Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-08-29

no, wi,hs,aad;ns the laws which have ., v,r;os,
tines been passed by the two Govesanens. and The
effort, made to suppress &C. that criminal TRAFFIC
still prosecuted and carried ons Aud whereas, h,
United States of America ard Her Majesty, thi
. Queen OF the United klagdom Of Gseat Bftasn and
Ireland. are determined that, 50 far as may be !,
their power, shalt lie effectuaily abolished; Aud
whereas, Il IS found exredient Tor the better admin
istration Of justice, and tho prevention OF etins
within the territories and jurisdiction OF the two par
ties respectively, that persons committing the crane,
Iheremiftcr enumerated. and being fugitives fcon
justice, should under certain circumstances bc re
eproeally delivered up; The United States o
America and Her Britannia Majesty having resolved
trea, these several subjects have TOE that pur-
pose appointed their respective Pieniro'cntorcs TO
negotiate and conclude treaty that 10 TO say, the
President OF the United States has, on has art fur
nshed 18th full powers, Daniel Webster, Secretary
OF State Of the United States and her Majesty, the
Queen OF the United Kingdom ofGreaI Britain and
Ireland, has on her part appointed the Right Hon
| orablc Alexander Lord Ashbutton, Pcer OF the
! sad Unitei Kingdom, a member OF Her Maissy's
most honorable Piivy Council and lier Majesty
| Minister Pienipotcntaty on Sreenl Mission 10
the united States; who, ai,cr a reciprocal coumu
nicsiion OF their respective fall powers have agreed
to and signed the following Articles:
ARrIcLE
IL 10 hereby agreed and declared that the line Of
| boundary shall be as follows:
Beginning at the Monument NJ the sosrce OF the
River st Cook, as designated and agreed TO by the
Commissioners under the OH Article in the Treaty
OF 1894, between the Governments Of the United
States and Gceat Britain; themes, Moth. following
the exploring line run and marked by the Survey
ots OF the two Governments in the yeass lslI and
ISIS under the iih article OF the treaty OF Client,
to its intersection with tho river ST. john and to tho
middle of the channel thereof: thence, up the Md
die OF the main channel OF said river 81. John, to
the mouth OF the river 81. Francis thence, up the
middle of the channel OF the said river 81, Francis
end OF the Lakes through which flows to the GU =
let Of the Lake Pohenas amook; thence, Sou,hwes =
erly, in a straight line to poln, on the Northwest
branch Of the river ST. John. which point shall be
ten miles distant from the main branch Of the ST.
JOhn IN n straight hne and in the nelrest direction;
but II the said point shall De found 10 be less than
seven miles from the nearest point or summit or
Of the highlands that divide these rivers which
empty themselves into the river ST.. Lawrence from
those which fall into the river s. John, to a point
miles in straight line from The said simmi, cres';
thence, IN straight line in course abou, South
degrees west 10 the point where the parallel OF Ia
ude of I6 deg. 25 min. north intetsscis the South
Yves; branch OF the ST John; thence, Sou,herly by
the said branch, TO the thereof in the high
lands at the Metjirmeue portage; thence, down
along the said highlands which divide the waters
which empty themselves into the river ST Lawrence,
from those which fail into the Atlantic Ocean, to the
head OF Halls stream; thence, down the middle OF
said stream till the line thus nersects the Old
line Of boundary surveyed and marked by Val-n,
tine and Collins previously to the year IVA, the
known and understood TO be the line of actual dv.
sion between the States Of New York and Ver>
mont on one side, and the British Province OF Cam
ada on the other; ana from s,id point of intersec-
ton, west along the said dividing line heretofore
known and understood, to the Iroquois, 81. Law
renee River.
ARTICLE H.
IL is moreover agreed, that, from the place where
the joint commissioners terminated their labors,
under the sixth article OF the Treaty OF Ghcnt, to
wit: A. point in the Neebirk channel, near Muds
dy lake. the line shall into and along the ship
channel, between 81. Joseph and St. Tdmmany Is
lands, 10 the division Of the channel a. near the
head of ST. Joseph's Island thence t ming eastward
" and noTthwardly, around the lower end Of ST.
Georges Sugar Island, and following the middle of
the channel which divides S.. Georges from St.
Josephs' Island; thence 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; 10 point in the middle of thi, river,
about mile above s.. Georges or Sugar Island,
so as TO appropriate and assign the said Island TO
the intel States; thence adopting the line traced
on the maps by the commissioners, through the riv-
er ST Mary and lake Superior, TO point north OF
lie Royal in said lake, one hundred yards to tho
north and east OF lie Chapeau, which last mentioned
island lies near the Northeastern point OF the | e
Royal, where the line marked by the commissioners
terminate; and from the last mentioned point south
westerly, through the middle of the sound between
ilS Royal and the northwestern land, to the
mouth Of Pigeon river, and at the said river 20 and
through Tue DOFln anu SOutn Owl Lakes, 10 the !
Lakes OF the hegth OF Land, between Lake Su- |
peror and the Lake OF the Woods; thence along the
water communication to Lake Saislquinaga, and
through that Lake; thence, 10 and through Cypress
Lake, Lac do Bois Blanc, Lac Ia Croix, Little Yer
million Lake, and Lake Namecan and through the |
several smaller lakes, straits or streams connecting
the lakes here mentioned, TO that point in Lac la
Pluie or Rainy Lake. at the Chaudiere Falls, from
which the Commissioners traced tho line TO the most
north western pon, Of the Lake Of the Woods
he Inns IN he Sail r.
western point, being in latitude 49s go IS" north |
and iE Longitude 95e Ia IS" ives, from the Obses-
vlloty, at Greenwich; thence according TO existing |
treaties. due south its intersection with the 4Oth
parallel of north latitude, and long that parallel TO
tae Rocky Mountains Il being understood tha, /
all the water Communications and all the usual |
portages along the line from Lake Superior to the
Lake OF the Woods; and also Grand Portage, from
he shore Of Lake Superior 10 the Pigeon River, as
row actually used shall be fee and open to the use
81 the citizens and subjects Of beth Countries.
ARTICLE III.
In order TO promote the interests and encourage |
the industry Of all the inhabitants of the countries
watere1 by the River St. John and its tributaries |
whether living within the State of Maine or the |
Province OF New Brunswick, il il 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
TO both parties, and shall in no way be DISTRACTED
by either: that all the produce Of the forest in logs,
lumber, timber, boards, slaves, shingles, or OF
agriculture, not being mnnuf5 ctured or grown on |
any OF those parts of the State Of Maine wa,ered /
w the river 81 John, by its tributaries Of which
itct reasonable evidence shall. If required, be pro-
duced, shall have free into and through tho
said river and It's said tributaries having their source
within the State Of Maine, 10 and from the seaport
it the mouth OF the said River ST. John, and to and
around the Falls OF said River, either by boats RATS
Or other conveyance; that when within the Province
Of New Brunswick, the said produce shall be dealt !
with as II II were the produce OF said Provinces that
in like manner, the lima btants Of the Territory Of
the Upper ST John determined by this tresty 10
belong to her Britannia Majesty, shall have free
access to and through the river for their produce in
those parts where the said river runs wholly though
the State Of Maine; provided always, that this
agrsemen, shall give right to either parry 10 in
iehere with any regulations not inconsistent with
the terms Of this treaty, which the Governments
respectively, Of Maine or Of New Brunswick, may
make respecting the navigation Of the said river,
when 10Th banks thereof shall belong 10 the same
party.
ARTICLE Nv.
All grants Of land heretofore made by either par
~, within the limits Of the territory which by this
treaty falls within the lomnions OF the o.her party,
snail be held valid, ratified, and confirmed 10 the
persons IN possession under such grants TO tho same
extent rs such territory had by this treaty fallen
within the domniOns Of the party by whom such
grants were made; and all equitable po5sesIary
claims, arising from possession and improvement
Of any lot parcel OF land Ivy the person actually
in possession, or by those under whom such person
ellims, f0r moro than six years before the date Of
such treaty, shall, IN Ike manner, be deemed valid
and be confirmed and quoted by release t. the per-