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lon his part, furnished with full powers Jane
Buchanan, Secretary of State of the United State.
and her Majesty, the Queen of the United King
Edemsofe Great Britain and IRELAND. has, on he
| part; appointed fthe Right Honorable sRichart
lPakenham, a member of her, Maiesty's most hon
orable privy, council, and her Maiesty's envoy ex
ltraordlnary and minister plenipotentiary to th
United States; who, after having communicates
to each other their respective full powers fount
in good and due form, have agreed upon and con
cuded the following; articles .@'.g III ;.
ga ARTICLE /. From the point of the fortY-nintf
parallel of north latitude where the boundary Iaic
down in existing treaties and conventions between
the United States aud Great Britain terminates
the line of boundary between the territories of the
q. States and those Of her Britain nlc Majesty shall
be continued westward along the said forty ninth
parallel of north latitude tothe middle of the chan
mel which separates The continent from Vancou
ycr's Island, and thence southerly through the
middle of the said channel, and of Fucas straits 10
the Pacific Ocean: Provided, honcever, That the
navigation of the whole of the said channel and
straits south of the forty-ninth parallel of north
latitude remain free and open TO both parties.
.ARTr2i From the point at which the forty
ninth parallel of north latitude shall be found to
intersect the great northern branch of the Colum-
bla river, the navigation of the said branch shall
be free and open 10 the E1udsons Bay Company,
and 10 all British subjects trading with the same,
to The point where the said branch meets the main
stream of the Columbia and thence down the said
main stream TO the ocean, with free access into and
through the said river or rivers, it being under
stood that all the usual portages along the line thus
described shall in like manner be free and open.
In navigating the said river or rivers, British SUBJ
jects, with their goods and produce, shall be treat
ed on the same footing as citizens OF the United
States; IL being, however, always understood that
nothing in this article shall be construed as pre-
venting. or intended TO prevent, the Government
of the United States from making any regulations
respecting the navigation of the said river or riv-
ers not Inconsistent with the present treaty.
ART. 8. la the future appropriation Of the ter
ritory south of the fortynnh parallel Of north lat
tude, as provided in the first article of this treaty,
the posscssory rights of the Hudson's Bay Com
pany, and Of all British subjects who may be al
ready in the occupation Of land or other property
lawfully acquired within the said territory, shall
be respected. .. ... %, ..-;, ,.,-...-. 49,.
ART 4. The farms, lands, and other property
of every description belonging to the Pugels
Sound Agricultural Company on the north side of
the Columbia river, shall be confirmed to the said
company. In case, however, the situation OF
those farms and lands should be considered by the
United States 10 be of public and political impor-
lance, and the United States Government should
or of any part thereof the property SO required
shall be transferred 10 the said Government at a
proper valuation, to be agreed upon between the
P11sK AKf: D. me present treaty snalT be ralIhed
by the President Of the United States, by and with
the advice and consent of The Senate thereof, and
by her Britannic Majesty; and the rati6cations
shall be exchanged at London, at the expiration
of six months from the date hereof or sooner, if
possible. Ee....J
In witness whereof, the respective plcnipotentia-
RIGS have signed the same, and have affixed there
10 the seals of their arms. s....,.- ...........
Done at Washington the fifteenth day of June,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
drcd and fortysix. . . Es.. ees.f. -'...ts
.....-.' JAMES BUCHANAN / IL. 81
RICHARD PAKENHAM, IL. 81
And whereas the said treaty has been duly rali-
fed on both parts and the respective raii6cations
of The same were exchanged at London, on the
seventeenth ultimo, by Louis MeLane, envoyyex
lraordinary and minister plenipotentiary of the
United States, and Viscount Palmers:ou, her Bri-
annic Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, on the part Of their respective
Governments: ..I ..y ... .......... .s. NJ.
Polk, President OF the United States of America,
have caused the said treaty to be made public, to
The end that same, and every clause and article
thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good
faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof l have hereto set my hand
and caused the seal of the United States to be
affixed. q. .-,r,-s. z..... j.. Il q. .vs' 4-]
Done at the City of Washington, this fifth
day of August in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and forty-six,
skALI and of the independence Of the United
States, the seyenty.irst,
By the President: .,.-.s a. .,--s rs. ..
JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary Of State.
Bythe Presidentof the United States of America.
F. -. ..t A PROCLAMATION. la s|
Whereas convention between the United States
of America and his Majesty the King OF Bavaria
was concluded and signed at Berlin by the respec-
tive plenipotcntiares on the twenty first day of
january, one Thousand eight hundred and forty
five: which convention being in the English and
German anguages, is, word for word, as follows: :
Conpentioas for the mutual abolition Of the drOit
d auboine and ta1es on migration betaocen the
United States Of America and has Majesty the
King OF BaoGriG. Il5.., ..,t at Il
The United States of America and his Majesty
the King of Bavaria, having agreed, for the ad-
vantage of their respective citizens and Subjects to
conclude a convention for the mutual abolition of
the droit d. 'aubainc and taxes on emigration, have
named, for this purpose, their respective plenipo
tentiaries famey1: the President OF the United
States of America has conferred full powers on
Henry Wheaton, their Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary at the Royal Court OF
Prussia and his Majesty the King of Bavaria
upon Count Maximilian rEon Lerchenfeld. koEf
ering, his Chamberlain, Envoy Extrardlnary and
Minister PIenipotentiary at the Royal Prussian
Court. Commander of the Royal Order of the