The New York herald., 1844-08-31

a TREATY of PEACE betsceen the United States
Of AMERICA and the Tribes Of IND ANS, call
,cays, Poftoeato,nies, Miamiss, EAriver7oess, and
Klkkapoos to put an end. to a destrxctire War,
to settle all controversies, betiOeen the said United
States and Indian Tribes
a NTHONY. WAYNE, Major General and
United States, and sole Commissioner for the good
purposes above mentioned, and the said Tribes Of
Indians, by their Sachems, Chiefs, and Warriors,
met together at Granville, the head quarters Of the
said army, have agreed on the follow ing articles,
which when ratified by the President, with the
advice and consent of the Senate of the United
States, shall be binding them and the SAID In
dian Tribes
pence is hereby established and shall be perpetual;
aud friendly intercourse shall take place between
the said United States and Indian Tribes.
IL. All prisoners shall on each side be restored.
The Indian prisoners Of the United States shall be
immediately set at liberty. The people Of the Uni
dians, shall be delivered in ninety days from this
date to the general or commanding officer at Gran
vile, Fort Wayne, or Defiance, and ten chiefs
Of the said Indians shall remain at Granville, hos
tages, until the delivery Of the prisoners shall be
effected.
Ill. The general boundary line between the
lands Of the United States, and the lands Of the
said Indian Tribes, shall begin at the mouth Of the
portage between that and the Tuskarowas branch
OF the Muskingum river; thence down the branch,
TO acrosslng place above Fort Laurence, thence
westerly TO fork OF that branch of the great Mi
ams rlver, running into the Ohio; at or near which
fork stood Lorimie's store, and where commences
the portage between the Miams of the Ohio and
St. Mary''s river, which is a branch of the Mia
mis- which runs into lake Erie, thence a westerly
OF the Wabash; thence s0ufhwesterly in direct
line to the Ohio; to intersect that river oppo.
site the mouth Of Kentucky, or GATEWAY river.
Ana IN confederation of the peace now establish
Cd, OF the goods formerly received from the Uni
ted States, oil those now to be delivered, and OF the
yearly delivery OF goods now stipulated to be
made hereafter; and to indemnify the United States
during % the sad indian n Tbes DO hslesS
cede and rellnqush forever, all their claim the
lands lying eastward and southwark of the general
boundary line now directed and described; and
these lands or any part Of them shall never hereaf
ter be made cause or pretence on the part Of
tribes, or any OF them, Of war or injury to the
United States, or any Of the people thereof; and
for the same consideration, and AZ an evidence for
returning friendship Of the said tribes, OF their
confidence in the United States and desire to pro-
vide for their accommodation, and for that conve-
nient intercourse which will be beneficial to both
parties, the said Indian tribes do also cede to the
United States the following pieces Of land, viz.
i. A. piece of land six miles square at or near
Lorimie's Store, before mentioned g. One piece
Of land, two miles square, at the head Of the navi-
gable water o1 andss on the 81 Mary: river
square, at the head Of the navigable water, Au.
glaize river A. One six mes square, at the con-
1uence Of the Auglaize and Miami rivers, where
~ or se one Elk miles
Marys and st. Joseph, where Fort Wayne now
stands, or near it: g. One piece two miles square
on the Wabash river, at the end Of the Miamis Of
Fort Wayne. Z. One piece six miles square atthe
Auatannon, or old Weed towns on the Wabash
river O. One piece IL miles square, at the British
fort, on the Miami Of the lake, at the foot Of
mouth Of said river where il empties into the lake
TO- One piece six miles square,. upon Sandusky
lake, where fort formerly stood. IL. One piece
2 miles square, at the lower rapids Of Sanduslsy
river. II. The post Of Detroit, and all the lands
to the north, the west and the south Of II; of
which the Indian titles have been extinguished by
gifts or grants. to French or English governments,
and 20 much more land to be annexed to the dis
trcf Of Detroit as shall be compre ehended between
the river Roeeu on the south, Lake St. Clair on
the northend line the general course Of which
shall Be SIX miles distant from the est end Of Lake
Detroit DeS I,eT 49, The pH Of Ma
that post stands, the Miami land adjacent, OF
(which the Indian title extingushed by gifts or
grants to the French government, and a piece Of
measure SIX miles on Lake Huron, or the ~ straight
between Lake Huron and Michigan, and to extend
three miles back from the water Of the lake or
straight. Also the island De Bos Barne. being
a voluntary gift. Of the Chippiwees nation. IA
One piece OF land six miles square, at the mouth
OF Chiksgo river, emptying into the south west
end of the lake Michigan, where fort formerl,
stood Is. One piece twelve miles square, at the
mouth Of the Illinois river, emptying into the Mis-
sissppi. Is. One piece six miles square, at the
old PIoras fort and village near the south end OF
the Illinois lake, and said Illinois river.
And, whenever the United States may think pro-
per to survey and mark the boundaries of the land
hereby ceded to them, they shall give timely notice
thine inches.