Parliamentary Papers, Volume 61H.M. Stationery Office, 1843 - Bills, Legislative |
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... Quebec , never could have been in the contem- plation of the parties to the Treaty of Peace of 1783. The same view of the case will be found to pervade all the communications between the plenipotentiaries of the two countries at Ghent ...
... Quebec , never could have been in the contem- plation of the parties to the Treaty of Peace of 1783. The same view of the case will be found to pervade all the communications between the plenipotentiaries of the two countries at Ghent ...
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... Quebec , should be ceded to Great Britain ; but only that small portion of unsettled country which intercepts the com- munication between Halifax and Quebec . " So his Lordship in his com- munication admits that " the reasons which have ...
... Quebec , should be ceded to Great Britain ; but only that small portion of unsettled country which intercepts the com- munication between Halifax and Quebec . " So his Lordship in his com- munication admits that " the reasons which have ...
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... Quebec , and establishing it where the French Government always con- tended that it was . Immediately afterwards , he also defined and estab lished the western limit of Nova Scotia , alleging by way of justification of certain ...
... Quebec , and establishing it where the French Government always con- tended that it was . Immediately afterwards , he also defined and estab lished the western limit of Nova Scotia , alleging by way of justification of certain ...
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... Quebec . " The Commissioners of Maine do not consider themselves as sent here to argue the question of right in regard to the conflicting claims to the Disputed Territory , nor to listen to an argument in opposition to the claim of ...
... Quebec . " The Commissioners of Maine do not consider themselves as sent here to argue the question of right in regard to the conflicting claims to the Disputed Territory , nor to listen to an argument in opposition to the claim of ...
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... of Survey should meet at Quebec , and begin its exploration at the head of the Connecticut . This would be the most natural , and , in many respects , the most convenient arrange- ment ; and the Commissioners would thus have the advantage ...
... of Survey should meet at Quebec , and begin its exploration at the head of the Connecticut . This would be the most natural , and , in many respects , the most convenient arrange- ment ; and the Commissioners would thus have the advantage ...
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Page 66 - ... from the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, viz., that angle which is formed by a line drawn due north from the source of St. Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean...
Page 63 - ... not only the simplest and best, but the only, rule which can be adopted and observed, consistently with the rights and honor of the United States and the security of their citizens. That rule announces, therefore, what will hereafter be the principle maintained by their government In every regularly documented American merchant- vessel, the crew who navigate it will find their protection in the flag which is over them.
Page 18 - St. Croix River to the Highlands, along the said Highlands which divide those Rivers that empty themselves into the River St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the North-westernmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 78 - Ocean; east, by a line to be drawn along the middle of the River St. Croix, from its mouth in the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid high lands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those which fall into the river St. Lawrence...
Page 2 - Whereas neither that point of the highlands lying due north from the source of the River St. Croix, and designated in the former treaty of peace between the two Powers as the northwest angle of Nova Scotia, nor the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River, has yet been ascertained...
Page 30 - Royale and the northwestern main land, to the mouth of Pigeon River, and up the said river, to and through the north and south Fowl Lakes, to the lakes of the height of land between Lake Superior and the Lake of the Woods...
Page 86 - Nipissim; from whence the said line, crossing the river St. Lawrence and the lake Champlain in 45 degrees of North latitude, passes along the High Lands, which divide the rivers that empty themselves into the said river St. Lawrence, from those which fall into the sea; and also along the North coast of the Baye des Chaleurs, and the coast of the Gulph of St.
Page 5 - ... of their commerce ; and, generally, the merchants and traders of each nation, respectively , shall enjoy the most complete protection and security for their commerce; subject always to the laws and statutes of the two countries respectively.
Page 9 - In whatever relates to the police of the ports, the lading and unlading of ships, the safety of merchandise, goods and effects, the succession to personal estates by will or otherwise, and the disposal of personal property of every sort and denomination, by sale, donation, exchange...