Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-10-19
Correspondence o; The Journal OF Commerce. |
PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOUNDARY
COMMISSION
MONTEREY. CAL. Sept. 2,

MONTEREY, Cal, Sept. 2, l649.
TIE Commission 10 run the boundary between
the United States and Mexico, under the late ,rea-
~ OF Peace, have been actively engaged in the
performance of their duties since tie l2th July,
last rasi. Tie s!atcmrE! Ill some 81 the papers
Of New York, that Col. Weller, United States
COMMISSIONED hal icoPaIdized m. interests o!
the country, by Remaining an unnecessary period
OF time al New Orleans, when h. should have
teen on his passage TO Chaercs, is positively de-
MID by that gentleman. He arrived at New
Onears on The 26h February, and departed Tor
Cbagtes, 10 the steamer, on he March, thus
remaining Al New Orleans b1t 4 days. He ar
rived al Chagrcs On the l3b, and Al Panama On
The 18Th II me same mnnth. a, Panama he
was detained. lot want OF transportation, as was
also Mrs. Fremont, and numerous others, until
The II IA May, when he saiitd Tor San Diego, and
reached lha, place on The l3ih June, only one
day after The time fixed by treaty for The assem-
bling III the joint commission Of the two coun.
Iries. The Mexican Commissioned Gen. Garcia
Conde did not arrive un'il the 81 July.
Thu joint commits ion organized Oh The eth
July; and on the 18th, the Astronomical and
surveying parties Of the u. ) Commission wee
placed in The field by Col Weiler, IS miles
South of San Diego, whero they had since been
actively engaged up 10 the time The Panama
touched there on the 18th August. few days
subsequently, 10 The II July, the Mexican
Surveyor aud corps, also took The field. y
The Astronomical, party Of the American
Commission, at the head of which is Col Emo.
~, are engaged 10 dclel mining the latitude AID
longitude Of the initial point on the Paciiic,-a
series Of observations, understand, beirg re-
ccssary 10 desermine that. TIE treaty, il will
be recolecled, s.ipulates that the line on the
Pacific, shall commence al point three marine
leagues south of the southern most extremity
Of the Bag of San Diego. TIE surveying party,
at the head of which Is Andrew y Gray, Esq,
bad also been attentively engaged in surveying
the port Of san Diego, with the view to deter
mine its southern most point.
Gil Weller has given riders that. on the 9Th cf
next month, detachment from both corps o:
the American commission, shall proceed 10 the
mouth of the Gla, the one to determine Inc
precise point al which the ella emptcs into
the Colorado, referred 10 in the treaty, and the
other to determine the latitude and Longitude.
understand, also, that portion CT the Next
can Commissioners will soon afterwards pro-
coed 10 the same destination.
The latitude and longitude OF The initial point
on the Pacific, aud The mouth OF The ella, having
been asceuainsd and fixed, The surveying party
will proceed 10 mark and monument the line N
a proper manner The probable initial point on
Inc Pacific, will bc about IS miles South Of The
present town of San Diego, in lai. 81 81. Col.
Weller HIS expressed the belief am informed,
mat ne will be- able TO complete The surveys as
far as h, m nh al the Giia (say about 24U
mics, J by The Isl Decemher mex.
On mis- line, about half way between Inc INF
tial point on The Pacific, and The Colorado, 'bere
is al immense deser, OF some SO miles in breadth,
hitherto destitute of water. Bat within two
months last past, il is stated, stream OF running
water has broken out not lar from the centre CT
the deseri, which, when The last emigrahis pas
sed was some twenty yards wide AID len leet
deep.
No difficulties have grown out CT the failure OF
either Commission 10 arrive at me precise l,ihe
simulated by he treaty AMI tie bcs' OF ieei'ne
is said to prevail. The whole Dumoer OF civhia.s
conpecet with the American conmissien "
sbou, IS, a large proportion OF whom nave re-
mained at heir posts. (a' an Inadequate eoh'
reosation. considering he high Price paId fof ia
bor il this p7rtion Of me W'Fi1) ron Pet' 5nai
t.cI,rc> q. respect asi consideration TOR Col.
Weller himself. they consider themselves hon
oraby bouni ohm remain, AMI should ne be
superseded would probably consider thsIf volI-
cations cancelled. The Consequence would De,
erea, increase in the expenses OF running Inc
line, great probable delay in The operations OF
The commission, and perhaps for the present an
entire breaking W OF II.
II seems TO be The impression here, mat CoI.
Weller rH te, il be has rot already been, ST.
pe,sst d ami hence has his name a.re,dy been
mentioned in connexion with the Ollie o uniled
STATES Senator from California, with HIT oil Dr.
Guinn, as il seems TO be conceded mat Cue
should be Nouhefn AMI the otner Southe'h
man-one cume from Tree and the oiher from
slave Stale.