Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-08-27

WHICH they reside, or al least TO be placed
on footing with the subjects or citizens
ct The most favored nation.
ARTICLE 5th.
The citizens OF neither of the contract
ing parties shall be liable to any embar-
go, nor be detained with their vessels,
carsoes, merchandise, or effects, for any
military expedition, nor for any public
or private purpose whatever, without az
lowing TO those Interested sufficient in
Identification.
ARTICLE 5lh.
Whenever the citizens of either of the
contracting parties shall be forced to
seek refuge or asylum in the rivers,
bays, ports, or dominions, of the other,
with their vessels, whether merchant or
OF war, public or priyale, through stress
OF weather, pursuit of pirales, CT enc
mics, they shall be received and treated
with hum anily, giving 10 them all favor
and protection, for repairing their ships,
procuring provisions, and facing them
selves III situation TO continue their
voyage without obstacle OF hindrance OF
any kind.
ARTICLE 7,h.
All the ships, mel chaDdise and effects
belonging 10 the citizens OF one OF the
contracting parties, which may be cap
iured by pirates, whether within the IL
inits oil its Jurisdiction or on the high
seas, and may be carried or found in the
rivers, roads, bays, ports, or dominions,
Of the other, shall be Delivered up to the
owners, they proving in due and proper
form their rights before the competent
tribunals ii being well understood that
the Claim should DC made within the
term OF QUE year, by the paraos them
selves, their attorneys, or a5ents OF the
respective governments.
ARTICLE 8th.
When any vessel belonging to the CT
tizens OF either o! the contracting parties
she n be wrecked, loundered, or shah
suffer any damage on the coasts, or with
IN the douinions OF the other, there shall
be given to them all assistance and pro
lection in the same manner which Is usu-
al aud customary with the vessels of The
nation where the damage heppens, pcr-
mitting them 10 unload the SAID vessel,
ii necessary, O! lis merchandise aud ell
iects, without cxactlng for it any duty,
inpost or contribution whatever, until
they be exported.
ARTICLE 9 b.
The citizens oil each OF the contract.
ing parties shall have power 10 dispose
OF their personal goods within the luris-
dic,ion of the other, by sale, donation,
testament or otherwise, and their repre-.
sentailvcs, being cl!,2ens OF the other
party, shall succeed To their said person
al goods, whether by tcs,amen, or at in
teatQto, and they may take possession
thereof, either by themselves or others
acting for them, and dispose Of the sane
at lucir Will, paying such dues only as
the inhabitants OF the country wherein
! The said goods are, shall be subject to
pay in like cases: And if, in the case o!
real estate, the said heirs would be pre-
sepled from entering in,o the possession
Of the inheritance, on account OF their
character Of aliens, there shall be grant
ed to them the term Of three years 10
dispose of the same, as they may think
proper, and 10 withdraw the proceeds
without moles,aiion and exempt from ali
rights OF detraclion, on the part OF the 60
vernment OF the respective States.
ARTICLE lOth.
Both the contracting parties promise
and engage, formally to give their spe-
cial protection to the persons and pro-
perry of the cilizens Of each other, of all
occupations, who may tic in the terrific
ries subject TO the jurisdiction of the one
or the other, transient or dwelling there
in, leaving open and free to them the
tribunals OF justice for their judicial re-
course, on the same terms which are
usual and customary with the natives or
citizens OF the country in which they may
be, for which they may employ in de-
fence of their rights such advocates, So
iciors, notaries, agents, and factors, as
they may Judge proper, in all their trials
at law; and such citizens or agents shalt
have free opportunity 10 be present a,
the decisions and sentences Of the tribu-
nails, in all cases which may concern
them, and likewise at the taking OF all
examinations and evidence which may
be exhibited in the said trials.
| ARTICLE 18th.
1t is liktw agreed that the mos'
perfect and entire security of conscience
shall be enjoyed by the citizens of both
the contracting parties in the countries
subject to the Jurisdiction OF the one and
the other, without they being liable to be
| disturbed or molested on account Of