The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-02-17 00:00:00

tor OF A CONVENTION

ZETWIEN HIS MAJESTY AND THE UNITED STATES 07
AMERICA, SInNED AT LONDON, THE BTH or JA-
NUART,IBB2.

DifEctilties having arisen in the ezecut'•.in of the
sixth article of the Treaty of Amity, Comtnerce,
and Navigation, concluded at 1...nd0n on the fourth
day of NovemL•cr, one thousand seven hundred and
ninety-four, between his Britannic Majesty and the
United States of America, and in consequence
the. cof the proceedings of the Commissioners under
the seventh article of the same Treaty having been
suspended, the parties to the said Treaty, being
equally desirous as far as may be to obviate such
difficulties, have respedively named Plenipotentia-
ries to treat and agree respelling the same ; that is to
say, his Britannic Majesty has named for his Pleni-
poteatiary the Right Hon. Robert Banks Jenkin-
son, commonly called Lord Fiawk-esbury, one of
his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and
his Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs ;
.nnd the President of the United States, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, has
named for their Plenipotentiary Rufus King, Esq.
Minister Plenipotentiary of the said United States
to his Britannic Majesty, who have agreed to, and
concluded the following articles :

Art. I. in ~afe,fieliort;uul discharge of the money which the
. light hail, been bah e to pay, in pursuance of
the cif c t d -45th article, whit•lt is hereby declared
to be cane: fled aria a-111'11,11,(except so it. as the same may
relate to the excciitiiio of th • said sevmth article) the United
'States of America hereby eng.ig; to pay, and his Britannic
Atajeizty acs pt, for the use of the persons described
lit the said sixth artick, the sum of six hundred thoissand
pound: sterlitie, tiayable at the times and place, and in the
manner full :wing; that is to say, the said sum of six hurt
44_4 thousand pound: ster:ing shall be paid at the city of
Washington, in three animal instalment: of taro hundred thou-
sand pound: sterlin; awl to such person or Tenons as
shall be authpri:ed by hi: Britannic .I.lii..sry to r.teiye the
cum.; the bra or thellA in-aalinelit. to Sc paid at the exdira-
lion of one year, the second instalment at Cie expiration of
two year:, and tile :hint and last instahnent at the expiration
of clue-, years next following tut ex...haage of the ratification;
Id this Convent la. Ati.l to prevent any dta-vetil;fit con-
iceming the rate of exeitanges, the slid payi,teps. shah be
made iat the money of the said Voited Stat reckanin; four
duliars cod forty-four cesiits, to be equal to one pound stet-
line.

11. Whereas it agriad by the fourth :inlet of the Dermi.
Site T ..taty of Pater, concluded at Paris on the third day of
Septein`.ser, ine theitsand seven hundred and eighty-three,
Letween His Britannic \1:y: sty and the United States, that
Aired tors on either sal.: shoat erect with no Lwllll impecli-
Ilneut to the mcosery of the full value in sterling money of all
issue fide delsti theretofore contrattcd, it is hcretiy declared,
that the raid fourth ;Utatle, so fOr as relp.lchl its future operas ton,
4-; Ittreby recogniseanfir.ned, and dirlarad to et binilnt and
.4iLligAtury on His !karat/us Nts,eny and the sasd Uutted Stets,
and the same shall be ac.:ardtirg'y a:weir:4 with punctuality
and giwal faith, and re) as th.tt toe s.od eredtkois rf all here-
ar'tr meet with no lawful itneediment to the recovery of the
foil value in sterling alone:: in their Swiiiin,, dwbis.
111. It is furthermore agreed and coed:ale', that the Corn.
siUssunicrs appointed in portionce of the seventh artiate of
the said Ttersy of Amity, Ca' minute and Nayiertiou, and
whose proceeding: have btvn suAreiscied as afore-aid, shall,
inaniiidtattly aft:r the s !we sae of alb; Canyention, te-asveruhle
lurid proceed is the exec Aim of their thane, accosting to the
Truvitions of the said seventh article, ex-ept only, that instead
of the SUMS award 4 by the sail Commissioner: b.O.ug made
rayalile at the time or by them appointed, all sums of
money by them awarded Cu br p..id w Artier/can or British
claimants, according to- the pros isMns of the said seventh,
wilt',"' shall he made payable in three equal instaauents, this
tint srheuef to be paid at the expiration of one year, Ilia
s.icand it:thecaphatues ui two years, aka the third :Lod last a
she expitatun of shire years next after the exchange of chi
tatifiCations of thisCanyention.
IV. This Convention, v. lieu the came shall have been rat
6...t1 by His 1144justy and by the Presitent of the 'Unit, stl
Statei, by vt With the advice and consent of the Sena be
th"e„,4 and the rrs.ert.ye ratificatious duly exchanged, sh SH
be binding Ind oisiietury .upeas Is.'s Majesty and the said
truited State..
La faith whimuc We the urolerilgneit Plenipotentiaries of
His Britannic Mijety and of the United States of Am. rica,
by virtue of ear rt.)-active full powet% hare signed the 'pre-
sent CvsellentiOn, and have caused the 84:114 of our arms to be
sifsted thereto.
Jost at Lundon, the eighth day of January, one •thisnaand
f 4LL hundred and two. r-12.WK1..411URY )
RITUS ii/,w, (.1., S.)

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