The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-11-11

Britain in regard TO right and trade and
traffic al Port San Lorenzn," bitter
known the tame of "Noolka Sound -
: which is part Of Oregon Territory /;
Noolka lying between iorty>unth aud
filiieIh and degrees of north latitude and
Oregon Territory extending from forty
second degree 10 f!ly-tourh degree forty
minutes. In this dispute Spain claimed
exclusive rigM TO the whole OF Oregon, by
virtue of her prior discovers ; and Eng-
land, admitting that the right of Sovereignty
to the whole territory was in Spain sci up
(as before slaied) mere right of ,rudc
and rgGc. This claim VAS. in itself, UNI
founded, but such subordinate and inter-
l"culary right was eGirely Inconsistent
with The claim which she (EngIand) nov
advances t" The whole territory. See my
first lecture. Whence it is evident thai
Great Britain has not for centuries claimed
TILE to OREGON, but, on the contrary, that
within little more Than haLfa century she
has admitted that she had no sucl, title.
put what is this claim 10 Oregon which
(as this NJ. T. says) England has made
for centuries
alt has long existed as historical fact
(says the NJ. p that the very territory in
question was discovered by Sir F,ancl>
D,ake. about the year 1876. who landed
upon several points OF The coast, taking
formal possession OF The same in the name
"i Queen Elizabeth. In some old and
Spanish maps The territory is designated
New Albion" with short note express
sIve OF DIake's priority of discovery; and
accord NC To these charts New ALBION ex-
tended several degrees to ire southwark
of the present northern Mexican line
Thus. then we find actual possession taken
BY England of Ibis rery coast before the
United States had even a colonial exs-
tance.'
To the pages cf history which relate
to this voyage of Drake, also cheerluIly
appeal. IThe reader is requested 10 place
the map of north and South America be-
fore him, and see MAYORS VOYAGES. 2d
vol p. To 45. In 1877, (not 1870 the
18th November, Drake left Plymouth. On
the 27fh january, 1878. h. was a, The
"Mayo." one of the Cape Verd Islands
On The 9Th of September, 1873, he passed
The Straghts of Magellan and entered the
South Sea. and few days afterwards saw
| Che saws for the first time the conflux nj |
The Western and Southern Oceans He |
directed his course for thirty degrees
south latitude found no convenient har
Dor advanced To Macao; thence To S.. |
Philips BAY; thence 10 Val paraiso, in lat,
iude thirty three degrees three minutes
south. where he captured ship belong.
ing TO Spain, (wi,l which naton England
was at peace j thence 10 Coqulmbo, in
in latitude thirty degrees south thence to
Sarcpaxa. where he robbed Spanlard.
asleep, Of four thousand ducals'worth of
silver and, on the 7rh uf February. 1879 !
he arrived al africa, in south latitude cgh-
teen degrees twenty-siX minutes, where
he obbcd three small Spanish vessele Of
fiI,y-sfvrn ingnts OF silver. He then set
SAIL for Chill, in search of plumber. but
news ofhls being IN the coast having been !
transmitted, overland; (as Drake leaned !
| from captured lndian,) he sailed for and |
| arrived al Lima, where "a number of Span
| ish vessels, richly laden, were robbed.
Here he learned that rich Spanish SHIP
had sailed, three days before. for Para.
which lies IN south latitude five minutes;
he resolved pursue her; but finding tina,
she had actually proceeded /" Panama.
| which lies in north latitude dogs mis- 80 |
sec, he alIerd hls course. On the lsl oI |
March, 1879, he came up to this vessel
and captured her. He now shaped his
course towards the ives, put into small |
island (ihe name of which Is not me"tlon- |
ed to rrft On the 26ih OF March, they |
put 10 sea a am, and on The Blh of Apil. |
arrived al Port AngualuIco-Ih p L, mint
ted several plracles on tins route where |
he landed and pluudered the town. D,ake's |
crew now ,a,ed with pluuder, wtre anxl- |
Gus /" return 10 England; but he expalial-
ed upon the honor Of finding 40 lhv esl
passage. HIS authority prevailing. they
sailed int" a port in the Isle CT Canes.
where they took in wood and wafer. They |
thence proceeded in quest of the north
west passage but alter sailing to latitude
iorty-lhree degrees north. wilhuM seeing
"ny land, they rcllnquished their purpose |
and altered then course. ID, axe now de-
lernined To WISH The Moluccas. in the East
Indian SEA. and thence return to England
by The CAPE oil Good Hope. On the l7lh |
Of June. 1879, he AN, hnred in commo-
dinus harbnr III north latitude SO dec. 80 |
min.,( which upon the small map which |
accompanies this letter is marked Pc. 81. |
Francis pr.") This land our hero mi>,ook
Tor an island, and supposing himself to be
Tie first dI,coverer. he took possession.
and called ii "NEw ,LBInN" And this |
is the discover. under which (this Nj. P. |
says Eng land now CLAIM . q. egon Ter,i-
tory. which lies between latitude forty
two degrees aud ifly-one degrees forty
minutes, and which Drake neper sap.
On the Odd of July. Drake left these