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 Ihavejeen if! your paper of this date an ahjlradl of 
 the late T.reaty between the United States and Great- 
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 As this publication ibi II probably excite a newfpaper 
 difcujjiony it is of importance that the People Jhould pof 
 fefs a full and accurate knowledge ofthefubjeSi to which 
 their attention may be drawn^ and which I think has 
 already been improperly with-held from them. Left 
 therefore the Treaty Jhould be prefumed more favourable y 
 or reprefented to be lefsfo than it really is, I fend you 
 herewith a genuine copy, which you may correal your 
 ftaiement to or make juch other ufe of as you pkafe, for 
 the purpofe of giving to the citizens of America full 
 information rejpe6iing this momentous bujinefs. 
 
 ■^ ' I^m^ Sirs your obedient fervant^ 
 
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 HIS Britannic Majefly and the United States 
 of America, being defirous by a Treaty of 
 Amity, Commerce and Navigation to terminate 
 their differences in fuch a manner, as without re-« 
 ference to the merits of their refpeclive complaints 
 and pretenfions, may be the beft calculated to pro- 
 duce mutual fatisfadtion and good underftanding ; 
 And alfo to regulate the Commerce and Naviga- 
 tion between their refpe6tive countries, territories 
 and people, in fuch a manner as to render the fame 
 
 , reciprocally beneficial and fatisfaftory y they have, 
 refpe<5lively, named their Plenipotentiaries, and gi- 
 ven them full powers to treat ofj and conclude, the 
 
 * faid Treaty, that is toYay ^ His Britannic Majefty 
 has named for his Plenipotentiaiy, the Right Ho- 
 
 ; nourable William Wyndham Baron Grenville, of 
 Wotton, one of his Majefty's Privy Council, and 
 
 ; his Majefty's principal Secretaiy of State for Fo*- 
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 States, by and with the advice and confent of the 
 Senate thereof, hath appointed for their Pienipo- 
 tentiaiy, the Honourable John Jay, Chief Juilice 
 of the faid United States and their Envoy Extraor- 
 dinary to his Ma jelly, who have agreed on, and 
 concluded the following articles : 
 
 Article I. There fhall be a firm, inviolable 
 and univerfal peace, and a true and fincere friend- 
 fhip between his Britannic Majefty, his heirs andi 
 fucccffors, and the United States of America; and 
 between their refpe6live countries, territories, cities, 
 towns and people of eveiy degree, without excep- 
 tion of perlons or places. 
 
 Art. II. His Majefty will withdraw all his^ 
 troops and garrifons from all pofts and places with-,, 
 ill the boundary lines afligned by the treaty of pd^ce* 
 to the United States. This evacuation {hall take . 
 platce on or before the firft day of June one thou-, 
 lahd feven hundred and ninety-fix, and all the pro- 
 per' meafures fhall in the intei*val be taken by cori- 
 ceii? between the government of the United States, " 
 and his Majefty 's Governor General in America,,- ; 
 for fettling the previous arrangetnents which may * 
 bd itecelTary refpe6ling the delivery of the faid poll's : 
 Tlie t^rtited States in the mean time at their dlf- ■ 
 cr'etion, extending their fettlenients to any part - 
 within the fkid boundary line, except within the pre- \ 
 cihcils or jurifdi6lion of any of the faid poils. All '\ 
 fettlets and traders, within the precin6ls orjurifdic- \ 
 tidh of the faid pofts, fhall Gontinue to ehr • ^ 
 jo^, tuimoldfled, all their property of every kind, , 
 and fhkll Be prote£l(Bd therein. They fhall be at ;- 
 f\ili libejrty to remain ttefe, of to remove wiih all *" " 
 
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 or any part of their effects ; and it {hall alfo be 
 free to them to fell their lands, houfes, or effedls, 
 or to retain the property thereof, at their difcretion ; 
 fuch of them as {hall continue to refide within the 
 faid boundary lines {liall not be compelled to be- 
 come citizens of the United States, or to take any 
 oath of allegiance to the government thereof, but 
 they fhall be at full liberty fo to do, if they think 
 proper, and they fhall make and declare their elec- 
 tion within one year after the evacuation aforefaid. 
 And all perfons who fliall continue there after the 
 expiration of the faid year, without having declared 
 their intention of remaining fubje^ls of his Britan- 
 nick Majefty, fliall be confidered as having ele6led 
 to become citizens of the United States. 
 
 Art. III. it is agreed t"hat it fhall at all times 
 be free to his Majefty's fubje6ts, and to the citizens 
 of the United States, and alfo to the Indians dwel- 
 ling on either fide of the faid boundary line, freely 
 to pafs and repafs by land or inland navigation, 
 into the refpe6live territories and countries of the 
 two parties on the continent of America [the coun- 
 try within- the limits of the Hudfon's Bay Compa- 
 ny only excepted] and to navigate all the Lakes, 
 Rivers, and Waters thereof, and fieely to caiTy oh 
 trade and commerce with each other. But it is 
 underftood,. that this Article does not extend to the 
 admifliori of veffels of the United States into the 
 Sea Ports, Harbours, Bays,: or Creeks of his Ma- 
 jefty's faid y^^iritories J nor ihtb fuch- parts of the 
 Rivers in liis'Nlaj^fliyV teid territories as are be- 
 tween 'thV nibiitn diefeof, and the higheft port of 
 fiitiy frpni'the Se^, except in fmall velTels trading 
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 . lonafulc between Montreal and Quebec, under fuch 
 irgulations as fhall be eftabliflied to prevent the 
 jwlnbility of any frauds in this refpect". Nor to 
 the admilFion or Britifh vefTels from the Sea into 
 the Rivers of the United States, beyond the higheft 
 Ports of entry for foreign veffels from the Sea. 
 The Pviver MifTifippi (liall, however, according to 
 the Treaty of Peace, be entirely open to both pai- 
 ties ; and it is furtlier agreed, that all the Ports 
 and Places on its Eaftern fide, to whichfoevcr of 
 the parties belonging, may freely be reforted to, 
 and ufed by both parties, in as ample a manner as 
 any of the Atlantic ports pr places of the United 
 States, or any of the ports or places of his Majefty 
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 All goods and merchandize whbfe importation 
 into his Maj City's faid territories in America, fliall 
 not be entirely prohibited, may freely, for the pur- 
 pofes of Commerce, be carried into the fame in the 
 manner aforefaid, by the citizens of the United 
 States, and fuch goods and merchandize fhall be 
 fubje6l to no higher or other duties than would be 
 payable by hisMajefty's fubjefts on the importation 
 of the fame from Europe into the faid territories. 
 And in like manner, all goods and merchandize 
 whofe importation into the United States fhall not 
 be wholly prohibited, may freely, for the purpofes 
 of Commerce, be carried into the fame, in tne man- 
 ner aforefaid, by his Majefty's fubjefts, and fuch 
 goods and merchandize fhall be fubje6t to no high- 
 er or other duties than would be payable by the 
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 of the faid States. And all goods not prohibited 
 to be exported from the faid territories, lefpc^^iveiy, 
 may in like manner be cairied out of the fame by 
 the two parties refpeftively, paying duty as afore- 
 faid. 
 
 No duty of entry (hall ever be levied by either 
 party on peltries brought by land, or inland navi- 
 gation into the faid territories refpe<!:lively, nor Ihall 
 the Indians pafTing or rei^afTmg with their own 
 proper goods and eft'e6ls of whatever nature, pay 
 for the fame any impoft or duty whatever. But 
 goods in bales, or other large packages unufual a- 
 mong Indians (hall not be confidered as goods be- 
 longing ^o/7^^^<? to Indians. ^ ' • • 
 
 No higher or other tolls or rates of ferriage than 
 what are or Ihall be payable by natives, ihall be 
 demanded on either iide j and no duties Ihall be 
 payable on any goods which (hall merely be carried 
 over any of the portages or carrying places on ei- 
 ther (ide; for the pvrpofe of being immediately 
 reimbarked and carried to fome other place or pla- 
 ces. But as by this ftipulation it is only meant to 
 fecure to each ])artY a free paflage acrofs the port- 
 ages on both fides, it is agreed, that this exemption 
 from duty (hall extend only to fuch goods as are 
 carried in the ufual and dire(5l road acrofs the por- 
 tage, and are not attempted to be in any manner 
 fold or exchanged during their paflage acrofs the 
 fame, and proper regulations may be eftablifhed to 
 prevent the pofTibility of any frauds in this ref^)e 51. 
 
 As this aitide is intended to render in a great 
 degree the local advantages of each party common 
 to both, and thereby to promote a diipofition fa- 
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 vourable to friendftiip and gooa neighboiuhood, it Jf^ 
 ;. .is agreed, that the rcfpedlive Governments wijl 
 •" mutuajly promote this amicable intercourfe, by | * 
 caufmg ipeedy and impartial juftice to be done, and 
 necefTary proteftion to be extended to all who may ' ' 
 be concerned therein. . «i _. i ry- ^ ' 
 
 '•- Art. IV. Whereas it is uncertain Vvrhether the 
 River Miilifiippi extends fo far to the Northward 
 as to be interfedled by a line to be drawn due Weft . * 
 from the Lake of the Woods in the manner men- 
 tioped in the Treaty of Peace between his Majefty ^ 
 . and the United States, it is agreed, that meaiuresi ; 
 fhall be take^i in concert betwej^n his Majefty 's go- 
 veinment in America and the government of the 
 United States for making a joint furvey of the faid , 
 river from one degree of latitude below the Falls 
 of St. Anthony, to the principal fource or fources 
 of the fajd. river, and alfo of the parts adjacent 
 thereto 5 and that if on the refult of fuch furvey, 
 it fliould appear that the faid river would ri.ot be 
 interfe6led by fuch a line as is above-mentioned, 
 the two parties will thereupon proceed by amicable ,;, 
 negotiation to,regulate the boundary line in that , 
 qviarter, as well as all other points to be adjuftcd 
 between the faid parties, according to juftice «ind 
 mutual convenience; and in conformity to^tbe iu- 
 tent of the faid Treaty. :i •-^- 1^ - 
 
 Art. V. Whereas doubts hiStve arifen what ri- . 
 ver was truly intended under the name pf the river 
 St. Croix, mentioned in the faid Treaty of Peace, 
 and fo] ming a part of the boundary therein dejfcri- 
 bed, that queftion fhall be referred to the final deci- -, 
 iion of Comr iffioners to be appointed in the fol- ^\. 
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 " One ConimifTioner (hall be named by his Majefty, 
 and one by thef Preftdent of the United States, by 
 and with the advice ahd confent of the Senate there- 
 of, and the faid two Coititniflibners (hall agree on 
 the choice of a third • or if they cannot fo agree, 
 they ihall each propofe one perfon, and of the two 
 names fo propoled, one fhal! be drawn by lot in the 
 prefence of the two original Conimiflioners. And 
 the three Commiffiohers fo appointed, fhall be fworn 
 impartially to extoine and decide the faid queftion 
 according to fuch evidence as fhall refpe6lively be 
 laid before them oil the part of the Britifh Oovern- 
 ment and of the United States: The faid Commif- 
 fioners (hall meet at Halifax, and fhall have power 
 to adjourn to fuch other place or places as they fhall 
 think fit. They fhall have power to appoint a Se- 
 cretary, and to employ fuch fui*veyors or other per- 
 fbns as they fhall jtldge neceffary. The faid Com- 
 miflioners fhall by a declaration under their hands 
 and feals decide what river is the river St. Croix in- 
 tended by the Treaty. The faid declaration fhall 
 contain a defci*iption of^the faid river, ^nd fh^ll par- 
 ticularize the latitude and longitude of its mouth 
 and of its fource. Duplicates of this declaration 
 and ^f the flatements of their accounts, and of the 
 journal of their proceedings fhall be delivered by them 
 to the Agent ot his Majelty and to the Agent of the 
 United States, who may be refpe6lively appointed 
 and authorized to manage the bufmefs onbelialf of 
 the 1 efpedti ve Governments . Andboth parties agree 
 to confider fuch decifion as final and conclufive, fo 
 as that the fame fhall never thereafter be called 
 fcto queflion, oi* made the fubjeft of difpute or dif- 
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 4lyp^ VI. Whci*ea$itistUc4gcdbydm^^ 
 H m^rjchants an4 otjiprf. his Majefty's fubje6ls^ 
 ttiat debits to a C9nii44*^]bl6 moun;^ whidi were 
 bona fie Gontrafted brfore thepeac^» fliU remah> 
 o\ying tQ them fey citiajens or; inhaljitants of thfe 
 United State§r and tliat by the operation of various 
 iawiful iiyipcijiments fmce the peace, not only the i\jj\l 
 Recovery ojP the faid ^tht^ has been delved, but alfoj' 
 the YJ^lu^ ancl fecvirity th^eot, have.been, in feverat 
 ^nfl^ces,' unpaired andleflenedj fo th^t by th^ ordi- 
 nary courfe of judicial proceedings, th<? Bntifh cre- 
 ditors cannot now obtain, and adiually h^ve, and 
 receive full and adequate Gdmp^nfation for the lofl'^Si 
 aiKidama^^es which thgf hav thereby fuftainedr 
 It is agreed, that in ajl uieh. cafes where full copi- 
 penfatipn foi; fuGh lojl'es.aitddaniages cannot for 
 what^v?^; ^eafonj be a6tuaily obtained, had and re-, 
 ceived by the faid creditors in the ordinary courfe of 
 juftice, the United Spates- will make full and cbrn- 
 plete coiDpenfa^iia^ fgr the fame to the faid credi- 
 tors : But it is dif):in6lly underftopd, that this pro- 
 vifion is to ext^d to.fuelt lofles only as have been 
 oceafioned by the lavyrful impediments aforefaidi 
 and is not tp ex cend to Idffes pec aiioned by fuch. 
 infolvency of the debtors^ 6r other caufes as would 
 equally have operated to. produce fueh Ipfs, if the 
 faid impediments .ha4 not exift^d,, nor to fuch lofles 
 ©r> damages as have been occafioiled by the mani-<- 
 feil dday or negligence, or v/ilful omiffion of tixe ' 
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 i r''l''ec^tii& puipofe: of afceataining the arnount of 
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 in manner following, vi-z. Two of them 'ffeall 
 4>e appointed' -by his Majefty, two <5f thenl by'fiic 
 l^refioent of the United :States hy arid with the ad*- 
 Aace aMpooft^t of the Seiiiife tHefeof, and the fifth 
 %y the liri^himoii^ voice of tihe other four; 'an^ ?f 
 TOey^duldhpt'agreeinfu^hchoiicb'jthenthe Goiii- . 
 mifficmers ham by the tWo pa'rti^'fliall refp^^c- 
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 '^f ^efour bnginal ConiiiifTionefs/^^-^l^ tlie 
 'five Commifnohers thiis a|)poimed fhafl fii^ meel, 
 they fhall, before they proceed to a6i refpeftlvcly, 
 ta^« the' following ba#ij6r la^Srmatioii, >ift th^pre- 
 ^nce of ^each cither /\vtiich bath of affirniatioh' b'eihg 
 -Cb taken'aiid Hitiry ^attef ed, :fhdll be etttfed 6h ' ^t 
 fWDrd of their p^oceednlffs, viz.^-^, A:; IS: one ' of 
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 ■-*^' uMt^ States of Artierica db f<ilemnl^ fwear, or 
 "jyaffimij'^liatl vMl li6neftly, diligently^ impartially, 
 ^od carefully e^ainiriei and toith^ fceii of mVjtidg- ' 
 -^enf, "^ccof dingi tb jiifcce and equity, decide -^ll 
 -fe'ch i^tnpMfCts, as ti1t;idei' thefaid aitidle'fhan be ,. 
 gpreferi^ tbtiiefaid Cbnimiffibtters- and' that I 
 HW|f fbfbcar'tb ad as* a^^Jbiiimiffioner in any cafein 
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 ^fboai'd, irid fli^ll ^ayepwer'to do any sift ajjper-, 
 'tailing -^ *the .ftitj Cppimiflion, provided that .one 
 'of thfeComm3!ibii6i-s riamed on each fide, and 'the 
 0ih Cbmmlflioher fhall be prefent,' knd all. dcci- 
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 the Commiflioners then.prefent ; i8 months frqn; 
 the day on which the faid CpmmilTioners fliall forni 
 a board, and be ready to proceed to bufinefs, are 
 afligned for receiving complaints, and applications ; 
 but they are neverthelefs authorized in any parti- 
 cular cafes in which it fhall appear to them to be 
 reaforiable and juft, tp extend the faid tenii of eigh- 
 teen months for any term not exceeding fix months, 
 after the expiration thereof. The faid CommifTion- 
 ers fliall firfl meet at Philadelphia, but they ftiaU 
 have power to adjourn from place to place as they 
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 The faid (Commiflioners in examining the com- 
 pl^ts ^nd applications fo preferred to them, are 
 empowered and required, in purfuance of the true 
 intent and meaning of this article, to take into 
 their confideration all clairns, whether of principal 
 ■or interefl:, or balances of principal and intereft, 
 iand to determine the fame r^ipectively, according 
 /to the merits of the feyeral cafes, due regard being 
 liad to all the circumfl;ances thereoiF, and as equity 
 {and jufl:ice ftiaU appear to them to require. And 
 jthe faid Commiflioners fliall have power to examine 
 ; J all fuch perfpns as fliall come betore them pn oath 
 or aflirmation touching the preniifes j and alfo to 
 receiye in evidence according as they may think 
 mofl: confifl:ent with equity and juftice, all writt9n 
 depofidpns, or books, or papers, or copies, or ex- 
 tracts thereof, every fuch depofition, book, or pa- 
 per, or copy, or extraft being duly authenticated, 
 either according to the legal foims now refpe6lively 
 exifl:irtg in the two countiies, or in fuch other 
 manner as the faid Conuniflioners fliall fee caufe 
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 three of them as aforefaid, fhall in all cafes be final 
 0nd conclufive, both as to the juftice of the claim, 
 and to the amount of the fum to be paid to the 
 creditor or claimant : And the United States un- 
 flertake to caufe the fum fo awarded to be paid in 
 fpecie to fuch creditor or claimant without deduc- 
 tion ; and at fiich time or times, and at fuch place 
 or places as (hall be awarded by the faid Commif- 
 fioners ; and on condition of fuch releafes or aflign- 
 ments to be given by the creditor or claimant, as 
 by the faid Copimiflioners may be direfted : Pro- 
 vided always, that no foch payment fhall be fixed 
 by the faid Coinmiflioner$ to take place fooner than 
 twelve months from the d^ of ^e exchange of the 
 ratifications of this Treaty. 
 
 Art. VII. Whereas complaints have been made . 
 t)y divers merchants and others, citizens of the U- 
 nited States, that during the courfe of the v/ar in 
 which his Majefty is no^y engaged, they have fuf- 
 taincd confiderable Ipffe^ and damage, by reafon of 
 irregular or illegal captures or condemnations of 
 their vefTels and other property under colour of au- 
 Uiority or commiflions from hi§ Majefty, and that 
 from various cirpximftances belonging to the faid 
 cafes, adequate compenfation for the loffes and da- 
 mages fo fuftained cannot now be adlually obtain- 
 ed, had and received by the ordinary courfe of ju- 
 dicial prqceedi^gs ; it is agreed, that in all fuch 
 cafes where adequate compenfation cannot, for 
 ivhatever reafon, be now actually obtained, had 
 and received by the faid merchants and others in 
 the? ordinary courfe of juftice, full and complete 
 
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 of -any fiich loiies and damages, frveCormnifCofiers 
 
 ^lall be appointed and airthorized to a6l in London^ 
 
 -exa^^ly in the manner dipe^lsd with refpc^l to thofe 
 
 • ^mentioned in the preceding artkk, knd after ^ha- 
 - ving taken the fame -oaith 'or "dflfirmatio!! (mutufis 
 u7nutcndis) the fame term ^ eighteen ^npnths is alfo 
 fififfigned for ^he receji^iofir^f clairns, an!d tiiey are 
 
 in like manner authorized to exrtend ^e f^me In 
 
 particular cafes. They -Ihall receive teftimony, 
 
 iooks, papers and evijd^nce in the fame latitude, and 
 
 cxercife the lUte difcnetion and powers refpc6^ng 
 
 i that fubje6l ^ and ^ fh«tU (fcdde ' the <laijns in qu^ 
 
 jlion according -to tJK merits Qffhe ieveral -cfifes, 
 
 i yindto jufllice;, equity, And^the laws of nations. *Ttxe 
 
 -^ award of 'the faid Commiflioners, or any fuch ithree 
 
 • jof them as aforefaid, fli^lly. in ^all c^fes be final a:n4 
 OiconclUiive, both asto-the jiifticeof the claim, and 
 t?*he amoiMit of the fum to be paid to the claimant 5 
 
 andhis Britannic MafeftyiUiKkf takes to eaufe^he 
 4ame to be paid to fllwfh daimairit-in fpecie, without 
 ^any>dedu(5lion, atfttch^place oi* places, and -at fuch 
 time or times as ihaltibe awarded by thcfaid-Coih- 
 'miflkmers, and on condition ^f^fueh releafes or^f- 
 liignments to be given by ^the claimants, as by the 
 jfaid Commiflioners may 1^ dire6led. 
 
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 Wajdd/s fabjeft* complain that in the couife oil 
 the war they have fuftained lols and damage by rea-^ 
 fan of the capture of the velFels and merchaaidize. 
 tiik^n within the limits andjuarifdiiftidn of thie ftates; 
 artd bro^ight into the port& of the fame> or taken b/r 
 ^efftls originally armed in poits of the ^idflaH.S5. 
 
 It is agreed that in adl jdich caics where reftitii*^: 
 tion fhall not have been rnacte agreeably to the te-< - 
 nor of the letter from Mr. JefFcrfon to Mr. Ham** * 
 mond, dated a< Philadelphia, Sept. 5, 1793, a copy 
 of which is annexed to this Treaty j the complaints: 
 of the parties (hall be and herdby are referred to^ 
 the Coiftmiffiohers to be appointed by virtue of this 
 Article, who are hereby authoiized ai^ required to 
 J?roceed in the like manner relative to thefe as ta' 
 the other cafes coimmltted to them ; and tlie Uni- 
 ted States undertake to pay to the complaindiits or 
 claimants in fpecie, without dedu(!lion, the amount 
 of fuch fums as fliall be awarded to them iefpec- 
 tively oy the faid Commillioners, and at the tim^^s? ■ 
 and places which in fuch awards [hall be fpecified ;; : 
 and on cohditions of fuch releafes or alTignments 
 to be given by the claimants as m the laid awards. . 
 may be dire6led : And it is further agreed that not , 
 only the now exifting cafes of both delcriptions* ' 
 but alfo all fuch as ftiall exift at the time of ex* , 
 changing tiie ratifications of this Treaty fhall be 
 cohfidered as being within the provifions^ intent 
 and iheaning of this article. 
 
 /Art. Viil. It is further agreed, that the Cam- 
 miilioners mentioned in this and in the two pre- 
 ceding nrticles (hall be refpectively paid in fuctx 
 Hianner as fhall ke agreed between the two parties ; 
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 And all other expences attending the faid Com- 
 miflions fhall be defrayed jointly by the two par- 
 ties, the fame being previbufly afccrtained and al- 
 lowed by the majority of the Commiifioners. And 
 in the cafe of death, ficknefs or neceffary abfence, 
 the place of every fuch Commiffioner refpeftively 
 fhall be fupplied in the fsune m nner as fuch Com- 
 mifTioner was firft appointed, and the new Com- 
 miflioners fhall take the fame oath or affirmation 
 and do the fame duties. 
 
 Art. IX. It is agreed that Britifh fubjefts who 
 now hold lands in the territories of the United 
 States and American citizens who now hold lands 
 in the dominions of his Majefly fhall continue to 
 hold them according to the nature and tenure of 
 theii* refpe<5tive eflates and titles therein j and may 
 grant, fell or devife the fame to whom they pleafe, 
 in like manner as if they were natives > and that 
 neither they nor their heirs or afligns fhall fo far as 
 may refpeo: the faid lands and the legal remedies 
 incident thereto, be regarded as aliens. . 
 
 Art. X. . Neither the debts due from individu- 
 als of the one nation to individuals of the other, 
 nor fhares nor monies which they may have in the 
 public funds, or in the public or priva^-/ banks fhall 
 ever in any event of war or national differences be 
 fequeflered or confifcated, it being unjufl and im-. 
 politic that debts and engagements contradted and 
 made by individuals having confidence in each other 
 and in theii* refpedtive governments fhould ever be 
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 Art. XL It is agreed between hisMs^y tani 
 fte XJ^nkod States of America, that thera ftiail htt 
 reciprocal and entirely peifeft Ubeity of navigation 
 ind commerce between their re^aive pes^^ iit 
 tlie. manner, under the limitations and on the con?* 
 ditions fpecified in the following articles. 
 
 Art. XIL kiis Majefty confents tfcat it (ball 
 and may be lawful dixring the time herein after li- 
 mited for the citizens of the United States to c«rry 
 to any of his Majefty's illands and ports in the 
 Weft-Inciies from the United States; ufi their owrt 
 veffels, not being above the bmtben of yo tonsv 
 any goods or merchandize^ being a( the growth, 
 nianufaftm'e Or produce ot the feiS States, which it 
 is or may be lawful to carry to the faid Wands or 
 forts from the faid States \n British veflfeh ; antl 
 tJiat the faid Americaii v^flels fliaU be fubje6b thfercr 
 to no other or higher tonnage duties or charged 
 than (hsdl be payable by Britifti veffibls m thepi^ 
 of tlie tJnited States 5 and that the e^goes of iM 
 laid Artierican veffels fhall be fobjed t-hei^ to no y^ 
 ther or highe;* duties or ck^fg^s tha(h fliatt be paya- 
 ble on the like articles if itmported' thd^ from tte- 
 faid States in Britifh veflek. 
 
 And his M^efty alfo con&nts that if fetll tr 
 lawiul for the faid Amei'ican citizens to jHischafey 
 load and carry away in their faid veffek to theUtii- 
 ted States from the faid Iflands and PcM?ts Afi fijcl^ 
 articles being of the growth, Hiamrfaflnai'e ot j*j^ 
 duce of the laid Iflands as may ^m|^ Inw bc>Q|f% 
 ried from thence to the faid Stat^ in feitifli vcflMts 
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 goes arc or (hall be fubje6l in finrilar circumftances. 
 
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 carry and land tneir cargoes in the United States 
 only, it being exprefsly agreed and declared that 
 during the continuance of this article, the United 
 States will prohibit and reftrain the carrying any 
 molaffes, fugar, coffee, cocoa or cotton in American 
 vefl'els, either from his Majefty's Iflands or from the 
 United States to any part of the world except the 
 United States, rcafonable fea ftores excepted. Pro- 
 vided alfo, that it fhall and may be lawful, during 
 the fame period, for BritlHi veilels to import from 
 the faid Illands into the United States and to cxpbrt 
 from the United States to the faid Iflands, all arti- 
 cles whatever being of the growth, produce or manu- 
 fa6ture of the faid Iflands, or of the United States 
 reipe6livcly, which now may, by the laws of the 
 faid States, be fo imported and exported. And 
 that the caigoes of the faid Britifli vefl'els fhall be 
 fubjev5l to no other or higher duties or charges than 
 fliall be payable on the lame articles if fo imported 
 or exported in American vefTels^ 
 
 It IS agreed that this article and eveiy matter 
 and thing therein contained fhall continue to be in 
 force during the continuance of the war in which 
 his Majefty is now engaged ; and alfb for two years 
 frcih and after the day of the flgnature of the pre* 
 lirfrinarV or other articles of peace by which the 
 fairii rrtay be terminated. 
 
 - t^hd it is further agreed, that at the expimtion 
 of the faid tei*m, the two contracting parties will 
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 Majefty may then find himfelf with refoed to the 
 ' Wcft-Indics, and with a view to fuch arrange- 
 ments as may befl conduce to the mutual advantage 
 •and extenfion of commerce. And the faid parties 
 will then^alfo renew their difcuflions, and endeavour 
 to agree, whether in any and what cafea, neutral 
 •veflels fliall proteft enemy's property ; and in what 
 rcafes provifions and other articles, not generally 
 contraband, may become fuch. But in me meaji 
 time their condu6l towards each other in thefe re- 
 fpefts, (hall be regulated by the ,ai*ti9ji?s herein after 
 ^mferted on thofe fubje6ls. • '. 
 
 Art. XIIL His Majefty confents that the veC- 
 /els belonging to the citizens of the United States 
 of America inall be admitted and hofpitably recei- 
 ved in all the fea-poits and harbours of the Britifh 
 territories in the Eaft-Indies. And that the citi- 
 ,zens of the faid United States may freely cariy on 
 ^ Trade between the faid Territories and the faid 
 United States, in all articles of which the Importa- 
 tion or Exportation refpe6liyely to or from the faid 
 Territories, fliall not be entirely prohibited. Pro* 
 vided only, that it fhall not be lawful for them in 
 ' any time of War between the Britifh government 
 and any other Power or State whatever, to Export 
 from the faid Territories, without the fpecial per- 
 miffion of the Britifh government ther<j, any Mili- 
 taiy Stores, or Naval Stores or Rice, Tho, citizens 
 of the United States fhall pay for j:heir veflels when 
 admitted into the faid ports no other or higher 
 tonnage duty than fhall be payable on Britifh vef- 
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 ti«s or charges on the Importation or Exp)rtation 
 of the cargoes of the faid vdlels, than (liall be pay- 
 abl« on the fame aiticles when Imported or Expor- 
 ted i« Bntifti velfels. But it is exprefsly agreed, 
 that tjie vellcle of the United States ihah not carry 
 any of the articles Exported by them from the laid 
 Brltifli territories to any port or place, except to 
 fomepoit or place in America, where the fame fliall 
 tc unladen, and fuch regulations (hall be adopted 
 by both parties, as fhall irom time to time be found 
 necefikry to enforce the due and faithful obfervance 
 of this ftipulatioil. It is alfo underftood that the 
 permiffion granted by this article is not to extend 
 to allow the veffels of the United States to cany on 
 any part of the coafting trade of the faid Brjtifli 
 territories \ but vefTels going with their original 
 cargoes, or part thereof, from one port of difcnai'ge 
 to another, are not t:o be conli^ercd a3 cai*ryirlg on 
 the coafting trade. Neither is this article to be 
 conftrued to allow the citizens of the faid States to 
 fettle or tefide within the faid Territories, or to gp, 
 into the Interior parts thereof, without the per- 
 miffion oftheBritiih government eftablifhed there j 
 and if any tranfgreffion fhould be attempted againft 
 the regulations of the Britifh government in thh 
 refpe^t, the obfervanee of the fame fhall and may 
 be enforced againft the citizens of America in the 
 fame manner as againft Britifti fubjeSs or Others 
 tranfgreifing the mme mle. And the citjien? of 
 the United States whenever they arrive in any port 
 or l^irbour in the faid Territories, or if they riiottldl 
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 thei place therein, fliall always be fubje^fl to the 
 J^aws, Government and Jurifdiaion of wna. na- 
 ture eftabiifhed in fiich Harbour, Port or i .ace, 
 according as the fame may be : The citizens of the 
 United States, may alfo touch for refrelhment ^ 
 the illand of St. Helena, but fubjedl in all refpc^s 
 to fuch regulations as the Britifh government may 
 from time to time eftablifh there. 
 
 Art. XIV. There fhall be between all the do- 
 minions of his Majefty in Europe and the territo- 
 ries of the United States a reciprocal and perfeft 
 liberty of commerce and navigation. The jKople 
 and inhabitants of the two countries refpedivdy 
 Jh^U have liberty freel)r and fecurely and witliout 
 hindrance ^ud moleftation to come with their Ihips 
 and cargoes to the lancis, countries, cities, ports, ' 
 places and rivers within the dominions and territo- 
 I'ies aforefaid, to enter into the fame, to refort there 
 ^nd to remain and refide there, without any limi* 
 tation of time ; Alfo to hire and poffefs houftsand 
 warehoufes for the purpofes of their commerce, and 
 generally the merchants and traders on each fide (hall 
 enjoy the moft complete proteftion and fecurity for 
 their commerce ; but fubjeft always as to what re» 
 fpefts this article to the laws and ftltutes of the t\m 
 fpuntri^^ refpe6tively. 
 
 Art. XV. It is agreed that no other or Iwghcr 
 duties fhall be paid by the Ihips or merchandize of 
 the one paity m the por;ts of the other, than fuch 
 as are paid by the like veltels or merchandise of all 
 o^Jier nations. Nor fhall any other or higher duty 
 be impofed iu one country; qj> the importation of 
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 produce, or manufaflure of any other foreign coun- 
 try. Nor fhall any prohibition be impofed on the 
 expoitation or importation of any articles to or 
 from the territories of the two parties refpe(5liyely, 
 which fhall not equally extend to all other nations. 
 r- But the Britilh Governrnent referves to itfelf the 
 right ofimpofmg on American veffels entering into 
 the Britifli ports hi Europe a tonnage duty equal 
 1.. that which Ihall be payable by Britifh veffels in 
 the ports of America : And alfoVuch duty as may 
 be adequate to countei-vail the difference of duty 
 now payable on the importation of European arid 
 Afiatic goods when impoited into the United State? 
 in Britifh or in American veflels. 
 
 The two parties agree to treat for the moreexa(5^ 
 equalization of the duties on the refpe61:ive naviga- 
 tion of their fubje6ls and people in fuch mannei* as 
 may be moft beneficial to the two countries. Th^ 
 arrangements for this purpofe fhall be made at the 
 iame time with thofe mentioned at the conclufion 
 of the 1 2th article of this Treaty, and are to b^ 
 -confidered as a pait thereof. In the intei*val it is 
 agreed, that the United States will not impofe any 
 new or additional tonnage duties on Britifh vefTels, 
 nor increafe the now fubfifling difference between 
 the duties payable on the hnportation of any arti- 
 cles in Britifh or in American, veffels. 
 
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 tiiig parties, refpeftively to appoint coiifuls for the 
 
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 reafon of their funclion. But before any conful 
 Ihall a6l as fuch he fliall t)e in the ufual forms ap-^ 
 proved and admitted by the party to whom he isr. 
 ienti and it is hereby declared to be lawful and 
 proper,, that in cafe of illegal or improper condu6l 
 towards the laws or government a conful may either 
 be punifhed according to law, if the laws will reach, 
 the cafe or be difmiifed, or even fent back, the of- 
 • fended government affigning to the other their rea- 
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 Either of the parties may except fiom the refirr . 
 dence of confuls liich particular places as fuchpar^* 
 ty fhall judge proper to be fo excepted. ^; 
 
 Art. XVII. It is agreed^ that in all cafes where 
 velTels fhall be captured or detained on jufl fufpi- 
 cion of having an board enemy's property, or of 
 cariying to the enemy any of the articles whicli: 
 are contraband of war y the faid veffel fhall be 
 brought to the neareft or moft convenieat port ; and 
 if any property of an enemy fhould be round on 
 boax'd fuch vefiel, that part only wliich belongs to 
 the enemy fhall be made prize, and the vellel fhall 
 be at liberty to proceed with the remainder with^ 
 out any impediment. And it is agreed, that all 
 proper meafures fhall be taken to prevent delay > 
 111 deciding the cafes of fhipsor cai-goesfo brought , 
 in for adjudication -, and in the payment or recove- 
 ry of any indemnification adjudged or agreed to 
 be paid to the mafters or owners of fuch fhips,^ ., , 
 
 Art. XVIII. In order to regulate what is in.' 
 future to be deemed contraband of war, it is agreed, 
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 pofesof Wat,bylax\dorfea> fuch as cannon, muf- 
 kfets, tnc^tars, pet^rd^, bombs, grenadoes> caicaffes, 
 f^uciifes, ekrriage^ foi^ cannon, fAufket refts, ban- 
 dolier^, g;unpowder, match, felt-petre, ball, pikes, 
 fwords, head pieces, cuiraffes, halbeiTs, lances, 
 j^rcfins; horfe mriiiture, holfters, belts, and gene- 
 rally all' otiier implements of wars as alfo timber 
 for fhif ^building, tar or rofm, copper in ftieets, 
 fkils, hemp and cordage, and generally whatever 
 may fei*ve dire6lly to the equipment of vieffels, un- 
 Wroilght iron and fir planks only excepted j and all 
 the above articles arenereby declared to be juft ob-i 
 jefts of confifcation, whenever they are attempted 
 to be carried to an enemy . 
 
 ." And whefeas the dimculty of agreeing on thd 
 ptfecife cafes in whith aloiie provifions and othei^ 
 a!i*ticles tiot generally contraband riiay bs regarded 
 33 fuch, render^ it oipedient to provide againft the 
 inconveniences arid mifunderftandings which might 
 thence arife : It is further agreed, that wherever a- 
 riy fiach articles fo becoming contraband accoi ding, 
 tb the exiiting laws of Nations, fliall for that rea- 
 Ibn be feized, the fame fhall not be confifcated, but 
 th^ owners thereof fhisU befpeedily and completely 
 indemnified J and the captors, or in their default the 
 gbveriiriielit undef whofe authority th^ aft, fhall 
 pay to the ftiaftets or owners of fuch veflels the full 
 value of all articles, with a reafonable meixantife 
 profit thereon;, together with thie freight, and alfo 
 tfife Semtin'age incident to fuch detention. 
 
 And wheitas it frequently happens that veflelii 
 fail for a port or place belonging to -an enemy, 
 
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 Vrlthmnf tft^griidt the faiiie is eitfiS^ l^g^; 
 block^ictect ot mveftcd ; it Is^^S^reed, that fevery veifel. 
 fo Circiinnjft^ted rrtav Be tanfed aWiW frpiix tiicli 
 
 tE^ itotiee ihe fhkll agam attern jrt to ;eitter ; but fjie 
 ihaiH be pennitte^* to ^o to airy crtKef pbh orplzQgi 
 (henm'f think proper i Ndi- piall atty veffel qv 
 goods of either pstrty, thft iiqtay have entered into' 
 fuch port or pl^ce, befoiip tne farfie wa^ tefiegea, 
 blockaded or mvefted by_fhe oth^\ ind be found 
 thei'^itii after" the rcduraoit or mt^^ ofnicli 
 pUcty be liable to eoitfifcation, but Ihalt be reftored 
 to th& owners or proprietoi-s tliiikSt * 
 
 Akr. XD^. Aiia fliaft tnore abundailt cg're be 
 taken for the fectirrty of the ref|)^&V^^^ 
 cifizerits of th"^ cohtfafliii^ parti^^^^^ prevent 
 
 their fuffering injuria b|^, tne nien of war*, or pri-^ 
 vateei's 6f either patrtj, ^iJ ComnSaiAdefs .of fftips of 
 wit and privateers and alt others the faid fubjefts 
 and citi^z^efis ffiall 'forbear domg Jiny danlage to 
 thofe of th6' othie^ P^^ty , or toriiniitting any outrage 
 againft thein', and if they ^6t to ." e contmiy, they 
 fhefll b^ putiirtied^, aM; fhafl Wo'ht bouiid in thek 
 perfbns and.effa't&s tis make fifisfeld^idii andrepaira;- 
 ti^i>for ail diafnages^, and the intefett tfeefeof, of 
 whatever nature the faid damages may be. 
 
 For this caufe all coriiinanders of privateers be- 
 iWeth% receive their co'mniiflibiis di^llliei-eaftov 
 be obliged to give btfore a Coriipeten^ Jucige, fiiffi'* 
 cieiit feeurity by ^t leaft two relpohfible fiiieties, 
 who have no intereft in th6 faid privateer, each of 
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 Jointly and feverally bound in the fum of fifteen 
 hundred pounds fterling, or if fuch fhips be provi-> 
 ded with above one hundred and fifty feamen or 
 foldiers, in thic fum of three thoufand pounds fter- 
 Hng, to fatisfy all damages and injuries, which the 
 faid privateer or her officers or men, or any of them 
 may do- or commit during tlieir ci*uife, conti'ary to- 
 the tenor of this treaty, or to the laws and infti'uc- 
 tions for regulating their €ondu6t ; and further that 
 in all cafes of aggreflions the faid commiiTions fhall 
 be revoked and annulled. 
 
 It is alfo agreed that whenever ajudjge of a court 
 of admiralty of either of the parties, (hall pronounce 
 fentence againft any vefTet or goods or propeity 
 belonging to the fubje6ls or citizens of the other 
 party, a formal and duly authenticated copy of all 
 the proceedings in the caufe, and of the laid fen- 
 tence, Ihall if required be delivered to the comman- 
 der of the faid veflel, without the fmalleft delay > he; 
 paying all legal fees and deniands for the fame. 
 
 Art.. XX. Jt is further agreed that both the f^d 
 contrafting parties, fhall not only refufe to receive 
 any pirates into any of their ports, havens, or 
 towns, or permit any of their inhabitants to receive, 
 protedl, harbour,, conceal or ailift. them in any 
 manner, but will bring to condign punifhment all 
 fuch inhabitants as fhall be guilty of fuch a£t& ot 
 offences. 
 
 And all their {hips with the eoods or merchan-^ 
 dizes taken by them and brought into the port of 
 either of the faid Parties, fhall be feized as Tar as 
 they can be difcovered and fhall be reftored to the 
 owners or theix Factors or Agents duly deputed 
 
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 iand authorized in writing by them Q;)roper evi- 
 dence being firft given in the Court of Admiralty 
 for proving theproperty) even in cafe fuch efie6ls 
 (hould have pafled into other hands by fait, if it be 
 proved that the buyers knew or had good reafon , 
 to beUeve, or fufpe6l that they had been piratical- ■'.■ 
 ly taken. 
 
 Art. XXI. It is likewife asrreed, that the fub- 
 jects and citizens of the two nations, (hall not do 
 any a6ls of hoflility or violence againft each other, 
 nor accept commiffipns or inftru6lions fo to a6l 
 from any foreign prince or ftate, enemies to the o- 
 ther party -, nor mall the enemies of one of the 
 parties be permitted to inVite, or endeavour to en- 
 lift in their militaiy fervice any of the fubje6ls or 
 citizens of the other paity ; and the laws againft 
 alliuch offences and aggreiIion:s fliai^l be punctual- 
 ly executed. And if any fubje6t or citizen of the 
 {aid paities refpe^ively fhall accept any foreign 
 ^mmiffion,^r letters of marque, for arming any 
 veffel to a<5t as a privateer againft the other party, 
 and b^ taken by tne other party, it is hereby decla- 
 red to be lawful for the faid party to treat and pu- 
 -mOi the faid fubjo6t or citizen, naying fuch com- 
 mifiioh or letters of mai'que, as a pirate. 
 - i Art. XXII. It is expiefsly ftipulated that nei- 
 ther of the faid contradung parties -will order or 
 authorize any afts of reprifal againft the other, on 
 ^.complaints of injuries or damages, until the faid 
 party fhall firft have prefented to the other a ftate- 
 ment thereof^ verified by competent proof and evir 
 -dence, and demanding juftice and fatisfaction, and 
 the fame fhall either have been refufed or unrea- 
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 conti;aQin^ paitips Qf^f^h at al^ times, b^^ hpfpitably 
 ipeceived in the portd of the other, their officers and 
 trews paying iup rcfpeftio tjie la\ys ^n4 gpvern- 
 jpaqnt of the covmti-y . The officer^ 4^all be tt'cated 
 >yit^l^that Velpeft vyWc|i^ ip due to the 5:Qnnniffions 
 wljich thej^bear, and if a^ij jnfult f'ould be pfFered / 
 to them by any of the inhabitants, all offenders in 
 this refp^dl fhall be pynifhqd as^difturbers of the 
 peace ajj^ ^^i^y between the two countries.. And 
 his ^ajeiiy conftnts '^^t iq ^^pan^^njierjca^ vef-r 
 '4l, ^wti^ ^yi^'s^if otw . 
 
 S'\es or-Q^thfT ip^sfortui^^ bp reduced- tp the necef- 
 y of'feefc^g lhfjtej.ln ai;iy:9f ^ 
 |uto which mch v^flel co^ not i^ oj^^din^iy ca^s 
 ^laiiri to be adOTtted, fceihaU pninanifeftingttot 
 ii^cejjity to the fatisfadl9in pf the gpyerneafint^of 
 *{hepUce,.Jif feoj^^ r,eceived. gn^ipei-jipfitit^d.tQ 
 
 ^ejit ana to^iiychaif at tl^e ipf^a?ket;>pffi^e -fufh 
 neceffari^^, as fce m ^. fta^d i|^ i^e^ of j> jcjas^toa-. 
 bly tP fitch orders and rqgujati^s j^ th^lgiwisrja^ 
 inent of map^^ haying r€fp€<9: tp the citciMsn- 
 iteinces cf Vd;i cafe fli^ll, j)jii?fcribe, $h^ iWi not 
 be allowed to Wf^ bij'fcor j^jnt^d her ;c^f gp, ;wn- 
 t^S. t3f ^, &DpJ?.^^^^^ ht,b0ia^d€- ^j?^#aSy jQ.her ibsr 
 irig refitte^. l^br ihali ^ t>^ jfeUilancy 
 
 l^^t o| hj^^V^a^^O; lini^^ {% ^u<jh flgitf^astmafy be 
 ^jeceflky rtordetray. her e^pgn^e^^nj^ j^^'not withr 
 p]attKee^r^s,p^^ 
 
 places Kpr fhaliihe be PbSged tP "p^y wy <^ties ^ 
 ^^hjatever exoept Pply on fi^Qh.ar^ieksi as -uie may 
 b,e! permitted to fell for tl^ef piirppfe ^JFocdaidi^'^^i t 
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reign privateers (not l^eing fubjefts or. citizens of 
 either of the fei<^ parties) vyhp have comir>iffio|(s 
 from any other Prince or* State in enmity witji ei- 
 ther nation, to arm their^hips in the ports ofeither 
 of the faid parties, nor to fell what thiey h^ve taken, 
 nor iti any other manner to exchange the famfj 
 44or fliall they be allowe4 to purchafe more prpyi- 
 ii<i»is than fl>all' he neceffary For their going to tl\e 
 l^eareft port of th^t prince or State from wbpip 
 ihey obtained-their com'miffions. 
 
 Art. XXV. It fhajl be lawful. fqr the. (hips ot 
 iivjear ^rid privateers be^ongin^ to the f^id parties re-^ 
 Ifoe^tively^ to carry wbi^therfoeyer t^ey pje^e tlie 
 tmips^and goods taken frpm their enemies, witho\it 
 ibeii^ obliged to-pay ^ny fee to the Officers pf the 
 ^dmkalfyi'or to any jfudjges whatever 3 nor fhqll 
 •the 'faid prizes 5/\4ienpey^a^^ at;^ ^nd enter t^e 
 'portg^of |he faid parties oe .detained. or, feized, nei- 
 itljer ftiall th^TeareKejps or oth^r offtce^'s of tho^ 
 ^pla<^ V4lit fuch pii^es, (except for the puippjfe eif 
 -pf^vGntingithc carrying, pf any p^ of. the c^;:ffo 
 ^hereof on {hoi« in any manrier contrary to the 
 ttftablifhed laws of R,«venue,' Navigatipn, or jCom- 
 ii»er<^) ^or Biall fuc^.<^fRp^rs jake cognig^i^e ^f 
 the^lidil^y of Wch pil?es,i tut iji^y fli^U Ida ^tXx- 
 ib^^'td hoLft fa^i arvJidepiart as fpeediily ^^ in^y b;^, 
 aiid«arry |h4rl^:prizes to the^pl^ce xxjentipn^ji 
 '4n ^eir cpmniiffio^ns or pq.tqits> which the qpm- 
 -tftanidfeifs^^^^he feid^ipis of war oppiiyateers flxali 
 ibe 6b%eitp^ (hew/^^ or re^fbge fb^, te 
 
 -gi^^en^iE* their ports^to fuch as hp^ve m^^ at pd?y2 
 'fijkin life (&lgcfts of citizens of ^ith^.r_of tbf? faijl 
 
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 (flarigei- or the lea, to enter thei*ein, particular care 
 fliall be taken to haften their departure, and to 
 caufe tlicm to retu'C as foon a? pollible. Nothing 
 in this Treaty contained ftiall however be conftrued 
 or operate contraiy to former and exifling public 
 'Treaties with other Sovereigns or States. 3ut the 
 'two parties agree, that while they continue in ami- 
 ty, neither or them will in future make any treaty 
 'that fhall be inconfillent with this or the preceding 
 .article, - ' 
 
 Neither of the faid parties fhall permit the (hips 
 
 goods belongmg to the fubjefts qx\ citizens of 
 
 the other to be taken within <:annon (hot of the 
 
 ^coaft, nor in any of the bays, ports, or rivers qf 
 
 ; their territories, by Ihips or wai*, or Qthefs having 
 
 cornmiffion from any Prince, Republic, or Siate 
 
 tyhateyeh. But in cafe it ihould io happen, the 
 
 party whofe territorial rights fli^U thus nave been 
 
 , violated, fhall ufe his utmoft endeavours to obtain 
 
 from the offending party, full and ample fatisfac- 
 
 tion for the vefTel or veffels fb taken, whether the 
 
 fame be vefTels of war or merchant vefTels- 
 
 Art. XX VL If at afty time a i^pture fliould 
 
 take place (which Gocl forbid) between his Majefty 
 
 and tne United States, flie M^'chants arid others of 
 
 each of the two natipns refidmg in the dominions 
 
 of the other fhall have the privilege of remaininjg^ 
 
 J and continuing their Trade, io long as they behave 
 
 ^peaceably and commit no, c^enceagai^fl tne lavirs-5 
 
 i^nd in cafe theij: coiidgtftfliould render them fuf- 
 
 'pe(^ed and the refpeftive goveinmehts jiiouki think 
 
 proper to order them to remove, idie ter^i of tyvelve 
 
 inondas from the publication of the order fhall be 
 
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 allowed them for that purpofe, tc remove with their 
 families, effects and }>i'operty, but this favor (hall 
 not be extended to thofe who fhall aft contrary to 
 the eftablifhed laws, and for greater certainty, it is; 
 declared that fuch rupture (hall not be deemed to 
 exift while negotiations for accommodating differ- 
 cnces fhall be dependmg,. nor until the refpeftivc 
 Ambafladors or Miniil:ei*s, if fuch there fhall be, 
 fhall be recalled, or fent home on account of fucK 
 differences, and not on account of perfonal.mifcon- 
 duft, according to the nature and degrees of which 
 both parties retain their rights, either to requeflt 
 the recall, or immediately to fend home the Am- 
 haffador or Minifler of the other ; and thiat with-* 
 out prejudice to their mutual friendlhip and good 
 underftanding. ' 
 
 Art. XXVII. It is further agreed, that hisj' 
 Majefhr and the United States on mutual requifi- 
 tions, by them refpeftively, or. by their refpefttvc 
 Minifters or Officei's authorized to make the fame, 
 will deliver up to juflice all perfons, who beings 
 charged with murder or forgery, committed withiii 
 , the jurifdiclion of either, ftiall feek ^n afylum with-- 
 in any of the.countrieff of the other, provided that 
 this fnall only be done on fuch evidence of crimi-" 
 nality as, according to the laws of tlie place, where' 
 the fiigitive or perfon fo charged fhall be found, 
 would juftify his apprehenfion and commitment 
 for tiiafc, if the offence had there been committed/ 
 The expence of fuch apprehenfion and delivery; 
 fhall be borne and defrayed by thofe who make the' 
 r^quifition and receive the fup;itive. 
 
 Art. XXVIli.. It i::: agreed, that the firft tea 
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 Qfifdeki 0if tills "treaty'diall be permanent, and that 
 {tit tuhikyicni articles, exdcpt the twelfth, (hall be 
 llAikecTinmeir duration to twelve years, to be com- 
 ]^^ed flpm ttie d^y ott whicft; the r^tifieations of 
 ffiis iTrcaty ffiall be exchanged, ]but fubjc3^ to thi«» 
 condition — that wliercas the faid. iwdfth artit:lc 
 will eicpkt by ttie limitation therein contained^ at 
 tfie eiid of two years from the figning the prfeli- 
 txSxiky or other articles of peace which ilwm ter- 
 minate the prefeht war in wWcb his Majcfty k 
 eneag^, it is agreed, that proper meafurei» ftmfl'.by 
 conccflf be taken for bringing the fubjfeft of that 
 ai'ticte, into amicable treaty and difeuiiion, fo early 
 before tKe expiration of the faid t9i'ni,.as that new 
 arrangements on that head, may by . that time be 
 perfected and ready to take place. , Butif it ftiould 
 unfoituhafely happen, that his M^efty and the 
 Vmiii States fliomd not be able to agi'^e on fuch 
 new arrangements, in that cafe all the articles of 
 this treaty, except the firft ten fliall then ceaft slnd 
 expire togetlier. 
 
 Lastly. Thle Treaty, when the feitte fliall 
 Save been ratified by his M^eily and by the Pre- 
 fident of the tJnited States, by and with th^ advice 
 aivi cpnfent of their Senate, and thte ye^eftive ra^ 
 tincatiohs mutually exchanged^ ftiaU be Wnding 
 afidobligiaiory on his Majefty and oh the faid States, 
 and* man be by them refpe^tiyeily exefcuted and ob^ 
 iSved with punctuality and the moft fincere regard 
 ti) ggiod faith } and whereas it will be expedietit, in 
 oroef the better to facilitate intercourfe and obvi^ 
 ate difficulties, that other articles be propofed and 
 added to this Treaty, which articles nom want of 
 
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 kiine and other circumftanccs, cannot now be pci- '. 
 fe6led — it is agreed, that the (aid j^aities will, from . 
 time to time, readily treat of and concerning fuch . 
 articles, and will fmcercly endeavour fo to form 
 them, as that they may conduce to mutual convt- ,, 
 nience, and tend to promote mutual fatisfa6Vion ' 
 and friendfliip -, and that the faid articles, after 
 having been duly ratified, (hall be added to, and ., 
 make a part of tnis Treaty. In faith whereof, we, 
 the underfigned Minifters Plenipotentiary of his 
 Majefty the King of Great-Britam and the United 
 States of America, have figned this prrfent Treaty, 
 and have caufed to be afRxed thereto the Seal of . 
 our ai'ms. 
 
 Done at London, this Nineteenth Day of 
 
 November, One Thoufand Seven Hun- 
 
 di'ed and Ninety-Four. , . 
 
 • GRENVILLE. :(Seal.)'' 
 
 ;f-:i. JOHN JAY. ' (Seal.) 
 
 
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 CONDITIONAL RATIFICATIOI^ 
 On the Part of the United StateSy 
 .. In Senate^ yune 24, 179 j'. 
 
 kESOLVjEDy that the Senate Jo cofifent tOy and 
 advife the Frefident of the United \Statei to ratify the 
 Treaty of amity y commerce and na^uigation, between his 
 Britannic Mdjejiy and the UnitAd States of jhnericAy 
 cdnctuded at London the i gth No^ member 1 794, on con^ 
 dition that there be added to the fat d Treaty^ an article 
 whereby itjhallbe agreed to fusten d the operation offo 
 prucb of the I ±th article, as rejpei h the trade, which hi^ 
 
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 sat J Majefly thereby confents may be carried on between 
 the United Sates and his IJlands in the Wefi-IndieSy in 
 the manner^ and on the terms and conditions therein jpe- 
 cijied. 
 
 And the Senate recommend to the Prefident to pro- 
 ceed without delay to further friendly negotiations with 
 his Majejly on thefubjeSi of the f aid trade ^ and of the 
 terms and conditions in quejiion. 
 
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 Philadelphia^ Sept, 5, 1793. 
 
 I am honoured with yo :rs of Auguft 30. Mine 
 of the 7th of that month affured you that meafures 
 were taken for excluding from all further afylum 
 in our ports vcflels armed in them to cruife on na- 
 tions with which we arc at peace, and for the re- 
 floration of che prizes the Lovely Lafs, Prince 
 William Henry, and the Jane of Dublin 5 and that 
 fhould the meafures for reftitution fail in their ef- 
 fe6l, the Prefident confidered it as incumbent on the 
 United States to make compenfation for the vefTels. 
 
 We are bound by our Treaties with three of the 
 belligerent nations, by all the means in ou»* power 
 to protedl and defend their veflels and efFe6ls m our 
 ports, or waters, or on the feas near our ihores, 
 and to recover and I'eftore the fame to the right 
 ov/ners when taken ifrom them. If all the means 
 in our power are ufeid, and fail Jn their efFe6l, we 
 are not bound by our Treaties with thofe nations 
 to make compenfatic )n. 
 
 Though we have \ 10 fimilar Treaty with Great- 
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 Ihould ufe towards that nation the fame rule, which, 
 under this article, was to govern us with the other 
 nations j and even to extend it to captures mad**, 
 on the high feas, and brought into our ports ; if 
 done by veflels which had been armed within them. 
 
 Having, for particular reafons, forbore to ufe ail 
 the means in our power for the reftitution of the 
 three vefTels mentioned in my letter of Auguft 7th, 
 the Prefident thought it incambent on the United 
 States to make compenfation for them : And tho* 
 nothing \\ras faid in that letter of other veflels taken 
 under like circumftances and brought in after the 
 5th of June, and before the date of that letter, yet 
 when the fame forbearance had taken place, it was 
 and is his opinion, that compenfation would be 
 equally due, t 
 
 As to prize*! made under the fame circumftances, 
 and brought in after the date of that letter, th:^ 
 Prefident determined, that all the means in our 
 power fliould be ufed for their reftitution. If thefe 
 fail, as we (hould not be bound by our treaties to 
 make compenfation to the other powers in the ana- 
 logous cafe, he did not mean to give an opinion 
 that k ought to be done to Great-Britain. But 
 ftill if any cafes fhall arife fubfequent to that date, 
 the circumftances of which fhall place them on 
 iimilai* ground with thofe before it, the Prefident 
 would think compenfation equally incumbent on 
 the United States. ... t .. ^. v,.. , v 
 ' ;r Inflruftijns are given to the governors of the 
 'different ftates to ufe all the means in their power 
 ■ for reftorin;5 prizes of this laft defcription found 
 within their ports, Though they will of courfe 
 
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 take mer^fures to be informed of them, and the ge- 
 neral government has given them the aid of the 
 cuftom-houfe ouicers for this purpofe, yet you will 
 be fenfible of the importance of multiplying X\iq 
 
 --channels of their information as far as fhajl depend 
 on yourfelf, or any perfon under your direction, 
 in order that the governors may ufe the nieaus in, 
 
 ■ their power for making rellitution, 
 
 Without knowledge of the capture they cannot 
 reftore it. It will always be beft to give the notice 
 
 ' to them dire6lly j but any informa-tion vy^hich ypu 
 
 .' fhall be pleafed to fend to me alfo at any time, mall 
 be forwarded to th^m ^s quickly as diftance v^ill 
 
 ' pernat, 
 
 Hence you will perceive Sir, that the Prefident 
 
 - contemplates reftitution or compenfation in the qa- 
 fes before the 7th Auguft ; and after that date^ ref-. 
 
 f-titution if it can be efFe6led by any means in our 
 ^^ power. And that it will be important that you 
 ' fhould fubftantiate the fa6l, that fuch prizes are in 
 '- our ports or w«nters. ' ' ^^^-> 
 
 V Your lift of the privateers illicitly armed in pur 
 ports is> I believe, correal. 
 
 With refpe6l to lofles by detention, wafte, fpoli- 
 
 - ation lliftained by vefTels taken as beforc-rnentioned 
 r between the dates of June 5th, and Auguft 7th, it 
 »' is propofed as a provifional meafure, that the Cpl- 
 ^ leAor of the Cuftoms of the DiftricSt, and the Bri,tifti 
 ^ Conful, or any other perfon you pleafe, fhall ap- 
 point perfons to eftablifh the value of the vellel and 
 cargo, at the time of her capture, and of her arrival 
 in the port into which ftie is brought, according 
 
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 ^hk to you, and you will be pleafed to fignlfy it 
 to me, with the names of the prizes underftood to 
 be of this defcription, inftructions will be given 
 accordingly to the Colle6lor of the Cuiloms where 
 th^ r^fpeftive veffels are. 
 
 I have the honour to be, &c. 
 
 (Signed) THOMAS JEFFERSON. 
 
 Gea^ flammondj Efq, 
 
 W HILST the Treaty was under difcuflion 
 in the Senate, the following proportions were 
 brought forward and refpedlively offered as fubfti- 
 tutes to the Refolution of Ratification which ulti- 
 mately prevailed. 
 
 Mr. Burr's Motion. 
 THAT the further confideration of the Treaty 
 concluded at London the 19th of November r794, 
 be poftponed, and that it be recommended to the 
 Prefident of the United States to proceed without 
 delay, to further friendly negotiation with his Bri- 
 tanic Majefly, in order to effe6l alterations in the 
 faid Treaty, m the following particulars : 
 
 That the 9th, loth, and 24th Articles, and lb 
 much of the 25th as relates to the fhelter or refuge 
 ; to be given to the armed vefTels of States or Sove- 
 reigns at wai with either party, be expunged. 
 ; , 2d Art. That no privilege or right be al- 
 1 towed to the fettlers or traders mentioned in the 2d 
 
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 Article, other than thofe which arfc fecuted to tucm 
 by the Treaty of 1793, and exifting laws. 
 
 3d Art. That the 3d Article be expunged, 
 or, fo modified that the citizens of the United 
 States may have the ufe of all rivers, ports and 
 places withifi the terjitorics of his Britannic Ma-» 
 jefhr in North-America, in the famq manner as his 
 fubjefts may have of thofe of the United states. 
 
 6th Art. That the value of the Negroes and 
 other property, carried away contrary to the 7th 
 article of the treaty of 1783, anci the lojs and damage 
 sujiainedby the Uiiited States^by th4 detention rfthepofts^ 
 be paid for by \p Blitim govefrinlent 5 the a- 
 mount to be afcerta. 1 by the commiffioners who 
 may be appointed to liquidate the claims of the 
 Britifh creditors* 
 
 1 2th Art. That what relates to the Weft-In-r 
 dia trade and the provifos and conditions ^hereof , 
 in the 1 2th article, be expunged, or be rendered 
 much more favourable to the United States and 
 without any reftraint on the exportation in veffels 
 of the Unital States, of any articles, not the growth, 
 produce or manufacture of the, ikid ifUnd? of his 
 Britannic Majefly. 
 
 1 5th Art* That no claufe be admitted which 
 may reftrain the United States from reciprocating 
 benefits by difcriminating between foreign nation^ 
 in their commercial arrangements, or prevent them 
 from encreafing tiie tonnage, or otner duties on 
 Britifh velFcls, on tenns of reciprocity, or in a tti- 
 pulated ratio. 
 
 »2ifl: Art. That tiic fubje6l« or citizens of ei- 
 ther party, be not reflrained from accepting cbm- 
 miffions in the army or navy of any foreign power. 
 
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