Litchfield enquirer., 1831-05-19
IF'rOm the Milltdgsvile Geo Jo4rnal.l

ter happened at Wilkinson Superior Court
 last week. A gentleman (as we under- stand it a member of the grand jury asked
 his neighbor for the loan of dollar. He assented, took out his pocket book and O. pened it, when the applicant seeing a dollar note, put his hand into his book, in a familiar way, and took it out. The len- der, short time afterwards, having occa- sion to examine his money, missed hum dred dollar bill. From the borrowers manner, and from his having taken the dol- lar bill rather too familiarity, he was suspec- ted-and the lender finally became satisf- ed that the $lOO bill had been taken felo-. niously at the same time that the one dol- lar bill was taken. The borrower, asser- ting his innocence, a bill of indictment was preferred against him, the jury returned a true bill-he was expelled from the jury 1; and SO strong was public feeling against him, that he. had to go to jail, for the want ofbail. He was deserted by every body. There was no doubt that he would be con- victed.
 In the mean time, another man, who was attending court, heard of the circum- stances, and recollected having received what purportcd to be thirty-6ve dollars, on the same day, from the lender above men- toned. He went home, and examined the money. Neither himself nor his wife be- ing able to read, all that they could deter. mine was that there was three notes, which he had taken as ten dollars each, and one as five-and that one of the tens was un- like the others. He brought the money to the court-house the next day--handed it to the Solicitor, and explained the cir cumstance of his having received it the day before. On examination, one of the bills supposed to have been paid for ten, turned out to be hundred dollar bill. This explained the loss. The borrower was brought out of jail, relieved from all of crime, aud restored to his grand jury-and to his standing tn society.
 The Oregon Territory, Columbia Riuer, Sc.-We have conversed with Captain Oominis, of brig Owhyhee, which arrived ast week from the Pacific Ocean, who in- orms us that in February, 1929, he enter ,d Columbia River, and remained until 4 pril. He revisited the river also in Au- delightful, free from the vicissitudes Uf heat md cold experienced Ch the Atlantic side ,f North America. In August the heat was not near so great as with us; and through the winter, he saw no snow, nor vas there any ice seen in the river. He s of opinion that two crops of potatoes, and of different kinds of grain, could be raised without any difficulty. The navi- gation at the mouth of the Columbia IS rather dangerous, as there are breakers upon Bar, where there is 4 1-2 fathoms at low water, and indeed the British Hud- sons Bay Company lost two brigs there, one in 1929 and the other in 1850; but from the mouth, for about 12O miles, as far as the Great Falls, the river is deep enough for the largest merchant vessel.
 About eighty miles from the mouth of the Columbia, the river w allameth enters it, large river which is navigable to a. bout twenty miles from it's mouth, where there are falls of twenty feet, and most eligible site for manufactories. A smaller river, called the Coulez, empties into the Columbia from the north about 20 miles below the Wallameth. -
 The soil on these rivers, not far from the mouth of the Columbia, he represents to be ofthe best quality, especially around the Wallameth, where the country is well watered. as Capt. D. learnt from the hun ters, and abounding with extensive forests of hard wood. There is also fine growth of hard timber on the upper Columbia. These rivers abound in salmon, surgeon, herring, and other fish j. the season for herring commences iH February, and for salmon in May. The natives are not nu- merous, but are very peaceable, by no means like those of Nootka Sound. Gc. and Capt. Dominis at no time felt any ape prehension from them.
 It is greatly to be regretted that this fine country has not been taken possession of by the government of this country to whom it belongs. The British Hudson's Bay Company, who purchased the improve menis of our ceuntrymen at Astoria, have a large farm about 100 miles above the mouth of the Columbia, at point vancou- vre, which is protected by fort of five or six heavy cannon. They have chain of three or four forts, also as far as the Rocky Mountains. The few Americans who re- mained after the settlement at Astoria was given up, having families, and being adyan- ced in years, entered into the service of