Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1848-07-19

RAVENNA, OHIO WEDNESD Az JULY 49, lS4Ss e@@.s

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i 'Irepublic, as about to be established by the
following article, shall be defni.ively re-
/. storedto the said republic, together with
slall the artillery, arms, apparatus of war,
munitions, and other pnblic property,
which were ID the said castles and forts
4 when captured and which shall remain
There atthe time when this treaty shall be
Fdlagrat titled sby the government of the
i Mexican repnbl 70 this end immediate
/ III upon tho signat ure of I'll stfenty, orders
tshall be espatched to the American Off
lcers comm undIfIng such castles and ioris.se-
cardin ng gaiast there enoval qr destruction
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The city Of NJ exico, within the inner line
of intrenchments surrounding the ,said city
is comprehended in the above stipulations,
as regards the restoration ofsartillery, aps
paratus Of war, &c. a.
The final evacuation of the territory of
the Mexican republic, by the forces ofthe
United States shall be completed in three
months from the said exchange of ratifca-
tons, or sooner if possible; the Mexican
government hereby engaging, as in the
foregoing article, to use all means in its
power for facilitating such evacuation, and
rendering it convenient to the troops, and
for promoting good understanding be-
tween them and the inhabitants.
If, however,the ratification of this treaty
by both parties should not take place in
lime 10 allow the embarcaton of the troops
of the United States to be completed before
the commencement Of the sickly season at
the Mexican ports on the Gulf of Mexico
in such case friendly arrangement shall
be entered into between the general-in-
chief of the said troops and the Mexican,
government, whereby healthy and otherwise
suitable places at distance from the ports,
not exceeding thiry leagues, shall be desIg-
mated for the residence of such troops as
may not have embarked, 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 ofwar token on either side,
on land or on sea, shall be restored as soon
as practicable after the exchange of ratii-
cations of this treaty. 1t is also agreed
that if any Mexican shoula now be held
j as captives by any savage tribe within the
Limits of the United States, as about to be
established by tie following article, the
government of the said United States, will
exact the release of such captives, and
cause them to be restored to their country,
ARTICLE V.
The boundary line between the two re-
publics shall commence in the gulf ofMex-
ice, three leagues from land, opposite the
mouth ofthe Rio Grande, otherwise called
Rio Bravo del Norte,or opposite the mouth
Of its deepest branch emptyihg directly in
to 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 southern boundary of
New Mexico; thence westwardlv, along
the whole southern boundary Of New Mex
leo (Which runs north of the town called
Paso) to its western termination; thence,
northward, along the western line of New
Mexico, until it intersects the first branch
of the river ella; Tor lit should not inter.
sect any branch of that river, then to the
point on the said line nearest TO such 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, -... r-
The southern and western limits of New
Mexico, mentioned in this article,are those
laid down in the map entitled "Map, of the
United Mexican States, as organized and
defined by rarious acts Of the Congress
Of said republic, and constructed accor-
ding to the best authorities. Revised eda-
ton. Published at New York, in ls47.
by J. Disturnel." OF which map copy
is added to this treaty, bearing the sigma
lures and seals Of the undersigned plenipo-
tentiaries. And in order to preclude , all
difficulty in tracing upon the ground the
limits separating Upper from Lower Cal.
ifornia, it is agreed that the said limit shall
consist Of straight line drawn from the
middle ofthe 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 southermost point
of the port Of San Diego, according to the
plan Of said port made in the year 1882 by
Don Juan Pantoja, second sailing master
of the Spanish fleet, and published at Mad
rid in the year 1902, in the Atlas to the
voyage of the schooner ,Ssstil and Mexica-
ma, Of which plan copy is hereunto ad-
ded, signed and sealed by the respective
plen ipotentiaries.
In order to designate the bounnary line
with due precision, upon authoritative
maps, and to establish upon the ground
landmarks which shall show the limits of
both republics, as described in the present
article, the two governments shall each ap
point commissioner and surveyor, who
before the expiration Of one year from tbe
date pf the exchange of notifications of this
treaty, shall meet at the port of San Die
go, ,,and proceed to run and mark the boun-
darydn its whole course to the mouth of
the 1RTo Bravo del Norte. They shall
keen Journals and mark out plans of their
operations; and the result agreed upon by
them shall be deemed part ofthis treaty,
and shall have the same force as if it were
inserted therein. The two governments
will amicably agree regarding what may
be necessary to these persons, and also as