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A correspondent of the Washington Union
gives the following in illustration of the British
scheme to get and keep possession of Oregon:


Many years ago, say II, Yankee schooner
was seen moored at the mouth Of creek running
into the Potomac river, (and let me ask, what sea
or navigab!e river has not borne upon its waters
Yankee vessel? where she remained some days,
whilst the captain as we learned was engaged in
an exploration Of the country round about, when
he discovered, some eight ten"mIes above the
mouth of said creek, an extensive clearing, owned
by gentleman residing in the city of Richmond


Va, where farming, planting tobacco, and raising
some little cotton, was carried on, extensive
scale, under the supeIlntendence of an agent, and
worked by two hundred or more slaves, with whom
he (the captain) opened trade Tor his ankee no
tions, in exchange for some money and such 9TH
er articles suited him, by way Of barter. The
captain being much pleased with this enterprise,
promised to return in the following season with
such additional assortment OF wares would
supply the wants of the farms, &c. Punctual 10
his PROMISE the time named the captains schoon-
was seen beating into the mouth of the afore-
said creek, and so continued traffic for some years,
until accidentally meeting with the proprietor


then a visit TO his estates, he Ohe captan) sug


gested, inasmuch as the proprietor owned some
thousands of acres Of land on the "Neck," as it
was called, bounded by The Potomac river on the
side and by the creek on the other, all an the
lroods, he woud erect himself cabin, place his
vessel in charge Of his brother, continue the
trade begun by himself, and remain the winter, and
trap some of the vaImints that abounded ill said
woods. The proposal was agreed to by the propri-
etor, and so things continued FOR some ten
years more, until the death of said landlord and
thereafter the contract or agreement was renewed
with the son, who became the proprietor of said
estates; when, in the course Of many years there
after, the death OF said proprietor the estates
were divided among three or more heirs. When
10 and behold, the aforesaid captain claimed the
unceared part of said lands: first, by discovery


second, by treaty stipulalions with the original


proprietor and lastly by actual occupation for thir-
| tV wears or more.o