Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-22


refer the report or reports of the said
Commissioners, TO same friendly so.
vcreigh or state, 10 be then named for
that purpose, and who shall he reuues.
ted TO decide on the differences which
may DC stated in the ~ report or re.
ports. or upon the report otone Com
missioner, together with tho groucds
upon which the cencr Cpm n,issioner
shall have refused, declined, or omit
teu To act. &c the ease may o.. Aud
" the Caal1.sssoaer so rcgusing. de-
ehnSin:, or "nsii,ins 20 ac,, shall also
"'ifaily omit TO state ,ae srounds UP
on which he has so done. IN sueh man
ner that tae said statement may be re
forred TO such sriealily sovereign or
state, together with the report of such
Other COMMISSIONS, then such. soye.
reigu or state shall decide expa~te up
on the said report alone. And his
Britannia NJ iesty aud the govern
meat OF ts9 United STAT engere 10
consider the decision OF some friend
~ sovereign or state q. be such and
conclusive ON all the matters SO refer
red.
ARTICLE TIE FtFrH.
whereas neither that point of the
high lands lying due north from tn.
source OF the river st. Croix, and di-
giseed in the former treaty OF peace
between the two powers as the north
west angle oil Nnva Scotia. now the
northwesteramost head Of Connect
cut river, has yet been ascertain d
ana whereas that part Of the bounda
ry line between the dominion of the
two powers which extends from the
source oil the river ST.. Croix directly
north 20 the aforementioned north
west angle of Nova Scotia, thence a
long the Sid highlands which divide
these rivers that empty themselves in
10 the river 81. Lawrssca from those
which fall into the Atlantic Ocean 60
tne norihwesterBmost head Of Coanec.
ucut River, therce down along the
middle Of taat river to the forty 9Th
degree of north latitude thence by =
me due west on said latitude until II
s'rikes the river Ercguois Of Catara
guy mas not vet been eurvey Id: Z Is
aSreci, that for these sew raI onpao
ses' two Commissioners shall be ao-
pointed, sworss and suthoriz d. to art
exactly IN the manner di ect,d With
respect TO these mentioned in tbe mex.
preceding article, unless otherwise
specified in the present article. Th.
said Commissioners shall meet az 8
Andrews, in the province of New-
brunswick, and shall have pownr 20
adjourn to suca other place Or places
as they shall think ft. The said Com a
missicners shall have power 10 aseer
tain and determine the points above
mentioned, in conformity with the pro-
Visions OF the said treaty of peace of
one thousand seven hundred aud e;eh-
ty-taree, and shall cause the bounda.
ry aforesaid, from the source of tho
river 81. Croix to the river Iroquois
or Cataraguy. to be surveyed aad
marked according to the said proyi-
sions. The said Commissioners shall
make a map Of the said boundary. and
annex il to declaration under their
hands and seals, certifying il to he the
trae map Of the said boundary. and
paPticuinrizing the latitude and Ionci-
tude of the northwest angle of Nova
Scotia, OF the nOrthwesternInos head
oi Connecticut river, and ofsuch other
points OF the said boundary az thew
may deem proper. And both part;e.
agree TO consider such map anil de-
claratiOu as finally and conc!usiyeIy
fixing the said boundary. And in the
event of the said two Commissioners
differing, or both. or either, of them.
refusing or decling, or wilfnlly omit.
ting to act, such reports, declarations,
OF statements, shall he made ~ them,
or either OF them, aud such references
to friendly sovereign or state, shall.
be made, in all respects as 10 the latter
part OF theiouFih article is contained,
and 10 as full manner as If the same
was herein repeated.
ARTICLE TIE Sixth.
Whereas by the former treaty of
peace that portion Of the boundary of
the United States from the point where
the forty fifth degree ofuorth latitude
strikes the river Iroquois or Catar-
sguy to the lake Superior, was decIar-