Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1816-01-02
4 CONVENTION

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! 4 CONVENTION
ie regfldfe The domnbrce JetceeR tie Terriferies Of
lie United Siases and Of his Gritanis Aejessg,
The United states of Au.erica and His britain
mic Majesty being DESTROYS by Convention to req.
uate the Commerce aud Navigation between their
respective Countries, Territories, and People. in
| such manner as to render the same reciproeally
beneficial and satisfactory, have respectively named
| IIenPotentiares and given them fall powers to-
treat Of and conclude such Convention, that is To
say, the President Of the United States by aud with
the advice and cousen. of the Senate thereof, hath
appointed for their Pienipotentiaries John Quincy
| Adams Henry Clay, and Albert Galiatin. Citizens
Of The United States; and His ROYAL sign.ess the
Prince Regent, acting in the name and on behalf
oil ms MAJESTY has named for his pIenipoteb. gar,es
the Right Honorable Frederick John Rebinson
wee President Of the Committee of Privy Council
Tor Trade and Plantations, Joint Pay -inaster Of
Ills MaJesty's forces. and member of the Imperial
Parliament, Henry Gouburn Esq Member of
Tue ImpehaI Parliament, and Under secref nv Of
ataie, and William Adams, Esq. Doctor oi / ivil
Laws; and The said Plenipotentiaries hav ing mu-
'uay produced and shewn their full pow ers, and
exchanged copies OF the same, have agreed on and
concluded the following articles, videiieet
-4ftc'e FIRST here shall be betw cen the ter
rtoties Of the United States Of America and all the
territories OF his Britannia Aaiest5 il Europe, a
the TIVE countries respectively al have their ships
and cargoes to all such places ports and rivers in
The territories Aforesaid to which other foreigners
are permitted TO come, to enter ato the same and
TO emain and reside IN any parts OF the said terrific
RES respectively: also to hire and occupy houses
aud Warehouses for die purposes ofther CONNIE roe
aud generally the merchants and traders Of each na
ton respectively shall eniey the most complete pro-
lection and security for their commerce. but subject
always to the laws and statutes If the two countries
respectively
-friieie the Secoad.-No higher or other duties
shall be imposed on the Importation into the II S.
oil any articles the growth, produce or manufacture
oil his britanic Majesty's Territories in Europe
ani no higher or other huties shall be imposed on
the Importation into the Territories OF His Britain
nc Majesty IN Europe of any articles the growth.
produce OF manufacture of the United States, than
are or shall be payable on the like articles being
the growth, produce or manufacture of any other
.oregn country, shall any higher or other d,,-
lies or charges be imposed ia either of The two coun
tries on the expectation ofany articles to the ni
ted States, than are shall be payable on the like
articles being the growth, produce or manufacture
oil any other foreign country. shall any higher
or other duties charges be imposed in either of
the Two countries, on the expectation of any art-
Giles TO the United States to His Drtanic Males
y's Territories in Europe, respectively than such
as are payable on the expectation of the like arti-
cies to any other foreign country, nor shall any
prohibition be imposed on the expectation or inn
portat'on OF any articles the growth produce or
manufacture Of the United States or of His Britain.
me Aajesty's Territories in Europe, te or from the
SAID Territories his Britannia Majesty in Europ,
or TO or from the said United States which shal
not equally extend to all other nations
- higher or other duties or charges shall be H.
posed m any OF the ports Of the United States IN
British vessels, than those payable in the sse
Inv H.
ports oil any OF His Britannia Majesty's Terb-
ries IN Europe on the vessels of the United stks
than shall be payable in the same ports on BHh
vessels. t.
The same duties shall be paid on the importbp
INTO the United States of any articles the grcsh.
produce or manufacture of His Brtanic Maids
Territories IN Europe, whether such importbbn
shall be in vessels of the United States or in RSsh
vessels, and the same duties shall be paid ufhe
Importation into the ports ofany of His BriSnc
"aJest!'s Territories in Europe Of any arti@de
growth, produce manufacture of the u.ed
otates, whether such Importation shall be iii 1T
ish vessels or in vessels Of the United States
he same duties shall be paid and the samdbun-
hes allowed on the expectation of any artict the
growth, produce or manufacture His Hanic
ptaJeay's Territories in Europe to the Alied
states, whether such expectation shall be irlewels
Vi tue United States, or in British vessels ;Mdthe
same auties shall be paid and the same bouGes al.
lowed, on the expectation of any artiss, the
growth, produce or manufacture of the. Inited
states TO His Britannia Majesty's territoren Eu-
ror', whether such expectation shall be nBriiish
vessels, or in vessels of the United States.
IL isfurther agreed, that in all cases Ire dsaw
backs are or may be allowed, upon the reexporta-
.ion OF any goods, the growth, PRODUCER manr-
iae,ure OF either country, respectively, u amount
o. the said drawbacks shall be the same whether
The said goods shall have been srisiaailyipport,d
IN British or American vessel bat whs, such
exp : alton shall take place from the u, s.. in
nritish vessel, or from the territories a HIS Brit
aanic Majesty in Europe in an American vessel, 10
any other foreign nation, the two contracting par
ties reserve TO themselves respectively, the right of
regulating or diminishing, in such case, The amount
Of the said drawback
ihe intercourse between the United States and
ms Britannia Majesty's possessions in the West
indies, anc on the continent Of North America.
pau not be affected by any Of the provisions of lk
article, but each par ty shall remain IN the cd