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the runaways were concealed ^[and] demanded strikethrough them to /strikethrough ^[that they] be given up. strikethrough Which /strikethrough ^[This demand] was refused ^[whereupon] they ^[then] attacked the strikethrough village and /strikethrough ^[camp but] after a severe struggle, strikethrough They /strikethrough were compelled to retreat. They ^[then] came to us & requested strikethrough assistance /strikethrough ^[our help]. Mr. Young directed me & eleven men to join ^[them] we returned strikethrough to the village /strikethrough & made an attack ^[&] fought for one entire day, the Indians were routed ^[&] lost a great number of men. We entered their village in triumph, set fire to it and burned it to the ground. The next day we demanded the runaways and informed strikethrough them /strikethrough ^[the hostile Indians] that if ^[they were] not immediately given up, we would not leave of them alive. They complied with our demands. We turned over strikethrough the Indians /strikethrough ^[our prisoners] to those from whom they had deserted & strikethrough we /strikethrough returned to our ^[own] camp. Mr. Young & four of us proceeded strikethrough with the Indians /strikethrough to San Rafael, strikethrough we /strikethrough took with us the Beaver we had on hand, we were well received by the missionaries. At the mission we found a trading schooner, the Captain of which was ashore. We traded [^our furs] with him strikethrough our /strikethrough