Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-02-27
Sy tbs Presidsa. If the United States.
4 pRuCLAMAIfQ

4 PROCLAMATION.
W'rrsas "a Treaty OF Anitv, Settlement,
snl !.m,ts, between the Chi,ed states OF
America snd lis Catholic VI irsty. MAS con-
c.udeti Md siS4sd between thsir pleuipOten.
,i.r,e, T.. this C,ty, on the twcniy-second
i$y a. Gv.rusry, IN the year of our Lord
o,r. r.ou sand eish, hundred and "ine,een,
2 wl.:c.A .,es,y, word For word. is US follows:
cEIGiHAI..
TREATY
C,f ,fMi'y. Settlement and Limits, be-
,,cep Inc United States Of .9mericG
aud Ms Catholic .Vqjesty.
1nc u,n,ea States ~ America and his Ca.
tho &c NJ le,ty, desiring 10 consolidate, on u
penn lncn. basis, Vic friendship anil good
correspondence which happily prevails be-
tween t,e two parties, have determined to
So tic an1 terminate all their differences AMI
prste.sios, by o Treaty, wh,ob shali desig-
nate with precision, the limits of heir re-
spective bordering territories in North Ame-
RIGA.
with this intention, the President of the
United S a,es has furnished with their full
powers JoRN QrIScr ADAMS, Secretary of
state Of the U.ited States; and his Catholic
Majesty has appointed the most excellent
lord Don LUIS De OSis, Gonsaez, Lopez y
Nsra, Lord OF the town ut Rayaces, perpetual
Esgnlor Of HE Corporation of the City of Ss-
lsnanca, Knight Grana-Cross OF the Royal
American Order of isabella the Catholic, de-
co-aied with the Lys Of la vendce, Knight
porsiorer o! the Royal and Distinguished
Spanish OrIer of Charlie, the ThrJ, Member
OF the Supreme Assembly OF the said Royal
order of the Council OF his Catholic Msiss
ty--iis Secretary, With Exercise of DEGREES,
and his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plsnipotsntiary near the United States of
America.
And the sail plenipotentiarics, .fier hay.
iog exchanged thcii powers, have agreed
upon aud concluded the following articles
ARTICLE |.
There shall be firm aud inviolable peace
snd sincere friendship between the United
States and their citizen. and his G tholc
Jaj5s y, his successors and subjects, withou,
xcep:iuB OF persons or PLACES.
ARTICLE 9.
Ais Catholic NJ j@s,y cedes TO the United
Sales. in full property and sove eli Sntv, all
TIE ,ei rilories which belong 10 him situated
q yse eastward OF the Mississippi, known by
t,;c name Of East and West Florida. The
adj .ce't ia'aods depepdeHt on said provinces,
ali '.u5hc lots and square vacant lands,
public c tic 6, fortific ltions, barracks and
otAer building, which are nrt p j. ate pro
pe:iy, archives and documents, which re-
la,e directly to til. property and sovereignty
of sgid pr vinces are iacluded in this article.
The sad archives and documents shall be
lief in possession of tie commissarics or Off
GERS of the United States, duly authorized to
receive theTa.
ARTICLE 8.
Tie boundary hire between the two coun-
tries, west OF the Mississippi, shall begun OH
the Gulf Il NeSico, at the meuth OF the
river Sabine, in the sea, continuing north,
slone the western bank OF that river, to the
SD degree OF latitude thence, by line due
worth, to the degree CT latitude where it
strikes the Rio Roxo of Natchtoches, or
Rel Riaer then, following the course OK the
hir Roxo westward, to the degree Of longi
tudc 100 west from London, and % from
Washington then, crossing the said Red
River, aud running thence, hv line due
nnrtl,. ot;lc Arkansas river; then =, Lowing
she course of the southern bank of the Ar
kansas, 70 its source, in latitude - nurth
md thence. by tha: parallel of ldr ute, tn
the South Sea. The whole being as laid
Gown IN Nelsh's map Of the United States,
published al Pail i;i-lphia, improved 10 the
]'t of Jsnua Y. 1913. DH., if the source of
tic Ark-nsa, RIVER shall be fund to fall
north or soath of latiiu.c 4 ;, then the line
shall run ON the said source due south CT
Dorih, rs tie case may be, till il meets the
ihe said parallel. to the South Sea-: An the
is!aids in the Sabine, and the sad Red and
Arkansas ryeIs. throughout The course thus
describe', TO belong - the United States
''ut the Use OF the waters and the navigation
OF the Sabine to the sea- and of the said
rivers RoXo AMI Arkansas, throughout the
eXts,t Of the said boundary, on their respec.
tive banks, shall be mnon to the resp ective
Inhabitants Of b Nh nations
The t#o high contracting parties agree to
ce,le End re ou.ice Ill ther rights, claims,
and pretensions, ,n the territories i .cribed
by The said line that is to say: 8; the Unr ed
States hereby cede to bis Catholic Majesty,
ard rcnounce for ever, all their rights,
claims and pretcnsioDs, to the teri tories ly-
ING west and south of tie above descr bed
iinc and, IN ike manner. his Catholic Ma
.,ssty cedes to the said United StStes all his
fights, claims, and pFstensions, to any ter
iitoTle9 cast and north Of the said line, and
Tor himself, his heirs, and Successors, re-
nntlnces all claim to the sad territories tor
ever
ARTICLE 4.
To fix this line with more precision, and to
place the Land marks which shall designate
exactly the limits of both nations, each of the
contracting parties shall appoint commits
sioner and q surveyor, who shall meet before
The termination OF one year, from the date of
tie ratification Of this treaty, at Natchitcches
on the Red river, and proceed 10 run and
mark the said line, from the mouth of the Sa-
Dine to ne Red river, and frssa The Rcd river
70 the river Arkansas, and to ascertain the L.
titide OF the source of the SAID river Arkansas,
IN conformity to what is above agteed upon
and stipulated, and the lire Of latitude II
JcG. 90 The South Sea, they shail make out
plans AID keep journals Of ueir proceedings,
ana the result agreed upon by them shall be
considered as part ct this treaty and Shall
have the same force as IL il were inserted
therein. The two CuTcI7Imsi.is Viii amicably
agree respecting the nccess airy articles TO be
tarnlshed TO those persons, and also as 10
their resfr1tiFc cacOIls hlnuld siicll be dre..,