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States in the south-western terri- 
tory, who shall aé&t by common 
‘eonsent, and amicably, as well with 
respect to this point, as to the fur- 
nishing provisions and instruments, 
and making every other arrange- 
ment which may be necessary or 
useful for the execution of this 
article. 
4. It is likewise agreed that the 
western boundary of the United 
States, which separates them from 
the Spanish colony of Louisiana, 
is in the middle of the channel or 
bed of the river Mississippi, from 
the northern boundary of the said 
states to the completion of the 
thirty-first degree of latitude north 
of the equator. And his Catholic 
majesty has likewise agreed, that 
the navigation of the said fiver, 
from its source to the ocean, shall 
be free only to his subjeéts and the 
eitizens of the United States, un- 
less he should extend this privilege 
to the subje€ts of other powers by 
a special convention. 
5. The two high contracting 
parties shall, by all means in their 
power, maintain peace and har- 
mony amongst the several Indian 
nations who inhabit the country 
adjacent te the lines and rivers 
which, by the preceding article, 
form the boundaries of the two 
Floridas ; and the better to attain 
this effeét, both parties oblige 
themselves expressly to restrain by 
force, all hostilities on the part of 
the Indian nations living within 
their boundary ; so that Spain will 
not suffer their Indians inhabiting 
their territory, nor will the Unitéd 
States permit their last-mentioned 
Indians to commence _ hostilities 
against his Catholic majesty, or his 
Indians, in any manner whatso- 
ever, 
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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1795. | 
And whereas several treaties of 
friendship exist between the two 
contracting parties and the said na- 
tions of Indians, it is hereby a- 
greed, “that in future no treaty of 
alliance, or other whatsoever (ex- 
cept treaties of peace) shall be made 
by either party with the Indians 
living within the boundary of the 
other ; but both parties will en- 
deavour to make the advantages of 
the Indian trade common and mus 
tually beneficial to their respective 
subje@ts and citizens, observing in 
all things the most complete reci- 
procity, so that both parties may | 
obtain the advantages arising from 
a good understanding with the said 
nations, without being subject to 
the expence which they have hi. 
therto occasioned. 
6. Each party shall endeavour, 
by. all means in their power, to 
protect and defend all vessels and 
other effects belonging to the citi- 
zens or subjects of the other, which 
shali be within the extent of their 
jurisdiction by sea, or by land, and 
shall use all their efforts to recover, 
and cause to be recovered, to their 
right owners, their vessels and ef- 
feéts which may have been taken 
from them within the extent of 
their said jurisdi€tion, whether they 
are at war or not with the subjects 
who have taken possession of the _ 
said effects. 
7. And it is agreed, that the 
subjeGts or citizens of each of the 
contra¢ting parties, their vessels or 
effecis, shall not be liable to any 
embargo or detention, on the part 
ef the other, for any military ex- 
pedition, or other public or private 
purpose whatsoever. And in all 
cases of seizure, detention, or ar- 
rest, for debts contracted: or of- 
fences committed by any citizen 
or 
