Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-24
BosToN. June Ia.

BosToN, June Ii.
| The Boundaries Of the United Sidtes.-
! The Commissioners under the fourth and
| fifth articles of the Treaty of Ghent, for
the purpose of settling the boundary line,
between the north eastern frontier of the
| United States, aud the British dominions,
| and to determine whether the Islands in
the Bay of Passamaquoddy and the Bay
| OF Fundy are comprchended in the boun-
diaries established by the treaty of 1888,
assembled in this place on the 10th of
| Nav last
The Commissioners under the fourth
article were employed for some DAYS after
tlieir meeting in an examination of facts,
| documents, maps and plans, in order to
| be possessed of state of the controversy
on both sides. After which J. T. Aus
| tin, Esq. agent Of The American Commits
sion, opened written argument in behalf
OF the United States, which employed him
week.
| w. Chapman, Esq. the agent on behalf
| oil the British government, then entered
into his argument. in favor of the claims
| ct that nation, which occupied him one
| III day. These respective arguments
| having been interchauged, the Commits
| SionCrs adjourned to meet on the 25tl of
| September next, at which time the parties
will be heard, in reply TO each other.
The Commissioners under the fifth ar
ticie of the late treaty, appointed two par
ties OF explorers, consisting of thirty per-
SONS of each uation, and suitable mum
Der oil surveyors 10 proceed from the mon
ument upon the ST. Croix, and pursue The
boundary line to the highlands which di-
vide the waters which empty into the ST.
| Lawrence. The Commissioners adjourn
l1afl a.At
| 10 receive the report of the exploring par
ties, and of the surveyors.
| BY the Treaty of Client, it is provided,
that III the event of difference of opin-
ion upon the subjects under the conside
ration OF the Commissioners, His Britain
mic Majesty and the Government of the
| United States. agree TO refer the difficulty
TO some friendly sovereign or State, then
TO be named tor that purpOse-and i'll con-
| sequence of which expectation all the ar
| guments are delivered in writing.
! According to the construction of the
| British agent. the boundary line would
| cut of Part of the river ST. Johns, and a.
| bout millions Of acres of land from The
| District of Maine Boston Int.
ST. LOUIS, May "a.
Since the publication of our last num-
| Der, we have been visited by several gem
! tlemen from the Wabash, Illinois, Ouis-
conson and the neighborhood of Fort Os-
| age, OH the Missouri; from whom we learn
| that travelling is rendered more agreeable
between Vincennes and St. Louis, several
families have commenced building cabins
! and opening farms on the road marked
| out by Col Chambers.
A new fort, on commanding site, has
| been laid out at Peoria, and ii is expected
the works will be all completed the ensu-
| ing winter.
The Indians in the neighborbood of
Prairie du Chem and Debuke's mines APP
pear very sulky and indicate desire 10
foInent new difficulties
1t is said that the Wnnabago and Sac
chiefs have been lately at the British gar
rison at Amherstburg, and return loaded
with presents.
The Kansas and Ottos have been at
war some time. On the last of March,
small war parties were sent from each Of
their towns TO surprise and attack each
other. The Kansas happened to fall into
| The trace of the OttOs OH their march TO
attack the Kansa villages. On the I'd of
| April, they came up with the Ottos and
| defeated them with the loss of one of their
| warriors badly wounded. They took four
| Otto scalps and considerable quantity
| of arms and horses.
II is said, that Spain is about ceding
the Island of MajOrca 10 Russia. This
will give Russia footing in the Mediter-
ranean, which has been long desirable.
Placediu the centre of business, in the
vicinity OF France, Italy, Spain, and Afri-
/ ca, the enterprise and commercial rcsour-
ces OF The Russian empire will form that
island into depot, which will prove the
source OF great commercial benefits, and
probably lay the foundation of future
commercial iealousies and disputes. Rus
STA is progressing with rapid strides TO-
| wards the attainment Of power, which,
when once fixed, Europe will never be
able TO wTest from her. The eve that
has been so long fixed on European Tur-
KEY, continues its ardent gaze on that
rich and desirable country--that blow
which has been many years maturing,
will shortly be struck, and with complete
success for, with the resources of the
Russians, it would be a task of little ditli-
Guilty 10 drive the Turks cut of Europe
Having once possession of Turkey and
Greece, the pass of the DardaGe,les, and
the free egress into the Mediterranean
from the Black Sea, together with the ISL
ands in the Archipelago, and the island
OF MaJorca, so near 10 the gut of GIbral-