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Article t. frHERE shall be a firm, indiffolu-
I ble, andgeneral peace between their
, High Mightinesses the States of the United Pro
vinces of the Netherlands, and the United States
of America, and their refpeHive fubjeHs, citizens,
and inhabitants ; and between thecountries, inlands,
fewhs^nd places, situated under the jurifdiHion of
the said United Provinces of the Netherlands, and
the said United States of America, and the citizens,
people, and inhabitants of those States, without
any diftinHion of persons or condition.
Art. 2. The citizens and fubjeHs of the said
States @f the Netherlands shall not pay in the ports,
roads, countries, islands, towns or places of the U
uited States of America, or any of them, others or
higher duties or impositions, of any nature or de
• nomination whatsoever, than those which the most
favored nations pay, or shall be obliged to pay : and
they shall enjoy all the rights, liberties, privileges,
immunities and exemptions in matters of trade, na
vigation and commerce, either going from one port
of the said States to another, or from the fame to
any in the uciverfe, or in arriving from any part of
the world into the ports of America, which the said
nations already do, or shall in future enjoy.
Art. 3. The fubjeHs and citizens of the said U
nited States of America, shall not pay in the ports,
roads, countries, islands, towns\or places of the
said United Provinces, or any of them, higher du
ties or impositions, of any nature or denomination
whatsoever, than those which the most favored na
tions pay, or shall be obliged to pay : and they shall
enjoy all the rights, liberties, privileges, immuni
ties and exemptions, in matters of trade, navigation
and commerce, either going from one port of the
said States to another, or from the fame to any port
in the universe, or in arriving from any part of the
world into the ports of America, which the said na
tions already do, or shall in future enjoy.
Art. 4. There shall be granted a full, perfect,and
entire liberty of conscience, to the citizens and fub
jeßs of each country, and their families, concern
ing matters of religion, and perfect, entire liberty
of performing divine worship after their own man
ner, without any hindrance or moleflation. And
liberty will be given besides, to the citizens and
fubjeHs of each country, who fh.ll die in the terri
tory of the other, to be buried in convenient and
decent places, as occasion shall require ; and the
bodies of the dead which shall be interred, shall not
be in any manner molested.
Art. 5. The High Mightinesses the States of the
Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands, shall
endeavour as much as will be in their power, to pro
test and defend all ships and other effects belong
ing to the citizens, inhabitants, and fubjeHs of the
above mentioned United States of America, or any
of them, that shall be secured in their ports or roads,
or in the fens bordering upon their countries, islands,
towns or places ; and to recover, and cause to be
restored to the true proprietors, their agents or at
tornies, all those ships and effeHs which shall be ta
ken under their jurifdiHion: and all the ships of
war or other escorts, navigating under their autho
rity, shall, on all occasions, take under their pro
teffion, all the vessels, belonging to the fubjeHs,
citizens, and inhabitants of the said United States
of America, or any of them, following the fame
course, or going the fame way, against all attacks,
force and violence, in the fame manner as they would
be obliged to proted and defend the vessels belong
ing to the fubjeHs of their High Mightinesses.
Art. 6. The United States of America, shall en
deavour as much as will be in their power, to pro
tea and defend all ships and other effeHs, belong
ing to the citizens, inhabitants, and sub eHs of the
Seven United Provinces of the Netherlands, or any
of them, that shall be secured in their ports or roads,
or in the seas bordering upon their countries, islands,
towns or places, and to recover, and cause to be re
stored to the true proprietors, their agents or at
tornies,all those ships and effeHs which shall be taken
under their jurifdifiion :—and all the ships of war or
other escorts, navigating under their authority,fhall,
on all occasions, take under their protection, all the
vessels belonging to the fubjeds, citizens, and in
habitants of the said Seven United Provinces of the
Netherlands, or any of them, following the fame
course, or'going the fame way, against all attacks,
force and violence, in the fame manner as they
would be obliged to.proteH and defend the vessels
belonging to the fubjefts of the United States of A
merica.
Sketch of a TREATY of AMITY and COM
MERCE proposed by Mr. Adams, to their
High Mightinesses, the States General of the
Netherlands.
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Art. 8. It shall be lawful and permitted to the
fubjeHs of each party, to employ such advocates, 2t
tornies, notaries, solicitors, or faHors, as they shall
think proper ; and for this purpose, the said advo
cates and others above mentioned, may be named
by the ordinary judges, if necessary, and the judg
es be required of it.
Art. 9. The merchants, matters of vessels, sai
lors, and all other persons, the ships and vessels,
and all the merchandise and goods in general, or the
efFeHsof one of the allied parties, or its fubjefts,
shall net be Seized or detained, in the countries ,
lands, inlands, towns, places, shores or dominions
whatsoever, of the other confederates, for the pri
vate use of any one, hither by arrest, violence or a
ny other operation of this nature. It shill be dill
more unlawful to take for the fubjeft of one of the
parties, or seize by violence something belonging
to the fubjeHs of the other party, without the con
sent of„ the persons to whom it belongs : which,
however, mufl not be underftoo I of such seizure and
detention as shall be made by order and the autho
rity of justice, and in due course of law, without
refpeH to debts and forfeitures, the proceeding
whereof must be made according to law, and the u
sual forms of justice.
Art. 10. It is agreed and refolded, besides, that it
shall be entirely fre to all the merchants, masters of
vessels, and other fubieHs of their High Mightines
ses, the States of the Seven United Provinces of the
Netherlands, to transact their own affairs in all the
places under the domination and jurifdiHion of the
above mentioned United States of America, or to
employ for that purpose, whatever persons they shall
thinly proper ; —neither shall they be obliged to make
use of any interpreter or broker, or to pay any sa
laries or perquisites, unless they shall think proper
so to do. Besides, the matters of vessels, shall not
be obliged in loading or unloading their vessels, to
make use of what men that might be designed by
public authority,—but it will absolutely depend
upon them to cause their vessels to be loaded or un
loaded by their own crew, or to employ for that
purpose, such persons is they shall think proper,
without paying to any other, any salary or perqui
site. Neither shall they be obliged to unload any
kind of metchandife into other vessels, or to receive
any in their own, nor to wait any longer for their
cargo than will be convenient to them. And all and
every one of thecitizens and inhabitants of the said
United States of America, shall reciprocally enjoy
the fame privileges and liberties in all places what
soever, under the domination and jurifdiaion of
their High Mightinesses the Seven United Provinces,
of the Netherlands.
Art. it. The merchant vessels of either of the two
parties, failing for a port.of an enemy of the other
ally, and giving ground to fufpeH their voyage and
the nature of their cargo, shall be obliged, as well
on the high seas as in the ports, to exhibit not on
ly their passports, but also certificates, by which it
may evidently.appear, that their effeHs are not any
of those that are prohibited as contraband.
v Art. 12. If in the exhibition of the certificates in
Art. 7. It shall be lawful and free to the mer
chants and others, being fubjeHs of the said Seven
United Provinces of the Netherlands, or of the a
bove mentioned United States of America, by will,
or any other disposition, made during the sickness,
or some time before or immediately before the dis
ease, to divide among or give to such person or per
sons, as they shall think proper, their effeHs, mer
chandise, specie, debts or goods, moveable or im
moveable, which they shall or should have, at the
moment of their death or some time before, in the
countries, islands, towns, places or dominions, be
longing to each of the above mentioned contrasting
parties : moreover, whether they shall die after ha-«
v ing made their will, or abinteftate, their lawful
heirs, executors, or administrators, residing in the
dominions of either of the contraHing parties, or
coming from some other country, altho' they be not
naturalized, and without it be impossible, that their
rights should be contested or disputed, under pre
tence of some rights, prerogatives of particular Pro
vinces, towns or persons, shall freely and peacea
bly receive, and take possession of all the above
mentioned goods and effeHs whatsoever, according
to the tenure of the laws of each country with re
fpeCt to the case in -queflion ; in such manner how
ever, that the last will, and right to the succession
of tse persons dead abinteftate, shall be proved, ac
cording to the laws of those places where such per
son may happen to die, as well as by the fubjeHs of
one, or of the other contraHing parties ; all laws,
statutes, edicts, placarts, customs, ordinances, or
rights whatsoever, contrary to this notwithstand
ing.
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Art 13. It has on the contrary been agreed, that
whatever shall be shipped by the fubjeHs of eithet of
the two contraHing parties, on any Arp or ships
of the enemy of the other, belonging to them or
their subjects, though it should not come under the
description of prohibited goods, may nevertheless be
liable to be entirely confifcated, and in the fame
manner as if it was the enemy's property , except
ing however from this, the case where the effeHs and
goods may have been shipped on board such a vessel
before the declaration of war, or even after the de
claration, if this arose from the ignorance of such
declaration : so that the efFeHs of the nation or fub
jeHs of either of the two contraHing parties, whe
ther such effeHs come or not under the denomina
tion of prohibited goods ; if, as aforefaid, they have
been Shipped on board a vessel belonging to the ene
my, either after the War or before the declaration
thereof could be known to the charter party, shall
by no means be made liable to confifcation ;—but
shall, as soon as the owner claims them, be faith
fully and without -delay returned to him; neverthe
less, they are not to be allowed, after the restituti
on of them, to be transported to any port in the
possession of the enemy. The two contraHing par
ties agree likewise, that at the expiration of two
months after the declaration of war, their refpeHive
fubjeHs, from whatever part of the globe they may
have failed, shall not be allowed to plead ignorance
of the contents of this article.
Art. 14. And the better to provide for the secu
rity of the nation and fubjeds of either of the con
trasting parties, and that they may fuffer no incon
veniency from the men of war or letters of marque
of the other party, it- shall be ftriHly forbidden to
all the commanders of menof war, and other arm
ed vessels of the said States of the Seven United
Provinces of the Netherlands, as likewise of the a
bove mentioned United States of North-America, as
also to the refpeHive fubjeHs of either, to offer any
offence, or cause any damage to those of the other
party, at the peril, if they offend, of being punish
ed, and bound to make up all damages accruing
from their proceedings contrary to this, by way of
indemnification, on their persons and eftates.>
1 Art. i,iAll vessel- and effeHs whatever, and of
whatever nature they may be, that shall be retaken
from pirates on the high seas, shall be allowed to be
carried into some port of either of the States, and
put in the custody of the officers of the said port,
in order to be restored to the true proprietors, as
soon as the property shall be duly ascertained.
Art. ?6. In cafeany fhipor vessel belongingto on 6
or the other party, their nation or fubjeHs, should
be shipwrecked, loft, or fuffer any other damage on
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question, the other party shall discover, that those
vessels contain some effects that are prohibited and
declared to be contraband, and that are designed
for a port under the obedience of the enemy, it fhal!
not be permitted to force open the Ikuttles of such
a vessel, or to open any boxes, trunks, bales, or
caskets that may be found on board, nor to displace
the leaf! part of the merchandize on board, whe
ther such ships may belong to the fubjeHs of their-
High Mightinesses, the States of the Seven United
Provinces of the Netherlands, or to the citizens and
inhabitants of the above mentioned United States
of America, until the cargo shall be brought on shore
in the presence of the officer in the court of admi
ralty, and aninventory thereof shall have been made
out : It will not be permitted, however, to fell,
barter, or aleniate in any manner, except after con
venient and legal proceedings shall have taken place
with regard to such prohibited effeHs, and after the
court of admiralty shall have confifcated them, by a
formal condemnation, always exempting the vessel
itfelf, as well as all other merchandise that shall be
found there and acknowledged to be free,which can
not also be detained under the frivolous pretence of
having caught the contagion by the other prohibi.
ted effeHs, neither shall they be confifcated as law
ful prize. However, if it is not the whole cargo,
but only part of it that ^ found to consist of prohi
bited effeHs, or contraband ;—if besides, the mas
ter of the vessel makes no opposition, but is ready
to deliver those to the captor who has discovered
them, in this case, the said captor, after having re
ceived those efFeHs on board his ship, shall imme
diately leave the vessel free, without preventing her
in the least manner from continuing her intended
voyage. But if all the prohibited effeHs, could not
be transported on board the capturing vessels, he
will be authorifed, notwithstanding the offer made
by the other jo deliver the contraband goods, to
bring that vessel into the nearest port, as marked
above.
NOVEMBER^, 1782.
[NUMB. 969.