Memoir, Historical and Political, on the Northwest Coast of North America, and the Adjacent Territories: Illustrated by a Map and a Geographical View of Those CountriesBlair and Rives, printers, 1840 - 228 страница |
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... California , on the south , which constitutes a part of the Mexican republic . With this view , the original authorities have been carefully examined and compared , and the facts thus elicited are here related concisely or at length ...
... California , on the south , which constitutes a part of the Mexican republic . With this view , the original authorities have been carefully examined and compared , and the facts thus elicited are here related concisely or at length ...
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... California · General view of the mountain - ridges of the western section Particular description of Oregon , or the ... California Voyage of Cortes in the Gulf of California 25 1536 . Cabeza Vaca completes his journey across the ...
... California · General view of the mountain - ridges of the western section Particular description of Oregon , or the ... California Voyage of Cortes in the Gulf of California 25 1536 . Cabeza Vaca completes his journey across the ...
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... California The Jesuits undertake the reduction of California for the King of Spain The Russians conquer Kamschatka Father Kuhn , a Jesuit , ascertains that California is connected with the Amer- ican continent Peter the Great , Czar of ...
... California The Jesuits undertake the reduction of California for the King of Spain The Russians conquer Kamschatka Father Kuhn , a Jesuit , ascertains that California is connected with the Amer- ican continent Peter the Great , Czar of ...
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... California near Port San Francisco Property of the Americans on the Columbia sold to the Northwest Company Astoria taken by a British ship of war , and its name changed to Fort George Peace of Ghent between Great Britain and the United ...
... California near Port San Francisco Property of the Americans on the Columbia sold to the Northwest Company Astoria taken by a British ship of war , and its name changed to Fort George Peace of Ghent between Great Britain and the United ...
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... California ; a name of uncertain derivation , formerly applied by the Span- iards to the whole western section of North America , as that of Florida was employed by them to designate the regions bordering upon the At- lantic . The ...
... California ; a name of uncertain derivation , formerly applied by the Span- iards to the whole western section of North America , as that of Florida was employed by them to designate the regions bordering upon the At- lantic . The ...
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agreeably American continent appeared arrived Astoria Atlantic Beering's Britain British subjects California called Cape Flattery Cape Mendocino Cape San Lucas Captain citizens claims coast of America Columbia Columbia River command convention crew degree of latitude discovered discovery east establishment expedition explored farther fur trade fur-traders Gray Gulf harbor Hudson's Bay Company hundred miles immediately Iphigenia islands Journal July Kamschatka Lake land latitude letter maps Martinez Meares ment Mexico minutes Mount Saint Elias mouth nations natives navigator Nootka Sound North America north Pacific northern northward Northwest America northwest coast Northwest Company occupied ocean Pacific Ocean parallel of latitude party passage Port possession Princess Royal principal Quadra regard region respecting river Rocky Mountains Russian Russian-American Company sailed Saint settlement ships shores southern Spain Spaniards Strait of Fuca stream tains territories thence tion treaty United Vancouver vessels Viceroy voyage west coast western side whole
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Страница 221 - The line of demarcation between the possessions of the high contracting parties, upon the coast of the continent, and the islands of America to the northwest...
Страница 178 - In the discussions to which this interest has given rise, and in the arrangements by which they may terminate, the occasion has been judged proper for asserting as a principle in which the rights, and interests of the United States are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.
Страница 221 - It is nevertheless understood that during a term of ten years, counting from the signature of the present Convention, the ships of both Powers, or which belong to their Citizens or Subjects respectively, may reciprocally frequent without any hindrance whatever, the interior seas, gulfs, harbours and creeks upon the Coast mentioned in the preceding Article, for the purpose of fishing and trading with the natives of the country.
Страница 222 - ... degree of west longitude shall prove to be at the distance of more than ten marine leagues from the ocean, the limit between the British possessions and the line of coast which is to belong to Russia as above mentioned...
Страница 220 - ... the United States hereby cede to his Catholic Majesty, and renounce forever, all their rights, claims, and pretensions to the territories lying west and south of the above described line ; and, in like manner, his Catholic Majesty cedes to the said United States all his rights, claims, and pretensions to any territories east and north of the said line, and for himself, his heirs, and successors, renounces all claim to the said territories forever.
Страница 222 - It is also understood, that, for the space of ten years from the signature of the present Convention, the vessels of the two Powers, or those belonging to their respective subjects, shall mutually be at liberty to frequent, without any hindrance whatever, all the inland seas, the gulfs, havens, and creeks on the coast mentioned in Article III for the purposes of fishing and of trading with the natives.
Страница 221 - Portland channel, as far as the point of the continent where it strikes the 56th degree of north latitude; from this last-mentioned point, the line of demarcation shall follow the summit of the mountains...
Страница 221 - ... from this same commerce permitted by the preceding article, and the two powers engage, reciprocally, neither to sell, nor suffer them to be sold to the natives by their respective citizens and subjects, nor by any person who may be under their authority. It is likewise stipulated that this restriction shall never afford a pretext, nor be advanced, in any case, to authorize either search or detention of the vessels, seizure...
Страница 220 - It is moreover agreed that hereafter there shall not be formed by the citizens of the United States, or under the authority of the said States, any establishment upon the Northwest Coast of America, nor in any of the islands adjacent to the north of...
Страница 220 - It is agreed that, in any part of the Great Ocean, commonly called the Pacific Ocean, or South Sea, the respective citizens or subjects of the high contracting Powers shall be neither disturbed nor restrained, either in navigation or in fishing, or in the power of resorting to the coasts, upon points which may not already have been occupied, for the purpose of trading with the natives, saving always the restrictions and conditions determined by the following articles.