Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-07

WAsHINGToN, Sept. 5.-President Buchanan
was closeted all the forenoon at the Department
Of State with Secretary Cas-, discussing South
American matters At IL O'Clock an audience was
granted by appointment 10 senior Ciprisno and
Col. Zegarra, the new Minister Plenfpotentiary
from Peru, who Is specially instructed to make
some hnal and satisfactory arrangement Of the
Claims Of our citizens against his Government.
s The acting secretary of the British Legation
leaves shortly for England to attend to matters
connected with his own private affairs as menu
Der Of the University Of Oxford. He is to return
in the winter. <
WASHINGTON, Sept 6-From what can learn
respecting Gen. Harney's course in Oregon. 1t
seems that he had no instructions to seize the ISL
and Of San Juan in the Straits Of Fuca, but that
such result probably sprung from an application
to him from Americans there for aid and agaj nst
q party Of the defunct Hudson's Bay Company
who, like the former, have occupied the island as
q sort of common ground. zs.-s -s,.-.1-.
l. The American and British commissioners for
running the boundary line are now on the ground
or near 1t, and they are charged with the duty of
establishing the proper lines. This done, all
cause Of difficulty disappears. II Is not supposed,
however that Gen. Harvey will be ordered to
withdraw a detac hment of troops from an island
east Of the old recognized channel to Hare in the
Straits Of Faca since that not only is our right to
the island here regarded as scarcely disputable
but that we now have the strong position usually
possessed by the Brtish-namely, to ssize terrific
~ first, and negotiate afterwards. ~
The Associated Press dispatch saws:
recent statement from Vera Cruz that Minister
McI.ane had presented an ultimatum TO the Mex
lean government and demanded the immediate
ratification Of the treaty. for it is known here that
tue preliminary points thereof were mutually sat
isfaetofy TO both this government and that of the
cOnstitutiOnaists. 1t also understood that il
the treaty should be ratified this basis Mr. Nc
Lane himself would return with II to Washing
ton. The main points of the treaty probably are
The right Of way across the Northern States of
Mexico, from the Rio Grande to MaZatlan; and
from Arizona to 6uaymas o some other outlet n
the Gulf Of California; the United States to have
the privilege Of transporting troops and munitions
Of war over these routes and to protect the latter
In case of Mexico's inability to do so In consid-
Grafton OF these grants, the United States to pay
81 OOO one-half to be appropriated for the sat
lsfactOn OF the claims OF American citizens
against Mexico B.
General Harvey has acquainted Lieut. General
scott with all the circumstances attending his &C.
cupation of the Island of San Juan Ii appears
he had not been previously specifically instructed
to take possession, but sent troops thiher to pro-
tect the twenty-five or thirty Americans residing
there, who had been included in the taxation
limits by the authorities of Washington Territory
Our boundary commissioner, Mr.. Campbell, has
no doubt about the land belonging to the United
States; but the British commissioners made an is
sue. and hence the protest of Governor Douglas
This subject excites much interest in official and
diplomatic circles.
A letter from General Vidaurri Just received
here speaks in confident terms of the prospects OF
the cOnstitutonalists in Mexico He was en-
plOycd in sending troops into the interior from
Monterey. Arms and munitions We're several
days ago sent him from enc of the northern ports
Of our country.