United States Congressional Serial Set, Issue 5932U.S. Government Printing Office, 1912 - United States Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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... shores of Newfoundland at this time . DELAWARE BAY 1793 . 1793. The French frigate " L'Embuscade " .captured the British ship " Grange " in Delaware Bay , at a distance from the shore of more than 3 miles . Declaring that the whole of ...
... shores of Newfoundland at this time . DELAWARE BAY 1793 . 1793. The French frigate " L'Embuscade " .captured the British ship " Grange " in Delaware Bay , at a distance from the shore of more than 3 miles . Declaring that the whole of ...
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... shores of the Mag- dalen Islands ; and also on the coasts , bays , harbours , and creeks from Mount Joli , on the southern coast of Labrador , to and through the Straits of Belleisle , and thence northwardly , indefinitely , along the ...
... shores of the Mag- dalen Islands ; and also on the coasts , bays , harbours , and creeks from Mount Joli , on the southern coast of Labrador , to and through the Straits of Belleisle , and thence northwardly , indefinitely , along the ...
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... shore to the other , thus " barring " all the herring then in the bay ; and for that purpose landed upon the shores of the bay . They had no right to operate from the shore , and , in addition to that , they were com- mitting a breach ...
... shore to the other , thus " barring " all the herring then in the bay ; and for that purpose landed upon the shores of the bay . They had no right to operate from the shore , and , in addition to that , they were com- mitting a breach ...
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... shores and in the bays , harbours , and creeks of Canada , New Brunswick , Nova Scotia , Prince Edward's Island , and of the several islands thereunto adja- cent , without being restricted to any distance from the shore , with ...
... shores and in the bays , harbours , and creeks of Canada , New Brunswick , Nova Scotia , Prince Edward's Island , and of the several islands thereunto adja- cent , without being restricted to any distance from the shore , with ...
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... shore . This , too , as far as the distance may exceed that which is generally allowed , rests on a like foundation ... shores recede twenty - five miles from each other . The three miles of maritime jurisdiction is always to be counted ...
... shore . This , too , as far as the distance may exceed that which is generally allowed , rests on a like foundation ... shores recede twenty - five miles from each other . The three miles of maritime jurisdiction is always to be counted ...
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admitted agreed American fishermen American fishing vessels American vessels authorities bait Bay of Fundy Bayard Britain Britannic Majesty British fishermen British Government British North British subjects British waters Canada Canadian Cape Ray cargo citizens claim coast of Newfoundland Colonial Commissioners construction Convention of 1818 creeks cure fish Customs despatch dry and cure duty enforced enter exclusive exercise fisheries France Halifax harbours headland honour inhabitants jurisdiction Labrador land Letter liberty limits Lord Lord Aberdeen Lord Salisbury Lordship Magdalen Islands Majesty's dominions Majesty's Government ment Minister nations navigation negotiation North America Nova Scotia officers ports present privileges provinces provisions purpose question Reciprocity Treaty referred regulations respect right of fishing River seized seizure shelter ship shores statute stipulations take fish territory therein thereof three marine miles three miles tion trade treaty of 1783 treaty of 1818 Treaty of Washington undersigned United States fishermen United States Secretary
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Page 279 - Fishermen shall also have liberty forever, to dry and cure Fish in any of the unsettled Bays, Harbours and Creeks of the Southern part of the Coast of Newfoundland 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 Inhabitants, Proprietors, or Possessors of the ground...
Page 226 - 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 harbors of his Britannic Majesty's dominions in America, not included within the above mentioned limits...
Page 628 - Magdalen Islands, and Labrador, so long as the same shall remain unsettled ; but so soon as the same or either of them shall be settled, it shall not be lawful for the said fishermen to dry or cure fish at such settlement, without a previous agreement for that purpose with the inhabitants, proprietors, or possessors of the ground.
Page 256 - Whereas differences have arisen respecting the Liberty claimed by the United States for the Inhabitants thereof, to take, dry, and cure Fish on certain Coasts, Bays, Harbours, and Creeks of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions in America, it is agreed between The High Contracting Parties, that the Inhabitants of the said United States shall have forever, in common with the Subjects of His Britannic Majesty, the Liberty to take Fish of every kind...
Page 47 - This treaty, when the same shall have been ratified on both sides, without alteration by either of the contracting parties, and the ratifications mutually exchanged, shall be binding on bot'h parties, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington in the space of four months from this day, or sooner if practicable.
Page 44 - Croix River to the highlands; along the said highlands which divide those rivers that empty themselves into the river St. Lawrence from those which fall into the Atlantic Ocean to the northwesternmost head of Connecticut River...
Page 48 - ... of the said territories, respectively ; also to hire and occupy houses and warehouses for the purposes of their commerce; and, generally, the merchants and traders of each nation, respectively, shall enjoy the most complete protection and security for their commerce, but subject always to the laws and statutes of the two countries, respectively.
Page 62 - Islands, for the purpose of drying their nets and curing their fish ; provided that, in so doing, they do not interfere with the rights of private property, or with British fishermen in the peaceable use of any part of the said coasts in their occupancy for the same purpose.
Page 68 - Commissioners shall be appointed to determine, having regard to the privileges accorded by the United States to the subjects of Her Britannic Majesty, as stated in Articles XIX and XXI of this Treaty, the amount of any compensation which, in their opinion, ought to be paid by the Government of the United States...
Page 77 - Washington within six months from the date hereof, or earlier if possible. In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done in duplicate at Paris, the tenth day of December, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.