The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-29

same shareholders. MIR. Munro is the agent. Their
plan is to stock farms, put up buildings fences, &C.,
charging per cent. per annum interest on the out
lay which interest is paid first out of the farm pro-
duct, and the remainder is divided-one-third to
the tenant and two-thirds to the company A any
time the tenant elects he can buy the farm by pay
is the price of the land FL per acre and the cost
90 ine improvements These tenants are called
nj. MI. SKINNER has 500 acres, which he calls Soon
nndor arm arm; One hundred and fifty acres are
i uhuei soou state Of cultivation. Mr.. Langford
mas mas !arm near by, and Mr. Mackenzie too of about
IKE dimensions, and on the same terms These are
all gentlemen farmers hayinr fne bnnso f"rant
gardens, good wives and pretty children and thav
treat strangers with much hospitatv Mr. Cana
ron's pretty place, called "Belmont is a sinbt
from the anchorage at Esquimalt as # ;s also fon
the farms before named. " 0 '
All the farmers hire their laboring men at fftaan
dollars per month-some Englishmen and some run
away soldiers from Port Townsend military most
and, notwithstanding the gold excitement. tbav
have not as yet lost man. All the bread at the
fort has ''ahed heretofore at Mr.. Mackenzie's
farm, but C"U parties were about starting ovens in
town. Strange enough there is no lawyer at Vic
torla All cases disposed of by jury trial before
magistrate appointed by the Governor. There is
fine opening for lawyer of talent and probity-
one who would act as to secure the confidence of
all parties in the drawing of legal documents &c
There are here several doctors, but no dentist or
daguerreotypist.
VICTORIA
The town of Victoria contains about one thousand
inhabitants is pleasantly located on a large elevat-
ed plateau, large enough, probably to accommo-
date the city OF London, if ever it should be remov.
ed there.
1t has convenient church building, seating some
$50 persons. The Sunday | attended there were
about seventy-fve in attendance including several
colored people. The Rev. M. Cridge ofiiciated and
after the service from the forms of the established
church of the United Kingdom, gave a common
place sermon of forty minutes duration The ar
chitecture of the church is queer compound of
various STYLES, with an odd-lookinp steeple This
/ hulIdlnp / tba tfS and
the only thing you can see of the town, till you
! have run quite into the arm slough on which it
| is located. There is also Roman Catholic estab-
lshment here, of which Bishop De Mers has charge,
! but they have as yet no church building There
are several nuns, recently from England, engaged
in teaching the children of the colony.
/ The government offices and stores are all Tex
! cept the Governors quarters) within quadrangle
! lar stockaded enclosure $50 feet by 4S0, having
wooden bastions at two diagonal corners, prepared
for defence against Indians. All the buildings in
! side this enclosure sixteen. The Governor has
his rooms short distance from the fort, also stock
| AIDED, at place called Government House.@ He
is himself gentleman of great urbanity, over 'six
feet high, and well prOportioned." The harbor is
| small, with rocky entrance, narrow and crooked
The Governors mansion is about fifty feet square,
! two stories high, with commodious attic, stand
ing in the centre of large and highly cultivated
garden, on James Bay. The hedges of willow are
very beautiful, and the fruits, though young quite
| promising.
The house soon brings to the mind of a New
Yorker many of the fine old mansions on Long Is
land, and the shores of that Sound. We had the
pleasure of dining there with the family and few
invited neighbors. Long shall we remember the
coury bearing and princely hopitality of Governor
Douglas, as well as the lady-ke manners of his
daughters. After dinner the gentlemen of the
party rode, by invitation, to Beacon Hill, and
thence to his fine farm, some three miles distant
The climate is very mild, with occasional show
ers in summer, and some little in winter, but
it will not be called rigorous where cattle find their
own food the whole year round. The only carria-
ges on the island are sort of iauntng cart in
which several times four of the ladies of the
Governors family, besides the driver and two
seated Yankee wagon belonging to chief factor
Work. This too was filled with ladies and children
and the poor little horses would have excited the
: sympathy OF California Jehu to have seen them
! drag these heavy loads singly and alone. Within a
. few days Il second wagon has come and rolls paily
about behind two mules.
The stock here is very inferior, except only the
shees, which are small but have fine wool and make
, excellent mutton. The horses all small, of a
mongrel Indian breed, but very active and enduring
Little attention has been paid to breeding; but Mr.
Skinner having lately got some fine American cows,
and imported thorough bred bull from England,
: looks for Improvement.
! INDIAN OUTRAGES ON THE MINERS
, From the Iictoria Gasehe, Jtae 25.
, On the 10th instant, party of Coghole Indians,
. numbering some l3O, in eight canoes, attacked a
= camp of miners bound for Frazer river from Port
: Townsend, and succeeded in taking all their provi
sions, goods, ETC., well destroying their ca
! noes
Mr.. Joseph Foster, who is well known in these
waters, informs us that it occurred about 10 O'Clock
h at night, whilst all were in camp 0rcas Island
4 The first admoniton of the Indians being around
: was volley fired into the camp-killing an ndiar
| who was with party of miners.
On the application of Mr.. Hubbs the United
states Inspector at Bellevue to Captain Richards
OF ii. b. NJ. steamer Plumper, for assistance two o
her boats were Immediately provisioned and sent il
. pursuit of the Indians who had committed this out
y rage, but did not succeed in finding them.
/ / Mr.. Foster was found on the island by the boats
crews, having been there two days without ANYTHING
to eat, and was taken to Belingham Bay.
UPSETTING OF A SAIL BOAT on VTCTORI!
BAY-L0SS OF FOURTEEN LIVES
Is From tie Tictoria Gazette, ,Jttae 25.l
e. On Monday afternoon, the 2lst instant, as tn
Id sail-boat Alcatraz was rounding McCaulays Poin
v at the entrance to the harbor, she capsiZed, an
Il fourteen out of the thirty-two passengers aboar
re were drowned. The Alcatraz had contracted t
+ convey those on board from off the steamer Corte
just arrived from San Francisco, and lying in L.
us quimaut harbor to this place All the passenger
rt lost or less of their baggage, and some al
Y left entirely destitute, barely escaping with TIL
w clothes which they had We are indebted t
We Mr.. William Thornton, one of the unfortunat
d. passengers, for the following list of name
y, of persons who were drowned together wit
al their business and places of residence: Mons. Giro
and Vachon, jewellers, San Francisco; - Ferr
rt tailor, do; G. Barragas baker. Los Angeles; -
ut Fesser, miner, California mines; Armand Gaillar
~ formerly keeper of San Francisco Hotel San Fra
t. ciscO - Boiseau, wife and infant, Marysv
m James McQuart occupation and residence unknown
of Phill6ert Dupay, miner, California mines, and :
- Graille, occupation and residence unknown. "
er hear that one American printer by trade, and
ne German-the names of both unknown--comple
or the list of persons who lost their lives by this
of ancholy accident
g. ADVANCE AND SCARCITY OF MINER!
ed TOOLS AND MERCHANDISE.
ty The discovery of gold in the British possession
nix and the consequent exodus of miners and mimi
nd implements, has created great activity in busine
circles. Some articles have risen to an enormol
ln value, and others cannot be obtained any prc
lie, the market having been entirely drained. We a
ng informed that the supply of Ames' long handle
MI shoyes has been exhausted and the price advance
within the past few weeks five hundred per Ger
The article of Russia iron has also advanced thr
oR hundred per cent and the supply is quite limite
San Fron. BM., Jmy D.
LATER FROM THE SANDWICH ISLANDS.
BY the arrival atSan Francisco of the bark Fam
Major from the Sandwich Islands, we have files
:. Honolulu papers to the 29th May. The news is n
rn important.
Fn BIRrH OF PR1NcE.-Great rejoicing was occasio
Vi ed on the Islands by the birth, on the Goth Nav
,ra Prince, and heir to the throne The usual safu
IT, were fired, and congratulations indulged in. Ne
day after the birth all the places of business in Hon
-e lulu closed, and the Diplomatic Corps turn
al out to felicitate his Majesty, King Kamehameha
a., 10 on the event. The King, by proclamation, sty
ON the new conner, "Hs Royal Highness the Prince
all Hawaii"
ant ant New UNITED STATES CoMMrssroNEn.-On the %
~ May, the Hon. ID. l.. Gregg, United States Comm
oro sioner at the Court of Honolulu, transferred
TL official duties as such to the Hon. j. W. Bord
ti his successor. On the evening of the same day,
sue friends of the old Commissioner honored him by
on. torch-light procession.
On on FpAzFR RIVER FEVER AT HoNOLULU.-The prev;
in ing epidemic seems to have extended to the Sa
IN IN wicb Islands The iron schooner Alice was boue
e !ne by mercantile house at Honolulu, and loaded
'Ie Victoria " l., with provisions for the new min
oe- HAVING been freighted too heavily she was for
ms. Is to return, after being first dispatched stop Ii
rail- anu pa,rss li"il or HoNoTTInryIa5e Tlo po,.
- Nav Sth says:
and .rched ~ and laft tboo H;i TX Jciiod fo
rect tbarn Wi oil ;nO. 49, 80, WV a. - tt b i b IS lee 10 ,
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