Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-05-26

"''' ''>. "'S'cu.. ,d' newspapers TEEN with
versions ui the rights and claims of the parties
in dispute, together with speculations a, t.
probable results. The Boston Post noticius
a recent debut in the British House Of Com
mons, handles Lord john Russell vithou;
gloves. The leader of the Wing party on IN.
other side OF the water, made light of the riglus
derived b. treaty from Spain. because claim
iountSd ON discoveries at the end of the l6t.
century, ami not perfected by occupation OF
settlement. amounts to vcrt little, an could
not b. maintained. Lord John also alluded
to the voyage of Capt. Gray, in 1892, AMI said:
cit appears that IN ,rchant vessel called
the Columbia, under Captain GRAY. discov-
cred am inlet. which WAS supposed to be am
lnlct oi river. 1t appears that after some
days, in the month of MAY 1892 passed partly
at anchor, and partly IN endsayoring 10 asser-
tain the limits oi that bay, this vessel sailed
out again into the Pacific ocean. There i
very clear statement given b. CAPTAIN GRAY.
/ the commander of thatvesscl, that after some
days, he says. I'VE thought we had found
channel, we found we we've mistaken. There
Is no channel in the part which We enleavor-
ed To penetrate into IN, liver. and therefore
We must return Shortly after this. Can't.
! Vancouver arrivedcn the coast. III, not ONLY
went into the same inlet, bat he sent his lien
| tenant, a Lieut. Broughton. Ia discover The
river and 10 go i'm boat to a distance nm the
river Lieut.. Broughton was more successful
than Capt. Gray. He actually discovered the
entrance of the Columbia river. He went t,o
IN his boat for several days. to thu distance.
think, OF some 80 or 100 miles. II discover
9d the territory surtounlingit. Ii was agreed
that the river should b. called y; the name OF
columbia, and Lieut.. Brough,on returned to
his ship. But Capt Vancouver took posses
SION OF that river and the coast adjacent and
Nootka Sound, in the name OF his majesty the
king of England. Clear, hear.) Then. sir.
there was something of valid title. QH,ar.
h'ar.) Here was Il taking possession not BIZ
the captain OF a merchant vessel but by an Of
iiccr in The uniform of his majesty the king of
Engiand-tahing possession for the purpose of
occupation and settlement"
The Post analyses the above statement thus:
In October l7S7, two vessels sailed from
Boston. on voyage oi trade and discovery on
the northwest coast. viz: til. ship Columbia.
Capt. hcndrick, ana sloop Washington, Capt.
Gray. They arrived i'm Noot.Il Sound m Sep
TENDER, l1SS. Aitcr spending some time in
collecting turs, Capt. Gray, in the Washing
ton, sailed up the strait Juan de Funca After
Tins he was transferred To the Columbia IL,
then sailed for Canton and took caro- of teas
Tor Boston, Capt. keElfCk remaining OF the
coast, and May Z, anchored in GrGy's Labor
Oregon. On the ! It'll he entered LARGE river
lhere Is, 1t i true, very clear statement Civ
en- OF the proceedings of the few succeeding
DAYS b. Capt. Gray, though widrlg diGerin,s
from what !, s,:.Hl a British Lord TO read to
British House Of Commons ''Nhen we
were over the bar" Cat 8 :. NJ says Capt.
Gray log book eve fJuni tbs To b. large
river OF fresh water, ~ IyiiCh iCc stored
Many canoes came GlCEg side. At Il. NJ
came to with t5e small bower, in ten faith
omS, black and white sand. Tie entrance be-
tween the bars bore West-Soutl.wcst. GigtGm
ten miles; the north siic of the siyer. Eaifa
mile distant from the ship; tie south Size OF
the same two and Il half miles distant a viii
lage on the north 81 lie OF the river west by
north, distant three quarters of 4 m;lc. Vast
numbers oil the natives came alongside" SO
the journal goes ON daily. Fer instance =
J May IL. Fresh gales and CLOUDY: many M
: tives came along side; at noon weighed and
came to SAIL standing wp The riU6r northeast
or east; zoe toWad the chGaari ocry narroo.
A. NJ IL" had sailed UDjodyds of tirilpe
ndrrow Mst IL icos about impossible 10 hem in
al, &c. Capt. Gray remained i'm this river
from May IL to Eiay2l. lie LETT his Shin and
went ashore TO explore the country: he gave
II the Eame OF his sEip-Columba He also
named the north side of the entrance Cape
Hancoc%-thc south side, Adams point.
ouch Is AN authentic account of Captain
Grdy's discovery and exploration of the CO.
l9mbla river. The bay opening to it had been
visited by Spanish voyagcTs and named by
them Entranda dc Hccta. With this cxcep
tIon, tins Is the first entrance and exploration.
. by an European, of Columbia river. And as
to any rights the Spaniards may have derived
from an earlier discovery Of the bay, these
! rights are now, by treaty with Spain, vested
III The United States. Now Lord Russell pre-
tends to have his views of the American
claims from reports submitted To the House of
Representatives. Ii so, he must have had an
authentic extract from Captain Grav's loo book
before him. Ii 50, the auldcity manifested i'm
making the above statement i'm Parliament is
only eqnalled by the outrageous presumption
OF the British claim TO the mouth of Columbia
river
! But it may BE- well to look moment nj
captain Ndncouyer's discovery, so pompously
announced by this British lord Capt. Van
couvers lieutenant, Broughton. he saws was
more successful than Captail GRAY! H. ac-
tuallg discovered the entrance TO Columbi,
river. Lord Russell finds il not convenient
to give dates. nor toquotc Vancouver himself
as he quoted Gray This would rot have suit,
cd him. The facts about Vaucouycrs wilt
are these In 1892, after Captain GRAY loft
Columbia river. hc met Vancouver. and s,,,
piled him with information of the existence of
this river, and charts in relation 10 il. Upon
That Information Vancouver entered the river
and made further exploration of il Wha,
must b, thought Of the inpulence of this
British lord, when if hc had ever read Vanrou-
vcrs voyage. hn must have known. furrler.
more, that this mas igaior does not pretend ii.
Their that he OF his lieutenant (Brough;on) dis
coUcred the Columbia. but was Only a folio,r,r
OF the intrepid Gray? NancouvcrianLly saw
ci his gl'bordinaie, in giving an account OF lie
latter's expedition up the Columbia river.
"BfouShtop had for his guidance ihus lar 10
the met chart 61 6G. Cray. ,oho rad com.
manded the american ship Coh@a5ia." And
Vancouver, la lis chart. even puts down IN,
names that Gray had given both to the river
and Adamss Point
The Post says that Lord John Russell over
looks another important matter namely. the
Indian expedition OF Levi, AMI CLARK. of
which our Boston contemporary gives this ac-
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