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transportion of any artillery or public property within
said towns at the time of the ratification of the treaty.
4. The dividing line between the two republics will
commence in the Gulf of Mexico, three leagues off
land, fronting the mouth of the Rio Grand; thence
upwards, by the middle of said river to a point where
it touches the Mexican line of New Mexico ; thence
towards the west to the longitude of the southern limit
of New Mexico at the angle south-west of the longi-
tude of the northern line of New Mexico, until it is in-
tersected by the first arm of the Gila; if it should not
be intersected by any arm of that river, thence to the
point of said litre nearest to said arm ; thence in a
direct line to the same, descending by the said arm
and by the said riter Gila until its discharge into the
river Colorado, and from thence downwards by the
Colorado and the middle of the Gulf of California to
the Pacific Ocean.
5. In consideration of the cession of terri-
tory in the preceding article, the United States agrees
to pay a SIMI of money (not mentioned) to Mexico,
and the abandonment of all claims. 6th. The United
states agrees to pay all claims of her citizens against
Mexico that have not been adjusted, provided they do
not exceed three millions of dollars, after exonerating
Mexico from any liability on account of these claims.
7th. Provides for ascertaing the validity of the claims.
Bth. Gives the United States the navigation of the
Isthmus of Tehuantepec,or from the Pacific by means
of any conveyance now in existence or to be esta-
blished hereafter by canals or railroads. 9th. Ex-
empts from duties or confiscation all goods entered
during the occupation by the United States. 10th.
Renews for years the Treaty of Amity, Commerce.
and Navigation concluded in 1831. 11th. Provides
for the ratification of the treaty by the United
States Government within a given number of
months.
The following is the ultimatum of Santa Anna :
Article Ist expresses a desire for peace ;
2d stipulates for release of all pisoners as
soon as treaty is signed ; 3d, all the towns,
forts, and artillery captured shall be returned ;
4th, the dividing line between the two Republics
shall commence in the Gulf of Mexico, three leagues
from land in front of the southern mouth of Corpus
Christi, to run in a straight line through the said bay
to the mouth of Rio Del Nueces, to follow thence the
course of that river to its source. From the course
of the river Nueces a straight line will be traced until
it meets the actual frontier of New Mexico in the
east, south-east point. It will thence follow
the actual frontier of New Mexico by the
east, north and west of New Mexico, by the east-
north thirty-seven, which will serve as the boundary
of the two Republics, from the point at which it
touches the frontier of New Mexico to the Pacific.
The Government of Mexico agrees not to found any
new establishment or colonies in the space of land
which lies between the Rio Grande and the Nueces.
No. 5 stipulates for the payment of the sum (not
named) to Mexico in consideration of territories thus
ceded
6th and 7th release the American Government
fiorn all claims from the citizens of the States.
Bth agrees as to the mode of settling the claims
proposed by Mr. Trist.
9th stipulates that the Catholic religion and the
property belonging to the persuasion shall be re-
spected in the territories ceded to the United States.
Art. 10th secures the Mexicans the privilege of
returning to Mexico.
Art. 12th stipulates to the validity of all grants of
land made by the Mexican GOvernment previous to
the cession of the territory.
Art. 13th. All goods now in the ports occupied by
American troops will pay the duties established by the
Republic, unless otherwise provided for.
(From the Arco Iris of -Vera Cruz, Sept. 16 )
PROTEST OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATES
OF MEXICO, JALISCO, AND ZACATECAS, TO HIS EX-
CELLENCY THE PRESIDENT AD INTERIM OF THE
REPUBLIC.
Most Excellent Sir,—The Deputies who assembled
on the 10th of this month had agreed to suspend
their meetings in the capital. Under these circum-
stance; the undersigned have to-day learned that the
Minister of Foreign Affairs yesterday summoned the
deputies for the purpose of discussing an arrangement
with the invading army, and that there was a meeting,
but not enough to constitute a quorum.
The undersigned deem it their duty to declare, that
existing circumstances in the city of Mexico would
not allow the legislative body the necessary freedom
in its discussions and deliberations if it should as-
semble in that city; and that it would not comport
with the dignity of the republic that its representa-
tives should deliberate there on this matter. This
opinion is the same which the Congress itself enter-
tained when, under less pressing circumstances, it
passed a decree for removing its session to Queretaro,
a decree which was not fulfilled in its other provisions,
o wing to unlawful proceedings which are not a secret,
and which resulted in a determination not to repair
to that city.
But as it is absolutely beyond doubt that any ar-
rangement which may be made with regard to exter-
nal relations, without the ratification of Congress,
will, besides being indecent under existing circum-
stances, be entirely null, as being unconstitutional,
and will bring him by whom it may be made within
the case of treason, declared by article sth of the law
of 20th April, the undersigned are willing to repair
to the city of Queretaro as soon as your Excellency
shall issue the necessary summons to them for that
place.

- The undersigned protest before the whole nation,
and particularly before the States of Mexico, Jalisco,
and Zacatecas, their constituents, that this resolution
on their part, which, as the proceedings of Congress
referred to show, is concurred in by a majority of
their fellow-deputies, does not imply the abandon-
ment of their duty, or a resignation, tacit or express,
of the legislative power, but is the result of the in-
dispensable necessity of having that freedom of dis-
cussion and deliberation which does not now exist in
the federal city, and of saving the public from the
ignominy which would inevitably attach to a treaty
concluded and ratified under the guns of the enemy,
and on the day succeeding unlooked-for reverses.
All which we have the honour to communicate to
your Excellency, availing ourselves of the occasion
to offer the assurance of our respect and considera-
tion.

God, liberty, and federation.
Toluca, August 22, 1847.
VALENTIN GOMEZ FARIAS,
JOSE MARIA DE LACUNZA,
LUIS DE LA ROSA,
PASCUAL GONZALEZ FUENTES,
MARIANO OTERO,
COSME TORRES,
MANUEL RO BSE DO,
JOAQUIN NORRIEGA.
To his Excellency the President of the
Congress of the Union.
The foregoing protest was inclosed to the Minister
of Foreign Affairs in a communication from the Go-
vernor of the State of Mexico, dated at Toluca (the
capital of that State, and about forty miles south-east
of the city of Mexico), August 26. The Governor
enlarges on the sentiments contained in the protest,
speaks of the efforts made by the people to raise and
equip an army, which, if there had been a chief
worthy to command it, would have been victorious ;
and finishes by declaring that the war must be conti-
nued until peace can be made with dignity and
honour, and such a peace as will be approved of by
just and generous men throughout the world.
Then follows an address from the same Governor
to the people of the State, exhorting them to continue
the war, reminding them of their ten years' war with
Spain under more adverse circumstances, and telling
them that war for another ten years, or for a hundred
years, would be preferable to ignominy.
An article in the Mexican Nacional, of August
27, states that Mr. Trist at first refused to receive the
Mexican Commissioners, because they had not autho-
rity both to conclude a peace and to form an offen-
sive and defensive alliance against European preten-
sions; but that full powers had been given to the
Commissioners.
The Arco iris says—
Inenee edre is no longer any doubt hostilities have com-
a-lew between the Mexican troops and those
of the United States under the command of General
Scott; and letters from o!izaba, dated the 12th, re-
ferring to others from Mexico which reached there by
the mail that day, give us some details of the enga-
ment which took place on the Bth at Chapultepec. ge
The letters which we have say that our loss in the
battle of Chapultepec was considerable,
tll as, besides the
death: of General Lucas Balderas,of
the and 4th
regiments of light troops, and sth line, suffered
severely. The loss of the enemy (the
was great in artillery, cavalry, and troops of te Americans)
line,
and baggage, and it may be said that more than 500
were placed hors de combat.

The propositions said to be made by Mr. Trist must
be grossly misrepresented. He could never have
stooped to ask for the privilege of establishing two
factories in Upper California for eight years. He
could never have assumed the responsibility of strip.
ping off his official powers, and departing from his
direct instructions. Ile could scarcely have asked 45

days for any purpose—much less to consider of a
proposition to limit our boundary to the Nueces. No
agent of the Government would have dared to enter-
tain such a proposition for one moment ; and we
should hope that no American would listen to such a
demand. He might as well have listened to a propo•
sition to cede a portion of the old thirteen United
States, or of any other sovereign state of our confede-
racy, to the Mexican Government. All this, ofcourse,
is out of the question. They are all idle speculations
and bungling blunders. We may add, however, that
if Mexico still has the folly to claim to the Nu&eF,
.we should hope there is not an American who will not

now and for all time repel it with indignity.
The following is the latest intelligence which has
reached New Orleans from the seat of war :
The steamer McKim had arrived, and brings up-