Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-06-25

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Tho 18Th Of November, 1884, Messs Alexander Stuart
Company arrived the establishment in bark canoes,
manned by sixteen voy sgeur. These gentlemen had left
ror Hsm, on .se n .uY h ,es' ,S "
British had, up 10 that time, kept the ascendancy.
They also conf med the news that English frigc was
and take ei-devsnt establishment; they
very much surprised not to zee the Isaac Todd IN The
baIbOr.
"On the morning Of the 3Oh we perceived vessel which
doubling Cape Disappointment, and hieh anchored
in Bakers bay. Not knowing if it friendly vessel
Otherwise thought il prudent to send to it in
Mr.. McDouga with those Of the who had been in the
service Of the cdcvant p F. c. with the injunction call
themselves Americans if the ship American and Eng
MIR Mcravish had all the furs which marked with the
Of the N w Co packed two barges which
at the fort, aud remoshed the liver to Tongue Point where
he to wait for signal which we had agreed upon To-
midnight Hslsey, who had accompanied Mr. Nc
Douga TO the vessel returned TO the FORT and announced to
that the British sloop Raccoon Of rs guns and 100
in her crew, Captain Black commanding. Mr.. John
Mcdonald, proprietor in the Northwest Company, had
passenger the Raccoon accompanied by five engages
This geni,m had left England in the frgate Phebe
which had sailed with the Isaac Todd far Rio Janero
Having Joined there English squadron. the admiral had
given them convoy sloops Raccoon and Cheub hese
four vessels had sailed in Cape Horn where they
had separated after having agreed 10 meet at the island OF
Juan Fernsndes. The thee vessels Of war did there
bat after having waited long time in vain for the Lac
Todd Commodore Hlyar, who commanded this little squad
Ton having learned that the American Commodore Potter
d0ng great the Engsh commerce, especially
among the haers which requened these seas he resolved
g. 90 aud find him aud give battle giving to Captain Black
orders go and destroy the American establishment Of the
Columbia liver. Consequently Mr. Mcdonald and his
had embarked the Raccoon. This gentleman told US that
they hal endured the most terrible weather in doubling Cape
Hon. Tie thought thai il the Isaac Todd had sackened
at spot would arrive 10 the river within fortnight
At the agreed signal McTsvih returned TO Astoria
his fus aud learned with much pleasure the arrival Of Mr.
MeDonald.
"The first Of December the barge Of the corvette
the fort Astoria with McDona ID and the first lieutenant
named Sheriff there the Raccoon goods for the
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them fort the weather bad and the wind
so violent that she did not return till 18th with the
goods bringing with Capt. Black five marines aud four
sailors.
1--WE regalcd with much splendor pos
sibe After dinner the captain had firearms given TO the
company's servani and we repaired. thus armed to
platform by which had been erected flag staff There
captain took British his, which he had brought for the
pupOse and had hoed 10 the top Of the sta and then
taking bottle full Of Madeira he broke it the staff de-
arng in loud voice he took possession Of the establish
mcnt and The country IN the name oil his British Majesty
and he changed the Of Aol TO that Of Fort George
The Indian chiefs had been assembled witness this
mony and explained to their language what
il meant They fred three discharges OF artillery and
shot, health the king drunk according
the received customs in such cases.
The vessel finding itself detained by contrary winds the
captain had survey made Of the mouth OF the
and Bakers bay and Fort George.
officers frequently to and appeared TO
orally be very much disconnected with then voyage they
had expected to meet several American vessels loaded with
taking Of Astoria They had met nchng and their aston
ishment height when theaw establishment
had the Northwest Company,
under the British g IL will be sufficient quote Captain
Blacks expression TO show how much they mistaken
with regard This captain landed in the night when
we showed him the palisades Of the establishment in the
morning. he asked there not another fort aud having
learnt there not he cried out with air at The greatest
asonshmen "What this the foit represented to
formidable Good Go could batter down with four
FOUNDER in two hours ="
The greater Part Of Pacific Fur Company's servants
engaged themselves the Northwest Company Some 9TH
preferred returning their country and among the
latter Nevertheless, Mr.. Meravish having intmaed 20
me that services would be at the establishment
engaged myself for space Of FIVE months that say
until the setting out Of the patty which was TO ascend the
liver in the spring to Canada by way of the Rocky
the Of the MessTs John
and Mckenzie left the end Of the month"; the last to
deliver the first the trading posts which had been
labhed in the inferior by the aforementioned company
This is the way the British got possession of the
Coumba-as conqueSt-accompanled by all the
circumstances Of national act The Lords of the
Admiralty in London charged with the naval opera
tons of the war, plan the expedition, and plan 1t
against the colony Of Mr.. AstOr, and against it
important American colony. They despatch a ship
OF war from London to join squadron in tie Pacific
10 attack the colony. ship from the squadron ar
rves finds the goods and furs sold is enraged al
the loss of the booty, bat finds the American sover-
eighty OF the country remaining In the form OF lit
tie fort takes possession of il British conquest
runs up the British flag; christens it in bottle Of
rum and agents are sent off to the Okenakane, the
Spokan and Wahlamath TO deliver I'D the dependent
posts, and with them the whole valley of the Column
bia: as conquest the British took il as conquest
they held il; conquest they agreed to retore il
under the Client treaty. And hear L will answer a
question which has been put to me Does the right
of restoration extend to the whole valley of the CO.
lumbIa river, only to the post the mouth of the
!, river! | answer, the whole valley and TO parley
about anything less is to suffer ourselves be bam-
boozled and dlsgraccd.
| here cease my readings from Mr. Franc ere, sat-
isfed that upon his testimony, have made out the
fullest and authentic case of unqualified British
admissions, BY ACTS, Of our title to the Columbia
!, To these admissions By acts | will add the adj
missions by IcordS. For il happens that at the
time of the negotiations Of 1922 at the time we were
offe fifty five the British for a northern bounda-
ry, and ffiy-onc for southern, the parallel of forty
nine the most southern to which her claims
EXTENDED. This understood and agreed upon by
both parties in 1918, 1920, and 1923 and here is
the evidence of it in documents of unmpeachabe au-
thoriiy. / read first from Mr.. Adams to Mr.. Rush
July I'D, 1873:
Prcvous TO the restoration OF the settlement at the
mouth of Columbia river in 1918, again upon
FIRST introduction in Congress OF the plan for constitu
euitur government there disposition manifest
ed by Charles Bago and Canning minister Wash
ngOn 10 dipuie the right Of the United states 10 that
Enlistment aud vague inmaiOn given Of British
claims the northwest The Of the
and the convention Of 1878, considered final
poal of MI Blgots objections and Mr.. Canning declined
committing paper those which he bad ntimated in
veTsation."
Two dates and great fact are here mentioned
with both of which contemporary, and nv
writings of the time will prove, not inattentvt
observer The nominal restoration of the Columbia
which was, in fact, an empty ceremony and the non
execution of the Client treaty. in favor of the West
as it had happened before in the non-executiOn Of
treaties. which required British western posts TO BE-
given up That is one date The introduction of Dr.