Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1868-05-23
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,n Of the wreck OF the Geo-EiGs-a, ~ 'h'
eastern eoa-, OF Qncen Ch1rlotFs Island
The purpose Of this article Is to naFFa''
the circumstances OF the release o! the
crew and passengers by an expedition ht-
ted out by Col. Simpson p. Moses, the
Collector Of the District Of Pagct Sound
From diary kept by an officer in the
employ of the Cus'om-lIousc, we extract
the following summary Of passing events
Dec. 18th. Scarcely had the excitement
in regard to the seizure of the two Hudson
Bav vessels began to allay, when tld'ngs
is this day brought that the sloop Georg'.
anna, which left this port on the 81 OF
November with twenty-five passengers ana
five of crew, had been cast away and lost
in a southeast gale on the east coast OF
Queen Charlottc's I-land, whittier she was
bound in pursuit Of geld; that her crew
and messengers had been stripped Of every
thing by the natives, and were now their
slaves. This being confirmed later in the
day by a letter from Capt. Lafayette B'ich'
master Of the Dumaris Core, who had just
returned from the island, at Sasr. NJ,
Collector Moses started to Steilacoom with
small party to consult with the officers OF
the army at Fort Stcilacoom, designing 10
fit out an expedition to relieve our captive
countrymcn. The result of Col. Moses
frs. visit 20 Fort Srilacoom was the char
terine of the Damaris Core, fully provis.:
stoned. for SIS 900 for the first month, and
thereafter for 500 per day until the voy-
age be completed by the return OF the cap
rycs to Olympia. On the l7'h inst, Coz.
Moses returned to S'eilacoom to suprrln-
tend the getting off of the schooner, which
was effected on the 10Th inst. Among the
relief party arc Lieut.. John Dement,, lst
artillery u. S. a., A. B'ntoa Noses
Theodore Dubosq, A. NJ. Poe, Il. Syslvrs-
ter and several others. The expedition Is
under the Joint c,mmand Of Capt Ba'ch and
Licut. Dement,. A day or two afterwards
Messrs. Poe aud Sylvester returned.
January 3lst, 1852. The welcome
t;dinr has lust been received that the
Damar;s Cove has just arrived at Stella
COON, with the returned captives' all wen.
January 81. Arrival Of several Of the
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Georgianna party.
We now propose to allnde to the public
documents referring to that event so full OF
interest to the oil settlers. How striking
u they exhibit the neglect at that time
by the general government Of this region
Of country. and its readiness to rebnke the
taking of responsibility by public OIL
Ger who was ready and willing to DO an
act Of humanity. though out Of the routine
Of official duty. Such acts as those we
have vet to chronicle. illustrate tho history
ofthis period and sag gcstes!to the handful Of
American sitter. tina, their own rriiet xas
By division of the Terri.ory. the erection
ola s~psrablc ossa.izaiion, which voald
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