The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1845-10-15
OREGON.
From the NsiC York Herald
Our right to OregOM--ss il an imcOntGs-
libIG one.


gotiations betweentbo United States and Great
Britain have been freshly opened That paper
also informs us that the Secretary of State is
indie fdtigable in his correspondence; and Father
Ritche throws out the hint with no little ndig-
nation, that the Pennsylvania statesman has not
yet brought hisopinion of our right down to the
49th degree. If this were true, it would be
worth something TO the friends Of Oregon. But
is it true?
% In this uncertainty in the matter it will be well
enough 10 look little into our 'incontestibe
right as it is called.
Our superior claims TO the whole of Oregon
TO the boundary line of 81 40, as arranged
with Russia, are not universally understood in
this country-not even by all those who unhesI-
tatingly assert our right TO the whole; and We,
therefore, by way Of an i8spri81iS, place the mat
ter briefly in our columns, in order to give
clearer view of the subject. All this in unwiel-
dy pamphlets and public documents, has been
published, but active, energetic Americans, who
are seeking fortunes, have only time to read
newspapers, after they have once started upon
active business pursuits.
This matter, in all its ramifcations, is thus ar
ranged in our mind aldaccording to unmpeach-
able testimony,
CLAIMs OF SPAIN.
1884. Cotez discovers California.
l543. Ferrello discovers the coast of Cape Men
- docino and the River Aquiar.
1852 Cali discovers the coast beyond Oregon.
1899. De Fuca discovers the Stats Juan De
Fuca ..
1903. Vizcaino explores the coast of California.
1902. Axuiar discovers the river Aquilar end in
let of Columbia.
1874 Perez discovers Nooka Sound and San
:" Lorenzo.
1774. Marines lands at Nooka Sound.
ITS. Haceta, Ayolo, Bodego and Quadra dis.
- cover the bay of the river Columbia, and
call it Entroda de Hecata.
1779. Martinez makes a settlement at NooIka
Sound and erects fort.
l779. Fidalgo makes settlement on Quadra'S
Island at the entrance Of Juan De Fuca.
CLAIMS OF GREAT BR1TA1N.
1878. Drake lands in Bodego bay, previously
discovered by the Spanish
1878. Drake sailed up to lat. 10, but did no,
land.
l7l3. The treaty Of Utrecht, between France
and Great Britain appointed commission
ers, who fixed upon the 40th deg. oflat. as
the line of demarkation between the pos
sessions of the two nations west of the
Mississippi river
1863. The treaty Of Paris between Spain, France,
land Great Britain, fixes the boundary be-
tween tic possessions of the two latterna-
lions BY line along the middle Of the
Mississippi from its source to the IberyiIle,
in Louisiana, along the middle of that ri
'yet and lakes NIouripas and Ponehartrain
to the sea.
IT'S. Cook lands at Nootka Sound, discovered
by Spain in 1874 and l774.
1889. Colnet attempts to take possession OF
Nootka Sound; be is taken prisoner by
Martinez, the Spanard
1890. Spain and Great Britain entered into a
convention, which reserved the sovereign
ty ofNoo,ka Sound to Spain, but granted
some commercial privileges 10 Great Bri'
tain. This convention gave TO Spain the
sovereignty and exclusive ownership ovel
all the coast to the north of west America
on the side of the South Sea, as far as be-
yond Prince Williams Sound.
1892. Vancouver enters the Columbia, having
previously received from Capt. Gray al
account of his discovery fthc river.
1898. Mackenzie explores river supposed #
enter the Straits of Juan de Fuca, mort
of the Columbia.
1906. Frazer erects fort on the head waters 0
Stewards river.
1918. Treaty between the United States an
Great Bstain leaves the country west c
Stoney Mountains open to the citizen
and vessels Of both nations.
1927. The provisions of the treaty of 1918 eN
F' tended indefinitely unless either part
chose 10 annul by giving twelve month
notice.
THE 'INcoNTEsTlBLE RIGHT OF THE UNITE
h.a ' STATES.
1888 The treaty Of Paris gave TO the Unite
States all the territorial right Of Great Br
tain TO the country bounded by her treat
with France in l7l3 and 1863.
1888. Captain Gray, in Boston, Of the sloop w
shngton, and Captain Kendrick, Of ii
ship Columbia, entered the port OF NootI
Sound.
1862. Capt. Gray ofhe ship Columbia, discove
n the mouth of the river Columbia, and sa
ed up fourteen miles, May Isl.
1903. The United States purchased the right
France to the territory west of the Mssii
ippi:
1904. Clark and Lewis, authorized by Congrei
explored the Columbia from its source
its outlet into the Pacific.
1911 Astor erccts fort at the mouth Of the c
umbia called Astoria.
1912. Astoria is taken by the English.
1918. Astoria is restored TO the United States
the treaty Of Ghent
1919. The right Of Spain 10 territory on the
cfc north Of ~ degrees, is ceded to
United States.
1924. Treaty between Russia and the Unit