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London, England, 1801-09-01 00:00:00

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PUERSBVRGH, AVG. 5.

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2. That the etiecas embarked on board Neutral Ships shall
he free,
,with. the exception of 'Contraband of War, and of,
• Eemy's Prope-rty; and it is. agre;al not to comprise in the
nuMber of the latter; the ineechandize of the produce, growth,
or manufacture of the CoUntries it Wars which should have
hien acquired bythe.,SUbjeds of the Neutral Power, and
should be"transported for theit account, which merehanaize
cannot be excepted in any case from the freedom granted to
the Flag of the said Power.
- 3. That in order to avoid all equivocation and misurider-
. standing 'of what ought to be qualified as Contraband of War,.
His J:t' aIAe MAJEvry of all the RusstAs and-His Bit-
-IANN tc MAJESTt declare,,conformabiS, to the iith Article
of the Treaty of Conimere concluded between the two
Crowns on the loth (2tst) Februarys 5797, that they acknow-
.ledges as such only the following Aects, viz.—Cannons,
mortars, fire:arms, pistols, bombs, grenades, balls, butlers,
firatocks, flirts, matches, powders sidthetre, sulphur, hei-
mCts, pikes,, swords, sword.-'belts,_ sallies and bridles, e 7-
. cepting, however, the quantity 'o`f the said articles which
, may• be necessary for the defence of the Ship and hf those
who.compose the crew ,•- and all otter articles whareirer, not
enumerated here,' shall not he reputed warlike end naval am-
munition, tor be subje& to confiscation, and of ;course shall
pass freely,.without•li;irkg subjeaed.-to the smallest diffi-
culty, unless they be-editsideted as Enemy's Property in the
abbve. stilled sense; - It' is-also agreed, that that which is
stipulated'in the present Article shall not be to the preju-
;;;ee of.the particular stipulations of one or the other Crown •
with other Powers, by which Objeds ofa similar kind should
be xeserVed, prohibited, or permitted.
4. That in'order to detertnine-what'cl,taranerise; a-block-
ded Port, that determination is given
only to that, where
there is, by the disposition of the Powen:which attacks it
with Ships, stationary, or sufficiently near,an evident danger
in -entering.
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3.. That the Ships of the Neutral Power shall not be stop-
ped brit upon; tist causes and evident •fuels that they he
r tried without delay, and that the proceeding be aiWays
form, proMpt, and legal;
In order the better to- ensure the respea due to these sti-
pulations, diclated by the sincere desite of conciliating all in-
terests, and: to give a new proof of their loyalty and love of
justice, the High eCntr.iefing patties enter here into the
most formal engagement, .to renew the severest prohibitions
to their Captains, whether of Ships of War or Merchantmen.,
• to take, keep, or conceal on , board -their Ships, any of the
objtas which, in the rerins of the present Convention, may
be reputed contraband, and respectively to take care of -the
execution. of the orders which they shall have published in
their Admiralties, and whereVer it shall be necessary. • •
IV. The two H;gh Contrasting Parties, wishing
to prevent .all subject of dissention in future, by
. the. right of search ;of Merchant .Ships.
going under conyoy, to the sole causes in which-
the'Belligermt Power may experience a real pre- I
judice, by the abuse of the NeUtral Flag, have
agreed; •" , • •

T. That' the rlht of searching' Merchant Ships belonging to the Subieds:ot one of the Contrading Powers, and navi-
gating under Convoy of a Ship of War of the said, Power;
shall only be exercised by. Ships of War of the .belligerent
Party, and shall never extend to the fitters out of Privateers,
er other Vessels, which a 6 nOt..belong to the Imperial or
.ROM Fleet of Their Millis-x.IES, but which their Subjeds
Shall have'fitted out for War.

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z. 'That the: Proprietors 'of: all Merchant Ships belonging
to the Subjects or one of the COntratling Sovereigns, which
shall be destined tp sail under Convoy ora Ship of War,
shalt be required, before they. receive their Sailing Orders, to
produce to ..the Commander of the Convoy 'their 'Pas4)orts
and Certificates, Or 'Sea -Letters,:in the form. annexed to the
present T rea t y

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3.• That when such ship of war, and every merchant ship
under convoy,.shail be met with 2tiv a. Ship pr.isihipa of-•. War
orthe ether Contracting Party, who shall thep.bema•spate
of war, inrarderto avoid all disorder,. they shkl rkeep ()tit qi
cannon sh6t, unless the situation of the sea-vox-the place of
meeting, render a nearer approach • necessary ,f,iand the Corn-
niander of the Ship
.of. the Belligerent Power shall send a
slcop on board the convOy, where. they shall 'Proceed reci-
ptocally:to. the verification of the papers-and certificates
that are to prove on one. part,
,that the ship of war is autho-
rised to taktruntler its escort such or such merchant ships of,
its nation, laden with..such:ecargo, andfor such a port ; on •
the other part, that the ship of War of the. Belligerent. Parry •
lielongs.to the IMperial or Royal ficut of Their Majeties.
.. This verification made, there shall be• no -pretence for
any.search,.if the papers are found in•clue form, and if -there
Mists no good motive for suspicion. In the -contrary c'ase,.
the Captain of the Neutral.Siiip ofWar (being duly required .
thereto by the Captain of the Ship of War.Of Ships of War.
of the Power) is to &Iwo° and detain his convoy
during the time necessary tor-thb search of the Shipt *hide

CeTy OF THE CONVENTION WITH THE con.cr OF

• LONDON, SIGNED AT ST. P ETERSI3VR Ii). THE'
"STH (.17TH). JUNE, I-SOI. -
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hr the Naide of ti.;e Uadivided Trinity. - . -
THE mutual desire-of•-His Majesty the EMi.E-1
ROR of AIL the Russ,tAs and of His Majesty the,
KING of the Unitakingc.fom, of GREAT BR I-TAIN
and IRE-LAND; bait ,iiOC OiitY •tO come to an
,un.:
' derstandingbetwcerii,thernseiVes(with respect to the
differences .whic.ll bayer,l4!&y. interrtipted the good
understanding and, triendly relations which
,sub-
, sisted between the.,tWo States ; but also to prevent,
by ,frank.and precise explanations upon the naviga,
• tion of their respeaive Subjeas, the renewal of
milat-altercations and troubles which plight be the
consequence of them ; 'and the objet} of the soli-
citude of their said Majesties • being to settle,•,as
soon as• can be deine, an equitable, arrangement of
those difterences;. and an invariable determination
of their principles upon the Rights Of .Neutrality,
in their application to their respective Monarchies,
in order to: unite more closely the ties of-friendship
and good intercourse, of which they acknowledge
the utility and the benefits, have named and chosen
for their Pienipotentiaries, viz.' His Majesty the
EMPEROR Of ALL the RtisstAs; the Sieur NEof t-
TA, Count De PANEN, his Counsellor, &c. and His
Majesty the KING of the .United Kingdom of
GREAT BRITAIN and IR ELAND, 'ALL EYN, Baron
St. HELENS, Privv'Councillor, &c. who, after hav-
ing communicated their. full powers, • and found
them in good and due form, have agreed upon the
Points and Articles :
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Art. ,I. There shall be hereafter between Hrs.
IMPERIAL' MA J ESTY Of ALL the RUSSIAS and His
BRITANNIC MA J EsTy,,,,their Subjeas„. the States
and Countries under. their domination, good and
unalterable: friendship and understandng,' and -all
the political, Commercial, and other relations :'of
common utility between. the respeetive. Subjeds,
shall subsist as formerly) with Out
.their, being dis-
tuibed or troubled in any manner whateVer.
His Majesty the Rut, F a,cpi..and HIS BR ITA
NI C MAJESTY cleelare)tftai fbey,,will;take the most
especial, care of the 'exeCUßn of the;wrohibitioni
against the trade- of Conto,ind of, their st.bjeas
with tire-enemies of each of the. High Cont ranting
Parties:
111. His M. 1111AftSTY. of all the Russias-
and His *lfkift,tiNto MA J zsTi- having 'resoh;ed to'
place under a.ssffiCient safeguarii the freedom of Com-
merce and Navigation of ..their suhjcets, in case one
of them
.shall' be at war, whilst the other shall be
neuter, have-agreed
7. That the Si.ips of the Neutral Power shall 'navigate
freely to the Ports and upOn the Coasts. of the Nations at
War.