The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-16

The Olympian Pioneer has extract from private
letter. stating that the miners who have ventured to go
to the Suswap making, average $40 per day,
and some have made as high as SO. Those at Col
vile making from 81 to Sl0 The Suswap river is
between Fort Colville and 1hompsons river the
10th parallel. .tt6sa azag fsa5
The white population of vancouvcrs island actual res
dens including the officers and servants Of the Hudson
Bay Company il stated at nearly six hundred The claims
of the free settlers told do not extend beyond
twenty miles from Victoria hence knowledge of the
character of the land, the of that levi
athan island almost entirely unknown-no explo-
ration of consequence except coastwise having been
made.
The character of the land settled although
containing almost for of solid rock thrown up
in places mountain high comparatively, is nevertheless
represented being extremely productive wherever the
pursuit of agriculture is practicable. Many beautiful and
valuable farms have been made in the vicinity of
Victoria and the settlers appear to be in quite easy cir
cumstances.
The rule of the Hudson Bay Company is supreme upon
the island, but it is generally understood that the
bers Of that mammoth corporation and monopoly have
but slight hope of renewal Of their present charter
which expires in 1850
NICARAGUA.
The following statement concerning the surrender of
Andersons command to Captain Sands is by DIR. Hanly
ono of his officers:
We landed on the Gath November at the mouth of the
Colorado river, with forty and five officers under
command Of Col Anderson We proceeded up the river
to take possession Of Leaf island and for the purpose of
worked way up in common four-oared boats against
three-mile current 1t hard pulling, and took
twenty four hours without sleeping, to make twenty
miles We rowed all night and landed early next morning
in the surf We left Leafs island for Fort Castillo the
18th by order of Gen Walker get the steamer If pos
sible, and take possession of the fort
We landed one mile below Fort Castillo at O clock
on the night of the Sd Of December. After cutting
way through the chappcra at the side of the river
gained the open clearing around the fort III clock
that night We rested until one o'clock next morning,
December A. when attacked the fort and after killing
man. took it by surprise We captured six pieces
cannon with $50 stand Of arms and made prisoners of
Col Francisco Alderado and eighty under his
mand We also got possession of three steamers On
the 5th sent up steamer Ogden and captured the
steamer Virgin miles above, at Zorro Rapids.
On the 9th started the steamer Morgan down to
Gen Walker, with prisoners taken from steamer Virgin
and the fort
We heard no more from down the river until December
! IS, when informed by Col Rodgers of the
of Gen. Walker and his men, and their return to the
United States. After the receipt of this intelligence
burned the fort spiked the csnnons, and shipped
board the Ogden all the available property cattle &C.
and left Castillo the goth to 60 down the river. We
stopped nine miles above Greytown, the San Juan
river where we were visited December "a BY Captain
Joshua r. Sands. AT Ii o'clock ma,,-of boat,
der his command, with force of marines from the Uni
ted States gae Susquchannah put off from the steamer
Morgan. When about 800 yards off he commenced bow
ing very politely When Capt. Sands approached us, he
asked who commander 2" Col Anderson, an
swered 81 He was" After which Capt s. replied, "Wi
YOU come board, sir r. Col Anderson went board
Of the Morgan alone asked the NJ per deck and
in the presence three Of his officers the following da
logue took place
Capt s. Well how you getting along up here
4 Col A. Very well. ~ XII ,at
Capt. S. We up TO take you.
Col A. Have Won orders from Commodore Pauldng ?
Capt S. No. sir, I've orders directly from the dc
parment. tft
Col A. think am out of your jurisdiction.
Capt s. could take you in Kamtschatka.
Col A. Well, sir. suppose will have to go.
Capt 8. Yes call your on board
~ Col A. You had better go board and tell them
yourself
Capt 5. will Will you go in my boat
n Col A, No, thank you, will go in my own boat,
Captain Sands then came board the Ogden and left
soon, saying he would send engineer and pilot on
board get up steam, and take down We arrived in
tho harbor ON the 2sth December when shipped
board tho Fulton and thence proceeded to AspinwA
where arrived the LIST Of january, 1853 ~ s,q'
Names md RESIDENCES of Wakes Men on Board The Eton
Subsequently, Slapped he Wabash.