The New York herald., 1850-08-27

1, Ponr, AsroRu-
DATE TOnnsge, Mutton. Class NGse.
June %. .lsS Us. sehs. Ewing.
.279 American. bark Eliza
Ur rHE ETER.
Date. Tonnage. Cidss. NGas.
June q, 1860. 5i4 STIR csrolIna
..les Brig. sesuin, at Portland
100 do. Etoille du Matin, do.
..2lO do Due dtHOrges, do
n, Came in over North s. nds' with some injury.
This ,hir sd,r eess loaded lssP'; lel5l fan o.
S. below Tongue Poiai, Asssr, where she o,,
cd In going north channel siner) ,ngh'r,d inside
tsr asts cap:GH and pAs.cnE absnd5aed her
when vessel TO sea hrOugh he channel wlss in the
ati B.-Fs,ruary q, 1870, wen. 70 Sc. By " Whites
slsti q bar snd nee -, t,,e really I'll ne 'oaneroe Of
(l BFed the river. above .nd Tongue Poi,t
sans Iisge, where she nov as, June. sJ old
90 M Lewis and ClarEe river .ad being very old
and veAt ht sges by laying down GA her side at l0~
IL will be seen from the above list how impor-
tsni is the river of the Columbia, and exactly the
amount Of tonnage injured by all casaalties-not
one Of which but could easily have been avoided
(signeD W,sn'S. A BARTLETT,
1t. u. S. N. Asst. Coast Survey.
LITTER oF PROFESSOR BACHB 10 Mr.. ruuRsroS
CoAsT SURVEY OFFicE, WAsnNGr0N,
August 4, 1850.
SR-I send you with thls, copies Of letters re-
oeived from Lieut. Wash A Bartlett, u. ) Navy,
Assist. Coast Survey, Tin the absence Of Lieut..
Cong. McAubur,) in reference TO the newly dis
covered channel at the mouth of the Columbia
river, Oregon.
The Importance Of this ch ,nnsl makes it desi-
rtble tC give a wide and immediate circulation TO
the information contained IN these letters, and |
have accordingly requested authority from the
TIeasuy Department to publish them. Very re-
'Pee''0ily' h'u''' "e sup, e eoIs BA9ss, satvev
Hon. $. r. THURsToN, Delegate from Oregon,
Washington.
rKITIr OF oEo. sBns, ESQ. DKrurY COLLECTOR
AT ASTORIA, OREGON, TO rHE COMMANDING oP-
FIcEE, NC.
CouKcroR's OFFICE. PoRr ASTORIA,
June q, 1850
To ne Commanding Officer y. s Swrcyirg Sehr.
SR-As perceive that ssme statements have
been made in the California papsfs, calculated to
mislesd shipmasters and others, respecting the
facilities OF entering the Columbia river, more par
ticularly by the New South Channel" recently
discovered by Captain White, and the safety Of
the anchomges at this port when entered,
beg leave &C. ask you, whose official duties have
particularly demanded attention to the subject,
plain statement Of the facts relating TO IL. And
have the honor 10 be, sir, your most obt. servt.,
(Signed) GEoKGs Gins,
Deputy Collector.
rErTEs or WASHINGTON BARriErr, LIEUT.. U. 5.
y, TO eEo. eInBs ESQ, DIRT coLLEcroR.
u. ;. SURVEYING ScHR. EwISa, 4
Mouth of the Columbia, June %, 1850
Sr;-ln reply TO your Inquiries as to the character
81 the New South Chsnnel' into the Columbia
rvtr and ts by vessels either by sail or
steam, as observed by the party of the u. ;. coast
surVej, nov engaged here, have TO state (in the
shssnce OF Lieut.. Cong Macarthur, Chief OF the
Typographical party) that the U. :. schr. Ewing
crossed the bar of the New South Channel, under
charge OF Capt White, 1.-THE discoyerer Of the
chsnneD on the 10Th April last, and 50 perfectly
plain and accessible did this new route appear, that
we could scarcely believe that we had beat into
the Columbia liver, OF over its bar so famous for
the last half century, for difficulty and DELAY as
to be place OF terror to all seamen and under
writers.
Since the date referred TO, now over two months.
| have witnessed almost daily the passage OF the
bar OF the New South Channel" by vessels Of all
classes trading into the Columbia river crossing st
pleasure with without pilots. and without danger
Since MIR. White left duty st the bar, C hope.
however, only temporarily hive sail have crossed
the bar without pilots, viz the brig Sequin barks
Ann Smith, and Eliza, and the u. = schr living.
under my direction, twice 90 that can state from
my own knowledge that any observing seamsn
csn crces, In out over this bar safely and cer-
tainly without an hours delay, after having once
croeesd in order to observe the ranges which are
well defined, and certain to lead over in good
wster.
We have not yet sufhciently surveyed the bar 10
ssste hoe much water there is az all sfares Of the
tide but the lesst water hsd in crossing with the
Ewing yesterday, with two cireful lesdsmaa,)
was ~ feet sf half tide. flood running in on
ssrsieht range of Pillar Hill tree, "a very remarks
HE Ispdnsrk,) jusf shut ovtr Point Adams,
tli I d~cpened 90 five fsthcms, inside the Point Of
Breskerr, Con north side Of chsnnel.) sod hauled
pp for the "Bescoos," on Sand rslsod, (wipd,
n. w. IN y having from sir and seven to nine