Show taen Xe otter ST ilter to gov cov glas some time ago an american living on the small island of san juan one of a group situated near the larger island of vancouver and near the boundary line between the U states and the british possessions north of I 1 us in in consequence of the frequent depredations of some pigs piga belonging to one of his big neighbors one day took occasion to avenge the wrongs that he had received by killing killing one or ol the innocent invaders of 0 his much prized vegetable de deposits posits our countryman filled no doubt with remorse at the deed which N aich he chehad bad done went soon arter after to the owner of the pig who in this instance was wab a british subject and confessed his guilt in in killing his grunter grunt cr and offered to make the only indemnification in his power pov er for the ot of tence fence he be bad committed by tendering to lim him the value of his big pig but this the outraged and stubborn englishman refused to recene receive and demanded instead one hundred dollars as an offering and balm to rights jonathan thought this was too much and I 1 refused paying it and the case avas as in consequence reported to ta sir james douglas gov of vers island vice admiral etc sir james instantly fired up at the wrongs of his suffering countryman ana faithful subject and instantly dispatched a peace officer backed by a vessel of war to bring our af f fending and refractory countryman to terms but jonathan not being accustomed to such peremptory p proceedings roce edin stoutly refused sur sen senden dering ng himself at the command of the british officer and with rifle in it hand threatened terrible vengeance against the farther invasion of 11 the officer upon this taking warning no doubt frog from the melancholy fate of a former inva invader derp deemed it prudent to retire but in in doing so made some thi eat which jonathan saw fit to report to gen harney II arney the commander of the american an forces in in the vicinity and he be with a zeal and determination in the cause of his countryman equal to that which gov douglas had shown for corhn his immediately dispatched d a company of troops to the island to take possession of it as the property of our government efrim ern ment ent and it if necessary to protect the rights of american settlers upon it tins this in in turn led to a very spirited correspondence between gen harney and gov douglas as to the rights of the two governments to the island in in dispute the question of jurisdiction las has since been transferred to washington n g for diplomatic settlement but the origin of the difficulty evinces the insignificancy of the causes which sometimes lead e to national as well a as private difficulties here is a specimen or ol one of general harneys hanneys Har betteis to gov douglas dougla HEAD QUARTERS OF fort vancouver IV T aug ang b 1809 Ms his excellency james douglass Dou C B governor arv or of pan convers cou vers island vice edmiral of the sane same sac c sa s1 SIB R I 1 have the lotorto honor to inform you of the receipt of an official copy of a protest made by you to the occupation of san juan island in it puget sound by a company of U states troops under my command this aforesaid copy was furnished by capt hornby of her Maje ship tribune to the united states officer in command at san juan island capt george pickett of the ot ath h infantry itry of the american army together together with a communication ahn threatening a joint mccu occupation pation of san juan juall island by the f forces arces of her Maje ships tribune T rl b une plumper 11 per at and satellite ite now in the harbor of that I 1 island s land by your orders As aa the military commander of the department of oregon assigned to that command by the orders of the president of the united states I 1 have the honor to state for your in information that by such authority vested in me I 1 placed a military command upon the island islan of san juan to protect the american citizens residing on oil that island from the in insults and indignities which the british authorities ties of veis vels island and the establishment of the hudsons Hud sons bay company have recently offer offered efthem them by sending a british ship of war froni from vers island to cot convey I 1 vey the chief factor of the hudson a bay bal e Corr company pany to san juan I 1 for the purpose of be seizing zing an american 1 dzen and fore forcibly ably transporting him to vers island to be tried by british laws I 1 have reported this attempted outrage to my government and they will doubtless seek the proper redress from the british government Intile in the meantime mean time I 1 have the honor to inform your our excellency excellence I 1 shall not permit a repetition of that insult and shall retain a command on san juan island to protect its citizens in the name of the united states until till I 1 receive further orders from my go government ern I 1 have the th honor to be very respectfully your abt servant W WS S HARNEY brig gen U S A commanding alit EDITOR 7 11 th the to leader e co contafi T last number or of the bunta line cr IS tied 1 4 tl 1 conglomeration of high sounding a 91 nipa of bombast and signifying l u I 1 bordt att E ce shows the writers b brains rains to be in all i ing U state of lister heterogeneous 0 col confusion fusio n ifal other flights of fancy he aimaq comp compares ales the 0 S V whiskered gentleman to the pop table fit dont know much about the I 1 science anjay of ayi I 1 ot th hut have consulted 0 nei aai aab h le h h knows I 1 it all and find that the popl popi one the woodpecker species and I 1 ig jay q i 0 1 one of the most useful of the feathered beath teath the w I 1 do not like to be outdone in tb po pol 1 tere a therefore confess that our ea aa sarcastic reminds me of that wonderful arlea felti oat I 1 the gillner gill new this mystel mysterious oil amibal arii bird i a called clr tima fl d t hessed of most 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