Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-10-07
Maryland and Virginia Boundary.

! mlSSlOn was IN session Saturday ana Daturuay
night to late hour. Several compromise pro-
positions were presented by both sides. The
first compromise submitted by the Maryland
commissioners proposed line as follows: Be-
ginning at the intersection Of the Virginia and
West Virginia line at low water mark on the
southwest shore of the Potomac river thence
by said mark to Smith Point at the mouth Of
the Potomac, thence by right line to the cen
tire of Cedar Strait, thence Southeasterly to the
channel of Pocomoke river, thence up by and
with said channel to the Calvert Scarborough
line, aud thence with said line to the Atlantic
ocean. This was declined by the Virginia
commissioners, who submitted as their hrst
compromise propose line running by low
water mark along the northeast shore of the
Potomac to Point Lookout, thence across
Smiths Island to the shore Of Jamcs's Island,
where the prolongation westward of the Cal
vert Scarborough line reaches that Island,
thence along said line to Cedar Straits, thence
east to the channel Of the Pocomoke, and
thence with that channel as proposed by the
Maryland commissioners, to the ocean. This
proposal was declined by the Maryland com
missicners.
The Maryland and Virginia commissioners
reasScmbled at Barnum at p. w., when the
Maryland commissioners submitted a secoad
proposition for a compromise line, as follows,
viz: The Maryland commissioners propose
another and second compromise OF the bounda-
ry controversy between the two States, VIZ ::
Beginning at the point on the Potomac river
described in their first offered compromise line,
and thence to Smith point as stated in their
first offer, aud thence by line across Smith S
Island to the place on james Island bar where
the lighthouse stands thence by right line
to the centre Of Cedar straits, and thence to the
channel of Potomoke bay, thence up, by and
with said channel of said bay and river aud
by and with the Scarborough and Calvert line,
to the ocean, as described in their first offered
compromise line which was respectfully de-
cined by the Virginia commissioners who Of
iercl their scconcd proposition, to wit:
Virginia Proposition, No. 2-PropoSition Of
boundary offered by the commissioners on the
part OF Virginia for aud as compromise line
of boundary between the States of Maryland
and Virginia: The line run by Philip Calvert
aud Edmund Scarborough in the year lG6S, from
the right bank of the Pocomokc river over the
same and over Swanscacutc creek or river, and
over the bays and sounds and islands on the
seaside Of the peninsula formed by the Chcsa-
peakc bay and the Atlantic ocean, to the shores
of said ocean on Assatcague island, stralghten-
cd and corrected SO as to make it 4 right line,
shall! BIZ on that part of the boundary between
the States Of Maryland and Virginia the divis
ionaI line between the said two States; and the
same shall be fixed by permanent monuments,
: to be as early as possible erected by the said
two States Then beginning at the terminus
of said line on the right bank Of the PncomoKe
rive. siral! follow the said bank of that river
down Tie same to the eastern headand Oi East
creek ut or near the head OF Pocouokc sound.
r. on the north side thereof, where permanent
monument shall be erected as aforesaid; thence
by Il right line over the water to the middle OF
the channel Of Cedar straits; thence through
said straits ENTHUSIASTICALLY to point due
/ south from the western headland of said straits;
f thence to low water mark Of the shore OF said
hcadland, where permanent monument shall
be erected thereon; thence north 10 low water
mark on the shore Of the north hcadland ot
Little Annamcsscx river, were permanent
monument shall be erected thereon; thence to
the point where the thirty~eighth degree, north
latitudc, cuts across the Tangicr sound and
, Smiths island, at or near 'Barne' point there
t on, and there a permanent monument shall be
erected; thence along the shores Of the north
end end of Smith island at low water mark
on kidge straits, until it reaches the shore OF
that island on the Chesapeake bay; thence fol-
lowing said shore, at low water mark, until it
reaches the said parallel of thirty-eight degrees
r north latitude, at or near the great thorough
fare of Smiths island, where permanent
; monument shall be erected; and thence to run
on said parallel to the point where the said par
alicI is cut by a mcridianal line drawn through
the extreme southern angle Of Point Lookout,
at the mouth of the Potomac river; and thence
up that river, on the main channel thereof, TO
the point in that river at or opposite to where
the divisional line between Virginia and West
Virginia touches the said river Potomac
The Maryland commissioners respectfully de-
cned to accept the said second proposed line,
3 and offered their third proposed compromise
line viz
Third Offer of Compromise by Maryland
Commissioners Maryland commission
ers in further effort to settle and adjust the
boundary line between Virginia and Marland
by compromise, respectfully submit for the ac
ceptance of the Virginia commissioners, the
following line, viz: Beginning at the point on
the Potomac river, described in their first Of
fer; thence running down the said river to
Smiths point, in the manner set forth in their
F first offer; thence by right line to the centre
of the great thoroughtare of Smiths Island,
called Misters Thoronghfare; thence by and
with the middle Of the said thoroughtare to
the mouth thereof at Tangier Sound, at
place called Big Island; thence by a right line
through the centre Of Cedar Straits to the
up, by and with said channel of said sound or
bay and Pocomoke river to the point opposite
to the Calvert Scarborough line, as described in
their first offer; and thence by and with the
said Calvert aud Scarborough line to the Allan
tic Ocean.
And the Maryland commissions respect.
fully submit the foregoing as their last offer Of
compromise, which, If accepted, must be with
the understanding that all existing titles, rights
and liens, which have attached to the lands
south of said line on Smiths Island granted
by Lord Baltimore, and since held under Mary
land jurisdiction, shall be held as valid as any
act Of confirmation of the General Assembly of
Virginia can render them. This was declined by
the Virginia commissioners, who offered
a third proposition, viz:
Third Proposition by the Commissioners of
Virginia. The commissioners on the part OF
Virginia, by way of compromise, propose to the
commissioners on the part of Maryland: That
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