Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-06-17
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&n,% -, Rerndufies N The United Ste.ss.
qhAk co,,m,ssionars under the fourth snd
Th'<E nicles Of the Treaty Of Gnent, Tor Tue
~ - q seiling the boundary line between
'dka o,,b eastern trontier Of the United States,
QAe.s - Rr,tisb domiaiOns, and 70 determine
ain 49, ,he Islands ia the Bav Of Passama-
Nv AMI the Bay Of Fundy. are compre-
aAp IN n the boundaries established by the
u of 1888. assembled in this place on the
v Of May last.
b n Afhe Commissioners under tne iouI'h atu-
lu !, sere employed for some days after their
s,' ,5,oo in an exam nation Of facts, documents.
b., - and plans. in order TO be possessed Of
~ mi. i 81 the controversy on both sides Az
! &fnhich ]. #. Austin, Esq. agent of the A.
i. s'aSN!scan Commission, opened a written argu-
- @kat in behalf Of tie United States, which
u .&ployed bin wsek
1ss'a&.V. Chapman, Esq. the agent on behalf Of
! % NJ British government, then entered into his
y Mpn,rneni in favour of the claims OF that ma
N@a.o. which occupied him one foil day.
y hk1ese respective arguments having been m
saaa ,rhanged, the Commissioners adjourned TO
aata ,set on the 25ih OF September next, at which
pbk sne The parties will be heard, in reply 10
psdns CD other
Hs The Commissioners under the fifth article
ppas, the late treaty, appointed two parties OF
al,s -plorers, consisting thirty persons OF each
h !. nion, and suitable number of surveyors TO
u,,.' sDceed from the monument upon the St.
ii 'Jbx, and pursue the boundary line 10 The
!. Wolands which d,,d the waters which
~ npty into The Atlantic from those that fall
''A ID the St. Lawrence. The Commissioners
jjourned to meet again on the 10th OF May
'I ssxt, TO receive the report OF the exploring
2 mnlsties, and of the surveyors.
=. EtsBy the Treaty of Client, it is provided, that
sAqta The event OF a difference OF opinion upon
''sdanx subjects under the consideration of the
aas commissioners, His Bntanic Majesty and the
ing hioyernment of the United States, agree 10 re-
Ctr the difficulty to some friendly sovereign
1slS Il state, then 10 be named for that purpose
siPgsnd in consequence of which expectation all
ae arguments are delivered in writing.
- According to the constructionsof the British
: GENT, the boundary line would cut off part OF
!, he river ST. Johns, and about millions OF
Hffcres of land from the District of Maine.
The Presidents Tour.--Mr Monroe left w ash.
Ill @lgton the Sist ult. reached Bstimere the next
h Nv, Sunday, and escorted into thai city by a
...G alcade of the military and cltzcns, He would
. manifested regard for The Sabbath, or al
4. ssast would have set an example more becoming
i, Chief Magistrate of this country had he chosen
nj. bother day for the purpose. Not long SINCE il
i Il rs announced in the National Integencer that
adj hod final Iac. l.
AT in Virginia, on the Sunday previous--We re-
9Fea the remark, that these examples of the profa-
ntion of the Sabbath are unbecoming the character
mich such men ought to possess.
The President left Baltimore on Tuesday in the
P1eam- boat, reached Philadelphia on Thursday
u porning, and spent most of the day in examining
:, Notifications and in reviewing brigade of militia
Wy he next day be visited the Museum, Library, &c.
Mnd there we leave him, having seen him thus far
HrNfely advanced on his journey Forester Spy
ADJ e-e-
DID, 1t appears by the papers, that some men
akhtely sentenced to death in. North Carolina
,sapr negro stealing, have had their punishment
Il n:ommuted to imprisonment IN dungeon for
hetpe months" They have strong dislike
p that State TO hanging for any offence CON-
nitted towards negroes-maydor not ercepted.
4 is much TO be regretted, that when laws ex-
!, III, they should not be executed. If the North
paroina people consider it proper that negro
rrealers, and negro-kilers should not oe exc
s~1suted when convicted, it would be much bet
Ter to repeal their laws, or for their tender
hearted gosernour to pardon offenders before
rial. II woald, at least, save expense, and
ttawould not encourage offences much more
" 3han nardons afterwards.