The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-10-14

landed in l407; but their affairs were So
badly conducted that, To avoid famine,
the, abandoned the country and returned
t. England again.
Raleigh made a second attempt at set
dement,. but wlIh no better success. To
Elizabeth succeeded James. In The ear |,
part Of his reign, one Ilacklyl published a
very Interesting volume Of voyages and
d>cuverles-an excitement was thereby
created and in consequence, an expedition
was fitted cut in which Gusnold reached
Massachusetts Bay. They thence coast
I'd 10 the South, landed and traded with
the Indians. but made no settlement, and
returned Ia England. king James then
Gi,i'eI he discovered la d /, I iva
pnrliun.. one " hlch hr rnllru " inia.'
and The other .:NeN Eco and.n A Lon.
don G. mpan> with Iiaci !yl al their head
errlveh grant OF the hnmrr. aud the
Ply mouth Cnmp.r, OF The al,er. Mas
>at hu<slls was srl'Ird in 1920, Connec
rcul III 1888 or 4, Nia,a, d in 1864,
Rhode island III 100. NIalnr III 1855
New HAmp>hne in 1851. North Carolina
IN 1868. South Carolina III 1870, aud
Prnn-S Ivauia in lCSl
NOW ih>'andlrg these 'ardy move
mpu,s Of The Blush IN settling the lands
bordering on the Atlantic Ocean, that ma
ton p runaclou>ly nls'sird upon their ex-
elusive righl to the Whole territory by
virtue Of prior discovery; and when the
Dutch, who made The first seH/em mt cI
New Yo,k, claimed tina. c"l"n>, they
were attacked and driven away by the
British in 1914. And vi en- lhey lthr
DulcIJ relu,utd aga The neXl year, ie-
settled and torlIt' themselves. ti:ey we've
REGARDED AS lrc>pa>sers. And ALTER The
death nl james, King CHARLES The II, IN
1864. grant Il To his brother, the Duke of
York, IA large lracl of country, II Guiding
New Y"k ana New jersey, and la.ge
i"ice under Colonel Nichols was ssnl
"ut 10 put han III p '>>esslon. They arriv-
ed IN the Larbor, summoned the pr"vire
To surrender aud upon Their refusing to
comply the Brush took torciLie posses
Si0o OF New OK and New jersey
Here Ne lind me Erglsh Government
Insisting upon The prior right of discovery.
alter delay Of settlement al !. 3 cars,
against those v no had StEitd III the in
t,rlueGla,e lme.
80 Tie >elltels OF d, laware we're the
SArues and tmns. ln The 1927. Ihtl
made ID PfrA"ncRt settlement "n the hanhs
oi HE Dc,uNd te iiNei, unner tht auSplccr
al Gus aus iuuipiIu>, me relgul. Z Puce
ri Denlnork. ] htn ulle as now ever dis
,.u,r'. by both the Ouch ana the English
III Tie year loo, ,hcy w,re attarkrt by
ne iuinei. auu uIe iatter having plerallru,
ne Sr ,des MuIc uti1ed To come undrl
le sovereignty ol q cat BrllalE.
lia,lng SHOWN how scrupulously Great
5rllaln has Insisted upon The ~ Int OF pllor
discovery wheIe her ul!e was concerned,
.el lis mex, inquire how lar she has re-
.arded lhls rlahl, " hcL II affected lhe TILE
ii others.
O,egon Territory lies on the northwest
coast ",i Norh Amerca,b between Ia;I'uoes
no ami o4o 4ON. As early a. lois, Bar
.uInme F,litlo, d SPanIard, pushed his
discoveries as far North as AZ, aud land
cu al place since called cape Blanco."
la loSl, Jua, de uca, epaniard, dis
covered ID slaIl III LAT. Az 10 81, which
kancoliver. IN 1862 CALEB The STRAITS u
ura." III honor oi the hIsl dl-co,creI.
lie de tuca) staId there twenty Gays,
duding with the natives.
III 1905. AguIer, III The Spanish employ,
discovered The mouth OF the river Umrqua,
IN lat. 440.
IN IVA, lerez and Martinez, under the
Spanish flag. discovered sound, between
lat. 490 and co, (since called "Noolka
Sound,") 10 which .hey gave the name OF
Port San l.orenz"." This was the fist
wish TIA, had ever been made to llaI pace
by an European : he Sran'ard> renamed
lhele some ume, ua'ing WIN the alve>.
In l775, die S,anmIds discovered,
III la..4oo, pr. non'my hcii vas cail'd
San X, q"r. slace known as ''Gair Dis
.pp,ln mvnl" ass, d bay, III La. 90, %,
bach the! '""A posse SION, a"o c"'ed /
Il on R,m,dlus"
o he, arts Of his coast were discover
ed tn 'he 5, anlards. upon winch IT Is I'M
NJ c, ssaD. ii, Inteenl, L. dwell.
Tue i"eg" ng i"Imed III, ll'le Il Span
1" O:egun Truhofy. in rgh OF p'I"rds
cover and it was ample I" lhl' ulIe
al S, an, thp uni,e0 S aes succeeded. by
tn, treaty Of 22nd February 1919 rec". =
nl.ed AID confirmed by the lrta'y WITT
Mexico, Of l2th January. 1873.
We must now lake some notice OF the
proceedings of the B'i'l,h G"veren'"en'.
in rena.d tna pat, "t o egon Tr'rli' nv.
Owe nl the claims # ngIand /" y -
gnn Is ha' ed upon Tie sup. "sI''"n that =
was lis, overd W ranrl, Dtake N 1877,
and by lum called New Albion" All
thr rart,cl lars 81 ihI> pretended disc"r'I,
al be- t.nnd IN Ileyiyn'S Geog al by.
Iuhli.h,d III ond"n in i67l. 10 III whIcn