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Majesty's aforesaid territories, west, and within three hundred miles 

 of the Lake of the Woods, in the aforesaid territories of the United 

 States, to the river Mississippi, in order to enjoy the benefit of the 

 navigation of that river with their goods, effects, and merchandise, 

 whose importation into the said States shall not be entirely pro- 

 hibited, on the payment of the same duties as would be payable on 

 the importation of the same into the Atlantic ports of the said 

 States, and on conforming with the usual custom-house regulations." 



This amendment was left with the British plenipotentiaries for 

 consideration. 



The American plenipotentiaries also intimated their willingness 

 to omit article 8 altogether, if that course should appear more advis- 

 able to the British plenipotentiaries. 



The American plenipotentiaries further proposed, in conformity 

 with their note of November 30, indemnification for ships detained 

 in British ports on the breaking out of the war, and afterwards con- 

 demned ; which was resisted by the British plenipotentiaries. 



After much discussion on this point, the conference was adjourned. 



Christopher Hughes, Jun. 

 Secretary of American Mission Extraordinary. 



Protocol of conference on December 10, 181 4- 



The protocol of the preceding conference held on the 1st instant 

 was settled. 



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The British plenipotentiaries then stated that with respect to the 

 8th article, their Government offered in lieu of the American pro- 

 posals to retain the amended article as far as the words, " Stony 

 mountains," and insert the following stipulation : 



" His Britannic Majesty, agrees to enter into negotiation with the 

 United States of America, respecting the terms, conditions, and regu- 

 lations under which the inhabitants of the said United States shall 

 have the liberty of taking fish on certain parts of the coast of New- 

 foundland, and other of His Britannic Majesty's dominions in North 

 America, and of drying and curing fish, in the unsettled bays, har- 

 bors and creeks of Nova Scotia, Magdalen islands, and Labrador; as 

 stipulated in the latter part of the third article of the treaty of 1783, 

 in consideration of a fair equivalent to be agreed upon between His 

 Majesty and the said United States, and granted by the said United 

 States, for such liberty as aforesaid." 



" The United States of America agree to enter into negotiation 

 with His Britannic Majesty respecting the terms, conditions, and 

 regulations under which the navigation of the river Mississippi from 

 its source to the ocean, as stipulated in the eighth article of the treaty 

 of 1873, shall remain free and open to the subjects of Great Britain, 

 in consideration of a fair equivalent, to be agreed upon between His 

 Majesty and the United States, and granted by His Majesty." — Re- 

 ceived by the American plenipotentiaries for consideration. 



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The conference then ended. 



Christopher Hughes, Jun. 

 Secretary of American Mission Extraordinary. 



