The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-04-12
REJECTED BRITISH TREATY.
TREATY.

TREHTY
OF Ahaity, Commerce, and Naviq0tion, between
his Britaunic N1ajesty and the u States Of H.
nericd.
HIS Britannia Majesty and the u. S. of Ame-
rica, being equally DESTROYS to promote and per-
petuate the good understanding and friendship
winch happily subsist between the subjects ofthe
United Kingdom and the citizens of the United
States, and for that purpose to regulate the COM
merce and navigation between their respective
countries, territories, and people, the basis of
reciprocity and mutual convenience, have res
pectively named their plcnipotentiaries, and have
given to them full powers to make and conclude
treaty OF amlty, navigation and commerce
that Is TO say, his Britannia majesty has named
tor his pienipotentiaries, Henry Richard Vassall,
Lord Holland one Of his maiesty's privy coun.
Gil and lord keeper of his majesty's privy seal,
and William Lord Auckland, one o. his males
tvs privy council and president of the commit
tee OF council for al matters of trade and foreign
plantations. And the President of the u s. bv
and with the advice of the Senate thereof, hath
appointed for their plenipCtentiaries, James Mon
roe and William Pinlsncy, commissioners extra
ordinary and pleniPotentiaries who, after hav-
ing exchanged their respective full powers, have
agreed on the following articles.
ARTICLE I.
There shall be firm, inviolabe and universal
peace, and true and sincere friendship between
his Britannia Majesty, his heirs and successors,
and the United States Of America, and between
theirrespective countries, territories, cities towns
and people of every degree, without exception Of
persons or places.
ARTICLE II.
1t is agreed that the several articles of the trea
ty OF amity, commerce and navigation bstween
his majesty and the u. S. made at London on the
18TH day OF November, one Thousand seven hun
dred and ninety -four, which have not expired.
nor, as yet, bad their full operation and effect,
he u -. III.
full tenor; and that the contracting parties will
also, from time to time, enter into friendly expa
nations on the subject OF the said articles for the
purpose of renewing all such doubts IS NAV ari se
or have arisen, as to the true import OF the sam.
as well as Tor the purpose of renderin" the SAID
articles more contormable to their mutual wishes
| and convenience.
ARTICLE ny
HIS majesty agrees, that the vessels belonging
TO the U. y. OF America, and sailing direct from
the ports OF the said states, shall be admitted and
hospitality received in all the sea ports and har
bors OF the British dominiens in the East Indies :
and that the citizens of the said u S. NAV freely
! carry a trade, between the said territories and
the said u. s. Ill all articles of which the irnpor
tation or expectation respectively, to or from the
SAID territories, shall not be entirely prohibited
Provided only, that it shall not be lawful for them
| IN any time of war between the British govern
ment and any other power or state whatever. to
cial permission of the British government there.
any military stores, or naval stores, of rice The
citizens OF the U. S. shall pay for their vessels
when admitted into the said ports, no other or
higher tonnage than shall be payable on British
vessels, when admitted into the ports of the u s
AND they shall pay no higher other duties Or
charges on the importation expectation of the
cargoes OF the said vessels than shall be payable
on the same articles when imported or exported
| IN British vessels. But it is expressly agreed
that the vessels of the u States shall not carry
any OF the articles exported by them from the
sad BRUSH territories to any port place except
| to some port or place in America where the same
shall be unladen, and such regulations shall be a.
doPted by both parties shall, from time to time,
| be found necessary to enforce the due and faith
| ful observance of this stpulation
It's also understood, that the permission grant
ed by this article, is not to extend To allow the
vessels OF the United 81 ties to carry on anv para
OF the coastlng trade of the said British terrific
RES but the vessels going with their original car
goes, or part thereof, from one port Of discharge
| 10 another, arc not TO bceonsidercd AS CARRYING
on the coasting trade. Neither is this article TO
be construed to allow the citizens of the said
states to settle or reside within the said terrific
RES, or TO go into the interior parts thereof with
out the permission of the British government es-
tablished there; and if any transgre ssons should
be attempted against the regulations of the Bri-
tIsh government in this respect the observance
OF the same shall and may be enforced against
the citizens of America in the same manner rs a.
galnst British subjects stlers transgrcssing the
same rule And the citizens of the u. States,
whenever they arrive in any port or harb1r in the
said territories, or If they should be permitted in
manner aforesaid to go to any other place there
in, shall always be subject 70 the laws, govern
mcnt and jurisdiction, Of whatever nature, esta-
blished in such harbor, port or place, according
as the same NAV be. The citizens of the u. States
may also touch for refreshment at the island of
st Helena, but subject in all respects to such re-
gulatons as the British government may, from
time to time, establish there.
ARTICLE ".
! There shall be between all the dominions of his
majesty III Europe and tie territories of the u.
States, reciprocal and perfect liberty Of com
merce and navigation. The people and inhabi-
tants Of the two countriesrespectivcy shall have
liberty freely and securely, and without hindrance
/ and molestltion, to come with their ships and
cargoes to the lands, countries, cities, ports,
places and rivers, within the dominions and ter.
rtories aforesaid, to enter nto the same to resort
there, and TO remain and reside there, without a.
- '''aifation OF time also to hire and possess