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'p'''' WAsn,yGroS. Tuesday, Sept. g, lo59.
IT.. ,o;,.s of H.. controversy between US An1
Great British. 80 fsr IS Gen. ltarne5s COURSE 1"
Oregon /. copcerned. are stated 10 uusl"Oi''!
ausrt,r q. fo,loss: That the islsnd oil San 'ua''
east Of the old recognized channel OF hsr'' us
been occupied as sort of common ground oy Aune''
csus. ard by parry OF the British hudson b's
Company. which Company has now 40 legal exist
ence That some difference has arisen between
the above named parties aud thst az tue tei'e''
Of the Americans, Gen. Harvey has interPose''
with a smsll number of troops, to DECIDE ii'''e'
that properly pertains TO the Jurisdiction oi 'n'
British ard American Commissioners now on the
around or uesr it WHO are charged VIII Tic uu'!
Of running toe boundary line IL not supposed
that ANYTHING Ike hostilities will grow ont OF this
affair But il seems that We now have assumed ihe
strong position usually taken by the British; We
have occupied territory in dispute as Prehn-
ipary to negotiations.
70 the Associ..ed Press ,,-o.
~ 'N WAsHrSGroy, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 1859.
There Is DO truth in the recent statement nom feia
Cruz that Minister McLsne had presented an u'ti1s
trm ard demanded an Immediate rathc ation OF the
treaty for il is known here that the preliminary points
thereof were mutually satisfactory to both this Gov
errmeIt ard that of the COnstutonahsts. was
aso Understood that if the treaty should be ratihe,
OF this basis Mr. MoLsne himsef would return win II
10 Washirst Th>mai points probably are the Iign
Of ysy scross the Northern States OF Mexico IRON the
Rio Grsnde to Mazstlsn, ard from Afzons 20 Gua!a
mss or some other outlet the Gulf Ut Cslornls tue
Tilted Stses TO have the privilege OF Transporting
,roops and nutritious If over those rou' anu 10
rroec, the latter in case Of MeNcos inability 70 40 So
In consideration of these grants the United aes IS 70
nsv 4 CCO tCO one half which is to be appropriated
frtbe s,ifsction of the claims Of American citizens
as sinst Mexico. Al.
Gen. iIaIrey has acquainted lieut.-Gen Scott w'tn
All the cifcuu stances attending bis Occupation oi tue
Island Of San Juan. II appears that he had not been
previously specifically instructed 10 take possession,
but cent troops thi,her TO protect the tw-nyc'e OF
n irty Americans residing thereon who had been III
ended in the taxation limits 10y the authorities OF
Washington Territory. Our Boundary Commissioner,
Mr. Campbell hiss no doubt that the ISLAND belongs TO
the United States but the British Commissioner msde
i..ue and hence the protest of Gov. Douglas, ms
subject excies much interest in official anu diplomatic
circles. ,-
letter from General Vidaurri, just received SPEAKS
in ,deut terms of the prospects OF the Constitution
alists. He was employed in sending troops into the
interior Of Mexico from Monterey. Arms ana inun'-
tiers were several days ago sent him from one OF the
lortherp ports of our country. "
The President has accepted the resignation OF NJ
Uepdri, ks as Commissioner OF the Land Once.