Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-11-30

x possession by granting Leases the orgi-
mails of which are now in the hands of the
Petitioners.
They further suggest that said Tract Of
Land did in fact lay within 4 was part Of
the Dominions Of the said most Christian
King Louis XlNth being within the Terri
tory or Province Of Acadia, which accord
ing TO authorities the most favorable 10
Great Britain took for its boundaries the
River st. Lawrence on the North, Peuob-
scot River on the west, X 81. Lawrence
Gulph on the East, x the Ocean on the
South by the most approved Maps said
Tract Of Land lies within said hounda-
ries.--By all which it appears that the
said Grant of his most Christian Majesty 10
said DE La Motto Cadillac at the time Of
the making thereof vas good 4 valid
and nItho by the 18th article OF the treaty
Of Peace. concluded between his said most
Christian Majesty Louis XlNth \ her irlt-
annie Majesty Queen Anne at Utrecht ia
l7l3. the said Country of Acadia with IT.,
Dependencies were ceded by IN, most CHRIS
tian Majesty to her said Britauutc Majesty
Z" he possessed thereafter by B,lfish >ah-
jerfs Yet BY the i4th article OF the same
Treaty II is expressly provided, that ln alI
such places \ Colonies which Hcrc ceded by
hi, said Most Christian Majesty IN pur>u-
ance Of that Treaty the french inhabitants
thereof had liberty to remove themselves
within a Year with their effects, and Ia case
they we're willing to remain there subject To
the Kingdom Of Great Britain. Msg hli q
right So 10 do It pcrs secured ~ thar yllr-
Iisyes. by the 18th article of the
{ same Treaty It Is provided. that IN Case Of
future War between the Contracting pow
1 eIs or their Successors, that the effects move
fahlr \ lmmoNeable on both sides which
I should be found to remain within the D.
Z minjons Of the adverse party. shall no, he
couf~cated or anywI>e rndamaged -B,
{ the 18th Article of the Treat, Of Commerce
/ concluded between the same powers IN 1913
T at Utrecht It j, also provided that the sub
lecrS If either of the Contracting power =
shall have liberty 10 devise their effect, with
IN the numiu,ous Of the other, and whether
/ they die testate or lntestate, the lawful
HEIRS Executors or Administrator. Of the
I deceased. residing IN either ot the h,ug
doms Or coming from any other part. a.thu'
they bc not n4luralilcd, shall freely \ quiet
is receive 4 take possession Of all the d.
c,Ased'- Good, \ effects Whatsoever. accord
ing To the Laws Of Great Britain \ France
respectively. ~ In consequence pi which
stlpuations mauy of the AcaAiau luaah,-
B taHcr remained in that Country \ were TC-
! nominated French Neutral The petitioners
are unable 10 ascertain. whether any ot tGc
Tenant, Of the said De Ia N1ttp Cadillac
were among the nunhcr VITO remained, hut
tuuk y Probable
Afterwards Id l7io % tie ARRIVAL of 4
large number Of Settler. from En. aud.
Vl,r u tile Acid.an, .etJ the ,aid C.uu'r,
I thru fear TO remove TO New France 1.' rar
greater part Of them were trtptt'G 1y the
English \ by force di-po,s,~,ed Of thrlr
po,,c-,ion, \ sent 90 the Nra Ea2,aud
ColunieS. Tins act, D, some of the french
Historians j. called rttA,uFEl. b, Others,
5 Violation Of tn, rrraE.--
u, the lrr.t, nf Pr,ue concluded at p4ri,
IN 1868 between thu -nurr powers. Y j,
stipulated thai all the article, Do 'hr Tt,af, "
Peace \ Commerce of Utrecht ,ha.i serve
a, the foundation ~ that Treaty. \ 5s rru-
sdcrrl ia "a, fall force a, tho ta, same Nslr
particularly inserted therein, so What the
same Rsht- \ Clam, which said N-u>r
De la Motto Cadillac had * enipyr,. l.lel
the Treaties Of Utrecht, your Petitioner,
conceive we're bs the treaty of Plr- IN
viniab., secured ro h., Hrlg,. Bl, hy the
Records ~ thi, Court il appears 4 Grant
wa, made in frbs. lIG2 u the ,alI Island
% Mount Desert. 10 Oh, ENrcl,u.y
Governor BERNARD \ hlv Heirs. bs, ttr
same va, during the ittr var cond>tArr! tn
the Commonwealth a, the property nt 4
CuHsplratur.-Aud afterwards ON u Petit
ion OF hi, eldest SON John BrrnurA 10y r,-
solve OF the Grncrai Assembly. which
passed the lover House on the lilh tt
June l7Nj, but which did not pas, the
Senate 'tl.l the I'D uf the same muutb. one
notety Of sad Island of Mount desert va,
gwen 20 him. h.. Hrlr> ASST gus forever. to
hold ID fre simple altho' Your Petitioner,
on the same day of the passing ~All Re-
solve IN The lower House, \ seven daN> b--
fprr the same had passed the Senate. hat!
made their clam, To SAID Land b, Pctt-
ION presented in their behalf tp the l.. .,,-
larure hv the Consul Of Frlucr.-
The Petitioners dD not AuYW Of al,
further Claims interfering with their uUu.-
Nud a, the grant Of Ju- late Go,r Bernard
vas Is they conceive. founded on a mistaken
l!ca Of the lands hcug then the property
1 Of the Public hY Ce-,lun or Cunggr.' amt
a, by the very terms Of the Cr,~Ion, the
property was secured % the Original french
Owner, they confidently hope that The leg
iSalurc Of Massachusetts, will readily 90
them Justice, the sand Grant TO ii Gov Z
Bernard notwithstanding ;-e specially D.
the Consequences of that Grant a. It re
spects the Warranty of tue Government are
[ avolded by the subsequent cuuh>eat45u Of
I the properIv.-Aud a. To the Grant to h.-
I son Of a variety Of the Island In June l7Nj
+ as il was voluntary Grant without ans
( consideration, and made after an actual
I Claim Of the Petitioners, they cannot con
I Of the Land thereby gran'ed. -Ani a. by
/ the l.aNS Of this Country \ OF Eug,and, nu
proprietor of Lands can be dIve-ged OF their
I iltie by absence or dcrchcjon, bat after 80
! Year, quiet possession ot those wnp would
( hold the same against them. they conceive
their Title To be good, even against pre-.
scription for Counting the possession ot
the said. De La Motto Cadillac, from I'll,
time Of ms death which wI- IN 1850. "a
from the more equitable period ~ The ex-
! pulSoH Of the Acadians Ia l1i1 % the tim
Of the petitioners exhibiting ther claim
either of those dates will hrias il ~l.htn -
Years.-thcre being therefore no T-le as
tney conceive paramount to their own, they
cannot doubt of Complete Justice being
( done them
All which is Submitted.
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