Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-09-27

mile to the north End east Of the former and imme
distsly ialsnd from the Hudsoa's Bay Company
sheep farm, is in little valley, and was selects,
with view TO protection against the Geld aud disa
greeable winds which the camp has hitherto beer
exposed Il is hard to conceive Of a more romanti,
spot; the white tents peerng up and from among
the green foliage with which the place sbounds ih'
giitterng arms of the seutiDels they in Thu
sun upon their heats and the line of artillery thai
faces upon all clear sward-c0vered square, com
bine TO make up sn effective picture,
Shortly after the removal of the camp Lieut. Col
Casey issued order the effect that 10 infringe
meut upon the rights property Of the Hudson :
Bay Company, contiguous 10 the spot, would be per
mittsd by any alta che of the force under his com
nand This was just and ccnmendabie order,
and meets the hearty approval OF all Americans on
the Island
Some parties are sinking two wells upon the ele-
walton fronting the harbOr, and on washing pOr
ton Of the gravel, minute particles Of gold we're
discovered, thus proving that the entire country
hereabou. archipelago as well as mainland, is 10 q
| certain extent aurifeFous.
| TIE Massachusetts lies here with about 200 tens
of freight pul board from the NOrtaerGer. TOR the
/ trO1ps. The Active lett this morning. TIE Shu
brick is at SsmiahmOo, amt the Jeh. Davis at PORT
Townsend
The Bulletin has the following article in regard to
the occupation OF The Island of san Juan aud its
true cause
We have obtained, from a reliable source an in-
terssliDg statement Of the facts to which Gen Hair
ney briefly aludes. IL that MIR. Gritlin, Hud-
soEs Bay Compsnys employee aud Justice Of the
| Peace at San Juan, hsd lot Of Sandwich Island
hOgs-animas noted for their predatory habits and
peculiar facility of getting through almOs: any kind
/ of hedge or fence. Some Of these qasdrupeds had
trespassed upon the farm Of Mr. Cutler, an Ameri-
can settler, and rooted up his potatoes lie notified
| their owner of the fact. aud announced his inten-
ton of shooting any OF them that might repeat The
offense Mr. Gdfhn paid no heel 20 the warning,
and he consequence was that Mr.. Cutler shot
boar. lie Immediately informed Mr. Griffin what
he he'd done, and offered to pay fair price for the
animal, but Griffin refused, saying the matter would
| be otherwise settled
The next step was the arrival Of two members Of
the Executive Council Of Vancouver on the island
(Messrs Fraser and Dallss) who called on Mr.. Cut
Ter and informed him that he had committed helm
GUS offence, for which he liable 80 transporta-
tion; but after some talk offered to compromise the
matter for 500 This Cutler declined. Subse-
quently, man of-War was sent TO the island, with
orders to arrest Cutler and bring him TO Victoria
for trial. but he evaded seizure by keeping Of the
way. He then drew up petition to General Har-
ney, which, being signed by other residents the
island, caused the occupation It is disputed at
Victoria that Geese! Of 10 seize Mr. Caller
sent, but not denied that the Hudson's Bay Com
panys vessel was. If this story is true and we do
not doubt IT, it places the Bellevue matter in
light by making British authorities the first 10 VIC
late the neutrality Of the island
We learn further, that ii is due alone to the WISE
conciliatory and sensible Of the British Ad
miral Banes, that Gov. Douglas not permitted
to prsoipitate collision between the two govern
ments in connection with this affair 1t is currently
reported and generally believed in TictOris that
the day when the Governor presented his address to
the Assembly, in which he declared that the British
troops should be landed upon San Juan Island be
had already given orders for this warlike demon
stratiou. Fortunately Admiral Baines arrived the
next day in the Gankes with 100 meu. Upon being
made acquainted with the facts Of the case he pro
ceeded to inform the Governor that his title Of Vice
Admiral was honorary merely, and gave him right
nor power to direct the movements of Her Britain |
mic Majesys fleet ia a case Of such character and
Importance as his.
The Admiral alfO took the ground that San Juan |
Island could be held to be British territory the
INVASION of which could and should be resisted Is
the Colonial Government II maintained that il |
was territory dispute, and that therefore The
question which Gen. Hsrnsy had raised in |
ternaiional question to he settled by the two CIV
ernments In this view Of the subject tne Admiral |
emphatcally refused Interfere declaring that he
would wait orders from his G ,vernmeht, and not |
rashly perpstrste an act of war Rumor also al
tributes to him the declaration that q s'ng'e bread
side frou hsship directed against the United Sites
force on the island would cost than the whole
country is worth
Thus il will be seen that notwithstanding the in.
tense bitterness Of feeling which prevails between
the adhereuts Of the two parties the dispute near
81 to the scene of dihculties, there ID danger
that armed struggle will be preeipitsted upon as