The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-10

during the past year, magnificent hotel has been
erected the Ocean," and ocean il is Beside it, the
Aston House would look like shanty. Over five hun
dred persons obtain apartments in this hotel and in
deed thousand, upon the Cape May system. could be
accommodated within its ample walls. Besides five
hundred may sit together at its dining table II contains
splendid saloon furnished with eleg and TASTE also
variety Of parors smoking rooms, reading Soms &C.
corridors, pazzas and galleries of immense width afford
you promenade OF several hundred yards in length
without going out Of the house From the cupoa, The
highest point in Newport you look upon circular
landscape, sixty miles in diameter, comprising every
element Of the picturesque and beautiful The Ocean,
is indeed one among hotels. There two other
6rst class hotels the Atlantic and the Bellevue besides
sequence of the cool weather. but few strangers have
arrived at Newport Those who have made their up
Of ans . ey IN
place quiet summer home pieferring il 10 the more
noisy watering places Every day now adds to the list
is expected that there will not be empty apartment In
the town. They making active preparations here
for celebrating the great nanonal anniversary A sum
OF money has been for this purpose the
City Council and private patriotism will not be back
ward on the occasion. ECOLiER
The OREGON TREATY.-Wc are disposed to
doubt the accuracy of this description Che Ore
gon treaty. particularly relates to the I'd article
Arr II. From the point where the 4sth parallel
n. shall be found to ntersect the great northern
branch of the Columbia river, the CATION of the
said branch to DO free and open to the Hudson Bay
Company, and all British subjects, to where tie said
branch meets the main stream Of the Coumbia-thence
down the main stream to the with free
and through the said river rivers being understood
et al the several poreges along the line mus descrb
ed in like manner to be free and open In navigating
said river rivers, British subjects with their goods
and produce shall be treated the footing cit
zens of tho United States Tho United States to make
regulations respecting the navigation Of said rivers sot
inconsistent with the treaty"
The natural inference from this statement 10 thst the
navigation OF the Columbia river is to be open TO all
British subjects, as well the Hudson Bay Company,
without any limitation as to time, &C.
Now, although we have not had, nor sought the op'
portunty ofsceng the treaty yet We suspect inc iol
wing Transcript which gave some timc SINGS OF
this provision, viii be found more Comfortable 70 the
original:
cit il we'll known that Great Britain has claimed stead
fay from the 6rst her boundary line, the oman
mel OF the Columbia river from Its mou mp TO the psrnl
lei Of 40 degrees that she has IN ore than once pro-
claimed the impossibly OF reccding from this basis OF
negotiation The country between the Columbia river
and that parallel which the present treaty is said to
Stimulate has not yet been carefully survey ed
al Ant no doubt believe is entertained that least
two larre states may be formed ont Oft However this
NAV be- the treaty rumor describes It, gives about
three degrees OF seacoest the Pacific, (more than
Great Britain has offered to concede to us with the
eventual exclusive navigation of the chief river the
Western slope Of continent The treaty allows the
common navigation of this river not to British subjects
generally, but to the Hudson Bay Company; and this
Il rumorsd for limited period" (un the expiration
Of the grant to the company OF the exclusive
with the Indians, So, passed In 1885 and running for
term Of twsutyons yssrsl -WashtAStss Usiss July T.