Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-17

into the rivers OF country.
! Butihe treaty ot Chent has contradicted this
supposed reog raphical tact. ii Ia, in express
words declared, that the hay OF Passama1 uod.
| dN Is part OF the bay OF Fundy and no reason
can be assigned for this assumption aud decia-
I ration. pnt that II vas mteuded To make the
waters, formerly called Passamaquoddy, IA
! itVe aud common as those (: any other part OF
! the haX of FuudN.
Now the passage way between New Bruins
wick aud Grand Mepan in III. BAY of Fumdy
| has neyer been claimed by Great Britain as
! exclusively hers, because she possessed in full
/ sovereignty the opposite COAST neither can
| she claim the passage way between Deer Isl.
aud x Campo Beio, living ia the SANG bay so
icing as the treaty OF Ghent Is IN force, all the
| islands and The passage WAYS between them
| heretofore IN dispute, are i'll " the grand bay
| ct inndy, VI iEoie properly par; of the
az ocean" and no eAcisSIve IiYht of naviga-
| ting those waters can Ue claimed by any parti-
| Cul.t nation.
| On this gionud, We presume, notwithstand.
| ing the decision OF the commissioners. assign.
| ing Campo B,ilo and Deer Island TO Great
| Brian--,he vessels OF the CHiied States will
| have perfect right 10 navigate 10y the Eas
| tern o. Ship Channel as freely as on any other
| part oi The ocean.
| To pul the question, however, beyond dis
| puie, as fan as was practicable, the commissions
erN addressed Joint letter TO the Two govern
meats OF Great Britain aud the United States,
! IN which they declared that their decision was
| founded on the presumption of AN existing
| fighi ~ each o! the two nations freely TO navi.
| gate ny tl;iS channel. notwithstanding the
| sovereignty ofGreat Britain over the islands
! lying CONTIGUOUS and on each side had been
| expressly allowed.
The English forces still hold military pos
| session OF Moose I>iard aud its dependencies !;
bat II understood that arrangements are in
tram for their removal, and that early in the
ensuing spring, the place will be- restored TO
TIE Jurisdiction of The United States, and be
once again under the local authorities Of
| Massachusetts.
Thus has happily terminated a second tribn.
mai. instituted by tTo great and INDEPENDENT
ha'ions TOR the settlement of important inie-
rests In dispute between them interests far
greater than many which history has recorded
aS the foundation OF l1ug prstracted and dee
| trncNve wars. An example is thus given 10
| the world. which II Is holed may be powerful
| enough TO Supercede that rash resort TO arms,
| which has 100 oiteI wasted l. the progress of
! deScialOn, more than all Tie objects oil tie
| contest were worth.
| The other commissions, provid d in the
| treaty of Ghcnt are not SO much 10 settle dis.
| pntes as 10 prevent them.
| The lines Ut territory recited in the treaty Of
| peace OF 1888, were never actually drawn upon
me Iand, hat nere described from the best
maps then existing, butnow known Ia be very
inaccurate. To explore the frontiers together
| ana 10 ny muniments of.boundary by commo;
| consent. had t'ccoGie a very necessary duty, in
| nthrr TO prevent conflicting grants and unin-
Uhtiona! trespaSSes. Accordingly. this duty
was divided Into TWO parts The commission
established by the filth article Of the treaty of
Shehi was to run the boundary line due north
| itoih 'he source OF Tie river ST. CroiX TO the
northwest angle OF Nova Scotia, thence along
/ the highlands which divide those rivers that
| empty themselves into the river st. Lawrence,
| from those which ial into 'he Atlantic ocean
| 10 TIE northwsstermOst head of Connecticut
river. thence uown along the middle OF that
! IiVeF TO The IS deg. oiuOrih latitude thence
| ty "A iiue due west on said latitude uutll il
strikes me ii'er iroqnCis or Cataraqua--to
make map of said boundary ii
| under thelr seals 10 be a true man, and TO
pa'liru"rize ihe latitude and longitude OF the
northwest angle of Nova Scotia. OF The norih.
~c>leTnoSi head OF Connecticut river and Of
| S"'h 9ther points of the said boundary as they
| may GeenI proper.
Under Tins Article the British government
! eppoihied The same commissioner as in tie
| former, ana appointed the same agent jointly
win ms son, ".rd Chapman, jun Esq. coun-
| SeIiOF Gtiaw iD New Brunswick. The Ameri-
| can government appointed Cornelius y. Van
| Ness, Esq. OF vermont, commissioner, and
| WHi'hm 4. Bradley. Lite member of Congress
ii"'h the same state. as their agent. This
| board met al 81. Andrews on tie 2lth of Sent
! 1910. but The season bcin. then too far advan.
! cch 10 commence the survey, they adjourned
10 TIE tis, OF June. Az This time the necessa-
| ~ parties were arranged, and instructions
SiVeh 10 them, ana the SIMMER was occupied
by these parties. and the result OF their pro-
ccedingS viii be submitted TO tie commission.
ers IN A!ay he>t in The city OF New York.
me extent OF the duty assigned TO this board
VIII necessarily Consume mach time bpte: C
'hf Objects OF their appointment can be attain
eo a common opinion has prev allied, relative
to tbs line from the head OF the ST Croix to
| me highlands, vhIch has not hitherto given
! rise To any practical evil, and has genoraily
/ heen represented the same in the modern
| maps, published both in England and Ameri-
! ca Since ibis subject has been before the
! commissioners. two maps have been pubiS she'd,
/ wnch trace u liue OF boundary essentially
! different from What has been supposed before
! TO he correct: we ailudo to Col. Bonchet;e's
map OF Canada, and Purdy's map OF Cabotia
h'ih at Them elegantly cXecnted, and appa
/ renilS not without the appreciation of hi.rh
authority. The lines drawn Oh these maps
cnftai' tie limits Of Massachusetts, on tie cas-
tern frontier, and place the whole OF the river
- JONAS whine the British dominion.
1t IS not understood that any claim has been
| maze 10y He English agent IN correspondence
| Win the new lines thus described in fact the
| onciai surveys have BOT been sufficiently
! advanced To permit any claim of any kind -.
: NAai ile English possessions may eventually
! nc, Will rest on The report of the surveyors;
! a"H lhe pOmi assumed by tile commissioners as
I the dividing line on the highlands.
! me eastern boundary line of the u States
! mas always been drawn due north from the
source OF tue 81. CTOiX, crossing HE St.JOhn's
/ at abou; "a deg north latitude aud thence
running ia the same direction about 4f miles
unl II met Tie highlands supposed TO be
! Intended by the treaty.
mere are many Inconvenience in this
course. IOr = considerable part of tue line
tterver st. Johns is lust on the border, bat
not within the limits of the United States; aud
itS waieis VIII of cOurs C remain closed TO her
navisaliOn--ii ever settlement in that part of
lhe district of Maine should render the use of
ilgm desirable.
The communication also between New
hrnnsw;ck and Quebec is Distracted 4; and tie
passage Of tic English mail is oyerpaft of tie
territories OF tie United States.
This Inconvenience was so great that at The
! htsi ~. ocIdtI0n at Client, the English com
ni's'iUuefs proposed a revision Ofthe boundary
INtt so dSto scCuic TO Great Britain the dtsi.
red Cnlnm.lnLL.lLI INN nj i1.En,nluH tL..1