The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-20 00:00:00

THE ISLAND OF SAN JUAN.

A correspondent of the San Francisco Times
gives the following details respecting the occupation
of the Island of San Juan noticed in the United
States mail published in our paper yesterday :
Victoria, V. 1., August 7.
Yon are perhaps aware before this that while you have
been absorbed to political oontroversaw at borne, or watching
the evotts of the great war in the far Bast, wer' with all its
attendant evils, has be® threatening u here In the distant
North.
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Bowie weeks ago came to this port, on the Musa-
&newts, General lierney. His arrival wu ackrowledgrd
bye salute, and after a day's sojourn sa the guest of Go.
mot Dough., he passed by on the other side
A few days alter the general a departure for Puget'a Sthad
our town was thros.s into the greatest excitement by the
news that a company of American troops hod:seized the dis-
puted Inland of San Juan, and that bureau ware being
established upon it. No one knew by whom the oct wee
authorised, and especially did certain chivalric AMOTiefla
with filibuateriug preclivitiee, seem not to care. They com-
menced blustering and bloviating on both sides, the America
population waxed rampant, as usual on each mations, and
the British indignant. Numerous lively discussions spun,
up among groups of chireus at the street CORM", and a col-
stderable quantity of the Bins's English was demolished on
both skies. .

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Very soon, vessels for the conveyance of passengers to the
east of wer were in demand. Small bouts were chartered
foe:the trip and merest t•teemboste di parted with visPon,
both Eogbah and American, to the island of San Juan, a
distance of Lheea or twill miles from this place. Two of
the English yawls of wsr from Esquirosult Hub mr had
gone over on the Bret reception of the news. Most of
those who went to the Bland did so perhaps
through cariosity ; but others no doubt went deter•
mined to lend a hand to tteir respective countries U their
services were needed. In the harbour of But Jean were
found, besides several British men-of-war, the U.S. ship
Maseachusetts, Shabrick, and a revenue cutter from Puget
Sound. A company of American soldiers to the number of
forty at arty had taken puseuion of the Wend, and quite
boldly Indicated their; intention to keep it. as will be seen by
the following order, which was Feted In various places about
the blend :
" Military Pos., Ban Ann Island, W.T.,
ORDERS.—No. I.
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" 1. In compllanoe with orders trawl Instructions from the
Glenne Comiostdingt a unitary post will In established as
this island, in shaterer site t►e commanding officer mg
select.

" 2: All the Inhabitants of the Mead are requested to te•
port at mos to the commanding officer. is an of toy incur-
eons of the Nerthei a lodises, so that be naßtake each err'

as he may deem nemeasry to preeest any future cc:arrest*
of the some.
"3. This beteg Unite! States Oratory, no Ime other
than those of the United States, nor courts, except iuch se
ate held by virtue of said lowa, mall be recognised or ail ,sod
on this island. _

" CAPTAIN rICKET.

"By order of
" JAIIII6 W. FORSYTH,
god Lieut. 9th Infantry, Post Adjutant."
It will be observed from the tone of than older that it igs
nem the treaty and boundary commimioo, and admlts oleo
compromise; if, therefore, it prover to have bad co highs
authority than Email Harney, end any ooncession 4 her
aber made, it will afford another example of the rockiest
manner iu which filibustering American eit zeta prepaid the
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peace and compromise the hoeoar of their country.
From the foe, it smears that the British desired to amid
&collision, ea their ability, at coy moment, to take the Idea
can scarcely be doubted. It watt their wish to gide a Vat
military occupation of the Mlaud with our 'root*, until order
could be received from the heads of the two gosernments. A
proposition to that effect having Leto made, was rejected;
but it is believed will yet be acceded to. It is entre:64
to repeat that, if snob a eascossion is made, after what bar
it will be • dastardly compromise of the coularff
Affairs haws rested in thin plight, eith ti tle cheese, &tried
the pest week. A small ccnipeuy or two fr in Fort &Liar
ham, have ben added to the Ametican for,s, and a num-
ber of Atomism* have gout from ilia place,. end Waahisgus
territory, with the avowed inteutton of settitng at San hem
A British vessel of war b.rougbt down some eappere
std
lahNill burn Freaer River a few days finer, end mewed the
request to land their forces, bat were refused. They bad sit
leaded at the last aceounte, sod matters remelted 6
state quo.
On NVelneeday Governor Douglas issued a protest WWI
the occupstion of Ban Juan I.laod by the Anierlaus• sal
declared the island to belong to her Mkie.ty (16.0, Vkl~ the
llis Excellency AL* spat the enclosed memo to the Vet
rouvrr Legisletive Apeembly yeaterday, in which It is dr
el.red that the British forces will be lan4ed on the Wad
If pleb be their iatention a collirion teems 1i1t.% itable.

The disputed bland lira wort-westerly foto the entrain
to Poiret Sound and the mainland of 'Washington Trrrittre.
in the vicinity of Port Townsend, the Irma sad teeotarl
Strait of Fort being between. Soiling from the Eoutid ti
Victoria, amiss the Fuca, San Juan appears to he a part,'
Vancouver Island. and the (limited channel cannot to dw
tinguished until you have came down opposite It. mouth of
juncture with the Strait.
Notwithstanding the treaty gni the loud sib that to oath
al out the commanding importaibm of San Jana to the ,how
titans, it as aridly belongs to the British, sad is of Id'
nitoly greater valeta to thou. than the United Stater. Ths
chsnmel in dispute is the gate to the Gulf of Georgia, Frost
River, end British Colnmhia—mostly Brutal% water end Sri.
Ush poseralona. If 'hie cheonal is, by the usay, deter"
mimed to be the boundary Rise, it wily gives is • smog
bland of email mks, with no other &demonic's, owe ors
nothing north of it; while to thou it la the doorway wa
their pmsessiose.
This fano reason, haircut, why the United States alma
it,t have the island, if by any ilea it belongs to her; bst
if John Bull goes to war lie this bland, it will be Mews
it is of great value to him; end if Joasthan bade out.
he woolly dies, it will be becatise it is not of touch valuate
him andhis niggler, Kin Cotton and Lord Democracy !al
lieu it le not is the right aeztioa to be worth Getting Is'

The tire at Cambray has done rotsiderab'e
damage to the cetbedrel, bet the works of art
ooe.ained have escaped. The atchb'sbop's peloe 'dire
the slaloms Vence smite hie ~TClCtescitte," end
th
religions wake, is t3tall7 deeiroyed.