316 CORRESPONDENCE, ETC., PRIOR TO TREATY OP 1818 



.Mount Joli, on the southern coast of Labrador, to and through the 

 straits of Belleisle, and thence, northwardly, indefinitely, along die 

 coast, without prejudice, however, to any of the exclusive rights of 

 the Hudson's Bay Company; and that the American fishermen shall 

 also have liberty, forever, to dry and cure fish in any of the unsettled 

 bays, harbors, and creeks of the southern part of the coast of New- 

 foundland, hereabove described, and of the coast of Labrador; but 

 so soon as the same, or any portion thereof, shall be settled, it shall 

 not be lawful for the said fishermen to dry or cure fish at such portion 

 so settled, without previous agreement for such purpose with the in- 

 habitants, proprietors, or possessors of the ground. And the United 

 States hereby renounce, forever, any liberty heretofore enjoyed or 

 claimed by the inhabitants thereof to take, dry, or cure fish on or 

 within three marine miles of any of the coasts, bays, creeks, or har- 

 bors of His Britannic Majesty's dominions in America, not included 

 within the above-mentioned limits: Provided, however, That the 

 American fishermen shall be admitted to enter such bays or harbors 

 for the purpose of shelter, and of repairing damages therein, of pur- 

 chasing wood and obtaining water, and for no other purpose what- 

 ever. But they shall be under such restrictions as may be necessary 

 to prevent their taking, drying, or curing fish therein, or in any other 

 manner whatever abusing the privileges hereby reserved to them. 

 (Articles B, C, D, and E omitted.) 



No. 10. 



Amendment to boundary line, proposed by American plenipotentiaries at the 



eighth conference. 



In lieu of the latter part of the article insert: 



"And it is agreed that any such country as may be claimed by either 

 party on the northwest coast of America, or on the continent of 

 America westward of the Stony-mountains, shall, together with its 

 harbors, bays, and creeks, and the navigation of all rivers within the 

 same, be free and open, for the term of ten years from the date of the 

 signature of this treaty, to the vessels, citizens, and subjects of the 

 two Powers; it being well understood that this agreement is not to 

 be construed to the prejudice of any claim which either of the two 

 high contracting parties may have to any part of the last-mentioned 

 country ; nor shall it be taken to affect the claims of any other Power 

 or State to any part of the said country — the only object of the two 

 high contracting parties, in that respect, being to prevent disputes 

 and differences amongst themselves." 



No. 11. 



Protocol of the eighth conference between the American and British plenipoten- 

 tiaries, held at Whitehall, on the 19th of October, IMS. 



Present: Mr. Gallatin, Mr. Rush, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Goulburn. 



The protocols of the two preceding conferences were agreed to and 

 signed. 



The several articles upon the fisheries; the boundary; the territory 

 westward of the Stony Mountains; the captured slaves; and the re- 

 newal of the existing commercial convention, were agreed to. 



