The Arkansas banner., 1846-11-18
TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN OF LIM ITS WESTWARD OF THE ROCKY NOUN TAINS.
By tAS Prcsi4saf of 'ie Eaated Slaiss er .fAsrica
 A PROCLAMATION.

By aas PTcs3eat af tke Eaated S9atss of .fAericn
 4 PROCLAMATION.
 Whereas, Treaty between the United States of America and Her Majesty the Qasen ofthe Uni ted KinSdOm os Great Britain and Ireland was concluded and signed by theiF plenipossnnaEies at Washington the fifteenth day of June last. which treaty is, woFd for word, as follows:
 The United States of America and her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great BFifain and Ireland. deeming s desirable for the fatare wei fare Of both countries that the state of doubt and uncertainty which has hithero vailed respecting the sovereignty and goveramens of the territory the northwest coast of America. lying westward of the Rocky Stony mountains. should be finally terminated by afDieAbe eospsomise ef tke riglas mutually assefted by the iwo parties oser the sad territory, have respectfully named pienipoaatisres so treat and agree concerning the terms oi sueh set demeni-that IS ts say: the President oi the United states Of America has, on his part. furnished with fnfl peweFs James Buchanan. Secretary of State Of the United States, and her Majesty. tse Qaeea ot the { nited Kingdom of Great Bsitaia and Ireland. has, on her part. appointed the Righ. Henorahss Richard PaksHhan. member of her Majesty . most honorable rrivy eoaaeii. and her Majesty $ envoy extraordinary aad mtnisteF pienipctentiary to the United States, wAo. altes having communicated to saeh other their respective faa powers, foaHd in good and due tosn, have agreed upoa and eoncin- ded the folio.ing articles;
 ARTICLE I.
  latitude, where the boundary .sia down m exis,ing treaties and conveniies. k<swssn the United States and Great Britain terminates. the line cf b0ahdafy between tle territories nf the United States and those ei her Britannic Majesty shali be eoninaed westward along the said forty ninth psrall ci aoEth lstade to the middle of the sbsansi which separates the continent from yancoavefs Island, and thenes southefiy through the middle of the said channel, and of Faea,a straits 10 the Pacific Ocean Prcsi- ded. Aosesr<r, That the havigatcn of the whole eG the said channel and straits south of the forty ainth parallel of north laiita1e FemAia free and CPen t0 both parties.
 ARTICLE II.
 From the point at which the forty ninth parallel of north latitude shaii be found 10 inserseet the great northern bEaneh of the Colanhla Fiveg. the basga. ton of the said branch shall he free and oen ts ths Hudsoa's Bay Company, ssd to all British snhjeesa trading with the same, tc the point where the sad branch ra-sfs the saaia s;rsaz oi the ColAhia ane thence 4>=s the sad main stream 10 the ocean, witi free access into sad tkrepgh the sad siset or ryers ii being nsnisrstvod that M tAe assa port ages aoas the line thus aesessed shall la like masner be fses and open. fa navigating the said ssssf or rivsss British subjects, with teir guods abA pfo6he= shzl be treated the same footing eiszsRs sf the uai led States 1; # bring, however. ziwsys undeTstnos that asthiag n ths article skz b. construed as pse sestsng. or Isiend~d to prevent fhe Gcyerpmest c the Gnited States from ssaking sny regulations Fs speeinx the aavigaea of the sad river os rvess aa inccnsissent wiih the present xssiy.
 ARTICLE IT,
 In the satres sppfoprisfian of tAe teniiesy scat ef tAs fFty ninth parallel ef nofth afitads ss psa sided m ths 6st zcle ef this treaty. the passesse Y rights of tho As6soa's B@g CoapAny. and ef . British sahie<fs who msy hs already h the eeeapa tien ef l4nd e ether property tAwfaiiy saeqairs wsfAin the said territory. shaii ks rsspeeted
 ARTICLE ".
 Tks fasms, lands. saa sshsr psepesty of every d, senpsioa eeisngiag ss ths page4s Soasd A sg.cslia raj Cempssy eA Inc north siAe ef the css9aahss ' yer. shsla bs eoaGrmsd to she saiA esnpany.