New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-01-11
OREGON.

The mail steamship Columbia arrived at San
Frsncco on the 9th December bringing dates from Ore.
gen TO the ith which Is three weeks later than pre'i-
On her upward trip the Columbia touched at
Pert Oxford aud brought thence TO San Francisco tho
crew of the u. = transport bark Anita, whish went
on shore at that place the 18th October aud was to-
tally Lost
The brig Maria, from San Francisco, bound to
shoa Water Bay. went a hore above Cape Di@ppo'nt-
meni on the 18th Nov, and entirely lost with all
beard, with the exception OF two men, who had ar
rived al Astoria previous 20 the Columbias leaving
The schooner Willimantic, before reported
ashore In Grays Harbor. has gone to pieces.
We gather the following summary of news
The Statesman says: Lumber is worth, at
Oregon $40 per thousand feet at the mills Flour
usnds els per hundred lbs. and the sales brhk. 4
rabe quantity has been bought since tho arrival
OF the last steamer for the California market Wheat
cells for 81 ard IS per bushel ssd Is scarce
The last Oregon mail from the Atlantic States
sd in San Francisco sixteen days before started
for the Territory
The rains for eight or ten days previous 20
the 9th Nov, were uncommonly severe, aud the water
III the willamette was unusually high for that season Of
the year.
General Gaines appointed the 9th of Decem-
Der be observed day OF thanksgiving and prayer
The new steamer 10 soon to be put on tho
river between Portland and Astoria THE stesmer
Matnonsh has resumed her tips between Portland and
Oregon City since the late rains
The Legislative Assembly Of the Territory
Of Oregon 10 commence lie annual session at ga
lem the present Seat OF Government, Dec. Is.
The flags upon the liberty-poles shipping,
&c. displayed at hslfmss and thirty. one minute
guns were fred In Portland the receipt Of the news
OF the death Of Mr.. Webster.
The immigrants, it is said, are ALL or nearly
all 1T the Dslee and have entered the valley letter
from Mr.. William X. Adeck, who went out with the
fsmhi County relief expedition. give the fullest infor-
nation nc the immigrants that have lately
found. The whole number who ave entered Oregon
the present year. he places 10000 Those who have
me In this year. for the part are mon who have
brought their amies and intend ~ become pernanen.
ctizens Their IDEAS seem 10 be correctly formed for
the moot por, ssto what will insure them
and permanent happiners Claims sought for,
thousands OF bead of cattle AMI horses have come
through o stock them, shd the hardy pioneer OF the
Wet IA searching his location In Oregon In favored
spots where fancy and interest combined may attract his
attention.
In referring to the beneficial effects of the
large immigration, The Statesman has tae following
cheering len usge The eject the ngress OF 30 many
thousands into Oregon, visible every where from ons
cad Of the valley Ia the other giving air OF life AMI
business 20 city which We have never before wit
messed. We observe 100, the effect the nmlera,ion
hh bad upon the crusty bachelors The Information that
not lees than thousand unmarried lsdies-all blooming
mot Boomert) have come ~ OrezUn--hss worked ike
. charm upon those crusty disciples Of Zimmerman
Their faces look smiling their wardrobe D. now care.
fully looked after; and their wrinkles and burrows ara
smoothed down ~ bland faces. We are dlsposed &.
think, the whole that this state OF Improvement
continues, that Oregon will be blessed after a while
with a sOciay second b. that Ia the stn.s-we vii
continue 10 hope 10 at any rate.