The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-02-17

p'cVcnt tueh taStu8, ofynSs or Su'iu6 Hsn
therein, or 10 ssy other msDnsr whatever
abusing the privileges hereby reserved to
them.
ARTIcLe III.
tits agreed that = line drawn from the
most northwestern point of tho Lake of the
Woods, along The forty-nin,h parallel OF north
lsuIuae, or II the said point shpll no, be 10
The forty ninth parallel oi aofih latitude, then
THAI line drawn from The said point due
north OF south, as the case may be, until he
said line shalt intcrsect the said parable Sf
north latitude, and from the point Of such IA
tersection due vest along end with the said
parallel, shall be the Iioe Of demsrcation be-
twee0t the territories OF the United States
aud those Of His Britsnnie Msjes,y's, and
that the said. line shall form the nor,herD
boundary of the said territories OF Hrs Brit
snnic Majesty, from the Lake OF the Woods
to The Stony Moun,sin.
ARTICLE Ill.
1t Is sgreed, that any country that may be
claimed by either party on the northwest
coast Of America, wes,war6 OF the Steny
Mountains, shall, together with its hatbers,
bays and creeks, nd The navigation OF all riv.
ers within the same, DO free aud open, tor
the tern Of ten years from the date of the
signature oI the present convention, TO the
vessels, citizeos and subjects, OF the Two pow
crs: il being well understood, that this ..
greeneni Is not to be construed to tho pre-
judice Of any claim which either OF the two
high contracting parties nay have to any
part OF the said country, nor shall II be taken
30 Affect the claims OF any other pswer or
state to any part oi the said county; the
ooly objec, OF the high contracting parties,
in ,ha, respect, being 70 prevent disputes and
differences amongst themselves.
ARTICLE Nv.
All the provisions OF the Convention "to
regulate the commerce between the terri
tories of the United States and His Brilsnnic
Maze siy," concluded at London, on the third
day OF July, in the year Of eur Lord one thou
sand eigh, hundred and fifteen, with the ex.
cep,ion Of the clause which l'mi,ed It's du,a-
ton TO four years, and excepting, also, 30 far
as the same was affected by the declaration
of His Majesty respecting .be Island Of ST.
Helena, are hereby extended and conlsined
in force for the term Of ten years from the
date of 'be signature of the present Conyen-
ton were herein specisliy reGiiec.
ARTICLE
Whereas il was agreed by the frs. srticlc
Of the Tses,y of Ghcn,, that /" All territory,
places and possessions, whatsoever, taken by
either parry ftom the othes, during the war,
or which nay be taken sller the signiag Of
this Treaty, excepting only the fs'sads here
matter mentioned, shah be resto' ed wihou,
delay, end without causing any destruction,
or carrying away ny # the artillery or other
public property origin lily cep'u,ed 10 the
said forts or places, which shall remain there
In upon the exchange Of the ra.ihcaliohs Of
this Treaty, or any slaves, or olher private
properly" and whereas, under the aforesaid
sr,icle, the United States claim for their cii.
xcns, and as their private property, tic resti-
tuition Of, or fail compensation for, all slaves
who, at the date Of the exchange Of the rsli-
fcations OF the said Tresty, were in any ter.
titory, places, or possession, whatsoever, d.
fccted by the said Treaty TO be restored to
the United States, but then still occupied by
the British forces, whether such slaves were,
at the dale aforesaid, on shore, or on board
any British vessel, lying in the territory or
Jurisdiction Of the United States and where
as differences have srisen, whether by the
true inten, and meaning Of tho sfore said ar
ticle of the treaty of Clients the United
States aro entitled TO the restoration OF, or
full compensation for, all or any slaves, as
above described, the high contracting parties
hereby se'ee to refer the said differences TO
some friendly soyereign or state, TO be nam
ed for that purpose and the high contrsct-
ing parties further engaged to consider the
decision Of such friendly sovereign cr state
to be final and conclusive on eli matters re-.
ferred.
ARTIcLE vi.
This Convention, when the same shall
have been duly ratified by the President Of
the United States, by and with the advice
spd consent of their Senate, end by His b it.
annie Msjcs,y, and he respective ratification
mutually exchanged, shall be binding and
oblig story on the said United S,stes and on
His Majesty aud the ratification shall be
exchanged 10 ak months from this date, or
sooner, IL pos,ibie.
In witness whereof the respective Plcpi-
potsnfiaries have signed the same, and