The New York herald., 1851-08-05

vile, states that two children Of Henry A. and
Henry J. burst were killed by the falling OF a
chimney. The building. farm houses, fences, and
crops Of Joel Beachys Henry Brown, Jacob Blocher
Peter Yeast, H. B. Bruce, VIM. Frost, and others,
the damage to each ranging from $500 to $4,000.
Interesting Documents.
PROTEST OF MEssRs. BARNARD AND sIDELL-coPY OF
THE LETTER ADDRESSED TO MAJOR BARNARD BY
THE GOVERNOR OF TEHUANrEPEC.
TEHUANTEPEC, June 3, 1851
SIR-The Secretary of Dispatches of the Su-
preme Government Of the State, in a supreme or
der of 23d May, among other things, says what fol-
lows:-
His Excellency, the Minister of Relations in
an official of the I'D of last month, says the follow
ing to the Governor of the State:-' Sir-In sepa-
rate note communicate to you the decree passed
to-day, by the National Congress, annulling that of
the 9TH November, lSi6, which prorogued the pri-
vilege conceded to Mr.. Jose Garay to open an
inter-oceanic communication across the Isthmus
of Tehuantepec. The President, deeply appro-
batting the constitutional duty by which he has to
enforce the orders Of Congress- orders you to pub
lsh Immediately said decree, and that you suspend
Immediately all scientific works going on, either
at Tehuantepec or at Coatzacoalcoas, causing all
the Americans employed on said works to leave
the country or permitting them to remain as long
as they desire, it being understood by them that
for no motive will they be allowed to continue said
work, and that they will be subject, as all other
strangers, to the laws of the nation. You will
municate to the result of this resolution accept
for you the orders of the Governor, for your intel
gence. have the honor to insert it for your in
formation, and so that complying with it exactly
you may suspend Immediately all the secondary
parties working under your orders in the Isthmus Of
Tehuantepec, be they either scientific hydrogra-
phic operations. You may return speedily to the
United States, for which be SO kind as to send me
list of the individuals, that it may be proved and
they obtain their passports from tho supreme au-
thorities, informing those who wish to remain
longer in this republic as private individuals, and.
like all other strangers, they will be under the
Mexican laws, and the vigilance of the authorities,
taking care to take out letters Of security to legal
ize their residence.
Before concluding this note, should inform you
ought to be, prosecuted by the commission of which
you are chief; on the contrary, shall order them
to be suspended according to the order inserted in
the supreme note.
offer you, this time. my distng guished considero-
tion. God and Liberty MAxIMo II. ORTIZ"
To the Chief Of the American Commission, Major
J. u. Barnard, u 5. Army.
cory OF TIE REILLY OF MAJOR BARNARD TO HIS Ex-
cELLENcY, SENIOR DON MAxIMo R. ORTIZ, GOVERNOR
Ell BARRIo, June 9, 1851.
Sir ;-lhave the homer to acknowledge the receipt
Of the letter Of your Excelency, and of the paper
enclosed announcing the act Of the Congress Of
Mexico, by which the grant under which the COM
mission, ofwhich am the head, is acting, is de-
clared forfeited and null also informing me that
the works of the survey must cease, AMI the mem
bers Of the party return to the United States, ex-
ccptng such as may choose to remain with letters
security under the general protection of the laws
Of the republic. While deeply rcgretting the
of the government, and protesting against the nc.
tion under it, as involving in deep injury those in
whose service the members Of the company en-
gagged, have, nevertheless, no other course than
to comply with your ORDERS so positively expressed,
and have, in consequence Of the caused the labors
of the survey to cease and the memb Of the
mission TO return, with all despatch, to the United
States. except few who will remain under the pre-
sent conditions, in charge of such property as can
not now be disposed Of, until final orders on the
subject be received from the officers of the company
in the United states. | send, rs you have been
pleased to order, the names Of those who will leave
the country, as well as those who will remain.
thave the honor to be your cxccllency's obedicnt
servant, j.. G.. BARNARD,
Chief Engineer Tchuan.epcc Survey.
CONSULATE OF THE UNITED STATES,
Cry OF TEnrANTEPEc, Republic Of Mexico.
by this public instrument OF protest, be il known
TO all persons, that j. O.. Barnard, Major United
States army, and William II. Sidell, Civil Engi-
ncer citizens of the United States, agents Of whom
il may concern, did, on this llth day of June, A. d.
le5l, personally appear before me, Charles X. Web
ster, Consul for the United States of America, at
this place, and enter their solemn protest against the
government of the republic of Mexico, the agents
and officers of said government. The said Major J.
c. Barnard and William IL. Sidell, agents ss afore-
said hereby protesting against the said government
Of Mexico, its officers and agents, declare and say
That on the LIST of March. a. ID. 1872, grant was
citizens, having for its object the construction Of
road OF canal across the isthmus Of Tehuantepcc,
and that the privileges of said concession were,
from time to time, extended by the legal acts Of
said government, until, in the year A. u. $50, all
the duties having been com Piled with by the said
citizen or his assgnees, and the rights under
the concession remaining in full force, "and the
honor and public faith Of the nstion having been
pledged, under the most solemn protests. to the
grantee or his assgnees, whether natives foreign
srs, that all the conditions the part Of the govern
ment should be honoraby fulfilled. il was resolved
by tkcm to obtain a thorough survey Of the route
WITH a view to the immediate construction of the
works necessary TO its being properly opened That
in pursuance of this the said Barnard, one Of the
protestants. with party OF engineers cane 10 tho
lsthmus Of Iehuantepec, in the month of December,
"A. ID $50, and entered upon the duties with the
greatest activity, his party being large and efficient,
and the funds ample. That from the date of his
arrival until a few days since, these labors were
continued and prosecuted with success. when they
were suddenly brought to close by an order OF
the Mexican government. ss ncxpected as un-
just, whereby the operations Of the survey were
required to be discontinued, and the members Of
the surveying parties were compelled % leave the
country, obtain other sanctions cr their protection
while remaining than those which had rom the
frst been sufficient, and portion ef the wesk II
the greatest Importance lei Incomplete sAe-Vsy 3e-
tracing materially ircm the vslae ~ sAs wsoat ss-
vey. That the said order NJ wAssN ne vnsts -,sss
stopptdand the engineers aire tesss. lAs
form of letter hen the tses4s11s ~ tshhsrtssra
dated June y, l>,l, tssSsf IsfS tvs s19 laS.s19Nr
off state OF Os'se>, AZ tzshst F0a tls hssr %
Relations Of the Sarsvas t,ssvgsassB ~ Msxsss,
| requiring the disccnsieasee~ "a Ne s~Eks " e,n-
sequence Of = lac, watea vas se'sesedb yssscd by
l the Mexican Congress. and s,xred ~ the President
of the Republic. the sA VI Nav, A. ". 1851 I;
which said Law declared the grant under which the
survey was being condu,ted forfeited and null,