Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1808-04-08

1t shall not De lawful for them III Siiv t!in,.
Of war between the Br1ish ga, ern..cn; and
any other power or STa;e Whatever, ~ vx-
port from the said ttrifIur'es, wi;h.-uet ..o
81 sal permission III TIC Brit. 81 ,,,.v,.yo-
meat there, any ;niiisai., stores. 9. nar.,
s,ores, or r.ce. 1Se e.,::.ci,s of tina. IL =
shall pay for their vessels, when a,Io,;,-,,d
into the said ports, no o.her or higher tow
mage than snail be payable on British v,,e-
sells, when admitted into The ports csthc IT
,. And they sha pay no h,Yher or othe,.
duties or Charges en- the importation ~, ~
portation oSthe cargoss of the said vcs.sI
than shall be paynb:c on til. SANG ar.i
c'es when imporiecisnr exported in Bri,;sh
vessels. But II is expressly acseed. 49,
the vessels oithc u. States shall ne, carry
any OF me artlc'es exrDrc;. by t:.t!., fr,i.
tne saia bElAsh territories 10 any p.s, CO
place except TO sumo port oT ,lAce in AN,
RIGA, where tao Same Shall be ,,ni,'.ts,.
and such regulations shall be atonlea Nv
both parties as shall, from time 70 ;;n,c
Re found necessary to enforce the due and
faithful observance of this stipulation,
Ii is also understood, that the osr,n;s.;o,
! granted by tins article, is not 70 .extend -,
allow the vessels o, the u. States to 60,
on any part OF the coasting trade of tbs
sand BRUSH territories but the vessels 90
ing with their original cargoes, or porr
thereof, from one orr or dscharge to mo
thcr, are NOT to be Considered as c,rr,.:,o. -
on Tue coasting trade. Neither is this arr
| ticie to be construed to allow the cit;zrr.
! OF the said states TO settle or reside w;,h;r
the said territories, or to go into the inter;-
OF parts Thereof, without the permission of
tbc British government established there
and II any transsressions should he attenDt.
ed aGains: the regulations ofthe British &c
yernmeDt In this respect, the chservapceof
the same shall and may be enforced apainet
the citizens OF America in the same man
ner as against British subjects or others
transgressing the same rule. And the ci-
ULehs Oh the Estates, whenever they ar
rive in any port or har5or in the said to-
ritories, or if they should be permitted IN
manner aforesaid to go to am other place
therein, Shall always be subject 20 tbe
laws, government and Jurisdiction, of what
ever nature, established in such harbor-
port or place, according as the same
may be. The citizens of the II. States
may also touch for refreshment at the island
| OF 81. tieieaa, but subject in all respccts TO
such regulations as the British governments
may, from time to time, establish ,here.
| ARTICLE Nv.
! There shall DC between all the lornini
ons OF MS majesty in Europe and the ter
rltories OF the u. States, a reciprocal and
perfect liberty cf commerce and navieati-
on. The people and inhabitants ofthe two
countries respectively shall have liberty
freely and securely, and without hindrances
and moiestation, to come with their shi,g,
and cargocs to the lar,ls, countries, cities.
ports, places aud rivers, within the dorni-
Mons and territories aforesaid, to enter
INTO the same, to resort there, and 10 re-
main and reside there, without any limita-
ton ct time; also 20 hire and possess hou-
ses and warehouses for the purposes of their
commerce and generally the merchants
and traders on each side shall enjoy the
most complete protection and security for
their commerce but subject always, as to
what respects this article, to the laws and
statntes or the two countries respectively.
ARTICLE v.
IL IS agreed that 10 other or higher clu-
ties shall be paid by the ships or merchan-
d'ze of the one party in the ports of the
other, than such as are paid by the like
vessels or merchandise Of all other natl
ons. Nor shall any other or higher duty
be imposed in one country on tic impnrta-
Uoh OF any articles, the growth, produce, or
manufacture OF the other, than are or shalt
be payable on the importation Of the like
artic'es, being of the growth, produce, OF
manufacture, of any other foreign country.
Nfr shall any prohibition BE imposed oiI
the expectation or importation Of any arti-
cics to or from the territories of the two
parties respectively, which Shall nor equal.
~ extend TO all other nations. But the
British government reserves 10 Itself the
right OF imposing CT American vessels en-
tering intothe British ports in Eui ope a ton.
/ mage DUTY equal 10 that which shall at any
time be payable by British vessels inthe poris
OF America, and the government of the u.
States reserves to itself 4 right of imposing
on British vessels, entering into the ports
OF the o. States, tonnage duty equal to
that which shall at any time be payable by
American vessels in the BRUSH purts in
Europe.
1t is agreed that in the trade of the two
countries with each other, the same duties
Of exportation and importation on al. goods
aud merchandise and also the same draw
backs and bounties shall be paid and allow
cd IN either country, whether such impor-
tation OF expectation shall be in British or
American vessels.
ARTICLE VI.
The high contracting parties not having
oeen able TO arrange at present by treaty
any commercial intercourse between the
territories Of the II. S. and his maiestv's
Islands and ports in the West Indies, agree
that until that subject shall be regulated in
q satisfactory manner, each of tie parties
shali remain in the complete possession Of
Its rights, in respect to such an intercourse.
ARTICLE VII.
1t shall be free for the two contractino