Article 9 of this treaty holds that "all ships and merchandises of what nature soever, which shall be rescued out of the hands of pirates or robbers on the high seas, ... shall be restored, entire, to the true proprietor."
本条約の第9条には「公海上にて海賊、盗賊の手から救出された全ての船及び商品は、その性格に関わらず、全て正しい所有者に返還される」（"all ships and merchandises of what nature soever, which shall be rescued out of the hands of pirates or robbers on the high seas, …shall be restored, entire, to the true proprietor"）と記されていた。