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Show THi: IDAHO WAH. Another Engagement-Joseph's ltuud lieu. Portland, 5. The following news has just been roceived from Lewiston under date of July 2d: . A courier just in from Kamia Bays: Colonel Whipple and his command had an engagement with Looking Glass's band on Clearwater to day. Four Indians were killed and left on the field dead. Maify others are wounded. The 6quaws and children took to the river, ond Beveral were drowned. The fighting waa still going on when the courier left. The i-iOuking Glass band is estimated by scouts to number about 400, At 3 a.m. the courier arrived, having hav-ing left General Howard's camp on the night of the 29th. Tbe troops iiad made a crossing that day, and the scouts who had been out on the hills found stock, but no Indians. The latter are believed to have gone down toward the mouth of the Salmon, and to be making for Gray'a crossing on the Salmon, thence crossing on Snake river at the moiitb of Grande rande. Dispatches were forwarded to Walla Walla, to be telegraphed, so as fo apprise ap-prise persons in the Grande ronde and Wallowa valleys, so that they may be on the lookout. A private letter states that the body of Lieutenant Tbellerhad been found and several other bodies. N'ar by them a great number of empty cartridges cart-ridges gave proof that they sold their lives dearly. Late on Saturday aome Nez Perces, Polouaes, Spokones and some otaer northern Indians held a council about ten miles north oi Coeur d'Aleue camp on Hangman's creek, at which the murderers of Ritchie were present. pres-ent. A majority of the council approved ap-proved of the killing, and the minority minor-ity had separated from the others and wanted to go back to the reiervation, but were afraid to go lest theyehould be attacked by the whitca. The Coeur d'Alenes offer to send out ten men of their number to accompany a few white settlers to bring in the murderers of Ritchie. The whiteB have no arm to spare for going with the Coeur d'Alenes, and a messenger is in town for arms. Following is the lull list of the killed and wounded iu tho Indian massacre aud fight, as far a3 positively known: KILLED. Citizens Beu Norton, James Baker, Sam'-iel Benedict, Harry Mason, Ma-son, Henry Elferes, Lew Day, Mrs. Manuel and child, H. D. Horton, George Woodward, William Osborn, Lew Wilmotc, French Ftauk, Peter BaUrd, R. Deviue, H. Backridgo, H. Bland, J. ifTinuel and John Chamberlain. Chamber-lain. Military Company F, First cavalry: caval-ry: Sergeant Gunn, Sergean Ryan, Corporal Thompson, Trumpeter Jones; Privates Armstrong, Burch, Colbut, Halbut,Downie, Liston, Mos-forth, Mos-forth, Shnllan, Shaw, Blaio, Connolly, Douche, Lewis, Martin, Quinlan and Suilivau. Company H, First cavalry: Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Theller, Trumpeter Marshal, Saddler Galloin, Corporal Lee, Cor poral Curran; Privates Crawford, Mor-rissey, Mor-rissey, Shay, Werner, Cavanaugb, Edward Neiison and Simpson. WOUNDED.- Mrs. Ben Norton, F. Swarz, Joseph Moore, G. Shearer, L. D. Sargent, Captain Trimble, United States army, William George and H. 0. Brown. Washington, 5. The commissioner of Indian a 11 airs is to-day in receipt of a telegram from Inspector Watkins, dated Fort Lapwai, 2d inst., stating that the hostiles are moving towards Walla Walla valley, that the troops are pressing tberu, and that the northern Indians are quiet. A general order from the war department de-partment directs tha transfer of the 2d regiment of infantry from the department of the south to the division divi-sion of the Pacific, for the purpose of leinforcing General Howard in his operations against the Indians. |