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

or fate lhall decide ex pare upon the faid
report alone And his Britannia Majeity
anu the government Of the United States
engage to conlider the dsci6on Of fone
friendly foscrciga or Fate to be fuch and
concluGve OH all the matters 70 referred.
article tie Fifth Whereas neither that
point Of the high lands lying due north
from the iource ofthc river ST. Croix and
|defgnalcd in the former treaty of peace
between the two powers as the north
weif angle Of Nova Scoria, now the north
wettern.nof head of Connecticut river,
has yet been ,aicertais,cl !. and whereas
that part Of the boundary Inc between
the dominion Of shc two powers which
extends from the fource Of the river. St.
Croix directly north to the abovemen-
toned northwelt angle Of Nova Scotia,
thence along fad highlands which divide
|tbofe rivers that empty themiclvcs ipto
the river St. Lawrence from thoTc which
fall into the Atlantic ocean to the north
wefternmoit head of Connections river,
thence down along the middle of that
river to the forty 18th degree Of north
latitude thence BY line due welt on
faid latitude untiI it srikes the river Iro-5
quois or Cayaraguy, has not yet been fur
veyed; it agreed, that for thefr ieveral
rurpolcs, two commiilioncrs ihaIl be aps
pointed, fworn, and authorized, 10 act
exactly in the manner dire6t with re-
ipect to thofc mentioned IN the next
preceding article, unieis oshcrwiie fpecl-
he'd in the prefcnt articis. The faid
commiilioneys .hall nicer at ST. Andrews,
in the province of New Erunfwick, and
fhai have power to ADJOURN % fuch 9th
place or places as they ihall thlak ii..---.
The faid Comm,f!ioners ihall have pow
CT 10 aiccriain aud determine the points
aforementioned, in conformity with the
proyllions Of the laid treaty of peace of
one thouiand feyen hundred aud eighty
three. and lhali caufe the boundary
iorefaid, from the louscs If the river
ST. lroix to the river Iroqnois OF Gaia
rsguy, to be furveyed and marked acco.-
ding to the fald provliions. The iAid
Commits ihaIlssrakc map OF the
faid boundary, and annex TO it decla1a
ton under their hands and feais, certify
ing il to be the true map of iaid boundary,
and partlcuiarlzing the latitude End lon
gi.ude OF the norihweif angie of Nova
Scotia, of The northweltrrnmott head of
Connecticut river, and Of iuch other
points of the lald boundary as they may
deem proper. And both parties agree
to coniider fuch map and declaration as
finally and concluiiseiy hxed the iAid
boundary. And III the event Of the iald
two Co.nniflioners differing, or both, or
either Of them, rcfuhng or declining, or
wilfuiIy oalmltting to act luch reports,
declarations, or TIA ements, thall be made
by then, or either Of them, and fuch
reference 10 a friendly foyereien OF fate,
IhaIl be made, in all rrfpetts as III the iass
ter part OF the fourth a. sl,le is contained,
and lii as full manner as if The fame
&as herein repeated.
.1rucle tie Si.esh Whereas, by the former
treaty oi peace that portion Of the boundary Ut
the United States iionsihe point where the for
ty-nlth degree OF North iatilu.ie strikes the riv-
or iroiuois or talaraguy, the Like superior,
was declared to be 'asong he middle OF said
river ingo lake Ontario, through the middle OF
said lake until it strikes Tile communication by
water between inat lake and lake Erie, thence
along the middle OF said COMMUNICATION into
lake Erie, through the middle OF said lake TIT
III it arrives at lie water communication into
the lake Huron, thence thro' the middle o.
said lake to the water consnunication between
that lake anu lake Superior And whereas
doubts have arisen what was TO b, the middle
OF said river, lakes, and water communications,
and whether certain islands lying in tie same,
were within the dominion OF Ills Britannia
lore, tiially 10 decide these doubts, they shall
be feiefeu 10 Two Commissioners to be ap-
pointed, swo IL, and authorised to act exactly
IN the manner directed with respect to those
mentioned in the next preceding article, unless
Otherwise specified in thisprese ltartcle. The
SAID commissioners shall meet in tie first in-
stance, at Albany, in tie State OF New York,
anu shall have power to adjourn 70 such other
place or places as they s4alj think fit: The
said commissioners shall by :.feport or deela-
ration, under their hands and seals, designate
the boundary through The said river, lakes,
and >xafnr rs,rrrs,,pic atignc AMI .f.cisle III
Which Of the two contracting parties the sever
al islands lying within TIE said river, lakes, &
water COMMUNICATIONS, do respectively belong