Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-02-27

Tape OF Good ftope, 90 Gays Tor every
part Of the world fyuth Of the equator |;
And no days for all other parts of the
world without exception.
Arficie The Third AL pr.foners of
war taken on either Eide, as well BY land
as By fra, ihal! be reltorcd as foon as
practicable after the notifications, of this
treaty. as herein after mentioned on pay
ing the debts which they may have con
rra6f.d during their CAPTIVITY The two
contracting parties respectively engage to
TO Liicharge in fpecis, the adyancesswhich
may have been made by The other for
the fnltenancc aud maintenance of fuch
pTiioners.
.4rficls The Fowfk.-W Whereas, it was
Stipulated by the fccond article Of the
treaty of peace, of one thoufand feven
hundred and eighty three, between his
Britannia Majeity and the United States
of America, that the boundary Of the u.
States fhould comprehend all Hands
within twenty leagues of any part Of
the flores of the y. States, and lying DC.
tween lines to be drawn due eat from the
points where the aforefaid boundaries,
between Nova Scotia or the one part,
and Eaf Florida on the other, fhall re-
fpe6tively touch the Bay of Fundy, and
the Atlantic ocean, excepting fuch
Hands as now care, or. heretofore have
been, within the limits of Nova Scotia
ard whereas the leveral Hands IN the
Bay of Pananaquoddy, which is part of
the Bay of Fundy, and the Hand of
Grand Menan in the faid Bay OF Funoy.
are Claimed by the y. States as beng
comprchended within their aforef4id
boundaries, which faid Ilancs are claim
ed as belonging TO his Britannia Majeity,
as having been a, the time Of and pfeyi-
Gus to, the aforcfaid treaty of one thou
land fesen hundred and eighv three,
within the limits of the province of No
va-Scotia - In order, therefore, finally to
decide upon thefc claims, it is agreed
thar they ihall be referred 70 two Com
mifioners to Be appointed in the follow
ing manner, viz one Commillioner ihall
be appointed by his Britannia Majefy,
and one by the PRECEDENT of the United
States. by and with the advice and con-
icnt Of the Senate thereof, aud the iaid
two Comm;lioners, 70 appointed, fhail
be fgorn impartiaiiy to examine and dc
eide upon the fad claim. according TO
fuch evidence as fhall be laid before
them on the part of his Majray and OF the
u. States, respectively. The fald. Comn'it-
fioaers fllail meet al st Andrews, in the
pro, incc Of N Brunlwiek. ant lhAH have
power to aaj ourn to fuch other place or
places as taey fhali think fit. The faid
Commiilionrrs lhal!, by declaration or
Report uuder their hands, and frals, dc
eide 10 which OF the TWO contracting par
ties the frvcral Hands aforefaid do re
fpe6tivcIy belong, in conformity with
the true intent OF f4id Treaty OF Peace
Of one thoufand fsven huudrec and eigh
~ three And ii the faid commiiiiontrs
fhall agree in their decilion, both parties
fhaIl ccnGdcr fuch drciiion as final and
conclufiye. 1t is farther agreed, tina.
IN the event Of the two commifioners
differing upon all or any Of the matters
70 referred 10 them, or in the evrDt of
both or either Of the faid camrniifioners,
seiuEng. or declining, or wilifully omit
ing, to act as fuch, they fhall make joint
~ or feparately, arcport or reports, as
well to the government of His britannia
Maielty as to that Of the United States,
itaiine in detail The points on which they
differ. and the grounds upon which their
respective opinions have been formed, or
The grounds upon which they, or either
Of them, have 70 reiuicd, declined, or o.
mitted to act
And His Britannia Majelty, and the
Government of the United States, here
by agree to refer the report, or reports,
OF The faid comniiIioners, to iome friend
~ foyereign or fate, 10 be then named
for thar purpoic, and who fhall be re-
requened to decide on the differences
which may be itated in the iaid report or
reports, or upon the report Of one Com
nifToner together with the grounds up
on which the other Commlilloners ihali
have reiufed, declined or omitted to act,
as the cafe may be. And if tie Cons
miiiioncr 70 rriuGng, declinias Or omit
ting 70 act, ihaIl aIto wilfuIIy omit to ilase
the grounds upon which he has done, N
fuch manner that the laid itxtcnent may