Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-02-06
But they shall be under such


or in any otaer manner whatever abusing
the privileges hereby reserved TO them.
Art. ii. 1t is agreed that a line drawn
from the most northwestern point Of the
lake Of the Woods, along the forty-ninth
parallel of north latitude. or if the said
point shall not be in The forty-ninth paral-
lei OF north latitude, then that line drawn
from the said point due north or south, as
the case may be, until the said line shall
intersect the said parallel Of north latitude,
and fr m the point Of such intersection
due west along and with the said parallel,
shall be the line Of demarcation between
The territories Of the United States and
those of his Britannia Majesty, and that the
said line shall form the northern boundary
Of the said territories Of the United States,
and the southern boundary of the terrific
ries of his BntsnnicMajesty, from the Lake
of the Woods to the Stoney Mountains,
Art. III. II is agreed, that any country
that may be claimed by either party on
the northwest coast Of America, westward
of the Stoney Mountains, shall. together
with its harbors, bays and creeks. and the
navigation of all rivers within the same be
free and open, for the term Of ten years
from the date OF the signature OF the pre-
sent convention, to the vessels, citizens and
subjects, of the two powers;isbeins under
stood, that this agreement is not TO be con-
s,rued 10 the prejudice Of any claim which
either of the two high contracting parties
may have to any part of the said country.
nor shall il be taken to affect the claims OF
any other power OF state to any part OF the
said country the only object OF the high
contracting parties, in that respect, beng
to prevent disputes aud differences among
themselves.
Art w All the provisions of the con-
vention to regulate the commerce be-
tween the territories of the United States
8" and of his Britanic Majesty" concluded
at London on the third day of July, in the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hund'
red and fifteen, with the exception OF the
clause which limited its duration to tour
years, and excepting, also, so far as the
same was effected by the declaration OF
his Majesty respecting the Island of St.
Helena, are hereby extended and con,lnu-
ed in force for the term OF ten years from
the date of the signatures of the present
convention, in the same manner as II all
the provisions OF the said convention were
berein specially recited.
Art. V. Whereas il was agreed by the
first article of thetrea,y olGhent, that all
6 territory, places and possessions, what
&C socver, taken by eitht." party from the O.
'tber, during the war, or which may be
"taken after the signing of this treaty, eX-
"cspting the slandshereinsfter mentioned,
6 shall be restored without delay land with
"out causing any destruction, or carrying
"away any of the artillery or any other
"putlic property originally captured IN
&c the said forts or places which shall re-
sc ma in therein upon the exchange ct the
ra,ifcations of this treaty, or any slaves
:. or other private property. ;" and where
as, under the aforesaid article, the United
States claim for their citizens, and as their
private property, In e restitution OF, or tuii
compensation Tor, all slaves who, at the
date Of tie exchange OF the rat'tcatlons OF
the said treaty, we're in any territory, pla-
ces, or pos sessions, whatsoever, directed by
the said treaty to be restored to The United
States, hut then still occupied by TIE Brl-
fish forces, whether such slaves were, at the
dat. aforesaid, on shore, or on board any
Br. vessel, lying in waters within the terri-
tory or Jurisdiction o. the United States;and
whereas differences have arisen, whether,
by the true intent, and meaning ofthe atofe-
said artcl. OF the treaty Of Client, the Y.
States are entitled 10 the restoration OF, or
FIJI COMPENSATION for all, or any slaves, rs
above described, the high contracting par
ties hereby agree 10 refer the said differ
ences to some friendly sovereign or state,
TO be named for that purpose--and the
high contracting parties further engage to
consider the decision OF such friendly sove-
reign or state to be inal and conclusive on
all the matters referred.
Art. VI. This convention, when the
same shall have been duly ratified by the
President of the United States, by and
with the advice and consent Of their senate,