Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-06-11

quesc,nre under tlese circumstances, becomes nm nd
nssion of American te which llres,r CLOSES thr inou
al Great Bulan.
IN hs manner the Columbia was settled by Mr. As
tor, IN ha manner II was hela by hun Tor two years
Now tur the manner IN Width II hell in,o lhe hnnds u
Great Britain. Two years had elapsed lnnn the Time u
the foundation uf Astoria, when intcg, nee arrived u
thai place with the news ot war between the Unite,
States aud Grea Bflain and Information OF a depsrur,
of ship oi war from ondon Ia du The squadron unde
Commodore llyar, 10 The Pacific oeeau, and proceed
ed To capture AsIIa ms an important American colony
Al the same ine several partners Of The Northwest
Company arrived at Astoria confirmed the Information
o the BRUSH esipns ON the pust aud utleed 10 pur.
chase al, the stock on hand gons aud ius of Mr. As
tor az the only means ut preventing them in,n ,com
lnp prize To a BRUSH squadron. The agents III Mr.
Asor sold under this ,urtsar RECEIVING The Emrb ar
hnh part of what the property was WORTH Suon nn,i
a ship al war from Commodore llllya,'s souaJrnn mr.
rived took n,sscssiun OF lhp pus wihuu, opposltlnn
but with all The lomallles 81 British cunnursi mai
with great chagn 10 the otccta the ss their ex
pected booty. This Ia the mannef in which The Brush
got possesslon of Astoria aud Win the Whole valley of
the Columbia. As BRUSH conquest they took II; ns
such they alteed To eslore il under the treaty of Gb,n,
Aud thus, he settlement oi Astoria and The occppa-
ton OF the whole valley oi the Columbia the Brush
Government, by lis silent aeqoieseonce admitted our mn.
questionable rIpht Ia H. BY so2lnp u as a Brush cum
quest, they admlllrd II tight again. BY apfee
my Ia restore /, under The treaty oi CLIENT they admit
ted II lhlid lmr--lhfee times IN five yeats; and IN.
eat claims. ounded On previous slae aud vague pirn
sluns.
i Now in the prooi oi all TINT have said
arpen To have IN my possess the huuk of all 9th
crs. which gives The fullest and must authentic details
on all tho paints have mentioned and written nj n
time and under when the aahor (hmse
British subject, aud familiar tho Coumba) had no
mnfe idea thai the BRUSH would lay claim that river
than Mr.. Harmon. The American writer whom quoted
ever ,honeht Of claiming New Caledonia. Ii +. IN,
work oi Nh. Fnncherr, gentleman Of Montreal, with
whom have the pleasure Ia be personally acquainted
aud Of those employed by MI Asur IN iundno bis
colony He was AT the founding Of As,ofn nj ia, AL,
10 the Nluhwesl Company, saw the place seized a.
British conquest aud remained three years afterwards
IN The country III the service OF the Northwest Comma
ny. lie wote III French: liz work has NOT been ,nue
into English. though II we'll deserves II. aud rend l,nn
the French toxt lie first gives bf. and true aeeonri
OF the discovery Of the COLUMBIA lie says:
In 1892 Captain Gray, Commanding thr shin Co
umba oi Boston discovered the entrance of arge b,y
IN l6 degrees - minutes Of north latitude II, entered
II; and finding by the fresh water witch he f,und M
ue Distance from lis nth thai II was larnn river
he assembled eighteen miles. aud anchor upon the
eil bank, AZ the entrance OF deep bay. lie here drew
mp chart 81 what he had discovered OF This and o
The neighhorne eouny aud after having ltaickcd with
tie natives Che object Tor which he upon lhese
COASTS he f'gaihei the sea- and SION alter met Capt
Vancouver who was shlllng under the orders al the
bthsh Government IN senreh Of discoveries. Captain
Gray made known 10 hun the discovery which he had
made, aud even communicated the eharto II hIch he
had drawn up vancouver sent his first lieutenant,
Bmaghion, who assembled the rlver Is niles took pos
session OF !, IN The name OF hts Buannc Majesty, gave
II The name Of Columbia, and To TIE bay where Capt,
Cray had stopped The name Of Gays Bay Snce This
pcflnd, the eIunfy has been uch eqnencd. especially
by Americana