26 ANNUAL REGISTER, 
For the purpose of ascertaining 
the amount of any such losses and 
damages, five commissioners shall 
be appointed and authorized to act 
in London, exaétly in the manner 
direéted with respe€t to those men- 
tioned in the preceding article, 
and after having taken the same 
oath or affirmation (mutatis mu- 
Jandis) the same term of eighteen 
months is also assigned for the re- 
ception of ‘claims, and they are in 
like manner authorized to extend 
‘the sameinparticularplaces. They 
shall receive testimony, books, 
papers, and evidence in the same 
latitude, and exercise the like dis- 
cretion and powers respe¢ting that- 
subject ; and shall decide the claims 
in question according to the merits 
of the several cases, and to justice, 
equity, and the laws of nations. 
The award of the commissioners, or 
any such three of them as aforesaid, 
shall in all cases bé final and con- 
clusive, both as to the justice of 
the claim, and the amount of the 
sum to be paid to the claimant ; 
and his Britannic majesty un der. 
takes to cause the same to he paid 
to such claimants in specie, without 
any deduétion, at such place or 
places, and at such time or times, 
as shall be awarded. by the same 
commissioners, and on condition 
of such releases or assignments to 
be given by the claimants, as by 
the said commissioners may ‘be 
direfied. 
The eighth article refers to the 
two former, and settles the mode 
of paying the amount of the losses, 
The ninth article permits the 
subjeéts of each country to hold 
lands in either country, and to 
sell ares devise them in the same 
manner as if they were natives. 
in tthe tenth article it is agreed 
1795. 
that in case of a war, no money 
belonging to individuals shall be 
sequestered or confiscated. 
The eleventh article establishes 
a perfeét liberty of navigation and 
commerce between the two coun- 
tries. 
The twelfth article allows the ci- 
tizens of the United States to carry 
the produce of the United States to 
the ‘West Indics, in vessels of not 
more than seventy tons burthen. 
The citizens are also allowed to 
carry away the produce of the 
islands to the territories of the 
United States alone. —This article 
is to continue in force for two years 
after the present war, when farther 
regulations are to be made. 
In the thirteenth article his Bri- 
tannic majesty consents to admit 
Anterican vessels into the British 
ports in the East Indies. This con- 
sent, however, is not to extend 
to the carrying on of the coasting 
trade in the East Indies. 
The citizens of the United 
States are not to reside or go into 
the interior parts of the East India 
settlements. They are not to ex- 
port, in time of war, stores or 
rice from the East-Indies; they may 
touch at St. Helena for refresh. 
ment. ; 
The fourteenth article relates to 
liberty of commérce and navigation 
between the dominions of his ma- 
jesty in Europe, and the territories 
of the United States in America. 
The fifteenth article states, that 
no higher duties shall be paid by 
the ships or merchandize- of the 
one party in the ports of the other, 
than the duties paid by other na- 
tions. No higher duties. shall be 
paid upon importatiow or exporta- 
tion than the duties paid on the 
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