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TUESDAY, MaT „, %£ . f it ft ffi^.ss
CONNECTICUT COURANT,
tn C ONGRES9, May 6, i„&
WHEREAT Congress have received from their
Commihioners at the Court of France, co
pie^ of a Treaty of Amity and Commerce, and of a
Treaty of Alliance, between the Crown of France
and these United States duty entered into and exo
cuted at Paris on the 6th day of February Fast by
4 Minister proparly atithorifed by his Moss Christian
Majesty on the one part, and the said Corrimifhoners
•n the other pare AND WHEREAS the said trea
ties have been maturely considered and unanimous
ly ratified and confirmed by Congrels In which
said treaty of Amity and Commerce are the articles
following^ to wit. -_
Article VI. TheMoft Chr^^n King en
deavour by ail the means in his power, to pfote&
and defend all vessels and th^ effe&s belonging to the
fubje&s, people or inhabitants of the said United
States, or any of the^f, being in his ports, havens,
roads or on the seas near to his Countries, inlands
cities or towns ; and to recover , and restore to fbe
fifht owners their agents or attornies ad such vef
feh and effeds Which "ffiall be taken within his ju
rifdi&ion ; and the ships of war of his Mod Cprn
tian Majesty, or any convey failing under his an
thority ffiall upon all occasions take under their
protection all vessels belonging so the fub^eds, peo
pleor inhabitants oGihe said United States or ary
es them, and holding the Amecourfe or going the
fame-way, rind- shall detend such veffel^ as long as
they holdthe fame course or go the fame way;
agiinft ^attack's fare# and violence, in the fame
mannner as they ought to protean and defend th©
vessels belonging to the Mod Chri iru King. # ,
Article VIL fn like .Banner the said United
States -nd their fhtp- of ~c. fading nider then*
authority, stall protect ^d defend, conformably to
the tenor of the preceding article all tl^ vessels and
effeAs belonging to the Objects ?f *he Mott Chrii
tian King and use all their endeavours to recover.,
and cause to be restored the said vessels and effefA
that shall have been taken within the jurifdicticn of
the said United States or any of the#). „
Article XIV. Th' 'merchant Arps of either of
the parties whicli shall be risking into - port belong
ing to the enemy of the other ally, and' concerning
whose voyage and the species hi goods on board her
there shall be just grounds of fuAicion fall bi
obliged to exhibit as well upon the h^hfeas as in
the ports and havens not only her paifpnfs bht
Hkewife certificates, exprofy shewing that her goods
ate' not of the number o? thole which hate bee,
prohibited as contraband..
Article XV. Ff by the exhibitm- of the r
boVe&fd certificates the other party difeover therp
are any of those forts if goods which are prohibited
drid declared contraband, and consigned fur a port
under the obedience pf his enemy, it shall Dot be
lawful to break up the hatches of such fhip' or to
open any chest coffers, packs cases, or any other
vessels found therein, or to remove the smallest par
ills of her poods whether such ship belongs to the.
Tub efts' of France or the inhabitants' of the said
United States chiefs the lading be brought on fho»
in the prefende of t,e officers of the Court of Admi
ralty, and an inventory thereof made, be? there shall
be ro allowance to fell exchange or alienate The
fame inanyman^r, uritil z f fer that due and lawful
process shall have beenhad igainft such prohibited
goods and the Court of Admiralty mail by a sent
ence pYohounceif have co^fifeated the fame; lav
ing always as well the ship itfelf as any other goods
found therein, Which by this treaty are to be esteem
ed free; neither may* they be detained on pretence
of their being as if wefe idfe&ed by the prohibited'
goods much less shall she,, be confiscated as lawful
prize; but if not the wboie caffes but only part,
thereof, fliall ebnfift of prohibited' or cont <band
goods and the rombanderof the ship shall bd ready
and vr^iing ^ deliver them to the captor, who he
di(covered them; in nrch case the capto.% having
received, those. got ds, %M forthwith ' difr&rge the
ship, arid not' binder herby any means freely to pro
fecuic the voyage oh which Ji, was found; but in
~r m al< ,rmtrih^d ruerbhandr/e cannot be till re-
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captor may, notwithflanding the effer of delivering
him the contraband goods, carry the vessel into the
nearefl port, agreeably to what is above dire&ed.
Article XVI. On the contrary it is agreed.
That whatever frail be found to be laden by the
subjects and inhabitants of either " f y, or any ship
belonging to the enemies of the other, or to their
fabects the whole, altho' it be not of the fort of
prohibited goods, may be confiscated in the fame
manner as if he belonged to the enefoy, except such
goods and merchandize as were put on board such
ship before the declaration of war or were after such
declaration, if so be it were doge without know
ledge of such declarative^ so that the goods of th 4
falje&s and people of either party whether they
be of the nature of such as an prohibited or other
wise which as is aforefaid were put bn board any
ship belonging to an enemy b-ifofe the war, or after
the declaration of the fame, v about the knowledge
of it, /hall no ways be liable to confifeaton, but
shall well and truly b^ reflbreC without delay to the
proprietors demanding the sane; but so as that if
the said merchandize be contraband it shall not be
any ways lawful to carry them afterwards to zuy
port belonging to the enemy ; the two contrasting
parties agreeing, ' that the term of two months Seing
past after the declaration of war their refpe&ive
fabje&s from whatever past of the world they cor J,
shall not plead the ignorance nentionedJn this ar
trcle. , : ~
ARTICLE XVII. And that foor^ efeCtiatcar?
fn^y be taken for the security of the fubjefts and in
habitants of both parties, that they fuffer no, injury
by the men of war or private's of the other party
all the commanders o'the ^ips of his most ChriftiaS
Meetly and of the said Unr.l>"'s§ a , n ^ n " tM^
fub;e&s anil inhabitants, frali be "forbid doing any
IQtry or damage (3 the other fide ; and if they a&
10 the e^ntrfry they shall be pqniffied,, and fhjl
raOTCo^r be bound to' make frisfa&ion for all mat
ter of iimrge and the intend thereof by repara
tion, under th^pain and obl&nioti of their perform
and goods. ~ - : ,
Artfcl 7 'XX. if ar , ^p thonging to father ' of
tbe # parties their people or fabjefts, ffiali within
the coatis or demirfons of the other flick upon the
finds, er be wrecked, or fuffer any other damage,
all fr\; Ry afilfurrcand relief ihali bn given to the
p.erfw ilrp^fc^kec', or such as shall te ^ danger
the; >l. -:^d letre jof fafe conduct shall likewiA b©
given to them for : eir free 'and quiet passage from
thence, arid the return of every one to his own
country..
Article ' XXI In case thd fus;eAs end inhabi
tants of either pity, with their /hipping whether
public and of war Or private and of merchants, be
forced, thro' stress of weather, purfait of pirates or
enemies ofriUy other urgent' necessity for fe^kiog of
shelter and harbour, to refreal And enter into any of
the rivers, bays, roads or ports belonging to the
other party they shall be received and treated with
ail humanity and kiridnefs and enioy. all friendly
protection and help; and they shall be permitted
to refreffi'and provide themselves at rfafonable rates
with vi&rals, and all things ne&lful fdr the fofte
nance of thfi^perfons; or reparation of their ships,,
and con veniency 6f their voyage ; and they shall
no ways be detained of hindered from returning out
Ofthe said ports or roads, but may remove and'de
part when and whither they pidafe without any let
or hindrance. ...^ - ,:
Article XXV. ^ shall !,© lawful for all and
firigular the fubießs of the Mol Chrifbaii Kin?, and
the citizens people and Lite 1 Itants of the said Urti
teiStates. tbfail with their fl fps with all manner of
liberty and security, no diftin flion being made who
are the proprietors of the mere .handle laden thereon,
from any port to the place/ of those who now are
oEh±eatt6r shall be at enmi/y with the Mott Chrif
tirn King or, the United Slates. It shall likewise Ie
lawful for thefub e&s ^d inhabitants ,aforesaid to
Ail with the ih ps an& merchandizes aforerhenton
t hed; and to trad, with the fame liberty arid fe=
euriv from the places ports and havens of thole
who are the enerr its of both or either party, with
• _~,fir ,„ „ ctifttfrbar.c' whartfofer, met
only dirtily from the places of the enemy aforemen#.'
timed to,neutral places, but also from one place be
longing to an enemy to another place belonging ta
an enemy, whether they be under the jurifeiiaion of
the farce Prince or under Several : And if is hereby
hipulated that free ships shall also give a freedom to
goods, and that every thing shall be deemed to be
free and exempt, WhichQall be found on board the
ships belonging re the fubje&s of either of the con
federates altho' fl e whole laden or any part there
of should appertain to the enemies of either, con
traband oods being always excepted': It is alO
agreed in I ke manner, that the farce liberty be ex
tended to &ffons who are on board a.free ship with
this efle&, thrt, altho' they b© enemies to both or
either party they are not to be taken out of that
free fop, unlefsthey are soldiers, and to the a&ual
service the enemies. ~,, °
Article XXVI. This liberty of navigation and
commerce shall extend to all kinds of merchandizes^
excepting those only which are diflinguifhed by the'
nape of contraband and under this name of contra
band or prohibited good shall be comprehended arms
great guns bombs with their fufe s and other things
belonging tothem cannon ball, gun powder match,
pikes /words, lances spears hall erts. mortars;
petards, granadees, salt petre, muskets mvflet ball,
bucklers helmets, breafl-plates teats of nail ana
the like kinds of arms proper for atmirg soldiers.
musket rests belts, hotfo with the,rfurniture ana
al! other warlike intron-ent, whatever- .Thef^
merchandizes which follow shall not be reckoned
among contraband or prohibited , c<ds that is to'
fay, all forts of cloths, ,nd all other manufaflures
Woven of any Wool, flax silk cotton, or any other
materials tvharever ; all kind- of v erring 'pp^el, to
gether with the fnecies whereof they are tiled to be
made, gold and silver as well coined as uncoined,
tin, irerf latter co,for brass coils, as also wheat'
and barley, and any other kind of corp and pulse,
tobacco and likewise all Gannet of fpic^s, faltea
and frobaked fleffi. salted fifh cheese and butter,
beer, oils Wines, f%art, arid all forts 6f salts, and
in general all privifieris Which serve for the nourish-'
ment of mankind ancTthe fulenance of life ; further
more, all kinds of cotton..hemp, flax tar, pitch,'
ropes, cable's fails, fail cloths, anchors . and anyf
parts of anchors, also inips mails, pfankf boards and
beams, of what trees soever. and afr other things
proper either for building or re,a ring flips and all
Other goods whatsoever which have not been work-}'
eJifltQ the ferfa of any instrument or thing prepared
for war Sy laid or by sea shall not be reputed con
traband. much % such as have been already wrought'
arid made u, forariy other use ; all which shall be
wholly reckons' among free goods as likewise all
other zherchimlizes arid things which are not com
prdhend.d and particularly mentioned in the fore
going enumeration of contraband good's, so that they
^.ty b^tranfported and carried in the freed man
ner by the sub eds of both confederate's even to pla
ces belonging to an enemy, such towns or places be^
ing only excepted as ar!at that tiffie besieged block
ed up ofiuvefled.
ARTICLE XXVII. To the erid th* all manned
of differitions and quarrels may I.^ avoided and pre
vented on one fide and the ofar iris agreed, that
ih cafeeither, of the parties hereto should be ringaped
in war the lh : ^ and vßffls 'belonging to the fub
jefls or fecp!e of the other ally must be farnifhed
With sea letter's or passports. fexpreffrife the name,
property.and balk of the ship, as also the name and
place, of habit^tiori of th© rcaft& 6r commander of
the laid ship that it may appear thereby that th©.
.Tip really arid truly belongs to the fuljte& of one of
the parties ; which pEffport ffiall be made out and
granted according,to tile form annexed to thi^ treaty;
They fliall iikewife be recalled every year, that is,
ifthe ship happens to return hprae Within the fracm
of a year'; it is likewise agreed that such ships be
ing laded, are so be provided rot only w.tf pass
ports as abo/ementioned but allS with cert fie ates,
containing the several fartiftilars of ft c-mgo the
place whence the fi : p failed and Letter foe is
bound, that so it may be known whether any for
bidden or contraband goods be eh heard of^@^;