Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-02-21

a;nns 81 his BritanHic Msjssty O. ci nc 2.
4 IN IIni tied States II sras sbe rsicfs, =
nallv 10 decide these deubts, ihsy Shall
~ referred 10 f~o Gem n,sss'opsrs, :.
10 .,aeo;ptea, sworn, and aatAorised e
-, rractIy f. the snsnDer ditectsd With
respect to those mentioned n me nexs
preceding article, unless otherxlsc spe
eihed in his present article. ne saiel
rammissioeers shall mset, IN the hrsl
instance al Albany, in the state of
New. Ysfk, and shall hsve power 90 al
;ourn to such other place or psaesa as
,hey shall think TT: s he said le nm IS
sioners, shall, by report or declaration,
,,,e,er tteigtands asd seals, designate
the boundary through the sad r'ssr'
l.Les md water communicative, and
decide 20 when Of the two contracting
parties the several islands lying wishin
the said river, lakess and wafer COM
.municatioas, do respectively belong, 70
conformity With the true intent OF the
said treaty sf one thousand seven nib
4 died AID eighty three. Ard both par
tics agree to consider such dsslgnai''n
and decision as final anl conc Iusise.
And ia the event Of The said two CoH
nissieners differing, or both, OF eltne'
of them, refusing, declining, or wiifuil,
emitting to act, saeb reports, declarations
or statements, shall be made by them
or either Of then, -!asd such reference
to a friendly sovereign or state snail DE-
MAIDEN all respeeta, in the later part 81
The four,h article is contained, and in as
full manner as if tho same was herein
repeated.
.art;cle The Seventh 1t is further
agreed that the said Two last meniol.cs
commissioners. after they shall have
executed the duties assigned to, them
in the preceding article, shall be, axe
they are hereby autho iseu.npoa their
oaths impartiaily TO Tx and determine
acror ing to tie ucintent of the Said
treaty OF Peace, OF one thousand Sc
ven hundred and eighty three, that part
| of tho boundary between tie dominl.
ons OF he two pow re-, which extends
frorn he water communication between
lake Huron md lake superior. to tn
most NORTHWESTERN pai i OF the lake IT
the Woods, 10 decide to which OF tie
TWO parties the several islands lying In
the lakes water Communications, an
ryess forming The said BOUNDARY, do
respectively belong, in eontorm,tc with
| tqe true intent Of the said Treaty 0
Peace, of enc thousand ever hundre
and eiehty three end to cause suca
parts Of the said boundary, as require
it, TO be SUI vsyed and marked. The
sa d Commissioners shall, by report
or declaration under their haros and
seals, designate tae boundary sforcs>id
state their decision ON the points thus
refer ed TO them, and parti ularisc toe
latitude ard Longitude oil the moss
northwestern point of tic lake # the
Woods, and OF sGca other pars OF tn
said boundary as they my dc-m pro-
per. Ana both parties agree TO tonsi
der such acs;gs alton and decision a.
final and conclusive. End in tie esest
of the :aid .Ho commissioners clffc
ing, or both, or either OF them r'ius
ing dscl;aing or wiltully op'tiins Il
act, such reports, declarations O. srats'
mcills, sDasi be lnaie by them, or e'
Their of them, and such reiercnce TO
friendly. sovereign or state, shall b
aade in allfeS poets, as in the latte,
part OF the fourth article is coataincu,
md in as full m nner as if the Sane
was herein rfreated.
article tn EE,hih
The several boards of two Commits
sioners mentioned in the four proceed
ing articles, shall respectively. have
power TO appoint Secretary, and employ
such surveyors or other persons as they
Shall Judge necessary. Duplicates OF
all theirsrespective reports, declarations
statements and decisions, and OF their
accounts, and of the Journal OF theil
proceeding, shall be delivered by them
TO the agent of his Britanic Majesty, and
10 the agents of the United States, who
may be respectively apposntcd * -uiho-
rised to manage The business on bellat
Of their respective Government he
said Commissioners shall be respectively
paid in such manner as snail be agreed
between the two contracting parties,
such agreement being 10 be settled at
tho time Of the exchange OF the Ra..f-
Cations, Of this treaty And all other
expcnccs at.epding the said Commits
! toner's Shall he betrayed equally BY the