The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-09
Affairs In Washington Territory.
WArOOM. juno Is, 1850.

LlanS-7he Bri,ish Pacific RaSlroad-7he Canal De
Hc,r- Who O,c the San Juan, S2fyes and Orca'-Oght
We not to Command Puget Sound ?-Protection for
Amer'cGns DISQUALIFICATION Of the bland of San
Juan, DC, dc.
IN the settlement Of the north wen boundary We
claimed 81 degrees 40 minutes tho English claimed 10
tie Columbia compromise Of our clear and un
questionable right was very uawsely made. The EGG
hsh, completely informed to the then value and
the great prospective importance OF Vancouver worked
earnestly 70 accomplish their main obeSt-the cersion OF
that standard gained II by negotiators being az
equally ignorant they we'll informed COL Ben.
tor who frequently made up In audaciy Of assertion what
be lacked facts, declared country where the ,hsrmo
meter ranges below that OF Pennsy vauia La
reR.on-a region Of ice and snow not worth contends
iorard unfortunately succeeded the Sen ate
to believe it. The folly of that compfomse-the adoption
OF 40 degrees-s yearly becoming more evident;
giving to the English the gold mines o, Fraser
which they viii probably build whilst We are talking
about the coal mines Of Nsnaihmo0 the farming
LANDS Of Vancouver and the commanding naval depot Of
'he North Pacific Ocesn-a mistake which in time OF
peace pecunary, but which time Of war We wiz feel
The bitterly ance for some months at least. after
lis outbreak, ell be measuraby at the mercy Of the
large squadron rendez vousing at this station
The line Of 40 degrees, carried out, would have So
ps,ated tie ursdc.on Of ysncouyers Island,
Of be.rg south Of that latitude. In order to asod lhs
and the difficulties ssariiy crossing Of suct con
picated jurisdiction, the ioe detected TO give
them the whole Of that island That and that alone was
The OF the 4ah degree being carried out as
the boundary TO the Pacific Ocean The treaty will bea-
only that Interpretation. Article says-"The lice OF
boundary .hs be continued along the said forty ninth
parallel Of rorh latitude 20 the middle Of the cnsnuel
Which separates 'be continent from vsucouvers island
sno iEt noe sonhefy through the mdd OF said chanu
and 81 = cas- ats 20 tie Pacific Ocean"
Tie Canal Law icy broad, deep channel bet 4ecu
vancouver Island aod group OF large ISLANDS ca,ei
Juan or Bellevue, orcas, Scirez &c: the other eide OF
Sfco ands archer passage-Rossro Straitsno hat
e. hroao der as deep "a the former.
b; The or Rosario Straits 20 Fraser river ia nesry
twenty miles farther Than By tina Canal do HaW Tho
steamers RAINING from Victoria to Lscgley 60 e SUI
route through chsInei bt ssen Saturn Islaud
ard Vancouver called the Active Pasea route errveyet
and laid dnsn On The charts OF Cap. Aidea OF the United
States coas, SoIvey siesmer Active, but which ,ha British
steamer Plruper, tnat only oct about eigh,eep
monSs since ard which vessel went through this psssge
with Chart or aailrE Of The Ac; We coos
puts down on the Eigi-h char, the Plum pors
little perry appropriation 1bi d loae but 81 Englishmau
would ever have been guilty Of.
The Rosario Straits were. hoseyer, mora frequently
ustd IN olden i0e BY the crudep, csptaios of tue
bss and oiocr eacg vessels Of the Hn6sons Bay Con
psay account Of the anchorage hers tetcr,ae Clas
&c awbeing 20 ceep and broad N tute of oesea
Anchorage II case OF Gains aivtrss winds ia bon
6fcnit 10 reach, ano when grornd anJrcs, but poor
toldjrg g'ound Tbs usage is the niusy pretence on
which they base ihe CAIN that tho channel sep arssing
VaDcopve'a Island from the continent the sa,o
sra! 3 AID n1t tie Canal dc aaw 1t is yell dedced
pircpie OF Law tEat'aDos eppuyteDauces 10 he
eudnctthe usiG land islanf 20 island The Eng
sbihemtevss ave sno se6eed this established rule Ia
ice recent ecf GfnZDg S.en uCuubA the act OF Par
tmen' specifying thai whenever Il is ,ae wsb or the ,p
pie ct Vsncodvaf LEY may De annexed to British Coiu
ba as pSt OF that colony THUG snDexicg Vsncouvers
Inland, though 'oe older c)lory, 10 tie ma;u land.
Their cain includes the large islands before mentioned
OF San Juan, Lcfrz and Ocs bes!des several an ,er
ISLANDS, rome Of which are fifty miles south of The 10th
parallel Or In o!ter words, would DO making 4S dess
,be lice Had We not better go & little further ami give
them their original absurd claim 10 the Columbia river
ths is tie Nho!e OF Washington Territory? II would be
as well At onoe TO snIenaer The Whole to surrender
ma,eria! prtcn.
A msske OF mrSh greater importance than the people
Of the United States ne aware OF was made .hsn tie
island Of Vancouver surrendered II san Juan aud
hese o,her senes are now gwen up the Eagsh in thus
outwpe will have gained the complete c7nrand of
all Puget Sound ard the adjacent country--a region
repdiy airR up with population and possessing grea,
msp ook at the position Of these disputed
,ssnds They amrnand both Canal de alw on the ono
ede, sosaIio Straits OF the other and the SQUAD front
tie lockout watch would complete for the Eogllsh the
angle Of teferce.
| The occupation Of San Juan commenced in De-
oemoer, 1858, By the landing from the Hudson Bay
CompaDy's steamer Beaver of o flock Of sheep under
charge Of O. Grifln, then clerk (now chief rader)
IN the Hudson Bay COmpaLYs SERVICE aud VIII has ever
since continued resilient ard il charge of the co
property on the stand The alleged OF the sheep
the Of veuccuvers Island where they had previously
been herded The true cauee was 20 give to shsdowy
80 fishing station the three previous years; when
bug used the party was in charge of clerk in the Hui.
son Bsy Company TIE occupation Simply as;ei the few
| weeks 6urrg The salmon season.
No E1giish settler has ever been on the s.nd aud no
claim was ever pretended to be set up until he month Of
There at present several American settlers on TIA
island. Mr. Griffin himself has little confidence ia the
Justice the Ergi.b has taken 10 llpd
clam }, l60 acres ag'eeaby to laut laws and il is
rumoTe6 Dnds 10 become raturs or the rpoee OF
holding IT, ihosRh ia TO be hoped he will follow the
example OF brother chief trader in the Hudson Bay Com
pany, Mr.. Aexsnde, C Arderscr wh, left the company
bscane al American citizen for the pupo.c of reaping
the benefit OF the Oregon Donation act took up claim OF
GAO kcrer Ct ani at Csthslame tha Coiuabia liver
a magnificent farm which be holds at this very
time; and. after having thus received the bounty
OF the American government goes over 10 vaccodver,
resumes hs allegiance and is appointed her Britannia Ma
deperoercles AL the permits the eve dollar tax on
every American that went Fraser river ADD other ia
ust Vega resiroioas 20 much complained o. have been
issued from bis Office hoi sgoed with his name
1be Island of sen iu.n IS about nae;een miles long
Sh average wdta CT eight nice Toe soil fertile
ard, az the ISLAND contains many pras the woode
tsve not that thick matted rndefgrog.T so geucral m
the fmbtrar stctc1 OF his country ia oaratyey
easy Of accrss IN all 6i-9ctiocs rhs whole ann,d h.
quickly Occupied yere there military post established
IN the Island or any other adequate means OF protection
Afforded the seitsIs foD ,he Northern fodaus, large
urbtfE Of *hOm ere dua'5 tue hisai or Ia i.s
vicbhy. IA ia GOV, San Juan sios 70 iis o,sly il
tte reftpg plsce ,he of departure roca whence
bes issue TO make the dorredacrs aloDg Page. SQUAD,
ana p0peh itey ra7e nos b yet committed any violence
On ptrsots or opertg the saut stl the comb ned
spprt suo feeling ct insecurity completely para
Yves Ing settlement,
Il Is trusted s7ms measures sy be taken very speedily
~ toe Energetic officer low 10 luG Of the depirt
msLt Of o. TO afford the req ed pfo ton sijes
ella ng stance 10 settlers would have tao great
cieo' CT stofng The English That did rot intend . be
iaupsred wh that vaci,e,ou 20 pc eu .ertspet
"hs ~ere cleaiy rers meant TO he "a and epoy
tne'r beueds tney were vastly mistaken # they deemed
'he former policy Of hestsDg ,imcity longer to be-
pursued
rh'ooga gno-sucs or our part and carniug cup,c.y
on tpeiis eve cst VaBcouvers Isl snd. 10 w now intend
70 nc SUI more n''oray cTl3atie by sio wing greater
UIoug TO be cone without having the p,or So
spooey Of price to recompense for spolm ID,
Of cur TtrriioryY
Oar Nebraska Cursespon(lence,
OMAHA, July &c, 1850
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