, 1883-12-27

.azlib.tiaD of v,r,soif, i b.,yaIl,,na "a,
NO wronr. or # / b.,y. 7 ,., ,-;ii;n,,
to rrctifyit Tho MO LaJ .,,,n|,t-l-11
mo rrpratr,IIy IN If .rarInJ as tbnI,,h
could MOT ret rid of il anI IN -
moment Of agsser I shot Il rn,fi
easily hav. hauInI i ont nf the
wav and mo- one. w,flId h.vn baan IN.
wiser: but iu-tpad I went tn NTr
Griffin and offered 10 nav fo,. II
won't thiukrycD van Bririsbnrs r;,n
make any .rcat crime ont nf
that. | have I6u acre. of lord undnr
the /. ). government. and | pr1nosr
to STAY here. and ~ for a,rrstino and
taking me to Victoria. you had bette.
take my adyic,, ami NOT fry n. Won
miylt be ike tbn mic, and iot. ,nI1,.
bacon"
1t is stated that intense. avcitanant
was created among the Americans ia
| Victoria at that time tof whom there
were 4 great many miners, whom thay
! learned of the nrobabIe arrest If
one of their couutrympn ON what
thov believed to be American soil and
| the pro-poct that he WouI1 he taken
! forciblv by British authorities TO
| that port for trial upon n himsv
! charge. Had the threat of Dallas
| been carried ont there Is no knowiuu
! TO what extent the furv ng those bot-
! blooded Yankees in Victoria mirht
have led them. However. the threats
/ of Mr. Dallas end 4 in blustnr
The Satellite returned to Victoria
| and rrpp+ei fine LANDING of Arnri-
can trlops on San Juan.and Cove nor
| Dou,rIas eyDressed a determination
| to drive Them off In adIirion tn tba
above named vessel a c,rvptte of u
| uuns thnre ,vare Ivinr at Fs0nimaI+
! the frigate Tribune 81 runs. corvette
| Pleiades. u rms. and fhe
suryevinr steamer pIumunr 10
u1ns: tho for-b;n Gonoo. Il ,,,n..
and an nId fa2binneI .5}Iir~ In" q ,,',,: nf
hnttIn shin was daiIv aynnctnJ. AMI
,vben Ia tb;s was aI,Iod Tho dnt.cb-
mont of s,nnars and miners .n,,;n-
aar tyonns urjsr Col AToodio .t
Nov Wait,,instnr tho a,..ii.,iIn Rr;t,
isb force ,,irrht Le estinatad to baye
boon fG7 rrnT. md > non mon Tbo
Tr,Lnnn 2as s, NJ 10 omen J;.mn,niai ~
Son Juar md Tho pI,,n,.d,. ,.ont 70
NJ st,,,;,,s.t,,,. .,nJ I,rn,,,,I,t dow,
3no n,a,;nos and ona;naor al 80 H.. , =
Trbn ItraI,n t,.,n.Fn,,od tn tho T,;b,,nn
tn inn,.o.,.o tLo fn,.oo oF tLa Ion5;na,
Ilort,( Trhiab t,,as ~ I,a 10, c,,,S7
nI,ond nr C'ant UnrnL,- tho con;n,.
naTai oIIioor
wor cloud wos indaad c,athoripr
onJ haJ tLo ii fficnIt-- cnI,S2natoJ :"
LostiIe action the Fnnl;lb mnSt have
Locor,o ,,,ostor,. of t6a s;tnot;nn for.
tbo I'm, IIa;ncr ~ lot Tntans, r1,-
oit-,,,,n,,t ,,ra,S,iIa,i. tho bnr1,, Ap,oT
can T1innrl IN Vict1,;a snnt worJ To
90 p;nl-o++ =, I,,,o,, ~, L;. ,r,,
as tbav wonIJ taj,a thn Town and hH7sf
the A9a,,ican fg, oya, II nnnn tho
FIRST news of onr1 6ostititias.
The compIjcations which came sn
near rasuI{inn in war hnt,ynnn Enc
land and Amarica came In n hpsd
while General Harnev WAS in com
n,ond of tbn Dannrfmept If +ba col
umhia or of Ornron as Il was tbon
IcaII,d II WAS duS To the nrnmnt de-
cision ami tirnnness of tbat brnve old
soldier that American ri hts in tbe
cose yvara nro4ac.ed Wn T, Marcy
e, wise statesman was then Saeret,,rv
! Of Statn rndnr prac;dnnt PoIL, X
oarI,r nc 1S55 NJ. tTarcy ea,y the moo
oc.ifv of orotactin,r oI,r ri,rhts In tbn
fan. Pac;tic no,tbw@st He instructed
Govarno,. Isaac + stevens of this
Territn,.y IN ohearva - conciEatnry
cour-a 6nt wifbont imnlvin,, cnncas-
sinn to british authority over fne dis
nnta6 oronnd Nhao GnnaraI Hnr-
nav iE ohndiannn tn his nprsonal
knowiedoe TO tbe necessities OF the
casn and in answer to tho citizens,
raonast nIoced military force ON
San Jnan. tbe su,ldenness of his ac-
tion startled The authorities at Wash
;nrton and " r D,.;nkard octino
SHo,,oto,.r of W. diSnatcbed lin, o
oora.(,,I+;oo,ion go oans,,,.;nor nh bnstv
oct;on N1rnIoss he b,d ay6nd raason 70
IoIioTa +L,f tbc Enc,l;Sb yver, ahont
70 tai[a nossession hT military force
| of tbc island General HaIney dis
Tatcbed 8 fnil occonnt of the situ-
nt;on showing that the atten,pt to
+aI,a Inv, a,uad forca an Anerican fit
80 - n,,,, coll 70 bo troll Inv
Rr;tish law was an ;nsnlt IN our flas,
anJ 'omt,,o,,a mon oIIr nnoDIe. fnT
tbnr that Governor DpuGlas was
fatbar-;n law Of Nir DalIgs- which
occonntn5 in y measure for Tho usn
of the British naval force in tho in
ta,.as4 of Tho Hudson Rav a. Ha
fnrtbor stated that whatever cnns;d-
a,atinn r1ir,5t bave baan ,riven In n
donbtfnI cIair1 in rasnactf1l form had
beon forfaitad Inv tno oyerhaar;n%
;nS,,i+ina orJ aorGrasSiTa condnct 6f
Har T SJaiesty's sstyl, TS1f5 G7iicars
On tbn gCi,b IF 4u@ust 1879 Mn.
Griffin wnrnad Cant Pickett that he
,vae oncI,nrin~ fha nronnrtv If the
HR III, a. n6;Ia 3arn,,;n;nSIon Gan Jran
and oiiad Tint nnIaSs he v,cIteI
! ''-Nt aH>tS' 'i' 'ti