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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Col. Ogilvie and Gen. Porter, British and American commissioners, arrived in Albany and held their first meeting on November 17 to organize the boundary line survey from the St. Lawrence to Lake of the Woods, deferring operations until spring.
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Col. Ogilvie, the commissioner appointed on the part of the British government to establish the boundary line from the 45th parallel of latitude on the St. Lawrence, to the Lake of the Woods, arrived in this city on Saturday last. Gen. Porter, the American commissioner, had arrived several days before. The city of Albany being the place designated by the treaty of Ghent for the first meeting of the commissioners, we understand that it accordingly took place yesterday. From the lateness of the season, however, they will not be able to commence their operations this fall; but we are informed that they will probably organize the board and make the necessary arrangements for entry on their labors as soon as the waters shall open in the spring.
The line to be run by this board embraces an extent of more than two thousand miles, through one of the most interesting countries on the globe, and its establishment will determine the rights of the respective governments to an immense number of very valuable islands, which are now subjects of controversy. In addition to the political advantages resulting from this commission, we anticipate from the labors of the commissioners, and the gentlemen who will accompany them, much useful and interesting information connected with the geology, mineralogy, and, generally, with the natural history of the north-west section of the U. States.
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Albany
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Nov. 18
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commissioners will organize the board and make necessary arrangements for entry on their labors in the spring; unable to commence operations this fall due to lateness of the season.
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Col. Ogilvie, the British commissioner appointed to establish the boundary line from the 45th parallel of latitude on the St. Lawrence to the Lake of the Woods, arrived in Albany on Saturday last. Gen. Porter, the American commissioner, had arrived several days before. The first meeting of the commissioners took place yesterday in Albany, the place designated by the treaty of Ghent. The line embraces more than two thousand miles through an interesting country and will determine rights to valuable islands now in controversy. The labors will also yield useful information on the geology, mineralogy, and natural history of the north-west section of the U. States.