| North American review and miscellaneous journal - 1843 - 706 pages
...the Bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean...from those which fall into the River St. Lawrence." The meaning of these words has been the great point at issue. As a proof of the deficiency of geographical... | |
| Edward Ingersoll - Law - 1821 - 882 pages
...States, in which shall be designated the islands and shoals, with the roads or places of anchorage, within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and also the respective courses and distances between the principal capes, or 809 (ACT of December 23d,... | |
| Great Britain. Court of King's Bench - Law reports, digests, etc - 1822 - 908 pages
...the Bay of Fundy, to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid highlands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ocean from those which fall into the river St. Laverence, comprehending all islands within twenty leagues of any parts of the shores of the United... | |
| John Quincy Adams - Fisheries - 1822 - 274 pages
...never can, in the words of the treaty, strike any spot of land actually dividing the waters emptying into the Atlantic ocean, from those which fa'll into the river St. Lawrence. Such will be the foundation of their disputing our claim to the northern part of that territory ; but,... | |
| John Brannan - United States - 1823 - 510 pages
...majesty and the United States of America, that the boundary of the United States should comprehend all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the...points where the aforesaid boundaries, between Nova Sco fia, on the one part, and East Florida, on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy,... | |
| John Brannan - United States - 1823 - 522 pages
...majesty and the United States of America, that the boundary of the United States should comprehend all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the...and lying between lines to be drawn due east from th<- points where the aforesaid boundaries, between Nova Sco tia, on the one part, and East Florida,... | |
| United States. Continental Congress - United States - 1823 - 1022 pages
...the bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid Highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ocean, from those which fall into the river St. Laxvrence : comprehending all islands within 20 leagues of any part of the shores of the C nitcd States,... | |
| John Brannan - United States - 1823 - 520 pages
...majesty and the United States of America, that the boundary of the United States should comprehend all islands within twenty leagues of any part of the shores of the United States, and lyingbetween lines to be drawn due east from the points where the aforesaid boundaries, between Nova... | |
| United States. Continental Congress - United States - 1823 - 1024 pages
...the bay of Fundy to its source, and from its source directly north to the aforesaid Highlands which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ocean, from those which fell into the river St. Lawrence : comprehending all islands within 20 leagues of any part of the shores... | |
| Joseph Chitty - Commercial law - 1824 - 994 pages
...Majesty and the United States of America, that the boundary of the United States should comprehend " all Islands within twenty leagues of any part of the...boundaries, between Nova Scotia on the one part, and EastFlorida on the other, shall respectively touch the Bay of Fundy and the Atlantic Ocean, excepting... | |
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