Mobile register and journal. [volume] (Mobile, Ala.) 1841-1849, 1845-10-25

Hupsos's BAY CoMPARY.--A hundred and for
" years ago. or more, Charles II. chartered the
.'Hudson's Bay Company" and gave i exclusive
privileges Of establishing trading factories on Hud-
sons BAY and its tributary rivers. IL took possess
sion Of the territory. and ENJOY its trade without OPP
position, ill 1887. when rival company--ihe
'sNorih American Fur Company Of Canada''--snrung
up. This latter was composed entirely OF Cahadans,
and was nnied for its energy and enterprise. The
ieaouses naturally arising Leiween rivals, led 10 the
most barbarous bailles and the sackinq mi burning
Of each Others posts. In 1921 Parliame inierlered
aud consolidated them into ONE under the title Of
the .Hudson's Bay Company" They occupy vast
country, and their operations are those OF vast
monopoly. All the Brti-h possessions North OF the
Canadas 10 the Arctic Ocean, their hunting and
trapping grounds. They have leased for twenty years
rrom l5I0 all Of Russian America, except the post
Of Ritka Thus this powerful Company control more
Than one ninth Of the soil Of the globe. It's capital
ISIS are in Eng land and its board OF managers trans
act their business at the "Hudsons Bay House, in
London. This board buy all the goods, and ship
them 10 the territory. sell the urs and transact all
lie affairs OF the Company, except the actnal bns-
ness Of collecting l,rs in their terrhoiy. the annu-
al value Of their petries is about million Of dollars
The nett profit of The fur trade is immense. The
shares ofthe Comtany's stock, which ori FINALLY cost
| one hundred pounds. at one hundred pei cent.
premium, and the dividends range from len per cent.
upwards, and this, too, while they are creating an
immense fund. TO be expended IN keeping other per-
sons oul of the trade.
| In 1871, the American Pacific Fur Company, of
which John Jacob As,oi>yvas the prime mover, built
Astoria, near the mouth OF the Columbia. In 1878
during lie last war, ,hiA American Company sold
all its establishment in Oregon 10 the British COM
pany--,ow the IIudson's Bay Company. In the
same year, n BRUSH sloop Of war entered the Col
umba and formally took possession of Fort Astoria,
and changed its name TO Fort George. In 1873, by
the treaty Of Ghent, England surrendered This fort
to our Government. Then il was. by the same treaty
that British subjects granted the same rights
| of trade and settlement il Oregon as belonged to
the citizens of this Republic, for years In 1927
this stipulation was indefinitely extended, am, can
not cease to he in force till after twelve months no
| tice. W -h'- {"
This il the manner in which the Hudson's Bay
Il Company came into Oregon. The value Of furs which
are annually collected 10 Oregon by tins Company
is about ss14O, 900 in the London market. Parlia
en extended the jul isdiction Of the Canadian courts
over the country occupied by these furiraders whe
Their il were 'sowued or claimed by Great Britain
Under this net, certain gentlemen OF the Fur Com.
pany were appointed Justices, and empowered ia
entertain prosecutions for minor ofences--arres
and send 10 Canada criminals Of higher order and
try, to render Judgement, and grant execution in ci
wi suts, and to imprison debtors in their forts ant
jais. SO 90 lae l=f4i,ss j % /. t.t
80 it is that the trade, and the civil and crimna
Jurisdiction in Oregon, are held by British subjects
that American citizens are deprived by monop
DIV of their commercial rghts-lhat they are liable
10 he arrested on their own territory by officers o
British courts. tried in the American domain by
British judges, imprisoned or hung, for acts done
within the jurisdiction Of our own Republic.-lCieve
land Piandealer s} AZ. ls a
i nMOBILE IRON BTORE.-DADE .
RAYNOLDs, SUCCESSORS TO DsfoREsT, MORRIS q