full powers, and exchanged copies of the same, United States, whether such, importation have agreed on and concluded the following shall be in British vessels or in vessels of the Articles; viz. United States. ART. I. There shall be between all the The same duties shall be paid, and the territories of his Britannic Majesty in Europe, same bounties allowed on the exportarion of and the territories of the United States, a re- any articles, the growth, produce, or manuciprocal liberty of Commerce. The inhabi- facture of his Britannic Majesty's territories tants of the two countries respectively shall in Europe, to the United States, whether have liberty freely and securely to come with such exportation shall be in vessels of the their ships and cargoes to all such places, United States or in British vessels; and the ports, and rivers in the territories aforesaid, same duties shall be paid and the same io which other foreigners are permitted to bounties allowed, on the exportation of any come, to enter into the same, and to remain article, the growth, produce, or manufacture and reside in any parts of the said territories of the United States, to bis Britannic Marespectively; also to hire and occupy houses jesty's territories in Europe, whether such and warehouses for the purposes of their exportation shall be in British vessels, or in commerce; and generally the merchants and vessels of the United States. traders of each nation respectively shall enjoy It is further agreed, that in all cases where the most complete protection and security drawbacks are or may be allowed, upon the for their commerce; but subject always to re-exportation of any goods, the growth, prothe laws and statutes of the two countries re- duce, or manufacture of either country, respectively. spectively, the amount of the said drawbacks ART. II. No higher or other duties shall shall be the same, whether the said goods be imposed on the importation into the terri- shall have been originally imported in a Britorities of his Britannic Majesty in Europe, tish or American vessel; but when such reof any articles the growth, produce, or manu- exportation shall take place from the United facture, of the United States, and no higher States in a British vessel, or from the terrior other duties shall be imposed on the im- tories of his Britannic Majesty in Europe in an portation into the United States, of any arti- American vessel, to any other foreign nation, cles the growth, produce, or manufacture of the two Contracting Parties reserve to themhis Britannic Majesty's territories in Europe, selves, respectively, the right of regulating or than are or shall be payable on the like arti- diminishing, in such case, the amount of the cles, being the growth, produce, or manufac- said drawback. ture of any other foreign country, nor shall any The intercourse between the United States higher or other duties or charges be imposed and his Britannic Majesty's possessions in in either of the two countries on the exporta- the West Indies, and on the continent of tion of any articles to his Britannic Majesty's North America, shall not be affected by any territories in Europe, or to the United States, of the provisions of this Article, but each respectively, than such as are payable on the party shall remain in the complete possession exportation of the like articles to any other of its rights, with respect to such an interforeign country; nor shall any prohibition be imposed upon the exportation or importation ART. III. His Britannic Majesty agrees of any articles, the growth, produce, or ma- that the vessels of the United States of Amenufacture of the United States, or of his Bri- rica shall be admitted, and hospitably retannic Majesty's territories in Europe, or to ceived at the principal settlements of the or from the said territories of his Britannic British dominions in the East Indies, viz. Majesty in Europe, to or from the said United Calcutta, Madras, Bombay, and Prince of States, which shall not equally extend to all Wales' Íslands, and that' the citizens of other nations. the said United States may freely carry on No higher or other duties or charges shall trade between the said principal settlements be imposed in any of the ports of the United and the said United States, in all articles of States on British vessels, than those payable which the importation and exportation, rein the same ports by vessels of the United spectively, to and from the said territories; States; nor in the ports of any of his Britan- shall not be entirely prohibited: provided nic Majesty's territories in Europe on the only, that it shall not be lawful for them in vessels of the United States, than shall be any time of war, between the British Goverpayable in the same port on British vessels. ment and any State or Power whatever, to The same duties shall be paid on the im- export from the said territories, without the portation into the United States of any arti- special permission of the British Government, cles, the growth, produce, or manufacture of any military stores or naval stores, or rice. bis Britannic Majesty's territories in Europe, The Citizens of the United States shall pay whether such importation shall be in vessels for their vessels, when admitted, no higher of the United States or in British vessels, and or other duty or charge than shall be payable the same duties shall be paid on the importa- on the vessels of the most favoured Eurotion into the ports of any of his Britannic Ma- pean nations, and they shall pay no higher jesty's territories in Europe, of any article, or other duties or charges on the importation the growth, produce, or manufacture of the or exportation of the cargoes of the said ves course. sels, then shall be payable on the same arti Signed. Signed. cles when imported or exported in the vessels Fred: J. Robinson. John Q. Adams, of the most favoured European nations. H. Clay. But it is expressly agreed, that the vessels Henry Goulburn. of the United States shall not carry any arti- William Adams. Albert Gallatin. cles from the said principal settlements to Declaration. any port or place, except to some port or place in the United States of America, where The undersigned, his Britannic Majesty's the same shall be unladen. Chargé d'Affaires in the United States of It is also understood, that the permission America, is commanded by his Royal Highgranted by this Article, is not to extend to ness the Prince Regent, acting in the name allow the vessels of the United States to carry and on the behalf of his Majesty, to explain on any part of the coasting trade of the said and declare, upon the exchange of the ratifiBritish territories, but the vessels of the cations of the Convention concluded in LonUnited States having, in the first instance, don on the 3rd of July of the present year, proceeded to one of the said principal settle for regulating the commerce and navigation ments of the British dominions in the East between the two countries, that in conseIndies and then going with their original quence of events which have happened in cargoes, or any part thereof, from one of the Europe subsequent to the signature of the said principal settlements to another, shall Convention aforesaid, it has been deemed not be considered as carrying on the coasting expedient and determined, in conjunction trade. The vessels of the United States may with the Allied Sovereigns, that St Helena also touch, for refreshments, but not for com shall be the place allotted for the future resimerce, in the course of their voyage to or dence of General Napoleon Buonaparté, from the British territories in India, or to or under such regulations as may be necessary from the dominions of the Emperor of China, for the perfect security of his person, and it at the Cape of Good Hope, the Island of St. has been resolved, for that purpose, that all Helona, or such other places as may be in ships and vessels whatever, as well British the possession of Great Britain, in the Afri- ships and vessels as others, excepting only can or Indian seas; it being well understood, ships belonging to the East India Company, that in all that regards this article, the citi- shall be excluded from all communication zens of the United States shall be subject, in with or approach to that Island. all respects, to the laws and regulations of the It has therefore become_impossible to British Government, from time to time esta comply with so much of the Third Article of blished. the Treaty as relates to the liberty of touchART. IV. It shall be free for each of the ing for refreshment at the Island of St. Hetwo Contracting Parties respectively to appoint lena, and the ratifications of the said Treaty Consuls, for the protection of trade, to reside will be exchanged under the explicit declarain the dominions and territories of the other tion and understanding that the vessels of party; but before any Consul shall act as the United States cannot be allowed to touch such, he shall in the usual form be approved at, or hold any communication whatever with and admitted by the Government to which he the said Island, as long as the said Island is sent; and it is hereby declared, that in case shall continue to be the place of residence of of illegal and improper conduct towards the the said Napoleon Buonaparte. laws or government of the country to which Signed. he is sent, such Consul may either be pu Anthony St. John Baker. nished according to law, if the laws will Washington, November 24, 1815. reach the case, or be sent back, the offended Government assigning to the other the rea- No.XI.-NETHERLANDS.- Convention besons for the same. It is hereby declared, tween Great Britain and the Netherlands that either of the Contracting Parties may concerning the late Dutch West India except from the residence of Consuls such Colonies, signed at London 12th August particular places as such party shall judge fit 1815. to be so excepted. ART. V. This Convention, when the same In the Name of the most Holy and undivided. Trinity shall have been duly ratified by his Britannic . Majesty and by the President of the United His Majesty the King of the United KingStates, by and with the advice and consent of dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and his their Senate, and the respective ratifications Majesty the King of the Netherlands, being mutually exchanged, shall be binding and equally desirous of promoting and cementing obligatory on his Majesty and on the said the harmony and good understanding so hap United States for four years from the date of pily established between the two countries, its signature ; and the ratifications shall be by carrying into immediate execution that exchanged in six months from this time, or part of the provisions of the first Additional Sooner, if possible. Article of the Convention of the 13th of AuDone at London this 3rd day of July, 1815. gust 1814, which stipulates that the subjects of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, holder of any mortgage on the said estate, being proprietors in the colonies of Demerara, made prior to the 1st of January 1814 (such Essequebo and Berbice, shall be at liberty mortgagee being a subject of his Majesty the (under certain regulations) to carry on trade King of the Netherlands) the security hereinbetween the said settlements and the terri- after specified, such mortgagee shall not be tories in Europe of his said Majesty, have no at liberty to proceed to the immediate or minated for their Plenipotentiaries, viz. his summary foreclosure of the said mortgage; Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of it being however understood, that in all cases Great Britain and Ireland, Henry Earl in which no such security shall be offered by Bathurst, a Member of his Majesty's Most the proprietor, the mortgagee shall retain all Honourable Privy Council, and one of his those rights as to foreclosure, to which he is Principal Secretaries of State; and bis Ma- at present entitled. jesty the King of the Netherlands, the Sieur The security in question must provide that Henry Baron Fagel, a Member of the Corps the mortgagee shall receive, at the expense of des Nobles of the province of Holland, and the proprietor of the estate, a new mortgage his Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipo- for the whole amount of the debt now due tentiary to his Britannic Majesty : who, after to him, including both that part of the orihaving communicated to each other their re- ginal debt which has not been discharged, spective full powers, found in due and proper and the interest which may have accrued form, have agreed to the following Articles: upon it up to the 31st December 1814 inclu ART. I. It is hereby agreed that for the sive. That this security shall reserve to the space of five years from the 1st January 1816, mortgagee that priority of claim over other the aforesaid trade may be carried on in any morgagees and creditors to which he is enships being the property of subjects of his titled under his original mortgage; that it Majesty the King of the Netherlands, where shall bear an annual interest, beginning from soever built, and without any restriction or the 1st January 1815, at the same rate, and limitation as to the mariners navigating payable in the same manner, as that which them: but at the expiration of the said five was payable under the original mortgage; years, or as much sooner as his Majesty the and that the whole amount of the new debt King of the Netherlands shall think proper, shall be payable by eight annual instalments, such trade shall be carried on only in such ships the first of which is to become payable on as are Dutch built, and whereof the Master the first of January, 1820. and three-fourths of the crew are subjects of The new security shall also afford to the his Majesty the king of the Netherlands. mortgagee all those means of legal redress, ART. II. His Majesty the king of the New in the event of non-payment of the interest, therlands reserves to himself the liberty of or omission to discharge the principal when imposing such duties as he may think' fit, due, and all those other privileges and advanupun the importation into the European do- tages to which he would be entitled under minions of his said Majesty, of the produce his existing mortgage, and shall place him, of the Colonies in question, and vice-versa, with respect to the debt for which the new with regard to exportation : but the duties to security is given, in the same situation as he be paid within the Colonies shall be appli- stood with respect to his original claim upon cable to the Dutch, as well as to the British the estate, excepting only in what relates to trade. the period at which the payment may be deART. III. The subjects of his Majesty the manded, so that no later creditor shall derive, King of the Netherlands, being proprietors in from this arrangement, any power to affect the said Colonies, shall be at perfect liberty the rights of the original creditor, and that to go to the said Colonies, and to return, no further . suspension of payment (surchéwithout being subjected in this respect to any ance) beyond that herein agreed upon, shall delay or difficulty; or to appoint persons to take place without the original creditor's act for them in the management of the said especial consent. intercourse or of their properties in the It is farther agreed, that in order to entitle said colonies; subject, however, during their the mortgagee to receive the security speciresidence there, to the laws and regulations fied in this Article, he shall, as soon as the of the same. They shall also have full liberty said security is duly recorded in the said Com to dispose of their property in any manner in - lony and delivered to the mortgagee or his which they may think' fit: but it is under- agent, in the Colony (the expenses of such stood that in regard to negroes, they are to record being defrayed by the proprietors), be subject to the same restrictions as British deliver up to be cancelled the mortgages or subjects. bonds originally granted to him, or exhibit ART. IV. In order to protect the proprie- legal proof that the said mortgages and bonds tors of estates in the said Colonies from the have been duly cancelled, and are no longer ruinous effects of the immediate foreclosure of any value. of mortgages due to the subjects of his Ma- It is further expressly agreed, that, with jesty the King of the Netherlands, it is fur- the exceptions of the modifications specified ther agreed, that in all cases in which the in this article, the rights of mortgagees and proprietor of an estate shall offer to the creditors shall remain intact. (VOL. XXXII.) (R) ART. V. It is agreed that all Dutch pro- made out every year, by order of the King of prietors, acknowledged to be such by the pre- the Netherlands, containing the names and sent Convention, shall be entitled to supply places of abode of the proprietors resident in their estates from the Netherlands with the the Netherlands, together with the name and usual articles of supply; and in return, to description of the estate belonging to them export to the Netherlands the produce of the respectively, specifying whether the same be said estates. But that all other importation a sugar or other plantation, and whether the of goods from the Netherlands into the Co- whole or only part of the estate belongs to lonies, or export of produce from the Colonies the proprietor in question : similar lists shall to the Netherlands, shall be strictly prohi- also be made out of the existing mortgages bited; and it is further agreed, that the ex- on estates, in as far as these mortgages are portation of all such articles as may be prohi- held by Dutch subjects, specifying the amount bited to be exported to those Colonies from of the debt on mortgage, either actually exthe British dominions, shall be also prohibited isting, or to be made out by virtue of the to be exported from the Netherlands. provisions of Article IV. These lists shall ART. VI. By Dutch proprietors are to be be delivered over to the British government, understood :- 1. All subjects of his Majesty and shall be sent to the Colonies in question, the King of the Netherlands resident in his in order to make out from them, in conjuncsaid Majesty's European dominions, who are tion with a list of the Dutch proprietors resiat present proprietors in the said Colonies. dent in the said Colonies, the whole amount 2. All subjects of his said Majesty who may of the Dutch population and property on inhereafter become possessed of estates now terest in the said Colonies. belonging to Dutch proprietors therein. S. ART. XI. His Majesty the King of the All such proprietors as being now resident in Netherlands, having represented to his Brithe above Colonies, and being natives of the tannic Majesty that the Company of Dutch Netherlands, may (by virtue of Article VIII. Merchants and others (styling themselves the of the present Convention) declare that they Berbice Association), have a just claim to wish to continue to be considered as such; certain estates formerly settled by them in and 4. All subjects of his said Majesty who the colony of Berbice, of which they were may be the holders of mortgages on estates dispossessed by the Revolutionary Governin the said Colonies, made prior to the date ment of Holland, and which, on the capture of this Convention, and who may, under their of the said Colony by his Britannic Majesty, mortgage deeds, have the right of exporting were considered as Government property; from the said Colonies to the Netherlands, his Britannic Majesty engages to restore to the produce of the said estates; subject, never the said Berbice Association, within six theless, to the restrictions specified in Arti- months after the exchange of the ratifications cle IX. of the present Convention, the estates of ART. VII. In all cases where the right of Dageraad, Dankbaarheid, Johanna, and Sansupplying the mortgaged estate with articles dooril, together with all the negroes and stock of supply, and exporting produce from it to now actually employed upon the same; such the Netherlands, is not actually secured to restoration to be in full compensation and the mortgagee by the mortgage deed, the satisfaction of all claims which the said Assomortgagee shall be allowed to export from ciation may have, or may pretend to have, the Colony only such quantity of produce as against his Britannic Majesty or his subjects, will be sufficient, when estimated at the cur- on account of any property heretofore belongrent prices of the Colony, to pay the amount ing to them in the Colony of Berbice. of interest or principal annually due to him, ART. XII. All questions of a private naand to import into the Colony articles of sup- ture, relating to such property as comes withply in the same proportion. in the operation of this Convention, shall be ART. VIII. All proprietors, subjects to his decided by competent judicial authority, acMajesty the King of the Netherlands, now cording to the laws in force in the said coloresiding in the above Colonies, must, in order nies. to entitle themselves to the benefit of this ART. XIII. His Britannic Majesty engages, Convention, declare, within three months that the utmost fairness and impartiality shall after the publication of this Convention in the be shown in all matters affecting the rights said Colonies, whether they wish to be con- and interests of Dutch proprietors. sidered as such. ART. XIV. The two High Contracting, ART. IX. In all cases where both Dutch Parties reserve to themselves the power of and British subjects have mortgages upon the making such future modifications in the presame property in the said Colonics, the quan- sent Convention, as experience may point out tity of produce to be consigned to the diffe- to be desirable for the interest of both. rent mortgagees, shall be in proportion to the ART. XV. Lastly, it is agreed, that the amount of the debts respectively due to them. provisions of this Convention shall be in ART. X. In order more easily to carry into force from the date of the exchange of the cffect, and the better to ensure the execution ratifications. of the provisions of this Convention, it is ART. XVI. The present Convention shall agreed, that exact and specific lists shall be be ratified, and the ratifications thercof shall BETWEEN AND be exchanged in London, within three weeks, tentiaries have signed it, and have affixed from the date hereof, or sooner, if possible. thereunto the seals of their arms. Done at In witness whereof the respective Plenipo-Paris this day of September, 1815. tentiaries have signed it, and affixed thereunto (Signed) the seal of their arms. Done at London, the (L. S.) Castlereagh. (Signed) 12th of August 1815. (L. S.) Le Comte de Schulenburg. (Signed) (Signed) (L. S.) Bathurst. (L. S.) W Fagel. DEFINITIVE TREATY BETWEEN GREAT No. XII.-SAXONY.— Treaty between Great BRITAIN AND FRANCE, SIGNED AT Paris Britain and Sarony, signed at Paris, the 20th November 1815, AND OTHER CONVENTIONS AND DOCUMENTS.] Lord In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Castlereagh also presented a Paper, intie. Trinity. tuled, “ CLASS C. Definitive Treaty beHis Majesty the King of the United King- tween bis Majesty and his Most Christian dom of Great Britain and Ireland, having Majesty, signed at Paris, the 20th of Noagreed to the arrangements made respecting vember 1815; and other Conventions and Saxony and the Duchy of Warsaw, by the Documents ;" of which the following are Great Act of Congress, signed on the 9th Copies : day of June last, and also by the Treaty of the 18th of May thereto annexed, and herein CLASS C. after particularly set forth; and his Majesty the King of Saxony, desirous of procuring the DEFINITIVE TREATY immediate accession of his Britannic Majesty HIS MAJESTY HIS Most to the said Treaty of the 18th of May, having invited, and his said Majesty having agreed, CHRISTIAN MAJESTY. Signed at Paris the to accede thereto by a direct Treaty with his 20th of November, 1815; and other Saxon Majesty; their said Majesties have CONVENTIONS AND DOCUMENTS. named; his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the 1. Definitide Treaty between Great Britain Right Honourable Robert Stewart, Viscount and France, signed at Paris, 20th Castlereagh, Knight of the Most Noble Order November 1815. of the Carter, one of his Majesty's Privy 2. Additional Article to the pregeding Treaty, Council, a Member of Parliament, Colonel of relative to the Abolition of the Slave the Regiment of Londonderry Militia, and Trude, 20 November. Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Af- 3. Convention between Great Britain and fairs; and his Majesty the King of Saxony, France, relative to the Pecuniary InCount de Schulenburg, a Privy Counsellor, demnity to be furnished by France to Chamberlain of his said Majesty, and Knight the Allied Powers, 20 November. of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem ; who, 4. Convention between Great Britain and having exchanged their respective full powers, France, relative to the occupation of a have agreed upon the following Articles : Military Line in France by an Allied ART. I. His Majesty the King of the United Army, 20 November. Kingdom of Great Britainand Ireland, accedes 5. Additional Article to the preceding Con. to all the stipulations of the Treaty entered into vention, relatide to Deserters, 20 Noo. between their Majesties the Kings of Prussia 6. Tarif, annered to the preceding Convenand Saxony, bearing date the 18th of May tion, 20 November. 1815, and also between his said Majesty the Note from the Ministers of the Allied King of Saxony, and the Emperors of Austria Powers to the Duke of Richelieu, on the and Russia respectively, as hereafter inserted. nature and extent of ihe powers attached [Here follows a copy of the Treaty referred to the Commund of the Duke of Wel, to, for which see General Treaty of Congress, lington, 20 November. Act, No. IV.] 7. Convention between Great Britain and ART. II. His Majesty the King of Saxony France, relative to the claims of British accepts of the above Accession, and renews subjects on the French Gooernment; to his Majesty the King of the United King- 20 November. dom of Great Britain and Ireland, the en- 8. Additional Article to the preceding Congagements therein contained, and engages to vention, relative to British Merchanfulfil and execute, in the whole and every dize at Bordeaur, 20 November. part thereof, all the stipulations of the said 9. Treaty of Alliance between His Majesty Treaty, which his Saxon Majesty has on his and the Emperor of Austria, 20 Nov. part therein stipulated to fulfil and execute. 10. Note from the Ministers of the United ART. III. The present Treaty shall be ra- Cabinels to the Duke of Richelieu, com tified, and the ratifications exchanged in the municating a copy of the said Treaty of term of three months, or sooner, it possible. Alliance, 20 November. In witness whereof, the respective Plenipo- | 11. Extract of a Protocol, relative to the ter ် |