Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1815-02-23

~ w respect TO those mentioned n the next me-
Seui"g article, unless otherwise specified IN THIS
| present article The said Commissioners sh,n
80 "a ehe hrSt instance Al Albany, in the state
-. Io's. and shall have powee to adjourn 10
such other place or places as they shall think 8,
Inc SAID Commissioners shall. bv a r,.rort o
1ee,ar%ton, under their hands and seals designate
ne boundary through the said river lakes' ana
water communications, and decide 4, which 9th.
TWO contracting parties the several islands l,p,y
M'an.h llie sad river, lakes, and water comma.
mcalons, do respectively belong. in copF,r,,;,,
with the true intent OF the said trea,y of or ,h,,
ana seven hundred aud eighty-thrre. And both
pattes agree to consider such designation and Dr.
cAioh as hnal and conclusive Aud in The even, pe
.he sad two Commissioners differing, or both. or
ei'n N OF thcm refusing, declining, or wilfully
oualHs 70 act such reports, declarations or state.
meats Shall be made by them or either of them.
ana such reference afriendly sovereign or s,a,
s~h DC made 10 all respects as in the latter part of
Tue fourth article IS contained and in as full man.
ner as # the same was herein repeated
-, ARTICLE THE SEVENTH
MS further agreed that the said two last men.
uo.e9 commissioners, alter they shall have exc
cutsa The duties assigned to them in the prrc.d,no
! article, shall be, and they are hereby authorised
uPoh iner oAths impsrtiaily 10 fix and determine
aS~oroils TO The true intent of the said treaty OF
ieS@e' Oh one thousand seven hundred and eighty.
| Ilies' mat part OF the boundary between ne
uo1'iA1ohs OF the two powers, which extends from
the water communication between lake Huron and
lake superior. to the most north western nom, of
liie Lake OF the Woods, to decide to which of
.ne Two parties the several islands living in the
taxes, water communications, and risers. form
ing the SAID boundary, do respectively belong. in
conformity with the true intent of the said Treaty
VI reace, OF one thousand seven hundred and
eigh'y three and to cause such parts of the said
boundary, as require it, to be SURVEYED and mark
ed The sand Commissioners shall, by report or
declaration under their hands and seals, designate
lhe boundary Aforesaid state their decision on the
points thus referred to them and particuiafze the
latitude and longitude of the most north western
Poth' OF the lake OF the woods and Of such other
parts OF the said boundary as they may deem pro.
per. Aud both parties agree to consider such
designation and decision final and conclusive
Ahu, III the event OF the said two Commissioners
on'ef'ig or both, or either of them refusing, de.
Gun ne, or wifuly emitting to act, such reports,
aeclaralons, or statements, shall be made b, them
Oh eilher OF them, and such reference TO friend.
ly sovereign or state, shall be made in al, res.
pects as IN the latter part Of the fourth article is
contained, and in full manner as if the SAME was
herein repeated
ARTICLE THE EIGHTH.
The several boards 81 Two Commissioners men,
toned in the four preceding articles, shall respec-
lively have power to appoint Secreary, and to
employ such Surveyors or other persons as they
a
pectve reports declarations. statements and deci-
slons, All OF their accounts, and of the Journal of
their proceedings, shall b. delivered BY them TO
the agents OF his Britannic Majesty and to the
agents oil the United States, who may be respective
y appointed and authorised to manage the business
on behalf of their respective governments. The
SAID Commissioners shall be respectively paid in
such Ia tanner as shall be agreed between the two
contracting parties, such agreement being to be
settei At ,ue time OF the exchange of the raIcati.
ons OF this treaty. And all other expenses at
tending the SAID commissioners, shall be BETRAYED
equally ~ the two parties, And III the case of
death, sickness, resignation necessary absense,
the place OF every such Commissioner respectively
sA&H be supplied III ne same manner as such Com |
missioner was first appointed, and the new Com |
mssoners shall take the same oath or affirmation
and 10 the same duties. 1t is further agreed be.
tween the two contracting parties that in case any
OF the Islands mentioned in any of the preceding |
aTllees which were in the possession of OF the
parties prior to the commencement of the present |
war between The two countries should, BY the de-
clson Of any of the boards OF Commission afore-
sAd or OF the sovereign or state SO referred to,
IN the four next preceding articles contained, fall
within the domifilons OF the other party, all grants
of land made previous to the commencement Of the |
war BY the p4rty having had such possession, shall
be vaGdas if such island or islands, had by such
decision or decisions, been adludged to be within
the dominons ofthe party having had such posses
slons.
ARTICLE THE NINTH.
The United States of America engage to put an
end Immediately after the RATIFICATION of the present
treaty to hostilties with all the tribes nations OF
Indians, with whom they may be at at the
time of such ratification and forthwith to restore
such tribes nations, respectively, all the pos
sessions, rights, and privileges, which they may
have enjoyed or been entitled TO in 1911, previous
to such hostites Povi9ei aissays, that such tribes
or nations shall agree to desist from al bostles,
against the United States of America, their cit-
zens and subjects, upon the ratification OF thc pre-
sent Treaty being notified to such tribes n4tIons
and shall so desist accordingly. And his Britannia
Majesty engages, on his part, to put AN end imme
dlatey after the ratification of the present Treaty.
to hostilitles with all the tribes nations Of nd
ans Wi whom he may be at at the time OF
such ratification and forthwith to restore to such
tribes nations, respectively, all the possessions,
rights and privileges, which they may have enjoyed
or been entitled to, in one thousand eight hundred
and eleven, previous to such hostilIties PROVIDED
aizoays, that such tribes nations shall agree to
desist from all hostllities against His Britanc Ma