4 THB wat EE rr By - ~ LISHED WEEKI rar » Vou. 1. ae TET EDA AE I TREATY In or w A J N Ratified by THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. ergy ©) DEI JAMES MADISON, Pr esipENT OF THE UNITED STATES oF AMERICA. ‘To all and singular to whom these presents shall come, Greeting : WHEREAS a Treaty of Peace and Ami- “ty between the United States of America, “and nis Britanic Majesty was signed at {3iienty'on the 24th day of December, one “thousand cight hundred and tourteen, by / Picuipotentiaties respectively appointed ' for that purpose ; and the said treaty hav- me neen, bv ond with the advice and con- ant of the Serate of the United States, du- “ly accepted, ratified, and confirmed, on the _ seventdenth day of February, one thousand eioht hindered and fifteen 3 and ratified co- pics ‘hereol having been exchanged agree- abi “0 (hotenor of the said treaty, which is nT words following, to wit : A TLEATY OF PEACE AND AMITY BETWEEN HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY AND "The United States of America. wrt # ro His Britannic ‘Majesty and the United States of America, desirous ot terminating the war which has unhappily subsisted be- tween the two countries, and of restoring, upon principles of perfect reciprocity, peace, filendship, and good understanding ~¥ “ee between them, have, for that purpose, ap” pointed their respective plenipotentiaries, to say : His Britannic Majesty, on appointed the Right Honora- that 1s his pat, has hic James Lerd Gambier late admiral of red squadron of His Majesty’s fleet, Goulburn Esquire, & member of the ial Parliment and Under Sccretary and William Adame, Esquire, oi Civil Laws:—And the President e United States, by and with the ad- vice and.consert of the Senate thereof, has appomied John Quincy Adams, James A. Bavard, Henry Clay, Jonathan Russell and United who, after a reciprocal communica- ert (Gallatin, citizens of the Stat tion of their respective full powers, have agreed upon the following articles . Article First. There shill be a firm and universal Peace cen His Britannic Majesty and the U. States, und between their respective coun tries, territories, cities, towns and people, without exception of pla- of every deerece, a} ces or persons. All hostilities both by sea end jand, shall cease as soon as this treaty vy all Ties 1 all aye been ratified by both parties, as All #5, bnd possessions whatever, reinafter mentioned. y. pia- taken from the wat, op = .Y BY ALEXANDER HAMILTO RT NRT 7 rm — -— tt tne. Sete this Treaty, excepting only the Is'ands hereinalter mentioned, shall be restored witohu t delay, and without causing any des- teuction or carrying away any of the aril lery or other public property originally cap- tured in the said forts or places, and which shall remain therein upon the exchange of the ratifications of this Treaty, or any slaves or other private property. And all archi- ves, records, deeds, and’ papers, either of a public nature, or belonging to private persons, which, in the course ofthe war, may have fallen into the hands of the offi- cers of either party, shall be, as far as may be practicable, forthwith restored and de- livered to the proper authorities and per- sons to whom they respectively beloug. Such of the Islands in the Bay of Passam= aquoddy as are claimed by both partics, shall remain in the possession ofthe party in whose occupation they may be at the time of the exchange of the ratifications of this Treaty, until the decision respecting the title to the said Islands shall have been made in conformity with the fourth article of this Treaty. No disposition made by this ‘Treaty, as to such possession of the Is- lands and territories claimed by both par- ties, shall, in any manner whatever, be con- strued to affect the right of either. Article Second. Immediately atter the ratifications of this treaty by both parties, as hercinafter men- tioned, orders shall be sent to the armies squadrons, officers, subjects and citizens; of tlic two powers to cease from all hestili- tics : And to prevent all causes of com- plaint which might arise on account ofthe prizes which ‘may be taken at sea after the said ratifications of this treaty, 1t is vecipro- cally agreed, that all vessels and effects which ‘may be taken after the space of twelve days from the said ratifications, up- on all parts of the coast of North America, from the latitude of twenty-three degrees north, to the latiti.de of fifty degrees north, and as far eastward in the Atlantia ocean, as the thirty-sixth degree of west longitude from the meridian of Greenwich, shall be: restored on eaeh side . That the time shall be thirty days in all other parts of the At- lantic ocean, north of the equinoctial line, or equator, and the same time’ for the Brit- ish and Irish channels, for the Gulf of Mex- ico and all parts of the West Indics : Forty days for the North Seas, for the Baltic, and for all parts of the Mediterranean: Six- ty days for the Atlantic ocean south of the equatoras faras the latitude of the Cape of (Good Hope : Ninety days for every part of the world south of the equator: And one hundred and twenty days lor all other parts of the world, without exception. Article Third. All prisoners of war taken on eithe~ side as well by land as by sca, shall be restored as soon as practicable after the ratifications of this treaty as hereinafter mentioned, on their paying the debts which they may bave coutracted during their captivity. ‘The two contracting parties respectively engage to discharge in specie, the advances which may have been mude by the other for the sustenance and maintenance of such prisone:s, Article Fourth. Whereas it was stipulated by the second N, BELLEFONTE, (Pa.) NEXT - Ww - . Monday, March 6, 1815. i drticle in the treaty of Peace, of one thou sand seven hundred and eighty-three, be- tween his Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, that the boundary of the U. States should comprehend all Islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the U. States, and lying between lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries, between Nova Scotia, on the one part,and East Flor- ida on the other, shali respectively touch the Bay of Fundy, and the Atlantic ocean, excepting such Islands as now are, or herc- tofore have been within the limits of Nova Scotia; and whereas the several islands in the Bay of Passamaquoddy, which is part of the island of Grand Menn in the said Bay of Fundy are claimed by the U. States as being comprehended within their aforesaid boundaries, which said islands are claimed as belonging to his Britannic Majesty, as having been zat the time ofiand previous to, the aforesaid treaty of one thousand seven hundred and cighty three within the limits of the province of Nova Scotia; In order therefore, finally to decide upon these claims, it is agreed that they shall be refer. red to two Commissioners to be appointed in the following manner, viz: one Commis- sioner shall be oppointed by his Britannic Majesty, and one by the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof; and the said two Commissioners so appointed shall be decide Ang alll sworn impartially to examine upon the said claims according to such cv- idence as shall be laid before them an the part of his Britanni¢ Majesty and of the U. States respectively, The said Comimissia oners shall meet at St. Andrews, inthe Province of New- Brunswick, and shall have power to adjourn to such other place or places, as they shail think fit. The said Commissioners shail, bv a declaration or report under their hands and seals decide to which of the two contracting parties the several islands aforesaid do respectively be long, in conformity with the true intent of the said Treaty of Peace of one thousand seven huhdred and eighty-three: And if toe said commissioners shall agree ju their decision, both parties shal consider such It is fur- theragreed’ that in the event of the two decision as final 2nd conclusive. Commissioners dificring upon all or any of the matters so referred to them, or in the e- vent of botli or either of the said Commis- siopers refusing, or declining, or wilfully omitting, to act as such, they shall make jointly or separately, a report or reports, as well to the government of his Britannic Ma- jesty as to that of the United States, sta- ting in detail the points on which they dif- fer, and the grounds tipon which their res- pective opinions have been formed, or the grounds upon which they, or either of them, have so refused, declined, or omitted to act. . And his Britanic Majesty, and the government of the United States hereby agree to refer the report or reports of the said Cominissioners, to some friendly sov- erelgn or state, to be then named for that purpose, and who shall be regnesied to de- cide on the differences which may be stated in the said report or reports, or upou the report of one Commissioner, together with he greunds upen which the other Commis« sioner shall bave refused, declined, or o. And if } $n At mitted to act, as the case may be, DOOR SOUTH OF THE BANK. the Commildioners so refusing. declining, or ‘omitting to act, shall also wilfully omit to state the grounds upon which he has so done, in such manner that the said state- ment may be referred to such friendly Sov ereign or state, togather with the reporto such other Commissioner, then such sover- eign or state shall. decide ex parte upon the said report alone. And his Britaunic Majes- ty and the government of the U. States en” gage to consider the decision of some fricndly sovereign or state to be such and conclusive on all the matters so referred. Article Fifth. | Whereas neither that point of the high lands lying due north from the source of theriver St. Croix, and designated in the former treaty of peace between the two powers as the northwest angle of Nova Sco- tia, now the northwestern most head of Connecticut river, has yet been ascertained and whereas that part of the boundary line between the dominions of the two powers which extends from the sowsse of the river St. Croix directly north to the abovementi« oned northwest angie of Nova Scotia, thence along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves irto the river St. Lawrence from those which fali into the Atlantic ocean to the northwestertmos head ol Connecticut river, thence down a= Jorg the middle of that fiver to the fortys fifth degree of north latitude ; thence by a line duc west on said latitude until it strikes the river Iroquois or Cataraguy, has not yet been surveyed : It is agreed, that for these several purposes two Commissioners shall be appointed, sworn, and authorized, to act exactly in the manner directed with respect to those mentioned inthe preceding article unless otherwise specified in the present article. The said Commissioners shall meet at St. Andrews, in the province of New Brunswick, and shall have power to adjournto such other place or piaces as they shall think fit.. The Commissioners shall have power to ascertain and d termine the points above mentioned, in conformity with the provisions of the said treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, and shall cause the boundary aforesaid, from the source of the river St Croix to the river Iroquois or Cataraguy, to be surveyed and marked according Lo he The said Commissioners shall make a map of the said boundary, and annex to it a declaration under their hands and scals, certifying it to be a true map of the said boundary, aud particularizing the jatitude and jongitude of the northwest an. glc of Nova Scotia, of the northwestern- most head of Connecticut river, and of such sald provisions. other points of the said boundary as they may deem proper. And both parties a- grec to consider such map and declaration as finally and conclvsively fixing the said boundary. And in the event of the said two Commissioners differing, or both, or either of "them, refusing or declining, or wiilfully omitting to act, such reports, dec- larvations, or statements, shall be made by them, or eithe rof thent, and such reference toa friendly sovereign or state, shall be made, in all respects as in the Jatter part of the fourth article is contained, and in as full 2 manner as if the same was hercin re- peated. ‘ Article Sixth, Whereas, by the former treaty of peage
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