The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-22


with the true intent of the said T-.;v IS
Peace, ct me trcusard seven hundred ana
e,ghty-thTee !. and To cause sach parts al ,nt.
sdid boundary, as require il, 20 lie. surye,c..
! and marked. The said CommiSsiof.rs ,hait,
| by report or declaration under t.i,;r ha,,,,f
and seals, designate the boundary asoresait
!, state their decision on the points thus "a jsiy:
re-, u uictn, and partic,it.ize the latitude
and longitude OF the most north -wes,.sr,,
point of the Lake Of, the Woods, & ofs,ch ~
| ther parts OF the said brurda,y as they may
Deer proper And both parties agree ID
consider SUCH designation and decision as s,i,t
% conclusive. Ana in the event q. the .;f,i
! two commissioners differing, or both or s;t,rr
OF theta refusing, tec!i;irg, or wi,nsliy caif-
ing to act, such reports, declarations Ur
S,a'Fh'ei'ts' snail be uiGce by them Oh eithGr
OF them, and sub reference to 2 friendly is3y.
ereign or state, shall BE- made in all respeiJf-
as IN the latter part OF the foa-sh articis. S
Contained, and II. as far InanuSr as Is The
same was herein repeated
ARTICLE THE KIGHTH
Ihe several boards of two Commissioners
mentioned IN tile four preceding articles. shaas
respectively have po~er to appoint q SrTS
rotary, aad to employ such surveyors or otF-
er persons as tney shall judge necrssary. -
Duplicates Of ali their respective rerortS, d.
c'arauons, statements and decisions aid ~
the'r accounts, and Of the journal of tilciu pro,
eesN~"', shall be delivered Ivy them te ri.
age. i his britannia M.iestv. ara I, ia
agsbss II The Cnited STATE, who nay he 70
sfectNely appointed and authorized 70 MN.
age tho business en- behalf of .thei4 ,rspec,
i've Governments. The said Canoroiesion,,s.
shall be respectively paid n such manner a,
shall De agreed between the two contl.s ;s;7I,,.
parties, such agreement being to bs se,tisd n
the time oi Ike exchange of TIE ratfcsrioie
ot tbs treaty. Aitt! ali otSer c:prnccs ;tts,-
cifg the sud Coinmissi siiers, shat, he e.st.ay-
cd equally by the two parties. And - 10y
case 81 death. sickness, reSsu4t;on, ur;. cess4-.
~ 2hSenct, the place of every such Co,un,is-.
StoI'er respectively shall be supplied In tn.
SAME niallGr IS :ach Commissioner :, 90 5,St
appointed, & the new Commissioner sti. ,st,;.
the same oath or affirmation, and do ,he saTn..
duties. IL IS further agreed between tie IVA
contracting parties, that IL case ANY Of The r.
ianGS mentioned IN any CT the preceding art;-
cles, which were lit the posse sson OF one =.
I've parties prior TO tie commence r-lcnt q thF
present war between the two ceuntries, shou,i
- the decision OF any Of the boards OF Con-,
missioners aforesaid, or OF the sovereign ):
state So referred to, IN the four next D..e,.
ding articles contained. fan within the iorirs
IONS OF the otner party, all grants Of lard
maze previous TO tie coruncncehlenS cfsA:
war by the party having had sucR aoSSessio,,.
shall be as vahd as II such island or is!..r,is,
had by such decision or decisions, been IT,
Judged 70 be within the donations c; tie pap
y having had such pCssessio,l. -
ARrTcLI 'cHs Ninth.
The Uaited States Of America erraqr "a
pct An end immediately after the ratification
OF the present Treaty, to hostilities with all
the tribes or natjens Of II,Iians. With wbon5
they may be at war * the t;me Of such rail-
hcstion; and forthwith to restore to s,,cR
triee or nations, respectively al tie, pcssss..
SONS, rights and privileges, which th,.v rag
nave ehJoyed orbeen entitled to IN enc thoG-
sana e'ght hundred and eleven, previous t6
such hostiiities: Fi1vi1ed al1pups, that su,,A
tribes or nations shall agree TO dcsist frotJ
all 'lostli'ties, against THE United states o. ~.
merca, thtir citi2cEs and subjects uooi, The
ratliicaaon or the present tr&aty being nct;-
lied TO such tribes OF rations, a, shall so M
sist accordingly; And Ills Britannia NJ les
~ rhSnGe5, or his part, TO pu: an end immc-
thately after the ratification Of the i,resc,t
treaty, to hostilities with all the tribes on ca-
tlons ot,ndians with whom lie nav be 3
war at the time OF such ratification, and forth
VITA to restore to such tribes o. nations res
Pectveiy, al The pcssessiohG, rights, and p.:-
VlcSes, which tEey snay have enioved nr
beer entitled to- III one thousand eeft him
dre;' and eleven, previous to such hes.:lities:
I9roy7ded arrays, that such tribes or natio;s
snail agree to desist from all hossiiitics az
5"iio' ii'S hfltd,iinC Majesty, ana hrs SUBJ
Jects, upcn the ratification Of the preserg
treaty beng notified to sucli tribes Of
nationsi and Shall 50 desst accordingly.
ARTICLE TEx TENTH,
Whereas the traffic Ia slaves IS irreco1cils=
bic with the principles # humanity ard JUS
t!ce, and whereas both His Majesty AMI the
U.ucd States are DESTROYS Of continuing. theft
efforts to promote its entire abolition, it Is
hereby agreed that beth the CONTRACTING BAR
ties shall uoe lneiF best endeavors 20 accom-
plsh So desirable all object.
ARTICLE THE ELEVENTH..
This Treaty, when Tie same shall have
been ratified on both sides, without ALTERATION,
by either OF tho contracting parties, and the:
ratitlcatiops mutually exchanged, slau be
binding on both parties. and the ratifcatio!le
shall be ezhhahged At Washington, in the
space Of four months from this day, or sooner
il practicable.
Ia Faith whereof, we the rcspee=
tive PlemipOtentiar:es have sign
ed this treaty, and have there
unto affixed cur seals
Done, in triplicate, at Client, the
twenty-fourth day of Deceroa
bei, one thousand eight hundred
and fourteen.
N.S.) GAMBLER,
O.. s. HENRY GOULRURN
N.S) WILLIAM ADAMS,
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