Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-11-24


n'ations rot inconsistent with the terms
Of TINS treaty.. which the governments
respectively. &c Maine or Of New Bruins.
| WICK NAV make resnecting tho naviga-
! ton 1T the said river, when both banks
thereof shall belong to the same party.
ARTICLE ".
| III grants Of land heretofore made bv
either party. within the limits IF the ter
fitorv' witch bv this treaty fills within
he domlnions Of the other party. shall
be held valid, ratified. aud confirmed tn
the persons in possession under such
"ranis. to the same extent as il such ter
rltnrg had hy this treaty fallen in the do.
mlnlons OF the party by whom such grams
were masle; and ali equitable pns SCISSOR.
Claims. arising from possession and M
nrnvement Of any lot or parcel Of land
by the person actually in possession. or
BY those under whom such person Claims.
Tor more than six years before the date
Of this treaty, shall. in like manner. be
deemed valid, and be confirmed and enl-
eted by release TO the persons eatitled
thereto, of the title to such lot or parcel
of land. 50 described as best to include
the improvements made thereon; and in
all other respects the two contracting
parties agree TO deal upon the e,ost iber-
al principles of cgnity with the settlers
actually dwelling upon the terrltorg fa!-
ling to them. respectively. which has
heretofore been in dispute between them.
ARTICLE v.
Whereas. in the course of the contro-
versy respecting the disputed territory
on the Northeastern boundary. some mo-
news have been received by the authori-
ties Of her Britannia Majesty's province
OF New brunswick, with the intention Of
preventing depredatinns on the forests of
the sal. territory, which moneys were to
he carried 10 fund called the disputed
territory fund.- the proceeds whereof it
was agreed should be hereafter paid over
to the parties interested. in the prepnr-
ton to be determined! by fiaal settle
ment Of the boundaries: 1t is hereby a :
greed that a correct account of all re-
ceipts and payments on the said fund
shall he delivered to the government Of the
United States. within six months after
the ratification Of this treaty.. and the
proportion Of the amount due thereon to
the states Of Maine and Massachusetts.
and any bonds or securities appertalnin@
thereto. shall be paid and delivered over
to The government Of the United States.
and the government of the United States
agrees to receive for the use Of. anti nav
over to the states of Maine and Massa-
chusetts their respective portions of said
fond; and further to pay and satisfy said
states, respectively. for all claims for ex-
penses incurred bv them in protecting
the said heretofore lisputed territory ami
king a survey thereof in 1883: the
OF the United States agree
ing with the states of Maine and Massa.
chrsetts to pav them the further sum of
three hundred thousand d0iars, in equal
maicties, on account of their assent TO
the line Of boundary described in this
treaty, and in consideration of the COM
ditions and equivalents received therefor
from TIE government Of her Britannia
Majesty.
II is Furthermore understood and .ae-
reed that for the purpose Of ruauing and
tracing those parts Of the line between
the source Of the St. Croix and the St.
Lawrence river, which will require to be
run and ascertained. ard for marking the
residue Of said line by proper monuments
on the land, two commissioners shall be
a ppointed one by the president Of the
United States BY and with the advice
and consent Of the senate thereof. and
one By her Brltannis majesty: and the !
the s,i com missioners shall meet at
Bangor. in the state Of Maine. on the Isl
day of May next. or as soon thereai ter
as nav he. aud shall proceed to mark tie
ine above described, from the source of
the ST. Croix to the river St j Ohm and !
shall trace on proper maps the dividing |
line along said river. and along the river
st. Fraueis, t. the outlet of the Lake
Pohenagamnok: and from the outlet of
the said lake they shall ascertain. fix.
and mark by proper and durable mona- /
ments upon the land, the line describ I'd !
in The first article in th.s;treaty: and the |
said commissioners shall make to each
of their respective governments pint
report or declaration, under their hands
and seals, designating such line Of boun-
Diary. and shall accompany such report
or declaration with maps. certified by
them to be true maps Of the new boua-
Diary.
ARTICLE VII.
tits further agreed, that the channels
in the river St. Lawrence. on both sides |
of the Long Sault Islands. and Barnhart
Island the channels ir the river !! etrot.s
on boil, sides of the Island Bnis Blanc.
and between that island and both the a
merican and Canadian shores and all
the several channels and passages be-
tween the various islands living near the
junction Of the river st. Clair with The
lake Of that name. shall be eqnally free
and omen to the ships, vessels, and boa,s
of both Daltios