pecting prizes and tively, to carry whitherfoever they please, the Regula fhips and goods taken from their enemies, with- tions refout being obliged to pay any fee to the officers of the admiralty, or to any judges whatever; captures. nor fhall the faid prizes when they arrive at, and enter the ports of the faid parties, be detained or seized, neither shall the fearchers or other officers of those places vifit fuch prizes, (except for the purpose of preventing the carrying of any part of the cargo thereof on fhore in any manner contrary to the established laws of revenue, navigation or commerce) nor fhall fuch officers take cognizance of the validity of fuch prizes; but they fhall be at liberty to hoift fail, and depart as fpeedily as may be, and carry their faid prizes to the place mentioned in their commiffions or patents, which the commanders of the faid fhips of war or privateers fhall be obliged to fhew. No fhelter or refuge fhall be given in their ports to fuch as have made a prize upon the fubjects or citi zens of either of the faid parties; but if forced by stress of weather, or the dangers of the sea, to enter therein, particular care shall be taken to haften their departure, and to cause them to retire as foon as poffible. Nothing in this treaty contained fhall, however, be conftrued or operate contrary to former and existing public treaties with other fovereigns or ftates. But the two parties agree, that while they continue in amity, neither of them will in future make any treaty that fhall be inconfiftent with this or the preceding article. Neither of the faid parties fhall permit the fhips or goods belonging to the fubjects or citizens of the other, to be taken within cannonfhot of the coaft, nor in any of the bays, ports, or rivers of their territories, by fhips of war, or Vol. II. Q3 Privileges of the fub tizens of the domi nions of the other in cafe of a rupture. others having commiffion from any prince, republic, or state whatever. But in cafe it fhould fo happen, the party whofe territorial rights fhall thus have been violated, fhall use his utmoft endeavours to obtain from the offending party, full and ample fatisfaction for the vessel or veffels fo taken, whether the fame be veffels of war or merchant vessels. ARTICLE XXVI. If at any time a rupture should take place, jects and ci- (which God forbid) between his Majefty and the United States, the merchants and others each party of each of the two nations, refiding in the dorefiding in minions of the other, fhall have the privilege of remaining and continuing their trade, so long as they behave peaceably, and commit no of fence against the laws; and in case their conduct fhould render them fufpected, and the refpective governments fhould think proper to order them to remove, the term of twelve months from the publication of the order fhall be allowed them for that purpose, to remove with their families, effects and property; but this favour fhall not be extended to those who shall act contrary to the established laws; and for greater certainty, it is declared, that such rupture fhall not be deemed to exift, while negociations for accommodating differences fhall be depending, nor until the refpective ambaffadors or minifters, if fuch there thall be, fhall be recalled, or fent home on account of fuch differences, and not on account of perfonal mifconduct, according to the nature and degrees of which, both parties retain their rights, either to requeft the recal, or immediately to fend home the ambaffador or minifter of the other; and that without prejudice to their mutual friendfhip and good understanding. vered up to It is further agreed, that his Majesty and the Criminals United States, on mutual requifitions, by them to be deli refpectively, or by their respective minifters or justice. officers authorized to make the fame, will deliver up to juftice all perfons, who, being charged with murder or forgery, committed within the jurisdiction of either, fhall feek an asylum within any of the countries of the other, provided that this fhall only be done on fuch evidence of criminality, as, according to the laws of the place, where the fugitive or perfon fo charged fhall be found, would justify his apprehenfion and commitment for trial, if the offence had there been committed. The expenfe of fuch apprehenfion and delivery fhall be borne and defrayed, by those who make the requifition and receive the fugitive, ARTICLE XXVIII, It is agreed, that the first ten articles of this treaty fhall be permanent, and that the fubfequent articles, except the twelfth, shall be limited in their duration to twelve years, to be computed from the day on which the ratifications of this treaty fhall be exchanged, but fubject to this condition, That whereas the faid twelfth article will expire by the limitation therein contained, at the end of two years from the figning of the preliminary or other articles of peace, which fhall terminate the prefent war in which his Majefty is engaged, it is agreed, that proper measures fhall by concert be taken, for bringing the subject of that article into amicable treaty and difcuffion, fo early before the expiration of the faid term, as that new arrangements on that head, may, by that time, be perfected, and ready to take place. But if it fhould unfortunately happen, that his Majef Limitation. Ratifica tion. ty and the United States, fhould not be able to agree on fuch new arrangements, in that cafe, all the articles of this treaty, except the first ten, fhall then ceafe and expire together. Laftly. This treaty, when the fame shall have been ratified by his Majefty, and by the Prefident of the United States, by and with the advice and confent of their Senate, and the refpective ratifications mutually exchanged, fhall be binding and obligatory on his Majefty and on the said states, and fhall be by them respectively executed, and obferved, with punctuality and the moft fincere regard to good faith; and whereas it will be expedient, in order the better to facilitate intercourfe and obviate difficulties, that other articles be proposed and added to this treaty, which articles, from want of time and other circumstances, cannot now be perfected; it is agreed that the said parties will, from time to time, readily treat of and concerning fuch articles, and will fincerely endeavour fo to form them, as that they may conduce to mutual convenience, and tend to promote mutual fatisfaction and friendship; and that the faid articles, after having been duly ratified, fhall be added to, and make a part of this treaty. In faith whereof, we, the underfigned minifters plenipotentiary of his Majefty the King of Great-Britain, and the United States of America, have figned this prefent treaty, and have caufed to be affixed thereto the feal of our arms. Done at London, this nineteenth Day of November, one thousand feven hundred and ninety-four. GRENVILLE, L. S. SIR, Philadelphia, September 5, 1793. I AM honored with yours of August 30th. Mine of the 7th of that month affured you that measures were taken for excluding from all further afylum in our ports, veffels armed in them to cruize on nations with which we are at peace, and for the restoration of the prizes the Lovely Lafs, Prince William Henry, and the Jane of Dublin; and that fhould the measures for reftitution fail in their effect, the Prefident confidered it as incumbent on the United States to make compenfation for the veffels. We are bound by our treaties with three of the belligerent nations, by all the means in our power, to protect and defend their vessels and effects in our ports, or waters, or on the feas near our fhores, and to recover and restore the fame to the right owners when taken from them. If all the means in our power are used, and fail in their effect, we are not bound by our treaties with thofe nations to make compenfation. Though we have no fimilar treaty with Great-Britain, it was the. opinion of the Prefident, that we fhould ufe towards that nation the fame rule, which under this article, was to govern us with the other nations; and even to extend it to captures made on the high feas, and brought into our ports: if done by veffels which had been armed within them. Having, for particular reafons, forbore to use all the means in our power for the reftitution of the three veffels mentioned in my letter of Auguft 7th, the Prefident thought it incumbent on the United States to make com |