Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-22
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OF tois treaty ny both parties, IA here
inafsermeutioned. orders shall bc sen,
TO the armies, squadrons, officers, sub
iects and citizens, of the two movers
TO eesse from all hostilities Ana 10
prevent all cause OF complaint which,
might arise on account o, IN. prixes
which may be taken at s,a alter the
said Publications of sais treaty, II il
rcelpraeat'y agreed. ,kat al vessels
and effects which may he taken after
the space of twelve days Trom ths saH,
ra'siiS@tions, upon all parts of the
coast OF North a,nsr;ea, from the
iatitu'se oftwenty three degrees north
TO the latitude OF fifty degrees north,
ana as sar Eastward in the Atlantic o
eean as the thirty sixth degree of west
Longitude from tho meridian of Green.
W Oh, shall De restored on e:.c,, aide /.
That The timo shall he thirty DAYS in
all other paris OF the Atlantic ocean.
north OF the eqrinoxtiai finc or eous-
tor, aud the sumo time FOR the British
and Irish canuels, Cor the gulf OF Mex
leo and all parts OF the West hides :.
Forty days for ;Lc North Seas, for the
.aaldc aud for ali parts OF th. Med;
terraacaa; Sixty days for the Alien.
Tie ocean south cf the equator Ms far
IS the latitude of the Cape of Good
Hone: Niuety days for every mart &c
the world south Of the equator: And
one hundred and twenty days for all
other parts oil the world, without ex
ceptioa.
ARTICLE THE THIRD.
All prisoners Of war taken IN either
side, SIS well by land ne b. sea, shall
DC restored as soon IS practicable af
Ter the Publications Of this treaty.,
as hereinafter mentioned. on their
paying the debts which they NAV
have contracted during their eap,;yi-
Is. 1ne two contrasting parties res.
psctively engage to discharge. in spe.
cie' The advances which may have
been made by the other for the susie
nance and maintenance of such npj.
soners.
ARTICLE TIE FOURTH.
Whereas il WAS stipulated BY the
second article in the treaty of peace.
OF one thousand seven hundred and
eighty three, between his Britannia
Mojssty and the United States OF 4.
nerica. that the boundary of ti,e II
nited States should comprehend all
islands within twenty leagues of any
part OF the shores ofthe United States.
ana lying between lines 10 be drawn
due east from the points where the a
toresaId boundaries, between Nova
Scotia, on the one part, and East Flo
r'da on the other, shall respectively
touch the Bay of Pundy, and the Al
lanno ocean, excepting such Islands
as now are, or heretofore have been.
within the limits ofNova Scotia; and
whereas the several islands in the Bay
OF Pa'samaIuoddy, which is part of
the Bay Of Family. and the island of
Grand Menan in the said Bay of Fan
%, are claimed by the UniIed States
20 being comprehended within their
aforesaid boundaries, which said is
ianas are claimed as belonging to his
hritennie Majesty, as having been at
the time Of, and previous to, the arore-
said treaty Of one thousand seven hun.
dred and eishty-three within the H.
mits OF the province of Nova Scotia
he order, therefore, finally TO decide up
on these claims, it is agreed that thew
shall be referred to two Commission
ers TO be appointed IN the following
manner, viz: one Commissioner shall
be appointed by his Brifanuic Males.
ty. and one by the President of the IT,
nited States, by and with tho advice
and consent OF the Senate thereof. and
tile said two Commissioners so an
pointed shall be sworn irlpartialIy TO
examine and decide upon the said
claims according TO such evidence AS
shall be laid before them on the part
OF his Britannia Majesty and of the
United States respectively. TIE said
Commissioners shall meet ut st. An
drewS, in the province of New .Brups-
wick, and shall have puwer TO adjourn
to such other place or places as they
shall think III. The said Commissi.
oners shall, by declaration or report
under their hands and seals decide TO
which OF th) two contracting parties
the several islands aforesaid do res.
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