according to the form inferted in this prefent treaty; and the fhip, when the fhall have fhewn fuch paflport, fhall be free and at liberty to purfue her voyage, fo as it fhall not be lawful to moleft or give her chace in any manner, or force her to quit her intended course. 19. Confuls fhall be reciprocally eftablished, with the privileges and power which thofe of the most favoured nations enjoy in the ports where their confuls refide, or are permitted to be. 20. It is alfo agreed, that the inhabitants of the territories of each party fhall respectively have free access to the courts of justice of the other; and they fhall be permitted to profecute fuits for the recovery of their property, the payment of their debts, and for obtaining fatisfaction for the damages which they may have fuftained, whether the perfons whom they may fue, be fubjects or citizens of the country in which they be found, or any other perfons whatever who may have taken refuge therein; and the proceedings and fentences of courts, fhall be the fame as it the contending parties had been fubjects or citizens of the faid country. 21. In order to terminate all differences on account of the loffes fuftained by the citizens of the United States, in confequence of their veffels and cargoes having been taken by the fubjects of his Catholic majefty during the late war between Spain and France, it is agreed that all fuch cafes thall be referred to the final decifion of commiffioners to be appointed in the following manner. His Catholic majefty hall appoint one com miflioner, and the prefident of the United States, by and with the advice and confent of the fenate, shall appoint another; and the faid two commiffioners fhall agree on the. choice of a third, or if they cannot fo agree, they fhall each propofe one perfon, and of the two names fo propofed, one thall be drawn by lot in the prefence of the two original commiffioners; and the perfon whofe name fhall be drawn fhall be the third commiffioner; and the three commiffioners fo appointed shall be sworn impartially to examine and decide the claims in queftion, according to the merit of the feveral cafes, and to justice, equity, and the laws of nations. The faid commiflioners fhall meet and fit at Philadelphia, and in cafe of the death, fickness, or neceffary abfence of any fuch commiflioner, his place fhall be fupplied in the fame manner as he was first appointed, and the new commiflioner thall take the fame oaths, and do the fame duties.-. They thall receive all complaints and applications authorifed by this article during eighteen months from the day on which they fhall affemble. They fhall have power to examine all fuch perfons as come before them, on oath or affirmation, touching the complaints in queftion, and alfo to receive in evidence all written teftimony, authenticated in fuch a manner as they fhall think proper to require or admit. The award of the faid commillioners, or any two of them, fhall be final and conclufive, both as to the juftice of the claim, and the amount of the fum to be paid to the claimants; and his Catholic majefty undertakes to caufe the fame Ü 3 to 22. The two high contra@ing parties, hoping that the good correfpondence and friendthip which happily reigns between them, will be further encreafed by this treaty, and that it will contribute to augment their profperity and opulence, will in future give to their mutual commerce all the extenfion and fayour which the advantages of both countries may require. And in confequence of the ftipulations contained in the fourth article, his Catholic majefty will permit the citizens of the United States, for the pace of three years from this time, to depofit their merchandizes and effects in the, port of New Orleans, and to export them from thence without paying any other duty than a fair price for the hire of the ftores; and his majefty promifes, either to continue this permittion, if he finds, during that time, that it is not prejudicial to the intereft of Spain, or if he fhould not agree to continue, he will affign to them, on another part of the banks of the Miffiflippi, an equivalent cftablithment. 23. The prefent treaty thall not be in force until ratified by the contracting parties, and the ratifications fhall be exchanged in fix months from that time, or fooner, if poffible. In witness whereof, we the underwritten plenipotentiaries of his Catholic majefty and of the United States of America have figned this prefent treaty of friendship, limits, and navigation, and have thereunto affixed our feals respectively. Done at San Lorenzo et Real, October 27, 1795. (L. S.) THOMAS PINCKNEY. (L. S.) PRINCE DE LA PAZ, Abstract of the Treaty between Great Britain and the United States of America. THIS Treaty confifts of twentyeight articles: The firft article establishes peace and friendship between his Britan nic majefty and the United States. In the fecond, his majefty confents to withdraw all his troops and garrifons from all pofts and places within the boundary lines aligned by the treaty of peace to the United States. The evacuation is to take place on or before the ift of June 1796. The third article allows to his majefty's fubjects and the citizens. of the United States, and to the Indians dwelling on either fide of the faid boundary line, freely to pafs and repais by land or inland navigation into the refpective territories of the two parties. The country within the limits of the Hudfon's Bay Company is excepted. Veffels belonging to the United States are not to be admitted into the ports of his majetty's faid territories, nor British veffels from the fea into the rivers of the United States beyond the highest ports of entry for foreign vette's from the fea. The navigation of Milliflippi, however is to be entirely free. Goods and merchandize fhall be conveyed into the territories of of his Britannic majefty by American citizens, and into the territories of the United States by Britith fubjects, fubje& to the regulations established by both parties. The fourth article relates to the afcertaining of the extent of the Mithilippi to the northward. The fifth article alludes to the doubts that have arifen relative to the river St. Croix, and agrees to refer thefe doubts to commiffioners. The fixth article allows British fubjects the power of recovering debts due to them by American citizens previoutly to the peace: which debts have not been recovered hitherto, on account of fome legal impediments. The United States agree to make full and coniplete compenfation to the creditors who have fuffered by thofe impediments. The amount of the loifes and damages is to be afcertained by five commiffioners-two to be appointed by Great Britain, two by the prefident of the United States, and one by the other four. When the five commitboners thus appointed fhall firft meet, they fhall, before they proceed to act, refpectively take the following oath or affirmation, in the prefence of each other, which oath or affirmation being fo taken, and duly attefted, thall be entered on the record of their proceedings, viz. I, A. B. one of the commitlioners appointed in pursuance of the fixth article of the treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, between his Britannic majetty and the United States of America, do folemnly fwear, or affirm, that I will honeftly, diligently, impartially, and carefully examine, and to the beft of my judgment, accord ing to juftice and equity, decide all fuch complaints, as under the faid article thall be referred to the faid commißioners; and that I will forbear to act as a commiflioner in any cafe in which I may be perfonally interefted. Three of the aid commiffioners fhall confiitute a board, and thall have power to do any act appertaining to the faid commiffion, provided that one of the commiflioners named on each fide, and the fifth commiffioner shall be present, and all decifions tha!! be inade by the majority of the voices of the commiffioners then prefent eighteen months from the day on which the faid commiftioners fhall form a board, and be ready to proceed to bufinefs, are aligned for receiving complaints and applications; but they are nevertheless, authorized, in any particular cafes, in which it thall appear to them to be reasonable and juft, to extend the faid term of eighteen months for any term not exceeding fix months after the expiration thereof. The faid commiflioners thall first meet at Philadelphia, but they thall have power to adjourn from place to place as they thall fee caufe. The award of the faid commillioners, or any three of them as aforefaid, fhall in all cafes be fual and conclufive. The feventh article allows in-` demnification, by the British Government, to fuch of the citizens of the United States as have fuffered, during the late war,, by irregular and illegal captures. The United States alfo agree to indemnify British fubjects for irregular illegal captures taken by Alberrican thips during the war. men For the purpose of afcertaining the amount of any fuch loffes and damages, five commiffioners fhall be appointed and authorised to act in London, exactly in the manner directed with refpect to thofe tioned in the preceding article, and after having taken the fame oath or affirmation (mutatis mutandis) the fame term of eighteen months is alfo affigned for the reception of claims, and they are in like manner authorifed to extend the fame in particular places. They fhall receive teftimony, books, papers, and evidence in the fame latitude, and exercife the like difcretion and powers refpecting that fubject; and thall decide the claims in queftion according to the merits of the feveral cafes, and to juftice, equity, and the laws of nations. The award of the commiffioners, or any fuch three of them as aforefaid, fhall in all cafes be final and conclufive, both as to the juftice of the claim, and the amount of the fum to be paid to the claimant; and his Britannic majesty undertakes to cause the fame to be paid to fuch claimants in fpecie, without any deduction, at fuch place or places, and at fuch time or times, as fhall be awarded by the fame commiffioners, and on condition of fuch releases or affignments to be given by the claimants, as by the faid commiffioners may be directed. The eighth article refers to the two former, and fettles the mode of paying the amount of the loffes. The ninth article permits the fubjects of each country to hold lands in either country, and to fell and devife them in the fame nanner as if they were natives.' In the tenth article it is agreed, that in cafe of a war, no money belonging to individuals fhall be fequeftered or confiscated. The eleventh article establishes a perfect liberty of navigation and commerce between the two countries. The twelfth article allows the citizens of the United States to carry the produce of the United States to the West Indies, in veffels of not more than seventy tons burthen. The citizens are alfo allowed to carry away the produce of the iflands to the territories of the United States alone.-This article is to continue in force for two years after the prefent war, when further regulations are to be made. In the thirteenth article his Britannic Majefty confents to admit American veffels into the British ports in the Eaft Indies. This confent, however, is not to extend to the carrying on of the coafting trade in the Eaft Indies. The citizens of the United States are not to refide or go into the interior parts of the Eatt India fettlements. They are not to export, in time of war, ftores or rice from the Eaft-Indies; they may touch at St. Helena for refrethment. The fourteenth article relates to liberty of commerce and navigation between the dominions of his majefty in Europe, and the territories of the United States in America. The fifteenth article ftates, that no higher duties thall be paid by the flips or merchandize of the one party in the ports of the other, than the duties paid by other nations. No higher duties fhall be paid upon importation or exportation than the duties paid on the importation or exportation of fimi lar lar articles the produce of other nations. The fixteenth article relates to the appointment of confuls for the protection of trade. The feventeenth article relates to veffels being captured or detained, on fufpicion of having enemy's property on board. Such property alone is to be taken out; fuch veffels are to be permitted to proceed to fea with the remainder of their cargo. The eighteenth article decides what articles the term contraband can be applied to. The nineteenth article provides for the fecurity of the respective fubjects and citizens, and for the preventing of injuries by men of war. The twentieth article relates to the refufal of the repective parties to receive pirates into any harbours or towns, and to the feizure of goods and merchandize taken by pirates. The twenty-firft article provides, that the fubjects and citizens of the two nations fhall not do any acts of hoftility against each other, and fhall not accept commiffions from foreign ftates or princes, to commit hoftilities. The twenty-fecond article prevents acts of reprifal, without due notice. The twenty-third relates to the treatment of fhips, officers, and crews, in the refpective ports of the two powers. The twenty-fourth article provides, that privateers of nations at enmity with either of the two powers, fhall not arm their fhips in the refpective ports of the two powers, or fell what they have taken. The twenty-fifth allows the ships of war belonging to the faid parties, to carry the fhips and goods, taken from their enemies, whitherfoever they please. In cafe of war between the two nations, the twenty-fixth article permits the merchants and others, of each of the two nations, to refide in the dominions of the other, and to continue their trade. The twenty-feventh article agrees that the two powers thall refpectively deliver up perfons charged with murder and forgery. The twenty-eighth, alluding to the preceding articles, ftates, that the firft ten articles fhall be permanent, and that the fubfequent articles (the twelfth excepted) fhall be limited in their duration to twelve years. The treaty is to be binding and obligatory as foon as it is ratified. The treaty is figned GRENVILLE, JOHN JAY. Official Copy of the Treaty between the King of Spain and the Republic of France. THE French republic and his majefty the king of Spain, equally animated with a defire to put a stop to the calamities of the war which now difunites them, ftrongly convinced that there exift between the two nations refpective interests which demand a reciprocal return of friendship and good understanding, and withing, by a folid and durable peace, to re-establish that defirable harmony which had for a long time been the conftant bafis of the relations fubfifting between the two countries, they have charged |