The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1846-02-02
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o New Yoax, January 81, 1876
y This has been very busy day among the noe
o chants, as It Is packet day for the Hibernia II
8 southern mail due at about 2, D. m, did not arri,
: tin some minutes past 8, which caused some dete,
tion an The departure Of the Boston boat which &c,
. sraIy leaves at 4 p m, all 8, p m, SO that tim
m'sht oe SLOWED TO assert the southern mail an
a Forward letters and papers intended for the Hibe
0 mas mail TO Boston. -
] There was a dense fog produced by the thsw RESI-
ing over the city last night, which remained 10 la,
. hour TINS forenoon IL extended over the sound
9 North and East rivers, suspending TO some ex,ru
: regular navigation. The Consequence was that m
Boston and New Haven boats, which usually arriy
al or ., a. m, did not reach the city tl about hall
, past 8, p. m. Late this afternoon a cold win
sprung up from the northwest and blew off IN
ay iog' Inc thiek weather became suddenl,
eoid and braeing beneath a bright new moon, prom
ising a clear and cold day for tomorrow
In giancing over the Boston PAPERS see the Al
las Of the 18th inst publishes an article from, IN
London A'henxum, In relation to the second olum.
OF IA. u. De Mofras's work, just published in Europ,
nnaer he following imposing tte' "Suryey Of th,
Oregon Territory, Of the Two CALIFORNIA; and q
the Gnif OF California, during the years 1870 ,4I
and az, (Erpioraiioa de Tsrriiore de POyeeon y by
M; Duiiot de Mofras attache Of the French legation
al Mexico: published by order Of the King, Louis
h,1pPe' under the Auspices Of Marshal Soult:" vol
=, Paris; Bertrand .. 49,
| You will probably recoect that called your at
tention, some months since, 10 the first volume Of
this author, and predicted, by the tone and senti-
ments expressed In it, the probable views he would
lahe IN reference TO the United States claim Ore
gon angured that result from his abuse Of re-
publican instrutions, and his gross blunders with
regard 10 the causes Of Mexican anarchy and mis-
rule, attributing them to the principles of republic
eanism. As then stated, this minion OF court IA
yor was ordered TO the survey by the King Of
De -, xr-- II
are little else) before the world under the approval
and sanction OF royalty. He has, with the most
oonsumaie sang treid, declared in this second vol
umo, that the United Sates have not one particle of
eluim to an inch Of oregon He says, that the on
iy two parties who ever held claim 20 the country
were SPAN and Great Britain; and that, by some
means, the latter at present is the righ,ful camnn,
OF the whole lie says, all title TO Oregon de ponds
upon discoveries and treaties; that IL a nation dis
covers coast, the country TO some extent in the in
terror can be claimed; and that, IL nation discover
the mouth OF a river, the country watered by that
river becomes her territory. But TO perfect the title
OF discovery, settlement must follow In a reAsona-
bic length OF time; bat il this be neglected and an
other nation step in and settle IT, she becomes the
legal claimant. And, says this author as Spain neg
leeted settlement the English accomplished il by
the insirumentality Of the Hudson Bay agents and
that prior to the transfer Of her claims To the United
States; not considering that the marching OF fur
trappers and traders through il was no. valid set
Element, and was only allowed or permitted under
an express treaty with Spain. s.a -
Your columns too valuable 10 allow me IN
follow this dsingenuous Frenchnan further or 10
notice the comments Of the English reviewer who
attempts TO bolster up his absurd Arguments will
refer your readers directly to the article in the At
las, or to the book ITSELF if it can be had in this
country. Ii may be that some copies have reached
the IT, Staiess NJ. de Morfras, however, states one
elrcam..snes.,or rather should say, .hs Ensls.s
ain advertng to the future destinies Of Calforna,
II should not be forgottcn that the Russians have
long had an establishment on the coast between the
38th and 39th degrees. II is called Fort Ross and
is said to be in a very fourishing state. Az they
settled there with the full concurrence Of Ferdinand
they are not likely to remove at the bidding of either
Mexico or the United States. The rest Of the coun-
try, we have no doubt, will soon be sannexsd'n
The declaration of M. de Mofras, in reference 10
the Oregon dispute, is contained in the following
words
eff we were now required to give an opinion on
this important question, (the sovereignty of Ore
gon,) we could not, with all our good wishes to-
wards the United States and all our deep aversion
to the ambitious policy of England, be prevented
from acknowledging, that on this occasion, both
reason and justice on her side--that she has an
absolute and exclusive right the possession of the
whole territory in dispute This opinion, no doubt,
will expose us to violent censure; but it is founded
on thorough conviction, and results less from our
examination and study Of the treaties, conventions,
and documents of every kind relating to the sub
ject." s,..-., - -.
After an assertion Of this kind made and pub
lished under the authority Of the King, presume
Americans would hardly consider Louis Philippe
an impartial umpire in this dispute. M. de Mo.
fras declares that single soop-efwar, with t,po
hundred men, could make conquest Of Upper Cali
ifornia! The Atheneum repeats the old story, that
in 1885, we offered s5,00O,OO0 for Cafornia, &c
The whole article is worth reading
.Ns,csfrom Euope.-The Massachusetts, propeller,
with IL days later news, has now been out about
A Mr.. Cunningham, an inspector in the Boston
custom house was nearly killed by fall on We'd
nesday last breaking his and wrist in his de-
scent. '-F +rr. ( ...-. s,.f ~.
The Boston market exhibited no material change
Cotton remained firm at quotations given yester-
Tobacco, Kentucky, was quoted at 81 Z.
Flour, Baltimore city mills, IS 60, Howard atreet,
IS 81 R'hm ss,.9n county y 81 asnes W, Is 6
Rice, 4. and A cents: a-i.ans q. a rs cents.
.Ntp York market this day, p. m.-From 600 TO
700 bales Of cotton sold to day; no change in prices,
The sales of TIE week amount TO about !, 600 bales,
Upland sss s ssi. Flor Mobile sso ~, ps.. y: o
Inferior, =. none, none
S Sis"s = ss sssf9 n ssssf'sy s:s AL:
EmiIr air 10 good fair Z! a " 0. 81 40. c.
Fine npn'' '0'''"i'
Five hundred barrels Genesee -four sold to-day at
As SCI, and about l 600 western, Michigan, Ohio,
&c, at as So The sales of the week are estimated
at about 20 600 barrels.
Indian corn was quiet to-day heard Of no trans
| actions of moment Wheat was also quiet.
About 1000 boxes of manufactured tobacco have
been sold this week at prices not fully explained II
was sold for export to Cadiz. Sales OF leaf IN
hogsheads to q moderate extent have also been
made. Sugar and molasses without change The
market, however, is firm. Within day or two,
about 500 hogsheads have been sold at 81 and 81
The sales Of New OrleaiB molasses amount since
Wednesday, to about 400 barrels, at 70 " cents.
i Rice of good quality sold this week at " ~ q
the wharf, and lot Of very superior at ~ 62l
cash. ... ooo
Turpentine is held at Us per $50 lbs; 1000 Pig
N "A Tho raat