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THE FRIEND AND MONITOR.
nr* mn-per annurr.t) PUBLISHED (w.eiG) BY JOHN K. M. CHARLTON.
Volume I.J
Conclusion of the Treaty at
GHENT*
Article tbs fifth.— Whereas nei
ther that point of the high lands
ymg due north from the source of
the river St. Croix, and designated
• n the former treaty of peace be
tween the two powers as the north
well angle of Novafcotia, now the
northwefternmoil head of Conned!-
icut river, has yet been aflerted :
and whereas that of the boun
dary line between the dominion of
che two powers which extends from
the lource of the river St. Croix di
rectly north to the above mention
rioned northwest angle of Nova
Scotia, thence along the laid high
s lands which* divide those rivers that
empty theiftfeives into the river
St. Lawrence from those which fall
in the Atlantic ocean to the north
wefternmeft head of Connecticut
river, thence dov;n along the mid
dle of that river to the forty-fifth
degree of north latitude; thence
l.j a line due well on said latitude
until it ftrik.es the river Iroquois or
Cataraguy, ‘has not yet been sur
veyed : it is agreed, that for these
several purposes two commissioners
shall be appointed, iworn, and au
thorized, to adt exactly in the man
ner diredled with reipedl to those
mentioned in the next preceding
affile, unless otherwise fpecified in
she present article. The laid Coin
nuffioners shall meet at St. An
drews, in the province ofNew-
Brtmfwick, and shall have power
to adjourn to such other place or
places as they (hall think fit. The
laid commissioners shall have pow
er to afeertain and determine the
points above mentioned, in confor
mity with the provifipns of the said
treaty of peace of one thoaland
feveri hundred and eighty three, &
shall the boundary aforefaid,
from” the source of the river St.
Croix to the river Iroquois or Ca
taraguy, to be surveyed and mark
ed according to the laid ’provifions.
The said commissioners (hall make
a map of the said boundary, and an
nex to it a declaration under their
• hands and feats, certifying it to be
the true map of the said boundary,
and particularizing the latitude and
longitude of the northwell angle of
Nova-Scotia, of the northweltern
moft head or Conne£licut river,
and of such other points of the said
boundary as they may deem pro
per. And both parties agree to
confider such map and declaration
as finally and conciufxvely fixing
the said boundary. And in the
event of the laid two commission
ers differing, or both, or either, of
them, refufing or declining, or wil
fully omitting to adt, such reports,
declarations, or flatemcnts, shall be
made by them, or either of them,
and such reference to a friendly
power or (late, shall be made, in ail
respects as in the latter part of the
fourth article is contained, and in
is full a manner as if the fame was
herein reported.
Article the sixth . —Whereas by
the former treaty of peace, that
portion of the boundary of the
WASHINGTON, (Geo.)— FRIDAY, MARCH 17,1815.
United States from the point where
the forty-fifth degree of north la
titude strikes the river Iroquois or
Cataraguy to the lake Superior,
was declared to be “along the mid
dle of said river into Lake Ontario,
throug the middle of said lake until
it strikes the commuication by wa
ter between that lake and lake Erie,
thence along the middle of fifid
communication into lake Erie,
through the middle of said lake
- until it arrives at tile .water com
munication into the take Huron,
thence through the middle of said
lake to the water communication
between that lake and lake Super:-
or.” And whereas doubts have
arisen what was the middle cf said
river, lakes and water communica
tions, and whether certain ifiands
lying in the fame were within the
dominions of his Britannic Majesty
or of the United States: In order
therefore finally to decide these
doubts, they shall be referre i to
two commifiioners,to be appointed;
sworn, and authorized ro atl ex
adliy in the manner directed vri-h
refpedt to those men tied in the next
preceding article, uniefs otherwise
fpecified in this present article.—
The fnid # commissioners shall meet,
in the firtt instance, at Albany, in
the flare of New-York, and ihalt
have power to adjourn to such
other place or places as they shall
think fit: The said commillioners
shall by a report or deciaration,
under their hands and seals, delig
nate the boundary through the said
river, lakes, and water communica
tions, and decide to which of the
two contracting parties the feverai
iilands lying withing the said rivers,
lakes, and watr communications,
do refpedlivly belong in contormi
ty with the true intent of the said
i treaty of one thousand seven hun
dred and eighty three, and both
parties agree to coniider such dc
lignation and decision as final and
conclusive. And in the event of
i the said two commillioners differ
ing, or both, or either of them, re
filling, or wilfully omitting to act,
such reports, declarations or ftate
mjents, fliall be made by them, cr
either of them, and such reference
to a friendly fovercign or state shall
be made in all respects as in the lat
ter part of the fourth article is con
tained. and in as full a manner as it
the fame was herein repeated.
Article the seventh. —lt is further
agreed that the said two iafl men
tioned commillioners, after they
fliall have executed the duties ai
j signed to them in the preceding ar
: tide, fliall be, and they are hfcreby
authorized, upon their oaths itn
, partially to fix and determine, ac
cording to the true intent of the
said Treaty cf peace, one thousand
seven hundred and eighty-three,
that part of the boundary between
the dominions of the two powers, j
which extends from the water corn- ‘j
munication between lake Huron, I
and lake Superior, to the molt i
northwestern point of the lake of j
tlie Woods, to decide to Which of j
the ywo panics the several inland? j
ViP. I U£, I.IIiF.RTY, AND SCIETIC&.
lying jn the lakes, water communi
cations, and rivers, forming the
said •boundary, do refoe&ively be
l°ng, in conformity with the true
intent of the Treaty cf peace, cf
one* iacuiand seven hundred and
eighty.tliree ; and to cause such
parts of the said boundary, as re
quire it, to be surveyed & marked.
The said commissioners shall by a
report cr declaration under their
hands and foals, the
boundary nforchid, state their de
ci&n on the points thus referred
to them, and particularize the lati
tude and longitude of the mod
north-weftem point of the lake of
the Woods, and such other parts
&|whe said boundary as they may
: deem proper. And both parties
agree to coniider such designation
and decision as final & conclusive.
And, in the event of die said two
cdinuviilioners differing, cr both,
or either of them refufing, deciin
ivsg, or wilfully omitting to r.O,
such reports, declaratoins, or ftaie
trjtn‘3, shall be made by than, or
cijher of them, and such icfeince
to a friendly fovercign or state, shall
be made in alt refpedts, as in the
latter part of the fourth article is
contained, and in as lull a manner
as if (he fame was herein repeated.
A,'tide the eighth. —The several
hoards of two commillioners trien
tiqped in the tour..proceeding arti
cles, {hail refpedtively have pwr/c-r
to xiypoint a Secretary, and to em
ploy Tuch fuv-eyors or other per
ions as they shall judge necessary.-—•
Duplicates of ail their rdpediye re
ports, dedatatiqvs, statements and
decif.oris, ar.cf of their account?, u
of the journal of thftr proceedings,
shall be delivered by them to the
agents of his Britannic Ivlajsfiy, and
to the agents of the United States,
who may be ldpetlivsly appointed
and authorized to nun:nacre the bo
finefs on behalf cf their refpeefive
governments. The said com mi f
fioners fliall be refpedliyely paid in
such manner as shall be agreed be
tween the two cor,tracking parties,
such agreement being to be settled
at the time of the exchange of die
ratifications of this treaty. And
all other expenfss attending the
laid commillioners shall be defrayed
equally’ by.,thet-wop-nties. And,
in case of deEth. sickness, refigna- ‘
tion, or necessary absence, the place
of every such commissioner le
ietlivcly shall be fApplied in the
fame manner as inch commissioners
was full appointed, and the new
commillioners shall take the fame
oath or affirmation, and do the fame
duties. It is further agreed be
tween the two contracting parties,
that in case any of the iflamis men
tioned in any of the preceding arti
cles, which were in the pofieffiea
of one of the parties prior to the
commencement of the present war
between ike two countries, fhoukl,
by the decision cf any of the board
of coinmiflioners aforefaid, or cf
the sovereign or state so referred to,
as in the four next preceding arti
cles contained, fall within the do
minions of the other patty, all-
(Payable half yearly.
grants of land made previous to
commencement of the war by
party having had such poffeifion,
shall be as valid as if such island or
ifiands, had by such decision or
decificns of the party having had
iuch possession.
The United States of America
engage to put an end immediately
after the ratification of the present
treaty to heftilities with all the
tribes or nations of Indians, with
whom they may be at war at the
time of such raificatior.; and forth
with to restore to such tribes or
nations refpeclively, all the possess
ions, rights, and priviiedges, which
they may have enjoyed or been en
titled to, in one thousand eight
hundred and eleven, previous tc*
such hofiihties : Providedalzvays*
that such tribes or nations shall
agree to desist from all hoftilitiet;
against his Britannic Majesty, and
fcis fubjedls, upon the ratification of
the present treaty being notified to
Inch tribes or nations, and shall so
desist accordingly.
Article the tenth. —Whereas the
traffic in slaves is irreconcilable with
the principles of humanity and juf
lice, and whereas both his Majesty
and the United States are desirous
o,f continuing efforts to promote its
entire abolition, it is hereby agreed
that both the contra&ing parties
shall use their best endeavors to ac-
Article the eleventh . —This Trav
ry, when the fame fliall have been.
i atflied on both Tides, without al -
teration by either of the contract
ing parties, and the ratification*,
mutually exchanged, fliall be bind -
ing on both parties, and the rati
fications fliall be exchanged a?
Walking ton, in the space of four
months from phis day, or sooner t?
practicable.
In faith whereof, we the refped
tive plenipotentiaries have
signed this treaty, and havt
thereunto affixed our seals.
Done, in triplicate, at Ghent/
the twenty-fourth day of De
cember, one thousand eight
hundred and fourteen.
(l. s.) GAMBIER,
(l. 3.) HENRY COULBURN
(I, s.) WILLIAM ADAMS,
(T- 3.) JOHN Q. ADAMS,
(L. s.) J. A. BAYARD,
(/.. s.) 11. CLAY,
(l. s.) JONA. RUSSELL,
(l. s.) ALBERT GALLATIN
Now, therefore, to the end that
the laid Treaty of Peace and Ami
ty may be übferved with good faith,
cn the part cf the United States, I,
James iViadffori, President as afore
fai:l, have caofed the premises to bes
made public : and I do hereby en
join all persons bearing office, civil
or military, within the United States
and ail others, citizens or inhabit
ants thereof, or being within the
fame faithnftly to observe and ful
fil the said treaty and every clause
and article thereof.
In tefiitnony whereof, I have
caused the seal of the United
Stares to be affixed to these
prefects, and signed the far*©-
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