Show by lc file C california a biagi fo 0 Z L I 1 j h r U it I 1 11 I 1 I 1 mary F slade arrived from puget get LSon nil aug ag auti bringing copies of the B a win herald of the mat with later MI about the state of 0 affairs at san juan land our oar previous dates from victoria fm ere to the gah dinst SAN JUAN ISLAND i A corres correspondent pendent of the Victo victoira Vic tolia iia gazette gazelle tales lies thus fron san juan under date of auit aut allt t bolh his borni morning rig the US U S steamers active Aiu carid arid brick and the lue mail steamer julia jalia steamed chis into the harbor the llie julia juha don d on board an all express from ge gen D II 11 alarney arney vancouver and a portion of three compa iti of U S troops troop un under command ot of JM casey N which 1 I 1 1 c L with some fifty tons of 0 actions of war stores lc ac with two bow thim roa were nere duly landed elie american lira bm upon uie the island at present consists ol of frit at col casey and his aids aida kel Tot althe the artillery itean reynolds 0 Hs and tat a conner adjutant co D capt pick ica 6 if capt english Ln glish of the uth co A a it malony and co cp C capt hunt of the kin infantry antry making in in all about two hun bull ir ed I 1 and ami hie in in occupation of atthe the island lunder stand tile llie instructions ot of jen en ilar ley ivere to maintain the occupation of the tiland bailat la ilat at all hazards I 1 bhae have no hesitation in saying that the chaing atlin of british troops if attempted will ea a hostile measure and resisted i I 1 atlason at 11 II al S steamed into the ahlbor elior and shortly after captains prevost thornby and Co missioner Campbell from paid together an official visit to hent macol col casey the interview was said 10 be of a most amicable and friendly nature abill I 1 really cannot see how any discordant element uncut can an intervene except through such pr ons as will take care to prevent jeopardy to themselves the ile Sicila coom herald condenses other let atrit from san juan joan island under date of the th and eth thus thua notwithstanding the very frequent arrivals hd il departures of steamers steamers from and to vic kha la di dispatches to the commanding leer of the tribune capt hornby no damte anite or extreme measures have thus far i adopted and I 1 am pleased to learn that intercourse between captains pickett and ornsby has been marked by the most court a as a and gentlemanly 1 feelings elin s the amen a n officers speak in the 1 highest g est terms of ca pt hornsby arid and his brother officers and bat tribute tile the continued harmony to the dis bleet rt and able manner in in which he has haddis dis barged agea tile the duties devolving upon him it generally understood that gov douglas iriti a it in ins his power to preserve peace or ine 10 1 ye it iii war by t the be course which he be may mav keithe me in the premises capt pickett is ef cf oarse acting at llIS under the orders of a si superior A it la is immaterial m hether that superior be gen alarney or the secretary of war in in clation Cpa pation tion of his present position and an y one who knows his character for ducis and Q bravery and the nature of duties as ai a If licer must feel that any attempt to land the troops of another nation upon the island will be dermod an invasion invasion in which greard tall iliin anes beeri tile ern ments he boum 0 UT T doubtless cag atless resist to the extent of the force under his command no otie one will doubt for a moment that the force at the command of his excellency gov douglas could annihilate the little band of men now here with a loss loso perhaps pei haps of not far from an equal number but the question whether the results to be gained would justify the sacrifice should be pondered well before f re BO dire a calamity is forced upon the two til 0 nations upon my anil al I 1 found the he tribune at general cu quarters arters drilling the men in all the varied phases chases which a faial na al engagement en a g e anet could present not alone on oard board b the ace ship 8 h 1 in the use of the guns but also with the ship supposed to be on fire and subsequently boarding or landing from the boats vuth mith heavy cannon on the bows the U S revenue cutter jeff daw davit was the only american vessel and tier her gallant commander john mason jr had conle come over on his own responsibility to place his vessel crew and boats at the service of at capt picket capt mason is a grandson of gen mccoomb Alc Comb and the generous of the renowned veteran aas has lost none of its virtue in the descent the beaver beater having on board dr tolmie arrived at san juan on the ath after a load ot of sheep and left again same day yesterday morning the steamer massachi seals capt fauntleroy arrived from bellingham ling liam bay N whither hither she bad been for coal t with ith ala major jor haller and about forty men on board she is bound on a cruise around the islands of the archipelago Aiebi pelago in order to meet any northern indians who may at present infest that locality toward night the otter arrived with ith col moody and a party of marines and shortly left for victoria I 1 arn am told that thatis IL al S Tri tribune liine will be relieved tomorrow to morrow ath dinst by the cules bringing n g over ov er rear admiral baynes brieva I 1 have v e never it e ver visited a locality where a stronger desire was manifested by the authorities ties to promote harmony of feeling the same spirit seems also to pervade those who bo have become settlers upon tle tie island the number of whom is gradually increasing and will doubtless continue so to do until all the best land is taken up in conformity with the retirements of 0 the tb U S preemption laws there are between thirty and forty american ican settlers here and the remainder of the best claims amounting in all to about sixty will soon be settle 1 upon aug 21 most of is in ashes A fire started in the magnolia between two and three to today day which spread so rapidly that it was impossible to stop it until the heart of the tow town n was burned out travers store is the only building saved saied on main alain street between tile the old sinclair stand and the masonic Ala sonic hall at the lower lover end of the town and the stage stable at tho the upper end sperry S perry are arc burned out saving nothing thinking their fine hotel was yas fireproof fire proof a considerable consid arable property belonging to others was st stored in it for safety mr air sperry says say s there is about 20 yet in the sate sare which aich is still in the ruins wells co lout f kiiji 11 0 1 n arfe AIX tire 1 p i r e was undoubtedly tea y the work of an incendiary the total loss los is is no less than william gardner between vancouver and steilacoom informs the puget sound herald that on the oth of oe august an attack was made by biye anve lit hundred indred snake indians on the warm bap rings indian reser reer vatier near the dalles no warning warning had bod bie b e i given of any hostile intent on th the part 0 of abe ahee e indians and the attack was to totally t a I 1 1 V unexpected dr fitch the resident clan cian and several indians belonging belon girg to the reservation are said to have been killed two companies of troops have been sent out against the snakes |