BOUNDARIES Convention signed at London August 6, 1827, extending article III of convention of October 20, 1818 Senate advice and consent to ratification February 5, 1828 Ratified by the President of the United States February 21, 1828 Ratifications exchanged at London April 2, 1828 Entered into force April 2, 1828 Proclaimed by the President of the United States May 15, 1828 8 Stat. 360; Treaty Series 116 2 The United States of America, and His Majesty The King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, being equally desirous to prevent, as far as possible, all hazard of misunderstanding between the Two Nations, with respect to the Territory on the North West Coast of America, West of the Stoney or Rocky Mountains, after the expiration of the Third Article of the Convention concluded between Them on the Twentieth of October 1818; and also with a view to give further time for maturing measures which shall have for their object a more definite settlement of the Claims of each Party to the said Territory, have respectively named Their Plenipotentiaries to treat and agree concerning a temporary renewal of the said Article, that is to say: 3 The President of the United States of America, Albert Gallatin, their Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Britannick Majesty: And His Majesty The King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, The Right Honourable Charles Grant, a Member of His said Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, a Member of Parliament, and Vice-President of the Committee of Privy Council for Affairs of Trade and Foreign Plantations; And Henry Unwin Addington, Esquire: Who, after having communicated to each other their respective Full Powers, found to be in due and proper form, have agreed upon and concluded the following Articles: ARTICLE I All the Provisions of the Third Article of the Convention concluded between the United States of America, and His Majesty The King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, on the Twentieth of October 1818, shall be, and they are hereby, further indefinitely extended and continued in force, in the same manner as if all the Provisions of the said Article were herein specifically recited. ARTICLE II It shall be competent, however, to either of the Contracting Parties, in case either should think fit, at any time after the Twentieth of October 1828, on giving due notice of Twelve Months to the other Contracting Party, to annul and abrogate this Convention: and it shall, in such case, be accordingly entirely annulled and abrogated, after the expiration of the said term of notice. ARTICLE III Nothing contained in this Convention, or in the Third Article of the Convention of the Twentieth of October 1818, hereby continued in force, shall be construed to impair, or in any manner affect, the Claims which either of the Contracting Parties may have to any part of the Country Westward of the Stoney or Rocky Mountains. ARTICLE IV The present Convention shall be ratified, and the Ratifications shall be exchanged in Nine Months, or sooner if possible. In Witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the Seals of their Arms. Done at London, the Sixth day of August, in the Year of Our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twenty Seven. COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION Convention signed at London August 6, 1827, extending convention of July 3, 1815 Senate advice and consent to ratification January 9, 1828 Ratified by the President of the United States January 12, 1828 Entered into force April 2, 1828 Proclaimed by the President of the United States May 15, 1828 8 Stat. 361; Treaty Series 1171 The United States of America, and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, being desirous of continuing in force the existing commercial regulations between the two Countries, which are contained in the Convention concluded between them on the third of July 1815,2 and further renewed by the Fourth Article of the Convention of the Twentieth of October 1818,3-have, for that purpose, named their respective Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: The President of the United States of America, Albert Gallatin, their Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to His Britannic Majesty: And His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Honourable Charles Grant, a Member of His said Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, a Member of Parliament, and Vice President of the Committee of Privy Council, for Affairs of Trade and Foreign Plantations; and Henry Unwin Addington, Esquire. Who, after having communicated to each other their respective Full Powers, found to be in due and proper form, have agreed upon, and concluded the following Articles. ARTICLE I All the Provisions of the Convention concluded between the United States of America, and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on the Third of July 1815, and further continued for the term of Ten years by the fourth Article of the Convention of the Twentieth of October 1818, with the exception therein contained, as to St. Helena, are, hereby, further indefinitely, and without the said exception, extended and continued in force from the date of the expiration of the said ten years, in the same manner as if all the Provisions of the said Convention of the Third of July 1815, were herein specifically recited. ARTICLE II It shall be competent, however, to either of the Contracting Parties, in case either should think fit, at any time, after the expiration of the said ten years, that is, after the twentieth of October 1828, on giving due notice of twelve months to the other Contracting Party, to annul and abrogate this Convention: and it shall, in such case, be accordingly entirely annulled and abrogated, after the expiration of the said term of notice. ARTICLE III The present Convention shall be ratified, and the Ratifications shall be exchanged in nine months, or sooner, if possible. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the Seals of their Arms. Done at London, the Sixth day of August, in the Year of Our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty seven. SUBMISSION TO ARBITRATION OF NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY QUESTION Convention signed at London September 29, 1827 Ratifications exchanged at London April 2, 1828 Entered into force April 2, 1828 Proclaimed by the President of the United States May 15, 1828 1 8 Stat. 362; Treaty Series 118 WHEREAS it is provided by the fifth article of the Treaty of Ghent,2 that in case the Commissioners appointed under that article for the settlement of the boundary line therein described, should not be able to agree upon such boundary line, the report or reports of those Commissioners, stating the points on which they had differed, should be submitted to some friendly Sovereign or State, and that the decision given by such Sovereign or State, on such points of difference, should be considered by the contracting parties as final and conclusive: That case having now arisen, and it having therefore become expedient to proceed to, and regulate the reference as above described, the United States of America and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland have, for that purpose, named their Plenipotentiaries; that is to say, the President of the United States has appointed Albert Gallatin, their Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court of His Britannic Majesty, and his said Majesty, on his part, has appointed the Right Honorable Charles Grant, a member of Parliament, a member of his said Majesty's Most Honorable Privy Council, and President of the Committee of the Privy Council for Affairs of Trade and Foreign Plantations, and Henry Unwin Addington, Esquire, who, after having exchanged their respective full powers, found to be in due and proper form, have agreed to and concluded the following articles: ARTICLE I It is agreed that the points of difference which have arisen in the settlement of the boundary between the American and British dominions, as 1 Date on which King of Netherlands rendered award. For text of award and a detailed study of this convention, see 3 Miller 319. Neither government accepted the award. 2 Treaty signed at Ghent, Dec. 24, 1814 (TS 109, ante, p. 41). |