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_ Art. VI.—Whereas by the for- 
mer treaty of Peace, that portion 
of the boundary of the United 
tates from the point where the 
45th degree of north latitude 
strikes the river Iroquois or Ca- 
taraguy, to the Lake Superior, 
was declared to be “ along the 
middle of said river into Lake 
Ontario, through the middle of 
said Lake, until it strikes the 
communication by water between 
that Lake and Lake Erie, thence 
along the middle of said comma- 
nication into Lake Erie, through 
the middle of said Lake, until it 
arrives at the water communica- 
tion into the Lake Huron, thence 
through the middle of said Lake to 
the water communication between 
that Lake and Lake Superior ;” 
and whereas doubts have arisen 
what was the middle of the said ri- 
ver, lakes, and water communica- 
tions, and whether certain islands 
lying in the same were within the 
dominions of his Britannic Ma- 
jesty or of the United States. In 
order, therefore, finally to decide 
these doubts, they shall be refer- 
red to two Commissioners, to be 
appointed, sworn, and authorised 
to act exactly in the manner di- 
rected with respect to those men- 
tioned in the next preceding arti- 
cle, unless otherwise specified in 
this present article. The said 
Commissioners. shall meet, in the 
first instance, at Albany, in the 
State of New York, and shall 
have power to adjourn to such 
other place or places as they shall 
think fit. The said Commission- 
ers shall, by a report or declara- 
tion, under their hands and seals, 
designate the boundary through 
the said river, lakes, and water 
communications, and decide to 
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which of the two contracting par- 
ties the several islands lying within 
the said rivers, lakes, and water 
communications, do respectively 
belong in conformity with the 
true intent of the said Treaty of 
1783. And both parties agree to 
consider such designation and de- 
cision as final and ‘conclusive. 
And in the event of the said two 
Commissioners differing, or both 
or either of them refusing, declin- 
ing, 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, im all re- 
spects as in the latter part of the 
fourth article is contained, and in 
as full a manner as if the same 
was herein repeated. 
- Art. VII.—It is further agreed, 
that the said two last mentioned 
Commissioners after they shalk 
have executed the duties assigned 
to them in the preceding article, 
shall be, and they are hereby au- 
thorised upon their oaths, impar- 
tially to fix and determine, ac- 
cording to the true intent of the 
said Treaty of Peace of i783, 
that part of the boundary between 
the dominions of the two powers, 
which extends from the water 
communication between Lake 
Huron and Lake Superior, to the 
most north-western point of the 
Lake of the Woods; to decide ‘to 
which of the two patties the several 
islands lying in the lakes, water 
communications, and rivers form= 
ing the said boundary, do respec~ 
tively belong, in conformity with: 
the true intent of the said Treaty’ 
of Peace of 1783, and° to cause 
such parts of the said boundary 
as require it, to be suryeyed and: 
