Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-02-14

cllled) in the splng OF 1872 Early yin 1913 the party
at Astoria rece we'd news of the war between the unl'
ted States and Great Britain, and in December Of that
wear the British SlOOpof war R1coon arrived at the
mouth of the Columbia and captured the fort and set
Element. few weeks previous to this occurrence
and in apprehension 81 it. those in charge OF the es-
tab>hinen, had sold their whole stock of urs and
merchandise to the agents of the British Northwest
Company for the sum of s 10 0O0 and taken payment
in bills upon Montreal; 81 that Captain Black, OF the
Racoon, got only the empty honor OF capturing de-
fenceless and unres sting fort The gallant captain
was greatly ncensed at the loss Of his expected booty
and is snd to have excaimel-wIth some consumes
of expression-that 'it was n - YANKEE trick !!
The first article Of the Treaty of Peace between the
United States and Great Britain, cone udcd AT Client
in December l6li stipulated ''that all territory. places
and possessions whatsoever, taken by either party
from the other during after the war, except certain
Islands in the Atlantic claimed bv both, should he
restored without delay" Under this stipulation As
toria" the port At the month Of the Columbia, was,
in due form delivered by the British authorities to Mr.
Provost. the agent of the United States appointed to
receive il. The act of delivery is as follows: =
"In obedience 10 the commands of his Royal High
ness the Prince Regent, ,irnfed in despatch from
the Right Honorable the Earl Bathurst addressed TO
the partners or agents of the Northwest Company,
bearing date 27th ut January, lSiS and IN obedience
to subsequent order, dated the och of July, from
| w. II. Sheriff, Esq, Captain OF his Nlniestys ship
| Andromache, we, .she undersigned, do in conformity
to the Isl Article Of he Treaty OF Gheut, restore To
the Government of The United States through lis
AGENT, j. b. Provost Esq. the settlement OF Fort
George, on the Columbia River. Given under our
hands in tplicalc, at Fort George, Columbia River
this 9Th day OF October, 1878.
+. IIicKEY, C1pi Of IT. W. Ship B'0Ssom.
II. KaIri. ofh; Northwest Company"
To which Mr.. Provost, returned III 5 accep,ance:-
II do hereby acknowledge to have this day teceiveC
in hrh1l' of the Government of the United States th
POSSESSION OF the settlement designated above, in con
iornity to the Isl Article of the Treaty OF Client =
Given under my hand N triplcate, at Fort George
(Columhla Riyerl this h OF October. ISIS.
4 rgs,yr ,tg he IF1tyf ii H.
In this transfer the place is designated as "For
Gaarnc" that being the name bestowed upon i b.
Captain Rlac', Of the Racnon, at the time of srlkln
the American and hosting the British flag. This nm
coadi0pai restoration Of astoria is another crcum
siauce'Urged in support CfOur claim.
The first attempt To settle by negotiation, the houl
Diary between territory claimed by the British and til
, United States, West of the Rocky Mountains, wa
made Mt London in 1913 by Messrs. Rush and Ga
llln Commissioners on the part of the United state
and Meosrs Goulburn and Robinson, on the part
E Great Britain. These comulission> agreed n taln
the parallel OF 400 the boundary line from the LAX
of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains, as II nov
e stands, and proposition was made by Nessrs Rns
y and Gnllaiin 10 continue the same to the Phctl
= Ocean as between the contracting parties with res
+ ervaiion to the RIGHTS of other claimants, hlvn
reference doubtless the claims Of spain and Russ
q nj that time. This was declined by the British Con
mssioncrs and the negotiation upon this point, ende
4 in the iO lowing stipulation, winch is the 81 Article
= the Convention Of lSlS.
. IL is agreed that any country tia may be elaine
u by either party the Northwest Coast of Amerlc
westward ofthe Stony Mountains shall together wi
lis harbors BAYS and creeks, and the navigation OF
rivers within the same, be free an open for the teri
$ Of Ten years, from the dare Of the signature of Il
u present Convention, 10 the vessels citizens and Il
d iocis of the two powcrs II beng we understood In
q In agreement not 10 be construed to the preclude
orany claim which either of the twn high contrac,ir
r parties may have To any part of the sud country, N
n shall it be taken alcc the claims Of any other pos
H. cr or STATE to any part Of the said country; the on
object of the HIGH contracting parties in that rcspeC
70 being prevent disputes and differences among then
D. selves"
e. In 1919 the "Floriin Treaty" il is usually c1
IL ed, was CONCLUDED between span and the Unit
10 States; by the 8 Article Of which Spain cedes 10 I
~ United States all rights claims and preensOns 10 nj
IN territory upon the Western Coast of America north
~ lat i2o; and his cesSi,n forms another ground
e. opr c'aim 10 He Orcgoa TERRITORY. Bv a Conse
ton between the United States and Russia, signed
It.. 81 Petersburg in 1874 the lat of5i' 10 agrc
ne upon the boundary Controlling the hight Of maxi
1T sattl'ments,) between territory claimed by the CO
IN tracing parties upon the Northwest Coast of I
rs American Continent We have succeeded TO all I
" rights of 1ain and the claims of Russia being n
- l1s'cd the clnmnnts--as before remnrkel-io terri
n ~ West Of the Rocky Mountains living between
IN parallels Of APO aud sac 0 were reduced to two Vi
# The United States and Great Britain.