New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-01-18
From Oregon.
Extract Of a deter dated

WllHAAEr Fe5 u, ISL.
! Will row tell YOU something OF the people OF
this coun,rg There are about seventy-hye 10
eighty French Canadians settled in the country,
principally discharged from the service OF The
Hudson Bay Company: there are also about tifiy
Americans settled in and about this county making
perhaps, l25 10 100 male inhabitants. who
married to Indian women. They raise from tseir
farms, On an average, from three FIVE hundred
and some from ten TO twelve hundred bushels OF
wheat besides great quantities of pease potatoes,
oats. barley, corn, &c.
The Hudson Bay Company have in their employ
at Fort Vancouver, about one hundred and twenty
FIVE persons, snd many in several other forts both
sides Of the Rocky Maintains. These people, as
said before are married 70 Indian women and
live very much The same, in all respects, as or
farmers n, home, with the exception of not being
obliged to labor half a. much; they generally have
from fifty to one hundred head OF horsos, halt as
many cows and about the same number OF hogs
these all take care Of themselves. fhe people
here cut no hay and make pastures they do
not give their hogs any feed excepting about
month before they kill them. There Is enc church
here, and the people have contracted for a brick
church and other buildings necessary, such as
schoohouse for the French and oue Tor the Anne
rcans. The French have one priest here and one
a, Fort Vancouver.
The Americans generally attend al the mission,
md us far a. can see, The people here are az
well behaved aud moral : in town. We have
now committee at work drafting constitu-
ton and code of laws have in nomination a gov
ernor, an attorney general, three justice. of the
peace, 6,;. overseers of the poor, road cnmms-
.iouers, SC. We have already chosen supreme
Judge with probate powers, n clerk OF the court
and recorder & high sheriff, and three constabcs;
SO that YOU see we are in fair way OF starting
rival republic on this side of the Mountains, espe-
ciay IA are constantly receiving recruits
those people whose time has expired win the bud
son Bay Company and from the Mountain hunters
coming down TO settle. National lntelilSencer.
SUFFERERS ~ THE SAVANNAH William b.
Stoddard one of the Hremcn OF the steamboat Sa-
vannah which sprung leak during q tremendous
gale and went down of Cape Hat1eras on the 2Sttl
of November last, while on her way from this port
to New-Orleans via Charleston called yesterdayto
give rs some account of his suerngs. Tue boat
sprung aleak about o'clock the captain, mate
ard eleven passengers silently abandoned her about
O'clock. leaving the crew without any competent
commander and with no direction except 10 mend
their boats and look out for themselves. The crew
left about=I in three separate boats, only one OF
which has been heard oi-ihat in whch StoddaFd
was. which was picked up about - hours alter
ward by the schooner Warren. OF Hancock, Maine,
and carried into Charleston S. G.. There were
seven in ,lisz boat, who reached Charleston with
nothing but their working clothes and other
wise in u state of utter @ositulion Ihclr board
was paid FOR one wccl, by the agent of the Sayan
.ah in Charleston, after which they We're left TO
shift FOR themselves. They have since found their
way back 10 this City. Mr.. Stoldari needs cloth
ing, and will be grateful to any friends OF seamen
who will point out Il way in which he may procure
either clothes or work. Any communication lett
for him with Dr.. Molsc, cornerot Grand ana Cam
nor-s:reets will be welcomed Some Of his COM
rudcs in adversely have had their pressing wants
relieved bv a Public Ball, and we=hope something
may be done tor him.
RoxsERY-'rhe National =Intcligencero OF Fri
day morning states thai another robbery, OF a very
daring character was committed few tights ago,
n, a Respectable Congress boarding house on Third
street. BY which member OF Congress was suit
,erer to considerable amountin money, as wei! as
a valuable GOLD watch. This is the second sue
ccssiu demonstration which has been made by the
light fingered gentry il the same dwelling.
EXCHANGE LAGEJN ii.
TIE f.ealflrs. Of the. t'xle9ssAt# ExcnAsss
LylGlN' co.opzgi.e win eefiolher. and through
.,il,r=\5l The tiicl.tis u. ;o4ct l!I rcigi2n