Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1859-12-15

FURTHER BY THE CALIFORNIA STEAMER.
THE SUCCESS or GEN. SCOTS MIsSIoN-EvAC.
UATION OF SAN JUAN ISLAND BY UNITED
STATES TROOPS-JoINr OCCUPATION, &c.
The San Francisco correspondent of the New York
Times writes:
In former letter announced that Col Law had gone
to Victoria TO announce the arrival of Gen Scott the
colonial authorities. Col Lay arrived Victoria on the
9Th October In the jefferson Davis lie
was cordially received BY Gov Douglass, who made him
at home at his mansion showed him his correspondence
with Gen Harvey and the dispatches received from Lord
Lyons, the British minister at Washington. Col Lay,
In reply stated briefly the amcable views of the United
States government correspondence then ensued be-
tween Gen. Scott (who did go Victoria but re-
manned on board the Massaehusetts and Gov Douglass
the precise character of which unofficial person
knows positively Is understood however, that IL con.
sisted principally OF interchange of suggestions as TO
the best mode of dsarrangng the knot which Harneys
imprudence had tied, and that the functonares
| came TO perfectly agreeable understanding.
On Monday, the It'll November the Massachusetts
steamed into San Juan Bay, when order promul.
gated directing all the United States troops except Capt
Hunts company, to cvacuae the disputed territory and
proceed to the posts previously occupied by them IL
at first intended TO let Capt Picketts companv r..
main but this was subsequently, countcrmandcd doubt
less because his the first company ordered 10 the
island by Harvey their continued presence might be UNI
pleasant TO the British authorities Thus Gen Scott set
tied the difficulty and settled" Gen Harvey at the same
time. That he has made humiliating apology for
Harneys act there is no believe. Harney by
sending large force to the disputed territory build
ing ior;ihcatious and planting battery there commits
ted his country to sort of panommic declaration of
BY dcmolishng the works and Withdrawing the bate
and most Of the troops, this of seeming hostility n
disavowed-whe the maintenance of n small force
there avowedy for the purpose of beating of unfrendy
Indians sufficiently maintains continued assertion Of
claim to the island Gen. Scott considers that he has
effected favorable adjustment restoring affairs To the
position which they occupied prior Harney's freak
After the aboye-noted orders issued Can't Pro-
vos X NJ of the Satellite, visited Gen Scott in the Mas
saehusetts aud followed by the officers of the camp
in body, who afler paying their respects To the Com,
and
of the Satellite. These ceremonies CONNECTED the Ma.
sschuses departed for Fort Townsend As she steamed
out OF the harbor oil san Juan the of the redoub
fired salute.
As understand it. Gen. Scott does not question the
paramount nature of the title of the American Govern
ment to the island of san Juan. Ii lett to fair arhi,r
ton there IS little doubt We will get Il, But ,be &c
ton of Harvey in taking armed possession of the island
and claiming exclusive title TO il in the manner he did
Gen Scott to think wrong itself and not to
be sustained by our government especially in view of the
undertaking by Mr. Marcy, that neither party should pr
tend to exclusive Jurisdiction upon the disputed territory
while the title was still unsettled and the boundary line
underlined. Consequently all of Harncy's .armv Of oc
cupaOn that recently held forcible possession of San
Juan and threatened death and destruction to the hos
tile hosts Of Governor Douglas has been Withdrawn with
the exception OF one small company under Captain Hunt
which remains to protect the American settlers on the
island from the outrages OF the Indians; and this small
force remains after full understanding with IN, En,l
local authorities that they represent preteson TO ,
elusive right TO the island, but merely there to look
after American interests concedng to the English Tho
Sihc tiSh 10 come there 10 protect their rights Thus
although no British troops actually the ground
the occupation of san Juan, when Gen. Scott len was
virtually joint oue-boh parties, for the time being
TO respect mutually the claim OF the other To be there
FRON CALIFORNIA.
The decision of the great of Boggs Va the Ner.
ced Mining Company involving the title 10 Col Ere
monts famous claim, by the Supreme Court ssains the
title holding that any frauds u locating the land cannot
nvalidate the patent which, under the peculiar crcuu,
stances of the must DO accepted final evidence
of right The result thus happily attained Is said to have
cost Col Fremont and his associates $50 600; bit as
compensation, it is estimated that his personal REGENTS
from the estate for the six months will not fall short
Of 81 900 day.
A steady trade doing San Francisco but trans
actions we're confined to small lots without change in
rates. Money comes in sparngy from the country and
the remittance by the of the 2st will be light
Gold bars were scarce and high.
The tax goods owned abroad and sold by San
Francisco commission merchants had been decided to be
unconstitutional
Twenty thousand francs worth of diamonds recently
Struggled into San Francisco had been forfeited 10 the
government.
TAHITI.
The French troops stationed Tahiti according TO ad
vices thence to August had been to the island of
New Caledonia TO repreSs revolt of the canubals who
inhabt there The reported be fierce and un-
decided the rannhas snhsisfng the bodies of slauoh
tered frenchmen, and the Frenchmen giving