, 1859-10-14
Al soribbler for the HTimes.8 .

Inc loll0Nlnt -eAtfaofulnaEy lettef ap
pears in the San Francisco Times of Sept.
cath. Il purports to be written by an Of
6cer Of the camp at San joan, and rumor
charges il to an officer who has recently
len here, though IL is to be hoped for the
credit Of the uniform he wears, that ipjus-
tics has been done him 10 this belief. The
letter Is headed, Facts about the San
Juan occupancy" and is dated,
sAS Jukx IsnAxD, Puget Sound.
September Z, 1850
kDIgon TINS IL take the liberty Of sending you
uome acts ia connection with The sole occupancy Of
his and By Unied States troops TO be used As you
think proper. deem the suieci one az vital public
inice. and in which gross injustice and dseour.
ssy "a. sssn zone q rs Ispessnta,ses q ioreign
and unUirantcd action Of a new hedged Brigadisr
General of The army, who alone s responsible and on
uAem slaeersy hope, the press Of The Unled States
% Be couri martalcd and dismissed Tor hixhhanded.
nagrant violation Of the law Of nations but be Is
friend oi slippery. honest % Jack Floyd, am ap
prehenslge the Ggvernment viii do no more than ~
m arsl odhaderasion that VIII naturally suggest
sll 10 "oulsidcrsn b. By what authority, " any,
has Gen. naney taken This stepr fnone, What
IIUIINU
hal no authority and The true reason is q political
capital % be used At some future National Conyen.
ton, d Taylor and Pierce. 1fe Il afiicted know
with the insane idea Of some day other being Pres
idcnfi
In he Oregon papers BY thia mail you win see the
fouespondeuce betwcen him and Gov. Douglas.-
What Cen n. there states L not 90. The Chief Fac
tor q the \ B. Company came % San Juan Island
On business q hls Company, In n. b. Co.'s steamer
Beaver. This Is what Gov Douglas refers q m m
reply, whcre he gives the "nnhesaiing and unquali-
led denili1 % laney's Representations. While on
ne Island IN hantering conversation with Amer.
can named Guitar, about boar belonging 10 The n.
b Co, which Guitar had shot, The Chief Factor Mr.
Dallas, aouinlaw Of Gov. Douglas) said he could
lake hin % Victoria -could have him taken 10
victoria &e % which Guitar replied, he might try
y On u he liked" &c. You can readily imagine the
nature Of conversation between a notOverrrhned
Lnglishman and American. You will see, from the
correspondence, how deep H. has put his foot IN itn
n you knew Harney a. ne ali know him. you would
the more readily underIland this buncom6e Step fof
popularity. fou viii be surprised, TOO, II YOU donit
know him, to learn bis reputation and standing among
hla hrother olcen He 8 one Of the weakest olcors
and most auant humhngs IN the army, and not al an
qualified ior his position. He Is the Aughingetoek,
wherever be goes, and bis Administration series Of
hunderl and misiakes he Z as callous a. dollhouse
pellilelsp, 9ne inseashle, I'm afraid, % shame His
TN h1 doesn't hesitate 10 Insult his interiors In rank
and then shield himself behind his Official position
This Z the opinlon Of nearly every officer Ii the sery-
~ LUZ DAlC|AuuN arc DIS SIAN OIuccI1. Who hold
their places o. hls staif at bis pleasure. Hr0
! would send you the correspondence, but have but
th1 one copy, which ] want f5r reference
Ihe English auihorifles have asked only q 'loint
occupation until he matter could be decided By our
respective governments. This they are entitled To- as
lo1g A. L . dspnled territory and snch Il unanestou-
ably y and Will be until Il q settled by onr respective
governments. But, mol the redoubtahle Capt Pickett
prepared bis "armyn Of about sixty men aud s'pop
gan. mountain hoHlzeIs, and forbid the landing u
any hngish iorce A thrir PERIL Can you imagine
anything more absurd aud rdlculonsi Three English
meuofuar within slones throw from the land ca
pahe q landing 800 soldier, besides mounting he
heaviest metal manned BY thousand sallor, to blow
Nm % nioma without endangenng the loss Of a mail
10 ihe naguanimiiy and iorbeaTance Of the Engllsh
naval Officers, indebted for the preservation Of
The lives of Iris faunyH and their valiant Llpuiian
hero, and 70 The roniiuuod peace between ne two
countries. Ihesc officers, hope, will receive the
commendntion q our pres II not of the Government
NJ. Cas' veil known hostility 70 England (and Pal.
meiaion y now Prcnlerl may Induce him to give them
yol win rrmlud bin and Harvey Of their duty. and
VII place this bungng nagIani outrago in is proper
nghl ooiofe the peupe-their masters. No man Of
ilieilgeneo up here, that Tie -hurTah boys for
tll American eagle has passed away and sober ne.
necon has resumed Der sway susiains H. In bis fool.
ish. rash act How can thoyf
p. a--We anticipate 4 withdrawal of our force as
aoon as ue can hear nun Washington, or Else iolnt
occupation Tho latter, most probable.
a. present. We have here In camp, nine companies
and oeiachment Of aappefs and miners, In al ace
nsn 40 y ealeers The companies als short N men
We al Disguised At being made "vieims 70 h. 4
programme for the White House. fll