1 SATE Eo P & PE RS. 
-dimir of the Arft.clafs; the Sieur 
Alexander Prince of Kourakin, his 
vice-chancellor, actual privy coun 
fellor,. minifter of the council of 
ftate, actual chamberlain, and 
Knight of the Order of St. An- 
drew, of St. Alexander Newiky, 
and of St. Anne of the firft clats, 
as alfo of the orders of Denmark, 
of Danebrog, and of the Perfect 
Union; and the Sieur Peter of Soi- 
monow, his privy counfellor, fena- 
tor prefident of the college of com- 
merce, and Knight Grand: Crofs 
of the Order of St. Wladimir of the 
fecond clafs: who, in virtue. of 
their full powers, have agreed and 
concluded upon the following ar- 
ticles: 
Article I. The peace, friend- 
fhip, and good intelligence which 
have happily hitherto fubfifted be- 
tween their Majefties the King of 
Great Britain and, the Emperor of 
all the Ruffias, fhall be confirmed 
and eftablifhed by this treaty, in 
fuch manner, that, from the pre- 
fent and for the future, there fhall 
be between the crown of Great 
Britain on one fide, and the crown 
of all the Ruffias on the other, as 
allo betwixt the ftates, countries, 
kingdoms, domains, and territories 
under their dominion, a true, fin- 
cere, firm, and perfect peace, friend- 
fhip, and good intelligence, which 
fhall laft for ever, and fhail be in- 
violably obferved equally by fea 
and by land, and upon the frefh 
waters: and the fubje¢ts, people, 
and inhabitants on each fide, of 
whatever ftate or condition they 
may be, fhall mutually treat each 
other with every poflible kind of 
benevolence and aflifiance, without 
doing each other any wrong or da- 
mage whatfeever. 
« The fubjeéts of the two high 
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contra@ting powers fhall have per- 
fect freedom of navigation and of 
commetce in all their dominions 
fituated in Europe, where naviga- 
tion and commerce are permitted 
at prefent, or fhall be fo hereafter, 
by the high contracting’ parties, to 
any other nation. 
Til. It is agreed that the fub- 
je&s of the two high contra¢ting 
parties may enter, trade, and re- 
main with their fhips, veffels, and 
carriages, laden or empty, in all the 
ports, places, and cities, where the 
fame is permitted to the fubjects 
of any other nation whatfoever ; 
and the failors, paffengers, and 
fhips, whether Britifh or Ruffian 
(although amoneft their crews there 
fhould be found the fubje4ts of fome 
other foreign nation) fhall be receiv- 
ed.and treated as the moft favoured 
nation; and neither the failors nor 
the paffengers fhall -be forced to 
enter, againft their will, into thé 
fervice of either of the two: con- 
tracting powers, with the excep- 
tion of fuch of their fubjeé&ts whom 
they may require for their own fer- 
vice: and ifa fervant or failor fhall 
defert from his fervice or fhip, he 
fhall. be reftored. It is in like 
manner agreed that the fubjects of 
the high contraéting parties may 
purchate all forts of things which 
they may be in want of at the cur- 
rent pricé;—repair and refit their 
thins, veffels, and carriages; buy all 
the provifions neceflary for “their 
fubfiftence or voyage; ftay or de~ 
part at their pleafure, without mo- 
leftation or hindrance, provided that 
they conform themfelves to the 
laws and ordinances of the refpec- 
tive dominions of the high con-- 
tracting. parties, where they may 
be. In like manner, the Ruffian 
fhips which fhall be at fea for the 
purpofe 
