The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-15
From the n. Y. True Sur
From Oregon.

From Oregon.
By the same vessel BY which we received the file OF
the Star, file of the Oregon City Spectator to the 10th
December wa received by the Commercial Advertiser.
A letter from J. Quinn Thornton is published in the
Spectator of December TO- dated Settlement OF the Rick
real, November 3d." and giving sad account OF the
emigrants by the southern route" whom Mr. Thornton
had left in the Umpqua mountains" suffering beyond
anything known" They must perish of hunger, he says
unless supplies taken to them Immediately. The
editor had learned that sufficient number of horses had
been despatched from Champoeg county to bring them
The Spectator does battle in behalf of the Columbia
river and its good name for safety of navigation insist
ing that its channel is amply wide and Deep and that
only ignorance bad management can account Tor DIS
asters to vessels coming in or going out
The Legislature convened on the lst of December, and
organized by the election of A. L. Lovejoy as speaker
The governors message was received. A bill creating
the office of territorial recorder passed, and Mr.
Theophus McGruder elected TO perform the duties
of that office
The Spectator calls upon the legislature make haste
and adjourn observing that its cost is $50 day to the
territory and that the public debt already $4,000 and IN
creasing
The project for railroad 10 the Pacific to excite
some INTEREST," Oregon. The Spectator urges the legls
aure TO take action upon the premises by memorial
to Congress- approving resolutions 1t suggests also
that Congress be asked for steam tug to operate at the
mouth OF the Columbia.
Mr.. Lippincot, from the city OF New York, one Of
those emgranis by the southern Ioute had been badly
wounded in the knee, in skish with the klamet In
dams. Two ohers-one from Iowa and the other from
Mississippi killed in the affair.
The Spectator calls loudly for the establishment of
public schools The directors of the printing Associa-
tom had resolved TO print 1000 copies of Websters Spell
ing book.
The following marriages recorded in the Spectator:
William p. Doughery and Mary Jane Chambers; John
P. Brooks and Mary Ann Thomas; Henry Buxton, j..
and Rosanna Wooly; H. II. Hyde and Henrietta Hol
man. We sorry TO add that four applications for d-
yorce are adversedtwo by the wives, and two by the
husbands.
Loss OF THE SHRK--in the Spectator of October LIST
we find letter from Lieutenant Howson, giving the first
detailed that have of the loss OF the Uni
ted States schooner Shark. Lieutenant Howson and his
officers and had sailed for California. His letter is
follows:
FoET VANCOUVER, Sept. Is, 1876.
DEAR Sur; You have doubtless heard of the fate of the
hapess Sharkswep to destruction by the overwhelming
strength of the tide for of thorough acquaintance with
which did make due allowance. Instead of setting
along the channel supposed it would, It's direction
somewhat the eastward south, that when hauled
the wind, pass IL forced down
breakers vain she ked the northwadthe tide
hung the weather bow and brought the breakers
middle sand directly ahead from these tackled again
the southwark, but finding that hurried rapidly
leeward, anchor was let 80, but 1t did not hold
ment, the chain Swapping OFT like a pack-thread.
We stood back the northward, losing ground all the
Time under the influence of the rapid tide her
head put the westward, and favorable change Of
WIND e~A i hopes Of passing safely out; but the
moment from three iaiho'ns sue slsuc violently hsak
oil ten feet, and remained inmovabe, prosrating every
nope OF rescue attempted, then by press Of SAIL TO