The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1848-03-24

RCH "a, 1913.
the Mexican Republic by the forces Of
The United States, shall be completed in
three months from the said exchange Of
ratifications, OF sooner if possible: the
Mexican Republic hereby engaging. as
in the foregoing article, to use all means
in its power for facilitating such eyacu-
alton, and rendering it convenient TO the
troops, and for promoiing good under.
standing between them and the inhabit-
ants.
IT, however, the ratification of this
treaty by both parties should not take
place in time to allow the cmbarkation of
the trouops Of the United States 10 be
completed before the commencement of
the slckIy season, at the Mexican ports on
the Gulf of Mexico, in such case friend
ly arrangement shall be entered into be-
tween the General-in- Chief of the said
troops and the Mexican Government,
whereby healthy and other suitable pla.
ces, at distance from the ports not ex.
ceeding thirty leagues, shall be designa-
ted for the residence of such troops as
may not have embarked, until the return
of the healthy season. Aud the space
of time here referred To as comprehend.
ing the sickly season, shall be understood
to extend from the first day Of Muy 10
the first day Of November.
AlIprisoners of wartaken on eitherside,
on land or sea, shall be restored as soon S
practicable aftel the exchange of the rat.
ifcaton of this Treaty. It's also agreed
that if any Mex;cans should now be held
as captives 10y any savage tribe within
the limits Of The United States, as abont
to be established by the following arti-
Gle, the government of the United States
will exact the release of such caplives,
and cause them to he restored To their
country.
ARTICLE V.
The boundary line between the two
Republics shall commence in the Gulf of
Mexico, three leagues from land, oppo-
posite the mouth Of the Rio Grande,
otherwise called the Rio Bravo del Nor
lie, or opposite the mouth of lis deepest
branch, if it should have more than one
branch emptying directly into the sea;
from thence up the middle Of that river
following the deepest channel, where il
has m0ie than one, TO the point where il
strikes the southern boundary of New
Mexico; thence, westwardly. along the
whole southern boundary of New Mex
leo, (Which runs north of the town called
PdS0,) TO its western termination; thence
norlhward along the western line of New
Mexico, until il intersects the first branch
of the river Gila, (of if it should not in
tersect any branch of that river, then to
the point ON said line nearest to such
branch, and thence in direct line to the
same;) thence down the middle Of said
branch and of the said river, until it EN-
ties into the Rio Colorado; thence acros.
the Rio Colorado, following the division
line between the Upper and Lower Cali
fornias, TO the Pacific Ocean.
The southern and western limits OF
New Mexico, mentioned in this article
are those laid down in the map, entitled
MAP Of the United Mcrican States a,
organized and defined By earious acts ct
tie Congrcss Of said Republic. and con
sfructed according TO tie best authority
Rcriscd edition. Published at New YOrl
III ls47, By j. DisturneH." OF whicI
map copy is added To this treaty, bear
ing the signatures and seals of the under
signed plenipotentiaries. And in orde
to preclude all difficulty in tracing upol
the ground the limit separating Upper
from Lower California, it is agreed tha
the said limit shall consist of straigh
line drawn from the middle of the Rio
Gila, where it untes with the Colorado
to a point on the coast of the Pacif,
Ocean-distant one marine league due
south of the southernmost point of Sal
Diego, according to the plan of sac
port, made in the year 1882, by Dor
Juan Pantojer, second sailing master o.
the Spanish fleet, and published at Mad
rid in the year 1902, in the atlas 10 iht
voyage of the schooner Suite and Mrri
cana, of which plan copy is hereunt,
added, signed and sealed by the respect
i've plenipotcntiaries.
In order to designate the boundary
line with due precision, upon authoritivC
maps, and to establish an the grount
landmarks which shall show the limits o
both Republics, as described in the pres
ent article, the two governments shal
each appoint commissioner and sur
veyor, who, before the expiration of on'
year from the date Of the exchange q
the ratification of the treaty, shall NEE
at the port of San Diego, and proceed
TO run and mark said boundary in it
whole course to the mouth of the Ric
Bravo del Norte. They shall keep jour
nails and make out plans of their opera
,ions, and the result agreed upon by then
shall be deemed a part of this treaty, ant
shall have the same force as if it were in
serted therein. The two government
will amicably agree regarding what ma.
be necessary to these persons, and also a
to their respective escorts, should sucl
be necessary.
The boundary line established by this
article shall be religiously respected b!
each of the two Republics, and no change
shall ever be made therein, except by tht