Demoine courier., 1856-09-25
9atrst q : IL S.
California.

news up 10 the 20,h ult. RI r,
Judge Terry hsc been released by the
Vigilence COMMITTEE. On releasing him
the Committee passed a resolution, De
claring that she interes,s of the State
im~pera,ively demanded tina, he should
REIGN. The Committee it was thought
would adjourn in 4 short itime. The
.aha Californian says: sA.
II is now generally understood tha,
the Vigilance Committee intend, IN the
course OF the present week. TO adjourn
all active operations, and perhaps restore
10 the State authorities all the arms cap.
Jared from them at various times. tits
now believed ,ha, they have accomplish.
ed the main Object, OF their organiza,io
have revived and maintained the Free
dom Of speech and of the press-have
laid the Foundation 70, the security Of
the ballot box in all future elections
have rendered life, liberty AID property
more secure than shey have ever been
since the Incorporation of the city
re~invigoraied the arm Of The law, and
inspired q due degree OF terror into the
bosoms OF all the rufiaps and law brea
kers in our midst. II is now perfectly
certain thai the Committee are omnipo.
Ten, in this community tina, no efforts
TO arrest or modest them will be ,olera
ted for a moment. and that. as they have
voluntarily consented 10 retire Tor the
present. il is The best policy Of the en-
tire State to consen. to this course, and
permit the members OF it, % she did the
members Of The old Committee. peacea
bly, 70 retire from their labors, and sub
side into the grea, mass Of their f.Ilow
citizens.
But this boon is not askeu for in the
spirit Of begging or supplica,iou. It's
simply an act OF justice. Should a con-
tray course be pursued, duo prepare
lions will be mad TO resis, oppression
and overthrow injustice 1t can hardly
be expected that those who have the
might and the right in their " hands,
will sIavishly submit 10 a petty tyranny.
founded on no higher motive than re
vepge.
The display Of Yesterday was heces
sa.y 10 convince the wavering and over
aw the combination between the guilty
and ,heii sympalhizers,
The town Of Diamond Sprrpgs was
destroyed by fire on the 5lh uIs. Loss
sbou, $500 900.
OREGON
The war still RACES in Oregon. The
following OF the lighting 10 from
the Oregonian:
On The 9Th OF July Major Layton.
with lag men, composed Of the Wash
ington and Oregon volunteers. set out in
pursuit of the enemy up John Days
River, but did mol oversize Them until
they reached the head waters Of the
Burnt River, where he came up with
them on the | 9Th; but, before the advan.
csd guard saw even a single Indian they
fred. killing TWO Of the whites, John
Estis and John Smith. both Of Oregon,
where they leave large families. The
fighting was KEEP. up the next day, being |
carried on in a rough canyon. the lndi |
ans occupying the hills. giving them ev-
cry advantage, Notwithstanding which
between 30 and 40 Of their number were
killed. besides many wounded. Que of
the whites was also severely wounded.
On the same day of the engagement,
on Burnt River, Col. Shaw started for
the Grand Ronde Valley with 2iO men.
On the l7.h he reached the Grand Ronde
River, and found q Jorge body Of lndi-
o encamped on the ives, side of it,
He imr ediately attacked them, when,
after a short resistance, they fled down
the river, the volunteers pnrsuing ,bem
for eight d ten miles, until they escaped
in ihe monntains, killing abop, forty of
their number and wounding many o,hsrs.
Forty Of fifty Indian horses were killed
and 200 Lead Of horses and mules cap.
iured. Several thousand pounds Of
c0mas aud .couse-a kink of food which
the enemy were collecting and drying
-were destroyed. Grea, quantities Of
powder and lead were taken. The saw
sges having, contrary TO general belief,
OF these articles to carry on
war even for years.
Col. Shaw los, three men, William
Holmes. VIM. Irving. and WIN. F. Too
~. besides q number severely wounded.
But the savages have been Sc badly whip.
ped, il 10 thought they will never dare
meet the solun.eers again. These are
The lame Indians, consisting o. the
w ALA Walla. Cayuse, John Days, and
several other tribes. which ,he volun-
seers chas,ised las. Winter. near the Or
egon liue. ..eas
The Nez Percss. who had become
much disafIsc,ed Of late. and intended
to join the hostile bands. i, is ,hough.
will remain quiet On hearing Of the bat
ties q, Burn, River and Grand Ronje,
news Of which had been sent to them.
The B:ackfees remain con,entej and
friendly. at
; Stephen Brown . membes Of comps-
ny G. Oregon Rangers, was shot OF the
2S.h Of July by the guard AZ the militia
" post, Tyh Valley, he not answering
the challenges after given three times.-
He died the following day. ss
The news from the Colvills mines vas
favorable, one man having gone
Into she Dalles with $500 IN dual;
two others Who had been there during
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