The Arkansas advocate., 1831-04-13
THE NORTH EASTERN.
 ROJTN DAIRY

I
 BOUNDARY.
 We learn from the London Morning Herald of Jan. l9 and 20, that the King of the Netherlands has decided, on the question submitted to his determination l by the British and United States Gov ernments, that the boundary line shall run due North from the St. Croix, until it strikes the river St. Joiails, thence, along the St. Johns to the St. Francis. and thence strikes of along a tract with out any natural marks of highlands or rivers, to the foot of the ridge bounding the St. Lawrence. By this decision, the territory in dispute is divided, and the greater. and probably much the most valuable portion, is given to the United States; but the Northern portion, con- taining the whole valley of the Mada- waska river, and Tiniseonta lake, and the country through which the line of 1 communication between New Bruns- wich and Lower Canada passes, is givien to Great Britain. The settlements on the MadawaslSa of course go to the CO., l lonies, and those on the South side of the St. Johns, 10 the United States. The l principle on which this decision is made. is not explained. Itprobably proceed cd from desire to satisfy both parties. by giving to each so much of the con- tested territory as is of most importance to 1t.
 Fhis decision gives to the U. States, i've. thirds, CT three-quagters Of the dis puted territory. The Herald says it will transfer from Great Britain to the l Americans, at least six millions of acres. It is also calculated that the U. States boundary will be brought within about thirteen miles of the river St. Lawrence. for the distance of sixty miles, Tthis is a mistake and that about 100 miles of the river St. John, along the banks of which runs the old and direct communication and mail route between Quebec and New Brunswick, Halifax and Nova Sco- tia, will be given as the United States boundary.o The same paper rather petulantly remarks, Sshis Orange Maies- ty must have vaster ideas of space, than his present limited sway would lead us to believe. ."-.Aat. Mt.
 1 The Editor of the Baltimore Patriot has been favored with the following letterfrofn an intelligent merchant formerly of Dalti- more, but now a resident of Amsterdam. It gives the following particulars of the de- cision of the King of the Netherlands re- lative to the disputed Boundary Line be- tween the United States and Great Britain, l to whom both parties had referred the question, and whose decision is to be final. The letter says
 $ The boundary line goes from hiion- umet on the source of the River St. Croix, due north to the St. John, which 1t crosses three miles above the Great Falls; it then follows the St. John about 5Omiles; from thence itpasscs along the river St. Francis to it's. southernmost source; here itmeetsthc Americanline along which 1t follows to the St. Law renee, and leaving only those waters that fall in the river St. Lawrence to the point where bothlincs (claims) unite, and to the Connecticut, where they combine. to the British. This is the Ist and most important point.
 2d. About the north-western-most head of Connecticut river. The King has taken that which maintains the name and excludes all tributary streams that were already known insl7rff2, under diff ferent names.
 I'd. The 18th degree of north lati- ltude has to be stipulated anew, agreea- Eble to inc treaty of Ghent, or whether i the old line which in I772 was drawn between the provinces and the U. States was to remain. Decision says, that the line must he drawn afresh. The Ame- ricans confiding on it's correctness had built fort on Rouse's point, and this for tress isto remain in their possession, with So much territory thereof as is usual (say one citsi.ometriquc.1 ihle terfsstto-