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send a chief of the Sixes-river band, who was in his camp, to him, with the assurance that it would be safe to do so, when he would come and talk, which he did the same day. A treaty of peace and friendship was entered into, the volunteers returning to their usual avocations.

The same evening the miners and citizens held another meeting, Mr. McNamara in the chair, when it was

Resolved, That whereas the Indians have been defeated, come in and sued for peace, and as they have met with considerable loss of life and property at our hands, we deem it suitable to return all their property, and the prisoners we have in our possession.

Resolved, That two copies of the proceedings of the meetings of the last two days held by the miners and citizens be drawn up for the purpose of forwarding one copy to the governor of this territory, and one to the Indian agent at Port Orford.

The Indian agent at Port Orford was S. M. Smith, who arrived at Coquille ferry on the day following this affair, in company with Lieutenant Kautz, and who, to quote from Abbott s report, "made every exertion to get to the scene of difficulties before hostilities commenced, but was there only in time to establish a more permanent under standing with the Indians, which he did in a manner highly creditable to himself as a public official."

Reading between the lines of this praise of the govern ment officers, we might discover a purpose to forestall the efforts of Lieutenant Kautz and the agent, which in the opinion of the miners, founded on experience, would amount to nothing.

On the thirtieth of January, in a public meeting at Ran dolph City, a short distance from Coquille ferry, H. R. Scott in the chair, and J. B. O Meally, secretary, the fol lowing proceedings were had :

COQUILLE MINES, O. T., )

RANDOLPH CITY, 30th January, 1854. j

In pursuance with the wishes of the citizens, a public meeting which was to be held yesterday was adjourned until today, when the meeting was held at Randolph City, in order to take into con sideration, and reconsider the resolutions that were passed and adopted here last Saturday, twenty-eighth instant, as well as the