the Woods, and of such other (1) points on the said Boundary, as they may deem proper: and both Parties agree to consider such (2) decision as final and conclusive. (3)

VII. The several Boards of (4) Commissioners mentioned in the four preceding Articles, shall respectively have power to appoint a Secretary, and to employ such Surveyors, or other Persons, as they shall judge necessary. Duplicates of (5) their respective (6) Declarations (7) and Decisions of the statement (8) of their Accounts, and of the Journal of their proceedings, shall be delivered by them to the Agents of His Britannick Majesty, and to the Agents of The United States, who may be respectively appointed and authorized to manage the business in behalf of their respective Governments. The said Commissioners shall be respectively paid in such manner as shall be agreed between the two (9) Parties, such agreement being to be settled at the time of the exchange of the Ratifications of this Treaty; and all other expenses attending the said Commissions, shall be defrayed (10) jointly by the two Parties, the same being previously ascertained and allowed by the majority of the Commissioners. And in the case of death, sickness, resignation, or necessary absence, the place of every such Commissioner, respectively, shall be supplied, in the same manner as such Commissioner was first appointed; and the new Commissioner shall take the same oath, or affirmation, and do the same duties.

It is further agreed between the two (11) Parties, that, in case any of the Islands mentioned in any of the preceding Articles, which were in the possession of one of the Parties, prior to the commencement of the present War between the two Countries, should, by the decision of any of the Boards of Commissioners aforesaid, (12) fall within the dominions of the other Party, all grants of land made previous to that time, by the Party having had such possession, shall be as valid, as if such Island or Islands had, by such decision or decisions, been adjudged to be within the Dominions of the Party having had such possession.

VIII.* It is agreed that a line, drawn due North or South, (as the case may require) from the most North-western point of the Lake of the (1) Parts of.

(2) Designation and.

(3) And in the event of the said two Commissioners differing, or both or either of them refusing, declining, or wilfully omitting to act, such Reports, Declarations or Statements, shall be made by them, or either of them; and such reference to a friendly Sovereign or State shall be made, in all respects, as in the latter part of the 3d Article is contained, and in as full a manner as if the same was herein repeated.

(4) Two.

(5) All. (6) Reports.

(7) Statements.

(10) Equally.

(8) And. (9) Contracting. (11) Contracting. (12) Or of the Sovereign or State so referred to, as in many of the preceding Articles contained.

• VIIL It is agreed that a line, drawn due west, from the Lake of the Woods, along the 49th parallel of North Latitude, shall be the line of demarcation between His Britannick Majesty's Territories and those of The United States, to the westward of the said Lake, so far as the Territories of The United States extend in that quarter; and the said line

Woods, until it shall intersect the 49th parallel of North Latitude, and from the point of such intersection due West, along and with, the said parallel, shall be the dividing line between His Majesty's Territories and those of The United States, to the westward of the said Lake, as far as their said respective Territories extend in that quarter; and that the said line shall, to that extent, form the Southern Boundary of His Majesty's said Territories, and the Northern Boundary of the said Territories of The United States: Provided, that nothing in the present Article shall be construed to extend to the North-west Coast of America, or to the Territories belonging to, or claimed by, either Party, on the Continent of America, to the Westward of the Stony Mountains.

IX.* The United States of America engage to put an end, immediately after the Ratification of the present Treaty, to hostilities with all the Tribes or Nations of Indians with whom they may be at War, at the time of such Ratification, and forthwith to restore to such Tribes or Nations, respectively, all the possessions, rights, and privileges, which they may have enjoyed, or been entitled to, in 1811, previous to such hostilities: Provided always, that such Tribes or Nations 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 Nations, and shall so desist accordingly. And His Britannick Majesty engages, on His part, to put an end, immediately after the Ratification of the present Treaty, to hostilities with all the Tribes or Nations of Indians, with whom He may be at War, at the time of such Ratification, and forthwith to restore to such Tribes or Nations, respectively, all the possessions, rights, and privileges, which they may have enjoyed or been entitled to in 1811, previous to such hostilities: Provided always, that such Tribes or Nations shall agree to desist from all hostilities against His Britannick Majesty and His Subjects, upon the Ratification of the present Treaty being notified to such Tribes or Nations, and shall so desist accordingly.

X. His Britannick Majesty and The United States shall, by all the means in their power, restrain the Indians living within their respec

shall to that extent form the southern boundary of His Britannick Majesty's Territories, and the northern boundary of the Territories of The United States. It being always distinctly understood, that nothing in the present Article shall be construed to extend to the North-west Coast of America, or to Territories belonging to, or claimed by either Party, on the Continent of America, Westward of the Stony Mountains. And it is further agreed, the Subjects of His Britannick Majesty shall, at all times, have access from His Britannick Majesty's Territories, by land or inland Navigation, into the aforesaid Territories of The United States to the River Mississippi, with their goods, effects, and merchandize, and that His Britannick Majesty's Subjects shall have and enjoy the free Navigation of the said River.

* IX. Approved.

+ X. Inadmissible

tive Dominions from committing hostilities against the Territory, Citizens, or Subjects, of the other Party. And both Powers also agree and mutually pledge themselves, if at any time War should unhappily break out between them, not to employ any Indians, nor to admit of their aid and co-operation in the prosecution of the War against the other Party.

XI.* Each Party shall effectually exclude from its Naval and Commercial Service, all Seamen, seafaring, or other Persons, Subjects, or Citizens of the other Party, not naturalized by the respective Governments of the 2 Parties before the day of

Seamen, or other Persons, Subjects of either Party, who shall desert from publick or private Ships or Vessels, shall, when found within the jurisdiction of the other Party, be surrendered, provided they be demanded within-from the time of their desertion.

No Person whatever shall, upon the high Seas, and without the jurisdiction of either Party, be demanded, or taken out of any Ship or Vessel belonging to Subjects or Citizens of one of the Parties, by the publick or private armed Ships or Vessels belonging to, or in the service of, the other, unless such Person be, at the time, in the actual employment of an Enemy of such other Party.

This Article shall continue in Force for the term of years. Nothing in this Article contained shall be construed thereafter to affect or impair the rights of either Party.

XII. If either of the Contracting Parties shall hereafter be engaged in War against any third Power, to which War the other of the Parties shall remain neutral, it is agreed that every Vessel of the neutral Party sailing for a Port or Place belonging to the Enemy of the Belligerent, without knowing that the same is besieged, blockaded, or invested, may be turned away from such Port or Place, but shall not be detained, nor her Cargo, if not contraband, be confiscated, unless, after such notice, she shall again attempt to enter; but she shall be permitted to go to any other Port or Place she may think proper. Nor shall any Vessel or Goods of either Party, that may have entered into such Port or Place before the same was besieged, blockaded, or invested, by the Other, and be found therein after the reduction or surrender of such Place, be liable to confiscation, but shall be restored to the Proprietors thereof. And, in order to determine what characterizes a blockaded Port, that denomination is given only to a Port where there is, by the disposition of the Power which attacks it with Ships stationary or sufficiently near, an evident danger in entering.

XIII. It is agreed that indemnity shall be made by His Britannick Majesty to the Citizens of The United States, for all losses and damages sustained by them, during the late War between Great Britain and

* XI. Inadmissible. + XII. Inadmissible. + XIII. Inadmissible.

France, and prior to the commencement of the present War, by reason of irregular or illegal Captures, Seizures, or Condemnations of Vessels and other property, under colour of Authority contrary to the known and established rules of the Law of Nations. And it is also agreed, that indemnity shall be made, by each of the Contracting Parties, to the Subjects or Citizens of the other Party, for all losses and damage sustained subsequent to the commencement of the present War, by reason of the seizure or condemnation of the Vessels or Cargoes, belonging to the Subjects or Citizens of the one Party, which, in the ordinary course of Commerce, happened, at the commencement of hostilities, to be in the Ports of the other Party; and by reason of the destruction of unfortified Towns, and the pillage or destruction of private property, and the enticement and carrying away of Negroes, contrary to the known and established rules and usages of War, between civilized Nations.

It is agreed that, for the purpose of determining the Indemnities due by each Contracting Party, in conformity with the provisions of this Article, Commissioners shall be appointed, in the following manner, viz: One Commissioner shall be named by His Britannick Majesty, and one by the President of The United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof; and the said 2 Commissioners shall agree in the choice of a third; or, if they cannot agree, they shall each propose one Person, and of the 2 names so proposed, one shall be taken by lot, in the presence of the 2 original Commissioners, and the 3 Commissioners, thus appointed, shall be sworn and authorized and empowered, impartially, to examine into all such claims and complaints, and to determine the Indemnities which may be justly due for

the same.

The said Commissioners shall meet at

and shall have power

to adjourn to such other place or places as they shall think fit; they shall also have power to appoint a Secretary, swear and examine Witnesses, and have all assistance and facilities necessary to effect the object of their appointment.

The Award of the said Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall in all cases, be final and conclusive, both as to the justice of the Claim and as to the amount of the Sum to be paid to the Claimant and Claimants; and His Britannick Majesty and The United States agree and undertake to cause the Sum so awarded to be due by them, respectively, to be paid in specie, to such Claimant and Claimants, without deduction, and at such Place or Places, time or times, as shall be awarded by the Commissioners.

XIV.* It is also agreed, that no Person or Persons, residing within the Dominions of one of the Parties, who may have taken part with the other Party in the War between Great Britain and The United

* XIV. Inadmissible.

States, shall, on that account, be prosecuted, molested, or annoyed, either in his Person or Property; and that all such Persons disposed to remove into the Dominions of the other Party, shall be allowed the term of months, freely to sell their Property, of every nature and description whatsoever, and to remove accordingly.

XV. This Treaty, when the same shall have been ratified on both sides, and the respective Ratifications mutually exchanged, shall be binding on both Parties, and the Ratifications shall be exchanged at (1)....in the space of months from this day, or sooner if possible.(2) In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this Treaty, and have thereunto affixed our Seals.

Done at Ghent, the -day of 1814.

True Copy of the Projet submitted by the American to the British Ministers, and also of the marginal changes, propositions, and remarks, made by the latter, on returning their Answer to the American Ministers' Note, communicating said Projet of a Treaty.

C. HUGHES, Jr. Secretary, American Mission Extraordinary.

(Inclosure 2.)-British Draft of Article, proposed to be inserted immediately after Article II. of the American Projet.

All Prisoners of War taken on either side, as well by Land as by Sea, shall be restored as soon as practicable, after the Ratifications of this Treaty shall have been exchanged, on their paying the debts which they may have contracted during their captivity. The two Contracting Parties respectively engage to discharge, in specic, the advances which may have been made by the other, for the sustenance and maintenance of such Prisoners.

The American to the British Plenipotentiaries.

Ghent, 30th November, 1814.

The Undersigned have had the honour to receive the Note of the British Plenipotentiaries of the 26th instant, together with their marginal alterations and suggestions on the several Articles of the Projet of a Treaty of Peace, proposed by the Undersigned.

The Undersigned consent that the day of the exchange of Ratifications be substituted to that of the Signature of the Treaty, as the time for the cessation of hostilities, and for regulating the periods after which Prizes at Sea shall be restored: it being understood that

(1) Washington, with all practicable dispatch. (2) practicable.