New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-08

our view. scrambled higher I'D the rigging or
eer'pg the oo,t - be an resdy. ard presently, had
the pleasure to see tie esllsot boat and her crew
All SAFE ,hoot up ard over 4 hish comber;" and
90 she wen. with lishtnins speed. I'LL could see
they were fairly inside the roaring bre.kers He
looked at tire Inc isns shore aud sized at once
tlerecessity Of an instant return before the heavy
rollers should Fetarn upon him, aud backing 20
their cars the hsrcy crew took her out In Ace
81, though she fairly stood sn end abe cross.
cd TIE outer lice Of rollers.
The stoalest show by the lead was foHr-
fssn feet, and the following vss the entry IN the
Leg by order Of Cspt. Macarthur;
Crossed the Bar Of this River IN the second
cutter whale boat in II feet water. and passed
ia TO three fathoms on the inside Of the Bar, the
'oHe's breaking az me tins al ne reg dcross nc
channel"
"The channel, in my opinion. is practicable for
steamers but dangerous to sailing vessels, unless
under very favorable circumstances"
We made q sketch Of the channel and the coast,
weighed and stood 10 the southwark in the further
progress Of our duties
Subsequently, on reaching San Francisco, We
Learned from the Joint Commission OF the Army
ard Navy on board the L. 5. steamer NassAchR.
seits. that they had been ct the mouth OF the
UmpQus on the sth Of August and fo1nd schoon'
er, the Jane Roberts, at anchor inside she bar;
and that Capt Scott" had crossed the bar IN Q
whale boat TO visit the Massachusetts, and in-
formed them that when the Samuel Roberts APP
pesred he had boarded her. supPosipg she was
the Ewing TIE Commission supposed Scott
gone up the river with the schooner or ve should
have seen her. We were grstilied TO ind the old
man bad the assurance OF aparty o. adventurous
explorers 10 aid him in developing the river, bat
il appears be was not satisfied With the hope OF
our ultimate arrival but 10 enhaaes the raiHe eftAs
rirfr he perpefrsted the iseh00d By stattsg 70 ts
"a D,bs hat ha had n
a contract t. pay Capt. MoCArthen 81, 600 to sur.
vey the river, iR order TO induce thew 20 go ia.
know he never made any such contract and
that Capt Macarthur would have found the imp
qua and all would have been done that was done
10y exploring it according 20 our instructions, II
Capt. Scott had never been heard OF by nc.
But your correspondent Perpetrstes an addi-
tioDsl fdiseho0d by stating that Capt MeArthEr
tated 10 pe.torn has part Of tie contract, thereby
S0rtHg Cart. Scott he pense"-implying by
this that Capt. McArthur's expedition in the
Ewing did rot visit and examine the entrance 20
the Umpqua, in the face of the fact that Capt
McArthurs official Report of the Ewngs ex-
animation of the Umpqus was published In all
the San Francisco papers In September 1880 or
four months before this letter wss written to the
Tribune and three months after had reputed
the hrst falsehood by the facts 40 given here a.
TO the slledged Contract" and published 10 the
P0c.fc Ners and other paper in San Francisco In
October last
The late Lieut. Commandant Macarthur and
his associates, officers of the Navy, employed on
the responsible duties Of the Coast Survey, on
the Pacific Coast, under instructions from the
superintendent Prof A. ID. Bache. were we'll
aware Of the importance Of their duties, and the
published reports and charts so rapidly given to
the world, and so highly appreciated. should at
least protect the character of honorable officer
from calumny after bis decesse, If it add nothing
to the credit Of the living.
You will excuse the length of this article, bat
consider it absolutely required, that the rela'
taton may be complete
Re,pecifulv yours WAsHN N. BARTLETT,
Lieut. U. s. N, Asst COAT survey.
Netc- York, May !, 1851.