The National Register. — London, England, 1815-04-16 00:00:00

It IL ift. TREATY OF PEACE WITH AMERICA. "[Concluded from our last.] A R T. VI. Whereas by die former Toasty of Peace, thatpottiew of tlhe bianidaty of the United States from the point where the 45th .degree of North latitude strikes the River Iroquois or 4:ltaragny, to thhe Likl• Superior, eras lieelirred to be" along the middle of said riser auto Lake Ontario, tlwimigh the middle of said take, until it strhkrs th e cosanumicattim by winter between that lake and Lake Elie, thence along the .middle of said communication into Lake throagli themtiddleatf said lake until it arrives at the water reummoication between that lake and Lake Superior ;" and whereas doubts have ari.en what was the Atidtlie of the said river, lakes, and water coninarnications, and whether certain islands lying in the faitor sere within the dowristiolor et' •his Britannic Majesty of the Until; States in order fi nally tritleeide these doubts , &bail be retaiiped as Commissioners, lobe apiorinturl, sworn, and authorised to arc exactly in the manner directed with respect those mentioned is the -oext retelling articles, tulles.; othertvioe specified in this proosa .artrele. The said Commissioner* shall meet, in the first inst,tree, at Albany, in the State of New York, null sliall bare plmor to aiiioll4ll to each extherplaceer places as they shall think fit •Tle• said Commissimers shall, by a report or declaration, mid. r m ow hands and seal*, Jesignate the bonndary through the said rimer likes, and elder commtmicatioss, sod Aucitte to which of the two Contracting Parties the several islands lying within the said rivers, l a kes. xhid water cuutiminications, do respectively belong, in.cortkar mit) with the tile intent of .the said Treaty of 1783. And Loth partici &greet° consider emelt desiguatiou and decision as final and ,co n ciasive. And in due event of the said two Commissioners differ. lag., or both or either of them refitting. declining, or wilfully omitting to act, such report, decjaratioits., or statements, shall be wade by them, or either of them, pod such reference.t• a friendly sovereign or s tate shall .he made. in all reppeets as in the latter part of the fourth article is contained and .in as fall .a atwitter as if the same o is herein repeated. Aut. %%11. It is further agreed, that the said two last mentioned Vosmiissioners, after they shall have execrated the daties.assieneti them no the Joreoeding article. shall be, and they are hereby au. thorised upon their oaths, impartialty to Mc and determine, accord• 414 to the true intent of the said Treaty of Peace of 1111.3: that part of the boundary between the dominions of the two !lowers, which exteuds front the water eotunounication between Lake Huron and Lake Superior, to the ato.st north western hoist of the Lake of the : to decide to .which of the two parties the several Ls/ands lyiug in the lakes, water communications.. and rivers formiog the said boundary, do respectively belong, in cot:fortuity with the true intent of the said Treaty ofPetice of 1785, and to cause well parts of boundary as require it, to be surveyed and marked.. The said Commissioners shall, by a report or declaration, /mire •their hands and teals, designate the bomuluy aforesaid, state their de cisive on the points thus referred to them, and particularise the Latitude and lungiuttle of the most north western points of tlit• lake, of the woods, and smell other parts attic said boundary as they may deem proper And both parties agree to consider park designation and decision asfittal and conclusive. And in the even./ of the said two Commissiouers differing, or both, or either of them refusing, dcelining, •r wilfully omitting to act, such reports, declarations, or sta.:moots, witatl be made by them, or zither of them, and such re ference to a friendly So.vereign or Statesshall he tr.tile in all te.peets is its the latter part of the fomtir Article is contaitted, and in as a mariner as-if the same swas hereio.repeated. Art. VIII . The several hoards at two Commissioners, mentioned in . the fear preceding Articles, shall re.pectively have power to ap- Plan a secretary, and tosempioy suck surveyors er other persons, as lacy shall judge net . ..rosary. Daplicates of all their respective re. Ports, declarations, statements, and decisions, and of their ae " comas. anti of the jeurnahaf their proceedings, shall be delivered by them to the at.sents ()Ibis Britmorie Majesty., and to the agents elf the United States, who may be respectixeli appointed atid antho• risen to manage the biminess laelialf of their re:pee rive Gov, nt *ems- The sail Commissioners 4111111 he respective'!" paid inn +reel. tesmier as shall .he served between the two -eante.actintr ?attics, ;Hell agreeme:it being to he settled at the time of the env - 11;11Tc of t.e ratiticiition it L r ti. Tr.f:ity And a-U steer expene.es atteaditta tile said Colmuisiioni shall he defrayed equally by the two par 'tics. And in the ease of deatL, sitaties , , -resigturtion, or tweet t' hey absenc e . the }three of weer welt (7ornini‘sintter respectively ;sll he supplied in the PROW mariner Ili surit Commissioner wAt 0 , 4 tile new (7titmilksibuer slaidt take the saute oat's t. .etirmatii.n. and do the ante dritie-. It is Wither agreed tietNr st tire jou .Voliirar ling 1%0 - tit th.tt Trgn•tA! r. 'At REGISTER. raw any of the islands mentioned iu any of the.preeeding Articies which were in the possession of one of the parties prior ta iheileemeat of • the present war betweem the trio.roobintriem,.ekr,al i d 11 the decision of any of the hoards of Ceinaciasioners aforesaq, or of the .Sovereign or state so nefernesl to as in the four next pre ceding Articles contained, Call within the dominions of the other party, all grant* of lawlanade previous to the commencement .91 the war by the party having bad end) imsoessiott,.s.liall be as saditl . .;s if such island or islands hatl.hy such decision er decisions beeu.o4l - to be within the dominions ofaLlie party 'Avis% had.aush p 0.4- session. Art. IX. The United States of America engve -to put in . en 4, immediately after the ratification of the present Treaty, to hostilities with all the trines or nations of Indians with whom they may beat war at the time of such ratification aadforthwitit to restore-to sue t tribes or natiotis sespectively, all the possessions, scir,lits, and psi. vilegiss which they may have enjoyed, or beet, entitled to,iu.lB 41. previous to such hostilitiesh. Provided always, .that such tribes, n: nations shall agree to desist from all hostilities amainst thr Uoitad Stated of America, their citizens and atihjects, upou the ratificati b rat of the present Treaty being tiolitied to..such taws 9r Nations, „AO ,ball so desist accordingly. A..d his Britanitie. Majesty *lmages, on his.pait, to „pat ifl etv) immediately after the ratification of stile present Treaty, to hosßil - ties with ail the tribes or siationsor India us with 141 . 110 w tic nsay.,Aii• at war at the time of such ratification, and forthwith to restore, te such tribes or nations respectively. _all the powsciam.,, privileges, which they may have enjoyed or been entitled to dai 1814., previous to . such hostilities. Provided always, t h at such tribes or nations shall agree to desist Irons all hostilities Britannic Majesty and his subjects, upon the ratification of the pcx sem Treat y dieing notified to such tribes or a atiovs, 414#1 • thalLio ~44 sisi: accordingly. Art. X. Whereas-the traffic in slams. is ialiecosseilflible mkt, 44,e principles of humanity and justice, and t‘licreas both hie Majesty , and the A:mites/Suites aneaksisests of easitishrihe their efferta to Ka mote its entire abolition, it is hereby acteed that hot): the contra . ins parties aball .use their best eudeavoprs to Eti,!4:211111111 .. .i0 ekSir n akit AY object. Art. XI. Tbris Treaty, when tlhe same -shall have been ratified,up both sides without alteration by either of the Ot . intracting and the ratifications nitittiatiy exchanged, shall tie parties; awl the ratficatintis Owl! be ezek.inged at Thashisigton,,Ad the .-pace of fonr months from this day, or goofier ifpraetivatle.. Li faith whereof, we, the respeotive Plergpotenti..aies, have s ign. ed this Treaty, and have thereon-to affixed out seals. Done iu triplicate at Ghent, tite twenty-four4lk day of Decen4on o one .thousaud tight Hundred and fourteen. (L. S.) -GAMBIER. (L. S.) 1-1-GOULBURN. (L. E.) WM. ADAMS. (L. s.) JOHN QUINCEV (L. S.) J. A. BAYARD. E.) H. CLAY. 11. S.) JON. S.) ALIII2.Ig The Ratifeatiana .of the above 'Treaty were itnly excli:nizel Wallington, at ckveii p. ni. 'the 17th t'eltroary. 9'5S • LAW INTELLIGENCE. 0711R1' or KING's BENCH, M %scar 11. CURIOUS CASE. .AGE ON T& Dis.M. or WHITE V. /Mai r. 7.6. Thi9 ca , e was tried before itir.ll:...Cce Meath. at Cam appeared, that in !Watch, 1r92, a peccota of the tihtne 4+f White tied .Viruiteth ikAitelstitt,eale. :61.1 1 1 on the Jtirlt April made his will in favour of ttix niece, who NOW the pre.pest) in queAtion to the preyet,:t Dthittlatint. At the time the T , :stittor mole his will, and esoct et the tiKte of Otis death, he, as well CA his wife, were ignoeuut hyr being itlt child, which proved to Le the Get, and she was on the `..}tit of Ce.:oLer delivered of a danAhter, the presertt %Al i a now brenglit tier ejectment, On th;. , groord that site Ural I.f A vi.ts held to Pet aside a isitf made in preittiliee • f that 0010. At I , e tri.d a verdict was four( for the Def.:naunts, with leave to move the Cottrt i'or anew trial. Mr. Serjeast fllos.ett tow applied for a Role to ohm c. ear why . t:i.o e:lcut,l tiottte.• Kt:swot-4.i 411,1,