New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-02-26
The Mexican boundary Commission.

From the Washington Republic
Mr.. Samuel p Sanford, bearer OF dispatches
from our Commissioner TO ran the boundary line
between the United States and Mexico, arrived
in this city on Sunday last. He informs US that,
leaving Ell Paso on the 3lst OF December, he over
took Government train on the night OF the ISL
of January This train was smaller than II 10
usual to send on that route, consisting oil iorty'sx
mule wagons. Having conveyed their loads OF
provision TO the military post at FL Paso, they
were returning 10 San Antonio They were under
the charge of John Osman, wagon-master, well
known for bis efficiency in the responsible and
dangerous service of the praires. The drivers,
with few persons whose route lay IN the same
direction, numbered about fifty men In all.
MIR. Sanford continued with the train for dis
lance of about one hundred miles, being then
about one hundred and fifty from I'll Paso, and Ia
the midst of the prairie, at Mavericks creek. de
here selected two men, and with tbe lett the tram
and proceeded 10 San Antonio one hundred and
ffty miles and thence about the same distance,
to Lavaca and Indianola, on the coast, whence he
took passage for New.Oreans, 10 the steamer
Louisiana, and proceeded to washington oy the
way of the southern mail route. dis whole Jour
ney occupied forty. eight days -,
He informs us that the journey OF Mr.. Bartlett,
our Commissioner, TO his destined Location az ii
Paso, on the Rio Grande, was preclpitated, on &C
count of his fears that the Commissioner on tne
part of Mexico would have so long preceded him
as to become weary OF his delay OUT tna1 az
irving there on the 18th of November, he had TO
await that Commissioners some ten or Twelve
days.
The Commissioners on both sides ct once en-
tered unon the important preliminary OF deter
mining the initial point of their survey, which was
finally, Just before the departure OF Mr.. SANFORD,
fixed az the parallel of 320 % north latitude, on
the Rio Grande, point TO be sscertained by the
astronomers, but conjectured to be about twenty
miles northward from FL Paso. The line will ron
thence three degrees west, and thence uOUa
To the Rio ella, and thence westwardly along
the course of that river.
Other lines were commended for by Gen. Condo,
the Commissioner on the part OF Mexico bat,
after the most minute and lAborious investigations
and discussions, this line was determined upon.
Ii will no doubt be satisfactory to oar Govern
ment and people for by reference TO Fremont s
map of Oregon and Upper California published
by order of the Senate in ls4s il will be that
a line less favorable to us 10 there traced and
when the character of the country cOmPrehended
shall be known the advantages of the present
line will be better understood.
The health Of Mr.. Bartlett's company has been
very good since their arrival at Ell Paso; and
both there and on the way thither as little dssat-
isfection or dissensiOn hss been experienced as Is
probably ever realized by a company on like duty
and similarly circumstanced. We are particular
TO state this, because reports OF contrary charac
ter have been in circulation among rs. Leaving
here In the summer and travelling southwark as
far as the thirtysecond degree of latitude, IL
tbougbt bv the ine experienced that the rgors Of
winter would be avoided bat the elevation Of
the country, and is exposure % the Winds OF the
adjacent mountains, subject the inhabitants az