The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-16 00:00:00

ARTICLE I.

Whereas differences have arisen respecting the liberty
claimed by the United States, for the inhabitants there-
of, to take, dry, and cure fig), on certain coasts, bays,
harbours, and creeks of his Britannic Majesty's dominions
in America, it is agreed between the high contracting
parties that the inhabitants of the said United States
shall have, for ever, in commoe with the subjects of hie
Britannic Majesty, the liberty to take fish of every kind
en that part of the southern coast of Newfoundland
which Letends from Cape Ray to the Remueau Islands,
on the western and northern coast of Newfoundland,
from the said Cape Ray to the Qeirpon Islands, on the
shores of the Itigelelen Llands, and also on the coasts,
bays, harbours, and creeks, from Mount Joly, on the
southern coast of Labrador, to and thrcugh the Straits
of Bellisle, and ther.ce northwardly indefinitely alor g
the coast, without prejudice, however, to any of the ex-
clusive rights of the Hudson Bay Company; and that the
American fishermee :tail also have liberty, for ever, to
dry and cure fish in any of the unsettled bays, harbours,
and creeks of the southern part of the coast of Newfound-
land, hereabove described, end of the coast of Labrador ;
but so soon as the seine, or any portion thereof, shall
be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said fishermen to
dry or cure fish at such portion so settled without pre-
vious agreement for such purpose, with the inhabitants,
proprietors, or possesaore of the ground. And the United
States hereby renounce for ever, any liberty heretofore
enjoyed or ciaim,cl by the inhabitants thereof to take,
dry, cr cure flan, on or within three marine miles of
any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or harbours of his Bri-
tanic Majesty's dominions in America, not included
'within the above-mentioned limits: provided, however,
that the American fishermen shall be admitted to enter
such bays or harbours,
forenthe purpose of shelter and of
repairing damages therein, of
obtaining water, and forpurchasing wood, and of
no,other purpose whatever. But
they shall be under such restrictions asmity be necessary
drying, or curing fish therepin, or
in any other manner Whatever abusing theprivileges
hereby reserved to them.

It is agreed that a Itri:ditrEtaiaLfrom the most north-
parallelp of the Lake
said point shall not
of north latitude, or ifetvhvood. along the 49th
be in the 49th parallel of north lattieltitiae2 then that a line,
intersect the said ph-
hictr South, as the case
drawn from the said point dahehnaour
may be, until the said line
the
terrrallel, shell
rallel of north latitude, and from the
section due west along and with the point of each inter-
be the line of demarcation between
tie
jestouthern
United States and ;hobo of his Britannia territories of the
ehapty, and
that the said line shall form the northern
the said territories of the United States, and theundltrY of
boundary of the territories of his Britannic
the Lake of the Woods to the Stony Mountain:. Y'rruru
ARTICLE 111.
It is agreed that any country that may be claimed b
either party on the North-west coast of America, Wee?:
ward of the Stony Mountains, shall, together with its
harbours, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all
rivers within the same, be free and open for the term
of ten years from the date of the signature of the pre-
sent convention to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of
the two powers; it being well understood that this
agreement is not to be construed to the prejudice of
any claim which either of the two high contracting
parties may have to any part of the said country, nor
shall it be taken to effect the claims of any other power
or state to any part of the said country; the only
object of the high contracting parties in that res-
Pect being to prevent disputes and differences amongst
themselves.

ARTICLE IV.
All the provisions of tho convention "to regulate
the °orate
ea,
.. . eree between the territory of the United States
the of his Britannic Majesty, concluded at London, on
the e',u21,13! of July, in the year of our Lord 1815, with
I.o„'",elteton of the clause which limited its duration to
affected 4 and excepting also so for as the same was
the island otill declaration of his Majesty respecting
tinned in forcere . Helena are hereby extended and con-
of the signatu of
" the term of ten years from the date
manner as flail the
the present convention, in the same were herein..l prov isie ons of the said convention
veciady recited.
Whereas it was a ArertcLE V.
of Ghent, that .. AriZedrrb, 3' the first article of the treaty
whatsoever, taken mayimy, places, and possessions
be (teparnty from the other, during
the will', or which
islandskcafter ,he signing of this 1
treaty, excepting only the
_,ltithsereinafter mentioned, I
shall be restored without dela
the artillery or I
destruction, or carrying "play (:111 without causing any 1
public property originally „y_cli other
!Allred -
forts or places, which shall remain there' in the said
change of the ratifications of i
tabs treatyln:Pon the ex-
or other private proPerlyt" 4rici, -trlgany slaves,
aforesaid art;cle, the United States cleireefei: ntitlicir tler the
z ll*, and as their primes
oorTyrty,, the rtstitutioneTf"
or full compeceaticu f
f.all j„. 3 Who, at the date
the exchaige of the raiticaticrs of tho said tromy Were f
in knY terri,:ory, Pl';ce3, or P('''Eessi3 whatsoev.,
teeter' b the seid tm'•ty to be restored to the II n ited
State; but then tt'll occaPied by the British foress,
whether such soavi 3 ~,,re, at the dste atoressidoo„ i
shore, or on "i„
~.. „rt, , any 13;','A,i'a yr,s4,l, !ling
in
~ the territory or juri!,dictiou
the
with'
of the 11„- • ''' and whereas differences
have arisen Whether ; the troy intent and
meaning
of
ivhtehteher, by
ij
article of the 1
tresty of Ghent,
tea Untatofdre;ta'tes are entitled to the 1
reiitoration r.t., or full .--- ". fo-, ail or any slaves,
as above describad, theeGre,P",4'setzue '. parties hereby
agree to refer the said
dill
contractinggeriendly
sore-
reign or state, to be nenalledreiacces
hto
:SG I
purpose; and the
high contracting parties furtherf .r t ar,
consider the
decision of such friendly sev engage to
be final
ereign or state to
and conclusive on all the
I ,
matters referred.
ARTICLE yr.
This convention, when the same shall have been duly i!