314 A. D. 1794. 



veflels belonging to the United flates into their Atlantic ports. All 

 goods, which may be freely exported on either fide, may in like man- 

 ner be reciprocally carried to the territories of each party refpeftively. 

 — Peltry, paffing by inland carriage, is exempted from paying any duty 

 on pafling the boundary line on either fide ; as are alfo all the goods and 

 effedls belonging to the Indians, unlefs the largenefs of the package give 



reafon to believe, that they are not bona fide Indian property No 



higher tolls or rates of ferriage fhall be demanded than are paid by the 

 natives of the country, in which they are iituated ; nor fhall any duty 

 be payable at the portages on either fide for goods, not fold or exchang- 

 ed, but carried to be reimbarked on the next navigable water. 



4) Provifion is made for afcertaining by a joint furvey and amicable 

 negotiation the north-wefl: boundary of the territory of the United 

 flates, between the Lake of the Woods and the River Miffiirippi,. the 

 pofition of the upper branches of that river being unknown. 



5) It is alfo agreed, that commiflioners fhall.be appointed on both fides 

 to determine, which of the branches of the River S'. Croix ought to be 

 fixed as the boundary between the Britifh provinces and the territories 

 of the United ftates. 



6) IMany Britifli merchants and others having alleged, that debts to a 

 confiderable amount, contraded before the peace by inhabitants of the 

 United flates, were flill due to them, which, owing to a variety of caufes 

 in the lapfe of fo many years, cannot now be recovered by the ordinary 

 courfe of judicial proceedings, the United flates engage to make full 

 compenfation for all fuch debts, which really could not be recovered by 

 the ordinary courfe of juftice, but not for fuch loffes as were occafioned 

 by the infolvency of the debtors, or by' the manifeft negligence or 

 om.iffion of the claimant. For afcertaining the amount of fuch lofTes 

 and damages, it is agreed, that two commiflioners Ihall be appointed by 

 the king, and two by the prefident of the United flates, which four fliall 

 chafe a fifth one ; that they Ihall fit at Philadelphia and any other place 

 they may think proper ; that they fhall receive all applications made to 

 them within eighteen months from their firfl fitting, which term they 

 may, if neceffary, extend to fix months more, and fliall decide upon 

 them according to equity and a due conlideration of all circumftances. 

 The United flates engage to make full payment in fpecie of all fums fo 

 awarded by the conimiflioners, the commencement of the payments 

 being limited to twelve months after the ratification of this treaty. 



7) Many merchants and others, citizens of the United ftates, having 

 complained, that they have fuflained confiderable damage by irregular 

 and illegal captures or condemnations of their vefTels and property by 

 Britifh cruifers fince the commencement of the prefent war, for which 

 no redrefs can now be obtained by judicial proceedings, the Britifh go- 

 vernment eagage to make full compenfation for all fuch loffes, as cannot 



