The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-18 00:00:00

MORNING EDITION._

tbe purpose ; but ten, of great toil and difficulty, were
aPrre before Lake Tuladi was reached. The remain-
tier of the detachment, united by the rc teen of tee en-
Rineers, descended the north branch of the Grande
Fourche to the junction of the south branch, ascended
e
th latter, and made the portage to Green Rive!. In
this the boatmen were completely worn out, and the last
of their food exhausted, just at the moment that sup-
Plias, seat up the Grsea River to meat there, arrived
at their camp.
"No arrangement which could have been made
woullf have sufficed to prevent the risk of famine which
was thus eneourvered by the second detachment. A
greater number of boats would have required more men,
:.°4 these would have eaten ell they could have car-
led: No ether actual suffering but great fatigue and
hnx:e;:Y were encountered ; and it is now obvious that
d the rains, which were so ebundent during the first
Week of October, been snow (as they sometimes are in
that climate), there would have been a risk of the de-
tachment perishing.
The third detachment reached their station, on
Green Riser mountain on the 13th of September, and
continued there until the 12th of October. A full set
of hero • • made ; the latitude well
s metric ouservattons was
eeterrnined by numerous altitudes, and the longitude
by some lunar observati
osi ons.
r• The fourth detachment, after deptmg the stores
eended for the return of the party in charge of the
Commissary at Fort Ingell, oho politely under-
a the care of ascended the Tuladi, and, taking
its northern branch, reached Lake Abagusquash. Here
befitf the engineers wounded himself and was rendered
uey r9er duty The commissary then proceeded a jour-
nve days towards the east, blazing a path, and
dtlo.ag signal to guide the second detachment.. The.
us
reetheoce between the country as it actually exists, and
ere ereLeete on any maps, prevented the Commissioner
t. !II meeting this party. It found the source of the cen-
-11::: main branch of iuladi to the north of that of the
th 111Noash ; and, following the height of land, reached
el: "'Po and narrow valley of the Rimouski, at the point
ere, on the British maps, that stream is represented
as .
ore aumee from a ridge of mountains far nor h of the line
there,4 to the King of the Netherland as the bounds of
ttmerican el rim. The commissary, therefore, found
erol°2°ssible to ascend the Rimoueki to its source ; and,
eldiZrl. its valley, found himself again on a dividing
se evoebere he soon struck a stream running to the
tsouetiea.st. This, from a comparison of courses and chs-
efse, is believed to be the source of the main branch
epode Grand Fourche of Restigouche ; and thus the
I; and fourth detachments had reached points within
I,,,tarY short distance of each other. The greater
heetal.th of the dividing ridge has thus been explored ;
of
thel the
liasestouski which will form a deep indenture
pa'ar4e,bounc.lary 'line. This Fele having been explored,
‘ll.t6lrliti6llll3%ist formed, after the assemblage of the several
Temiscouate for the purpose of levelling
b baromet, ; but the expedition was frustrated
(Irt6lehhc4vY snow-storm, which set in On the 12th of
e'• This, the most important of the. whole
I% ere line
therefore remains for future investigation.
beliOnly be stated that strong grounds exist for the
abie%that its summits are not only higher than any point
thep. has been measured, but that, although cut by
of tCltne"lski, it exceeds in average elevation any part
e disputed territory.
te gel'le levelling of the Temiscouate portage appeared
tesoe-tin object of great importance, not only on its own
Ass utlt' but as furnishing a basis for future operations.
laa4l,tl as a sufficient force bad been assembled et
stirs: 4e,miscouats, a party was, therefore, formed to
itive,lit" Portage with a theodolite. Orders were also
Abiel°Y the Commissioner that the first barometer
Potty I Should be returned should be carried over the
Rool-age•lt was believed that this double provision.
Yosd" havet secured the examination of this point. be-
(the- tne chance of failure. A snow storm, however
to) same which interrupted the list operation referred
il!let in after the level had been run to the mountain
his ; and one of the labouring, men, worn out by
ereeed
teod lag fatigues, fell sick. The parry being thus
hirteeeirfed insuflicieot, the engineer in command found
c,coMpelled to return. The contemplated opera-
tlorjiao
itn the barometer was also frust-ated ; for, on
as nation 'nation at Temiseouata, it wag found that all were
jeet 0,19' further service. In order that the desired ob-
ill'at!,,g,illtphc accomplished, a new expedition was de-
irorn New York on the 12th of November,
ttsraro ie-e`' with four barometers. This party, by great
the irs, reached St. Andre, on the St. Lawrence, on
tirkday, and accomplished the object of its.m.is-
tekericee operation was rendered possible at this in•
add ie season, by its being confined to a beaten road,
4 ,rthe vicinity of human habitations.
004 sire country which has been the object of this re-
ht eliasanee is, as may readily be understood, of very
,sr;l4,t access from the settled parts of the St ,te of
Oy the lt ;
'8 also, at best, almost impenetrable, except
lash teatnecourses. It furnishes no supplies, except
,I,4e4eiliee small game, nor can these be obtained by a
flow -pS Party, which cannot be strong enough to
th al?" hunters and fishermen as a constituent part.
teetTrd detachment alone derived any important be-
tties:om these sources. The best mode of supplying
draw sa Moving: on the eastern section, woul.l be to
iseied:risions and stores from tho Sr. Lawrence. It
lief of "'now obvious, although it is contrary to the be-
rltith til:°Y of the persons professing to. be acquainted
irate aebiect that bad the Commissioner proceeded
osie—eaw York,. by the way of Montreal and Quebec,
•orasi'',"t have reched the district assigned to him a
Neat earlier, and have accomplished twice as much
exAaslthaio3,4Pa,rty was able to perform.
gu much remains to be done in this region,
knowledge of a country hitherto unknowni
Illeeead
-41Plored has been obtained ; and this not ore).
Ptrete rrfilleh light upon the boundary question in its
411 stAte, but will be of permanent service in case.
I{oel,,;!ther ex parte examination, or a joint Ceinrres-
re,t`g agreed upon between the Governments of
11.41'is Sgt agreed
and the United States.
S."oli e godson was too late for any efficient work, as
ept o t',°, be explored was not reached before the 22d of
ty slot Only
were the rivers at their lowest ebb, but
'arlY ~48 Met, in the progress of the parties, as
2st ;34 the 12th of September, and snow fell on the
h'altsol.-" 2,2 d of Septembr. The actual act ing in of
'tea; welch sometimes occurs in the first week of
the cr, was therefore to be dreaed. From this time
tis,°,lhtltrY becomes unfit for travelling of any &scrip,
t.te,ait n" the streams are bound with solid ice, and a
arc*it-ertned an the snow of sufficient firmness to
Passable on snow shoes. The
only road is that
ighLue St. John's river and it would he almost f°
;
s re_ . s•
wit. /son, party ensfant more than. ten or twehe
tHat stream, to extricate itself after the
"I‘l°
d egins
ut
144greese, Y Could be well imagined more Neely to be
`ee oh!'" than that assigned to Professor Renwick.
tiartkaeile7,
tfet.asible mode ofapproach lay, for hundreds
ng ler t "rough the acknoeledged limits of the Bra
; and the lice he was directed to explore
ssirase k within the military posts of that nation.
• ea e
ghbour likened to the entry upon the land ofa
heatler th for the purpose of inquiring into iris title,.t
ItPttieti :a:e circumstances of anticipated d'ffieulkty,
tom the duty as well as his pleasure to ac nowd-
"ga,fe all uniform attention and civilities he experience
Paa2•l3ilelities, whether in official or private stations.
Job tis lona- f .
Dte,o Y 0 interruption by the authorities
Ileented bY a proclamation of his Exec lency Sir
Ittee
of —veYs R.C.8., Lieutenant-Governor of the
qla New B • lec, runswiek ; and the British warden,
tte•klatine '-'aughlin, was personally instrumental in
efetaes: `°e comforts of the Commissioner and his
if teeers of eiltallar attentions were received fromai
Commandant
(kelt e garrison at Fort Inge 1,
.the. Comm d
l'erooe of Quebec, and from his Exce.loney the
40_ Gov oral of Quebec, and from his
,Excel,leney
tee -teineral. Even the
hoeprivaac,eknopv,e,riesedngs-
-4 ,oftti; rtY :night be affected by the
(Da,tit American claim, exhibited a generous
Itt ThYi;
tilt) • artY, under the direction of C.V. Talcott,.
to Dtsmettlements on Hall's stream on the 6th of
thwe4--te°;:' The main branch of this source was fol-
. the Se source in a swamp, in which a branch of
thllartyrfan,els else had its origin. From this point
01Ie„St. Qw`kwed the ridge dividing the Atlantic from
tle;4° lariat-reenee watere until it was supposed that
SepworiCtleaes of Indian stream had been beaded. In
torit'atherga Party was employed until the 14th of
the Ray
riv It now arrived et a point where the. Me-
pre Not er should be found to the left, according to
ared 4i ..)thentie map of the country
ell(iloted iriaYl especially that
gn, New Hampshire Commissioner, ap-
e•so to explore the boundary of that State,
4114' here anYlog that report*. The party, accord-
the well north to avoid being led from the
• ,sht.
Il!%ri, of the land' by the dividing ridge between
sle,ver'eeiestrnieat: and Androscoggin rivers. After cross-
to tt,All, t all streams, it cane, on time afte.rnaom of
garage e4r,° a rivulet about twelve feet wide, running
tseawe./ ;
~which was supposed to be the main Me-
lre., tee ,
'coq '• was spent in exploring, it to its
.ti take, erncXt day it was discovered that what had
e 'OO rigorlor the tributary of
nl`os , Itlegelioway eas a
t4oaentlel large branch of the St. .ancis ; and
heeti•ll' tare Party was considerably to the north
t, tee (-are.
t 'la • supply ee Its e of provisions did not allow the party to
tea the tr lePs to the point where it had diverged
'lsteiiellangetide 41'"aliag ridge. The course was there-
-04; .the 2e,:anati it bore a little south ; but it was not
taller/ ri,-,el tit it the party found itself again on the
ay,and then upon the waters of the Ma.
V3O Ttle
reaeb.2d Arnold river, or Chaudiere,
fel 14 re; 'Ylegantie, on the 24th of September. After
the
,Lalteel, and taken a fresh supply of provisions
11:Vo det'aeel:ilot established there, the party soar divided_
prner o:lnente• Ono returned westward, to find
lee" Co he State of New Hampshire, as marked
„'"ilary in 1789 appointed to trace the
e• It e•
`}true" ther
o ascertained that the corner was.,"
Al,o, v ride', and not from eight to tea miles
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