The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-09-24


The correspondence of the San Fran
cisco Tin.es furnishes further particulars
Of the occupancy OF San Juan Island,
under date Of August I.
General Harncy arrived there several
weeks previously, and for day, WIS the
e tes; of Guv DcugIas of Victoria. He
want To Puget Sound, and littlc later,
the occupation took placs, with muoh
biuster on che part of the American res
laenrs, and Indignation on that of the
British The Isiand of San Juan s if
teen or twenty miles from Victoria. As
sopn as THE fact became known, citizens
Of both Governments dockeu thither. -
Two British vessels Of war from Esqui-
malt harbur, also arrived there. Several
British men-af war werc at San Juan,
and the Cnitad States vessels Massachu-
serts, shubrick, and a revenue cutie. from
Puget Sound rhe occupancy was cf-
fected by abuut fhrty or City American
soldiers, who boldly Indicated their reso.
luulon m keep passesslun. The following
order was posted in various places about
the EsIand:
MIErrs nY PesT SAN .S Island " 7
Ofvie~ VI L. July -, 1850
T. In compliance with orders, and III
structiona rom the General Commanding,
a military pest will be established Oh thIs
Ishnd, N whatever site the commanding
officer may select
II All the inhabitants Of the Island
n. requested to report at once to The
commanding officer, in ease Of any incnr-
sion Of the Northern lndlans---so that he
may take such steps AZ he may deem nee
esaarY tai prevent any future accurrencn
OF the same.
Ill This being the Caiead States ter
ritory, No laws other than those Of the
United States, nor Cour's, except such
laws. aud Courts, will be recognized or al
Iuweti ON tha Island
Dv artier Of CAPTAIN pTCKEY.
J.HEa Forsyth. ID Lieut. nh Infantry, Post uan.
This order Totally ignores the Treaty
and Boundary Commission. 1t has no
authorisy but rhat Of Gen Harnevs who
seems ta have acted in aspirlt of 4 liant
ti.libusterism, and without a Thought OF
The Consequences that might follow 1t
sppetrs that the British on I'll 9 other
hand. tknurh IN suificlent torce 10 *
tarrnnate the invading party, manifested
4 jncera desire to avoid collision. 4
pronosit'on made bp them shat the island
should be held IN JOINT occupancy anhi
tie AIane Governments could be heurd
frgm was not Iistencd tU by Grcn Iarney
\ small addition TO the American force
had arrived From Fort Be!Ilnghum, and
1unaur ct Americans had zone from
Victoria and Washington ferr,tarv with
the avowad Intention t0 settle at IAN
.Guaa. Another British vessel OF yar
brought down some snrpers and miners
from ifsascr River, and renewed the re-
guest lar Iniat occupancy, which vas
fattised
rha British Governor, Dougas, issued
protest and declured the island ta oci9ng
fo C.raaa Britain tr was salei that he
hau also sent 4 massare To the an.nnver
Legiaativa \ Assembly, anaou1ciax 'ts IN
tanyion - luna an the island. We ape
that this is a mjst;.ka, 81 II true. that
the t,s1pernor has not proceeded 5e such
an aytretnltv rs collision would then
be inevitable There would be 40 eom-
trtmise 0 honor III his part BY even
bacIEiar aut from such 4 Ehrtsnt: but We
eanaat sav an much for gi-n Haraevv
who seems to have been directed by III
inpetous and naughty prrlt that vonld
better hecaina d pirate thau IN Aner'chn
affirnr Indeed. the Whole iiaiT', Is rep
= ,..ft, 4G4 ~
nree.seIv Of the Louis SIp0ean eharac~
ler, with direct apparent Design 70 bring
on 4 difficulty between the two countries
We aan anIy wish that the inovn char
arser af 8ur !omiaant mch0r'tiea at " isa~
inrtan were Of that unmlstakabte klnd
that y4n!t make mir naval officers feel
when abraad that while ttIaY ara not ~
anirad ID submit 10 insult they viii De
held ty the strlctnst account, IT they
avaratep SINGLE lueh their exact m
4tr,tefinas Va ynnfa Ike 10 feel, also,
hat there is 10 possibility OF any mn
nIied discretion IN the Instructions al
Gen. Harner that viii 20 ta Justify his
conduct Our politieal sky ~ black with
a.atruFt. and the whole country, 1T not
axprctant. ID fearful Of desperate deeds.
There is not the slightest ground t1
aurrehend III actual b}o,o u trnr, out
there is, to fear shat the present good
understanding which exists between th'
United States and Great Brit:tin may be
embarrassed, and our finances and com
nerce become the sport IT diplomacy
a f,varIta raine OF broken ieyn p0iiti.
cans to restore their shattered fortunes
The letter from which We gather tii'
fore 70: n particu rs conc iies ~ follows
Tie disputed island les north western,
fran the entranea to Puget -o1nd am
he main land It " asaingtoa lerrtary
IN The vicinity of Port Townsend tn
nrpnd aud beautiful Strait of tlea oen'
h.fgyeen Sailing from tho Sound z
Victoria, across the Fncn, San jun ap
,ears (, be part uf Vincaurcr ! Island
, and the disputed ahanaei cannot DC liz
tinruIsIied until yon have come down ap
: nestle iia mouth Or junction WIN I'll
: STRAIT
sstvitElstandiug the srsaty, aud IN
: l,ud ta,R mat il made about lie command
] !, ;,nnortanee af san Juan to the Ame'
leans. It naturally belongs % Ena bfitisf
and il af infinitely graater value 70 thel
) tI,au 20 the aited States The ehaiin
{ :, dispute in the gate to The cJuai
y =. r-..ar River aud British y
,aostly British ,satef ana pf'',s !.
: n,saessons. Il un.-. channel y,
/ fr.atr determined 10 Dc tns ,'o'','"'
1 line. il only g'ves ~ = small 'siaia
anal, value. with no other a'tvantases'
a ,a avn nothing north Of Z; whIte
. them ID IL the doorway to al 1h"F p