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Newspaper Page Texttoy .tWlvJ "SWiffi I MPJMOTATO-B. -"& OUHMNtcmri JWMDAY, JANUARY 10, isso. ! j Bs Otftai ttmlMiMMlMr year we M;ft tftStM ascdltatioo. Tb MMUMMiknbwlilickop nil to tao iiatiwsjfliiliia of th chant MTlMTfMMy be sawotedin ihe MMll. BatT MuhkU Mndiltnn ttf,&rsaaNiriag lb yseroa which we him mw eattred. That greet and null. reMeaaaMWiHbeeaftctedlathe condi. DM el aUagJ ferteg Mm tasalng year we P?f MH thaa that the year MMtMr'tl tWsa an1 araaka. anil aisle- jff'M-jf eoaaJtatly anticipate a awaateeadailliato tha papulation, of thl taaeiaae km added by any IKam'dtd Oregon bra heaiiaiiaiiio Isamiaration twaWpwiiaiiltiii; iTaall her uarl- NM It BOW lUMf. hMljMMMx.farilM world tatlMre eeaariaaliy.ftr raekiaf saaaa. iiii in ..i. i,'.t. 77,- . "r","M,i wMNwuNti have aot forgotten jpUt tMM realised to Califorais. M IkM.'Mato aroeoity haa reached to M ertttaee la vala that llule cm be -seBs htfejiaent, while bera the WWtai baa aot reached the liv. MltMAlt BiL. ... .. ?"i! -""- we vcaiure nothing la e sawsruoa iai taie wui bo In year for aOrsgoa. Indeed a Mr. awwaaseareejyrriaibe investment of "". A" "la of properly will and wist advaae fai vala aa oeeunerce, popu. lanoa, aw fut lew to. Aad aa a -WOUId " ' a Mil .....I f ,frj. .-T. I - MreataMiMdMdMra would not be 'Oa Jwanaaa. tain ol nsnnlailan Intn . fawatry paaaeeeiaf ao away advaniatea. tV yhh laatian of papulation we may rjaauy ceJeafale oa a oermpoadiag ad- " oeat of atacae and labor kreowd to trader We aaiaealeaUto aadlr iif.iaiyearlecTeeOrreai oootBierce in mmmMtmptvmiHkm. Theglgan. .AT'i; 7; wiiiik 1 mi , issi year ac arrests attention, and tosplre )0jasatoaT waonroaa. TholBatber 4Mif Ohm toy la its hfcaeT- PR"-yrinWaTWteaMa a McnaalWaltblblThallty. Heaeeour ?&finrtu1om that this year wUI ?" laiprareaaeBl of rerys many of 1awye aaiaproved bydranlio privileges 0 j aowasu if aroparly ' enforced, sufficltntto $ arr tbeVtrefna in-ardent iplrllr. Out win 11 corneal it aDtnaoncu, anu urn f eaeaiy trhunplianlly In poeVrulon ol the field wo Cahope for nothing but a rear tuny rank and rapid growth or immoral alliy. And what (lien will all our In orcaae of population, and wealth, and In ternal imprOTf merit arall ui, If It la to bo employed in tlio promotion of Rambling, druakeneu, and the profanation of God holy day. While wc tee leading and in. fluential men using the whole eitent of their Influence to drive out of community all reverence for tlio Divino law, or at I ho leaat manifesting a total apathy in regard to the moral well bring of toclfty r mutt entertain unpleasant forcboJingt for Iho dereloprmenta of a year olhrrwiio gilded with the most cheering and delight. ful prospects. But while we feel con- trained to Indulge in these painful antioina lions with regard to the moral condition of tba country, we at the same time com mence the labors of the year with iho resolution to "cry aloud and spare not'' in reference to the moral interests of the Territory., And, we earnestly entreat avery saw-abiding and order-loving citl- tea 10 commence tbia year lint to us eventful year, with a similar resolution. rfcJak ahoMd to all parte of tba Terri. ""yi. Awe view thing, the export of :! only a email Artt fruil of this. Ir.mmm eca-inag year, wit lai we may VsMloukta with canalnty on a aimtlar In-' (In other branebca of trade. And when) labor Jeeo well rewarded the me '. ahaala arU aa well a asriculiuM must 'ImmImmm..! J..u J .i ., inni pfw hiii n siieuni, uur . -'' -- ' .v r , . my v 1 11 , ii w UMIflOTV glOWing 1-jniaiiiaaiPjn Ol UUSJ IBOOr, OUtt KftasT tawnriM. and. ezeiilnv mlirv -ayaealailon. Bat while we are thus led KtVfaral, aa it war, to the wild deliriam i-'Of prewta'ry apceulation and oommerclal rviaaarevsmeat. w pause, and with feelings urn aoarniaarr anatatv inauira what will eaaot'of all this oatheaoclal and aaaral aoadlUon of the country. No one Uo east contemplate the change of the Er yr can be blind to th fact that taer an uaen a roost uonappy relrogado .MTeaaeat to the element of moral life Ela thai Territory. So numerous and va JrW are tha ovidenee of moral degener Pier tbatweacarcely liacw where to be- "flu toparticiilarixc. Tim was when in. -tainperano waa eonfined to a few, and 7 tha Mead of' temperanoe and virtue laaaeaad i hold tha mnril tw- villi i : atraof arm. Out how changed the aspect F'ofaJhlr at the present moment. Scarce. llf oan wa aver pass about the streets p without eomlag In contact with the un. I aVaisBamBB aieail aiiLJ auLtAS aLa.f al nv "Hu ieieBieoi inioiicaiion. '.And tha occupants of those hells of Ijevunitenese and ruin are more bold and HmiI iu iimi aiiBris iu aaiifijr ineir averlo at tn expense or iho groant and ;aeauioi tueirwreicnca victims. Uutour Mat feara on thl aabjeet arise from lb tajaaaeouaUbl but manifest and. unfeeling rof la good and vinuoue and in lor ooowBunity, to reaard to the of vlo around them. There are Hrwbjioua. men, and good and 1 cltitwa. enough to .arry com ity to' thl Territory to hold intern- itad vice eweotually la check ltMdMf Can It bo that all with wai nare vecome o peritcity I ,to wortdlla a to bteom HUw of moral and eeclal worth f W TkoSclis)! Law. E4acaUn e publish th school law enacted by tha last Legislature in our paper this week ; and to addition we will strike off a few extra copies of the law for general distribution. W her tako occasion to call special attention to tblt law, at the palladium of our brightest and best hopes for the future. Though much time and care waa bestnn cl on Ita compilation, yet thero are doubtless thing in it which, not only admit of, but require amendment. 1 et wo feel a strong aasurane that it will be found to contain th elements of a thorough and efficient school system. As neither the officers on whom devolves the care of the Aft'stem, north people generally could have access to the law we have not been surprised that little haslet been done in the way of organization. Hut aa tne law can be found In the Spectator, and as extra copien oan be bad at thia office, we estimate tha character of the people ol thia Territory very inoorrectly, if the appearance of this law does not give a new impulse to Ibe cause or education. Few people are ao favorably circum. atanced in regard to education aa the po. pleoCOregon. Thero is raally no serious obstacle to .our becoming on of the nvst eaMgheeoed-Sute" on the continent. The ltisur and the meant are ample, and the only requisite is the putting forth of the necessary effort totccuro the end. Bui we aro anxious to attract general attention to the kind of education we need to secure to ua Ihe dignified position ofan enlightened people. We hold that educa. tlon, to be what it ought, must bo moral. A mere intellectual or commercial edu cation may make a nation of shsrpcrsand speoulators, but it will fail to make a vir. tuoua and happy people. This can be at. Lards day i net only a religion, btsta civil duty. And all who value good ao clety and desire that both thrmselvee and their posterity should .dwell amid tha blessing of a pure and elevated morality should exert their utiroit influence to cherish In the publio mind a deep rever ence for ihe day of rest. Only a few months since wo had pleasure In .regard. Ing this as in an eminent degree a Sabbath keeping community. All publio buslntt was autprndtd and general quiet pre vailed. Hut we have been observing for some time pssl one encroachment after oncllieron Ihe sacred premgativca of thl day, until wo can scarcely distinguish lb Sabbath from other daya, by observing the conduct of ihoto around ua. Public la. bo' is boldly and unbluthingly prosecu tc-l on that day, and those who desire lo worship God are thereby greatly annoyed; and the atteutlon of the youth la drawn away from the appropriate employment of the Sabbath. Hut as we with to beptiln, wa intend to notice a few of the most striking and prominent derelictions from doty oa that; subject. And In the first plea It 1 with pain with sincere and deep regret that we noticed a short time since that the aaw mills in this placo have been kept em. ployed on the Sabbath. We regret thl the more on account of the high official standing and influence of th gentlemen who compose the Company having Ihe con. Irol of these mills. Aa this la the first time in our knowledgo that these mill have been required to run on the Sabbath we earnestly and respectfujly, In our own name, anil In the name of the christian community, appeal to the gentlemen con. cernrd in the mills, 10 review this subject, and see whether Ihe ample success of six day would not jtntify them In displaying their kind feelings towards their christian neighbors, and their high aense of thj aIueof publio morals by allowing thai part of the city to enjoy the quiet which nas not before beeu disturbed. On last Sabbath we noticed the slaught. er houso in Linn Cily was open, and the sharp crack of the rifle announced that the busineia of slaughtering beeves, and preparing meet for market waa to actlv progress. Now we cannot believe that the regulations of the army in lime of peace, or the necrasilie of private oiti- zens can clothe thia outrage on christian civilization with the ahadow of propriety. If Ibe primary elements of religion ar to be thus trampledjbeneath our feet what may we cxpcci ID Narlgatiota of the Wlllaaw. die. A few weeks since in noticing the towns talnrd only by a thorough moral educa. j and cities of this Territory we happened lion. The intellectual faculties const!- 1 make the remark that " we were as- to leans a It decree of later! than ueual. This h tba third paper wa hav Issued since the arrival or tha last mall W hope to hav a mall befer our aexl, it. P. Power, Beq., to authorised So act as Agent for Ihe Oregon Spectator In California. Ha will recelvo subscrip tions and advertisements, and transact the general butlnese ol thia office j and we would be pleased to receive through him a good degree ol patronage from our California neighbor. Tiro wtwrk l Ike Brig Jaawpkonr. We Itarn lhat the llrig Joteuheno with a full cargo, principally of lumber waa wrecked on I he ull., at or near the Mouth of th Columbia. The ship and cargo were a total loss. Tlio ore w suo. oeedrd In rcachlag the ahore in safely. We havanot been authentically Informed on th subject, but th report Is lhat be. coming becalmed In Ihe evening she was anohorcd. During the night a severe gale blew up, and the anchor dragging, to the morning ah waa found to bo on a and bar, when ah wa dashed to piece by'fb breakers. Wo bad hop that some one Interested In th Columbia, trad and Oregon commerce, would have fur. nished us with a correct account of the disaster, but up lo lhlselim our hope nav not oeen realized, wo would be pleased yet to be furnished with auoh an account. Th Ion, w believe, falls heavily upon tha Oregou Cily Millina company, in lumber onboard belonging principally to mat company. ' VtrigtUea tf tk WlllUMtU. For the Oregon Spectator. Ha. Editoi; perceive from reading your paper of Iho 13th inst., lhat you have been led to believ that Milwauki la at the head of ablp navigation; or raiher thai the Willamette is navigable for ships to thai point. I think that with like propriety you may say that Oregon City la at the head of ship navigation, aa ships have and may proceed thua fardurlng IheJunerlMorthoColumbla; back wale irom inai river mating me tviiiametto navigable to Oregon Cily. But In ordi. nary low water Iho .bar two mile above Portland and about four milt below Mil waukie has on li ouly about four feet water. I have frequently ebeervsd Indiana wading the river at that bar, and have orosaed It on horse baek aayaelf at the aamo place. JNO. II. COUCH. December 34th, 1849. 1 Maid ceooaile the bar manlloard In moral ooaditioa.OiisW. aW i.ki .re... 1.1. tt .L- a . . - .1 Vl "- -.-.---. w. www.. wwv ... n nit I , j pr0re,or """'I Coach, hava followed boating over the a cits iivwvi.wOir vaM Thero are other Inatancea of trespass on thia holy day, but our spec on thia occasion leaves only room to call upon trery christian, and every lover of good order and pure morels in society toxrt their utmost snd combined influence In the promotion of the observance oi Ibe Lords day. Ship lute only a part of the spiritual connilu. lion of an intelligent being. Our moral and social qualities preponderate in our mental frame work. And as theso quail, lie do not spring Into existence In their roost elevated exercises it becomes evident that tbey are auscrptible of education in a high decree. It seems verr evident that If the hi be educated and happy, his education mutt covnr the whole ground of his mental conttitution. Such an education is contemplated in this school law, and therefore we commend it 10 Ibe cordial regard and fostering care of Ihe whole people. Satbbalk Desecration The press Is sometimes employed to mould tnd givo tono to public opinion, and somctimes,it allows iuelf to becomo tlio representative of thetntfral aentlmenta of lb community, and camelion liko as rumea the hue of the world around it. While wc may not accomplish much in the former character, yet lest wo might be supposed, from silence, to occupy the latter ground, wo with to speck out frank. ly and kindly on the subject of the preva lence of SabLalh deiecralion in thii com. munlty. It is a sentiment strongly advo cated by Ibe greatest and best writers on Ihe subject of morals, lhat the observance of the Sabbcth la necessary 10 good mor als Iltnce we find, j a manor of fact, the world over, that it is in Ihoso places where Iho Sabbath is most properly ob served that we find the highest (one of moral character. Again It la distinctly held by iho ablest writer 011 the philotophy of hiatory and political economy that an elevated morali ty (a fndlspcnstbla'to penuinenl national prosperity. And licncc from these two surcd that any vessel that can come into tlio Willamette at all tan come up to Milwaukir," To this remark exception nas been taken, and from the bountiful shower of communications lhat hava fal len one us this week wo infer lhat there la some feeling abroad on the subject. But as the partlesSnterested are all here and speak face to face, we have nothing mor ti nv Our readers must judge for themselves in regard to the merit of th case. propositions we draw the conclusion lhat th sfcllloi Ihlt there Li legal the preper and tobei observance of the The late freshet. As we had feared tho Into rise in the Willametto has occasioned a great destruc lira of property. 1'iom what Information we have been able to obtain wo feel aaaured that nearly all the mills in the Territory have been swept away, or seriously in jurrd. Those on tho west aide of th Willametto seem to have experienced Ihe greatest damage. It will require lb expenditure of aome thousands of dollar lo repair all tho injuriea experienced by tho Oregon City mills, though fortunately they were not .ewopl away, O'Neal mill In Polk county, the nuw mill just being. erected at Yam Hill Fall, and the Clackamas mills aro all a total loot. It will cott some $10,0.0 or 30,000 to repair Iho damagea done on Water street in Oregon city, including the street Itself and iho houses. We regret to learn lhat the excellent sailing bark Louisiana la beached at Portland, Iho falling of lb river having left her high and dry. Wa have no means of forming-a correct call- mato of the exact amount of lot by th'le freshci, but wo venture but Utile in say tog lhat the entire loss lo the people of Oregon will be but Utile short of 300,000. CO" Wo liavo had.no mall yel, and- ofl courie no news, hence this paper Is found for Mveral year, with email boats and I agree fully to tbo above ttalement of Captain Couoh. " THOMAS STEPHENS. December 13th, 1040. For lb Spectator. Mr. Edtor: In compliance with vour liberal and publio spirited Invitation. I take the liberty of placing before your reaaers a anon summary ot what 1 esteem tho peculiar advantage enjoyed by Mil wacue aa a town site.. Having arrived in tba Territory late last autumn, of course my opportunities for indainir of the com. parative claims of each favorite locality to publio attention, have been somewhat limited in respect to lime ; yet my slrart May ha been almost exclusively devoted to an impartial criticism of the rival mer. il of those more permanently befom '.be ye of community, wiih th seal of one who felt that much of hi future tucceaa to business depended apon the eorreetne of hi judgment In lb Mlectloa of aJ home. The result of my obsarratiaa I now make publio, to Ihe hope lhat It may prove Interesting lo al least a portion of your reader, If not productive of mora tatting benefit. Out first a fw word rl. atlv to the Territory generally. I find Oreson far from belna lhat Isr rest rial paradise which It hat often been lha frlsnda of Oreaoa Mulaa With to much reason, is lha stablWinaml or nsw andeuperlor laolllllea for Intetoommunl otllon, and aafor aid more apeedy.meana for lb Iransportioit or goous inio in up per country and Iho InUrhit jfenorally. The foci that tho navigation of the Wll. lamslla Is Intsrruiitetl bv falls and rapids, rentier the establishment of depots of trade and but nose al Hie termini 01 1110 different routes and means of transporta tion and travel, altouether Indlsiiensible In a commercial point of view. Il la In con nectlon with this aubiect lhat Milwauklo comes In for a very considerable there of Interest. 8ltualodaellltat the head of sloop navigation on Ihe Wlllamrlle, Il is I'ciliam lc entitled In our lettard 011 lhat account than il la fur I'a deliithlful aud airy tile, entirrtv free from all denser of over llow ; ua deep, aale ana commodious anchorage, beyond comparison ibe finest un tho river ; its unfailing water power ; Ihe sobriety and enterprise of lit Inhabl. ttnts, and the liberal principles on whioh ita publio alfaira are conducted by the Croprlelor. Vatlout expedient have een auggceled foroonneclinglblt favorite point with Oregon City, amoag which tho principal are slack. water navigation and railroad. The former, though quite prac ticable at regards exeoution, would, I am persuaded, nperato grralty to, the delri. inent of th Cily ; for the recent flood In' the Willamette haa proved lo all observer1 lhat ah requires vry inch uf fall afford. ed by Ihe rapid below ,to preserve her irom inunuauoo, in case 01 very men water. The contlruclUa of a railroad may therefore be rsnrdaa aa a much morn feaaible project, as I -a-trstand It is lso quile a popular one with aaver-i wealthy and Influential men, who stand ready to embark In the enterprise. YThe whole coat of auch a road may b aSfcly ratlmated t about 200,000, an amount that In ihe present flourishing slate of the country, I presume It would not be difficult lo raise. Thai Milwauki is destined to rank second only to Oregon Cily In point olslze and Importance, ( questionable alone on the totally untenable assumption lhat the tvmameiic between Milwauklo and Curt, land 1 unnavlpable by vetted that miy ply In lhat river below the latter nlseo. After hearing this assertion reiterated 10 perfect aatlety by those interested in re. lardlns the prosrrts of Milwauklo. I de. termlncd lo add personal observation lo the very respectable evidence I already possesaed lo ihe contrary ; and according, ly, accompanied by ihe gentlemen whose namesare appended to the certificate be. low, I prooeeded lo sound the channel at all the points asserted to be loo shallow for navigation, and found ihe least water to measure awanfe effourttrn fit I, at hlh tide. In order, therefore, to din. bus Ibe public mind of oy error ilw) may havo been generated by Ihe report alluded to, the following certificate ia for. warded to you for publication t "The underaisned ha vine, on the Qih or January, two, made aa examination of tba Willamette rlrsrbstreen Mflwau. kl and Portland, do hereby certify lo oil whom It may concern, that th cJUaarls, to the shallowest place, nevor lea than IfmrUtn fttl ittp, at high tide, and lhat any vssssi inst can reach rortland, may safely rely upon a sufficiency of water to float her to Milwauklo. II. LUBLLINO. SAM'LCAMPBELL. oa. KBLLOGO." I cannot conclude thl communication more appropriately than by calling tho at. lonlionof shipowners In California anil isewnere to I lie fact lhat Milwauklo I Columbia, aad h ataled thai lit ihwight it would be lmKtilbU for tha vtl to gel up. Ho believed there was not more than seven feel water at the place men. tinned below Stephens'. Tlio Captain and supor-oargo were therefore unwllllug install up wltli lha vessel until tho Captain should sound iho channel himself 1 which he accordingly did, and found the 'depth of water tlio same aa I reported and ex. pressed his willingness lo lake Iho vessel up, which he did without the least difll. cullv. '.'' Tim trsstl was loaded by lha lumber being carried on board, ovr a plankway from iho bank on lo lier deck, ' la.a few daya she was ready to gu out, and with a Inrgv rargnnf lumber and shingles, iho vessel drawing something over tn ft water, sh went down without the lelsl difficulty and anchored at Porikmi. In going down th lido was about half ebb, and the water al the shallowest placo about in, feel, Al Portland wa look on aald Captain Johnson, the before. mention, ed pilot, lo pilol Ihe vessel lo Baker'a Bay. When opposite the held of Swan island we run aground, and, on sounding, tuuml llial w were very near in Ihe deep. eat water there being not six Innhss more of water on either side nf ut thlaV where we lay. After IWur there near a day, we got off at high water, and pro. creded on without further difficulty until within about a mil of the Columbia, when wo satin run itround, and aot off whk some difficulty after lying there asar a day. Lapt, Johnson declaring that w were In Iho deepest water, ami both ho and Capt. Wllllann admitted, what, of course, was v!drnt in any on from Ihete facta, lhat any retvlthal could gel In Portland could get tn Milwaukir. Now, sir, I have given nu a plain un. varnishoil tlaleinent uf fact', not with a view to self (ntnreil, fir I liavo ihi inter, est In the propilflor.lilp uf Milwauklo, or of any p'hfr town In Oreg-iti, and whsl I owu in property in Miluaukio I am about conveying to another, and before the win lor ends I will ho far up iho valley in the peaceful occupatiuu of tilling Iho toil, un. contaminated by the spirit of rivalry which is forever at work distracting th quirt ol thn Inhabitants of these embryii i:ltii'. I repeat, thai a sense of frulkamt jMtir alone has Impelled nmto mako thn foregoing statement. I do not fear lh frtfrittort of lljese towns, ni'llher do I ask any fnvors, Lilt I severely drprrratn the mini'liile Ihnt would inmol men lorn. deavnrlo fntrr their own Interests at the expunw of truth. WM.J.IIKKRY. Milwaukir, Jan. 3th, H50. represented In Hie Sale, especially to climate; lha present season evidencing lhat the winter here, though very muoh warmer and shorter than lhat of the Mid. die States, Is nevertheless quit a un. olaaaant white It last. DulJt la aat n. cJjwMry'that Oregon should be a paradise, utoraennai 11 auraciion tor in mi. grant may be, as Ihsy undoubtedly are, aperlor lo thou of any country under heaven. It trong rich toil, the best bor daring on tba Pacific for tba production of grain; Its unsurpassed lumbtrirj ficlll. Uaa, both aa lo manufacture and market, ana lurproximuyiom richest m nine- re. glon in th world, to whose swarming, sweating thousands it aland at 0000 in lb light ofaaarden and a hotoltal. would all raider II a desirable homo for Industry and enterprise, even thouoh lis climate compared far lest favorably with that of -a" . . . . .. - : other coontrtet in Iho aamelttilade. And my arm conviction m, lhat In all the al. mat of permanent wealth and nrosoer. ItV. terlculturtl and commercial t and of --..w . - - - -; . iatuigno, happln and refinement, octal and political, Oregon stand alone --alike without a superior and without a rival ;whilc at the aamo time lha influ ences are busily at work, which are do, lined to traniform tho clement, as If by macio, into tbo malsrlala most oonduclve to the oomfort and advancement of a num. trow population. Amos the first stent toward th re alization of the brlghuntlclpatlont v. hjeh prepared lo furnish them with cargoes of lumber, aquaro limber, boards and shingle al ihs market prices, and with less than half Ihs. usual trouble and expense of loading, as il hat only to bo taktn from a hluh and dry bank within ten feet of which a vessel may anchor, for Ihs diVanc of nearly a mile up and down ibe Willam. ctle. Tha additional foci, easily verified, lhat the Porreet, having received a cargo hero with whioh aho draw tea and one. half feel water, left on the lvaih of September last and reached Portland with, out touching bottom, ibough the afterward grounded below thai plaoe, oaghl lo aatitfy any reasonable man of tho nerfoct practi cability of iho trip, all lha Interested and gratuitous assertions to Ihe contrary not withstanding. AN EMIGRANT OF 4B. For Ilw Oregon t'peolator. Mr. Editor: Understanding that some one has placed In your handa a communi cation whioh attempts, or pretends, to show lhat Ihs Wi' imelle hi loo shallow for aavlgatioa ab .a frtlaod, t hereby present you with a brief etatemeot of faol, lo ibe end lhat the publio mind may be el right to th matter aad justic don to all parlies. Sometime to Ibe Utter part of last Au. ffutt Ihe "Brig Forrest" arrived al Port, and from Ban Francisco; whioh vessel lb proprietor of Milwauklo wr con oemed In intending to load her wilh lumbar. The said proprietor wishing, if possible, to load tba vesaa! at thslr mill, and believing tSat there was water in tbo river for bar lo oomo an, two of lhm, (to wilt) Mtasr. Lot Witeomb and Joseph Ksllogg, together with myself, wsut down the river for Ihe purpose of sounding Ihe ohannel and piloting ihe vsstel up. I oast Ihe lead all the way down, and In tha ahalloweat place, which I a abort die Unco below Ihe bouae of Mr. Stephen, I found 18 feet water the river at thl llmo Ulna very low, Wathea went on board th Brig at Portland and represented th- miliar lo Captain William, and alto lo Ihe upr. cargo, Mr. Robb. Capt.Jobnaoa. who wt formerly Can. tain of the Prlnoe of Wale, in lha amolov of the Hudson' Bay Company, was on ncerii, hiving pifotca the jiflg Irani Die Mr. Koiroa : Sir llavliitf resided on the Willamette in this vicinity for the last Iwu vcars. and having heard various and umtradlolory reports relative) to thn depth uf tho walei in Ihe river al the i.laiid Utow Thomas Slrfihrno', and hcarlua lhat severs) uon. Jtleinrii Mrpgulngdowulo sound llcd(ptli . .of Ihe water today, to 'order lo satisfy myarn, i accompanied iiwiii ; and can now rrrtify, from my on 11 Investigation, that there was at Irani VJ ft-rt H (tiohit on what Is called Iho bar, at a low stale uf Iho tide at rat one foot lower than the lido was nl this placo three hourt after. And thai there might bo no mistake at tn where the abollowet! water waa, we soun ded with a measuring pole of It feet thn whole lenjithuf thelWand, fromsomoilis lance above Mr. Stephens' bout lo the lower end, back and forwards, and were all of rnlnion that in lect t) inches was the shallowest plaoo In thn whole channel and that only for a few feel, ISRAKLMITCHRLL. Jan. .Mh, A. D., 1630. Mr Koiroa, , oir 111 oroer 10 correct any misundtr. standing or report which may have been circutr'cd, wherein Tarn Implicated, con cerning the depth of water between Purl. land and Milwaukle, on thu Wlllamotln river, and tho community act right, I mako the following statement: Aa to tho depth of the water, I am not able lotay, further 'than Indiana repurt that they waded ecrosa ; but al tho same time and plac alluded to, tho Brig Henry came up partly loaded, drawing ssvon Test wstcr, and look aay 60 M fret ol lumber above and went down safe. The Henry, accordlug 10 Ihe best of my knowledge, drawa about eleven feet water. CIIAS. SANDURN. Oregon City, Jan. 7, 1H30. , P. H. Thia wa lo tho mouth of Octo ber, A. D., 1840. OaeooxCiTr.Jan.?. 1BSO. Lur Whitcomo. Em. Dear Sir: I laving lot J you sometime since that there waa but six feslof water on tha bar between Milwaukle and Port land, allow me now to correct my error by stating that I have siiioo auu'aded tha chan.irl (the lids oil Ihe ebb) and found It Itvcu feel deep. Respectfully, Yours, N. SMITH. P. S. I sounded ihe cbanntl to Ooto. ber last. Two old tentlrmen wera oomnllmeni. Ing each other 011 their liihlt of tempor. ance. 'Did you vr, neighbor.' said one. aee me wilh more than I could mm t 1 No, Indeed,' wa ill reply, not I ; but I hava wen you when I thouaht vou had baiter have gone twice after II,' WaiiiLitto SvsriKsioN llatnoi Con. taoyMir. Tlia Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company have been (erred with notice, thai an application will' he made to Mr. Justice Drier, of ihe United Siataa Supremo Court, at Philadelphia, on 'tha toin 01 August, :oran iniunoiioa against Ihe erection of lb Wheuflne'Susnenilmi Bridge. " , Vr wf. - laalVnjfeWd-fla l&&i&&&, 4skiiVs-' JBaav.-