New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-29

ward either by ex oe riunent from information. as
certained that vas qctsnsss ne cotnnanicsssa n,ss
Forhes Rritish Vice Consul in CalfOrnis, and being
w., obl;oed 10 retaIn t. Mexico. existed be-
txeen that county spd the UDited S,atts, we hear no
nors o him until las, when find him at Topic, in
Ms,ico. combining with B,rroD Forbes g. Co.,
wealthy English firm there, to get up chow Of title.
In order TO arrive at more complete understanding
of this matter more particular introduction to the
house lost meutobe1 becomes important.
Alexander Forbes of the fim referred to has resided
many years at Tepio. He is az Euglishmsn, and the
British Consul
The house Of Barron, Forbes & Co. had co nrner.
cia establishments at most % the important points 10
Mexico oD the West COast, and were recipients and
shippers Of noet Of the bpI on from tia. couuty 10
London. They were sccou mocsted By the British
Government with regular calls so one OF then hatienai
vessels for the shipment Of treasure, which rss 80
energeicslly gathered n by them ss t. enforce the
belief that in this psrticula. they were the agent OF
the British Government.
They were fully aware of the great power over the
production Of silver 10 be rad IL she possession OF
quicksilver mine and Immediately after the advent OF
Castileros, who communicated hls information 10
them they opened correspondence Oi inquiry Tlth
Vice Cobsul james Alexander Forbes. AS soon as
the statement Of Cas.eros sss zorro oorated Baron
Forbes s. Co. laid their plans to secure the mine. for
that purpose Alexander Forbes visited California,
after II in the possession OF the American army
and secretly opened the mine and tested tie presence
of mineral in quantity. Joining to bmseh Vice Con
sui James Alexander Forbes sno Padre Real OF Cator-
Lila they arranged for occupation Alex. Forbes return
ing to Mexico. TIE Vice Consul james Alex. nad
tie linee Of the Corptanclos Rancho by the Rev.
Mr.. Lyan, Amsr rcan Surveyor, appointed by the
Military Governor Cf Monterey, which was then In
possession of the American forcee. lnding the mine
TO be situated on this Rancho they endesvored to pur
chase, but failing in this, they took possession alleging
that they had tltle although, as II has since been
ascerained by their correspondence they were al tne
time manufacturing ore. In 1873 they commen cd
extensive operstons; by 1850 the mine yielded large
returns and within the last years they have de-
rived from it profit of from SIX to eight millions
of dollars, large amount OF which has gone 70 En-
gland out Of the re sch of the legal owDers here.
Ii will thus be perceived that Barron Forbes a Co..
who make these claims, we're In no sense dsc9vefers
of the mine but that they ascertaned through taen
correspondent in California after tie country was IN
the occupation of the American troops, ths there was
a quicksilver miLe there that they prooeeded there
exam ut and took possession OF 1t, with the evident
from some private claimant Of the land. failing in
that by procuring some fabricated title from the Mex
icsD Government to rob the United States OF 1t, Doubt
lees believing that if the American Government should
acqure the country, they the Barron Forbes party
would be able to appropriate this important property
to their uses and by it control the future pro-
ductiop of silver in Mexico, they had heretofore
done for the London market.
They now charge injustice upon the United States
GoveTnment-a Government which they deliberately
designed TO rob-declaiiDg 1t more arbitrary and
tyranpica than that of the Autocrat of Russia and
they ask sympathy from the citizens of California and
elsewhere III the United States on the ground that
they are to be deprived of a property out OF which
thcy have netted from Sc 600 900 to SOOOOO0, know
ing too that this in fact robbery perpetrated on
those who were the lawful owners OF this property
And what are thefe proceedings ct winch they 60
loudly complain!
The Government Of the United States, upon the ex-
posure Of the fauou character OF the calm ascer
tanipg that II either the property OF prlvae H.
yduas of the United Staes and that 1t was being
punderod of 800 0OU yesrly was bonad to pro-
tect ITSELF or whoever might be the lawful owners
II asked from the United States Court in California
and obtained an injunction TO stay TINS waste until tae
valid owners could he ascertaned.
Do these Erglishmen claim to have rghts superior
10 our own citizens to be protected III their unlaT-
ful acts rather than the citizens of the tnted States
in their Just claims
Another feature of these newspaper communications
and letters is their iase assumption that the Govern
meut designs 10 assume arbitrary control over al
the minerals in California and this is evidently done
for the purpose of ang dissatisfaction IN the mining
regions OF California; shlle the Writers must be faly
aware that this mine is located upon private property
and belongs TO persons from whom b. r. 20. at
first attempted to purchase it, or to the assigns OF
those persons ard that the gold deposits OF California
are indisputaby upon public domain, and are now en-
oyed by the whole country IN the best possible form
for the equitable rights Of all in all the States, being
free TO ali and occupied in small aotments under rules
and regulations adopted by the miners themselves, who
are the best Judges of what is right in the premises
And would also ask these Englishmen II the United
States Government has not been as liberal and as free
from tyrsnpicsl acts has been the British Govern
ment with the Fraser River miners.
l am fully prepared, from my knowledge OF some OF
the gentlemen wbOse names are attached 10 the com
mnnicaton alluded TO in the commencement OF this ar
ticc, to believe that they could never nave been In
dnced 10 indorse the conduct of tner clients In their
epdeayor 10 establish title TO the property by such
means as has been employed by them, had tney been
coenzap Of all the cir unstances Of the case as ex-
hibited in the Courts of California. SANTA CLARA.