Star.
London, England, 1822-07-24 00:00:00

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas, by the second section of an Act of Congress of the
6th of May last, entitled " An Act in addition to the Act con-
cerning Navigation, and also to authorise the appointment of
Deputy Collectors," it is provided—That in the event of the
signature of any Treaty or Convention concerning the Navigation
or Commerce between the United States and France, the Presi-
dent of the United States, if he should deem the same expe-
dient, may suspend, by I'roclamation, until the end of the next
Session of Congress, the operation of the Act, entitled " An
Act to impise a new Tonnage Duty on French Ships and Ves-
sels, and for other purposes; and alto to suspend, as aforesaid,
all other duties on French vessels, or the goods imported in the
same, which may exceed the duties on American vessels, and on
similar goods imported in the same. And whereas a Convention
of Navigation and Commerce between the United States of
America and his Majesty the KING of FRANCE and NAVARRE has
this day been duly signed by .lonN Q,utmer ADAMS, Secretary of
State, On the part of the United States, and by the Baron Ileue
daNEuvii.mr, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
from France, on the part of his Most CHRISTIAN MAUl:tar, which
Convention is in the words following :

CONVENTION OF NAVIGATION ♦ND COMMERCE strwitrx TILE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA AND MIS AIA:ESTY THE KING OF FRANCE AND

NAVARIM
The United States of America and his Majesty the King of
France and Navarre, being desirous of settling the relations of
Navigation and Commerce between their respective Nations, by '
a temporary Convection, reciprocally beneficial and satisfactory,
and thereby of leading to a more permanent and comprebmsive
arrangement, have respectively furnished their full powers in
manlier following ; that is to say : the President of the United
States to John Quincy Adams, their Secretary of State, and His
Most Christian Majesty to the Baron Hyde de Neuville, Knight
of the Royal and Military Order of St. Louis, Commander of
the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Royal Arnerieen
Ord r of Isabella the Catholic, his Envoy lixtraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States; who, after ex-
changing their full powers, have agreed on the following A:Tlcles
Art. 1. Aricles of the growth, produce, Or manufacture of
the United States, imported into France in vessels of the United
States, shall pay an additional duty, not exceeding twenty francs
per ton of merchandize, over and above the duties paid on the
like articles, also of the growth, produce, or manufacture of the
United States, when imported in French vessels-,
2. Articles of the growth, produce, or manufacture of France,
imported into the United States in French vessels, shall pay an
additional duty, not exceeding three dollars and seventy-five cents
per ton on merchandize, over and above the duties cone cted
upoh the lake articles, also of the growth, produce, or 1113tIlliaC•
titre of France, when imported in vessels o. the United States.
5. No discriminating duty shall be levied upon the reductions
of the soil or industry of France, imported in French bottoms
into the ports of the United States for transit or re•expottatien.
No= shall any such duties be levied upon the productions of
the soil or industry of the United States into the ports of Fraece
for transit or re-exportation.
4. 'I he following quantities shall be considered as forming the
ton of merchandize fur each of the articles hereinafter specified:
Wines—Four 61-gallon hogsheads, or 244 gallants of 2::t1 : able
inches, American measure.
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Brandies and all other liquids, 244 gallons.
Silks and all other dry goods, and all other articles usually
subject to measurement, forty-two cubic feet French, in France,
and fifty cubic feet American measure in the United States.

Cotton—so4lb. avoirdupois, or :-.G5 kilogrammes.
Tobacco-16001b. avoirdupois, or 725 kilog.
Ashes—Pot and pearl, 22401 b. avoirdupois, or 1016 kilog.
Rice-16001b. avoirdupois, or 725 king.
And for all weighable articles nut specified, 224:,1b. avoirdu-
pois, or 1016 kilog. •
S. The duties of tonnage, light money, pilotage, port charges,
brokerage, and all other duties upon foreign shipping, over and
above those paid by the national shipping in the two countries
respectively, other than those specified in Articles 1 and t: of the
present Convention, shall not exceed in France, for vessels of the
United States, five francs per ton of the vessel's American re-
gister; nor for vessels of France in the United States, *4 cents
per ton of the vessees French passport.
G. The Contracting Parties, wishing to favour their mutual
commerce by affording in their putts airy necessary assistance
to their respective vessels, have agreed 'that the Consuls and
Mee-Consuls may cause to be arrested the sailors, being part of
the crews of the vessels of their respective nations, who shall
have deserted from the said vessels, in order to send them back,
and transport them out of the country. For which purpose the
said Consuls and Vice-Consuls shall address themselves to the
Courts, Judges, and Officers competent, and shall demand the
said deserters in writing, proving by an exhibitien of the regis-
ters of the vessel, on ship's roll, or other official documents, that
those men were part of the said crews ; and on this demand, so
proved (saving, however, where the contrary is proved), the de-
livery shall not be refused ; and there shall be given all aid and
assistance to the said Consuls and Vice-Consuls, for the search,
seizure, and arrest of the said deserters, who shall even be de-
tained, and kept in the prisons of the country, at their request
and expense, until they shall have found an opportunity of send-
ing them back. But if they be not sent back within three months,
to be counted from the day of their arrest, they shall be set at
liberty, and shall be no more arrested for the same cause. •
7. The present temporary Convention shall be in force for two
years from the lat day of October next, and even after the ex-
piration of that term, until the conclusion of a definitive Treaty,
or until one of the parties shall have declared its Intention to re-
nounce it ; which declaration shall be made at least six mouths
beforehand.

And, In case the present arrangement should remain without
suck declaration of its discontinuance by either party, the extra
duties specified in the Ist and 2d articles shall, from the expira-
tion of the said two years, be on both sides diminished by one-
fourth of their whole amount, and afterwards by one-fourth of
the said amount from year to year, lo long as neither party shall
have declared the intention of renouncing it as above stated.
8. The present Convention shall be ratified on both sides, and
the ratification shall be exchanged within one year from the date
hereof, or sooner, if possible. But the execution of the said Con-
vention shall commence in both eountrles on the Ist of October
nests and shall be effective, even in case of non-ratification, for
all such vein's as may have sailed bona pie for the ports of either
nation, in the confidence of its being in force.
In faith whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed
the present Convention, and base thereto affixed their seals, at
the city of Washington, this 2,sth day of June, A.D. 1828.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. (LS.)
G. HYDE DE NKUVILLE. (LS.)
flarsaarz AZT22l,&—The extra duties levied on either aide
before the present day, by virtue of the Act of CoFgress of the