eneral Wool's Assistant Adjutant General, W. W. Mackall, relayed the orders in the letter below to Colonel George Wright, Commander of the Ninth Infantry in the Pacific Northwest:

Colonel George Wright, from the collections of the Washington State Historical Society.

Headquarters, Department of the Pacific
Benicia, Cal. August 2nd, 1856

Sir,

"No emigrants or other whites", says the General, "except the Hudson Bay Company, or persons having ceded rights from the Indians, will be permitted to settle or remain in the Indian country, or on lands not ceded by treaty, confirmed by the Senate and approved by the President of the United States."

"These orders are not however to apply to the Miners engaged in collecting gold at the Colville mines." "The miners will however be notified, that should they interfere with the Indians or their Squaws, they will be punished and sent out of the country."

"It appears that colonel Shaw from Puget Sound, with his Volunteers has gone to the Walla-Walla country. His men can only be subsisted by plundering the Indians in that country. Col. Wright will order them out of the country by the way of the Dalles. If they do not go immediately, they will be arrested, disarmed and sent out."

I am, Sir, very respectfully
Your Obedt. Servant

/s/ W.W. Mackall
A.A. Genl.

To Col. George Wright 9th Infy. U.S.A.
Comdg. Expedition against Yakimas D W.T.
Fort Dalles O.T.

I certify that the foregoing is a true extract from the letter of Instructions received by me from Major Genl. Wool, through his Asst. Adjt. General. The execution of the instructions is here-by devolve upon Bt Lt Col. E. J. Steptoe 9 Infy. Commanding the Walla-Walla expedition.

Head Quarters North Dist.
Department of the Pacific
Fort Dalles O.T. Aug. 17th 1856
/s/ G. Wright, Col. 9 Infy., Comdg.

RECORDS OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE ADJUTANT GENERAL
107/336-P-1856