386 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1816. 



place in the United States of Ame- 

 rica, where tlie same shall be un- 

 laden. It is also understood, that 

 the permission granted by this 

 article is not to extend to allow 

 the vessels of the United States to 

 carry on any pait of the coasting 

 trade of the said British territo- 

 ries, but the vessels of the Uni- 

 ted States having, in the first in- 

 stance, proceeded to one of the 

 said principal settlements of the 

 British dominions in the East In- 

 dies, and then going with their 

 original cargoes, or any part 

 thereof, from one of the said prin- 

 cipal settlements to another, shall 

 not be considered as carrying on 

 the coasting trade. The vessels 

 of the United States may also 

 touch for refreshments, but not 

 for commerce, in the course of 

 their voyage to or from the Bri- 

 tish territories in India, or to or 

 from the dominions of the Em- 

 peror of China, at the Ca|)e of 

 G Jod Hope, the Island of St. He- 

 lena, or such other places as maybe 

 in the possession of Great Britain, 

 in the African or Indian Seas, it 

 being well understood, that in all 

 that regards these articles, the ci- 

 tizens of the United States shall 

 be subject, in all respects, to the 

 laws and regulations of the Bri- 

 tish Government from time to 

 time established. 



4. It shall be free for each of the 

 two Contracting Parties respec- 

 tively, to appoint Ccmsuls for the 

 protection of trade, to reside in 

 the dominions and territories of 

 the other party ; but before any 

 Consul shall act as such, he shall 

 in the usual form be approved 

 and admitted by the Government 

 to which he is sent ; and it is 

 hereby declared, that in case of 



illegal or improper conduct to- 

 wards the laws or Government of 

 the country to which he is sent, 

 such Consul may either be pun- 

 ished according to law, if the 

 laws will reach the case, or be sent 

 back, the offended Government 

 assigning to the other the reasons 

 for the same. 



It is hereby declared, that ei- 

 ther of the Contracting Parties 

 may except from the residence of 

 Consuls such particular places as 

 such pai ty shall judge fit to be so 

 excepted. 



5. This Convention, when the 

 same shall havs been duly rati- 

 fied by the President of the Uni- 

 ted States, by and with the. ad- 

 vice and consent of their Senate, 

 and by his Britannic Majesty ; and 

 the lespective ratifications mutu- 

 ally exclianged, shall be binding 

 and obligatory on the said United 

 States and his Mnjesty for four 

 years fiom the date of its signa- 

 ture, and the ratifications shall be 

 exchanged in six months from 

 this time, or sooner, if ])ossible. 



Done at London, this 3d day of 

 July, in the year- of our Lord, one 

 thousand eight hundred and fif- 



teen. 



(L. S.) John Q. Adams. 



(L. S.) H. Clay. 



(L.^S.) Albert Gallatin. 



(L. S.) FuED. J. Robinson. 



(L. S.) Henky Goulbukn. 



(L. S.) William Adams. 



Now therefc)re be it known, 

 that I, James Madison, President 

 of the United States of America, 

 having seen and considered the 

 foregoing Convention, have, by 

 and with the advice and consent 

 of the Senate, accepted, ratified, 

 and confirmed the same, and 



every 



