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The Capt and Crew of the Steamer Sea Gull, after viewing the Battle ground, and finding evidence of a hard fought battle and no traces of the ten men, or evidence to counteract the belief that all had perished at the hands of the barbarous savages went on up to Portland Oregon and then returned with the Steamer to Sanfrancisco and enlisted a Company of 70? men for the purpose of making another attempt to settle Port Orford. I was in Sanfrancisco flat broke as usual and seeing the the advertisement for men to go to Port Orford, and being desirous of going to Oregon, I went down to the wharf where the Seagull was lying and offered myself and was accepted upon the following terms. That i was to be landed at Port Orford, and remain there 3 weeks to assist in defending the place, and build some log houses, after which time I was to be conveyed to Portland Oregon, on the steamer free from charges of any kind We sailed out of Sanfrancisco Bay on the