The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-26

bcsrd IN reference 70 the San Juan affair Whilst all adj
ma that the Canal dc Haro is the souter,y line OF the
treaty. all do net jas, General Harvey course IN the
NJ med oCcu, ancy .. the san Juan Bellevue Island
= denied that tue assigned for his facts
denied that American interests ncrfered WITH
and d. nied that the rights Of an American were threat
ened with the rgor Of British law relation the n0to
rious pig shooting scrape, These facts, however,
which win be substantated, allegations which will be
fame informs that the belief general that the whole
matter was gotten up by speculator, with view Of
making few hundred thousand dollars The same gen
temaD who Las already cODyeyseh with Gov Douglas ON
the veAvd question, views the whole matter AZ siattr
difficulty mrgnh-d by the l-advised and o1cious con-
duct OF lew persons c,,hed with brief authority All
these meters Of course, shall become better advised
when reach the dis ,ut territory, but give them now
SO that circumstances may refute or establish
Although nothing can be known Of General SCOUTS IN
teDuns, seems cOnced,d that no settlement can De ar
rived AT unless the Troops withdrawn or joint occ
GEN. HARVEY AND IIxur.
Much surprise has been created by General Harneys
abrupt departure rom Portland He ief IN the steamer
Nurtbernei about clock r. NJ ON saturday, remarkng
that he would shortly return, but took the river
steamer Vancouver When we anchored At Vancouver
Sunday nothing was seen or heard ~ him by Genera
Scott, the Inference that he u In high dadgeon
On Saturday previous 70 hs departure he INDUCED 10
one of his characteristic outburs; but be was swearing
himself, and little notice paid thereto. The Gene
raj popular although the officers under him do
the b. they to n,de their impressions and iee
ngs, tear he Us not evea respected.
The ran Francisco Times OF the 9th of last month
tanned letter from the camp at San Juan, which, not
witlsisndng The fuss has created, contains, il seems,
considerable truth 10 net know the author, but he s
suspected " BIZ Lieutenant fhrie, who has recently
sigled say Suspected ather than limited, for the
authorship generally atuibted TO him here. Whilst
cannot find any one willing to deny the
charges, there SENS To be great unwii'ngness
u ADMIT them Oh this score. The writer, not content
opinions Of all the officers under Harvey. They OBJ
jet, and with good reason too, 10 his expressing
an opinion rh, III such matters there great
lack OF UNITY the army self charac,erzes moet all
their individual efforts, the members only anxious
OF being spoken Of as class when generat,es are con
csrned
No one is so sensitive an army officer when indi.
yduaiy Concerned, aud he desires to speak for him
sell alone The report current that Lieut. lhrie has
signed and on the prom ion thereof the expression
individuality has grown. Lieut. Ihre. had he spoken of
his behest and bis authority would have been
entitled 10 greater cTcueLce his brother officers could
then have been enabled, should they It,
him The plain matter Of fact IL, that great discoatent
advent is baleo on all sides as provdeptia Tor Difficult
ties will be remedieo without delay.
TUESDAY, Oct 25.-We arrived at Port Townsend at
O'Clock this morning, and took the town by surprise.
Colonel Lay was idered to Victoria by cutter
Jeh Ha,is, Capt Mason, which will sail at dusk: The
10 O'Clock with colors flying, having beard Of Gen
SCOTS presence via Portland, steiacoom Col. Nor
man left for San Juan on his inspection of artil-
lery, and the Julia sped for Victo ia, inform
them that the great Pacihcator had dispatched
his answer to Gov. Douglas Gen Scott renamed on
to morrow, when he expects the Massa chusetA Capt
Fauntleroy TO be ready to receive him. His arrival
unexpected and his welcome hearty cheers, but to-
morrow he will receive n salute
RICH GOLD DISCOVERIES THE slMIKANEES RIVER
government -xpressmsn, named Mcclure, recently
arrived at the Dalles brings reliable diligence thai new
and rich gjid dRgngs have been discovered near the
above banned river. The Dales Journal contains the fol-
lowing particulars
According 10 informant the discovery is confined
TO small bar on the river, which is being worked by
SOLDIERS, q arternasters men, and large number of
Indians. The men from camp 30 down after breakfast,
waking distance of five miles, and working not more
than half day. averaging about twenty dollars the
hand. This is without the ordinary conveuences for
mining and with nothing but picks using frying pans
washing out With 'rockers, II is estimated thar from
s5d to $500 to the hand could readily be taken out.
We have hot learned that any OF the neghborDg bars
have been poseeted but scarcely be possible that
the rich deposes confined 10 locality AMI when
thorough examination had than likely that
Mr.. Mcclure, who is ned to entirely re.
liable man. says that he himself visited tue diggngs and
saw the miners at work taking out gold at fully
equal 10 that stated II represented that the officers Ia
command are very anxious 10 conceal ali knowledge of
the discovery, they apprehendng immediate rush,
that in the present condition Of the country be a,
tended with great prvatons. The point at which
vile, which s hun red miles distan, from the
newly discovered mines The Indians, too are repre-
sened - be decidedly hoee and iuasmuch troops
are about TO remove, would be exposed TO con
slant attacks II ON savage foes.
The discovery, told, was made by Sergeant
Compton, in whose honor the locality has been named
"Compton Bar y
The eff CT of this has TO create quite an ex
element in our town, but as yet have heard Of
any depar for the gold mines Should the next
advics confirm these startling reports may expect to
see stampede scarcely eqalcd by that TO Fraser