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countries, and not subjected to confinement, but 

 shall be amenable to just laws. 



"V. Shipwrecked men and other citizens of the 

 United States, temporarily living at Simoda and 

 Hakodadi, shall not be subject to such restrictions 

 and confinement as the Dutch and Chinese are at 

 Nagasaki ; but shall be free at Simoda to go where 

 they please within the limits of seven Japanese 

 miles (or ri) from a small island in the harbor of 

 Simoda, marked on the accompanying chart, hereto 

 appended; and shall in like manner be free to go 

 where they please at Hakodadi, within limits to be 

 defined after the visit of the United States squadron 

 to that place. 



" VI. If there be any other sort of goods wanted, 

 or any business which shall require to be arranged, 

 there shall be careful deliberation between the 

 parties in order to settle such matters. 



" VII. It is agreed that ships of the United States 

 resorting to the ports open to them shall be per- 

 mitted to exchange gold and silver coin, and articles 

 of goods, for other articles of goods, under such 

 regulations as shall be temporarily established by 

 the Japanese Government for that purpose. It is 

 stipulated, however, that the ships of the United 

 States shall be permitted to carry away whatever 

 articles they are unwilling to exchange. 



