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FAYETTEVILLE ; Printed on
The lubferiber begs
leave to inform the public that he
intends in a tew weeks to leave this
ftate, and rcquefh all thofe that
have demands againft him to bring
in their accounts, properly authen
ticated and they (hall be difcharged,
and all thofe that are indebted to him
by Book, Bond, Note, or otiier ac
count, are earneftly defired to make
immediate payment, as there will
be an Attorney authorized to tranf
aft and fettle the accounts indifcrimi
nately. The fubferiber has
for fale a valuable and well improv
ed Siaiife and Jct,
oppofite the Mafons-Hall Likewife
a very convenient dwelling houfe
be at prefent lives in nearly oppo
fite the Mill belonging to Robert
Cofhran, efquire, and oppofite Mr.
Perry's brick building he has,
alfo a very good Waggon and Team,
and Houfe-hold Furniture will be
difpofed of.
All of the aforefaid property will
. be fold at an under value for Cafh
or Negroes. For further particu
lars, enquire of
MICHAEL BUTLER.
Fayetteville, July 18, 1 795-
Treaty of Amity,
Commerce, and Navigation, be
tween His Britannic Majefly, and
the United States of America.
CONCLUDED from our LAST.
ANBwhereas it frequently hap
pens that veflels fail for a portor
place belongingto an enmy, without
knowing that the fame is either
befieged, blockaded or inverted ; it
is agreed, that every veflel fo cir
cumftanced may be turned away
from fuchportor place, but flie (liall
not be detained nor her cargo, if not
contraband, be confifcated, unlefs
after notice (he hall again attempt
to enter ; but (he (hall be premittcd
to go to any other port or place flic
mfty think proper nor fliall any
teQel or goods of cither party, that
may have entered into fuch port or
place ; before the fame was befeiged,
blockaed or invelled byhed other,
and be found therein after the
reduction or fnrrender of fuch place,
be liable to confutation, but (ball be
reflored to the owners or proprie
' tors thereof.
art. ,Aml that more abun--dant
care te taken for the lecurity
of the refpettivc fubjeds and citizens
of the contracting partiei, and to
prevent their fjllcring injuries by
the men of war, or privateers of
cither party, all commanders of
fhips of war and privateers and all
others tliT (aid fubjecls and citizens
fliall firbear doing any damage to
thofe ot the other party, or commit
ting any outrage agaiim them, and if
liiey at to the contrary, they (ball
SATURDAY, by THOMAS CONNOLY, & CO. in the Statb-house, where Advertlfements, Effa'ys, arti
" des of intelligence, &c. will be thankfuUy refyed and careful!; inferted. " . ' '
be puniflicd, and (hall alfo be bound
1 . .r A t(itri tn make
ill tneir perious auu -
fatisfaaion and reparation for all
damages, and the intereft thereof,
of whatever nature the faid damages
may be.
For this caufe all mafters
pf privateers before they receive
their commiflions (hall hereafter be
oblidged to give before a competent
Judge, fufficient fecurity by at leat
two refponcible fureties, who have,
no intereft in the faid privateer, each
of whom, together with the faid com
mander, fliall be jointly and federal
ly bound in the ium of fifteen hundred
pounds llerling, or if fuch (hips be
orovided with above one hundred
and fifty feamen or foldicrs, in the
fum of three tliuuland" pounas uer
lihg, to fatisfy V11 damages and
injuries, which the faid privateer or
her officers or men, or any of them
may do or commit during their
cruife, contrary to the tenor of this
treaty, or to the laws and inftructi
ons for regulating their conduct ;
and further that in all cafes of
aggreflions the (aid commiflions fliall
be revoked and annulled.
It is agreed that whenever judge
of a court of admiralty of either of
the parties, (hall pronounce fentence
, agaiafl any vefTel -or -goods or pro
perry belonging to the (uSjcdts or
ciiiens of the other party, a formal
and duly authenticated copy ol all
the proceedings in die caule, and of
the f.tid I'-nience, (hall if required be
delivered to the commander of the
faid veiled, without the (milled
drlcn, he paying all legal fees and
dnnHiuls for the fame.
am. XX. It is further agreed
that both the laid contracting par
ties, Hi all not only refufe to receive
any pirates into any of their ports,
havens, or towns, or permit any of
their inhabitants to receive, protect,
harbour, conceal or affift.lliejn.-in-any
manner7VuTwili bring to con- .
dign punifhment all fuch inhabi
tants as fcall be gnilty of fuch acts
or offences.
And all their (hips with the goods
or merchandizes taken by them and
brought into the port of either of
the (aid partiefhall be feized as
far as they can be difcovcrcd and
fliall be reftored to the owners or
their factors or agents duly deput
ed and authoriled in writing by
them (proper evidence being firit
given in the court of admiralty for
proving the property,) even in cafe
fuch effects (hould have pa fled into
o'ther hands by fale, if it be proved
that the buyers knew or had good
reafon to believe, or fufpect that
they had been piratically taken.
Art. XXI. It is likewife agreed,
that the fubjects and citizens of the
two nations, (lull not do any acts of
hollility or violence againfl each
other, or accept commiluons or in
(Iructions lb to act from any foreign
prince or (late, enemies to the other
party ; nor (lull the enemies of one
of the parties be permitted to invite,
or endeavour to cnlill in their mili
tary fervice any of the fubjects or
citizens of the other party ; and the
laws agiinfl all fuch offences and
aggrelHonj (hall be punctually ex
ecuted, And tf any fubjeft or citi
zen o:" the f.iid parties rclpcctively
(hall a:;cpt any foreign cointniffion,
or letters of marque, for arming
any velTel to ct as a privateer 7
againft the other party, and be tak
en by the other party, it is hereby
declared to be lawful for the faid
party to treat and punilh the faid
fubject orjeitizen, having fuch com
midion oiletters of marque as a pi
rate. .- I ,
ArtXII. It is exprefsly ftipa
lated thft neither of thefaid con
tracting parties will order or autho
rize any acts of reprizal againft the
other, m complaints of injuries or
damages, until the faid party fliall
firft havt prefented to the other a
flatemett thereof, verified by com
petent proof and evidence, and de
mandingjuiice and fatisfaction, and
the fame flwll either have been re
fufed or unrtefonably delayed.
Art. 23. The (hips ofwarf each
of the contrtcting parties lhall, at
all times, b hofpitably received in
the ports of the other, their officers
and crews paying due refpect to the
laws and government of the country.
The officers fhall be treated with
that refpeit which is due to the
commZfliops which they bear and
if any inl'ult' fliould be offered to -them
by any .ot the inhabitants all
offenders in this refpect fhall be -punihed
as diiturbers of the peace
and emit v tie twee n the two coun-
rr1js-ud his majelly confents that
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m caie an American veuei, mould
by il rets of weather, danger front
minics or misfortunes be reduced
to the ncccflity of feeking (helter
in any of his jnajefly's ports, into
hith fuch vcflirls could not in ordi
taj"y .cafes claim to be admited, he
ball on manifefting that neceffity
io the fatisfaction ot the government
)f the place, be hofpitably received .
md permitted to refit and to pur
:hafe at the market price fuch necef
ariesr as (lie may (land in need of,
onformably to orders and regula
tions as the - government 01 the "
jlace, having refpect to the circum
lances of each cafe (han prefcribe.
Jhe (hall not be allowed to break
lulk or unload he cargo unlefs the
fime fhall be bona fide nectfTary to
fcr being refitted. Nor (hall be per
mitted to fell any part ofher cargo,
unlefs fo much only as may be necef
fary to defray her expenecs and then
nt without the exprefs permiffion
ol the government of the place,
Nr (liall flie be obliged to pay an
ditics whatever only on fuch artt
cls as (he may be permitted to fell
(or the purpofe aforefaid.
Art. XIV. It fliall not be lawful for
any foreign privateers (not being
fubjects or citizens of either of the
fa d parties ) who have commiflions
fnmany other Princeor State in en
mity with either nation, to arm
their fliips in the porta of either of
the faid parties, Dor to fell what
tliey take, nor in any other manner
to exchange the fame ; nor fliall
they be allowed to purchafe more
provifions than fliall be ncceflary
for their going to the neareft port
ol that Prince or State from whom
they obtained their commiflions.
Art. XXV. It (hall be lawful for
fliips of war and privateers belong
ing to the faid parties refpectively,
to carry whitl etloever they pleafc
the fliips and goods taken from their
enemies without being oblidged to
pay any fee to the officers of the
admiralty, or to any judges what
ever ; nor fliall the faid prizes when
they arriyeat, and enter the ports'
of the.faid parties be detained ot
feized; neither lhall the fearchers or
other officers of thofe places J-vifit
fuch prizes, (except for the purpofe
of preventing the carrying of any
part of the cargo thereof on Ihore
in any manner contrary to the efta
blifhed laws of Revenue, navigation,
or Commerce) nor fliall fuch officers
takecognizance of the validity of fuch
prizes ; but they fhall be at liberty
to hoift fail and depart fpeedily as
may be, and carry their faid prizes
to the place mentioned in their com
mflions or patents, which the com
manders ofthe faid Huds of war tr
privateers fhall beobliged to Ihew.
No fhelter or refuge Ifhall be given
in their ports to fuch as have made
a prize upon the fubjects or citizens
of either of the faid parties ; but if
forced by ftrefs of weather, or the
danger of the fea, to enter therein,
particular care fhall be taken to haft
en their departure, &t6 caufe them to
retire as foon as poflible. Nothing
in this Treaty contained fhall how
ever be conftrued or operate contra
ry to former and exiding public
t retieswhh other fovereigns or dates.
But thetwo parties agree that while
they coniinue m amity niether of
them will in future make any treaty
that fliall be inconfiftent with this
or the preceding article.
Neither ofthe faid parties fhall per
mit the fliips or goods belonging fo
the fubjects r citizens ofthe other to
be taken within a cannon fliot of tie
coall nor in any of the bays, ports or
rivers of their territories by fliips
of war, or others, having commif
fion from any prince, republic, or
Hate whatever. But in'cafe it fliould
fo happen, the party whofe tento
rial rights flialljthus have been vio
lated, fhallufe his utmoft endeavours
to obtain from the offending party,
full and ample fatisfaction for the
vtffel or veffels fo taken, whether
the fame be vefTels of war or mer
chant veflels.
Art. XXVI. If at any time a run
ture fliould take place (which God
forbidj between his Majefty and the
United States, the Merchants and
others of each of the two nations
refiding in the dominions of the
other fliall have the privilege of re
maining and continuing thicr Trade,
fo long as they behave peaceably and
commit no offence agaift the laws ;
and in cafe their conduct fliould
render them fnfpected and the
refpective governments fliould think
proper to order them to remove,
the term of twelve monthi from the
publication of the order fliall be
allowed them for that purpofe, to
remove with their families, effects
and property, but this favour fliall
not be extended to tjiofe who fhall
act contrary to the eftabliflied laws,
and for greater certainty, it is de
clared tha t fuch rupture fliall not be
deemed to exift while negociations
for accommodating differences fliall
be dependingjior until the refpective
AmbafTadors or Miniflers, if fuch
there fliall be, fliall be recalled, or
fent home on account of fuch differ
ences, and not on account ol perfon
al mifconduct; according to the na-
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