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

SAnSIsk, ESc air.tra. or tie white, now
admiral N thu red squadron of His Maics-
tvs fleet, Henry GouLBuRN, Esqore,
member o: the Inperial Parliament aud
Under Secretary of State, and WILLIAM
ADAMs, Esquire, Doctor -os Civil Laws -
And the President of the United States, By
and with the advice and consent OF the Sen
ate thereof, has appointed JOHN OUNCE
ADAMS, JAMES 4. BAYAKD, HENRY CLAY,
JONATHAN RUSSELL and ALBERT CAL
LATIN, citizens Of the United States, who, af-
ter reciprocal communicates Of their res
pective full powers. have agreed UPON the
following articles:
ARTICLE TIE FIRST.
There shall be 4 firm and universal Peace
between Ills hritannic Majesty and the Uni
ted States, and between their respective
cou-srfes, territories, cities. towns 8, people,
or every degree, without exception OF places
or persons. Al hostili,ies, both by sea and
land, shall cease as soon as this Treaty Shall
have been ratified by both parties, AS herein
nfrei' mentioned All territory, places and
possessions whatsoever, taken from either
party by nc ether, during the war. or Which
| may be taken AFTER t.ie signing of this Trea-
ty, excepting only the islands llcreimafter
mentioned, shall be restored without delay
| and without causir & any destruction, or car
| ry'Dg away any OF the artillery, or other pub
! iio property originally captured in the said
VI n'N nam mere
III upon the exchange Of the ratifications If
t'.r' Treaty. or any slaves or ether private
property. Ana, all archives, records, deeds
! ana papcrs, either GA public nature, or be-
icnSi2S 90 private persons, which, in the
! COURSE OF the var, may have fa;.en into the
hands OF the officers OF either party, shall be;
as TAR as may DC practicable, forthwith re-
stored and delivered to the proper authori-
! ties and persons to whom they respectively
rrh NC - ~ - ID. ..r
fassamacuotdy as are claimed b. both parties,
shall remain IN the possession of the party
! IN whose occupation they may be at TIC TING
OF tie exchange O. the notifications of this
treaty, easil the decision respecting Tie title
to Che said islands shall have been made, in
conformity. with the fourth a,.icle Of this
Treaty. No disposition made by this Urea
ty, as to such possession CT che islands and
territories claimed by 10Th parties, shall. in
| any manner whatever, be construed to AFFECT
the right of either.
ARTICLE TIE sEeoNh.
Immediately after the notifications of this
treaty ~ both parties, as hereinafter men
toned, orders snail be sent to the armies,
squadroEs, officers, Subjects and citizens, OF
| the two powers, to cease from all hostilities !:
| And TO prevent ell causes of complaint
! which might arise on account of the prizes
| which may he taken at Sea after the said ra-
| tihcatons ofthis treaty it is recirrocaliy a.
| greed, that I'll vessels and ctfcets which NAV
| DC taken after the space OF twelve days from
| the SAID Publications, upon all paris CT the
| coasts OF North America, from the latitude of
| twenty-three degrees north; 10 the latitude
| o.ffty degrees north, and as far eastward IN
the Atlantic ocean, as the thirty-sixth de-
! 5Tce g west i'1iiytli,ic iron, the meIidian OF
Greenwich, shall be restored OIL each side
! That the time shah be thirty days in all o.
ther parts Of the Atlantic ocean, north of the
| equlnoctial line equa.or, and the sarnc
| time tor the British and Irish channels, for
| the Gn!ph of Mexico ard ali parts of the
West Indies: Forty days for the North Seas,
for the Baltic, and for all parts Of the Medi-
terranean sixty days for the Atlantic ocean
south CT the equator as fhr as the latitude of
| tic Cape of Good Hope : Ninety days for e.
very part IF the world south of the equator:
Md ons hundred and twenty days for al.
o.acf parts OF the wCrid without exception.
ARTICLE THE rhtRD.
All prisoners or Yar taken on either Side
as well by and rs by yea, eha!l be restored
IS seon - practicable .fter the notifications
@: - treaty IS hereinafter mentioned, On
'heIf lang the dt.bts wlIich they may have
cohtraoted during Their captivity. The two
contracting parties respectively engage To
discharge, IN specie, tine ativances which
may have bcen made by the other for the
sustensnce and maintenance of such
prisoners.
ARTICLE TIE FOURTH
Whereas j, was stipulated by the second
article il the treaty OF peace, of one thousand
seven hundred AM eiehty-three between his
Britannia Majesty and the United States of
Amer:oa, thai the boundary of the United
States should comprehend all islam, -.
wit',in twenty leagues Of any part OF t! ~
shores ot the United States, 6. living between
lines 20 oe drawn due east from the points
where the aforesaid boundaries, between NO
va scotia Oh the ore part, ard East Florida
on the other. shall respectively touch the bay
ot funGy, & TIE Atlantic ocean, excepting
smch islands as now are, or heretofore have
been, within the limits Of Nova Scotia An,
whereas the sevcrat Islands III the bay Of
Pnssamaquodcly, which is part of the Bay Of
Fundv, aud the island of Grand Mcnan IL tie
said Bay OF Funny; are claimed By the Uni
ted Srates as being comprehended within
their aforesaid boundaries, which said islands
are cianed as belonging 70 his Britannia Ma
jesty. AS having been at the time Of and
previous TO. the Aforesaid treaty OF one thou
sand seven hunJfed aud eightv-three, within
the limits OF the province Of Nova Scotia Ia
order, therefore, iin1lly To decide upon these
Claims, 1t IS agreed that they shall lie refer-
rel to two Commissioners to be appointed in
the following manner. viz : one Co,nn,s,;,)u-
N Ill L.. I'll