Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-04-05

line oil lntrenchmentS surrounding the SAID
city, is comprehended in the above stipil-
lations, as regards the restoration Of artil-
lery, apparatus Of war, Sc.
The final evacuation OF the territory Of
the Mexican republic by the forces Of the
United States, shall be completed in three
months from the said exchange Of ratifica-
tions, or sooner if possible: the Mexican
republic hereby engaging, as in the fore
going article, to use all means in its pow
er for facilitating such evacuation, and
rendering it convenient to the troops, and
for promoting good understanding be-
tween them and tie inhabitants.
II, however, the ratification Of this trea-
ty by both parties should not take place in
time to allow the embarcation Of the troops
of the United States to be completed be-
fore the commencement Of the sickly sea-
son, at the Mexican ports on the Gulf Of
Mexico, in such case a friendly arrange
ment shall be entered into between the
General-in-C Chief Of the said troops and
the Mexican government, whereby heal
thy and other suitable places, at distance
from the ports not exceeding thirty leagues,
shall be designated for the residence Of
such troops as may not yet have embark
ed, until the return Of the healthy season.
And the space Of time here referred to as
comprehending the sickly season, shall be
understood to extend from the first day Of
May to the first day Of November.
All prisoners Of war taken on either
side, on land or on sea, shall be restored
as soon as practicable after the exchange
Of the notifications of this treaty. 1t is al
so agreed that il! any Mexicans should now
be held as captives by any savage tribe
within the limits Of the United States, as
about to be established BY the following
following article, the government of the
said United States will exact the release
Of such captives, and cause them to be re-
stored to their country.
ARTICLE V.
The boundary line between the two re-
publics shall commence in the Gulf of
Mexico, three leagues from land, opposite
the mouth of the Rio Grande, otherwise
called Rio Bravo del Norte, or opposite
the mouth Of its deepest branch, if it
should have more than one branch empty
ing direc,ly into the sea: from thence up
the middle Of that river, following the
deepest channel, where it has more than
one, to the point where it strikes the SOU
thern boundary OF New Mexico (Which
runs north Of the town called P0so, to its
western termination; thence northward
along the western line of New Mexico,
until it intersects the first branch Of the
river ella; Cor if it should not intersect
any branch Of that river, then to the point
on the said line nearest to such branch,
and thence in direct line TO the same J
thence down the middle of the said branch
and of the said river, until it empties into
the Rio Colorado; thence across the Rio
Colorado, following the division line be-
tween Upper and Lower California, to the
Pacific Ocean.
The southern and western limits of New
Mexico mentioned in this article, are those
laid down in the map, entitled SNAP ofMe
United Mexican States, as organized and
defined BY various acts Of the Congress of
said republic, and constructed according TO
the best authorities. Revised edition. PhJ-
lished at Men York, IN lS47, Jy J. Distur-
NELL" Of which map copy is added to
this 'reaty, bearing the signatures and seals
of the undersigned plenipotentiaries. And
in order to preclude all difficulty in ira
cling upon the ground the limit separating
Upper from Lower CALIFORNIA, it is agreed
that the said limit shall consist of straight
line, drawn from the middle of the Rio
Gila, where it unites with the Colorado,
to point on the coast of the Pacific Ocean
distant one marine league due south of
the southernmost point Of the port of San
Diego, according to the plan of said port,
made in the year 1882, by Juan Pantojer,
second sailing master OF the Spanish fleet,
and published at Madrid in the year 1902,
in the atlas to the voyage Of the schooners
Sllta and .Mricana, of which plan copy
is hereunto added, signed and sealed by
the respective plenipotentiaries.
In order to designate the boundary line
with due precision, upon authoritative
maps, and to establish on the ground land
marks which shall show the limits of both
republics, as described in the present ar
ticle, the two governments shall each APP
point commissioner and a surveyor, who,
before the expiration Of one year from the
date of the exchange of ratification Of this
treaty, shall meet at the port of San Diego,
and proceed to run and mark the said
boundary in it's whole course to the mouth
Of the Rio Bravo del Norte. They shall
keep journals and make out plans Of their
operations; and the result agreed upon by.
them, shall be deemed a part Of this treaty,
and shall have the same force as il it were
inserted therein. The two governments
will amicably agree regarding what may
be necessary to these persons, and also as
totheir respective escorts, should such be
necessary.
The boundary line established by this
article shall be religiously respected by
each Of the two republics, and no change
shall ever be made therein, except by the
express and Tree consent Of both nations,
given by the general government
of each, in conformity with its own consti-
tuition. tHlFs 6
ss5.s35s ARTICLE vi.
The vessels and citizens of the United