TREATIES AND CONVENTIONS. 49 



always, that such tribes or nations shall agree to desist from all 

 hostilities against the United States of America, their citizens and 

 subjects, upon the ratification of the present treaty being notified to 

 such tribes or nations, and shall so desist accordingly. And His 

 Britannic Majesty engages, on his part, to put an end, immediately 

 after the ratification of the present treaty, to hostilities with all the 

 tribes or nations of Indians with whom he may be at war at the time 

 of such ratification, and forthwith to restore to such tribes or na- 

 tions, respectively, all the possessions, rights, and privileges, which 

 they may have enjoyed, or been entitled to, in one thousand eight 

 hundred and eleven, previous to such hostilities: provided always, 

 that such tribes or nations shall agree to desist from all hostilities 

 against His Britannic Majesty and his subjects, upon the ratification 

 of the present treaty being notified to such tribes or nations, and 

 shall so desist accordingly. 



Art. 10. Whereas the traffic in slaves is irreconcilable with the prin- 

 ciples of humanity and justice; and whereas both His Majesty and 

 the United States are desirous of continuing their efforts to promote 

 its entire abolition, it is hereby agreed that both the contracting 

 parties shall use their best endeavours to accomplish so desirable an 

 object. 



Art. 11. This treaty, when the same shall have been ratified on both 

 sides, without alteration by either of the contracting parties, and 

 the ratifications mutually exchanged, shall be binding on both 

 parties, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington in 

 the space of four months from this day, or sooner if practicable. 



In faith whereof, we, the respective plenipotentiaries, have signed 

 this treaty, and have hereunto affixed our seals. 



Done, in triplicate, at Ghent, the twenty-fourth day of December, 

 one thousand eight hundred and fourteen. 



GAMBIER. 



HENRY GOULBURN. 

 WILLIAM ADAMS. 

 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS. 

 J. A. BAYARD. 

 HENRY CLAY. 

 JONATHAN RUSSELL. 

 ALBERT GALLATIN. 



L. s. 

 L. s. 



L. s. 

 L. s. 



L. S. 

 L. S. 



L. S. 

 L. S. 



29 No. 16. 1815, July 3: Convention between the United States 

 and His Britannic Majesty to regulate the Commerce be- 

 tween the Territories of the United States and those of His 

 Britannic Majesty. 



The United States of America and His Britannic Majestj^, being 

 desirous, by a convention, to regulate the commerce and navigation 

 between their respective countries, territories, and people, in such 

 manner as to render the same reciprocally beneficial and satisfactory, 

 have respectively named plenipotentiaries, and given them full 

 powers to treat of and conclude such convention : that is to say, the 

 President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent 

 of the Senale thereof, hath appointed for their plenipotentiaries 



