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Draft of article to be inserted immediately after article %d of the 

 American project* 



All prisoners of war taken on either side, as well by land as by 

 sen, shall be restored as soon as practicable, alter the ratifications 

 of this treaty shall have been exchanged, on their paying the debts 

 which they may have contracted during their captivity. The two 

 contracting parties respectively engage to discharge, in specie, the 

 advances which may have been made by the other, for the sqste* 

 toance and maintenance of such prisoners. 



American A&quot;o. 7, in reply to British No. 7. 



GHENT, 3oth Nov. 1814. 



The undersigned have had the honour to receive the note of 

 the British plenipotentiaries of the 26th instant, together with their 

 marginal alterations and suggestions, on the several articles of the 

 project of a treaty of peace, proposed by the undersigned 



The undersigned consent that the day of the exchange of ratifi 

 cations be substituted to that of the signature of the treaty, as the 

 time for the cessation of hostilities, and for regulating the periods 

 after which prizes at sea shall be restored : it being understood 

 that measures shall be adopted for a speedy exchange of ratifica 

 tions, and that the periods in the second article shall be fixed in a 

 manner corresponding with this alteration. 



The undersigned will also agree to the new article respecting 

 prisoners, and to the mode of reference proposed by the British 

 plenipotentiaries in the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh arti 

 cles, instead of that which had been proposed by the undersigned. 

 But, in order to prevent delay, they will suggest that a time be 

 fixed, within which the commissioners shall make their decisions 

 and reports. 



The undersigned will decline insisting upon the 10th, 12th, and 

 14th articles, and upon so much of the 13th article as relates to 

 indemnities for losses and damages sustained subsequent to the 

 commencement of the present war. They wish to discuss the cases 

 of vessels and property, in port when war was declared or known ; 

 and have the honour to enclose a copy of the provision made in 

 th.it respect by the United States. They will also waive the resi 

 due of that (the 13th) article, and the llth article, it being under 

 stood that the rights of both powers on the subject of seamen, and 

 tke claims of the citizens and subjects of the two contracting par 

 ties, to indemnities for losses and damages sustained prior to the 

 commencement of the war, shall not be affected, or impaired, by 

 the omission in the treaty of any specific provision with respect to 

 those two subjects. 



: Proposed by the British ministers. 



