Before they could pursue this, Thorn departed for Vancouver Island to trade with the Indians, without even taking time to unload all of the supplies. At Vancouver Island, he so antagonized the Indians that they attacked the ship and killed everyone on board, including Thorn. The Tonquin was blown up and destroyed...
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The Tonquin was blown up and destroyed. The loss of the ship left the crew with no means of carrying on their coastal trade and also resulted in the lost of the much needed supplies that were still on board. Their only hope was for the early arrival of the overland expedition. In the meantime, a party, headed by David Stuart, set out from Fort Astoria, the name given to the settlement at the head of the Columbia River, to establish a trading post along the upper Columbia...
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