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fttctl or dominions of the other party, all assist
ance and amicable relief shall be granted to the dis
tressed ; they shall also receive letters of fafe con
dud, to enable them to depart and return to their
refpeaireplaces of abode..
Art. 17. In case the nation or the (objects of ei
ther party with their men of war or trading vessels,
mould from the stress of weather, pursuit of pirates,
or the enemy, or from other urgent neceflity, be
forced to seek an affylum and harbourin some river,
inlet, bay, port, &c. belonging to the other party,
they shall be there amicably admitted, and received
with all possible humanity it shall be allowed them
to get refrefhments at a reasonable rate, to take
in provisions for their passage and all other necessary
things for the support of t^ir persons or the repair
of their vessels : they shall by no means whatever
be detained or hindered from getting out of the
(aid ports or harbours, but shall be allowed to fail
and depart, when, and for whatever port they shall
chufe, without the least let or obstacle.
Art. 18. It has also been agreed, in order to fa
cilitate reciprocal trade, that in case a war mould
breakout between the two nations above mentioned,
fix months shall be granted after the proclamation
thereof, to the traders fettled in the towns and pla
ces, to dispose of, or transport their effects and mer
chandifeg, and in case, during this interval, any
thing be taken off, or any vexation offered from
one party to the other, either by the people aflarge,
or any individuals thereof, fufficient fatisiaaion
shall be given. .
Art. 19. None of the fubje&s of their High Migh
tinesses, the States of the Seven United Provinces
of the Netherlands, shall be allowed to solicit or
accept any commiffionsor letters of marque, in or
der to arm one or more vessels to go a privateering
against the said United States of America, or either
of them, or against the nation, fubjeas or inhabi
tants of the 'above f id United States in gene
ral, or any of them in particular, from any Prince
or State with whom the said United States of Ame
rica shall beat war. It is likewise forbidden to every
citizen, sub est or inhabitant of the said United
States of America, or either of them, to request or
accept commissions, or letters of marque, to the end
of arming one or more vessels to go privateering a
gainst the fubjeas of th<ir High Mightinesses or
any of them, or the property of any of them, frem
any Prince or State with whom the said States or
State shall be at war;—and whatever person of ei
ther ofthe contradjng parties, accepts such a com.
mission or letter of marque, shall be liable tube pu.
milled as a pirate.
Art. 20. The vessels of the inhaoitants of either
ofthe contrasting parties, coming on any coast be
longing to either of the aforefaid confederated re
publics, without having intention to enter into any
port, or after having therein entered, having net a
mind to unload or break bulk, shall be used accord
ing to the general rules relative to their case, al
ready fixed, or those which hereafter shall be made.
Art. 21. The twocontrading parties agree among
themselves, reciprocally to receive in their ports,
consuls, vice-consuls, agents,' and commitoners of
their w wn appointing, whose functions shall be re
gulated by a particular convention, if either of the
parties think proper to make a settlement ofthe kind
Art, 22. It is agreed between the two contrast
ing parties, that no clause, article or affair contain
ed in this treaty, either for the present or future,
shall be interpreted or considered as contrary to the
clauses, articles, conventions, and stipulations of
the two treaties, one of amity and commerce, and
the other of alliance, between the said United States
of America and his Most Christian Majesty, con
cluded at Paris, the 6th February, anno 1778, or
any of them ;— but they are to be understood and
interpreted as compatible with, or agreeable to the
said treaties.
Art. 23. It is moreover agreed between the two
centrading parties, that his Catholic Majesty, the
King of Spain, shall be reserved the right to accede
to the two mentioned treaties subsisting between his
Moil Christian Majesty, and the said United States
•f America, one of amity and commerce, and the o
ther of alliance, concluded at Paris, the 6th Febru
ary, 1778, with such alterations, not derogatory to
the said treaty, which his Catholic Majesty and
the above mentioned United States shall think
proper; and that no clause, article, or matter
contained in the present treaty, shall be considered
or interpreted either for the present or the future,
as contrary to the clauses, articles, conventions,
and stipulations, already agreed or to be agreed
upon hereafter, between his Catholic Majesty and
the above mentioned United States.
Art. 24. Their High Mightinesses, the States of
the Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands,
will make use of their good offices and interposition
with the King or Emperor of Morocco or Fetz, with
the Regiencies of Algier, of Tunis, or Tripoli, or
any of them, also with every Prince, State or Pow
er on the coast of Barbary, in Africa, and with the
fubjeds of the abovementioned King, Emperor,
States, or Powers, and each of them, in order to
procure, as completely and effectually as it is polfible,
and provide fcr the prosperity, conveniency, and
fafety of the said United States in general, and each
of them in particular, their fubjeds, people, and
inhabitants, their vessels and property, against all
the violences, insults, attacks, or plunder, from the
Barbarian Princes and States, or their fubjeas.
Art. 25. The liberty of navigation and commerce
shall extend to all kinds of merchandises, those on
ly excepted, that come under the description of
contraband or prohibited goods; and under this
denomination, are arms, artillery, bombs, shells and
all that belong to them, cannon powder, matches,
cannon balls, pikes, swords, cutlasses, hand gra
Philadelphia: Printed and Sold by D AVID C. CLAYPOOLE, in Market-Street.
nades, faltp^tre, firelocks, balls, iron boxes, breast
plates, chats of mail, and such other apparatus
serving to tne equipment of soldiers ; belts, horses
with their liarneffes, and all other implements of war
whatever.
The following articles shall not be considered as
prohibited goods, namely, all forts of cloth, linen,
and all other merchandise made of wool, linen, hemp,
cotton, silk, or any other ftutf whatever, all kinds
of cloths, and whatever enters in their composition,
gold or silver, either coined or uncoined, pewter, iron,
lead, copper, as likewise wheat and barly, and all
other grain, fruits in the shell, tobacco, all kinds of
spices, fait and (moke meat, fait fifh, butter and cheese,
beer, oil, wine, cyder, all forts of sugar, syrups, (alt,
and in general all other provisions serving to the nou
rithmeut and support of life; moreover, all forts of
cotton, hemp, flax, tar, pitch, turpentine, all manner
of c rdage, cables, fails, fail cloths, anchors and any
thing of the like nature, likewise (hips marts, boards,
planks and beams of any kind of timber ; ail other
things serving either to the conftruaion or to repair
vessels, and all other articles whatever not wrought
in the form of internments of war, either for land or
sea, are not to be counted among contraband goods,
much bfs such things as are already wrought apd
manufactured for different purposes from these which
(hall all be deemed in the number of fre^ merchandizes,
as well as all other objects that are not comprehended
and nominally enumerated in the above fpecification
of contraband goods, so as to be transported freely by
the fubjeas and inhabitants ofthe two allied republics,
even into places belonging to the enemy, those places
and towns only excepted which may then be besieged,
blocked upor inverted.
Art 26. In order to prevent all d ffention and mi'
understanding on both sides it has been agreed that, in
e rfe one of the two contrasting parties should be at war,
the vessels and Chips belonging to the fubjeds or inha
bitants of the other ally, shall be furnifhed with pro
per sea papers and passport-, Specifying the name, pro
perty and size of the vessel, as likewise the name and
place of residence of the matter of the said /hip or ves
sel, that it may be made to appear that the said vessel
is really the property of the fubjeas or inhabitants of
one of the parties. The abovementioned pa ffport
ought to be worded and delivered according to the
form annexed to the latter part of this treaty These
fame passports (hall be returned every year, if to this
space of time the vessel is able to return to the pcrt
from which (he firft failed. Concluded moreover, that
such vessels being loaded, ought not only to be furnifh
ed with such passports as have been mentioned, but
also with certificates, declaring the several arti
cle of which the cargo consists, the p ace from whence
the failed and that ot her dedication, that so it may be
known if the said vessel has on board any contraband
or prohibited effects. Which certificates (hall be made
out in the usual form by the officers of the place from
whence the said vessels are to fajl. Whosoever shall
think proper to fpecify in the fail certificates, the
owners of the effects loaded, shall be at liberty to do
it.
Art. 27. The fllips or vessels of the fubjeas or in
habitants of one of the two parties, coming too, on a
coast belonging to one or the other of the rfp dive
allies, but without an intention to put into a port, or
after having entered, being not wiling either to un
load or break the cargo, shall be exempted from giving
a declaration of their cargo, except, by some equivo
cal indications, they be fufpe&d to carry prohibited
or contraband effeds to the enemy of their ally ; then,
And in case of such well grounded suspicion, the fub
jeds or citizens of one of the two pa rties, shall be o.
bliged to exhibit in such ports, their passports and
certificates in the manner above prescribed.
Art. 28. When the Ships or v % ffels of the fubjeas of
either of the said parties, failing along the coarts, or
on the high seas, shall be met by a man of war, a let
ter of marque, or armed vessel of the other party, the
said men of war, privateers, or armed vessels, to avoid
any disorder that m ; ght possibly ensue, ought to keep
out of cannon reach; they may however fend their
boat to the merchantman thus met, and go on board
her, but not exceeding tWo or three men, to whom the
master of such a vessel shall (hew hi passport, bating
the property of the vessel agreeable to the form annex
ed to this treaty : after having produced such passport
the ship or vessel shall be at liberty to proceed on her
voyage, without being molerted or visited in any other
manner, or compelled to change her intended courf.
Art. 29. It shall be allowed to trad rs, captains and
Ciafters of vessels, whether they navigate for the public
nd ir, war or be employed on private account, and in
a way of commerce, belonging to the said united Ame
rican dates, or any of them, or to the fubjeds, citizens,
and inhabitants of any of them, freely to engage and
receive on board, in any port or place whatever under
the jurifdidion of their high mightinesses, any tailor
or other person who may happen to be a native, sub
jed, or inhabitant of one of the said American Rates,
under the conditions to be agreed to, without being li
able for so doing to any fine, penalty, punishment, law
suit, or reprehension. The fame prerogatives in the
different ports or places under the jurifdidion of the
above-mentioned united American dates, concerning
the engagements and reception of sailors or other per
sons, natives, citizens, or inhabitants of any of the do
minions of the said slates general, shall be reciprocally
allowed to all merchants, captains and makers of ves
sels belonging to the said seven provinces of the Nether
lands#
Art. 30. For the infringements whereof, fufficient fa
tisfadion shall be provided.
[ Here follows the form of the passport to be delivered
to (hips or vessels, agreeable to the tenor of the 20th
article of this treaty, as likewise a form of certificate
also to be delivered to the said (hips and vessels, accord
ing to the fame article.]
At the City Au&ion,
On MONDA r Next,
The 2d of December, 1782,
At NINE o'Clock in the MORNING,
Will begin the SALE,
Of a Large and very General ASSOk TMENT of
MERCHAN 1) I Z E,
Suitable for the approaching Season,
(Particulars of which will be published by the Bell on
the Morning of the Day of Sale)
With a QUANTIT Y of
Houfhold Goods, Kitchen Furniture,
WEARING APPAREL, &c.
JOHN BAYARD, Außicneer„
N. E. The Citv Auction will be conft/m.tly held
every MONDAY; and at the Store is always open
for tne Reception of Goods, it is desired (when not in
convenient) that the Goods may be Cent before the
Diy of Sale.,
J&A FUELIS H ED, and to be S OLD by
David C. Claypoole,
In Market-flreet, Philadelphia,
Father Abraham's
ALMANACK,
For the Year of Our LORD
17 8 ft
Hannah Barker, Milliner,
At her SHOP in Second-street, between Market and
Chefnut streets,
INTENDS +o carry on the Milliner, Business ; where
LADIES may he supplied with every Article 0
Dreis in the most elegant Tafte—Tambour Work and
all kinds of Embroidery peiformed'tb any Pattern.
A Variety of GOODS, of the latest Importations
from Europe; for Sale at moderate Rices. Nov 18.
Thirty Pounds Reward.
STOLEN vuterday Morning, from the fubferiber's
'hop in Water-street, just b§l w the Draw bridge,
the following ARTICLES, viz.
10 Brown Jackets with white serge lining; 5 Blue
Coattees with w^ite ferg^ lining; 1 light coloured
Coattee; 4 Silk Coattcesjone lin-d and the others not;
15 Striped Jackets with sleeves, some Bengal and feme
duck stripe ; 1 Great Coa' w thont fl ^e • , 1 Pair of
black velvet Breeches and W.iftcoat ; 2 Superfine fear
let Waiffcoats with yellow buttons; 2 Buff caffimer
Waifcoats; 1 White dimity Breerhs and Waistcoat ;
1 White Nankeen Beecher and Waistcoat ; 1 Yellow
Nankeen Breeches and two Waistcoats ; 2 calico Waist
coats, clouded ; 1 Hairbine black Waistcoat; 4 li
nen Waistcoats with stamped edges ; 1 Bengal Waist
coat: 2 Red flriped calico W^ftcoats ; 1 Fustian.
Waistcoat with a linen back; 2 S riped silk Breeches
and two Waiftcoat#; 1 Pair of silk Breeches, clouded ;
8 Swanfkin Jackets with fleevet, (potted on both sides•
r Red silk Jacket with linen back ; 1 Pair of blue
Tro^f'rs, About 40 yards white Serge ; 1 Black Bar
celona Handkerchief with red edges; 1 Brown cloud
ed silk Jacket with linen hack ; 1 Cloth Waistcoat, Lon
don brown v ith yellow buttons ; 1 Pair cf linen Stock
ings ; 2 Knives with white handles; 2 Pocket Hand
kerchiefs with red and blue ftr'oes ; 6 Pair of silver
sleeve Buttons; 1 Round c;ftoi Hart, bound with vel
vet. Whoever can difenver the whole, or give anyin
formation of them, shall have the above Reward, by
me GABRIEL KARN.
Philadelphia, November 18, 1782.
Philadelphia, November 18, 178'2.
AROBBERr.
LAST FRIDAY evening the HOUSE of the fub
fcrii-er, ab<mt a mile above K nfington, was rob
h#d by a company of armed men, cf the follow.
ing ARTICLES vz. A ^ne gold watch, chafed, cap
ped and i*wrfcl, maker's name Thomas Wagffaff
London, Nb. 6613, the chafing represents Abraham's
fervent and R-hecc± meeting at the well, with the ca
meb, pitcj,-, & c . had a fteelhock and chain ; a strait
bodied filv+r pint muc. hammered foot and handle with
the Hill and Tower stamp ( Id plate ;) a filver'table
spoon, stamped W. Gilbert, New-York, marked lEM
B
in a cypher ; one ditto, marked T E; fix silver tea
fpons; several p^r of buckles, a light handy gun,
marked on the |n tt Z D. several remnants of fine hol
laed, linens, some mrn and womens eloathing, and
light articles of v. I % alto about thirty crowns' and
dollars in specie. Their commander or captain wss a
white man, al out 5 feet 8 inches high, thin visage
short brown hair, xnd wore a blue coating great coat'
and white vest ; another w% ve!!ow negro or mulatto'
(tout amkwell fcr, wore a blue jaricer and trowfers ; a
nother was a bla<k, big nfy r o, with a blue j cket and*
trowfers ; fon^ 0 hers were white, but avov ed being
much fern. Whoever apprehends the THIEVES fn
that thev be brought t, juftire, fall have FIFTY
DOLLARS REWARD, and FIFTY more f cr the
Goods, or m proportion ior anv p, r t, paid h y
~ WILLIAM BALL.