The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-05-17

ther articles the produce of the Unitet
States, shall be permitted, encouraged anc
regulated by sea, between the subjects O
his majesty and the citizens of the United
States: it is agreed that measures shall be
taken as speedily az may be, for giving {;
legalized exchange and intercourse for the
purposes aforesaid, at such port OF ports a.
shall be fixed for the vessels of either party
with such fair and equal regulations, re-
as may best promote the said objects consis
tently with the respective and essential in
| terests of navigation and trade.
ARTICLE TX. .,,,t =!
Lastly. This treaty, when the same shall
have been ratified by his Majesty and the
president of the United States, by and with
the advice of their senate, and the respec-
| i've ratification mutually exchanged, shall
be binding and obligatory upon his Majesty
and upon the said states, and shall be by
| them respectively executed and observed
with punctuality, and The most sincere re-
| gard to good faith and it is agreed that the
| first six articles of this treaty shall be per-
manent, and that the seventh and eight artl-
cles shall be limited in their duration to ten
years, to be computed from the day on which
the ratification of the reaty of amity COM
merce and navigation, signed at London on
! the 31st of December last, shall have been
exchanged.
In faith whereof. we the undersigned plen-
lPotentiaries, on the part of his majesty the
king of the united kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, and the commissioners extraor-
binary and plenipotentiaries on the part of
| the United States of America, have signed
| this present convention, and have caused to
be affixed thereto the seal Of our arms. .
Done at London, the day of one
-
- ARTICLE ".
rs Proposed by the american commission
ers.
1t is agreed that. line, drawn due north
or south Gas the case may reqpire) from the
most northwestern point of the lake of the
Woods, until it shall intersect the 4oth par
| allel of north latitude, and, from the point of
such intersection due west along and with
the said parallel; shall be the dividing line
between his maJesty's territories and those of
| the United States to the Westward of the
said lake and that the said line, to and a
| long and with the said parallel, shall form
| the southern boundary of his r,ajesty's said
territories, and the northern boundary of
the said territories of the United States,
provided that nothing in the present article
| shall be construed to extend 10 the north
west coast of America, or to the territories
belonging TO, or Claimed by, either party. on
the continent of America to the westward of
the Stony mountains
,'..," ARTICLE " >: -.
IFS the British commissioners haze agreed
5. TO make IL,
1t is agreed that.a line drawn due north
| or south Gas the case may requirc) from the
most north western point of the, Lake of the
| Woods, until it shall intersect tle 10Th par
allel OF north latitude, and from the point of
such intersection due west along, and with
the said parallel, shall be the dividing line
between his majesty's territorie, and those of
the United States to the westward of the
said lake, as tar as their scid reshective
territories extend in that guarttr and that
the said line shall, TO that erte,,t, form the
southern boundary of his majesty's said ter
ritories, and the northern boundary of the
said territories of the United States pro-
vided that nothing in the present article
shall be construed to extend to The northwest
coast of America, or to the territories belong
ing to, or Claimed by either parry on the con-
tlnent OF America, to the westward of the
Stony Mountains.