Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-23

/ Commissioner claims 10 lie the deepest anu
that it should form the boundary line. MS
small Island of San Juan which we shouil Juhse
to be about the size Of Staten Island has li'e
Straits OF Rosario on its Southcrn-t Eastern sue
with an Island on its opposite sue winch Is
! undtspulcd American ground, wf'Ie tie othef
/ channel ran, between it, and the shore "l van
COVERS Island. 1t is clear. Therefore t'lat II
I the Americans hold possession ct TINS Island;
they w, be in lln>il:on I" hold or guard
both channels which form t!c only pracucaDie,
or useful approaches from the Pacific l" hrl'i>h
| Columbia, including the Guil oi georgia,
| frazcr'S River &c.
The treaty stipulated las we understand ~
that the boundary line should pass from the ter
mination of - deg. 20 min, on the hnIl or
Strait of Georgia. TO the middle Of the channel
and follow the deepest part Of Il thence around
HE cyuaudcd sheet of water II the Southeast
crn extremity o. Tancouvcrs Island an! thence
through the Strait OF San Juan dc Ftca to the
, Pacific Ocean Al the time, 1t VA, supposed
that the Strait of Rosario, on the Southeast
sid, Of the Island oil san Juan, was the deepest
and would give it 10 the british. HE
American Commissioner, however, claims that
the channel on the Northwest SIDE OF San
.Iuar, running between itand the shore oil ' an
couycr> Island. Is the deepest or main channel,
and Should form the boundary line. This
Island of san Juan. therefore, lie, directly he
tween the two channels, and whoever occupies
il will necessarily command both channels. |!
the cjI,nnrl. on careful examination, should he
found deeper than that Of Rosario, it strikes lis
that our claim 10 san Juan is Il good one, how
ever liSa,lyantngcou> it may prove To The Eng
h>h After all, il is dispute which the careful
use Of the plurnit and line must decide. We
presume therefore, tha, Cen larncy'> occura-
ton is only provisional, or conditional ard
mainly with the view of protecting the Ainer-
cans settled on the island until the question can
he properly adjusted
When tie brave old Sir Colin Campbell WAS
asked by the English Government, when he
would he ready to proceed 10 India" to-inor-
row" was his prompt reply. General Scott ;
response To oar Government has been equally
as prompt: and, if hc did not proceed next
dav, it was Only because his instructions were
moi ready, and no steamer was at hand to con-
ycy him on his long. and, To one OF his time ol
l,r pcriou, voyage He sailed to-day, amidst
the cheers and good wishes o' large con-
course ol our citizens, on board the Star-o the
West for A>pinwall. The Scott Life Guards
para,ci in honor OF thc General, and gave him
4 parting salute. ~ the Star.o.-ihc- West bore
down the Bay. saluteS were fired From Cover
nor's Island Fort Columbus and Fort Ham
iton. The merchants intended honorin& the
General with some testimonials OF ihcirrespcct
and GOOD wishes, bat the time was too limited
tn enable them 10 carry out their kind wi,hc,
The General WAS accompanied 10y Col. l.. Tho
mas assistant .Adlutant General and Col. &.
w. Law, Military secretary. We presume that
~ .,,tta non Inc IA.
of prudcn, diplomat. a. tha, of Il military
commander.
1t is said that the commander Of the British
forces. the Duke of Cambridge, MAS To sail in
an English -, from Bantcy Bay, for Van
COVERS Island, ~ that there Will he 4 re-
uarkaLlc meeting ol distinguished military
men on the Pacific.
The directors of the Great Eastern, probably
wisely DELAYED her departure ac'o>s the At!an-
tic until Tie l,t week in Octoh:r. that she
might avoid the cGulnuc;al gales Of September
Muct will depend upon the speed with which
she makes her first trip.
You will see the card Of lir. llc,nan the pl-
nili,,. whom il WAS ALLEGED, the party Of the
Hon Fernando Wood had hired 10 90 To visit
the Syracuse Convention, for the purpose OF
doing TIC lightin. for the Mozart Hall delegates.
This ne swcars under oath, to he utterly false.
and states that Rvndcrs had offered him 800 10
do the fighting On the side Of TIE Regency,
which he declined. Aud Furthermore, that he
had a ticket sent Ia linn 81 :i.ed with Peter Gag
gers name.
1t i, ALLEGED that Daniel :. Dickinson was,
under false prc;cncc>, scduccd to give the Re
ncncr Convention the sanction OF lis liiiut"cc
: only to lac grossly cheated and =: 'iiccd by
them. After hc had made speech connecting
union and harmony, what dill they do: " ora
for his interest: Not biz .! 1t. Their sub
scouent acts Of packing delegation IRON
: among their own number, "a" one of whom
favored his clau>J demonstrate! their utter
flithlesSnr>s and contempt for the inan they had
used rs Il means OF damaging the lizards,
among whom. were found his pnly true rlei''iS
in the State Having used hi:n, they proceed
ell to execute their selfish de>i -n> ans! cast hIil
overheard Among the dozen naincs selected
bv the Convention to nominate delegates to the
Charleston Convention, were Dean Richmond,
, Peter Ca..cr, Andrew Fromcnt, l.cinncI Stct-
son and Henry Miner. These anlabc ind!v;iu'
ais nominated themselves as Charleston dele
rates. filing ,p the lists with other members
of the Convcntiun who were 10 approve oil the
selection. Dean Richmond heads the list,
, which also contains the names d! Peter Caggcr,
An,ircw Fromcnt, Lcmuc StctSon ard Henry
; f. Miner and Isaiah RynderS. The selection
WAS adopted \ resolution was also adopted
instructing all delegates 10 vote as uiIt with
the majority, and if any delegate 80 refused u
, vote, tihat Is for Dckn>on) his lame should
be s,f-.ick iiori the list What will the Sa"e
of Binsialnton think of this VIII hc noi
find out that an honest man has been 'aiyhl
.'amon. thieves" II ilccnan can be believed
, under oath it will BE- FOR the Administration To
determine whether II man who oilers bride
) of go for the worst Of purposes, Is a suitable
individual 10 fill the place Of United STATES
Marshal:
In former Administrations, it was enloincd
!; upon public officers. during their incumbcncyy
to abstain from takin. al active part IN politics
: Under the present Administration. 1t seems
| that the Federal otiicc-hullcrs in this city. III
cluiin: the Collector. City Postmaster, Sur
vcyor Of the Port, with others make politics
their chief business, some Of whom have beer
appointed by the Albany Regency delegates Il
: the Charleston Convention.
r The Democratic MASSES of this State owe II
! To themselves, and to their fellow national De
mocrats throughout the country, to send - de
legation to Charleston chosen directly by then
own votes, in opposition TO such unity Of
intrigue and scliishncSs. And It will he done
: y Washington correspondent of the Com
mcrclal Advertiser, says that the Mcl.anc treaty
, with the Juarcz Government of Mexico has
{ proved failure. TUTOR
From the Columbia South Caroliaan
DEATH OF DR.. E H. BARTON.