Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1843-10-27

icul 10 1858 or q Maryland IN 1884;
Rhode Island 10 1886; Maine ia 1885;
New Hampshire 10 1857; North Caro-
lima in 1868; South Carolina 10 1870,
and Pennsylvania in 1881.
Notwithstanding these tar3y move
menls of the British in selling the ands
bordering on the Atlantic Ocean, that
nation perlinaciousIy insisted upon their
exclusive right TO the whole territory
by virtue Of prior discovery; and W hen
the Dutch. who made the first settlement
ol New York, claimed that colony, they
were attacked and driven away by tho
British 10 l6l4 And when they llhe
Duich) returned again ;he next year,
re settled and fortified themselves, they
were regarded asllrespsssNrs. And af'
ter the death Of james, King Charles
IL. in 1864, granted TO his brother, the
Duke OF York, largo tract Of country
including New York and New Jersey.
aud a largo force 0udsr CoIoOet Nichols
was sent out to put him IN possession.
They arrived in the harbor. summoned
the province 10 surrender, and upon
their refusing to comply he British took
GorcibIe possession Of New York and
New Jerseys
Here we find the English Government
insisting upon the prior right Of di'cOve
ry, after delay of settlement of 1913
years, against those who had settled il
the intermediate tims.
So he first settlers Of Dslaware were
the SReden and Flnns. Ia the yea
1927, they made a permanent settle
ment on the banks OF the Delaware ri
yer, under the auspices of Guslavu'
AdoIpbus, the reigning Prince ol Den
mark. heir title was, however, dspu
Ted By both the Dutch and he English
IN The wear 1866, they were attacked b,
the former, and the latter having pre-
vailed the Swedes were obliged To com
under the sovereignty of Great BrIrsiu
Having shown how sCrupulousIy 81
Britain has insisted upon the right 4
prior discovery where her title was cor
cerued, let Us next inquire how far sh
has regarded this right, when it atfec
ed the ute Of others,
Oregon Territory lies on the Nortt
west coast of North America, betwet
lal,udes 42 deg and 81 deg. 40 nil
As early az 1913, Bartoome FerreI'
Spaulard, pushed his discoveries q
far North as 43 deg and landed al
place since called Cape BIanco.'
Ia 1892, Joan de Fucs. Spanar
discovered strait 10 lat 49 deg to {
2 deg which Vancouver, 10 1892, Gale
. the Straits Of Fpcs' IN honor Of II
T first discoverer. He do FucA) stage
: there twenty days uadIns With the n
= lives.
i 10 1908, Agulier, in the Spanish er
J ploy, discovered The mouth OF the rlvt
Umpqua, in latitude IA deg
In I774, Perez sud Martinez, und
e the Spanish flag. discovered a sound b
70 tween latitude 40 deg. and 50 deg, 'io
called NoolkA Sound in which ,ht
gave he nsme Of Port San Lorenzo
This was the first visit that had cv
G been made 10 that place by an Eur
pran. Tine Span'srds remained the
n some time, trading with the natives
If In l775, the Spanisrds discovered,
e lat 45 deg, a promontory, which "
, called 'Saa Rogue since known as Ca
n DISAPPOINTMENT Also, bay in lat
deg. OF which they took possession, at
% called it Port Remedies.
E Other parts orllhe coast we're dist
e vere1 by The Spsniards, upon which
Of is unnecessary, al present TO dwell
IN The foregoing formed tho title
'e Spain TO Oregon Territory, in right
n prior discovery and it was ample.
~ this title Of Spain, the United Sta'
N succeeded, BY the treaty Of 22d Febr'
Y ry, 1919; recognized and confirmed
J. the treaty OF Mexico, OF l2h JannaI
20 1928.
10 We must now take some notice of I
81 proceedings of tho British GoVernme
q in regard 10 part Of Oregon Tel
u tory. ''"
er One Of the claims Of England to o
sh gop is based upon lhe supposlion I
by it was discovered BY Francis Drake
" 1877, and by hIm called New AlbIo
Al The particulars Of this pretended
l. coverv will BIZ found IN lleyIvn's &
ch graphy, published in London IN III
r which il appears that this New Alb
to lies within the boundaries OF CaIlIorr
OF part Of me main land on III" weS''
~ coast Of North America, which had b'
u discovered by Ferdinand CorleS, IN
ed employ Of SPAN in 1884, tory tn
'r' wears before Drake made his sppe
Irs ance in those seas. The ground VI
Did which This English officer laid cla'U
nd the discovery, was an ignorant be
that it was an island, separated enllr