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usstaEE T Ss ,&i & 1 ) Jlfc " fl W O OT f T A T ftD MbM lUyu, MM m; H iH H u 5 , Wtaauii miAm H,H'nl-i. . .Hr H 'HRsVasK'H maa- IbSM VaaV bMiIibbbbSB 'iU IBB: bbW. - 'IBB1 . I BSW-'sSaBSaTasl cOj Z1 jddii ;; TlK""l,M)'n "'wnjo: MHM Ml rwiMhj v, BUlIlflfl 0A.IDS, i.',k'cwofi.J ' ' ' IIT 7.-; "COUCH ''. ;, Hi. s-raas, I i rno. a, imauii, ( , I .. u. otM. bbw'p a. MMUMi I , I " STAHK.fc CO. AN rHANCIWO, oALiroi.su. iinnt-Wra. M. Wtinrr, ,, ! York. MaWtmireCrtder, Taylor at Mroll, Wstraor it Co. CaRton. OtL 4, IMJ. . MIIU, BfRJAMN STARR, taw'a a eitisaUR, HHUUMANS OTA UK, VOMMinaioN MtrncHAffrs, .NW YOUR CITI. OcLd.lM. law notim:. J. QUINN THORNTON, A TTOHNKY .J- VOVNHKI.OH AT t.A IP. A.NII SOLICITOR IN I IIANCKRT. Ofrt ) ef el" Vafa Itirtl, eywele He JlrO Mere. Urrfoa City, Oct. f. 194!. aTaTJhkTnnku, 1 7 ; of n :v -j rmiNNMMK at law .mi 'nut lion in 1 ium i. in . ne,... t"l iiV 0 It'.Ju Sluil, oaiuoi uirv. Ort lk Ifl'J I)h. A. II. stki'.i.i:, I'lltHWIAS AXO IfVHUKON, rimiKkca irn na. Mum. ii.r... t ii), Nor 'JO, ICI3 Cm jTn. .CwTc." TToirMAN L' I AN L' f.ini-d r.. ...tn-r4llp, and !! krr II .,,, I.H. I I Jli.l of IIV t!ll il iro. rrrir "I h) moiiM aoiicll a wnaii fnnii 01 cw . . .. .. ... . . t nl (Irl I, l"U A HOOD. IKff M.I.V71 I.VM 1KWKH. OHI'i'lt ' ITV. J.nur. VI, l".VJ-tf liMMl'.T TioAK, a rriK.v:v.v riv.si:i.nu.i. Ml IXJk.NL'IM.0. rr.rn T Cnin A 1'u.rnnlan.l, Oregon Territory J. .us Mt l,tumiM,tlregH. t.M). Mil, to. Hal. KrauriM-u. Januaiytfl, IrtiU ly (ii'Oitci: tiiiiii.s, rnr.si:i.oH AT . tw, 1IIII TI.MI AMI tO MI.NCIAI. Adl.tT, ( mlom linutr lluililinfit, AVIIIBII. wnll I. jii.ud l.i all bimneM iiinfuUU In lillll Ill, 4llr.nl lo all lu.tnrM innfukd In him W ... tin. ,ei.mlhu of legal l-P".. !..,! i.e ami ilvrliarcr of vrel, lrciing con. griiie lit Im ealre at etorage. r attrauitta. Caurart . a, XniTH, Oregon I'll) fl II'm V Ui.i, I.t II M. Kamr.llrgt'lQ. M, " lien Join Alula, Anion. .Tunimry Id. Ih5ll-tf " lionmiT cAurnYiei), Jffr.llC'IIANT ami geneial dealer iu I)r) llM. liiu.U, (iriKriueniid I'rodiire, on Wofn Strut, time the Itldge. Oct 4. 1HI9. tn ' niiiuuiu ' . ".,.,.., -,',. , ,,, A rroKSBY L'OVSSKLOK AT ..III. rOKTI.ASIl, (ll!l.(iON. I'oitlanil, March T, leitl. If t A. llll.NIIWI.TII, W. T. MATIOlK. CHUNOWBTH vV MATLOCK, ATTOKSBYS vaVXSKIMHXAT LAW AND HOI ICITOItH IN IHAM'BHY, WIMidevotathelreul.ro lima aad energiea lobuaiiMM. OnV on .Main atroel, viio. it lha Main iUreal Howx. Orfgon City. Feb. l, '40 I y AHHAHAM SUL0F.1t, COMMIHMON NBROIIANT .J- AflKST rURTLAMU, OHKUON. )n hand 1400 pound tobacco, 700 do aad iroue. I caak ttaughlaii bilten, I caak rnjencei ieprierminl. trcamcia, Oan. HiLar, U. . A., ttaUfomla. Can. T. K. Hnrro, Oregon. Oavip H. Brown k. Co, Philadelphia. P. II.Trrw,NwYork. Ekoicott . Uaaam, Han Franeboa. January X.lBSO-tf OKO. AHEUNBTUY dt CO. MKROHANTS, n'milON CITV, ORCOO.N TgRKITOaV. ,010. alfUIITItT, MIAAM CUi jif. i. Roaa. .March 3UI,ieS0-l( SALT. IJI) Hark Uverpooleiilt M'MWr 30 MckHy)aene table rait, I trail nv l,IV lir.HSI.TII A Ml " WaMtirar) Um Mm arsrvtsr'-ftvtt.r JUUSTCf Oregon City, (0. f i) It Wl-I 11 ?"! V ft THESPECTAT ,THuflyAy. irfJTY-tf.TWof13 Vrw WmmIimiUm. W l Ulow, rmly f oommuoJetiou rmaillMi.IIliKloCoflrMi Vwell ftomtUA UmI wr ndn will not cotuJdtr ur ijnilny HetMijr fat oceu0'liig m imicli of oaf pM vilh iImw coroawiikaUoa. KM nollitljr from Ifct TlUl Impotlkuc to lh wtlhra of Orrgon f Um aubJKt nuUtr of hhim of llifxi pipm, we fori that wo or lb oulr mU modiuni of com minicllon Ulwton out Dekgtlo ud lib rnnrtllu. nb, 1 Ibal, Uitrofno, jiwUco bslli la ium tod lla, roqulrra ilitl h oboukl bar Ututut, atul thai Ihey obouU bo loformoil. Il will U wtn by a promt of IIiom comnniiilcalinlhlmny niallrn of Mwclal Ufufalion far UiU cminlt, an bring broogbt forward and uifrd with wal ami taorgy W will only add that, our Utlrfale will not oajy obllf u, but out rtadtra abn, by cualmuing bia tjiurtolary fatun. Wmux'Jru"", Jail. !, lb JO. Hot l.anr; lion C Lancattrr; Ora.. A. I Ura j.. 1 lUbrrt MoorrtTheo. Magrudrr, llroj. Klmp am; II. Ilurora, Kii Hon. Hi Bifk i, I). Hoi nan, fji (-' Jama Tojlorf Urn. -Xwyh 1'alnwn and Hon J. CJuluii 'I norMout C-IHkni'h Honii after I arttrrd lurr, I foood llml llio lain Hrrrrliry of llw Navy, Mr. Maam, bad mlrrrd Into a nib routrac! wllh illiam II. I trplnwalJ, by which lir, Aiplawall, waa rrliorod (oin limning ha alrainora lo Orrgon, It iiinoranl) , in coiwidrraUua that bo woold touch, fro of corf, at Han Drrgo, Monlrray and San framiwo, Califor nia, and would drlivrr and Uka tho mail by aatliug Traail, irioiitbly, al r arar Ilia mmlh rf Ilia ( w rtttr, and ba waa not to bo rrnlrad to run bla aUannra to Oregon at all, until after lie had re. rrlrod rix nontha notice. And notdong before, ,,'nwll had told Mr. t'ollamrr, Hie ureaint 1'o.t I.. ... . . . yie, i.rurfr, llial um change oregrrrallou wna mule al llie ttfunl Ike prupleuj Orttfn Hem' tetrte. 'I In ir the way our right hare brrn de frauded front im by tUn aircuJator of New Vork( Upon learning thw, I immediately fell lo work to get tho matter rer'.lfird. I laid the ibalter open fully before lha Hecrelary of Um Nary, and ha pro tnianl ho would giro the notice promptly, and would elect of lb ateunera all that aanU be, under the roulracl. lly that contract, the rlecretary of the Nary can runipel them lo touch at two place on the coatl of Orrgon. Two ilaya ago, 1 addrceecd a net o lha Nary Department on tho aulqect, to which I recelred the following reply, which rfeak for lleelf. Il nukre good what I bad prerioual)' written to Oregim, that yon might depend on Uie teamen from and aflrl Juno nral t "Nvr )irTHtvT, ) Janury4, I8J0. $ Klu I hare the honor lo Irananut berewilh, for - I f la - - - - I l. al... your inrarvwiion, oerw "-"ri" "i") KT'LT1' SL 'V. !V '!" ""l fl.pnetu, mpiw. vi niiww iih., .ujaiiattw. for Um mail armco belwreii I'aaama and UlegoiL I am. rcnpeclfiiUy, tour ob'l aerr'L VM. IIAM.Allli 1'KRHTON. Hon. 8. II. Tut armi, Peleg from Oregon, II. !(.' Hera follow tho lellcra referred la i "Navy l)rTMtT, I j Januio' '-'i IXW- Sin Notice w heiolit given lo ton that after the cnratiou of ix iiKiniiK, from tho lOll. of Junr. 1 1H.U, lh mail eenlro lo lie penoniwd by UM ran anu uiul O.tgi n luiu of etiainen U rmu.rtU to la I a-rforiiied u follow , viti I I "mm I'nnannl lo Nrequally, on Pugel' Sound, in ll.e leinlor) ol Orrgon, oneo a iuouUi each 'way loetop and deliver and take niiU at foil I).. MonUrey. Han Kr.nc.ecoand Aoau. The lit iwrlurp of (be itcoincn from I'anama mutt be rubject to, and ubao'utely dependeniin the re. reipt of ami connection with the principal mail or miiiU ihulched frum llie United State under the direction of llie 1'uat OnVo lleirlinent, for Iran IMirlallon acnaat the Ullimu of Panama and lo I alliornla and Oregon. . Tho inulificaliow of the contract acceded to by the Naty lleHiilment on tha lOlli uf June, if ttf, will ceao after tho lOlh of June, 1P.'0, ami the mall rn Iro for lh entire dwtanca lielween Pana ma and Neotpially, mint ba performed lit Kea Hleainen, a etlpulatcd In the contract wilh'Arnold llama, bearing dale Hie Kith day of November, A. U. W47. lie plrnaod lo ackitowledg tha recelt of llita notice. V I ni,rtpeclfullotir ob'l Mm'L M. IIAU.AHU PKKSTON. V. II. AanxwAil, Km), Aaalgueo of Arnold llarrla, N. York." "I concur in and apiror of the foregoing order ol me oecniary or um navy. J. fOM.AMER, rrt Matter flrnrrul.H 1 had forgot lo aay la you, that by lh find con tract made, AtjJrewall, aa tho Aaalgnre of Ilairia, waa lo run hi ae.tc"men In Oregon regularly, once a month, after the 10th of June, 1B48. 8 wo liavn been cheated oul of lh roalla for Iwa jean in Orrgon, by Die chicanery of epecuUlon. Tha reaaon why Ilia departure of tho rteamen from Pa uanm are made mibject lo the arrival of Ilia mall acont tha lathmw, i., that prevloualy lo lhi, lh taamera have been In Ilia habit of leaving Pana ma, whether lh mall had arrittd from the Allan Uo nr not. Tin fact I learned on my way down, and brought II bo for Ilia Navy and Pott Office ntuilinriil, J U.I liiiti-lhn fuller, inphillrr itferrnl U ill III IH.I, IU III! 11' 4! ' 1 '.'MJL", W.I1 ,! ""X- ft.Eiaffcra UUtM 1U war -4msra ttr.-vttvU wutv Twry, May 1850. ' f W 'JaMkvy4t)i,lSp. fWUutheeiMnirSiilii and afaroral of Vi iajMrOanatntjyaa). Mk hKamtad Halt nM 'nam. lect la. and abaolatalr denaaabal an U recaiat af, and eonneilo- with, lb principal aaail or maib, deepakbed from lha United Mala, aaater U di rection of tha Feat OAVa Deparwnnl, far trafl. pnrtiJooMmlltrrmfaaM,UCUV. nia and Oregon, meat U wdrtail and Nfanhkt, aeoflmmeoMta opetatka, and to b tenniW Mhl , l .. r&il.ia Ju r . t. I not, iwptct full '.-yonr ob'l aerrt. WN. BAf.LABD PKK9TON. AalfM f Arnold Harrl,N. York." , Now, ganUamtn, aa aeon aa yen racalr thai I wleh yon .wooM haw no tlm in laforruiuo; ma how many nulla yon hara receirad. and what hara brrn ibelr u-rrgularitie. Aba, lat know, when tha lima ahall amrr, whliMtUM lrmr h all run lo Orefin aecorajng to lh abve! order. Kor lb ItecnUryJaf UMNlTyy,wnn; ever I will lafcrm him Ui AepinwaD ha not ful filled In conlrael In tha holand maaning, he wM w ithhold hi pay, I amfcleraaland, no far a I can aid hi doing m, that Iheaa Jnaataaaaj In Or egon rigBt, ahall ba hauled na iacaa Ml-riagy Kholher. UuyparMrpktteaaa bVG)Uiat tha poopla may knowwoan Uve aleai rb- ataaman are la come, Ate. The adreilwrinent fur prupinab to oarry lie matt wdl b tent on and publudied in the Oregon Bpee later, if puUuhed The Una of propaml will b ducloaed. Tli great danger raUuU lha tU will ba o high, that Uiy will not be accepted, apj no mail earned, a it turned oat under lb bid re celvd while) fJillam waa Agent., I bojie eome,cf you will gel togeUier, and by tome arrangement, oftVr In carry II o low that tha am will ba accept cd, and the mail carried accordingly. Meanwhile, I will are what lean get Ccngteee lodoby wayof legwlaUoa, Ac. Tb people of Oregon had brtler unite and catry lh mail from llie head of Die t al ley lo Aalorla, and back once aTnonth, If Ihey can have regular orjice. than not have il carried al all. The Poat MrwUr General U willing la giv the proceed of tha routo and aomtUiIng beatdrre, but a tho.Paat Oflk Ueparunent ha to Mpport HMlf, it M abnoat Mat lo irnpoanbM to get Uw mail carrUd Lv order of lha P. M. General, where Um araeetde oftrl(lo4ownliM4pay. I wlah WawU tak lln matter fully into hand, at a public macung, and let wo know what you have done, what yn want and what you advuw. A BktmetlaJ finm puUie meeting In Oregon, mttlaa; awtftaly'atir griavancaa la Ihi particBla, would awiva ranch eight In getting C'ongreai to reller oar want by pedal legislation. NowlCeavrtaanenaliydaea, ie to eatabluh mail roulet, and lh P. M. General ha Um right to ruaconUaue. if lb proceed of rack routerrio not amount to aucli a part of lh atptna in running llie maiL I hope ) ou w ill not fail lo at. lend to the matter promptly. I am, gentlemen, reepectfully )our, Ac. 8AMX R. T1IUK8TOX. WAeHiaoTOX, Jan. IS, 18MI. Mi. Knttoat Vtr Sir I have prerioiuly In formed ou that 1 lMd procured an order from the Navy Department to V. U. AepinwaO, to run the l'acifn mall tteaineh lo Aatorla and NrUlly, from and afu ilka lOUi day of June, next. 8om limaatfler the order went out, mine four daye, 1 learned that Aeplawall, brother lo Win. II , waa In WaiJiingten, but he did not call on me. 1 cutpcot ed hi buainca wa to gel the order countermand ed, or Kuiiclliing connected with (he nieiU to Ore gon. To-day ono of those men wh-.i.n call Cea jrrretiend Atlerniy, Introduced two genUemen to me, at my room, aa tht agnt and partuen of Uie Pacine mail eleamen. They rery eefrfy aunoiitucd their object to U, to consult upon Uie hit flan I arrwameu'a'e lha people of Orrgon Willi the malls, but bad letten frorr. Capt. Wlll'ra and Sir Onrgi .Vimjirm, Gov. of lh "Minor lit Iuimr' Bey Comptnf," allowing Uiat tho Columbia river waa Hut r'rra' eyfairri wherefore, they wanted iny. approbation loUieir landing- al iVtaeaaly only. ThU wo surely to uecmmtJle the people if Oregon, ' u Thl waa very kind, and. I should hare com nearer believing it than I did, if II had not leaked out In couna of the conversation, thai they bad Cm been to tho Secretary of tho Navy to gl hi order tAangeil, so a to require them to go riratjually on' ly, and he referring them lo tho Post Master Gen ereLUieynMlvkltodhUvj H. la turn, turned lhwrr to me, end If I would agree, of course lh Department would bar no objection. Of course lliey cam lo mo Mil- I Informed them thai I should b frank with them, and thai I sliouU Inert, la behalf of Ik popU of Oregon, that Ihey houldgolo both place. "Hut," sold Ihey, "nr have llie letter of Sir GeorSr.rr.tualiowuiat we cant gel over um bar of Um Columbia." I r plied Uial 1 had no doubl of il, bat uttfutunattly for hi Sirtklf, w do! not ilao any confidence In what Im aid, and at an oflkt, 1 presented them w ilh Uio teller of Capt. Creaky, published In my ar tele In lh Intdllgenrrr and Union. They were Miir torpriicdttry fUiio geleouremilr au acieuut of lh liter, and ihoughl they should run up to I'mllmul Nun the truth ie, thai thoy in. I, mleil lit i-,ulitir llirie blirituf limn lo llie 1 ! 'J I llnMnnnlnnaMojr-lnwni wfwii H w Bioa wmm, wmm in . rjwwwfm'irta 'No. IB. i.w.lua.t-srri-ij aiwr .: .';: f Of UMjfSflW Nary and Peat OMt Dtfrtmiti, W Hit a TT' I . . 1 I'm . jadgrmaltaRkyssyiBraratoiilirpiksma ataUMai U asisrare Ikam ta'laadal jrafM y. J,T'" wi wjs ifwws. rnnliBiJi Oregon wridUrHardHtWtaMriwaU bay Utelrpreiyiof lb Cfctafaay, tha IMtiakaMU V their coal, anl 'all would jg . ,, rtf HowbeywiarelorWrrto'CM,.! Wha ulrigimaMrsWlUII.A Corspany caaabUof'r Atlhemstnaioatf trM Urirtlelh ceatji, la . '' atet aeatloa of Um SenaU, Uiia asm Company got even U.S. feaaton wrote to MtWiM mill. ofdoBam for Ibelr pnwary rbjktoaaaik af for. ly nine, aad that, loo, afUr It we aeed u ike Seaaln Ibat a dirttl erf kid been orsered to oru cluien, J. QuJnn Tbomtoa! And wb know hot Mil um would hava boea grra, If Ik attempt at bribery kad not kota oaxloatd, or if Um iategH lyofThorntea badbma alMltowdkytktoikr t Tb rrWrtaae wt roanly la Trjoratoa, but I wajikj hara (pprovail II trior' heartily, If Im had kick) llMrscaoulofhiuW. ffnl rf i I lnai II ilmaW ed that Thornton' waa ottered um UwmT Or Ikal n was onorcu oy in iiausaa Bay namjuiyi Or that il wssdon at lh Iraaaaea f Sir 0rg. and wllh tka Company'a asaaayt IX kte wk doubis, pan, when full kia mat a raaaaaanW who now aeMita'a TJ.'l TTr J"iL. aeaUtftae, rdlJWaai-f rkaCiaT auiy,,wMwGeYaIraMa,wlkliR9iM rrasarlatt Mgallc Ilea, seat bun a letter rarte f a drl Jat a faaaxaa iUri, an eMdruen that be would as hi Infloenee wllh tb Senate to giro the mtukm. , He told the man to lak kk draft, and If bewUlied I sareuri credit, aay aouiiag about 111 Mora still! TU am agaat laid a Senator, who bad previously fceea Ilk tnassf, Ikal boahould make 870,000 If b cotiMgMUMtkiag Ihrouglil How Hand lb case? Wa at Sir (Jeorg hero while them bnbene. aad altempte at bribery were going on 1 Vbo foraiobed the moay to doll with t Not8irCorg,crtainlyt Who, ' than T Tli IludVon ' Ds Company t Tb ar rrMna rjueries, but Ihey are not Idle. Aad BaM Uie Hudsen Hay Company clear tbtlr cklrt from uch dammbl attemptAtney should ba cornd by ever)- American citiitn, west of the Rocky moun tains. Na wonder they manifested ao mack wal la Um election of delegate, aad I bar no doubt they will manifest aanraeh when lb lima comes glolBttltbuy tkatr V'-' nan. by yktldrag myself lo b booght, ar by kaaviag al lent, at by not eipueing nch outrageou attetnpte upon American virtue, never ahall be an act of mine Let tb tfilran b circulated, and lh nrasBr fall wkr it may. I am aa Ameriean, and all who prater my 'country for their bom are in brethren, and a such entitled to my esteem but he who woold bribe me, or my neighbor, or my coonlry, would himself lake a brite, would sell kb Vmi aad Muter, and I a fit associate, only, for to Jaula- of mankind. , In conclusion I will elate, that lh Pacific Mail Company win probably attempt, now, toapuato oa Congress. Hut If ihey get ahead of in, Uwy ahall rUo early and work late. Wllh Ihi view I bar apprised lb wading member of both brancueaaf Congrcer, and asked them. to rerieCany attampl of the kinjll-doriYtobaYe Uwy can mora a peg any how, if they houldlshould feel that moay u mora to do Willi lgulaUonylhan tha good of i Ii countr)'. However, I say agalaTUlry can't ' mtttttfeg. By Ure way, I hava been Informed that Sir George i coming to WsUagtoa ihi as. slpn U renew his rifgolIaUons. If he doe, will assure you u wut not sua unng very agrttM lo hi taste. . Give my reepact to all hand, and allow m to remain your trul) , Ac, BAM'I. R.THURtn'ON. Sir Ccorgu rllMpMM'a lectler. llopaoV Bat Hoc, Lachine, Apr. 11,1 Wa Dear Bin With referenc lo the rubl ofvotu line uf mall ateainere la California aad Orrgon, I think on further consideration it will h found thai Pugef Sound b a better port for Ihaatearoen tkan lha Columbia river, In a mack a Ihey could ataH tuneaget Into Pagsl'i Bound whereas, from tha dsngerou character of Ui bar, Uwy cannot depend wtin any oegre or certainty aa um uma or arrival at or departure from lb Columbia, far at Wast Bra inoulna in uie year, ror mail ana, paaasagcia, Pugel' Hound would be, really, a convenient for Central Oregon, fay lh Willamette and Vanooo. ver,) a the mouth of Um Colnmbia, as I am sails fld a praclicabl road might be inado for wheel v carriass all lh war from FucetaSonsd to Ik uurUiembankeftbeCalrunbla.aavaaina'tbo Cost. fMj cml J( , um n.Mlt p,rfc;5, u from (h mouth of lha Willamette to Paftla Hound by cano ana on noneoaca in a raw naare eeed lag two dkye, wllheui having aay object far xtra ordutary epeed. It ha occurred to m that la Um mat of Pu gtto Sound, being mad tb port, tha (teamen might coal at the mint with very bill Ion of Um. For n aaillng vessel, lh paang through Jobaaton'a Blrallai very difficult, almost impossible, on ao count of lh tide-way, but a steamer woold not ba likely to eiporienee any great difficulty therein, betood ocsasloaal. detention of for and Um com. mander might mil hi convenience in taking la coal cither on tho outward or homeward voyage, and In moderate weather, the steamer might mak tb passag outatdo III island. ' Thai plan would save a very heavy expense in lh maintenance of a coal depot at any point dV Continued eu fi-inlh f f T i 1 .. j tb.4ae"