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47' „ M .! % WEDNESDAY, NIARCU 15, 1815. Foreign- Opice, March i A. ti of (c 1 withonLexceptiou. The:Honourable Captain Maude, of his Majes tc;:s ship Favourite, :arrived at this Office at half l:: sr nil3e last night; being the bearer of the Ra tk:,cation, by the President and Senate of, the United Status 4Anicrica, of the Treaty of Peace cricciiicled at Ghent, between hiss Majlesty and ; the sz4iii - United States, on the24th Of December, last ;- of Treaty the folloti.ing is a cOpy TREATY of Peace and Amity between his Britannic Ma jesty aid the United States bf America.; :signed at Ghent, 'December 24, 1314.. • His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, desirous of terminating the War which- has unhappily subsisted between the two, countries, and of I estoring, .upon principles' of perfect reciprocity, peace, friendship, - and good H understanding between them, have for that Pur pose appointed their respectiVe . PleOipntentiaries, that is to say, his Britannic Majesty on his part ,has appointed the Bight Hon. Jame,s Lord Gain bier, late Admiral of the White, now Ahiikal'of the Red Squadron of his Majesty's Fleet ; +Henry Goulburn, Esq. a Member Of, the Imperial Pal iia meat, and Under Secretary of State; and Wiliiain"J Adams, Esq. Doctor of Civil Laws--And the Pre' ° sident of the United - States, by anti With the ad= , vice and. consent of the Senate .thereof, has iin:" r •?p, pointed John Quiucey Adaius, Jkiin6 henry Ciay, -Jonathan IlnsSell,. and AllteriCi,d-!. latin, Citizens' of the United States ; alter a reciprocal connnunication of their respective full powers, haveagreed upon the following' Articles:. ARTICLE 1.-There shall be a firm and uniS•ersal Peace between his Britannic Majesty and the United 'States, awl .between their respective countries, territories, cities, towns, and people, of every degree, without ,exception of places tir persons. All hostiiities both by sea a►►d land shell cease, as soon as this Treaty shall have been rati fied by both parties as 'hereinafter Mentioned.— All territory, places, and possessions whatsoever, taken.by either patty front the other.during the war, - er, which may be tal:en after the signing of this Treaty, excepting only the Islands hereafter mentioned, shall be restored without delay, and without . causing any destruction, or carrying away.any of the artillery, or other public pro perty, originally captured in the said forts or places, awl which shall rem:lin therein upon the txchango of the ItatilicatiOns of this Treaty, or =::,y dares or other private property. And , all - hives, records, deeds, and papers,.either 'of .a poblic nature, or blonging to private persons, 'which in the course of the war may hare fallen into the hands of the Officers of either party, :..:;all be, as ,far as may be - practicable, forthwith restored, and delivered to the proper.authorities _and persons to whoni they respectively belong. Such of the Wands in the Bay of yassama tvloddv as -are claimed. by both part ics shall. re main in the possession of the patty in whose oc cupation they may be at the time oldie exchange of the Tatilications of this Treaty, until the de cision respecting the title'to the said Islands shall Lave heen made, in conformity with the Fourth Article of this Treaty. No disposition tt►ade by this Treaty, as to such possession of the islands and territories claimed b y b u tb parties, shall in any manner v:iiatever be cOritrue.d to affect the right of eitlier. A rzcLE 11.--lininediately alter the ratifications t fib is Treaty by both parties as herein afier-men o;:ders shall be sent to the armies, squa drons, officers, subjects and citizens of the two poweN, to ce . aSe frofil hostilities. AtlCl to pre vcia cithses of complaint irhich might arise on vecount of the prizes which may be taken at sea aster the said ratifications of this Treaty, it is re .ciptocally agreed, that all vessels and effects which may be taken after the space of twelve days front the said, ratifications upon all r.arts'•of, the ,coast of North America, from the latitude of 23 degrees north; to the hit:link of 50 degrees north, and as far eastward in the 'Atlantic Ocean, as the 3Gth degree of. west longitude front the meridian of Green‘v shall be restored on 'each side; that A: l ,x time shall be • 3o days in all other parts of the Atlantie Ocean north 'of the equinoctial line or time for the , British an d equator, anti the sante c!,, th:/e k, ;• the Golf of Mexico, and all paris Of the ; forty days for the North • . for the Baitit:, ntl.foror ail parts of. the Mc -1 • 0„- - (literranean : sixty drys . for the At_autic can, •Silllth ur tLe espator; ,as jar as the latitude of the of Good f ope ; ninety clays for every other of%the 'world south of the equator,: attd one liuriclectl and ttvetity days 6n. ail ot;ler parts of the Ait'IICI,I: lll.—alt prisoners' of war taken on &!ber side as %yell by land as by sea, shall be re stoied as soon as practicable after the ratifications Sr PMEMENT DONG:\ZETTE,TUESDAT,MARCFIit tr this Trenty as herein. Aster-mentioned, in their paying the debts which they may l vc contritcted - during their captivity. _The tw contracting - par 7 ties respectively engage to dischargein specie the advances which mayhatfebeen tuade by the other for the sustenance anktnaintenance of such Fi t- 1 loners. I. ARTICLE IV.—WIICICRS it tvas.stiPulated by the 2d Article in the Treaty of Peace of 1783, between • his Britannic Majestyand the United States of Ame rica, that the boundary of the United States should comprehend " all Islands within 20 leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lying "between. lines to' be drawn due east from the " pOints where the aforesaid -bouiut . aries between. Nova Scotia on the one part, and East Flo " rida on the . other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic-Ocean, except "-ing- such Islands as now are, or heretofore have "fNen, within the limits of 'Nova 53c:Otia ; And ;wliereas th'e . Sre' mil Islands-in -tlie• Bay of Passa maquothly,__which is _parr . of the Bay of Fundy,_ !and the Island, of Grand ,Mena n , in ; tine said li,!y of Fundy,- are el aimed by tiro United States, as being Comprehended within their aforesaid boun daries, whic-b said islands are thiltned as belong- jug tc; Lis liritl . nnieAllajt,sty, as having been at :the time of, and - nreyinus to the aforesaid•TVency Of 1783, within the limits of the province of Nova Scotia ; iu order, therefore, finally, to decide upon •these*lairns, it is•agreed that they shall be referred t 0 two otlpii§sioners, 16 be appointed in the fol )okving manner, viz. :—One.Commis6onerslplihe appointed by his Britannie•Majesty, and one by the Pres.ident- of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof.; and the said t vvO Commissioners- so appointed, shall be sworn impartially to examine an4.decide upon the said claims,. according . ti) such evidence as shall be laid before them on-the part of his Britannic Majesty and of the 'United States respectively. The Said Commissioncrs * sha!l meet at St. An drews, in . the province of New Brunswieh, and stall have power to adjourn to such Other place or places as they shall think fit. The said Com missioners shall by a declaration or report under their hands and seals, decide to ‘vhich of the two Contracting Parties the several Islands aforesaid do respectively belong, in contOrmity with the true intent 'of the said 'Pre:ity . of:Pcace of 1783 ; and if the slid- Commissioner: shall,agree in their decision, both parties shall considet such decision as 'final and conclusive. • It is further agreed, that in the event of the two Commissioners. differing upon all or any of the matters so referred to them, or intlie event of both or . either of the said Corn ISS101) ers refusin g or declining,. or wilfully omitting to act as such, they shall mate jointly or separately, report or reports; as well teethe Government of his Britan nic MAjcstv, as to that of the United States, stat ing in detail the points 'on Which they differ; and the grounds upon. which their respective opinions have been formed, or the grounds upon which they, or either of them, have so rernscd, declined, or 'omitted to act. And his Britannic Majesty and the Government of the United States here- . - by agt•ee to refer the report o r reports 'of the said Commissioners to some friendly Sove reign or State, to be then' named for that pur pose, and who shall be requested to decide on the differences which may be sta t ed in the Said report or reports, or upon the report of one Commissioner, tog - ether with the grounds upon which the other Co►ntuissioner shall have refused, declined, or omitted to act, as the case may be. And if the Commissioner so refus ing, declining, or omitting'to act, shall also wil fully omit to state the grounds upon which he has so clone, in such manner that the said statemont may be referred to such friendly Sovereign,or State, together with the report of such other Commissioner, the❑ such Sovereign or State shall decide, ex parte, upon the said report alone and his Britannic Majesty and the GovernMent of the United States engage to consider the decision of such friendly Oovereign or State, to be final and conclusive on all the,matters so referred. ARTICLE V. — Whereas neither that point of the Highlands lying due north from the source of the River St. Croix, designated in the former Treaty \ of Peace bet:wt.:en the two Powers as the north west angle of Nova Scotia, northe north western most. head of Connecticut River have yet been as certained ; and whereas that pat , :t of the houndar'y line between the 'dominions of the two powers, which extends from the so - nrce of the River St. Croix, directly north, to the above mentioned notth-west angle of Nova Scotia, thence along the said HiglilandS which divide.those-rivers that empty themselves into the River St.Laweencc, from those which fail into the Atlantic OCCall to the north : . westermnost head of 'Connecticut River, thence.dolVl l along the middle of that river to the 45th degree of N. latl; tide, thence by a line due west on said latitude until it strikes the river Iroquois ar Catarngtiy, I.:s not vet. Leen sol-rer , ..l, it is agreed that for th'ee sevtral pure es rt% 0 Com missioners shall be Mpjminte ( l,.. s w orn , m )( .1 thoristd, to act exactly - in the toltfiier _directed with respect to those mentioned in the next pre ceding Article, unless otherwise spetified-iu-the present Article.—The said Colninissioners shall meet at St. 'Andrews, .in - th--provitice of --New, l3runswic, and shall have - power . to adjourn to such:other place or places, as thi'nk.. fit, The •:said. 'ConiniissiQnqrs ascertain and determine the points abov men tioned, in conformity with the iprOVigionslol::the said Treaty of Peace, .of 1733 ;, a n d shall Cause. the - bi - iiind s ary aforesaid, front the source of-the Liver St. Croix to the river Iroquois OrTatara , guy, to. be surveyed and marked .Iccording,to-the said, provisions the (2 , ) , ni;)i... , i01.et5, make a map of the said botth,l,;; to it alleelaration it:tutis -and seals, : certifying it to be the'rrue map of the •Sztid.•boun-... dart, and pailicidlll.,l:ll.; the•liiitode and longi 2 , tilde of the ttorth-west angle N,;va Scotia, of he;nl ttf' 1:10.• of ,such other points.pf:if o . l4 ' houndary Is i they may deem proper. lottic pat ties.,,,a: / tee to consider such 'nal, and.-41.4:,,:1ar,ti,m as, finally_ and conclusively fiNing, the saitil:nownlary. in Ole event, Of, thq•said two cvltil.istioiftrstltr fering', or both, or ci. , her of (dining, or wilfully ontit•tin.;:. to att;-such report , , declaration, or st i lteintiiit'.. - s 4 iliali t!' .Made b \l'ttieHlt; or either of thciu-,,itsolAini.) : rePren:;,.; to Si Sovereign or State shall he a:I • ,• • as in the cr and in a:s'fall atumer•ti-i herein repenteel. - : 7: - .i CI is VI t 4S. by ti d e'f,::•nrcr of Peace, th a t portit .ot tie United States-front-the pontt-where tl,e , 13t.h :le, 12 ree . : of north' l,itit'nde sfrike*s the.:itiv er 'or Cataragatv, , to the Like :::.uperi , 'sr, tdtiS tly.,lared to he ". rtlong the .usindle Of said river i-nto Lake_ Ontario, throntl,h thetaiddle of, said lake, tol 7 til it strikes the comntunication by i'at,er' W tween that lake and •• Lake Erie, thence alonv - , the middle of said communication into Lake - Erie, through the 'llli - chile of said lake, unW it arrives at the water coannanication the Lake-ILinn), thence through the of said lake tit thi. , (mater communicatiyu twecn that like and Lake' Seperior ;" whereas tionbtB have arisen what tvas tbe of the said river, lakes, and 'water cotintoriti -1 (ions, and whether certz„tin I.iiug it the, ,ame weie 5' the d:nninions of his i4'tt'ttt it' Majesty .or of the [minted States. ln thet'e - r„. filially to deenie these doubts, tl)is referred to two Counni , sioners,' to -be aji- t rointed, sworn, alid authorisell to act•exac,ily in the per directed with rfspect to thote mentioned:in ncxt prceeding;ovgele, otl ic .rwi s e• specified .in this pres-eut urtiele..; The said Tliissioners tneet . ,•in the first intrtauce, Alb;,tny, in the State Of York,' and shall have power to adjourn to-„sitch places tiS they . 511:111 think fit. Tit said Com missioners shall, by.a re , or! - I,r deChirittion, and:•r their hands Mitt! 'hOundary , through the said rivcr, 1,:1, 's, and water;commu nications; am! flecic tti q'hich of the t‘t . o•Co'n, tnicting_Par_6es the see al the said rivers, .lakes, and, watter ectriimunlCgiTiff;T, do respectively; belong , in. coc„,t'or'inity trite intent of the ot 1753. A n d ,:onh a, : ,ree toCo%sid; r “ion and (lc cision finAl and eottelusive. And in the t...,ent of the zsdid-o‘o (Jonkmis-vionors .or Dr either of thei4l refusing, declining, or wilful,ly omitting to shell reports; tieciatati,ns, or Statements, tilitt' l / 4 1 be wade by them, or eitber ... ot them, .and referencit to a friendly Sover e i, : ,- 1) or .State shall be..,a0,.01e,.rit an respects as in the latter part of the lourt contai ne d, : An d in as full a nrtuncr as it the sonic licrtin re - peatt;tl. • ARTICLE is furrher agreed, that the said two last mentioned Commissioners, after they shall have executed the duties assigned to them in the preceding, article, shall be, and they arc hereby authorised upon their oaths, impar tially to fix and determhie, according . to th e true intent of the said Treaty of Peace of 1783, that part of the boundarN; between the d'ohjnions •()t the two Powers, which Cxtends-from the water communication between Lake Huron and . _Lake Stye; ior, to the most not:th-western pnii;t of the Lake of the•Woeds ; to decide to which of th . - • • •.“.. two Parties the sever a l islands lying in the lad. , water 'communications, tmd rivers forming tbe said .bouudary, do respectively. belong, .ir , .Conformity with the . true intent of the s a id T reat y of Peace of 1783, and to cause such parts of the siti,l :)oun dary as require it, to be surveyed and tuarT4d.--- . The sdid ConunissionerS shall, by a report or decla ration, tinder their bands and peals,.designate the boundary aforesaid, state -their. decision on the points thus referred to them, and' particulari s e the latitude and longitude.of the most nortii 7 weF.tern point of the lake, of the woods, and of such othel.. parts of the said boundary as they may deem pro-: per. And both parties agree to consider such de sig-nation.and decision as final and conclusive.— And in the event of the said tWo Commissioners differing, or .both or either of thenyiefitSing, de clining, or wilfully oluitting to act, such reports, declarations, or statement s shall be made by them, or either of them, and shell reference to a • friendly Sovereign or state shall be ;trade in all respects as iu the latter part of'the fourth article is contained, and it) as fail a-manncr as ii same was herein renewed. A IlrftCLE 17 111. ---Th e 6cveral InNards of two Commissioners, niention e d in the foar preceding articles, shall respecti ve l y have power. to appoint 4 Secretary, and to e 1: 'ov such surveyors or other persons as they shdo judge neetssat y., Dupli •cates of all their respective reports, .declarations, stAtcments, anti de c i s i ons, and of their accounts, and of the journal of .their prOceedingS, shall be delivered by them to the agents 'of his.Britannie Aiajesty, and ti the agents of the United States who may lie respectively appointed and au thurised to maliage the business _on . • tLeir respc:tfo>c (lover Cl' t 5, missioners shydl be r:Teeti •ely ',aid in " u ''' inylner as slia:l b at,rvecd between the tw'' tracting Kirtics, such igreeNsent " settled at the time of tilt: exchar;ge ILc "66°- tions of this Treaty. tending the said Commissions, shall be deft" 3 : - ' ! ' :equally. by the . - two7 l P.arties. And in tliC ca- 5 c death, sickness, resignation, Or necessary Cl t) " sense, the,_ place ore:very such COmmis:d( } n er sPectivelY 811 4 11 tZe s4pplied in the' sante m anner " 9 C such Ccinimif_Siollel , was.. first appointed, ICN r new commissiuner, sll'all:take the same o E a') ° affirmation,..4lol.do the same duties. •.• • -It is further'agreed between :the - tvto c onti . "7' , in - Parties, that in . case•any of the I , ..dionls tioned in . asny. ,of.. Ilie,„ ecediip , Articles, '' Lt ere-in 'the:pOssession of one tit t he. Parties 1)11 . , 1 to the cont , thencentent of the 'Present' w : iir bet"" Lt the two countries,' shOuld, by" klic ofltte` Boards of•ComMistioners' aforesaii , , ths. SOt'ereign or State reCerred to ; , ss . four next preceding- Artiele\S contained, - " 1 ; ;,' ) f in-41341.44-oiu-inions.o.f..t.he. other patty, ..alli-gr-aTTI ( ,e, laml niaqe previons.so. the comnicociVlc l g .;, war by the Party Baking had ;suity;imss c ' - ','' ). ; shall l ";- as valid as if suc h I s l an d or ,; by. sti-ch decision . or 4e.isions; Arithin thealoainions _the pi aty t da viiig pw.sesi(m. -• •lc l I,T:CLE . I3I.7.LzfIie United 'Stkites of •'" lc E to ruirlAn -dft;..r Pitt fi of the- preSetit -Trc a t v , tti • tl•iliN,,or n;ltions of ; 1: (i: atwev at the e t. '3. :"`;1, 1 - 1)111Ylvith to restta . ;:t to s+trit• • ,• T 1:: C: C or r:iviivgcs they. Ingy been entitle!! to in --16 l 1, prev-ious-to-titicli 1 3 1oVided 1'1%1601)S Sll 411 ..agi*Cll.' C"rif . ;111 tllr tr ties against tlse . ll.ni . iecYStates'r . )f 1 4 -,,Meriett , eiti - zenatitlsstibjectii . ,-tipon the rati;ication I . present rfreaty being notified to such tribes 'tions,.:4o(l so desst.aes:br:linglv• 2 .• And his Brititwilei.7Ailiesly engages on eifit - iirfucediatciy the Oi tiie.presetiC:lscaty, to I:o7 3 eilitir, - s ---wisit tribes or ne.tions Of ,Incli:ws tcijli \vh(Tn) will , :it th'e -tit:iv-of such ;ItilcAt'lo ll, with to r1':1 v , or iwri' )l3s iv i- LA voiv,mll the possessions, hi ihey - mav hare . or 111: 7 161 1, {{.previous t o 1) 1 -4,vid cq or lia tioos t ' il ls de::4st froat ail . nostowes Niftjesty arid stisjyci.g ; tificat ion .of itc " siteh -ibes .and shall And ail ot her exper r ' ? 3r: cordni • • • II" • .i‘iiTICI.E7c...-- - WIICIT;IS the tr 3 ' l -, , • 1 , '3 4' • to' , reconcilable tyltl)..the principles o'l lITJ - and whytekri, both. JiiS Aloj--fv-!“ : “: et' II qt. (1 StafeS forts- to . pricnote itN (n . ins 7a!) . 0ri 4 .1;,:n, tit i;"' a41e.f.z41 (..;!intrActing endeavotirs: ; an oi)jeet. • L.,.:tvr —Th ts'l'reats,•, .+ , }i lii'e becll tiro by ciciict: t vf ooltki , t?tv s iotU linding on itoti*.pa ut ' Le s ; arid the rat-it - ie.: 44 ' ll' i . ) fol Lr at 11:ashin4ton-I,n the cqoc e ('' Ye• ink;PfllS n da's:;, - or ,oner if iractlc''' • 1 " faith I,,,aereoti Ste the respective) t i I "c' tentiari.-s in:ye this' l ` re~ lty, all( .1 ,1 - .01) llll•narrlX('d ()in' DMIC in triplicate at Ghent, the (12y ,Afl ) e...•etuber, one thOwsand eight 1111 3"' four:ccn. l'raty, .ve (L. S.) . . S.) (;9; 7 LIICIZN• (L. S.) WM. ADA.:`,3S • .11.)t • (I' S.) JOHN (L. S.) J. .1. ILIYAIt..:). (L. S.) H. CLAI'. (L. S.). -JON. iLLINSSIA'• (L. S.) ALBEILT w ere The Ratifications o f t h e a bove . .-Tr e3l)r duly exd , :,i;geil at Washington, at el(:" : " 1 on . the 17th ultimo. . . I PAIILIAMENTARY ABSTRACT' cr it lx,‘ 'PAPERS. - -( be continued im.111,:;'111) TREATIES WITH Il.I7;:;S:1A --- , .\.. l 7STlli.‘, A S-I) P111T i .4 : 4:;(3.3. _ Co p il'' of three SupPlementat".• ConYentious bet'" q i .. i till" B;•itain, Itus;tilt, :lit'stria, nui1T:•0.,171., ,iquell at . I) ''' ' ' '' / Totr' l 29th of June, 1814, iiire hen 1, - i d „„ ti; 1 7 . t hit• of the a ll O f of Commons. Tito f;ii;nn i - to. 'll -.. el''' are c"l.*°'' ti' I Ilum. the- lie'. - . .t 1 ' " . , . , .0, _ratli;('FiptS (1: . C,Cli other: her:— cil i'„l.:r ' rtl- The Hizli Contracting i'alin.7s r"gag e '''' ' C ot ° I '° l• on attar t stahlisliment, uhtil the de;ii;:t ivy arrangem 1, 11,::0 • ove t•''' a i l t m ll it o t t l , e e te_ ,,,, :.; y t , iugress, an army of seteutY'-,' fift° e troops, that ' t sixty_, 7, 4,-,,,,,,;ry , ~0.11 1 Is ..0 sr.y, timusanu "il , ""' .04 c " i equiptnent proportioned to the number of tr°ul''.. . , to °lf' i - Ar t• 2 7" His Britannic Majesty reserves to hitosell„, of tlio i. ni , li his contiagent, conform:11;1v to thi.! Ninth At tici* ! Treaty of Chau inor t it c) , : if i t i( l ' i r e v l ' s it t h of n :I r i a ir i c. " ':: .ll3rlt ' ill ' ieri ' ! these arinics only oll'll, .„11 Contracting I' 5 " I Art. Th, H 7,, . ,• , ,tge to e r ro la , ' arile ell ^` • t iii o°"' ° 0 Y Purs'imit to a coMmon plan , • I o A boi lily to.the spirit, mid for the object of their all i3lie mentioned. re,i t t,, J:: Pro:n a* t of I,,,n t .t iz . s been a considerable ditaination in tiro ' MP :I ' 7 "° : 11 ::::\s ' ::il l i e ) .1 p : :: " ; r : s tl i te a:I ; ct u it a ll i l i : 7: : : : : *' !:i i* : 1 : 13 rt :3174: : ;;;It'ellit:::::--P"Pe31"31;531'':311; WS. -- - - 9;)• t' ~, 30 ,(> 1 9 Tons, and tile 0:1 1 ) . ' • .. 403,:3•4n walsflat:!uenf:jore:,l::::::it-:::::'::3°11-1,cn anotii;1111:::::' • . 5:1111.:----:::5'''-' .-:'''' i: Stock is 18,6:1 And in 1314, th tae ro 1/55 Duty. New P otY t l° 24 4 6;; , 7 00. • 19 ' Tans, and the Duty 1.935,603; that in 1503 \c' 1 so.l. 15,579 Tuns Stuck in nand • 15,773 J c,f ; t 1.1 tiN.l , 1) l vt , (I,