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flight we saw il there. The. stone las near whore it Ihen did, and you say lhat you have soon the marks upon it. The white men have lately rolled it a short distance to get il out of the wagon path, which lue vvoro verv sorry for. We never pass it without stop- ()ing to worship the Great Spirit, and to think of our riends who died in battle there; we also leave some little presenl usually a piece of tobacco for the man i I to, that he may keep in good humor and send no more evil uponus. OREGON FREE PEIESS. Geo. L. CuRnv, Editor and Proprietor. OREGON CITY, SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1848. . . Appointment By the GoEnNim. Miram Clark to be Commissioner on Pilots and Pilotage, Nice Geo. L. Curry, resigned. Recovery. We are happy to state that Michael Laframbois, who was injured last week by a fall from his horse, is rapidly recovering. Pilots. Messrs. Benjamin L. Fairfii Id, and Fred'c C. Coales, first and second oltlcers of the laleship Maine are preparing to qualify themselves for the situation of bar and river pilots, under the assurance from the Govern or and Board of Commissioners on Pilots etc., that when qualific d they will receive these appointments in con junction with Mr. Hawks. Our brethren of the California press have our sin cere acknowledgments for the very complimentary manner in which they have been pleased to notice the "Free Press." And if it be not too-iale, we lakctbe opportunity to tender the same to our brother quill drivers of the "Polynesian" and ".Sandwich Islands News." Marine. Capt. Crosby is off on to-morrow for Cali fornia with the Scb. Maria, a small craft built by him at Portland. The brig Ilenrv, 16 days from San Francisco, has ar rived at Portland ladened with munitions of war and merchandize: her polite officers have placed us under obligations, as usual, for files of late papers. The brig Mary Dare has arrived from the Islands with a cargo of merchandize for the Company. Her obliging officers have our thanks for forwarding us a file of the latest papers from the Islands. Gold. Recent arrivals from the vicinity of the gold 'diggins' have created an astonishing excitement in our midst. By far the larger portion of our male popula tion will have left to 'dig for gold' before the expiration of the present mon'b. According to late papers, the Sandwich Islands are being depopulated by their demi zens rushing to the mines. From all the information we have, il seems these discoveries cannot be exaggera ted. They are unparalelled and of course all who go fancy tboy can make their fortunes. Four companies nave left during the past ten days, numbering over 100 men, and others are preparing to follow. Some are going by sea, and we are requested to state that a company designing to go with wagons will rendezvous on the Luckaraute and leave for the El Dorado on the 12lti inst. Nothing like the present 'furor has been known in our age. Sincerely do we hope it may end well may all who go make their fortunesparticu larly those who left without 'paying the printer,' in order lhat the ma be boiler able to settle with us on llicir return and in conclusion, those who are indebt ed to us will confer a favor by settling their accounts, as we must have something to live upon during the winter. ARRIVAL OF THE IMMIGRATION. Our hearts were gladdened on Wednesday afternoon by the arrival of a company of packers from the Immi gration, the headmost company of which they left on Grandround river on the 20 ult. These gentlemen, Messrs. Geo. L. Boene, Jackson co., Mo.; G.J. Basketl, Howard co., Mo.; J. N. Ebey, Schuyler co., Mo.; Rue ben Joy, Salem, Iowa; Wm. Bristoe, McDonough co., 111., inform us that the extent of the Immigration for Oregon, as far as tbeir knowledge goes, may be put down at 300 wagons the same number have gone to California. There may be other wagons on Ihe road, perhaps in the rear, that they have not heard of, as Ihose that are known to be coming left the settlements in the early part of May. Joseph L. Meek, our messen ger to the U. S. government, arrived at St. Joseph on the 10th of May, and look steamboat on the same day for St. Louis; he would reach Washington about the 2oth of May. Up to the time of the dcpirture of these gentlemen nothing had been done for Oregon. The "Oregon Battalion," strange to say, were still where they had wintered, at Fort Karney, on Table creek, about ISO miles above St. Joseph. They had been or dered to be at Grand Island on the 1st of May, to pro tect the Immigrants. Maj. Fitzpatrick, Agent for the Pawnee, Chayennc and Arapahoe Indians, was met returning to the settlements with" an Intention or re porting this neglect of orders. The commander of the Battalion, Col. Powell, of St. Charles, Mo., was elected to that post by one vote over Andrew Sublette, who holds a Captain's commission in the Battalion. The first company, it is supposed, are now between this and the Dalles, the second are a day or two behind the first, and the third are perhaps a day or so iu the rear of the second, 'the ith and Slh companies are some distance from the advance, having been left hy the packers on the 31st of July, on Goose creek. We give below the names, (chiefly the heads of families,) of the Immigrants who constitute these live companies. Some of the teams are failing, and those who havo friends on the road should hasten out to their relief. We are requested to slate that a party will start for this purpose on the 10th inst. Up to the time of the departure of the packers from Ihe wagons, no trouble had been experienced from the Indians, and Ihe pack ers saw few or none in coming in; we are apprehen sive of difficulty, however, while the wagons are pas sing through the Cayuse country. 1st company John t. Crooks, Saml.T. Jones, Mercer co., 111. VVm. Brunson, Sangamon co., 111. Ruben Dickens, Warren co. mo. Thos. Gates, Dupage co, 111. Orrin Kellopg, Dan'l Hathaway, Joseph Kellogg, Wood co. Ohio. Robt. Houston, Shelby, O. EUas I). Wilcox, Nathaniel Wilcox, Ft. Atchison, Iowa. Reuben Pigg, Ja's Robinson, Lafayette, mo. John Stipp, Vermillion, 111. Ira Patterson, Madison 111. Rhinehart Cripe, An drew Bowers, Benj. Cripe, St. Joseph co. Indiana. Wm. w. King, Knox co. aio. Riley Root, Knox co. 111. Ja's Emery, Atchison co. Vt. Lyman Laularcttc, Seneca co, N.Y. Dr. D. S. Baker, Wabash co. 111. 2d company J. G. Ramsey, E. Gartner, Scott co. 111. Tho's Burbanks, Leonard Williams, Willie Williams, L. Davis, John Davis, ChrUtian Clync, Cain co. 111.