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 The Msrican Conmission.- Board of Com missi6ners appointed under the convention of the th of April, l839 between the United States and Mex co adjust certain claims of citizens Of the former against the latter, have been in session in this city about one year The board consists of four commits sioners two on easf side, their secretaries and an umpire. report from the American Commission CTS, of the progress and condition of the commissions

 under the date of tho 26t of May last, addressed to the President, has been called out and published by order of the Senate From this it appears that great differences of opinions have arisen between the two sides as to the powers and duties of the board The Mexican commissioners It seems, took their paths before each other and then swore their secretaries and discussion on the validity of this oatk, occupied the board week. Then discussion arose upon the rules of proceeding which occupied the board seven Weeks--the Mexican commissioners pretehded that the two Gpyernmepts were the parties ltigent, that no claimant should te allowed to come before them, and that no document should be received by them unless It came through the Department of State The American commissioners were compelled to yield after long vain opposition. to these unjust proceed ing. Owing to the-srest delay occasoned by the difficulty raised by the Mexican Commissioners, il was not until the 18th day of December, IS4O, that the first cause came before the Board for hearing on it's merits. The denial of access the elaimants and the circutous method of obtaining proofs, and the whole course ofihe Mexicans have embarrassed all the proceedings, and tended very much to bring the Convention to nought One of the claimants, Mir Santangelo, has published pamphlet, in which the proceedings of the Convention are strongly objected to, and the conduct of the Mexican Commissioners particularly censured ,. e.

 The following cases have been brought to hearing and awards made by the Board in favor of the claim