The New York herald., 1851-08-01
The Selkirk Settlement.

FROM tu" teiena Advertnor. July %
In the year 1910, Charles the Second granted all
the territory in North America, subject to the
British crown that was drained by waters flowing
into iludson's Bay, to tho Hudson's Bay Company
and among other privileges the exclusive right to
deal and traffic in iurs with the natives. Besides
this territory they have extended their jurisdiction
over the lands watered by the rivers that How into
the Arctic ocean, and also that vast courtry vest
of the Rocky mountains. Their territory, in fine,
embraces all North America with the exception
OF the Russian possessions in the extreme
and Greenland in the northeast each of which IL,
separately, about ten times a. large this state
that lies north of the Canadas, and the United
States and It's possessions. The southern boundary
OF the company com nencos the Pacific coast
opposite to, and including Voncouycrs Island, at
altitude ~, and cNtouds this parallel TO the south
eastern point Of the Lakc OF the Woods, thence on
the highlands that divide The waters which flow into
Lake superior and tho st. Lawrence, from those
flowing into the Hudson's Bay, east TO the Atanti
ocean. 40 much ior tho Hudson's Bay Company
and 1T possessions. both OF which may become OBJ
ecis Of interest, In afow years. 10 aud our neigh
borhood
Lord SolkiIk having obtained grant from the
company Of n territory estcn ling from Fort Gary
hundred miles in circle. on certain conditions,
Same cut with his colony in 1913. They 40 Irshei
and increase- Tor some time. in ISIS. Is26 and
lo27. the Red river oyerAowcd it, banks, and pro-
duced universal distress, 60 much that many Of ~
most wealthy and influential citizen. left tts ,lacs .
party ph,,' ., Mh9n, consisting Of h"-.r, Francis
,;airs.p his nnnlp SshTncr' luis Chatlain, Peter
= Nh'yi-e .,rcker Paul CARRIER, ,hn
6aptiste VeFai" John Tyrey, and others. with
thei1 "''.rs ard families, German Sviss from &C.
ne,a ana that vicinity, speaking the French Ian.
guage, cane down here and settled Mt Gratiot's
Grove. AT that time there were large fm,lting ope-
ra;ions carried On BY Col. Henry Gfetiot.
1he parry "" have mod came ont 30 Selkirk In
isi'-the Grst bard bciAg nearly oil Scoschmen,
hut the second iioin The continent. Those cmi-
grating here, the most Of whom nro now living,
have been tpsf Cttirgns and worthy
members Of society, haniins down their virtues to
their children.
The origin ci the ioo,s which did such immense
damage on lied river, in tue years we named, has
lever been satisfactorily accounted for, but IL is
surmiscd thai they came from the superabuodant
water of the branches OF the Missouri, bursting
over the low ridge which divides the water flowing
into the gulf Il Mexico from that flowing into Ilud-
4 sons isy.
| The only TAX the cclonists Of Red river pay. il
four per cent ON al goods they import. whether
from England or elsewhere, and the iludson's Bay
| Company pay tho ne or all imports they sell or
co1suiAo, within the limits Of the l;el River colony
/ The company import goods and merchandise f. ,nl
~ gland and charge the consumer. in the colosy
| I5 per cent adynnce on the London invoice prices,
for freight, insurance, duty. ,and carriage, ard
profit They sell bar and sheet iron for " cents q
pound sugar, London ciushsd. - cents: ten. frpfn
| 90 cents 10 81 and other article IN p'oportiou;
The imports for the last nve years have aver rised
siN 80, from oil sources. and the l,,pt revenue
Is d,, ottd 10 schools, roads, bridges. and internal
impro, emcnts; all salaries being paid by the COM
pany The colonists export comparatively nothing
tho only article that will pay being furs, mot in
| cludibg buffalo robes on which the Hudsons bay
! Company have monopoly, over which they SatSi
with jealous eye.
| spcs the roGtt has been opened and travelled from
/ Itmbina To IT. Paul, they have commenced ty
I lnng forward merchandise. Eut, we learn, tina.
the iatc train from Sulkirk of acre than handrcd
carts, has been met by a | nited states ,us,or,
house officer. above st Paul, and twenty pee cen,
al pf fls G,ikirLrya m kuftln robes.
al ihiiiy per cent ON their inoccasins. The Mn.
mafd B,7UotTof ssys. that the Red River gentle
men express the assurance that they never pay
that tax, and that hereafter they will bo Obliged TO
avail The peelyes OF the boats ard ships Uf the
Iany We presume Congress will look into this
natter and discriminate in their favor, usess there
exists good reason Cor a contrary course
Jbe eVld 10 sometimes excessvs in the settlement.