The Cecil Whig., 1843-10-28

On the 12lh, ,hty advanced over tn
nlains of HE Sweet Water, lat.
d.gree>, 6. long. ITO degrees. 30.
ON the l4lh, they lell the Sweet Waite
aud proct eded soulhe'ly to Sandy R.ve
which is branch of the G. Colorado of tn
West, thus having in five days passed III
main ridge Of the Rocky Mountains wit,
comparative ease!
They proceeded down Sandy River !.
Green River, the Sheetskadee Of olhe
travellers, and branch of the Colorad,
of 'he Wesl, into which Sandy River emp.
lies, thence To HUNS fork of ihe Cree
River thence to Muddy Creek, branci
Of Beer river, which emptles into the sal
lake, or Lake Bonneville, thence to Bea
River, ~ hich they, struck onl Y one huu-
tred miles from The place where il enter.
the lake, thence To Whls Clay Pits OF
Bear River. crossed over to BIacklee
kre at The Three Bu."s, thence to Rus.
| Greek, small branch oi Lewis. also call,
! ed Snake River, .heuce To Lewis River
aud down Lewls River 10 the Columbia
II is much Ia be Iesretifd that there /:
no good map of these regions.
But the last aud must formidable obsta
Gle of all, To the settlement Of Oregon
from the States, this ediO or and his min
l>terlal friends tell US, are The Cumanches
a numerous and terncious tribe ol Indians
who (he says are the best riders and lhe
hes! shots IN the world. These. more
formidable than the Bedouins. (he SAYS
hover over the wilderness like birds al
prey, ready Ia pounCe upon the unwary
ua'eller. Bm, this Indian story will pro-
duce no et1ec. upon the Americans, " no
will smile at the idea oi being iulim.
iIared by handful OF CumancGe.! ZAP.
plduse,
They lumber but ten thousand, men
women and children.-lh ir home is tie
neighhnrhn"d of I-,-lh.y come
North only 10 hunt ihe buffalo, aud as lhp
huda" retlges hsio.e the Footsteps Of CIV.
IIizaiion. SO viii th' Cumannches: LEAVING
behind them like Cog aud Magng. t.,
whom they have be iIkeued,I nothing
bur al empty name.
A much m"e forrnidsbIe inpedimeni
to the settlement nf Oregon bv Americans,
is presented by the Hudson Bay Com
pany. But this Is All obstacle hch uvst
he met aud oven come and The socnpr It is
MErand overcome the hr!Ser. IGreat sp-
piause The udson Bay Company is
iormahir loreign corp q, or, cunsis-
ing en,iteIv OF RrIsh subjects. and acunp
s 4 ly under BRUSH ministerial protection
and influence, within The bounds Of tmer.
! cen Territory" The Hudson Bay Con.
any Gays the Editor we have so oiler
YumtG) is III all It's instincts aud habits
thoroughly Brush and anti Americann
aud Tor once he has told he tru,h. The
Iiudon Bay Com, nn,s. shares Of stock
were originally tluO-bul BY engroSslng
| a trade which belongs exclusively II us
hey have advanced one hundred ner cen,
The Hudson Bay { C"mpauy pay an inter.
es' on 'he'l shares ot ten per cent. besides
layIng up reserve fund for the expires,
aud avnwed purpose of keeping Americans
III Of the trad'!
The Hudson Bay Company have again
| ana again used tins reserved fund to per
| -Gcule Americans, who dared 10 deal il
| I'ms in our avn Territory
The Hudson Ray Company. while III,
Billsh ministers have been holding on
| he illusion that The dispute about Oregon
shall he soon amicabl Y settled, have cree
'ed and fortified nineteen fnris within OF
Territory They have aAeu Illegal pos
,ession of slm"s, every eligible spo, il
Oregon as regards ws'er power, or tha, j.
d good site tor manutaC!Ury AIT! ihe'
have selected the fines, sites for farms
The lladsol, Bay Company are cu,iin.
he hes, lumber off our lands, and seiip,
IL to enrich themselves!
The British Parliament have passed al
act, authorizing tie Hudson Bay Compan,
20 arrest and send TO Canada any Aneri
can citizen who may come wi,hin ,hel
the liu,Is"" Bay Comisny's displeasurc
BY tins daring outrage upon our >"
veregnty. any American can be arrestp,
aud sent out ni our own Territory. 10 b.
rled t." Br,ish ground by Brush Judge
and Brush laws!
The l'udsnn Bay Company have powe,
ny British laws 10 give jndgmen' pgaIn,
any American clizen in Oregon, and issu
AN execution, under cover of which b
may be either confined in their forts. q
sent to lie jalls oi Canada, at their plea
sure
The Hudson Bav Company, through
| long license, have become SO overbeai in,
tina, they actually obliged respectable
American to wear skins for several ears
for having incurred their dispIea-ure
The Hudson Bay Company send, an
nuall>, large par les t" trap the Brave
upon la"d adjacent 10 Oregon, belonging
t, the United ) a,rs, and TO which Eng.
land has never laid claim |!
The Hudson Bay C"mpany's agent
commit depreda'i"ns upon the Indian
rv,ng within The acknowledged limits q
| Sr.f.,- ~ nal 1