Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-06-11
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w esi entered The sea. The weather was nad--th
, night datk-two boats had been swamped-n pil,ts
lights, or bunys-yet The Captain On rash man WIN at
forwards blew up his ship nj Noolka) entered safely
aud anchned u. midnight IN a conmodlous harbour
"a he 18th Of APRIL alter exaning beth sldes Of the
bay or the hes, situation. sr chusen the south
SIDE nhout fur or five leagues ruin The sea- aud The
foundation of Astoria beean--a name in iisslf the
badge Of American ltc. On the 18Th Of July ths
young Astoria received an important visit, which is thus
d. scrbed
"All was tdady al the day appointed (fot sxptdi-
ton 10 the nlerlor) and We were preparing load The
canors when. towards midday. large caioe,
CARRYING fag, which rounding the point called by
~ Tongue Point. We were Ignorant " hp they nigh,
BIZ. l'r We do not look suun lo people, who (as
the reader may rememb,) Were 10 cross the continent
by The route which Captains Lewis and ClaIke had ol-
lowed In 1905. and winter for this purpose the bahko
oi the Missouri. Our uncertainty sum 6anished by
the nearing OF ,he cnnoe, which landed near liule
quay whlrh we had bull To facilitate The unlnadiog uf
on vessel. The flag which his carried Tho
BRUSH fag; aud her amounted IN only nine pesons
! IN all. man, quite well dressed. and no appeared
10 command ltaprd frs, IL the shoe. aud aecosDg
without much ceremln,. told Us that he was named Da.
sid Thompson, aud OF the pruprieturs Of Tho
Northwest Company. We invited him 10 ascend To
our loiping. which was IN one end oi the shed,
house not Vet being flushed. After the usual huspIla
Ties, Mr.. Thompson told thai he had crossed Tho
nent durhg the preceding winter bit that the desei.
non OF hs parl o his had obliged him 10 winter
the tooi ol the Mountains the head OF The Cnumas
fvcr that IN the spring he had huill and had
came 10 establishment. lie added thai The prnprIo
tors Wlnleting in them had resolved 10 abandon all
the posts which they had west ot the mountains. rather
lhan enler into competition with u.s. on condition that
we would promise not 10 trouble them IN the trade
the -usteu side and Ia sustain what he said he pio-
duced a letter to MI. William McGvmy 10 the same
| effect.
NH Thompson kept. as 1t seemed 10 me- regular
Journal aud travelled rather IA geugf pher Than ira
der IN tur,: he la had guod qnadmni aud during So
~ " ~ ma a our est nmpnt
he had occasoa 10 make several Astronomical observa
TONS
This was visl u great moment in the history Of Ass
ora aud IN the consideration OF the British clam the
Columbia which has been lately brought forward Mr..
Thompson WIS one Of the Northwest Company. lis as
ionumcr, gentleman oi science aud charaeler 10 hon
VIZ are greatly indebted ot IXng important geographical
positions in the interior Of Moth America. He had
ed 'he continent from Montreal simultaneously with Mr..
Asiur's lnnd expedition from 81 Louis out IN a higher
latitude and arrived few DAYS before It. lie eau 10
HE COLUMBIA to give the information Mr.. A,tor's a,
gents that the Northwest Company ayo d compeli.
ton with them, would abandon all theft ab shnents
west Of the Mountains, provided Mr.. Aslor would
Interfere with them on the cnsi. The proposal was at
greed 10. The valley OF the Columbia leli 10 the
Tree enjoyment of tho Amedeans aud the extension ut
Posts 10 the Mountains went without question ac-
oording to the original intention. The Northwest Com
pany, al thai time, no more than the Bnlsh Governs
ment, had happened ye, 10 take 1t into lis head that
The Columbia river, OF any part oi II, was Bnsh pros
peny
Mr.. Astor's agents proceeded to the establishment nf
interior ss, and the despatch Of parties hunt and
trade up the Columbia 10 the Mountains Tie Okana.
kan n,n, six hundred miles ur ON tho north side of
the rvei aud n, The mouth OF The liver OF that name
was the most considerable and was Remarkable. for benv
The nearest 10 The BRUSH Establishments IN New Cale-
onp pf by that name the WILEY and district of Fuzrr,s
ryer was then snown and that was ten wears belore
Mr. Harmon published his book. The Spokane two
hundred miles higher up and On the south side, e.
ablshed At The same llne The posi- on the Wahla.
mAth two hundred aud hy miles southeast from As.
lura was established the next year; and Of all these es
adjustments MI Franchere give a particular account
which IL is not necessary 10 read here Tho counity
was nj the same time completely pene "a ted by parties
If traders and hunters IN 10 thu head waets OF Ciarke,s
river and NJ iewis,s ,y,r and io,o the Rocky Mans
tans Two years every hing had gone on without in
ierrnplun when two events occurred, in com,nunca.
linp which will use Mr. Fmnchere's own words;
.rhe 18Th Of January 1918, Mr.. Mackenzie arrived
from his establishment which he had abandoned after
having cached a part Of his effects He came III an.
nolce 10 us that war lind been declared between Great
Btlla,u and The United States This tews had been
brouu h To his post hy me gentleman belonging 10 The
Norbvesi Coinn,ny WIN had uiyen him le,inr nm.
ls,ning The preadenl's proclamailun Ia that effect
"On learning this news we strongly desired that Is.
NIL oC ma ,t Aslora VIII, were Eupl,s6 and CANADIANS
IN ace our,elves IN Canada, NM we ld mai even usr
mn outs.lvea Ia think of il nj leas M re.ao,'y.
were sen,rpted from our counry by an immense snace
and The dicn,ies uf ,ravel were nsnrmnutabl b,s
se,son We held Len sort If euuneil or war and nj.
tor having thoroughy weighed The crisis in WHICH wa
found ourselves alter having considered seriously that
.lIb,,yh we we're alnos, aii Brush snhiec,. wa new
,,hess ,,,ded ,,,a, tho Aua,ran a,o ,nd TIA, wa
coud M, rypeci a he p,r,s uf The Tnit.d
STATES beng nob,by boekaded we decided Ia ah,udon