The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-12-16
oregon Territory.
LECTURE V.
BY PETER A. BROWNE, IL. d,
"Duci amor Pahir."
The Discovery fhe Columbia Rirer
(CuNCI.I;pED.)

ieave 10 make ic" remarks upon this accoun
Vi Lieut. Meares.
ne honest plan dealing part Of the com
MUMMY, not only OF the United States, but
trust, OF England will be surprised TO learn tina
upon these acts OF Lieutenant Meares, Grea
britain maintains that he was the first tlscovcre
OF lhe olumba liver
III 1870, 'he piehipotcntlarles OF the British
'o'cFihheht presented statement to the min
,"'ei "' inc ,hll"d Stat"s from which the fol
lowing is truly extracted.
. prcat britain can show that in l7SS that is
'o"i FtalS before hrav entered The mouth IF IN
notHmoid srer, Mr.. Neares, Il lieutenant of the
,'og"l Navy, VINO had been sent by the Eas
.n"'a 'ot'rany on trading expedition 10 the
t>o't"eSt coast OF America, nut atIcddy minute
edPt0'eH M" coast from The 49th to the 54tl
nosiee U, Mof'n Ia'i,"ne; nad taken formal pos
liz ' S" :" INC 'IrI''s ue uca' IN Tie name o.
' o'e'''2i'' 'iu purchased lAnu lraiiicked
'''.''u ''ed''es VIII, inc natives; ana HAD
o', n 'S h.D rue DAY oF THE 'oLtMFiA,
49,, ne W." "hhN hhhDLA"p OF WHICH HE GAVE
49,. :, H Or tNrI DISAPPOINTMENT name
'''is :. "o''s !" 'l'S ""y
,h,n h"' 'i'o'Slious tha' gentlemen VINO pride
oiI,.,,;' "poii I''p'' r'ih' statoh talents anu
.t,: s,'o''u ''oor uhder snch a dclnsoh AS
" pei'e'e mat diplomacy requires OF them to re-
~ W SUI" measures ferhaps It may be nrg-
80. WI "'"r'r VI ''iesc gentlemen mat they were
IT,, W .i'"'es P""'.ca''oh' from "hlch /
,,,;,i,i ,i 'i uo''c eAt'"ct' ana s'hcereiy
WISHED ln't ttIs might have been the case, but
potentior,es add that ..No,rns, ,,.nn,, ~. H..
voyaue uas nul,li.h,d i, In,,d,,, i, .n,.,.,
1890 > and if 10 lor,I,, fir o., ,,r,'',, ,l., ;I,,'
p,utlen,c,, h.,d conn. r. tI
to Drrrn, ,i,ho,,, roa,,;,,r IL h,,, r57'i
they refer +, ,h,; ,I;I ,,i,i :, ,l,a ,,,, nnr..
have seen tina, Aicar.s had ,,ni ,irn,d ,,i,,,.i,
eynl,red tb. CONS, from, ,Lo ,o,L - ,,i H..
OF \ .oi.,b,, Inc had ,,, ,,I,, c,r,,, -
sion nj tne S,r,r. 4. L',,, ,L,, L II til
purchased L,nu nor ,r,Hlod ,''r ,,,r,,'I ,,a,.
lies with the ,,,,ivey-,h,, NO h,L ,,i ,,,naII,
,,,t.rad Tho ,,,o ,I,,,,I,;., pi,,a I,, ,t,
IN TIA. co,,r,rv ,,,,, ba l.'I a...i' ,,,, ,,s
S,cb ,,ircr c,.e,. Ia a;., I Ill.,, '' w. ~
III. C,,. ..I,;,,,,,,,,;,',,,',,, =, ~ ''''
br,, r. H.; 10y "C''''sr ne '''u
the river isid do,,.,, ''r o, 'liiu"s
A mara n,,',s;lla t,,, a. I''', c' G c"
substar,i,l a,,,a S',I' '"' ,'o''' "''ne
in tho tr, that tho ,,,,.o IL
mont Of the WIZ '','s SUIT
E.II,c;o,s f r,n,o ,.'',i 70 " as '''''ueu were
that thew have onnenJnd i, .o,.t ' =" say
Ior-hnnt a. NIo,rlrp ar extract from l'e
bnrs ho ,i,,.d j.; v, .,'' 'oi',S ana :, ,'ai-
in question: Snclu4ine Ibs Ran 1f u, CoL,,,b;o
I7Svo WINCH THE LOG ryprrss,, .r.rrs1r,r
MEAREs EsrEREH.O is minuf.Iv J,;J J,,,, ,,,d
an engraving dated Aupusl I79o of rho ,,t,oncc
Of de Fuca Straits executed after , des;,,, t,k.n
~ June, 1883, by Mcares himself.
SowIo,,o,l .,:,, e,-
,,o ,,1,ni't ron,,i t =, 10 Every "o"eH
-. 49, 90 W '''' "n'o' " "'i'n ne
~, ,,t,,,. ''e mn u's,S'S'
;(,rnal Wv -, Va'," aI, Wtn 'le
:, 100 .,;..l , - ''I ,r
o,,;r,a,,;,,e '', ',.''''r .'"N II 'he
l " t'''1e - '''o"S pa
u.L;o, -,,o,a,, i. L." s',.'''''e,
-. ,: '''3 "' '','l''o'"'''ty OF
~ ,,,, IL; 'r"",''s, never nav
=, roo g., ,,.l;nh o.n ''''7.'" J." ,'oh' on
:,c,.,;,, y, t,ho,,n ,,,, lt'c'' prefer
:i:7 ,,'' nv" " institute an
,l,a ;rI;,.;,nif "n w. ""se " We punished
,rho hoo La" r,', nr ~ "'IF .,'n ou' ,p nc
,ha ,,I'a t, . s LIZ " ."'s "e'ol"i'" H. on
u, SUN "'Sc'a,"j the
Ll;llI -; .oo ''"H VI '''ar'A.
rno,, ,Lo,o .rr;,,,. .,. ~ NV 10y 'e''r"
snur;o,,. d, a. r'.; ''.I ''''''' " oe
- tf , VIZ ''Pio '"'' ''''t '',e 'g'oro"
,,,.hI o., I.aa, a. 49, '''N """ %'"'" W
,nd ,,o.o d;s,s,.n;, "'"o" e'a'er
rho wbole ,ti,ir yo Iii W. ,,.oaao ~ -, U'''n
,rbo d;d discover u,e t,oI,uhi, R;,,as ~ '''""
=. III '''e ','o''h OF Nay '''' .ap'"n IRA "'
tne american SNIP toiumbla, OF hos'on, sailing
",o's 'iie northwest oas' OF Norl'l America
oose'Heu d" opening IN I't aoN 10, from witch
'S"eu current SO sfohg as 10 prevent mis- en-
t''''t' "in""sh ne remained hhe Gays III It's
'"'"'tN fh"ea'"Iig 10 effect That object lie
was however cohr'hcea mat ne mad discovered
'lio NOUN ol ~, large f.rer' me slnt columbia
W'nteit" a' Nyo4ue, oh tne 29th DAY OF Apr'i,
lneI .e'i IN VIII" tle Eng ',Sh snip DiscoV-
~ .aP,t'n 'n'ouVcr' ana ,npthlh gray III
t,"an aP.d'n vancouver OF ms having ocen
vi w iiou'' OF liver IN iat 4b0 w. where
tne out'c' " Ie'l''N was SO Str"n@ as 10 proven,
I'M H' ei'''fIne 'or i''l'o DAYS oh the 3oth OF
np.'' "p"'" 'a'ro"Ner mace me ioHo"ing
shtry IN ms journal, Which has been since pub
dred ana fifteen leagues, under the mo t FORUM
ate and favorable circumstances of wind and