Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-02-14
The OREGON TERRITORY.


the Ofegon Territory, delivered by him before
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cZ laa anchored mere !nT years p'''te ana ca'd
Il Port san lorenzo COOK likewise saw ana
gave names 10 several prominent p'iHiS Hlph lhe
coast but dl not anchor ~ any nihrr place south OF
the present Russian boundary All these points, how
Spnniars that the British I1ncd no title to any
part of this coat by priority of discovery, from the
voyage Of Nnptnn Cook. Fnepoicy Of Spain THAT
period d not permit the discoveries of her niygaors
| 10 be ma e public and Great Britain had therefore
JpDrrrut uruuud for claiming las she dii claim the
| J,cnyar, If N,ntko sound for Caprai, Cook: and
The eyenis yyh.h owed orca-lncd in part bv this
arr.I discovery brought about the arranycmeut be.
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=" ~ 'h pi,isb y.rn'nont ma lie y,
rati s,a,,.oot caused nr,ot ,xc,1snlert in Fu,nne
ami ,bes nrocrel,nns ,,ya rise 10 Inc famous Maj,
kn onrstian" ms il vas then called that in 1870 came
very near invoicing Euronc in War, for which ~rcat
prcplra ions, nj an lnmen>e expense were made both
by Great Britain and Spain. War, however was
nvcr'ed by convention made in Oc'ober 1880, by
which Snrn agreed 10 compensate Melrs, who re-
cclvcd $4,000 though the actual damage he sustain
ed would nave been amply compensated by n zenith
n7rt Of that sum. Fut the most important feature #
this conyeniDn nj the present une le one OF the pro-
| VISIONS Of the 81 article upon which Grea Britain
nav relies rs orc OF The strong nons in support of
cr clam 90 equal ri9nts WIN the United States IN the
"oregon Territory u Inns 81 Arilre - is agreed
mat their respective subjects shall not be disturbed or
npeS'en' e'ner IN naN,Gh'lhS or carrying on ther
hsne'ies' IN tne taeuc ocenh or IN the SCUM seas,
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L,g setj,,ner,sjere" must os, yoSr n,ri;cmr,r
ott5n.on IN this stinnl,,inn ns Gre5t Rr,oin reos
upon il for RESISTING our claim to the exclusive nossas
sion Of anv norton of OREGON as derived from Snan
and it should be remembered that at this period we
brl NJ claim whatever to any territory West Of The
Rlrly Mountains. hui subsequently, obtained all that