without duty; but no compulsion to land cargoes A rt. 8. Certificates of condemnation and bill of sale sufficient passport for six months, page 492 10. Vessels cast ashore, assistance given to crews and protection to property ib ib 11. Vessels within gunshot of forts to be defended, &c. ib 12. Commerce, etc., on the most favored footing ib 13. Consuls of the United States, not responsible for debts of citizens, unless, &c. ib ib brate religious rights-Consuls may travel in the territories, &c 16. In case of disputes arising from a violation of this treaty, 3 months allowed for an ad- ib 17. Prisoners of war not to be made slaves, but exchanged in twelve months ib 18. Powers at war with the United States, not to sell prizes at Algiers, but the vessels of 494 19. Consul of the United States to decide disputes between American citizens-Other 20. In case of killing or wounding the law of the country to prevail &c. Article additional &c.-Part of the 18th article of the foregoing treaty annulled AUSTRIA. 1. Treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States of America, and ... .. Art. 1. Entire freedom of navigation-Negotiators-Reciprocal liberty of commerce • 530 530 4. Duties fully applicable to both parties. 5. Import duties, to be imposed &c. 6. Exports same to both-Exact reciprocity-Bounties and drawbacks same to each 9. Particular favors to be con mon to both parties. 10. Liberty of consuls granted DENMARK. 1. General Convention of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation, between the Art. 1. Engage, mutually, not to grant favors in commerce which shall not be common to both ib 448 449 Art. 4. Reciprocal duties the basis of this treaty, page 5. Sound, or the Belt, duties, no higher than the most favored nations, 7. Both parties may dispose of their effects, &c. on paying the usual duties 8. Consuls and Vice Consuls received in all ports open to foreign commerce 9. Rights, privileges, and immunities of Consuls and Vice Consuls 10. Consuls, and persons attached to their service, exempt from military duty 11. Convention to be in force for ten years, 12. Convention to be approved of by the President, &c. Ratification. Addendum. No. 2. Convention between the United States of America and his Majesty the Treaty of Indemnity. Negotiators. 453 Art. 1. Renunciation of American claims by Denmark, 454 And $650,000 to be paid to the citizens of the United States, 2. As follows, ib ib 1831, March, $216,66667, September $216,666 67, 1832, September, $216,666 67 ib 3. Board of three Commissioners to decide on claims, 456 Documents to be delivered up by Denmark, ib 4. Claims definitively settled, 5. Limited object of this treaty, 6. Ratification, 458 1. Treaty of amity and commerce, of the 6th of February, 1778, negotiated at Paris, ... page 34 Rules relative to correspondence and commerce to be established ... Art. 1. Firm and inviolable peace, and true and sincere friendship beween both parties...... ib ... ib 38 11. U. S. citizens exempt from escheat, dying aliens in France-the like privilege to be ib 12. Suspected ships entering ports of an enemy, compelled to exhibit their papers...... 42 sels liable to confiscation, &c.... .... 15. Mutual guarantee against injuries from the armed vessels of either party........... 44 ib 17. Free entrance allowed to prizes made by either party, into each other's ports. Enemy cruisers against one party not allowed to remain in ports of the other.... ib ib Art. 20. Six months allowed after the declaration of war, between the parties, for the sale and transportation of the property of their citizens or subjects, page........... 46 cruise against each other .. 48 22. Foreign privateers, at enmity with one of the parties, not be allowed to fit their ships ib 23. Free trade allowed to one party with the enemy of the other-free ships make free .. 24. Contraband of war designated-descrimnation as to goods not contraband........ ib ib ties at sea, to be made in a boat manned by two or three men only, the armed ves- 28. Search of goods to take place before they are put on board 29. Each party allowed to have consuls in the ports of the other 30. Free ports to be allowed in France to U. States citizens, who may continue to trade 31. Ratifications to be exchanged in six months 2. Of alliance, of the 6th of February, 1778, negotiated at Paris by C. A. Gerard, ... Art. 1. In case of war between France and Great Britain, the cause to be common... ... .... 2. The main object of the alliance declared to be to maintain the absolute independence 60 54 ib ib ib 56 ib ib 3. Each party to act as it may deem proper to the annoyance of the common enemy.... ib ib ... ib 7. France to possess islands taken in or near the Mexican gulf... 8 Neither party to make peace, without the consent of the other-Arms not to be laid 9. No after claims, whatever may be the event of the war 10. Other powers may be invited to make common cause against G. Britain 11. Mutual guarantee of possessions and sovereignty 12 Explanation of the extent of the mutual guarantee of possessions and sovereignty... 3. Contract concerning the loan and repayment of money, of the 16th of July, 1782, Motives for making a particular statement of the amount of pecuniary aid furnished by 66 the French government and the manner of repayment by the U. S of America 66 2. Loans to be repaid in 12 equal annual instalments 3. Abatement of interest 4. Interest to diminish in proportion to payments, which may be anticipated .. ib 67 ib 68 5. Loan made by France, in the Netherlands acknowledged to be for the use of the U.S. ib 7. Agreement, upon the faith of Congress, to repay the loan in Holland, at the French 8. Interest on the Holland loan, for 5 years preceding the first term of payment of the 4. Convention concerning consuls, and vice consuls, of the 14th of November, 1778; ... Art. 1. Consuls to present commissions, and receive exequatur without cost ..... 2. Exempt from personal service in the community.... 3. May establish agents where necessary-their consular functions 4. May establish a chancery for the deposite of their official papers ib 5. Rights, authority, and duties of consuls ib 6. Consuls shall receive declarations and reports from captains of losses at sea 74 7. Duties of consuls in cases of shipwreck.. 76 8. Police to be exercised by consuls, over the vessels of their nation 78 9. Consuls may arrest deserters from the vessels their nation ib 10. Citizens or subjects amenable for crimes to the laws of the country...... 80 11. Offenders may be seized and arrested on board their vessels ib 12. Differences between citizens of either party to be adjusted by consuls without fees.. ib 13. The benefit of tribunals, for settling disputes in relation to commerce, open to each ib ib 15. If consuls of other nations obtain privileges, from either party, they are common to both 82 16. This convention to be in force for 12 years, from the ratifications ib 5. Convention for terminating differences, of the 30th of September, 1800; negotia- fied on the 21st of December, 1801. Expired. 84 Art. 1. Firm and inviolable peace between both parties... 2. Treaties of Feb. 1778, and convention of Nov. 14, 1778, aunulled.... S. Captured public ships to be restored... 4. Captured property not condemned, to be restored on certain proof........ 7. Rights of devise, inheritance, etc. to be enjoyed, mutually, without naturalization 8. In case of war 6 months allowed for the removal of property 90 9. Debts not to be sequestered in the event of war... ib 10. Commercial agents may be reciprocally appointed, but to be officially recognized, &c. ib tions-on the part of France this stipulation is limited to Europe.. ib 12. Free trade allowed to an enemy port-notice of blockade before captures ......... 92 15. Goods laden on enemy's ships, after knowledge of war, to be confiscated 16. Merchants vessels to exhibit passports and certificates 17. In time of war, with a third power, passports. &c. required-contraband illegal ib Art. 19. Merchantmen under convoy not to be visited the commander's word sufficient, p. 98 ib ib tains of cruisers to give bonds in a specified sum for good conduct ..... ib Limitation of this convention to 8 years-provisional ratification by U. States... 106 .. 6. Ceding Louisiana, of the 30th of April, 1803; negotiated at Paris, by R. R. Liv- 109 Art. 1. Retrocession of Louisiana by Spain to France-consideration for the same--French title incontestable--cession from France to the U. States 2. What is included in the cession 110 ... 8. Inhabitants to be admitted into the union on principles of the federal constitution ib ... 5. Period of surrendering the military posts, etc. to the U. States ..... ... 6. U. States to fulfil the treaties of Spain with the Indian tribes 7. French and Spanish vessels, with the productions of their respective countries, enti- tled to the same privileges, in the ports of Louisiana, as U. States vessels, from 8. After the 12 years, French ships to be on the footing of the most favored nations.... 114 to definitive rule between the parties, to be ratified herewith.... 114 7. Convention for the payment of sixty millions of francs to France, for the cession Definitive regulations relative to the cession of Louisiana ..... Art. 1. U. S. engage to pay 60 mill. francs to France and satisfy certain debts to their citizens 116 the No. 8. Convention for Art. 1. Debts due from France prior to Dec. 30, 1800, to be paid, under certain rules...... 120 ib 5. Specification as to what cases the articles are to apply to ib 6. Three commissioners, to act provisionally, to be appointed by U. S. ministers |