' V "W ij-iy? J n t Ir -i - " ' - THE SPECTATOR. y one. l. eeaar aarraa w. r. kumox, nmt City, atee. 1MT. IT W Uayd th fhHtHlw oT thbfcaawor ia iwYlegre aa'amoh of Ik wn aa poarihw. Oar jHriieuei'aauekitliii are a far apart that wa stoat, of awiaaaaVty, 4a tale in order so kaap up with the time. CTlf aaiialaaWjr'ielekaeyaf editorial matter fat liihasaanW f Um BbeetaieV. are treat it wffl be ex- , aa aie'aafear aageteckmb Mount Hood aad iaaaaferatan. Parhaa ear reads ought to baraatraf;aaaW-'dM cattuaastaBcee, for though th iiilliahelyheraiHUalUi:f,weAflHke up let It aa ear retara, whoa aw hope to be ablo to gjva theai a tin aewa, aU that af th BMat reliable character. The truth Is, that ounelf aad a few of our fellow citixene, euaacieaUy aahitioae to make an attempt to reach the crowning ptaaacloof Mount Washington, (Hood,) aad with a desire likewise to welcome our travel-worn countrymen, atarted on Moaday week laat from the do aad oppreestv heat of the metreMo (.') for the coat hjpwae abide of Uwwttderneae aad the cool breath of the monntala lead. The hinge of oar thought were growing mighty rusty, aad our ideao were iacliaed to low aay aatiactireness of character which they anay have pre vwuJy poaMsed ia the 6a fueioa iaddeat to a dull ojatuafoa, all for the waat of a little enlivening phyeicel exercise another rea on why we cUtmwak O tiltcuwu! EXIt ia with ezoeediag eerrow that we feel ounelf called upon to cantaaaict the atatemeat ia oar laat pa per, relative to the late Mr. Edward Tremble. The report of hie boiag auto f rihahly erlgaarted from the circuaaataae ef a caaaai or the laatiry; or toe of Teeajhle, beiag aaaa the road to tab eeaaar latfwtaaaliry dtodoa Hweotwator. ItieaagakrUiat a reaeat aa attest? aafoaaded ia tram, ahoald have g-tined each geaeral cfaeaktioa aad behef. BT We aaderttaad that a United Statee govere meat draft for three handled aad fifty dollar, drawn in favor of MtOrrie Brown of Tualaty Plain, ie ia -tbejaeJIte Oregon, which will reach here oa Monday neat It will be remembered that Mr.Brown.with Dr. White aad others, waa robbed by the Pawnee Indiana soma two yean aiace while aa hie way to the atatee, and the above earn of moaey baa been appropriated ly congress a a remuneration for the lorn be sustained. EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. Sacra Riven, Aug. 37, 1647. Deer Sptct fr Wa arrived at thia place, a tribu tary of the aula Skmteo, or Fall river, laat evening, after aa afternoon drive of twenty anile. We found Mean. Barlow, Footer and party, encamped en the -richJaiaWeJhroagb which thia little atream descend. Jhe road'tbroagh the mountains, we are happy to aay, ie maeh lamoveol and UiTeoming immigration will, theretee, act xperlence4 much difficulty in croaaiag aa that of JatNyear. f Wherever there ia gra, it i good aad plentiful Thie evening, about an hour befive we commenced writing, Mr. Lewi Roger, recently elected a member of the logialature for Yam Hill county, reached our en campment from the Dalle, whither he had been for hie wagon which he (had left at that place laet year. From bim we obtain the intelligence that we here with trantmit, and which we deem mayvnot be alto gether uninteresting to our reader. One wagon, the head of me approaching Immigra tion, arrived at the Dallee on the 93d of Auguet, being an improvement of fourteen day over the traveling time ef laat yeara Immigration. We regret to atate that the party who came through with thie wagon, conaatlng of ten men, had aeroe miaojuleretandrag with the Dalle Indian, which malted in bloodshed and death. In thia fight between the Waaoopama and the white, young Mr. Shepperd, of St Louie county, Ma, with whom family we are acquainted, waa killed ; a Mr. Parker, and another individual whoae name we have not been ablo to team, vrere eeriouely wounded. The principal chief of the Indian waa killed, and aev oral other were aeverely wounded. The whitea igno- mnioutlyjled, and have not been heard of ainee; but it avaappceed that they fell back upon the advancing ocapaay of wagon, who, by thia time, It ia prrsumed, are alia Pallet. Thie aftair occurred on the 23d mat Mr. FJBjr'.haa been token into Mr. Waller' family, where ejwaata have been attended to aa well at cir akea; wU permit 8o far aa we can learn, the ullltai rj,''hlri" for the commencement of thi Watt 6"w out oi n, it win do uuucuii to conjecture ; we understand, however, that the la dhuw an much alarmed, and are retiring from the Ce luaaam t an interior, for (ear of aay heatUe ehiaan atrefraVeko imritgraat. W. are iaJerated th.t Mr. Wafar haa net aa eapreai for Gov. Abeea.tay aw gd f which w cannot comprehend. Tb lra nagfaats, we fancy, are able and disposed to do what ia right, and will punish wrong ; and if the lament have done ami, they will undoubtedly finer the con sequence. With regard to othrr items of nrw, we aaceitain but RMIe that Utauafactory. There ia much yet una ped ia myatery the government for Oregon, the bill, oVc Wo have nothing but report, and we place ao little reliance upon them that it U hardly worth while to give them. It ia aaid that Mr. Shively ie coming through aa poatmaeter for Oregon, which, if true, would argue the paaaage of aom bill pertaining to the ne eeeaitlee of thia territory. It hi eurreatly reported tlut GeneralTaylor ha ob tained poaieaaon of the city of Mexico, and the war with that country ia contequently at an end. W have written in haete, in the wood, and ueed our hat-crown a a deek, therefore you matt eicuee atyle, dec. Alwa-a aiacerely, OEO. L. CURRY. We arrived at home, in good health and tpiriu.on Wedneeday hut at noonday, afttr the above had been put in type. We left our encampment on ghute river, within a day travel of the Dalle, on Monday morn ing laat, and performed the trip to Oregon City in fifty four hour with, pack anlmaU It i a matter of regret with ue that drcametance prevented our attempting to ascend Mount Hood aa we had intended doing when we atarted. We an aatieSed that if it ia poteiblo to ascend thi mountain, it is perfectly feasible at the present time, a its summit are comparatively bare of now. We may yet, however, before the Mason paasr.i, make another effort to accomplish thia object The advance party of the Immigration, which probably will number upward of one thousand wagons, reached our ;ncampment oa the aftacaooa of the 39th ult We b ave received no papera or letter from the statee at yet, and therefore the item of aewa that we ahall proce td to give, must be taken aa reported aad doubtless with many grain of aaewaao. All that ha been dnee for Oregon is an eatevjtoa of mail fjfiMnunlratlon There will be en 0T-;iaad mail aad owi by eea, via Panama, for w -it latter route we learn that 9106,000 have beep, tppropriated by can greaa, Gen. Gilliam, of P-wc county,, w to have the uperinteadeace of the -ost office dej artment for the territory, a very good a- poinrment we t nould say. Mr. David Hill ia appointed portmaster for Oregon City, aad John M. Shively for Astoria ; and. last of all, tho not (vast, Chat. E. Pickett, Esq., has received the ap pointment of Indian Agent for thn territory. There, we thinVthatia a sufficient dote for tho present "Bring me no more report," we exclaim with. Macbeth; and therefore wo ahall wait until the arrival of the mail, which ia in charge of Mr. Shively. W. G. TVaULT, Esq., who arrived here on Wed nesday night laat, having accomplished the journey from the Dallee In three days, haa kindly furnished ue the following information : Geo. L. Cumry, Esq. Dea Sib It would probably be interest ing to you to know some of tho occurrences that past after I left you at Mcusrs. Foster (k Barlow's camp on tho cast side of the Cascade Mountains. On the 28th ult., after Messrs. Foster, Barlow and myself had pro ceeded to within twelve milei of the Dalles, we met the advance enmpuny of wagons, consisting of 10, under tho guidance of Copt. Nat. Bowman. Wo were informed that Mr. Waller had pursued the company some .six or eight miles desiring assistanco to return and protect his family and Mr. I'arkur who was wounded in the affray that took place ut tho Dulles on Monday the 23d ult. . Wo then halted for tho night. After tho wagons had all formed in correll wo learned that Mr. ahiveiy who nas twen tor some time in Washington City, was in company with a large quantity of papem and letters for. the settlers in Oregon. Wo learned from Mr. Shively that nothing further was done for Oregon than tho establishment of two Post Offices, one at Oregon City, the other at As toria, and tho appropriation for tlm transpor tation of tho Mail via. I In; Isthmus of Pana ma. On the Utfth, early in tho morning, Mr. F. and myself joined a company of mon for tho fiurposo of returning to tho aid of Mr. Wol or. About 12 o'clock wo ur rived at tho Dalles and found that tho superintendent of Indian affairs for Oregon had urrivedand about fivo wagons of tho emigrants; wo therefore thought Mr. Waller and family as well as all othora at that place in parted safety. Accordingly about sunset on tho 29th wo left t ha Daltaa for taJa fke, where on tho lat last. I arrlvad.. AbMit Ifty mites from Oregon City at It foot of Laurel Hill, one of the prlaciaal peal, of the Caeaadca, wo found thrco of Um men that were in tho affray at tho Dalles e tho 23d ult. They wore much fatigued and very hungry, hav ing subsisted for tho last six or seven dayi on dry flour, as they were too fearful to make a fire to bake breed. We aoon otmo up with a company of packers and they ob tained provisions and joined them ibr tho purpose of coming Into tho Valley. In haste, your friend, W. G. T'VAULT. Oregon City, 2d Sept. 1847. With regard to the late difficulty at Um Dalle, we can only say that we had probably beea aahaaaaraied when we attributed th blame ia Use matter to the white. Mr. Aram, one of lh party who waa wound ed ia the fight, haa aiace called oa aa aad aatanewu that the Indian stole eome of their properly wail they were encamped near the Dallee, aad that th Rev. Mr Waller advised them to retaliate by taking aaaa of ah horse belonging to th Indian aad boMiag them aatil the property was returned, which wa arrnreaagly done, and which resulted so lamentably. Th laahi at along Columbia river are badly diepostd towaad th white, and merit chastisement Sm previous aepreda tieaa. Had Mr. Aram aad aeeaajaaae maintain ed their ground, they aright have readtred a peMc service in inflicting pmatanaaaat where K waa richly due! There are four of thi aaaartuaate party stiH in the mountains, whither they led to aadeavor to reach the Willamette valley. Mr. Aram aaflered much hard ship and bad a very narrow escape. He ie indebted to the kind services of some friendly Indiana for hie safe ty. Mr. Parker, the other wounded man, is fast re covering as we understand, and may be expected among us in a few days with Mr. Walier'a family, who contemplate a removal from the Dalle. We understand that sixty wagon of tho first com pany of immigrant hive taken the southern route. Sotskme CovaT. Tho Hon. J. Quia TaaaaroK, preekkag aa Judge of Uie Hcpreme Court, wal com mence the September Term of that Court in thi dry on Monday next A Doom Notion. Petition are in circulation in Boston praying the Legislature to exempt those who do not make, vend, use, or derive a profit from the sale of intoxicating drinks, from that portion of the tax es which ia applied to repair the miechteui of such drinks. Roskxt Owkn baa returned again to the United State, having crossed the Atlantic four time in lest than six month. Though upward of 75 year old, he it still at enthusiastic aa ever in the pursuit of hie plan of reform. Thomas FmrATsicx, the well known guide to Captain Fremont's expedition, haesbaea appelated United State agent for the Indians located oa th Arkansas, Kansas aad Platte Riven, aad not for Ore gon Territory aa we have seen it stated ia some of the State papera. For the Oregon Spectator. LONO LOOKED FOR HAS AT LAST ARRIVED. We aro credibly informed that C. E. Pick ctt has received tho appointment of Indian Agent for Oregon territory ! Who can bo lievothat tho jurisdiction of tho United States could have mado its appearonco in such a form ? No one, I am sure, that knows tho critical situation of tho pcoplo of Oregon as it regards their affairs with (ho natives. Tho last wo heard of Mr. Pickett, ho was at iho Sandwich Islands. His advice to emigrants to California, recently published in the Spec tator, is sufficient to tell the man, in which Ik? savs, " kill all tho Indians you may find from Oregon to California." Such advico to emigrants ! is it not worth a remark ? I, for one, am disposed to think thero is some mis take, as tho office of Indian Agent is the most important of all wo at this time most need a man of sufficiently established character to give credit to tho office. Do wo not foel soro to think wo hnvo so displeased our president that ho should inflict such a punishment us tliis appointment ? A. Q. Mease raoa Owtaox. There will be a hand somo office created by fanning Oregon into a State. The mileage,' at the present rate, will be about f 19, 000, aa it ia 15,000 mile, via Cape Horn, lo that most delightful country. Tim Oregon Member will make hi money easy or, the constructive traveling principle to much In vogue at Wahlngtou.-JV. O, Tropic. The Ormleml Hculr. Trintlattd from tht German of I'ftffil. A Uperrow caught upon a tree A fly a fat hw taste grew stronger, The victim struggled to gel free, And begged I live a MU longer ; The murderer answered, "thou mutt fall, For 1 am great aad tbou art small." A Hawk beheld Uat at hi feast. Aad In a moment pounced upon him ; The sparrow frightened, begged at least To know what Injury he had done him; The murderer answered, "thou must fall, For I am great aad thou art email." Aa Eagle aaw the fool below, Aad quick upon the gormand seitee, "Oh I noble king pray let me go ; Mercy 1 thou peckest me to piece !" The murderer answered, "thou must fall, For 1 am great aad thou art small" He feasted; Lo! an arrow flew Aad pierced the eagles bosem through; Uat th heater then oreamed be "Oh Tyrant I wbsrefere murder me f "Ah !" said the murderer, "thou must fall For I am great and thou art small." G. I C. For th Spectator. Mr. Editor Allow me through your col umns to give tho public somo information re specting tho' death of Ezekiel Popham. On tho 22d inst., I hail an inquest held over the body of tho deceased, Ezekiel Pop. ham. It appeared from tho evidence given to tho jury, that the deceased came into tho building where Jos. Hoi man, a native of tho Sandwich Islands, (Jimo,) and John II. Boa worth were at work, arid Mr. Popham naked who had bcon whipping hi child. Bosworth aaid ho had. Witness, busily engaged at work, did not hear much of their converse, tion, but on hearing a noise as if they wcro in a scuffle, turneu round rind saw Mr. Pop. ham lying on the floor, but did uot know how he came there. Witness then assisted liiut in getting to hi feet, after which Mr. Bos worth struck Mr. Popham twice. Witness thinks the first lick waa with the open hand in the face, and tho second lick with the fist on the neck ; said Popham staggered back a abort distance, picked up a stick, and was in the act of raising when lio dropped on tho floor dead. Tho jury, after deliberating on thiateatimony, required that a port mortem ax amination should be had on tho body; whore. upon Drs. W. J. Bailey and J. W. Boy I proceeded to examine the body. After which, reported to the jury as follows: " It is our belief that tho deceased, Ezekiel Popham, be fore death, had been laboring (or a length of timo from an organic affection of tho heart and great vessels of tho pulmonary tissues, and in conscqucnco of tho arterial excite ment produced by tho quarro) with John H. Bosworth, produced a rupturo of tho pul monary artery, and consequently followed by immediate death." Whereupon the jury re turned a verdict, that they believed that "the death of Ezekiel Popham was occasioned iu consequence of a scuffle and fight between aaid Popham and John II. Bosworth, and at. so from several blows received from said John II. Bosworth, in the town of 8alem, Cham poeg county, Orego'n territory, on Friday, tho 20th day of August, 1847." Signed by the twelve jurymen. I hereby certify tho abovo to bo a sum miry account of tho proceedings pertaining to tho inquest held over tho body of tho do ceased Ezekiel Popham. Given under my hand this 25th August, 1647. J. M. GARRISON, J. P. For the Oregon Spectator. Mr. Editor I avail myself of tho carli. est opportunity afforded me, in forwarding you an abstract together with an outlino of my proceedings in relation to tho revenue of Clackamas County, for tho year 1840, at tins request of tho County Court of said County. it is hardly necessary for mo to call the at tention of tho public at this time to the pecu liar location of Clackamas County, as it is well known that in and about Oregon City changes of location more often occur than in any othor portion of tho Territory, therefore) moro delinquencies must necnssarily happen. 'Tho Tax Imoks for Clackamas County wero delivered to mo in the month of, Sop. tombcr last, and accordipg to tho laws now in force, it becomes tho duly of tho Collector to Hottlo with tho Treasurer in tho month of October, permitting barely ono month to col lect and pay tho tuxes duo from Cluckamns County for 1840. Tho amount of Territorial tax duo from Clackamas County for tho year 1840 wan 1507 76J. 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