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line drawn along the middle of the River Mississippi, from its source 

 to the River Iberville, and from thence, by a line drawn along the 

 middle of this river, and the Lakes Maurepas and Potchartrain to the 

 sea; and for this purpose, the Most Christian King cedes in full 

 right, and guarantees to His Britannic Majesty the river and port of 

 the Mobile, and every thing which he possesses^ or ought to possess, 

 on the left side of the River Mississippi, except the town of New 

 Orleans and the island in which it is situated, which shall remain 

 to France, provided that the navigation of the River Mississippi 

 shall be equally free, as well to the subjects of Great Britain as to 

 those of France, in its whole breadth and length, from its source to 

 the sea, and expressly that part which is between the said Island of 

 New Orleans and the right bank of that river, as well as the passage 

 both in and out of its mouth : it is farther stipulated, that the vessels 

 belonging to the subjects of either nation shall not be stopped, visited, 

 or subjected to the payment of any duty whatsoever. The stipula- 

 tions inserted in the IVth article, in favour of the inhabitants 

 9 of Canada shall also take place with regard to the inhabitants 



of the countries ceded by this article. 



VIII. The King of Great Britain shall restore to France the 

 Islands of Guadaloupe, of Mariegalante, of Desirade, of Martinico, 

 and of Belleisle; and the fortresses of these islands shall be restored 

 in the same condition they were in when they were conquered by the 

 British arms, provided that His Britannic Majesty's subjects, who 

 shall have settled in the said islands, or those who shall have any 

 commercial affairs to settle there or in other places restored to France 

 by the present treaty, shall have liberty to sell their lands and their 

 estates, to settle their affairs, to recover their debts, and to bring away 

 their effects as well as their persons, on board vessels, which they 

 shall be permitted to send to the said islands and other places restored 

 as above, and which shall serve for this use only, without being 

 restrained on account of their religion, or under any other pretence 

 whatsoever, except that of debts or of criminal prosecutions: and 

 for this purpose, the term of eighteen months is allowed to His 

 Britannic Majesty's subjects, to be computed from the day of the 

 exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty; but, as the liberty 

 granted to His Britannic Majesty's subjects, to bring away their per- 

 sons and their effects, in vessels of their nation, may be liable to abuses 

 if precautions were not taken to prevent them ; it has been expressly 

 agreed between His Britannic Majesty and His Most Christian 

 Majesty, that the number of English vessels which have leave to go 

 to the said islands and places restored to France, shall be limited, as 

 well as the number of tons of each one; that they shall go in ballast; 

 shall set sail at a fixed time ; and shall make one voyage only ; all the 

 effects belonging to the English being to be embarked at the same 

 time. It has been farther agreed, that His Most Christian Majesty 

 shall cause the necessary passports to be given to the said vessels; 

 that, for the greater security, it shall be allowed to place two French 

 clerks or guards in each of the said vessels, which shall be visited in 

 the landing places and ports of the said islands and places restored 

 to France, and that the merchandise which shall be found therein 

 shall be confiscated. 



IX. The Most Christian King cedes and guarantees to His Britan- 

 nic Majesty, in full right, the Islands of Grenada, and the Grena- 



