The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-02-19

tnue with mpunity their disregard Of every obgati,a
possbiy q favorable turn Tns sxpsdisncy Of some Of
the sugseetens n the subicned communication 10 more
than doubtful although they involve nothing that would
bondholders insisting upon having the unappropriaed
lands Of the republic assigned 70 them as indemnity, and
sneIwards negotiating with the British goyernment
FOR the 6ausfsr Of the territory thus acquired, no
plan could be delusve In the FIRST pace, how are
the bondheders 10 insist and, In the next, there Is
per herself with an inch Of Mexican ground Let the Unit
ed States wAen Aey are finally prepared for u, enjoy all
Me Gdsanteges and ys.pon.otii Of o'o;srsAip and our
mereAasts at Lrpoos aud elseDere vi be quite content
With tAe rade that nay ;pring ou Tho capacity Of
the Mexican population for approaching constitutional
minister IT, All that can be considered advisable Is, that
President Comonfor ia to be helped by the COED offices
OF England ana France, course should be taken similar
to that lately enforced at Monevdeo to secure that the
portion of the customs dues solemnly and voluntarily
pledged 10 the bondhoders shall longer be embezzed
meeting Of the Royal Geographical Society was held
on Monday evening in their new room IN Burlington
members presen were Lord Keane, Dr. Livingstone the
shop Of Oxford, Sir j. Alexander General Monteith
General Alexander Mr.. Feaherstonehaugh, n Jules Ger
rard &c, &c.
The first paper read Was on the expedition Of the Niger
by Or. BaSe and Mr. May ,RN communicated by the Earl
Of Clarendon The last despatch dated the 29h Of Octo
ber stated that expedition worked way
fully up the Niger In the small steamboat Daysprng till
the h Of October when the steamer was wrecked among
the rocksthe character OF the bed of the river having
rely changed During the whole Of the progress Of the
expedition the natives the banks found desrous
Of cultivatng friendly relations and it observed that
the expedition proceeded into the interior the charac
ter Of the natives continued 10 improve. The pro-
duce OF the country principally consisted OF palm
oil and redwood The health Of the expedition had been
generally good fever having been experienced only in
mild form despatch from Mr.. May described
cessYul expedition he had made from Rabba to Lagos,
distance Of 300 miles, completed in twenty days foot
horseback and in carriage. The entire route
open communication, through the friendly relations
toHl, chnA Rtnn nj
accomplished at an expense Of about fl0. In the
of short discussion that ensued DIR. Barth
sents to the native chiefs which contained and without
which the expedition would, he feared find very diff
cult to proceed much farther
The next communication was from the Colonial office,
containing further particulars of the progress of the British
North American Exploring Expedition, as far west
longitude 100 on the Lower Tashatchewan by Captain
Palliser The gallant officer in his despatch states
that on the 27th Of July he had reached st.
Josef, an American town, about seven miles from
the British frontier he found that the greater portion Of
the settlers employed themselves in buffalo hunting and
that while the absent the hunt the town had
several occasions been attacked and plum tered by the
Indians The bend of the Pembna near St Josef, is
tirey within the American territory but the river for
great portion Of its course flows through British ground,
il had been carefully surveyed. After visiting the Turtle
Mountains ridge, the expedition reached Fort Ece
the 18th of August From thence Dr. Hector proceeded
with party TO examine alleged GOAL mine which was
fair quality. On the 18th of September the expedition
reached the Qui Appelle Lakes, on which the most
The Indians who there for trade beginning feel
the difficulty OF finding bufaloes to hunt and might with
little difficulty be induced TO their attention agrcul
ture On the l4h Of September the expedition started for
the elbow Of the rashatchewen and in the Of their
journey they were for the frsttme Obliged carry supply
OF wood with them The country through which they
ed with bufaloes. formed the great battle
ground between the Baceet and the Cree Indians and
the herds not hunted they had become extremely
On reaching the Tashatchewan they found 1t a
large stream, and the observations made left no doubt
that 1t navigable from the point which they had
had of fnAA IN thn BAD for
large boats small steamers. On the 9th Of October
Captain Paser started for Fort Carlton the winter quar-
Of the expedition From thence he proceeded by the
mort direct route to Fort Pey and thence TO Detroit and
Montreal On his way back he had engaged guides and
party Of for his intended operation in the coming
summer when he would start for the south branch Of the
Tabatchewan and his route lay through the territory
Of the Blackeet he did not think desirable travel with
a smaller party than thirty men,
Sir AuRcHIsoy bore testimony TO the qualifications Of
Captain Pslser for the he had undertaken, and
pressed hope that next summer his expedition would
meet and JON that which about 10 des
patch to the Rocky Mountains.
After some romarks from Mr.. FxAnERsIoynlArGH the
etinE separafed.