The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-16 00:00:00

RRIVAL

OF THE

GREAT WESTERN

The Great Western arrived at -Bristol on the
morning of the 15th, in thirteen and a half days
from New York, vvirh 152 passengers, and might
have had 50 more had there Been room for them.

She has brought news eleven days later than the
packet ship England, which arrived on the 10th.
No material change, either in commercial or poli-
tical affairs, had taken place in the mean time.
Subjoined will be found a communication made to
Congress by the President Van Buren, which shows
good feeling both on the part of the British and
American Governments. It will be seen that a
new survey is to lee made by American Commis-
sioners, and that arty points on which the two
Governments cannot agree will be referred to
arbitration.

Trade remained nearly the same. The crops of
grain and cotton were extremely abundant, and the
prices consequemtly low. United States Bank
Sharos at Philadelphia were at 17n, and rather
looking up. The accounts from Canada state that
the country was free from disturbances, and that
the popularity of the. Governor-General was still

increasing.
(From the New York Morning Herald.)
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 1') O'CLOCK, M.
NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY.
The following Message was received from the Presi-
dent of the United States, by Mr. A. Van Buren, his Se-
cretary :
To the Senate—
The importaaice of the subject to the tranquility of our
country, makes it proper that I should communicate to the
Senate, in addition to the infor:ration heretofore trans-
mitted in reply to their resolution of the 17th of January
last, the copy of a letter just received from Mr. Fox, an-
nouncing the determination of the British Government to
consent to the principles of our last propositiou for the
settlement of the question of the North-eastern Boundary,
with a copy of the answer made to it by the Secretary of
State. I cannot doubt that, wi:h the sincere disposition
which actuates both Governments to prevent any other
than an amicable termination of the controversy, it will be
fouud practicable so to arrange the details of a conven-
tional agreement on the principles alluded to as to affect
that ohjoet.
The British Commissioners, in their report communi-
cated by Mr. For, express as opinion that the true line of
the treaty of I 783 is materially different from that so long
,contondiod for by Great Britain. The report is altogether
rx pa; to in its character, and has not yet, as far as we are
informed, been ad,pted by the British Government. It
has, however, assumed a form sutlieicatly authentic and
important to justify the belief that it is to be used here-
after by tke Brithh Government in the question of boun-
dary, and es it differs essentially from the line claimed by
the United States, call, for an immediate preparatory
exploration and survsy on our part.
Washington, June 27. M. VAN BUREN.

MIS. FOX TO MR. FORSYTH.
Washington, June 22, 1840.
The undersigned, her Britannic Majesty's Envoy Ex-
trat-,rditiary encl.-Minister Plenipotentiary, has the honour
to transmit to the Secretary of State of the United States,
by order of his Government, the accompanying printed
copies of a report and map which have been presented to
Majesty's Government by Colon-el Mudge and Mr.
Fcatherstonhaugh, the Commissioners employed during
five last season to survey the disputed territory.
The undersigned is instructed to say, that it will of
course have become the duty of her Majesty's Government
to lay the said report and map before Parliament, but her
Majesty's Government have been desirous, as a mark of
courtesy and consideaation towards the Government of the
United States, that documents bearing upon a question of
so much interest and importance to the two countries,
sitoold, in the first instance, be communicated to the Pre-
.sirtmt. The dooaments had been officially placed in the
bands of her Msjesty's Government only a few days pfe-
aiously the date of the instructions addressed to the un-
dersigned.
tier Msjesty's Government feel an unabated desire to
bring the long pending questions connected with the boun-
sittry between the United States and the British possessions
in North America to a final and satisfactory settlement ;
being well aware that questions of this nature, as long as
they remain open between the two countries, must be the
source of frequent irritation on both aides, and are liable
nt any moment to lead to events that may endanger the
existence of friendly relations.
It is obvious that the questions at issue between Great
Britain and the United States must be beset with various
and really existing difficulties, or else those questions
would not have remained open ever since the year 17e$3,
notwithstanding the frequent and earnest endeavours made
by each GovernmentTh bring them to an adjustment. But
her Majesty's Government do not relinquish te poise that
the sincere desire which is felt by both parties to arrive at
ata amicable settlement will at length be attended with

Klee egg.
best clue to guide the two Governments in their fu-
Thetura proceedings may perhaps be obtained by an examina•
tion of the canes
past failure, and the most prominent
of
amongst these causes has certainly been a want of cocrect
information as to the topographical and physical character
of the district in dispute.
This want of adequate information may be traced as one
of the difficulties which embarrassed the Netherlands Go-
vernment in its endeavours to decide the points submitted
to its arbitration in 1830. The same has been felt by the
Government in England ; it has been felt and admitted by
the Government of the United States, and even by the
local Government of the continuous state of Maine.
The British Government andc the Government of the
United Stas agreed, therefore, two years ago, that a sur-
vey, of the disputed territory, by a joint commission, would
be the meas.o best calculated to elucidate and solve the
.trestion at ise. The President proposed such a com-
mission, and her Majesty's Government consented to it ;
,and it. was by her Majesty's Government that the general
principles upon which the commission ass to be guided,
in its local
. operations, had been settled by mutual agree-
ment, avnyed at by moans of a mutual correspondence,
ithich took place between the two Governments in 1837
and 1838.
rctr Majesty's Government accordingly transmitted, in
Aril of last year, for the consideratiou of the PresidLt