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tons to the fouth of the faid.river, 
being prevented from ufing it free- 
ly and without being fubject to.the 
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‘IX. The fabje&s of Her Mott 
Bahful Majefty who are fettled to 
the north of the frontier line above 
marked, fhall be free toremain there, , 
“obeying the laws of the Republic, 
or to withdraw with their effects, 
or to fell the lands belonging to 
_ them... The faculty of retiring and 
felling their moveable or immove- 
able effects, is reciprocally referved 
to the French who may be feitled 
to the fouth of the faid frontier line. 
The exercife of the faid faculty is 
limited to one, and the other to 
_ two years, reckoning from the ex- 
change of the ratifications of the 
. French treaty. 
_X.. There fhall be negotiated and 
concluded as foon as poflible be- 
iwween the twd powers, a treaty of 
commerce founded upon. equitable 
bafis, and reciprocally advantage- 
ous. Until; it is concluded, it is 
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_ 1ft. Thatthe commercial relations 
fhall be re-eftablifhed immediately. 
after the exchange of the ratifica- 
tion, and that the citizens. or, fub- 
__ jects of each of the two powers fhall 
_ enjoy in the territories of the other 
_ rogatives enjoyed.-by the moft fa- 
_ voured nations. 
. _ 2d. That the provifions and mer- 
_ chandifes, the produce of their foil 
or their manufactures, fhall be re- 
pesivay admitted, if the provi- 
_ fions and merchandife of the fame 
kind of other nations are, or fhall 
‘afterwards be admitted; and that 
the faid provifions and merchan- 
_ hibition which fhall not equally fall 
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ties of entrance, courfe, and wa-, 
all the rights, immunities, and pre-: 
_ difes fhall not be fibject to any pro- ’ 
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on other provifions and,merchan- 
difes of the fame kind imported by 
other nations. 
3d. That neyerthelefs the French 
Republic not being able to offer to 
Portugal but a price extremely low 
for its wines, and being unable to 
compenfate by. the introduction of 
French cloths into that kingdom, 
things fhall reciprocally remain, 
with refpect to thofe two articles, 
in their prefent ftate. ory: 
4th. That the duties of cuftom, 
and others upon. provifions and 
merchandife of. the foil and manu- 
fattures of the two; powers, fhall be 
reciprocally regulated upon the fame 
footing as with regard to, other moit, 
favoured nations. ee 
5th. That. out, of the duties thus, 
regulated, there fhall be allowed.a 
drawback in favour of merchandifes 
the produceof the foil or manufac- 
tures of the flates of each of the 
two, powers, provided they-are,im- 
ported in national veffels on account 
of the merchants to, whom they, be- 
long, and fent im right of the ports 
ef Europe, on the, one hand, to the, 
ports of Europe on the other. The 
amount of thefe drawbacks, as weil 
as the kinds of merchandifes) to 
which they.dhall apply, to be regu- 
lated by the treaty of commerce to: 
be concluded, between the two 
powers. 
6th. That further, all the ftipula- 
tions relative to commerce inferted. 
in preceding treaties concluded, be~ 
tween the two powers fhall be pro- 
vifionally executed, wherein, they, 
are not contrary to the: prefent 
treaty. 
XJ. Her Moft Faithful, Majefty 
fhall admit into her porté the French 
fhips of war and merchantmen, un- 
der the fame conditions as the fhips 
of the moft favoured nations are ad- 
mitted. 
