, 1879-03-26

socka1c, .nd tha fsct Tint tho ca:1e, ha Ii Ii
rhilcd. which 'Hixlrt 1c ntatte tnlnrcgnahlo 10
my assault from The Int1tans,~'lm onv atc1,t.a
TT being the procuring nf "htcr.~-ts sit Ut rn:
pair; cnnrfneea nu TINT nn 1ttnck made quickly
ind violently, AMI with my systcm Of oeRanlz.l.
tim. wot,ft resnst in The iessrnstfoh uf n largo
portion of The wpmen and children tcfore TINY
could 10 p.oecd In safety. untcss Timely notice
hati tsrGn Htycn.
CONDITION or AFFAIRS WHEN T1fR osrRar An
NfvED AZ slTKA.
ThEs believe tn hnvc bern thu atate Of affairs
when tlsr Inhabitants finding tflelr situation 1T.
Fllppnrtn!)lr, decided t0 appeal u te Captain u
any y her Male.tys sl,ios 1t Esatltmalt for I'm.
nlehato Asstssnncc, a* being tho nearest purt
Wherc -Hnt-of.wnr ri hny Ealton Is stnstunct1. =
On my arrival Mt Sltka, wflfr1, from had aR3
tniek. weather, va. obtained unsfl thu lat d
great anxiety n.n' n1arn. the Chtct beiug CT
pcctttl buck, by fln computation IT tho Indians,
tlIr next dry, when there Is MI daunt MI ilnIn,t
dintce attask would have taken place; as lit
Lowers to gain their plnndcr or clso pay them
hnscsf.
atn inclined to think that this alarm has M.
1cen caused by any tlnduo fcar bitt lhat tte IN.
,abltans wcre fully aiiye to tile bclptcssness ot
The arrival 0f this sh!p c.,augcd the aspect Of
affairs, mud the fears NJ an Immediate attack
passcd away; The inhabltnnts woro enabled to
nsccp IN catnsnfattsn safety ainl rence, g1'd thu
tone nt!.t t,a1ncr of The frtllnns chuuged.
Ihc Chief llas nut returned. either because he
y "naslt 70 Stir up his relatives, or. what IA
i!He'y, 10 lns secn Informed ny ha ,ricnas here
til" circumstances he Is not prepared cist,tr ia
hight Or puy them.
Ann,sAL or TiE OLIVER woLcoTr.
On SUNDAY. March 2, tic revenue cutter
Olisrs Wolcntt arrived from Port Townsend.
lcctor's oilicr, by appointment. After talking
the n,ntter over. they both expressed so strung
a. opinion, in whlcii fully tulIcnrred. that tho
Oliver Nolcott alone was fnadcguato for tild
dcfc1isc of tho place. nntl &hat Il left nflatn
wosll assume tlicir for,ncr stair. tint decided
tn retnAin, at least until the arr'ynl Of the CALI
forsIIa, BY which shin was In hopes some fur
ther assistance would lc sent.
wnr THE OSPREY REMAINS.
The reason Tor arriving at tho conclusion thai
the oliver Woeo.t Is Insufficient for tho psoscc.
tfpn Ut tl.t Inhabitants Is ti,at. although ehd
would bc ahlcsto destroy tho indian vIllage,-caFs
:yluE :lrrc twensy-fo.'r- -ponuders,-yef, In con.
sequenceuf tho small number Of tlic erew,-tn
nj, 1cl)cvc, tlItrty.-sho 'rolltl be unable to
alor'l MY material assistance for tile protection
uf wofnsn md children, nr to check the Indians
in sackn5 tue town: . a.so nm 81 tle opinion
matter that alHlth of question, As there are q
great number of friendly tndians Who 1,ayu
ln1res und Ironcrty there, the destroying Of
which, and possibly the fGss Of soElo III their
lives, would teusi to mako them east their lota
With thu nt1crs, even II the threats n!ll pcrsua-
sion IT their relatives lad not compelled or
,ltelr loro of plut'der induced them to do so
| previously. 80,
Tie 1nlinns are fully aware Of The weakness ot
TIT Oliver Wolcntt, md on her nrriynl openly
sutd that they were mt aftaid Of her. -
| 4 MAN-or.wAn ESSENTIAL 70 PRESERVE Tu1
FEACE. -.
III conclusion tcg to statc that feel ccrtain
tllat the presence Of ,hu Oliver Wofcott atd this
ahIp has nyertcd scrious calamity, und tllat II
Is my firm conviction .hnt nothing, but pcrma
| neflt protection and sumo sort nj Government,
having ntithortty, will enable tic wI,itc pcople
| tn live here Without lnulcstatton from the
Indians, 10 carry on teir trude md develop tic
RI sn,lrres III the country: and II may rcEturo
| to 10 su without being thongfit prestiinptuous,
wuua Suggest that tic ;,rotcetton should tako
thu form Of rllau-of.war in preference to troops,
although they might bu combined with ndyAn-
tagc.--as, hcili= movable, shtu could Ut yartot1s
| times visit the numerous tribes attf Villages
scattered alonz ttlr eoast, u1,. also bc 1sefulIy
employed n surveying TIN, inner channels, OF
| winch lille Il known At present. havo the
hoaor to be, sir YOUR n5ctiicnt seryant,
Il. lloi.MEs -icounT, Commander.