Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-12-16

INTO the same, nor any east of the chain
OF Snowy Mountains, between the hail.
tudes 81 and Al, inclusiv ": and thai the
navigation OF said rivers shall belong ex-
clusively TO the United States forever.
Project Of treaty deiipered 6y Don Lnis
Ne Onis to The Secretary Of State, 9sk
February, 1919.
Translation, Sent BY Don Luis de Onis I
His Catholic Majesty and tie United
States oil America, desiring TO CONSOLE
date. on a permanent basis, The friendship
and good correspondence, which happily
prevails between the two parties. have
determined 10 settle and terminate all
their differences and professions, by a
treaty winch shall designate with preci-
Sinn The iimuS OF the one and The other.
| Tie settlement whereof will b, productive
ol general adv mag and reciprocal -uiiii-
~ 10 both nations.
With this intention bis Catholic Maies.
~ has appointed the most ,xccllent Dan
LUIS de Onls, GeuZalcsy Vara, Lar,! of
the town OF Ravaces, perpetual 4 gi,ior
oil the corporation OF the city Of Ssia-
manca, Knight Grand Cross OF Tie Royal
American order al Isabella th,. Caihohc.
decorated unh tn Lys Of La Veni. q.
kuight Prnsioner OF The Row al aud dis
lmguished Spanish order of Cha les The
Ihttd, Member OF tbc Suptcmp Assembly
tue SAID royal order; Of hr Co.nvil Of
h'~ Catholic Majesty, his Secretary ssh
exercise oil de es, aus his Envoy Ex-
lraordnar, anu Minister kienipnic,,Iiarv
near the United State oi Au g.I.s: md
the President al the United St..ies with
the advice Az. conSeut oI The Sens,,. las
appointed NJ John Quincy Adams. Sc
c-eiary o STATE OF The Duitrd States
Ard the nIpoienlIar.rs, after having
exchanged their powers. have agreed up-
on ami concluded lie ioilo"ing aitIclrs,
|, There shall b. Fl m and iinIoidhle
peace ano SIN ''i' friendship between his
Caihollc Majesty his successors atpi ub.
jecis, and the Urllpd States aud heir
citizens, without exception OF persons or
places.
II. His Catholic Majesty, desiring to
CIV a distinguished proof OF his friend
snip Ia the United States, cedes 10 them.
III fuiI property and sovereignty, all The
trriilopes winch heiOng 10 him, situated
10 the eastward of the MIssiSsippi. known
by The Nance OF East and Wfs Florida.
such as they were ceded to hIm by Great
Britain, in 1888; and with The hunts by
WHICH they are designated la he treaty.
oil limits and navigation, conclude d be-
tween Spain AMI Ire Umited States, on
lht 2Ith OCTOBER, 1895.
! III. The adjacent islands dependant
on SAID prov IN :, places, pub &C squai, $.
pubic offices, foriIilcaiion-, barracks.
and olher buildings w.:,ch are not ihe
property OF somc private individual. ar
ch'ves, aud documents v bic relate di-
rFctlS 10 Tie property and soyereiynit of
said prosiuces, are included in this arti-
Gle.
Nv, Ihal al no time whatever there nav
be any dispute or mistak, in the bount,a-
RES which shall separate, in future. the
! territories OF his Catholic hajesiy md
| those OF The Unlied States, 10 the VEST
ward of The Mississippi, the two l,gh
| contracting parties have agreed 10 fx
them IN the following Daun,r:-1be
| boundary line between The Ivo count, 100
| shall begin on the GuiphI of Mexico At
The mouth OF the river Sabina in iiie sta.
continuing north, along the middle Of
that RIVER, To HE 81 deg, OF latitude.
thence, by line due north, 10 tie 80 t.g.
OF latitude "heIe II strikes the Rio ROyo
OF Naichiioicbrs, hed hfrey, following
| The course OF The Rio kOXo 10 The WI,
"aId to The 100 deg. OF lorgnnde; and
| ihe 334 deg. Uf latitude, where /, ero>S q
that river; thence, by ii line au, norih.
| by The said 100 deg. OF lungllnne nom
London, according 10 Mrlisils map, uIl
| IL enters The river a Tkan-as then {. along
the middle OF the Arkansas, To The ~ deg'
| OF IAiliNdr; thence iIue slali be drawn
! TO Tie westward 10y the same parallel of
| latitude 10 the source OF ihe river San
| CIenenle, or hulinumah, following lie
course oil Thai river To The 43 deg OF iatl-
tude; and thence, by line due Isl
TO the Pacific Ocean. All the con. irv
belonging 10 hls CaiI'olic Majesty ,n-
cI"ued ~ SAID line 10 the eastward his
| Majesty cedes to the Uniicd States. il,
I"i properly and sovereignty, forever:
as also The Islands III the river Sab ma.
Hed River OF Nalchnioche~, Arkau- rs
ana MnhDomah, that may be sIiuaic6
"ilpIn The liiDiis which ate heie poInicd
ouI: pom parties TO MAINTAIN the naVIgs-
non OF a1 OF Hem Tree as respects ihs
paris thereof which constitute tlle,r from
tiers.
V. To fix This line With more precision
and TO place the landmarks winch sball
designate exactly the limits of both ma
lions, each OF the CONTRACTING parti, q
shall appoint commissioner and sure
yeyor, who shall meet before The Irro,i-
nation OF one year from The date Of lie
ratihcallOn OF tins treaty, al Naichi-
tOches, on tlie Red River, and proc. ID 10
run and mark Tie SAID line, IN couloruj-
~ tn what is above agreed upon AID st;-
pulated ibet shall maxi Ont Uiausand K, en-
journals OF their proceedings, and The re-
suit agreed upon BIS them sball he com
sldeTed as part OF ihis treaty, and sIaII
have the sane force as If il Wera inserted
therein. The two governments ali ami
cabiy agree respecting the necessar, ar
ticles To be furnished 10 these %, rsous.
and also a. 10 their respective csc Oris,
shopid such he deemed ucc,ss sJy.