, 1858-11-26
ARRIVAL OF THE CONSTITUTION.
DEPARTURE or MA. NUcEST.

Ihe steamer Constitution, Oapt. UOVK
reached Olympia wharf on Monday morn-
ing, with tie U. S. Mails, freight and pas
sengers. To Mr. T. NJ. REED, of WELLS,
FARGO & Co.'s Express, and to Mr.. WV
WooDcocK, of Victoria, We are indebted
for the Gazelte of that city, of the 18th
and goth inst
The Gazetk Of the 18th learns that the
Harrison-L -Lillooet trail TO Upper Fsazer is
now fairly open; that the road-cutters> have
been arranged with to their entire satisfac-
ton, and that about 200 Of them had pro-
ceeded to point above Bridge river
higher up than the terminus by the river
route. 1t is thought that provisions, etc.,
can be transported through from Port
Douglas, for l6 cents per pound. The ac-
counts from the diggings in that vicinity
are encouraging, and probably over 1000
miners will spend the winter there, if ar
rangements are made by which they can
be supplied with provisions.
Every steamer that arrives at VictoriS
from Forts Hope, Yale, &c, brings down
a large number of returning miners.
On the 9Th inst, Wells, Fargo & Co.
shipped by the COrtsz to San Francisco,
$l3,0 900 in dust
An attempt at highway robbery was re
Gently made at Victoria. A man was
knocked down at night, and had his pock-
cts searched by some unknown villain.
A free fight occurred amongst the In-
dans opposite Victoria recently, in which
two were killed, and Eve or six wounded.
A vessel, supposed to be the Orestss,
from Melbourne, Australia, with fifty pas
sengers for Victoria, was seen last week at
Port Townsend.
The steamers Pqndma and Santa Cruz
left Victoria harbor on the 18th inst, for
San Francisco, with large amount Of
Frazer river dust, and about 500 passsn-
gers
A number Of deaths from drowning arc
reported in the Gdzette Gov. DoUGLAs
and other officials, left Victoria for Fort
Langley on the Satellite, on the 10th. 1t
is understood that Mr.. DOUGLAS will there
be sworn ia as Governor Of British Colum-
bia, and issue several proclamatiOns con
corning the Colony
Mr.. JOHN NUGENr, U. S. Special Agent
for VancouVer's Island and British Colun-
bia, took his departure from Victoria for
Washington Cityon4 The l9tb- last -0Rthe
10th inst, says the Gazette, compliment
tary dinner was given to Mr.. NueEST by
the American residents Of Victoria, doing
business there, as an expression Of their
respect and good will towards that gentle
man, then on the eve of his departure for
the States The dinner, and festivities
pertaining thereto, came of at the Hotel
de France. The company numbered about
fifty gentlemen, and composed great pOr-
tion Of the more respectable American resi-
dents of the town, aud some few Of the old
settlers as invited guests.
The regular toasts were but four in num-
ber-admirably arranged, and unexcep-
tionable in phraseology. The first was
drank to the President ofthe United States;
next, to Her Majesty, the Queen; then to
His Excellency James Douglas, and finally
"tO our distinguished guest, HOu John
Nugent." Responses we're made, respect
lively, by E. 0. Crosby, Esq.,. Mr.. J. W.
Mckay, through letter, from Gov DOu-
glas, and in an exceedingly appropriate and
patriotic address from Mr.. Nugent, which
we regret to say, want Of space at this time
compells US to emit
Subsequent to bis departure, Mr.. Nugent
issued ciecular "To the Citizens of the
United States in Vancouver's Island and
British Columbia" which will be found on
the first page of to-day's paper, 1t will be
observed by perusal of the document in
question, that Mr.. n. does not entertain
very exalted opinion Of the fitness OF the
ruling government authorities there-exe-
cutiVe or Judicial, for an intelligent admin
istration Of the laws of the Colony; and for
the plain straightforward manner in which
he has expressed himself on the subject, the
GGsctts of the goth not only opens an edi-
torial battery upon him, but throws open
both its reading and advertising columns
to scurrilous and impotent fiugs at the
Special Agent, an3 -rhPt too, after he had
left the Colony. I'VE know nothing of the
natsre Of the grievances alluded to by Mr..
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