Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-09-16

"Long Lake" !, no where to be found under thu,
name. There is reason for supposing however,
that the sheet OF water intended by that name, is
tho estuary at the mouth OF Pigeon River. The
present Treaty adopts that estuary and river and
afterwards pursues the usual route, across tho
height of land by the various poriages and small
lakes, till the line reaches Rainy Lake; from
which the Commissioners agreed on the exien'
sion Off TO its termination, in the northwest angle
Of the.Lake ofthe Woods. The region of coun.
try ON and near the shores of the Lake, between
Pigeon River on the north, and Fond du Lac and
the River st. Louis on the South and West, con
sidrred valuable MS mineral region, ia thus lnclu
ded within the United Stntes Ii embraces a ter
riiOry of four millions Of acres, norhward of the
claim set up by the British Commissioner under
the treaty of Ghent From The height of land at
the head of Pigeon River westerly to the Rainy
Lake, the country is understood to he OF little
value, being described by surveyors and marked
on the map as a region Of rock aud water.
From the northwest angle of the Lake OF the
Woods, which is found to he in latitude a. deg
% min. So sec. north, existing treaties require the
line to be run due south TO its intersection with
the 45th parallel, and thence along that parallel
to the Rocky Mountains.
After sundry informal communications with the
British Mlnis'R upon the subject Of the &C., claims ct
Mountains, SO little probability was lounl to exist
of coming TO any agreement Oh that subject at
present, ;ial it was rot thought expeGien TO make
il one OF the subjects of formal negotiation, to be
entered upon between this government and the
British Minister, us part OF his duties under the
special mission.
Nv The treaty of lisa the fine OF division nIonr
the rivers and lakes, from the place where the
45th parallel OF North Latitude strikes The ST.
Lawrence to the outlet OF Lake Superior, is inya-
rably TO Ice drawn through The middle of such
waters, and not through the middle Of their main
channels Such n line if extended according tn
The literal terms of the Trea,v. would !, 10 obyi
ous ocrYs;onnilv in,erscci Islands The manner
In ,,l;cI, the romn,;ss;apers oC the two Govern.
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Ths e.rlv and urom;nen, ,nrt which The CIV.
! ornn,on, NJ ,ho Iinitad states has ,aken far the
ohni;,ion NJ his mia, yt,I and huffman traffic Is
,y,JI known 10 Tho ,en,b article of The Treaty nj
C,han, :, ia d:l,roJ ,l,a, ,be ,rafi;c i, eI.y.s /,
| rrecnnc;lahls will the nrincinles ofbumari,v AID
us,ice md ,Lot hath His Majesty and The Uni,ed
4 SS,n,os ra d.s;rous oC con,;n, ,heir eff,r,. IN
| nrnmo,e ;,s en,ire ahoIiuon md il ia thereby
aareeG tba, ho,h the con,rnc,ng nnrries shall use
j the;r he's, enJn,vors IN nrcomHlish so desirable
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cv. and n, ;,s sngges,on o,ber n,,ions have made
s;DiIar anac,nnn,s II has M, heen wanting in hon
| os, ond ,ooIons of1r,s n,odo In conr,rni,v ~ m
Tho wishes of the who'll .ountrv ia ncco,nuish IN,
i en,;re oho,ion of The ,rafii ~ sI,ves uoon III,
african coast. hn their effnrs md those Of oh.
countries directed 10 The same end have proyeI
n, ~ cons ;'IsrohIo docroa nnsuccpssr,I Tc.at;e.
ore kno,yn ,o have 6r.n entered into som wear.
ogo between Fnglond nnd Froncp. Inv which ria,
5rmer nower which usualIv mnj,tnins a stronr
nnyoi force m tho Arr;can s,s,o,, ,yns nu,horyae
IN ee;ze and br;o, in for odindico,ion yasse,
found enesged in he slave trade under The Frencl
r isknoyp ,b,t in D.cember last treo,v wa
,;gned in London Inv the REPRESENTATIVES of Eng
land France Russia. prussa and Austria. havi5,
G,r i,s nrotsssed oher, strong and united eftor,
the five mowers 10 mt nm end IN The traffic, Tbi
treaty was NOT officially communicated 10 The Gov
crn,,ent Of ,Le United STATES I'M, lis nrovi.ions nm,
s,inulations are sInnosed 10 he accurately know,
:. 10 lie nublc. |, i. n.Jersiood 10 he moi vet rot
fed on tho mr., n, France
No opnlication or reoue.t has been mede 10 ,bi