fHE WILMINGTON
*
AND
p^fff CJROLIN^ ff^E^KLT ^DJ^ERTISER,
WlLUWOnS: JAMES CARET, AT HIS PRlNTlNO-O'^fflCE, CORHEr OE
MARKET AND SECOND STREETS.
jOBE ,
\i^ ■ tt'iJniiiilton caU?d TH E
foDfit. •’tf. If rented, t confix
J^-ononCaulWa'^Neck.
Allfton, cTq. c«>0*
'* ’^7oo of which arc the beft
"^^00 acre, are under improve-
i^^tw fct. of indigo vau. m
^L, d-rdliog-boufe. and out-
^khd-incompictc cepa^o" it.
• ;. tootifally fitnated on a
..btoew-rj
„„, «.J « KHUikably
«!y to the fubferiber, who ia
(ell or rent the above.
}. ]. THURSTON.
|sn.~
~"la place,
FIOM PARIS,
iKbaonrto inform the public, tha^
Itetifenibc no'c lately ocenpied by
plav^iaar. JamM's houfe; a’hcrc
A D ofTT on hi* bafiiicfs. Thofe
.jinsr him with their cuftom, may
J^ibtlKvilldoiuii armcil to dcTerve
l^ieitKt; he will warrant the watches
Uifliii, br tweive months.
[^iihriento keep in good order and
iwi 3.1: the rate uf four dollars by the
Kacdsh of &ch fubfoibers as {hall
'k.
Wihnlngton, July 9.
AN APPRENTICE
T6 m mVNG Si;S2N£SS
‘Piateil^tkpnprietor (rf this paper.
niN K s
lOISAllBT J. CAREY)
jii'iiq-binsof tie—i^prenticcs’ in-
litJtares.
PR INTER,
^ ta work at pret and cafe, may
wtnaedute and cooftant employ*
I ^^aagton prmting-office.
apit, tf
STATES REGISTER,
'•’Ct SAi, 4 fcOUAt)
mkUttr • '
J* Uli ,T THt HlWTEt,
riiiladdphia, Juneipih, 1795.
SlR>
i have feen in ybkr pJtpir vf thii date
an abjirad of the late treaty betv>een the
United States and Creat-^Britainy whkh
though not psrfe^ly cotreff^ is nearly fo.
As -this publication ^^Ul probably excite
a nsvjfpapef dtjcujpon^ it is of importance
that the people jhould poffejs a fail and
. accurate knovjledge of'the fubjed to vthich
their attention may be drawn, and which
I think has already been improperly with
held from Jhem. Left therefore the treaty
Jhould be prefumed more favourable, or
reprefented to be lefs fo than it really is^ I
fend you herewith a genuine copy, which
you may corred your ftatenent by, or make
fuch other nfe of as you pleafe, for the
purpofe of giving to the citizens of Ame
rica full information refpeding this mor
nsentous bufmefs,
I am, fir, your obedient fervant,
STEn.THOn. MASON-
[One of the fenators fromVifginia,’^
To Benj. Franklin Bache, '
Editor of the Aurora,
l^flED TO HIRE
k'^MONTH OR year,
I Eor.
‘*P«*tbe Primer.
articles,
or CONGRESS ANNEXED.
A N K S,
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Wilmington.
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AUTHENTIC.
TREATY
OP
AMITY, COMMERCE, aksNATIOATION,
between
HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY
AND THE
UNITED STaATES OF AMERICA,
By their prefident, by and with the advice
of their fenate.
His Britannic majefty and the United
States of America, being defirons by a
treaty of amity, commerce and navi
gation to terminate their differences in
fuch a manner, as without reference to
the merits of their refpetftire com**-
plaints and pretenlions, may be the beft
calculated to produce mutual ibtisfac-
tion and good underilanding ; And al>
fo to regulate the commerce and navi
gation between their refpedive coun
tries, territories and T^ople, in fuch a
manner as to render the fame recipiM-
cally beneficial and fatisfadory ; they
have refpeJtively named their plenijm-
tentiaries, and given them full powers
to treat of| and conclude, the laid
treaty, that is to fly: His Britannic
majefty has named for his plenipoten.
tiary, the right honourable William
Wyndham, baron Grenville of Wot-
ton, one of his majefty*s privy council,
and bis niajcfty*s principal fiferetary of
ftate fur foreign afftirs; and the prefi-
dent of the faid United States, by and
with the advice atid tonfent of the fe*
nate thereof, hath appointed for their
plenipotentiary, the honourable John
Jay, chief juflicc of the faid United
States, and their envoy extraordinary
to his majedy, who have agreed on and
concluded the following articles :
Article I. There (hall be a firm, ihvl-
olable and univerfal peace, and a true
and fincere friendfhip between his Bri*
tannic majefty, his heirs and fucceflbrs,
and the U nited States of America ; anti
between their rcfpciftive countries, ter
ritories, cities, towns and people of
every degree, without exception of
perfons or places.
Art. II. His majefty ^^ill withdtaW
all his troops and garrifons'from all
pofls and places within the boundary
lines afligned by the treaty of peace td
the United States. This evacuation
fhall take place on or before the firft
day of June, one thoufand feven hun
dred and ninety fix, and all the proper
mcafures fhall in the interval be takeii
by concert between the government of
the United States, as^d his majefty's
governor general in Ameviua, for fet-
ihng^he previous an angenieiits which
may be ncceflury refpctfling the deli
very of the faid ports: The I nited
Stares 111 the mean time at their diicrc-
iion, extending their fetflements to
any part within the faid boundary line
•except within the prccindls or juiirdic-
tion of any of the faid polls. All fet-
tiers and traders, within the preciinfts
or jurifdiAion of the faid ports, fhall
continue to enjoy, ujimoleftcd’, all their
iprdperry of every kind, and fhall be
protcaed therein. They fhall be at
full liberty to remain there, or to re
move with all of ahy part of their cf-
. feds t and it fhall alfb be free to them
to fell their lands, houfes, ortffeds, or
tp retain the property thereof, at their
difcrction ; fuch of them as fhall conti
nue to refide within the faid boundary
lines (hall not be compelled to become
ciiixens of the United States, bf to take
any oath of allegiance to the govern*-
•ment ihercbf, but lhali be at full liberty
fo to do, if they thinlc proper, and they
fhall make and declare their elecftion
w'ithin one year after the evacuation
aforefaid. And all perfons who fhall
•continue there after the expiration of
the faid year, without having declared
their intention of remaining fubjeds
of his Britannic majefty, fhall be con-
fidered as having eleded to become ci
tizens of the United States.
Art. Ilf. It is agreed, that It fhall at
all times be free to his hiajefty’s fub-
ieds, and to the citizens of the United
States, and alfb to the Indians dwelling
on either tide of the faid lx>undary line,
freely to part and repafs by land or in-
land navigation, into the refpedive
territories and countries of the two par
ties on the continent of America [the
country ivithin the limits of the Had-
fon*s Bay company only excepted], aiid
to navigate all the lakes, rivers, and
waters thereof, and freely tb carry on
trade and commerce with each ocher.
But it is nnderrtood, that this article
.does not extend to the admiilion of yef-
felsof the United States into the teai
pet cs, harbours, bays, or creeks of hiS
majefty’s faid territories as OrC between
the mouth thereof, and the highert port
of entry from the fea, except in fmall
Veflels trading bona fide between Mon
treal and Ouebec, under fuch regulti^
tions as fhml be ellablifhcd to prevent
the pofiibility of any frauds in this.re-
rpe«5l. Nor to the adiniffion of Britifh
Veflels from the fea into the rivers of
the United States, beyond the highert
ports of entry for veflels from the fea.
The river Mifiiflppi fhall, however, ac
cording to the treity of peace, be en
tirely open te both parties ; and it is
further agreed, that all the ports and
places on iiseaftern fide, to whichfoever
of the parties belonging, may freely be
refbrted tb, and ufed by both parties,
in as ample d manner as any of the At**
lantic ports br places of the United
States, or ahy Of the pbrrs or places of
his majefty in Great Britain.
All goods and merchandise whole
Importation into his majefty ^s faid ter
ritories in America, fhall not be entirely
prohibited, may freely, for the pur-
pofes of commerce, tc carried into the
fame in the marnier hforCfaid, by the
citizens of the United States, and fiitli
goods and merchandize fhall be fubjed
;o no higher or other duties than wobld
te payable by his majefty’s fuWeefts on
the importation of the fame from Eu
rope into the faid territories. And in
like manner, all goods and merchandize
whofe importation into the United
States (hall not be wholly prohibited,
niay freely, for the piirpofes of com
merce, be carried into the fame, in the
manner aforefaid, by his majefty’s fub—
jeefts, and fuch goods and merchandize
fhall be fubjetft to no higher or other
duties than would be payable by the
citizens of the United States on the -
;importatiori of ti e fame in Aniericnn
vefltls into the Atlantic ports of the ,
pid flares. And all goods no: prohi
bited to be exported from the faid tec-’(
fitories, refi^Clively, may in like man
ner be carried out of the fame by the,
two parties rcfpctftively, paying duty,
ts aforefaid. ,
. No duty of entry f^all ever be levied'
by either party on peltries brought by
land, or inland navigation into the faid
renitoiies refpttftively, rkOr fhall the
Indians palling or repafling with their
bwn proper goods and effcCls of what
ever nature, j>ay for the fame any im
port or duty whatever. But goods in.
bales, or oiher large packages unufual
among Indians, fball not be ccufidercd
as goods belonging bona fide to indiaiis.
No higher or other tolls or i jrtes hr
ferriage riiaii what are or fhall be pjiy-
able by natives, fhall be demanded on
either fide ; and 110 duties fhall be pay
able on any goods which fhall be merely
carried over any of the portages or
carrying places on either lii!e ; for the
purpofe of being immediately lelm-
barked and carried to folnc other place
or places. But as by this flipulation it
is on'y meant to fccure tb each party a
free paflage acrofs the portages on both
tides, it is agreed, that this exemption
from duty Aall extend only to fuch
goods as are carried in the ufual and
dircidl rbid actbft the portage, and are
not attempted to be in any manner fold
or exchanged duritig their paflugc acrofs.
the fame, and proper regulations may
be eflablifhed to prevent the poffibility
of any frauds in this refpetft. '
As this article is intended to render
ih a great degree the local advantages
of each party common to both, and
thereby tb promotes a difpofition fa4
vourable to friendfhip and good neigh
bourhood, it is agreed, that the rc-
fpetftive governments will mutually .
promote this amicable intercoiirfe, by ,
cauflng fpeedy and impartial juftice to
be done, and ncceflary protcdlion to be ,
* extended to all who may be concerned
therein.
Art. iV. Whereas it is uncertain
whether the river MifCfippi extends fo
far to the northward as to be imerfetfied
by a line to be drawn due weft from,the
Lake bf the Woods, in the nianner
mentioned in the treaty of peace be
tween his majefty and the United
States, It is agreed, that meafures fliall ,,
he taken in concert between his majef-
ty’s government in America and the
government of the United Stares for
making a joint furvey of the laid river
from one degree of latitude below the
falls of St. Anthony, to the principai
fburce or fourccs bf laid river, and the
|iarts adjacent thereto ; and that if on
the tefult of fuch furvey, it fhould ap
pear that the faid river would hot be
interfedled by fuch a line as is above'
mentioned, the two parties wdll there
upon proceed by amicable negociationj
to regulate the boundary line in that
quarter, as well as all other points td
be adjidlcd between the faid parties,
according to juftice and mutual convc—’
nience, and in conformity to the intent
qf the faid treaty. “
Art. V, Whereas doubts have arifen
what river was truly intended under
the nafftfc of the river Sr. Croix, men
tioned in the (aid treaty of peace, and
forming a part of the boundary therein
deferibed, that queftion fhall be referred
to the final decifloti of cbinmiflioners
to be appointed in the following man-
her, viz.
One commiflioner fhall be named by
his majefty, and one by the prefident
of the United States, by and with the
advice and confcut of the fenate there
of, and the fliid two commiflioners fhall