North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-07-03

Christian King in Canada, may withdraw
in all security and liberty where they may
deem proper, that they may sell theirprop-
critics provided il be 10 the subjects of His
Britannia Majesty; and that they take with
them their movable property, without be-
ing restrained in their emigration, under any
pretence whatever, except on debts or
criminal suits; the term limited for the emf
grafton shall be fixed at eighteen months
from the date of the exchange of shc ratifi-
cation of this present treaty."
In the month of October following, a
proclamation was issued by the Court OF
ST. James in the following terms:
"Whereas we have taken into our royal
consideration the extensive and important
acquisitions insured to our Crown in Amer
lea by the delinitive treaty OF Paris, con-
cIuded at Paris, the 10th day Of February
asst and desiring that all the beloved sub
ects Of our Kingdom as well as OF our Col
onieS in America, may as soon as possible
reap the benefits of the great advantages
that must result therelrOm, for their CON-
merce, their manufactures, and navigation,
we have thought proper, with the advice OF
our Privy Council, to emanate our present
royal proclamation in which we publish
and declare to our beloved subjects, that
with the advice of our said Privy Council
we have granted our letters patent under
the great seal Of Great Britain, to erect in
the countries and islands to us coded and
confirmed by the said treaty, four Govern
ments distinct and separate, known and
called by the names of Quebec, East FIori-
da, West Florida, and Grenada-and limi-
ted and bounded as lolows-that is to say;
"First-the Government of Quebec
bounded on the coast OF Labrador by ST.
Johns river, and from thence By line
drawn from the source Of that river thro'
St. Johns lake to the southern extremity
Of lake Nipissing, from there the said line
crossing the river S.. Lawrence and lake
Champlain by the 45th degree of latitude
North,runs along the heights Of land which
divide the rivers which fall into the St. Law
renee river, from those which are dischar-
ged into the sea, and also along the north
ern coast Of the bay DIES Chaleurs; and the
coast Of the gulph ST. Lawrence to Cape
Rosters and from thence crossing the outlet
of the river St. Lawrence by the Western
extremity of the island of AnticostI, is ter
minated at the above mentioned St. Johns
rivers
"And so as to extend the free fisheries
of our subjects to the coasts of Labrador
and to the ad accent islands, we deemed it
proper, with the advice of our said Privy
Council, TO put all this coast from the ST.
Johns river to Hudson'S straits, togeth-
er with the islands Of Anticosti and De la
MagdeIeine and all the small islands situa-
ted on said coast, under our Government
of New FoundIand."
owe have deemed it proper with the
advice ofour Privy Council to join the is
lands Of St. John and of Cape Breton or
Isle Royale with all the small! islands there
to adjoining, to our Government of Nova
Scota."t
"And whereas it will greatly contribute
to the prompt settlement of our said new
Governments, to inform our beloved sub /
jects 0: our parental care for the security
of the liberty and properties Of those who
are or shall be inhabitants thereof we
have deemed it proper to publish and de-
clare by our present proclamation that in
the !etters-patent under the great seal OF
Great Britain by which the said Govern
DTS are constituted, We have expressly
given power ana direction to the Govern
)rs of our said colonies respectively, that
IS soon as the state and the circumstances
II our said colonies shall allow il, with the
dvice and consent Of the members of our
Council. they shall cali and convocate
Ienerai assemblies in the said Govern
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