222 TR.ATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN. ISH. Iluygn and su. three, that part of the boundary between the dominions of the two p¤g1¤¤‘.,¤¤Ldth<= powers, which extends from the water communication between lake €V§O3s‘ ° Huron, and lake Superior, 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 communications, and rivers, forming the said boundary, do respectively btelong, confplrmity wifh tlge gas jntent of the said treat of eace, o one thousand seven run re an eirrht .. three; and to bans; such parts of the said boundary, as require it, Io life surveyed and marked. The said commissioners shall, by a report or declaration under their hands and seals, designate the boundary aforesaid, state their decision on the points thus referred 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 de— In ,,,,,6 of djs_ signation and decision as final and conclusive. And, in the event of zggipnrgzpgncgs ghelsaid two comlmissioncrs differing, or both, or either of them refusing, ecining, or wi full omittinv to act, such re orts, declarations or ° mfmnm statements, shall be mlade 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 fourth article is contained, and in as full a manner as if the same was herein repeated. ARTICLE THE EIGHTH. The board of The several boards of two commissioners mentioned in the four pre· $n°,:‘;':5;£::;s ceding articles, shall respectively have power to appoint a secretary, and Be,,,.,,,,,,.,,, and to employ such surveyors or other persons as they shall judge necessary. employ sur- Duplicates of all their respective reports, declarations, statements and “"*'°"· decisionsl,landdo§` their accounts, and of the journal of their proceedings, sha be e ivered by them to the atrents of his Britannic maest and to the agents of the United Statesfiwho may be respectively ag: pointed and authorized to manage the business on behalf of their C,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, respective governments. 'I`he said commissioners shall be respectively of the commu- paid in such manner as shall be agreed between the two contracting “*°"°'$· parties, such agreement being to be settled at the time of the exchange of gre ratifications pflthis treaty. And all other expenses attending the sui commissions sia l be defra ed e uall b the two arties. And in the case of death, sickness, resiignatiiin, oi ngcessary aliisence, the place of every such riommissioner, respectively, shall be supplied in the same manner as sucr commissioner was hrst a ointed, and the new commissioner shall take the same oath or atligmation, and do the same All grams or duties. It is further agreed between the two contracting parties, that
zh; in ease any of the islands mentioned in any of the preceding articles,
,,,,,,6 wm,. ,·,,,_ winch were in the possession of one of the parties prior to the comgrg withintlm mencerncnt of the present war between the two countries, should, by °3;:_¤:)<;;?;>l:l;¤ the decision of any of the boards of commissioners aforesaid, or of the bu wud_ ’ sovereign or state so referred to, as in the four next preceding articles ponéainegl, tall within tig: dominions of the other party, all grants of 'an ma c previous toit e commencement of the war, b the art having had such possession, shall be as valid as if such iyslandldr iglands had,'by such decision or decisions, been adjudged to be within the dominions of the party having had such possession. ARTICLE THE NINTH. t,j?R?§§;°¤ of The United States of America engage to put an end, immediately ,,0,,,y_ 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 ratiticationg and torthwith to restore to such tribes or nations, respectiyely, all the possessions, rights, and privileges, which they may havn enjoyed or been entitled to in one thousand eight hundred and
