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 DECISION UNDER TREATY OF GHENT. 1817. 251 before us on the part of his Britannic majesty and the United States, respectively, have decided, and do decide, that Moose Island, Dudley Moose Island, Island, and Frederick Island, in the Bay of Passamaquoddy, which is {‘,°°:,bg*gQg,*° part of the Bay of Fundy, do, and each of them does, belong to the me acs' United States of America; and we have also decided, and do decide, that all the other islands, and each and every of them, in the said Bay Other islands of Passamaquoddy, which is part of the Bay of Fundy, and the Island %°l°‘l€“’ G"" of Grand Mcnan, in the said Bay of Fundy, do belong to his said Bri- mam' tannic majesty, in conformity with the true intent of the said second article of said treaty of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. In faith and testimony whereof; we have set our hands and aflixed our seals, at the city of New York, in the state of New York, in the United States of America, this twenty-fourth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventeen. JOHN HOLMES, r.. s. THOMAS BARCLAY. lr,. sg T*Wtncss, Jaivms T. Avsrm, Agent U. S. A. An·rrxoNY BAncLAY, Secretary. D E C L A R A T I O N Of the Commissioners under the fourth article of the Treaty of Ghent. New Yoax, 24th Novmivumr., 1817. Sm, Tun undersigned commissioners, appointed by virtue of the fourth Declaratjonot article of the treaty of Ghent, have attended to the duties assigned ;l;";‘;':)’l‘;:Sf§“: them ; and have decided that Moose Island, Dudley Island, and Frederick gn; their dgci,y Island, in the Bay of Passamaquoddy, which is part of the Bay of Fundy, sion. do each of them belong to the United States of America, and that all A““’· p· 219* the other islands in the Bay of Passamaquoddy, and the Island of Grand Menan, in the Bay of Fundy, do each of them belong to his Britannic majesty, in conformity with the true intent of the second article of the treaty of peace of one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. The Ame, p. 81. commissioners have the honor to enclose herewith their decision. In making this decision, it became necessary that each of the com- Escher the missioners should yield a part of his individual opinion: several reasons §°m¤?*9ig*°é`*°;“ induced them to adopt this measure; one of which was the impression p;;,);? his mdk and belief that the navigable waters of the Bay of Passamaquoddy, vidual opinion, which, by the treaty of Ghent, is said to be part of the Bay of Fundy, &°· are common to both parties for the purpose of all lawful and direct communication with their own territories and foreign ports. The undersigned have the honor to be, With perfect respect, Sir, Your obedient and humble servants, J. HOLMES, THO: BARCLAY. The Hon. Jour: Quincy Anarus, Secretary of State.