Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1808-09-05
TREATY
OF AM1TY, COMMERCE, AND NAV.
IGATION, BETWEEN HIS BRIT
AMMO MAJESTY AND TIE
UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.

sists between the subjects OF the United
Kingdom and the citizens Of the United
States, and for that purpose 70 regulate the
commerce and navigation between their
respective countries, territories and people,
on Tie basis OF reciprocity and mutual con-
venlence, have respectively named their
DlempOtentiaries and have given them full
powers 10 make and conclude Treaty of
Amity, navigation and commerce. That IS
to say, his Britannia Majesty has named
for his Plenipotentiaries, Henry Richard
Vassal lord Holland, one of his Maiesty's
privy council, and Lord keeper Of his Maj
esty's privy seal, and William Lord Auck-
land, one Of his Majesty's privy council and
President OF the committee Of council for
all matters of trade agd foreign plantations
And the President Of the United States,
by and with the advice Of the Senate there
of hath appointed for their Plenipotentia-
ries James Monroe and William Pinckney,
commissioners extraordinary and Plenipo-
tsntiaries, who, after having exchanged
their respective full powers, have agreed
in the following Articles.
ARTICLE l.
There shall be firm, inviolable and uni
versal peace, and true and sincere friend
ship between his Britannia Majesty, lis
heirs and successors, and the United States
Of America, and betwe en- their respective
countries, territories, cities, towns and peo-
pie, Of every degree, without exceptions
Of persons or places.
ARTICLE II.
It is agreed that the several articles Of
the treaty of amitv, commerce and naviga-
ton, between his Majesty and the United
States, made at London, on the nineteenth
day Of November, one Thousand seven hun
dred and ninety four, which have not expi-
red, nor as yet had their full operation and
effect, shall be confirmed in their best form
| and in their full tenor and that the con-
tracing parties will also from time to time
enter into friendly explanations on the sub
ject Of the said Articles for the purpose Of
| removing all such doubts as may Sise or
| have arisen as TO the true import Of the
same, as well as for the purpose Of render
ing the said Articles more Conformable TO
their mutual wishes and conveniences.
ARTICLE III.
His Majesty agrees that the vessels be-
longing to the United States Of America,
and sailing direct from the ports Of the said
States, shall b. admitted and Hospitality re-
celved IN all the seApOrts and harbOrs Of
the British dominions i'll the East Indies
and that the citizens Of the United States
may freely carry on trade between the
SAID territories, and the said United States,
IN all articles of which the importation or
expectation respectively, to or from sill
territories, shall not be entirely prohibited
Provided, only, that il shall not be Lawful
for them in any time Of War between tie
British Government and any other power
or State whatever to export from the said
territories, without the special permission
OF the British government there, any mill
tary Stores, or naval Stores or rice. The
Citizens the United States shall pay for
their Vessels when admitted into the said
ports, no other or higher tonnage than shall
De payable on British vessels, when admit
ted INTO the ports Of the United States
And they shall pay no higher or other du-
ties or charges on the importation or ex-
portation of the Cargoes Of the said vessels
than shall be payable on the same articles
when imported or exported in British YES
sells But it Is expressly agreed that the
vessels Of the United States shall not carry
any otthe Articles exported by them from
the SAID British territories, to any port Or
merica, where the same shall be unladen,
and such regulations shall be adopted by
both parties, as shall from time 70 time be
found necessary to enforce the due and
faithful observing Of this stipulation.
1t is also understood, that the permission
granted BY this Article Is not 10 extend to
allow the vessels Of the United States to
carry on any part Of the cosstIng trade Of
the said British territories but the YES
sells going with their original cGrgoes or
part thereof, from one port uf discharge u
another, are not To be considered as carry
ing on the coasting trade. Neither is this
Article To be construed, to allow the citi-
Gems Of the said States ID settle OF reside
within the said territories, OF TO 20 into The
interior parts thereof, without the permis.
sion of the British government established
there and If any transgressIons, should be
attempted against the regulations Of the
British government III this respect, the OBJ
servance Ut the same shall < may be enfor-
ced against the cIl-zens OF merlca, in the
same manner As against british subjects Or
others transgressIng the same rule. And
the citizens vi the United States, whenever
they arrive in any port or harbor, IN the SAID
territories, or if they should be permitted
in manner aforesaid to go 70 any other place
therein, shall always be subject to the laws,
government and jurisdiction of whateyer
nature, established III such harbor, port III
place, according as the same may be. The
citizens OF the United States may also touch
for retreShInent at the Island of ST. Heiena
but subject, in all respects 10 such Iegula
tons As the British government may lrOiA
tune TO L.ine establish lLcle.