The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-08-24

channel which divides St. Georges from stJoseph Is
land thence, up the east Neebrik channel, nearest to
ST. Georges island through the middle of Lake George
thence west OF Jonas Island, into st. Mary's River
TO point in the middle of that river, about mile
above st. Georges or Sugar Island, to appro-
pirate and assign the said Island to the United States
thence adopting the line traced the maps by the
commissioners, through the river st. Mary and lake
Superior, to point north of lie Royal in said lake. one
hundred yards to the north and east Of lie Chapeau
which aforementioned island lies the northeastern
point of lie Royal where the line marked by the
missioners terminates and from the aforementioned
point souhwestery through the middle of the sound
between lie Royal and the northwestern mainland to
tn mouth Pigeon river and the said river to- and
through the north and south Fowl Lakes to the Lakes
Of the height OF Land between Lake Superior and the
Lake of the Woods thence along the water communca
ton to Lake Sasaqunaga and through that Lake thence
to and through Cypress Lake. Lac du Bots Blanc Lac la
Croix, Little Vermllion Lake, and Lake Namecan, and
through the several smaller lakes straits streams
Meeting the lakes here mentioned to that point in Lac Ia
puie or Rainy Lake, at the Caudero Falls from which
the Commissioners traced the line the most northwest
point of the Lake of the Woodsthence along the said
line to the said most northwestern point being in latitude
~ deg 80 So NORTH and in logude 95 deg IA 3S"
from the Observatory, at Greenwich thence, according
to existing treaties due south its intersection with the
49h parallel north latitude and along that parallel to
the Rocky Mountains. II being understood that all the
water communications and all the usual potsges along
the line from Lake Supe Tor to the Lake Of the Woods
and also Grand Portage from the shore of Lake Superior
to the Pigeon River actually used shall be free
and open to the of the citizens and subjects of both
countries
dusy of all the inhabitants of the countries watered by
the River ST. John and its tributaries whether living
within the State of Maine the Province Of New Bruins
wick ii is agreed that where by the provisions of the
present treaty the River St. John is declared to be the
line of boundary the navigation of said river shall be free
and open both parties and shall in way be obtruct
ed by either that all the produce OF the forest in logs
lumber, timber boards slaves, shingles, Of agricu
not being manufactured grown any of those parts
OF the State Of Maine waered by the River St. John
its tributaries of which fact reasonable evidence shall IL
required be produced, shall have free into and
through the said river and its tributaries having their
within the State of Maine to and from the seaport
at the mouth OF the River St John and to and round the
Falls of said river either by boats RATS other convey
that when within the Province Of New Brunswick
the said produce shall be dealt with IL il the pro-
duce of said province that in like manner the inhabi
ants of the Territory OF the Upper St John determined
by this treaty to belong TO her Britannia Majesty shall
have free access to and through the river for their pro
duce, in those parts where the said river wholly
through the State of Maine SIC. sc.
The remainder of the treaty provides for the
keeping up on our part small naval force on the
Coast of Africa for the suppression OF the slave trade
but says nothing in regard to the. Creole case
does not mention the right of searching vessels for
slaves nor the questions of boundary on the Pa
ciic side named in the treaty.
Six months time is allowed for its ratification or
rejection by Great Britain.