Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1801-11-26

on war the contracting power: relerve the
right OF deciding this qucition, by the de-
initive treaty, according to the law of
cations and the principles fantsioned by
common ufage.
III. In order to prevent all nbjeets of
complaint and litigation which might a.
rife on account of prizes made at l-a after
the fisning of the preliminary articles, it
is rccripFocally agreed, that the veGels
and Effects which may be taken in the
channel, and in the feas of the north,
alter the fpace of II days, the date from
the exchange of the ratification of the pre-
tent preliminary articles, fhall be reRored
on each part; that the term lhall be one
month from the Channel and Eeas of the
north, as far as the Canary Hands inclu-
lively, whether in the Ocean or in the Me.
diteranean of two months from the faid
Canary llands as far as the Equator and
tlnally, OF five months in all other parts of
the world, without any exception or any
other difinttion more particular with ref
peet to time and place.
XII. All the fequefration laid on the
one part or the other on the funds, reve-
nues, and debts, of whatever kind they
may be. belonging TO one of the contract
Ing powers, or toits citizens or fubie6ts,
hall be taken off Immediately after the
iisning of the de6nitive treaty.
The deciiion OF all claims between the
individuals OF both nations refpeaing all
debts, property, effects, or rig hts whatlo-
ever, which in conformity to the acknow-
lodged uiages and rights of nations, lhould
be forthcoming at the epocha of peace,
fhall be referred to the competent tribunals
and IN thefe cafes prompt and complete
Juitice lhall be done, where fuch claims
ihall be respectively made. 1t is agreed
that the Prefent article ihall Immediately
after the ratification of the defnitive trea-
ty, be applied by the contracting powers
TO the REFLECTIVE allies and individuals of
their nations, under the condition Of juR
reciprocity.
XIII. With refpeA to the filheries on
the COATS of Newfoundland, and the ad-
Jaoent iilands, and in the gulf of ST. Law
renee, the two powers are agreed to re-
place them on the fame footing upon which
they were before the preient war, referv
ing to themielves the right of making, by
the dehnitive treaty, fuch arrangements as
may appear jut ard reciprocaily ufeful, in
order to place the fifheries OF both nations
in the mott proper fate for the maintenance
OF peace.
XIV. In all cafes of reaitution agreed
to by the prefent treaty, the Notifications
ihall be reltored in the fate. in which they
are at the moment of the fgning Of the
Preient freely, and all the for,ifcations
contributed fince the operation of them
lhall remain entire.
1t is further agreed, that in all cafes
OF concefiions stipulated in the pr1ient
treaty, term of three years, to date from
the ratification of the treaty Of dehnitive
peace, fhall be allowed to the inhabitants,
OF whatever defcripticn or rank they may
be, TO difpofe of their property acgu;.fed
or Pofehed, whether previous to % during
the prefent war during which term or
three years they lhall b at fuli liberty to
exerciie freely the;<) religion and TO enjoy
their property
The Gme priv ges are granted in the
reAored countries TO all thoie who fhall
have made, ,efablilhments in them of what
ever kin they may be during the time
that thele countries were in podeflion of
Great Britain.
With refped to the other inhabitants
of the reaored countries, it is agreed that
none of them fhall be profecuted, difurb-
ed, or molefed in their perions or in their
properties, on any pretence whatever, on
account of their conduit OF political opini-
ons, or of their attachment to either of
the two powers, or for any other reafon,
unlefs for debt contracted with relpe6t to