New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-09-06

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[signed by ill the American residents on theisand
Before, however, the petition could reach Genera
Harvey be had in accordance with instructions from
his Government, dispatched forcs for the purpose
and also to make regular station for portion o
the troops Of his command.
The people of Victoria were much excited, ant
Gov. Douglas had issued the following protest:
The sovereignty Of the Island Of San Juan and o
the whole of the Haro Archipelago, has always beef
| undeviatingly claimed TO be In the crown Of Grea
Britain. Therefore, I, James Douglas, do hereby
formally and solemnly protest against the occuPa
ton Of the said Island, any part Of the said Archi
peago. by any persons Whatsoever, for or on behalf
OF any other powers hereby protesting and declaring
mat the sovereignty thereof BY right now is and
siways has been in Her Majesty Queen Victoria and
nef predecessors, Kings Of great Britain.
The Governor had also addressed message to the
Legislature Of Vancouver, counseling the policy Of
leaving 50 important question to be settled by the
proper authorities and stating that upon being in.
formed Of the action Of the u g. forces be had or.
dered force Of marines and infantry to San Juan
protect the lives and property Of British subjects
With this message Gov. Douglas transmits two
letters from Mr.. Marcy, when Secretary Of State :;
one to Gov. Stevens and the other to Mr. CHAMPION.
In the first Mr.. Marcy said:
"The title ought to be settled before either marty
should exclude the other by force or exercise com
plete and exclusive sovereign rights within the fairly
disputed limits. Application will be made to Tie
British Government TO interpose with the local Al.
thorites on the northern borders Of Territory 10
abstain from like acts Of exclusive ownership With.
the explicit understanding that any forbearance on
either side 70 assert the rights respectively shall mot
be construed into any concession to the adyerss
party"
The letter to Champion enclosed COPY Of the
above, and added
al presume that the Government Of har Hrit;sh
Majesty will be willing to recommend to her subiects
along the boundary il question similar course until
the line be established. 10 that Way e;ncerelv
hope all collision may be avoided
The following paragraph from the Alta California
embraces the latest advices regarding the matter:
We have ascertained that the special messenger
who 10 on his way from Portland to this CITY, a.
bearer OF dispatches to Gen. Clarke, and who brings
also "a rumor Of rumor /" about the affair at San
Juan Island, left Portland on the 9Th inst. The
steamer Northerner, which arrived here some days
ago, left Victoria on the 9th one day later than tie
messenger left Portland. Had collision of any kind
occurred at San Juan Island, she would unquestion-
ably have brought q report of it. This "rumor .
therefore, fades into thin air.
b From Frazer River.
correspondent Of the Alta California writes from
Victoria:
Both above and below the Kanyon the miners are
doing we'll since the river fell. In fact, the mines
are paying better than last year, owing to having
better facilities bitches and water, on every bar.
ne news isoE all parts Of the mines continue to
The water has fallen some fifteen feet below high.
water mark and the miners the bars of the lower
Frazer were generally at work again. At Hills Bar
some big strikes are reported, and in other places
along the river good wages are being made. The
bed rock, too has at last been reached and found
to pay well in every instance.
The reports from the Quesnell's river, above Fort
Alexander, are still of the most encoura einp charac
Oi IN fho 10 fror
$40 to SIS per diem The demand for provisions
continues brisk, and large amount has been for
warded there from this port via Port Douglas Within
the past fortnight about $75 900 in gold dust has
been received here from the mining region, With
many orders for goods and very few returning miners
The total amonnt of the shipments of gold dust from
Victoria to San Francisco for the month Of July last
amounted to S125,00O.
The brig Kate Foster (whose captain, Billings, was
convicted of ba ry in your city recently was sold
here at auction on the lst inst by order of the Su
preme Court of this Colony, and was purchased by
Messrs Southgate g. Mitchell for $4250.
War with tho nIojnves
Active hosttes were going on at latest accounts
with the Moave Indians. letter OF the 23d of July
gives an account Of desperate attack made by them
upon the escort of provision wagon near Fort Mo-
jave, in which they chased the men into the fort,
carried away destroyed the provisions, and drove
off the mules They had also driven off herd of
mules, and killed or captured the herder spanard.
The Los Angeles Star of later date the 18th Of Au-
gust, has the following:
By the Overland Mail, which arrived yesterday
morning, Capt Hancock, U. 8. A., received intelli.
gence from Fort Mojave, that the Indians continued
their hostility, and that the troops, under Major Ar.
mistead were engaged in pursuing them. Firing was
going on between the parties when the express Left
and the huts and crops of the Indians were being
destroyed.
Dispatches have been received by Capt. Hancock,
from Gen. Clark, and forwarded Immediately to
Major Armstead. Orders have been given by the
General to detain the herd of cattle until Joined by
an escort.
We have not heard what troops have been ordered
on this duty; probably, the First Dragons from
Fort TETON.
Since the foregoing was written, we have learned
that another dispatch has been received by Capt.
Hancock, containing details of Indian depredatons.
They have destroyed the garden at the post three of
them swan up to the bank where boat was fastened
and attempted to steal it the sentinel fired on them
and thinks he killed Of them the others
Next morning, on examining the locality where the
sentinel was stationed, twenty-five arrows were found
shot into the bank-they had been shooting at the
sentinel before making the attempt to steal the boat
A party was sent out in pursuit of the Indians;
several shots were fred but without effect.
The Indians are persevering in their hostility, and
will, no doubt bring down on themselves severe
castigation. The herdsmau who was missing, on the
first outbreak when the mules were ran Off has not
since been heard of.
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