Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-09-07
REPORT OF THE BRITISH COMMISSION
Frs ON The MAINE BOUNDARY.
From The Liveypoot Times or. lugust 3

From The LiverpOol Times If. lugust3.
We have just received copy of the valuable
md interesting report OF the gentleman abovc-na-
med, on the subject of the boundary between the
United States and British America ii will prob
ably be remembered that they were appointed
some time ago by the British Government, to ex-
anime the country claimed by England as part of
the province New Brunswick, and by America
n part of the State of Maine, Tor the purpose of
uscerninng the exact features of the disputed ter
tory, and more especially Of the two lines of
Highlands, insisted on Ivy The two countries
MS defining the boundary settled in the treaty of
1888. This examination seems to have been ex-
iremey mnutc-mlIch more 30 than either of the
previous surveys Of the British or the American
Governments, in which they point out most ex-
traurdinury mistakes, such, for instance, as q
bunder in the elevation of the land at the north
west angle of Nova Scoiin, of upwusds of two
hundred feet, in The survey made in 1888 by the
Commissioners appointed Ivy the State of Maine
and others scarcely less extraordinary in the sur
vey made by Colonel Bouchcue, who exam
med the country sume years ago on The part oil
the British Government. The general result OF
the report is extremely favorable TO the claims oil
this country, and renders it highly probable that
by far the greater portion Of the territory now
claimed by America as part Of Maine, will he
declared ID belong to the British Crown. Ii will
he seen from the following extract from the report
| OF these gentlemen, that they have found line o
| highlands exactly corresponding with the line
claimed by England, and that other line exisu
which in their opinion can be considered in accOr
dance with the second article of the treaty OF 1883
They report that we have found Inc Of high
lands, agreeing with the language of the 81 artc,
OF the treaty Of 1888, extending from Tie norll
westernmost head of Connecticut River to III,
sources of the Chandieie and passing from thence
IN north 'easterly direction, south cfhe Roostus
to the Bay of Chaeurs. The course Of that line
is traced out on the map A, accompanying our
report Upon the left margin of this map we have
placed IA section of the country along the line as
far as the Lake Keeabuawgam; and upon the
right margin perpendicular section along the
explanatory due north line, accompanying them
both with barometrical elevations.
We further report that there does not exist
III The disputed territory, any other line OF high
lands which is in accordance with the second mr.
ticle ofthe treaty of 1888; and that the line which
is claimed OF the part of the u. S. as the line OF
highlands of the treaty of 17S3 does not pass
nearer than from forty to fifty miles Of the north
westernmosi head Of Connecticut River, and there.
| fore has no preiension TO he pui for ward the
line intended by the treaty of 1885,"
! The report is accompanied by number Of
maps, one Of them marked A, exhibiting all the
lines of Highlands existing in the disputed terrific
ry, and cerr''"ly nothing can apparently be more
distinct Than te line OF heights on which the
British Go, eminent found It's claim. In this line
some OF the mountains rise to the height of two
thousand feet, others ofni1eteen hundred, and the
mass OF them seem to be thousand feet in eeva-
ton. 1t further appears that considerable por-
ton of this line of mountains on Mr.. Burnam'.
map on which the people of Maine principally
rest their claim, has existence whatever, The
country heing perfectly level. This is, of course
an er pan statement but If the face othe territory
should be found by the arbitrator to whom the
Whole question is to he referred, if the British and
American Commissioners should not agree, to be
as described by Col. Nudge and Mr. Fea4erston
haugh, there can be little doubt that the greater
portion, if not the whole, will be awarded TO th.
COUNTY,.