The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-09-28
ARRIVAL OF THE MOsEsTAYL0R,
LETTER OF GOV. DOUGLAS.
Over 100000 in Gold.

The steamer Moses Taylor arrived at New Yorl
late on Monday night from Aspinwall, which por
she left on the 18th inst. bringing $50 passenger
and S2042,3 1868 in gold. Horace Greeley was among
the passengers.
The Republicans and anti Lecomptonites of Cali
lorna, have fused on Messrs. Joseph c. McKibbe1
and f. ID. Baker, for Congress, and John O'Meara
| for State printer.
Governor Douglas has sent the following replv
| to General Harney's answer to the protest made
by the former in regard to the occupation of Sar
Juan.
GOVERNMENT HOUSE, !
VICTORIA, Vancouver Island, Aug. 13, 1859.
Brlgadier General William S. Harney, Command
3 ing the Troops in the Department of Gregon:
DEAR STR-on the evening of the 10th inst, | had
the honor OF receiving your despatch dated Fort
| Vancouver, Aug. 6, 1859.
In reply thereto, must thank YOU for the frank
straightforward manner in which YOU commune
cate to me your for occupying the island Of
San Juan, in the Haro Archipelago, with portion
OF the military forces of the United States under
| your command.
| | am glad TO hear that YOU have done so under
instructions from the President of the United States
as Military Commander of the Department of Ore
gon, and not by direct authority emanating from
| the Cabinet at Washington.
| You state that the reasons which induced YOU to
take that course are the insults and indionites
which the British authorities of Vancouver Island
and the establishment of the Hudson's Bay Company
have recently offered to American citizens residing
| on the Island of San Juan, by sending a British
| shipot-war 'from Vancouver Island to convey the
| Chief Factor of the Hudson's Bay Company to San
Juan, for the purpose of seizing an American citi-
zen, and transporting him to Vancouver Island to
be tried by British laws"
| | will explain for your information that the
agents of the Hudson's Bay Company hold no off
cial position in Vancouver Island nor exercise any
official power or authority, and entirely dis
tnct from the officers of the executive government
| ah oF
Island. To the reported outrage on an american
citizen, beg to give the most unhesitating and un-
qualified denial. None of Her Maiesty's ships has
ever been sent to convey the chief factor or any
other officer of the Hudson's Bay Company to San
Juan, for the purpose of seizng an American cti-
zen, nor has any attempt even been made to seize
any American citizen and to transport him forci-
bly, to Vancouver Island for trial, as represented
by you.
Up to very recent period but one American cit
zen has been resident San Juan. About the
commencem mt Of the present year few American
citizens began to "sQuat" upon the island and upon
one occasion complaint was made tome by Brit
lsh subject OF some wrong committed against his
property by an American citizen, but no attention
was paid to that complaint, out of consideration
and respect to the friendly government to which
the alleged offender belonged, and whose citizens,
think it cannot be denied have always been treat
ed with marked attention by all the British author
tiles in these parts.
With reference to San Juan in particular, have
always acted with the utmost caution to prevent
so far might lie in my power, any i'll feelings
arising from collisions between British subjects and
American citizens, and have in that respect cor
daily endeavored to carry out the views of the
United States government, expressed in n des-
patch from Mr.. Marcy, dated 18th july 1855 to
her Majesty's Minister at Washington a copy of
which herewith enclose for your information as
presume that the document cannot be in vour pos
session. (This despatch was published in The Bull
tetln OF August H. Following the dignified policy
rec n1n6 hN-t tlof + =
well grounded case of complaint against an Ameri-
can citizen, have referred the matter to the Federal
authorities in Washington Territory, well assured
that it wrong had been committed reparation would
have followed.
! deeply regret that you did not communicate
with me for information upon the subject of the al
legged grievance. You would then have learned how
unfounded was the complaint and the grave action
you have adopted might have been avoided. | also
deeply regret that you did not mention the matter
verbally to me when had the pleasure of seeing
you at Victoria last month, for few words from
me would, L am sure, have removed from your mind
any erroneous impressions, and YOU would have as.
certained personally from me how anxious had
ever been to cooperate to the utmost of my power
with the officers of the United States government
in any measure which might be mutually beneficial
to the citizens of the two countries
Having given you distinct and emphatic denial
of the circumstances which YOU allege induced You
to occupy the Island of San Juan with United
States troops; having shown you that the reasons
you assign do not exist, and having endeavorcd to
assure you of my readiness on all occasions to act
for the protection of American citizens, and for
the promotion of their welfare, must call upon
you, sir, if not matter of right, at least as a
matter of justice and of humanity, to Withdraw
the troops now quartered upon the island of San
Juan; for those troops are not required for the
protection of American citizens against British au-
thorites and their continuance upon an island the
sovereignty of which is in dispute, not only is a
mark of discourtesy to a friendly government but
complicates to an undue degree the settlement in
an amicable manner of the question of sovereignty,
and is also calculated to provoke collision between
the military forces of two friendly nations, in a
distant part Of the world.
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