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portation shall be in British ves- 

 sels, or in tlie vessels of the Uni- 

 ted Stiites. 



'J'lie same duties shall be paid 

 and the same bounties allowed on 

 the expDrtiition of any articles, the 

 growth, produce, or munufactuie 

 of his Biitannic Majesty's teriito- 

 ries in liuiope to the United 

 States, wliether such expurttition 

 shall be in British vessels, or ves- 

 sels of the Unitfd States, and the 

 same duties shall be paid, and the 

 same bounties allowed on the ex- 

 portationof anyarticle thegrowth, 

 produce, or manuf ictuie of the 

 United States to his liritannic Ma- 

 jesty's territories in Europe, whe- 

 thei" such exportation shall be in 

 Britisli vessel-^, or in vessels of the 

 United States 



It is further agreed, that in all 

 places wliere drawbacks are or 

 may be allowed upon the re-ex- 

 poi tation of any goods the growth, 

 produce, or manufacture of cither 

 country respectively, the amount 

 of the said (b'awbacks shall be the 

 same, whetherthe said goods shall 

 have been originally importeii in 

 a British or American vessel, but 

 when such re-exportation s^hali 

 take place fi'om the United States 

 in a British vessel, or from terri- 

 tories of his Biitannic Majesty in 

 Europe in an American vessel, to 

 any other foreign nation ; the two 

 Contracting Parties reserve to 

 themselves respectively the right 

 of regulating or diminishing in 

 such case the amount of the said 

 drawback. 



The intercomse between the 

 United States and his Britannic 

 Majesty's possessions in the West 

 Indies, and on the Continent of 

 North America, shall not be af- 

 fected by anv of the provisions of 



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this article, but each party shall 

 remain in the complete possession 

 of its rights, with respect to such 

 an intercourse. 



3. His BritannicMajesly agrees 

 that the vessels of the United 

 States of America shall be admit- 

 ted, and hospitably received, at 

 the principal settlements of the 

 British dominions in the East In- 

 dies ; videlicet, Calcutta, Madras, 

 Bombay, and the Piince of 

 Waless Island ; and that the citi- 

 zens of the said United States 

 may freely cai ry on trade between 

 tlie said principal settlements and 

 the said United States in all articles 

 of which the importation anil ex- 

 portation respectively to and fioni 

 the said territories shall not be 

 entirely proldbited, provided only, 

 that it shall not be lawful for 

 them, in any time of war between 

 the BriJsh Government and any 

 State or Power whatever, to ex- 

 port fiom the said territories, 

 without the special peimission of 

 the British Government, any mi- 

 litai'y stores, or naval stores, or 

 rice ; the citizens of the United 

 States shall pay for their vessels, 

 when admitted, no higher or 

 other duty or charge, than shall 

 be payable on the vessels of tlie 

 most favoured European nations, 

 and they shall pay no higher or 

 other duties or charges on the im- 

 portation or exportation of the 

 cargoes of the said vessels, than 

 shall be payable on the same ar- 

 ticles when imported or exported 

 in the vessels of the most favour- 

 ed European nations. But it is 

 expressly agreed, that the vessels 

 of the United States shall not 

 carry any articles from the said 

 principal settlements to any port 

 or place, except to some poi t or 



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