The weekly Butte record., 1861-11-23
Russian Friendship.

Of sympathy and friendship which has come
from anv foreign nation since the beginning of
our national troubles, and mentions a remark
able fact, not generally known, TO show that it
is not the first time her friendly disposition has
been manifested towards us when we were in
straits:
For many years Russia has taken every
proper occasion to show her friendship for the
Government of the United States and its citi-
zens and whenever the civil or military off
GERS of either ssvice meet, it manifests itself in
the warmest language on the part Of the Rus
SLAMS. This displays itself in the strongest
manner when our ships visit St. Petersburg, or
/ our men ofwar meet in friendly port.
/ As an illustration of what has been said on
this subject. will state fact which came to
my knowledge many years since, that have
never seen in print
During the time the American and British
commissioners were at Ghent, in the year 1914
for the purpose Of negotiating treaty of peace
between the two Governments, the European
war came to a close and it was the determin-
alton Of the British Government to employ a
considerable portion of her forces, now at her
disposal, to humble US on this side Of the At.
lantic. A dispatch was therefore sent to the
demands or to throw every obstacle in the way
of an immediate adjustment between the two
governments The Emperor Alexander soon
learned this from his minister at London as he
was returning with his army after the exile of
Napoleon to the island of Elba Instead of
making the best Of his way to Russia, as was
his first intention, he halted with his large for
ces in Poland, and hinted that he should re.
main there until he heard of the result of the
negotiations at Ghent This was soon com.
municated to Lord Castereagh, then prime
minister OF England, who sent immediate in-
structions to come at once to an understanding
with the American commissioners.
This statement was made by Rufus Annoy,
of Boston, who received it direct from J ohm
Quincy Adams, one of the commissioners at
Ghent, aud repeated in the presence of Lang
don Cheves, Samuel l.. Southard, and others at
Washington soon after the war. | recolect
that Mr.. Cheves endeavored to throw some
doubt on this being the cause of the sudden
termination of our war with England. which he
attributed to the exhausted state of the British
treasury-the fact of the good intentions of the
Emperor Alexander was not called in question.
| am respectfully yours,
An OLD OFFICER OF THE NAVY.
Nor SUccEssFUL.-Ea Early in the year band
of men, in Salt Lake City, united together, to
the number of ten, for the purpose Of visiting
Southern California, making themselves ac-
quainted with the country, and carrying on a
free stock ranch business. Accordingly, in due
Sc ason they arrived, sought out good pastures
in the mountains with natural enclosures, suit
able for their business. They then went to
/ work, with what success our rancheros can
testify. They had gathered large band of
horses, had two or three corrals, and were
doing fine business. Success gave them con-
tidence, till their tmerity brought them under
the notice Of the officers, who sought ont their
lurking places. The result was, that, by the
activity OF the officers of San Bernardno coun,
ty, no less than seven out of the ten are now
ranching at San Quentin Sheriff Smith made
the last hanl on them, bagging forty horses and
two prisoners the latter are now on ther way
to the State Hotel.-L0s angeles Star
MoRE PRosPEcTING-Mr II. NJ. ID. Hewitt
known as " Mountain Hewitt, with his
party, on their way from Mono to this city,
camped at place which offered suitable ac-
commodations, abont half way between Fort
Tejon and here The locality looked like a
gold country, aud so they went to work and
of a gold bearing quartz ledge, which. if the
specimens are to be considered, is one of the
richest in the country Continuing their labor,
they discovered, about seven miles rom camp,
a quartz ven containing gold and silver. which
has been tested and yields at the rate of $4,000
per ton. These veins are situated about fifty
five miles from here southeast Of the road to
Fort Trion, in the San Bernardino range of
mountains. Mr., Hewitt represents the country
as abounding in minerals of all kinds, iron,
copper and lead having likewise been discover
ed, and that there is not the slightest evidence
of its having been heretofore prospected-
More accurate tests will be applied to the
rock, which has been taken out in large guam
titles, and If found 10 bear a fair proportion to
the specimens already obtained, the mines will
be opened up.-LoS A0geies Star