The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-10-08

and Virginia. Alsli tournament WItIious
an Agreement. Il 81. II sss
The Maryland and Virginia Boundary
commission was in session in Baltimore on
saturday night until late hour. We learn
from the San Of yesterday that several pro.
positions were submitted by the respective
commissioners and successfully declined.
Tho first compromise submitted by the
Maryland commissioners proposed line as
follows: Beginning at the intersection OF the
Virginia and West Virginia line atIow-water
mark on the southwest shore Of the Potomac
river, thence by said mark to Smiths Point
at the mouth Of the Potomac, thence by a
right line to the centre Of Cedar Strait. thence
soutllcastcTiy to the channel of Pocomoke
river, thence up. by, and with said chan
mel to the Calvcrt-Scarbrough line, and thence
with said line to the All sntic Ocean. This
WAS declined by the Virginia commission
crS, who submitted as their first compromise
proposal line running by low-water mark
along tic northeast shore of the Potomac to
Point Lookout, thence across Smiths Island
to the shore Of Jamess Island, where the
prolongalion westward of the Calvert-Scar-
brough line reaches that island, thence along
said line to Cedar Straits, thence east to The
VI tllt , pIplliOht> atitt ltlcucC WIFI
that channel, as proposed by the Maryland
commissioners, 10 the ocean. This proposal
was declined by the Maryland commissioners.
The several other compromises proposed
and declined are too long to be given in full.
Finally the Murylanders submitted the fol-
lowing:
The Maryland commissioners, in further
effort to settle and dust the boundary line
between Virginia and Maryland by COM
promise, respectfully submit for the accept
ancc Of the Virginia commissioners the fol-
lowing line-viz. Beginning at the point
on the Potomac river described in their first
offer; thence running down the said river to
Smiths Point, in the MANNER set forth in
their first offer; thence by right line TO the
centre of the great tIlorought;rc OF Smiths
Island, called lIister's Thoroughtarc thence
by and with the middle OF the said thorough
fare to the mouth thereof at Tangicr Sound,
nj place called Big Island; thence by right
line through the centre of Cedar Straits TO
the channel Of Pocomokc Sound or bay, and
thence up. by. and with said channel of said
sound or bay and Pocomokc river to the
point opposite to the Calyert-scarbrough
line, us described in their first offer; and
thence by and with the said Calvert and
| Scarborough line to the Atlantic Ocean.
And the Maryland commissioners respect
fully submit the foregoing as their last offer
of compromise. which, il accepted, must be
with the understanding that all existing IT,
ties, rights. and liens which have attached to
the lands south of said line on Smiths Island
granted hy Lord Baltimore, and since held
under Maryland jurisdiction. shall be held as
| valid as any act of confirmation of the Gene
ral Assembly Of Virgins Gun render them.
The above was declined by the Nirginians,
and they then proposed the following:
The commissioners on the part of Virginia
by WAY OF compromise, propose 10 the com
| m;2sioncrS on the part Of Maryland That
the line between these two States shall run
by and with the main channel Of the PotO,
mac liver until il Gcsccnds TO the point
where the mcrdional line drawn through
| tie extreme southeastern angle Of Point
Lookout, the north hcadland OF the mouth
of said river, cuts the parallel of the 3Stl
| degree Of north latitude; thence b.; Il right
| line TO the WcStcrnmost angle OF Watkins
| Point. il being the northern hcad!and OF
| the mouth OF Little -tnnlinc>>cN river;
| thence ~ II right line to the south.
western angle of the land and
| marsh at Cedar straits, north Of these
straits {; thence 10 the main channel OF those
straits. north Of thc most northern CT the FOX
| Islands thence due cast 10 the channel of
| til" Puc0mnkc sound or river: thence up the
main channel OF said sound and river Ia the
place where the Calvert and Scarborough line
was run 'ovc," that river III the year lGGS
and thence. by the marks and monuments on
that line, to tic shore Of the Atlautlc Ocean
on Tie A,>atcagilc Island.
This third proposition Of the Virginia com
m>>ioncrS WAS respectfully declined, when
they announced they had nothing further 10
submit.
Alter further conference the commits
sioncrs Of the two Statcs adjourned To meet
ut Richmond, W., Oh Thursday. November
!, 1872.
Ii will thus he seen that the variance hc.
tween the two States is TO the Potomac
| boundary is that each state respectively
| claims to the furthercSt low-Watcr mark
of that river. The Importance of this claim
to each state il that it gives to the State sue
c@odiuG not only jurisdiction over the chan
mel Of the river, but over Il number Of small
islands in that river. The variance in tie
claims as to the boundary line between tht
Eastern shore of the two States affects rot
Only Il considerable strip Of land but some
valuable oyster grounds.