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*' fa tie said Sates In BtTufly feflels aftd i
* fubjett on]/ 'to the litre duties and I
charge* «n exportation :« which British j
rttieb and their cargoes are or /h*ll be
fubjeifc in fnailarcircumllanees.
* Provided alwayiihat the said Ameri
* <a'n veflels do carry and land their car
goes in the tJ. State* only, it being ex
- -fw-esfly agreed and declared that during
'• the continuance of this article the U.
. * States will prohibit and rest raj i tbe car
‘ t/mg anymjolafles, sugar, coiT-e, cocoa
or jetton in American velfels, either
from his majesty’s islands or from the
C. Spates toar.y part of the world ex
• *spt the U. States, reafbnabie sea ftorcc
-excefred. Provided also, thd' i\ *’jalJ
\ and may be lawful, during me fame*
' ‘3»gT l iod, for Britiih veflels to import from
the said iflands-mto the U. State* and
•• * to export from the-U States to the said
articles whatever, being #>f
•the produce or manufacture cf
*’* tbe fai* Elands, or of the U. States re
- fpecli *>,-which r.ow may, by the laws
" of the laid date?, be so imported and
•• -expo/ted. And that the cargoes of the
-said Britiih velTeisfli-ah be fafcjift to n u
other or higher duties or charges, than
a. 'fh tll be payable on the sane articles if
iq imported or exported in American
▼eflels.
It i«-!gteed that this ariicle and every
Trtotyr and thing therein contained (hall
\ coxtiaue to*be in force during the con
l&daaee of the war in which his nrajefty
is no» engaged; and also for two
years from and after the day of the
* ftgruture of the preliminary or other
art icies of peace by which the fame may
Vt terminated.
And it is fur her agreed, that at the
expiration of the said term, the two
contra&ing parties will endeavour fur
Cher to regulate their commerce in this
refpe£l according to the flotation in
which his m ijefty may then find trim
felf with refped to the Weft Indies, am
with a view' to futh arrangements a
may bed conduce to the mutual advon
tags andexienlion of corn the fee. An.
the said parties will then also retie
their difcufllms. and endeavour to agre
whether in anv and in what cases, neu
tral veflels Hull protect enemy’s pro
perty :anl in what cases pro-ifion* &
other articles not generally contraband
may become such. But in die mean
time their condud towards each other
in these refpecls, fhali be regulated by
. the articles herein after inferred on those
fubjefts.
. Axt.. XIII. His majesty consents
chat tbe vessels belonging to the citizens
of the United Sta'es rff America (hall
Be admitted and hospitably received in
all the sea ports and harbor* of the Bri
cifh territories in the Kaft indies. And
that the citizens of the said United
States rn ty freely carry on a trade be
Cween the said territories and the fa d
U. States in all articles of which the im
portation or exportation refpectiveiy n
or from the laid territories, (hall not b
entirely prohibited. Provide on‘y,
that it flia.ll not be lawful for them u,
any time of war between the Britiih
government and any other power or
liar# whatever, to export from the faio
territory without the special permission
of the Britiih government there, ary
military (tores or naval (tores or rice.
The citizens of the United States (hall
pay for their velfels when admitted into ■
Che said ports no other or higher ton
’ mge duty than lhall be payabie on Bri
tilh veflels, when admitted into t V port
r of the United States. And they ihal.
pay no other or higher duties or charg
es on the importation or exportation <>
the cargoes of the said velfels, than
fhali be payable on site fame article
when imported or exported in Britiih
•* Tetfels. But it is exprtfily agreed tha
the velfels of the United States fliah
not carry any of the articles exported
• by them from the said Britiih territorie
to any port or place except to some port
or place in America, Where the fame
fhali be unladen, and such regulation s
fhali be adopted by both parties, a
fhali from time’ to time bs found ne
ceffary to enforce the due and faitlifu,
observance of this stipulation. It i
also understood that the permiflion
granted by this articie is not to extend
to allow the velfels of the United States
to carry on any part of the ccafting
trade of the iaij Britiih territories;
but velfels going with their original car
goes, or part thereof, from one port of
difebarge to another, are not to be con
fideMd as carrying on the coasting
trade. Neither is this article to be
construed to allow tie citizens of the
said Hates to fettle or retide within the
fa,d territories, of/o go into the inte
riar thereil*without the permi(§-
' on of the gritilh fenvemment efablilh
ed there: and if an s tranfgrciffion
lhould be attem/Swd against: ih* teguia
' lions of the British government is* this
refpeft, the obfervarree cf the fame
fhali and may be enforced again ft the
citizens of America in the lame man
• ner as again ft Britiih fubjefts er ethers
i cnnfgreflmg- Ae fame rttle. And the ,
| citizens of the United States whenever :
said territories, or if they lhould bs
permitted it* maoner atorelaid, to go
toany other place therein, lhall always
be fubjecl to the laws, government and
jurifdiclion of what aature eftabliiiied
in such harbor, port or place, accord
ing as the fame may be : The citizens
of the United States, may aifo touch
for refreihment at the i/tand of St.
Helena, but fubje& in #ll reipefts to
such regulations as the Britiih govern
went may from time to time elUbliih
thev^.
Ar\t. XIV. Then# fhali b» between
r all the of his majelVy in tu-
- of the Uiiittd
States a reciprocal and perfect liberty
of commerce and navigation. The
people and inhabitants of ths two
countries rcfpeftiveJy fhali have liber
ty free y and securely and without hia
drance and ni.ilegation to come with
their lhips and c-.rgoes to the lands,
countries, cities, ports, places ano ri
vers withia the dominions and territo
ries atorelaid, to enter into the fame,
to relort there and to remain and rellde
thtre, without any iimhation of time:
Alio to hire and pohefs houles and
warehouses for the pnrpofts of their
conmette, ond generally the mirchar.ts
and traders on each fide (hall enjoy the
moll complete protection and lecuritv
fortlieircommerce; but fubjedt always
asto what refpefts this article, to the
lavs and statutes of" the two couiuties
reipedively.
Akt. ‘XV. It is agreed thar no o
j ther cr higher duties lbal! be paid by
the fliips or merchandize of the me
party in the ports of tlie other, than
fath as are paid by the like veflels or
merchandizeof all other narions. ftor
(hall any ether or higher cuiy bs imped
ed in one country ~n the importation
of the like articles being of the growth,
produce, dr maimf-dure of ary ottiei ■
foreign country. Nor fhali any p o
inbition be itnpofed on the exportation
or importation of any articles to or
from the territories of the two parties*
re.'pedively,’ which (Hall not equally
extend to all othef nations.
But the British government reserves
to itfrif the right of impofingon
near, veflels entering into the Britiih
ports in Europe a tonnage duty* equal
to that which (hall be payable by Bri
tilh velfels in the ports' of America;
And also such duty as maybe adequate
to countervail the difference of <.uty
now payable on the importation of Eu
rupean and Aliatic goods when imported
into the United Siatvs in Briiifii or in
American velfels
Ihe two parties agrre to rrcat for
the more exact equaliz ition of the uu
ties on the refpsftivc navigauon. of
their fuhjccls arid people m such tn n
ner as may be moll beneficial o the
iivo countries. The arrangements for
'his ptirpofe fTiall be made at the famr
time with thole mentioned at the con
clufion of the t 2th article of this trea
tv, and are to be Coiflidered as a pari
thereof. 11l the interval it is agreed,
that .the United Stares will not >n/polt
any new or acMuioilal tonnage duties
on Briiilh vessels, tior increa.e thenov
lubiifting difference between the duties
piyabie on the importation of any
- articles in British or in American veflels
Art- XVI. It fiiall be free for the
two contracting parties, refpe£live!y to
ippoint consuls for the protedlion of
trade, to reside in the dominions and
erritories aforefaid, and the said con
•Jls (hall enjoy those liberties and rights
which belong to them by reason of their
function. But before any confu! fhali
a:t as such he fliall be in thd ufuul forms
(approved and admitted by the party to
whorii he is fenr; and it is hereby de
clared to be lawful and proper, that in
c.ile of illegal cr improper cpndutS to
virds the laws of government a con
tul may either be punifhtJ according
to law, if the laws will teach the case,
or be diftnilfed, or even lent back, the
ufended goveriuiient aftignirg to the
| other thfcir reasons for. the fame.
Either of the parties may except from
{ the residence of consuls futh particular
places as such pirty lhall judge proper
to be so excepted.
Art. XVII. It is agreed, that in
all cases where veflels fljail be captured
or detained oh just suspicion of having
on board enemy’s property, or of car
rying to the enemy any of the articles
which are Contraband cf war; the said
velfe! fliall be brought to the nearest or
mod convenient pert j and if any pro
perty of an euieniy lhould be found cn
board fuCh-vjilel, that part only which
belongs to yn enemy fliall be made
prize, and t\e vefTei lhall be at liberty
to proceed w>.h the remainder without
any impediment. And it is agreed,
that all prop, r meafares fliall b- taken
to prevent delay, in deciding the cofY-.-
pf (hips cr cargoes so brougi, - in for
adjadication; and in the payment or
recovery of any ad
•jutlgjd orag-eedro-te a»'d to tW’ulaf
te'rs or owners of luci/ihip**
. \kt. XVHI In ord/r to regulate what
is iu future to be deeded contraband of
it is agreed, tha/ under tbe raid deno
mination shall be comprized all arms and
implements serving |br tiiepu poiesof war,
by land or lea, I‘ucu as Cannon, muikets,
mortars, petards, bombs, grcnadoes, car*
catfcs, fsiicilfes carriages for cannon, imn
ket reits, bandoliers, gun powder, matcn,
falt-petrc, ball, pikes, swords head pieces,
cuiratfbs, halberts, la’nces, javcJS.is, l.orfe
furniture, bo.-teis,belts, aud generally all
other implements of war; as alio timber
for (hip building, tar or roam, copper in
flieets, fails hemp and cordage, and gene
rally whatever may fervedireftiy to the e.
quipment of velieh*, i«-f»fou?ht iron and
hre planks only excepted, and all the a- j
bove articles r.re hereby declared to be just
objects cf j»\ , whoever they are ;
attempt.u to be carried to pa enemy.
Aud vvlirrras the of agree
ing on the precise in which alone
provisions and orher Glides not gene
rally contraband regarded as
filch, renders it /'xpediuit to provide
agalnft the incoiijpnicnclcs and ir.ifun
derilandinßs which might thence arise:
Iris further agreed, that whenever any
such articles so becoming contraband
according to the ex.iiV.ptj; laws of nati
ons, (ball for that reafot be seized, the
fame lhall not be confifeated, but the
owners thereof ihall be fpeedilr and
completely indemnified, and the captors
or in their default the government
under whole authority thry aft, fiiall
pay to the matter or owners of uich vef- j
(e!s the full value cf all articles, with i
a reasonable mercantile profit thereon, '
together with the freight, and all'o the '
demurrage incident to such detention.
And whereas it I'reqv.entlr happens
that vellcls fail for a port or place be
longing to an enemy, without knowing
the fame is either be ; egcd, blockaded,
or in veiled j it is agreed that every
vetfe! so circumftarfcd m?y be turned
away from l'uch p ft or place, but (he
Hull hot be detained nor her cargo, if
not contraband he confiscated, unltls
after notice Hie Hull again attempt to
enter ; but life lliall be permitted to go
to any other port or place file may think
proper; nor Shall any vellel or goods of
either party that n;ay have entered into
fitch fort or place, before the fame was
beliegd, blockaded or ir.vcfted by the
other, alid be found therein after the
roduttlcn or surrender of Such place, he
liable to confiscation, but (hall be Ta
ilored to the own. ?3 sr proprietorsthereof
Art. XIX And that more abundant J
care be taken for the fccurity of the ;
refpertive Inl jcds and citizens of the
cortr .sting parties, and th prevent their j
Suffering injuries by the men of tva-, cr j
jrivawm of eifiitr party, all comman- i
der . ol lhi js qf war and privateers, and
.sH other ,! the Said ftthjeit's and citizens
lliall forbear doit'gsny damage tothofe
o: the other party, or c. mrr.it ting any
outrage again!! them, and if they aft
to the contrary, titey fl>ail» e pun iff ed,
and ftlall alio be bound in their perlqns
rnd tttates to make farisfartiorl and !
' ep.TiHon for all damages, and the in- j
■ercli thereof, of whatever nature tlie '
laid damages ma) be
tor this cattle ail commanders cf pri
vateers before thte receive their coni’
millions lliall hereafter be obliged to give
before a competent judge, fufficient fe
curuy by at ieatt two refponfib'e lure ties
who have no interest in the said priva
teer, each of whom, together with the
said commander, lliall bt jointly and se
verally bound in the Sum of 150 CI.
forling, or if luch fiiips be provided
with above 150 seamen or soldiers, in
the sum of 3ocid. sterling to fctisfy all
damages and injuries, which the said
privateer or her officers or men, or any
of them may door commit during their
cruize, contrary to ihe renor of this
treaty,or to the laws and rnttrurtions for
regulating their conduct; and further
that in all case? of aggressions the said
coitimtilions ilia 11 be revoked and
anrtulled.
It is alio agreed that whenever a
judge of a court-of adm : ralry of either
of the parties, Until pronounce feotence
againll any vellel or goods or property
belonging to the fubjecls or citizens of
the other party a formal and duly au
thenticated copv of all the proceedings
in tlie caule, and of the said Sentence,
lliall if required be delivered to th<J
commander of the said veil'd, wtthou#
the imailelt delay, he paying all legal
fees and demands for the fame-
Art. XX. It is further agreed that
®ntrafiir 0 parties, fhali not
only reTule to receive any pirates into
any of their ports, havens or towns, cr
permit any of their inhabitants to re
ce.ve, protect, harbor, conceal or afiill
them in any manner, but will bring to
condign puniili.ntnt all such inhabitants
asffta’d be guilty affucb arts or offences.
And all their fiiips with the goods or
merchandizes taken by them & brought
into the port of either of the said parties,
lliall be seized as far as they can he
Uncovered, and filall be rellored to the
owners or their faftnrs or agents duly
deputed and authoris e! writing by '
them (proper evidence being firfi p.veft
in 'he court o admiralty for p.-uviug
the property) even in cole lutn effects
lhouia have paired into other hands by
idle, if it be proved that the buyers
khewor had g«od reason to believe, or
lulpeft that tuey had been pirattcally
taken.
[To be concluded in our next J
General Knox c mid not have been ac
quainted with one circum.rance rc Ipecting
the late Adjutant General of this State, or
hrcsrtainiy would not have curt.&ed f>
ilaming a charaftorof bin, brilliant to -a
profution, to wi*—His liu.mgUil t r,f, n , n
Imoorie t.nter.tiuna.ly oa Ooub ) and k cur _
inghiujf. if behind a lop, when Count i-u
--faiqui's Corps were marc.iiug up against the
enemies works at the liege of Savannah
l Till. IsafiCt that Can Be well eftaoliflu-.1,
apd in consequence, of which lit was oblig
ed to leave that Coiyr. b
It is now a&td it this inan, who is ever
buly in sowing the iceds of diic.ro, who
has never yet resided in any country, where
•• he has not become obnoxious from hi, v «na.
lity, intrigue, reitklfnefs, inlfe repr fen
tatious ot fails, and attacking characters
whoitand high in the coinniunjry, u ithaf
penions unwarrantable, and to the last de
gree groundiefs; and wr.o has eventually
been obliged to t.y, and seek an afvlu.ii in
fomo other country; can ii < jamanas this,
be calculated to hit ns important office of
ArWtant General? No, ir.y countrymen,
J w i*l -ay he is not, and regret
.that any on? man could have
nad influence erc’igh with a legiflati re body
to import cn the irate a man like this for an
i Adjutant General.
i 'it publication of 2!! th ft proceedings of
| the Court Martial, which jutlly cailiiercd !
him, and which will probably snake its an- i
pea-anct in due time, wiii diffidently in- .
validate the affi.rtvns of this unhappy man, •
and fliew him in his proper colours. * j
A Friend to //a/;; Fjtfr.
Chatham county, 4?/, July, i 79 j.
Mr. PatVTER,
As you have Hated to us in one of your
late papers the amazing fetes of the
French republic, it is but fair that
you Ibould, as an independent Prin
tei, give Us an idea of the expence t
but. as you may not be altogether
well informed ort that head, 1 beg
you’ll insert the following from a new
publication, and obiige your humble
let vant and pretry conffant reader.
b Z -
From Arthur Young’s Example of
brar.ee, a Warning to Britain, am
all other nations.
Sert. 1 ft.
I Regal evih. of Frame with republican
cures.
j ‘ Land taites the evil—cure , seizing
1 the land that paid them.’
, * Feudal quit rents paid by the ex
: travagance cf the people the grievance
1- remedy, seizing the estates of the no
bility and clergy.’
j 1 A deficit of fifty ft millions in the
J revenue the misfortune—governed bv a
new deisc:! of .In ee hundred millions.’
‘ A national debt of three hundred
millions tlie malady —three thousand
millions of allipnats, the cure.*
j ‘ Twenty five millions the expence
lof one king, th e burthen —a hundred Ik
: fAy millions the charge of seven hun
died king 1 ’, the enfe. }
4 Seven prisoners in the R .stile, the
grievance fevon hundred in the mu
tiicipa! dungeons, the cure ’
N. H For further elucidatien of
this fubjert fee, ‘‘a bonfc to gnaw for
the Demotrars,* publifijed at Philadel
phia in beb. lafl, a tew cztrafls from
wliitli, and a cofreft copy of Lloyd’s
liff, will be very acceptable to many of
your readers this way, who are hearti
Jy tired of perilling details, where beg
g;ry and vagabondifin arc endeavour
ing to bear down industry and property;
and having Unhinged tlis Ibcial com
part among’themlelves, and become
barbarous, wiih the fame pernicious
fyttem to reign over all mankind.
We are experiencing a little of fheir
fyffem here at pref-nt, as you’ll per- j
. “ive from the enclosed relblres of the
citizens of Savannah on 2d curt.#-
j Gratitude is a great virtue in indivi- I
duals, and more lo in ftSteS : but btf
caufe you have done me a good turn ;
i an *L that perhaps t o humble an enemy j
. —are you to keep me in eternal vatt'al
agr, and. with wild and incoherent sys
terns, trample on m" common sense, and
make me a buffoon ? Surely no. Has
p not b ranee attempted to do so with this
country J And wltat would have been
the illue ? A very weak mind can at
this moment read the bulinefs.
The liberty of the press is a palladi
um carefully to be pref'erved and de
fended—and no printer who, indiscri
minately to please, takes up a defence
of Frenclior F.ngljfii politiesand fyllems
bends to that (brine of liberty. Let
him not f.velt into exaggerated and
gdconadingaccountsof French prowess,
or B ruffe Is. Engliffi or American fabri
cated lies, but be the independent prin.
ter of an independent country. 2.
# See SouthernCtutinel oftuly \6th-
IO” Chritlianus, No. 11l has come
j to hand—want °f room obliges us ta
defer its publication to a future day.
, c! Wet ice J
Ii /»/ be fold on the 2 IJi es Sift 1 evt, n
tkt platitatim. f A .ih' tia is,
bate -f Cnlurr.bia com ty. i>* ’
ALL the liock ol hori s*
catt.i ana hogs, pin t,.ti ; „.7 i
houjehola furniture ,ketosgir ( /.,*
est ate of th J'aia dec. the cvniUii .) 1 iil
bt matte Anatbu on the any of jsu / - d
all perfn 1 hatit g any Aetna.- &. ?;£•}/ ,r
»//< ejlatt of the Jaid Author y t.-uj net
are >1 q e/ted to brt/.g in thtir at cu.ty
properi v etvefted witnin the r.me pie •
fcribe'i L\ laio, ana all th ft .indexed to
the Jaid estate ire r. q-.e/led to max: 'in.
•ted,’ate payment
David Maxwell. Fx’r.
7/i/y 30. 1-95
r-\.r *
Stateef Georgia, H.n c.ck unity.
Hy Miles Creme. Regijltr of Probates
for fiid county
WHF RE AS Philip PrittVif; Sarah ,1
Pntchet, bath applied' it. m*
for lev.ersof a'dminiftratidn on the-e date
iofßenj Pritchet,ofrhiscounty tecta.ed.
hefc are therefore to cite and admo-
JiiH] all and lingufar ■ the kindred and
creditors of the laid dec. tobe and ap
pear before me at my opicc, 011 or
before the 30th of Ang next, then ami
there to Ihew raufe I if any] why laid
letters of adminifrraticn ought not t* V
be granted.
Given under my hand and seal,
30th d.tv of JIIIV, f 7</5. i‘
Myles Creee e, R.P.H.C.
will be Sold,
Oh hi day 3 \Jt irjl. at the plantation
■} i of >u Myers dec. near Beech
Ijland,
All the property of the
Mary Myers dec. con lilting of a*
bout 400 Bu/hels of Corn, two HorjJ.
es, Plantation tools, and fundrv otlief
articles. Conditions, 13 month- ere
dit, giving bond and security with in
terell from t e date.
JtSSh ROVVNTREE, Ex’ri
July ij, 179s
j',HE fubferiber begs
leave to acquaint his
Countrymen and Fellow
Citizens that he has open
ed a Conveyance JthCe,
at the house of Mr. Benj.
Harris, where he draws
Deeds, Mortgages, Leas
es, Letters of Attorney
Sic. &c. &c. on the very
lowed terms.
F. I. Haller
Tulv 21, t 79 y.
To be let to the loweit
bidder,
At Oglethorpe (iourvhoufe, on Tuefda/
the Iftday of Sept next,
The public building of
this county, confiding of a Caunhoufe,
Jail and Stock*, the dimetilions will bo
made known on that day. by
JOtfAH COLE, 8 J.
WM. HARVIE, S. J.
BURt. POPE, S. J.
July 7-
NOTICE. ‘
WHFRh AS a certain Mr. More
head, hath atta : ced from me a
Bounty df land in Washington county
of 287 acres lying on the waters of
WilJiamlon’s swamp, for which he pre
tended to make me payment in papers
i which I have ftnee found to be of no
, value. These arc therefore to caution
j all per!cths from tradirg for said land,
, as I am determined to recover it back
; from the said Morenead, as I have re
ceded no con fide rat inn for the fame ;
and I hereby forbid said Morelie d, or
any other person from taking or at
tempting to take poil'eflion of fa d land,
as they will answer the consequences
thereof at their peril.
WILLIAM MUNCRF.EF.
July 21, 1795.
Wanted,
Two likely Negroe Fel*
lows, *for which the cash
wil) be given. Enquire of
the Printer.
(Wv.eC- >
i To be Let, -
And poffejittn given immediately.
HPHE house in Flliot ftreer. where
• the fubferiber lately lived, with
a good garden and convenient out houf
es. Apply to w
WILLIAM haves, m
i July 32, I 7? y. Ji