Thomas's Massachusetts spy, or, Worcester gazette. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1811-1821, 1821-03-21
MISCELLANY.
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ELORTDA TRRATY.

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The Treaty was signed on the 22d
of July, 1919, and having since been
duly ratified by the contracting parties,
was communicated TO Congress on the
22d Of February, 1921, BY the Presi-
dent.
The first article merely provides that
there shall be a firm and inviolable peace
between the two powers.
The Cd article cedes to the United States
all the territory belonging TO his Catholick
Majesty eastward of the Mississippi, known
by the name of East and West Florida, ex-
cept private property, together with all the
Islands, &c. belonging to tile same.
Article sd is as follows -
"The boundary line between the two
countries, west Of the Mississippi, shall be-
gin on the Cult OF Mexico, at the mouth
of the river Sabine, in the sea, continuing
north, along the western bank of that river.
TO the SD degree of latitude; thence, by a
line due north, to the degree of latitude
where it strikes the Rio Roxo, Natchitoch-
es, or Red River; then following the
course OF the Rio Roxo westward, TO the
degree OF longitude 100 west from London,
and a3 from ashington then, crossing
the said Red River, and running thence. by
a line due north, to the river Arkansas !;
thence following the course of the south
eTn bank of the Arkansas, to its source, in
latitude AZ north; and thence by that par
allel of latitude to the South Sea. The
whole being as laid down in Melish's map
of the Uni'ed States, published at Phla-
delphia, improved to the Ist of January,
1918. But, if the source of the Arkansas
river shall be found to fall north or south
of latitude ~, then the line shall run from
the said source due south or north, as the
case may be, tillit meets the said parallel
OF latitude a., and thence, along the said
parallel, 20 the South Sea. All the islands
IN the sabine and the said Red and Arkan-
sas rivers, throughout the course thus de-
scllbed, to belong to the United States !;
but the use Of the waters and the naviga.
zion of the Sabine to the sea, and of the
said rivers Roxo and Arkansas, through
out the extent of the said boundary, on
their respective banks, shall be common
TO the respective inhabitants of both ma
fions.
ne two high contracting parties agree
to cede and renounce all their rights, claim:
and prefensons, to the territories describ-
ed by the said line: that is to say the
United States hereby cede to his Catholick
Majesty, and renonnce forever, all thei,
rights, claims and pretensions to the ter
rItores lying west and south Of the above
described line, and, in like manner, hi
EathoLck Majesty cedes to the said Unitee
States all his rights, claims and preten
sonss 70 any territories east and north O
the. said line, and for himself, his heir
and successors, Tenounces all claim to tn
said territories forever.
Article. 4, provides that each contract
Ing power, shall appoint commissions
ana surveyor, TO meet within one yea
from the ratification of the treaty, at Match
itoches, on the Red river, to run the lin
and put up landmarks between the tw,
nations /; and, when agreed upon, are to be
come part OF the treaty.
Article 5, secures to the. Spaniards III,
free exercise Of their religion, and ais
liberty to remove their effects to the Span
ish dominions, without payment Of duties
Article 6, provides that the inhabitant
shall be Incorporated with the Union o
the United States sas soon as consisten
with the principles Of the Federal Consti
aston.
Article7. BY this article the officers an
troops of bis Catholick Majesty, in the ter
Titories coded by this treaty, are 10 b
Withdrawn within six months from the ex
change of the notifications of the treatie.
The United States are to furnish the trans
ports and escort necessary to convey III
Spanish troops, &c. to the Havana.
Article 3. All grants Of lands made be
fore the Gath OF January, 1918, by hi
Catholick Majesty, are ratified and con