RIAL PUL ng CH 00 OF TNE 2ounaary of te onl States fromthe point where the forty fifth degree of north latitude strikes the river Iroquois or Cataraguy to the Lake Superi- rior, was declared to be « along the middle of the said river into Lake Ontario, through the middle of the said lake until it strikes the communication by water between that Lake and Lake Erie, thence along the mid- dle of said communication into Lake Erie, through the middle of said lake until it ar- rives at the water communication into the Lake tluron, thence through the middle of said lake to the water communication be- tween that iake and Lake Superior.” And whereas doubts have arisen what was the middle of said river, lakes and water com- munications, and whether certain izlands lying in the same were within the domin- ious of his Britannic Majesty or of the U- In order, therefore finally to de- cide these doubts, they shall be referred to two Commissioners, to be appointed, sworn, and authroized to act exactly in the manne, directed with respect to those mentioned in oiates: the next preceding article, unless otherwise spocified in the present article.—~The said Commissioners soall meet, in the first ine - stance at Albany, in the state of New York and shall have power to adjourn to such o- ther place or places as they shall think fit The said Commissioners shzll, by a report or declaration, under their hands and seals, designate the toundary through the said ri- ver, lakes, and water communications. and decide to which of the two contracti g par- ties the several islands lying within the said river, lakes, and water communica- tions, and decide to which of the two con- tracting partics the several islands lying within the said river, lakes, and water com” munications, do respectively belong, in con- formity with the true intent of the said trea- ty of one thousand seven hundred and eigh- tv-three And both parties agree to con- $ider such designation and decision as final and conclusive. And in the event of the said two Commissioners differing, or both, or either of them, refusing, declining, or wiitully omiittng to act, such reports, dec- larations or statements, shall be made by tiem, or either of them, and such reference to a friendly sovereign or state shall be mde in all respects as in the latter part of the tourth article is contained, and in as full a manner as if the same wa: herein repeat- ed, Article Seventh. it is further agreed that the said twe last mentioned commissioners, after they shall have executed the duties assigned to them, in the preceding article, shall be, and they are hereby authorized, upon their oaths, impartially to fix and determine, according to the true intent of the said Treaty of Pcace, of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, that partof the boundery be, tween the dominions of the two powers, wiich extends from the water communi- cation between Lake Huron, and Lake Su- perior, to the most north-western point of the Lake of the Woods, to decide to which of the two parties the several islands lying in the lakes, water eommunications, and ri- vers, forming the said boundary, do res- p ctively belong, in conformity with the true intent of the said Treaty of Peace, of ‘on thou.and seven hundred and eighty th ce; and to cause such parts of the said boundary, as require it, to be surveyed and marked. The said commissioners shall, by a report or Ceclaration under their hands and seais, designate the boundary aforesaid state their decision on the point thus refer- red to them, and particularize the latitude and longitude of the most north-western point of the lake of the woods, and of such other parts of the said boundary as they may deem proper.—And both parties agree to consider such designation and decision as final and conclusive.—~And, in the event of the said two commissioners differing, or both, or either of them refusing, declining, ar wilfully omitting te act, such reports, ACCIATalions, OF SLULCHMERTS, Shall De wend by them, or either of them, and such refer ence toa friendly sovereign or state, andfl be made mn all respects, as in the latter part of the fourth article is contained, and in as full a manner as if the same was herein re. peated. Article Eighth. The several boards of the two Com- missioners mentioned in the four preceding articles, shall respectively have power to appoint a Secretary, and to employ such Surveyors or cther persons as they shall judge necessary. Duplicates of all their respective reports, eciarations, statements and decisions, and of their accounts, and of the journal of their proceedings, shall be delivered by them to the agents of his Brite annic Majesty, and to the agents of the U. States, who may Le respectively appointed and authorised 0 manage the business on behalf of tueir respecuve governments. The said Commissioners shall be respec- respectively paidin such manner as shall be agreed between the two contracting par- ties, such agreement being to be settled at the time of the exchange of the ratifications of this treaty. And 2ll other expences at- tending the said commissioners shall be defrayed equally by the twc parties. And in the case of death, sicknegs, resignation or necessary absence, the place of every such Commissioner respectively shall be supplied in the same manner as such Com- missioner was first appointed, and the new Commissioner shall take the sawe oath or affirmation, and do the same duties. Itis further agreed between the two contracting parties, that um case any of the 1siands men- tioned in any of the proceeding articles, which were in the possession of ore of the parties prior to the commencement of the present war between the two countries should, by the decision of any of the board® of Commissioners aforesaid, orof the sover- eign or state so ‘referred to, as in the four next preceding articles contained, fall with- in the dominions of the other party, all grants of land made previous to the come mencement of the war by the party having had such posscssion, shall be as valid as if such island or islands, had by such decision or decisions, beea adjudged to be within the dominions of the party, having had such possession. : Article Ninth. The United States of America engage to put an end immediately after the ratifi- cation of the present Treaty to hosulities with all the tribes or nations of Indians, with whom they may be at war at the time of such ratification—~and forthwith to res- tore to such tribes or nations, respectively, all the possessions, rights, and privileges, which they may have enjoyed or been en_ titled toin 1811, previous to such hostilities Provided always, that such tribes or nati. ons shall agree to desist from all hostilities against the United States of America, their citizens and subjects, upon the ratification of the present treaty being notified to such tribes or nationst and shall so desist accor- dingly. And His Britannic Majesty en- gages, on his part, to putan end immedi- ately after the ratification of the present treaty, to hostilites with all the tribes or nationsof Indians, with whom he may be at war at the time of such ratification, and forthwith to restore to such tribes or nati- ons, respectively, all the possessions, rights and privileges, which they may have enjoy” ed or been entitled to, in one thousand eigh hundred and eleven, previous to such hos- tilities : ‘Provided always, that such tribes or nations shall agree to desist from all hos- tilities against His Britannic Majesty, and his subjects, upon the ratification of the present treaty being notified to such tribes or nations, and shall so desist accordingly. Article Tenth. Whereas the traffic in slaves is irrecon- cilable with the prin ciples of humanity and ustice, and wheregs both His Majesty 3 a ‘nited otates alt GCS.vlis tinuing their efforts to promote its entire abolition, it is hereby agreed that both the parties shall use their best endcavours to accomplish so desirable an object. Article Eleventh. This Treaty, when the same shall have been ratified on both sides, wiihout altera. tion by either of the contracting parties, and the ratifications mutually exchanged shall be binding on both parties, and the ratifications shail be exchanged at Wash- ington, in the space of four months from this day, or sooner if practicable. In faith whereof, we the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed this treaty, and have thereunto affixed our seals. Dong, in triplicate, at Ghent the twen- ty fourth day of December, one thousand eight hundred and fours teen. dL. 53 GAMBIER. L.S, HENRY GOULBURN, L. 8. WILLIAM ADAMS, LS. JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, 1.8 J. A. BAYARD, L.§ H. CLAY, L.S. JONA RUSSELL, L. S. ALBERT GALLATIN. Now, therefore, to the end that the said Treaty of Peace and Amity may be obser, ved with good faith, on the part of the U, States, I, James Madison, President afore- said, have caused the premises to be made public ; and 1 do hereby enjoin all persons bearing ofiice, civil or military, within the United States, and all others, citizins or in- habitants thercol, or being within the same faithtully to observe aud fuifil the said Trea” ty and every clause and article thereof, In Testimony whereof, I have cau- scd the seal of the United States (seaL.) tobe affixed to these presents, and signed the same with my hand. Done at the city of Washington, this eighteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifteen, and of the so- vereignty and independence ot the United States the thirty ninth. JAMES MADISON. By the President, JAMES MONROE, Acting Secretary of State. ————. AMERICAN PATRIOT. BrrLrLegroNTE, M4RcH 6, 1815. “To speak his thoughts— Is every Freeman's right.’ Smm—————ar + From the Baltimore Federal Gazette. Having published the treaty of peace and amity, which has given such just and general satisfaction to the citizens of the United States, by putting an end to a war which has caused somuch injury to the na- tion, and of which all parties were so hear- tily tired, that although it contains no pro- vision for redressing any of the alleged grie- 2 Ay vances which were the avowed causes for commencing the war on the part of our government, it has excited as much ap- parent joy among the former advocates of the war, as among the uniform friends of peace. We shall now as we proposcd, oc- casionally shew what advantages. we have lost by the war, which we shionld have con- tinued to enjoy under former treaties, if our rulers had notimprudently annulled those reaties by an ill timed declararation of war The following is the third article of the definitive treaty of peace made between the United States and his Britannic Majesty in the year 1783. ARTICLE II1. Itis agre ed that the people oi the United States shall continue to enjoy unmolested h e right to take fish of every kind on the great bank and on ail the other banks of Newfoundland ; alse in the guiph of St kaw 1 Ca Re L[CRCE, ana at ail otner places were the inhabitants of both countries u® sed at any time heretofore to fish ; and al fo that the inhabitants of the United States shall have liberty to take fish of every kind on such part of the coast of New Foundland as British fishermen shall use (but not to dry or cure the same on that island ;) and also on the coasts bays and creeks, of all o- ther of his Britannic Majesty’s dominions in America; and the American fishermen shall have liberty to dry and cure fish ina= * ny of the unsettled bays, harbors and creeks of Nova Scotia, Magdalen islands, and La= brador, so long as the same shall remain un scttled ; but so soon as the same or eithey of them shall be settled, it shall not be laws ful for the said fishermen to dry or cure fish at such a settlement without a previous as greement for that purpose with the inhabie tants, proprioters or possessors of the ground. We stop the press, (0 announce the ars rival of Com. Decatur, Licut. Shaubrick, and Mr. Robertson, Chaplain, late of the President frigate. They were landed from the Pactolus and Narcissus. Imediately alter (he Commodore landed, several hune dred citizens collected at his lodgings, and requested his permission to express their respect and attachnent, by giving him a short ride in a coach ; to which he polite ly asseuted.—Ropes were attached to the carriage, which was drawn by hand through the principal streets, amidst the repeated huzzas ot more than 500 of the populace ; and set down at Brown’s Hotel. The % Commodore appeared sensibly affected, and wished to address tue mimititude, but the acclamations wele so constant and stento- rian that he could net be heard. The Commodore came in the Narcissus, Lieut Shubrick and Mr. Robertson, in the Pactolus da— brought no news. Pour. Aurr. A»v, . PEACE. The Editor of the Richs mond Enquirer, thus beaus titully introduces the return of Peace: opr? “ We are kindled into Gratitude by the first beams They are 14 days from Bermu~ of Peace, which meet us™® from the East. The con- tract which we drew be- tweeen the calamities of War and the blessings of Peace, is of itself enough to touch every heart with pleasure. When we look back, we see the storm of war departing-when we look forward, we behold every man safely “sitting under his own vine and his own fig tree, while there 1s none to make him a- fraid.” —t 0 2 EB Oe Boston Feb. 17. To preserve the tops of masts of the shipping laid up for some years past, it has been common to cover them with an inverted tar barrel.-----A sailor yester- day, who at orneof our wharves ascended to re- move one of these cover- ing, exclaimed as he ac- complished his object « Off } ‘ comes Madison’snightcap.” v
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