their survey at that point between the degrees 46 and 47 North Latitude, and 70 and 71 West Longitude of Greenwich, or in any other spot, where the boundary first appears unfixed and indefinite.

"And it is hereby farther agreed, that in the event of the two commissioners differing at any point upon the directions of the boundary line, which will afford the nearest possible approach to that line described in the fifth article of the treaty of Ghent, "they shall immediately draw up a report, or reports, jointly, or separately, of the point of difference between them, and shall lay the same before the umpire, hereinafter named and appointed and immediately that the said umpire shall have notified his decision upon the point of difference between the two commissioners, and not till then, the two commissioners shall proceed upon their survey, adopting at once and without reply, the decision of the said umpire, to all intents and purposes as if it had been made by themselves on mutual consent, and shall draw and mark out the line of boundary accordingly; and on any fresh difference of opinion upon any point of the said boundary line or upon the question of what is the nearest possible approach to the line described in the 5th article of the treaty of Ghent,

the same course of reference to the umpire shall be pursued, and his decision shall be considered as final by the said Commissioners; and upon all, and each, and every point of difference they shall adopt the decision of the umpire as if made by themselves, and instantly and without hesitation proceed to mark out and fix the line of boundary accordingly, till the whole shall be completed. And her Britannic Majesty, and the Government of the United States hereby agree to regard the line of boundary thus drawn out, to be to all intents and purposes the real and true limits of their respective dominions, according to the intent of all preceding treaties, conventions, &c."

The appointment of the Umpire, and the method of marking the limits, when determined, would be easily provided for by the other articles; but it is necessary never to lose sight of the fact that before the survey is commenced, the treaty which is to insure its finality, must be sanctioned by Congress, or we again begin to fight with shadows.

THE END.

LONDON:

BLATCH and LAMPERT, Printers, Grove Place, Brompton.