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London, England, 1814-06-12 00:00:00

ADDITiON.AL • ARTICLES TO THE TREATY WIT RAT

BRITAIN.
Art. 1. His Most Christain•Majegy participating without reserve
in all the sentiments of his britaimic M o;•sty relative to a species
of commerce which is repugnant both t.• the principles of natural
justice and enlightened state of the period in which we live. en-
gages to unite at a future Congress all his efforts to those of his
Britannic Majesty, to cause it ti be pronounced by all Christian
powers the abolition of the trade in negroes, so that the said trade
shall universally cease, al it shall definitively cease in all respects on
the part of France after a period of five years, and, beside..
that during that period no one shall traffic in slaves to he
imported or sold, except in the colonies of tlig state to which he is

buhject.
Art. 2. The British and Frelicit stall immediately appoint
Commissioners to lionilate their, rc,pee;;,:-.. cxpeoces fir the gip.
port of prisoners lot war. in order to arrange as to theIIIIPI' of
bettl:!:g the balance which shall be found in favoitr of one or ot: er

of the two powers.
Art. :3. The respective prisoners of war. shall be boned to die-
charge, before their departure from the place of their dr.stination,
the private debts which they may have contracted, or to give at •
kilo sufficient security.
Art. •1. 'nitre RLali be granted on both sides, immeeiatcly after
the ratification of the present Treaty of l'eace, the reino-.01 ~f the
sequestration which has been put since the year 1792, to; the 1-notts
revenues, deUts, and other effects whatsoever, of the High Contract-
ing Parties or of their-subjects.
Thy same Commissionevs. of whom mention is made in Article 2.
bliall occupy themselves with the examination apd liquidation of the
claims of the subjects of his Britannic I%lajesty,- for the value of
moveable or immovable property unduly confiscated by the French
authorities, as well as for the total or partial loss of their debta
or other property, unduly retained or sequearated since the yea
17'92.

France engages to treat in this respect the English subjects with I
the same justice that the French sobjeets have experienced in Eng-
laud ; ,and the English Govcrimicitt, desirous of conenninz on its
filrt in the new testimony which the Allicd-Powers have wished to !
give to his Most Christian Majesty of their desire. to can ,e the
uppeerance of the consequences of the epcch of misfOrtone so hal -
pity terminated by the present peace, engages on its side to re-
nounce, as soon as complete justice shall he rendered to its subjects,
the total of the balance which shall-be found in its lavottr relative
to the mopport of prisoners- of •war, so that the satilication of the
,f emit of the labours of the CommiviiOners bi fore .mentioned, and
the acquittance of the sums, and also the re.. itution of tile eticets
which shall be adjudged to belong to the subject's of his thitannie
Majesty, shall complete its renunciation. • •
Art. 5. The two High Contracting Parties, desirous of establish-
ing the most amicable relations between their respective subjects,
reserve to themselves, and promise to *discuss and arrange, as 60011
.14 possible, their commercial interests, milli the intention of pro.:
meting and augmenting the prwperity of their respective States.
The present additional articles shall havt- the sane force and
tifect as if they hail been inserted not d hit mord in the treaty of
this day. They shall be ratified, aml the rafifieatimi exelbangetl at
the same time. In testim,my of which the respective Plenipoten-
tiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto tie seals of
their arms.
Done at Paris the 30th of May, in the year of Grace, 1814.
(L. S.) (Slgae4l) The PRINCE DE BENEVENTE.
(L. S.) (Segued) CASTLER EAG 11.
. (L. S.) (Signed) ABERDEEN.
S (Signed) C ‘THCA RT.
(L. S.) (Signed) CHARLES STEWART! Lieutenant-