3i6 A. D. 1794. 



The American citizens may purchafe, and export to the United ftates 

 in their own vefTels, all articles of the produce or manufacture of the 

 Britifh iflands, which may now be lawfully carried by Britifh veflels to 

 the ftates, on paying the fame duties, to which Britifli veflels and their 

 cargoes are fubjeft. But this liberty only extends to a direct intercourfe 

 between the Britifli Weft-Indies and the ports of the United ftates ; and 

 the United ftates engage to prohibit the carriage of melafles, fugar, cof- 

 fee, cacao, or cotton, in American veflels, either from his Majefty's 

 iflands, or from the United ftates, to any other part of the world. — — 

 Britifti vefil^ls have alfo full liberty to trade to and from the ports of 

 the United ftates and thofe of the Britifli Weft-Indies, and to carry the 

 commodities of both, on paying the fame duties which are payable by 

 American veflels. 



13) His Majefty confents, that the veflels belonging to the citizens of 

 the United ftates of America fliall be admitted and hofpitably received 

 in all the ports of the Britifli territories in the Eaft-Indies, and fliall 

 have liberty to trade in all articles, whereof the importation or exporta- 

 tion is not prohibited, the American veflels paying no higher tunnage 

 dues in the Britifli ports in India than are paid by Britifli vefltils in the 

 ports of the United ftates, and paying the fame duties on the goods im- 

 ported and exported, which are paid on the like goods imported or ex- 

 ported in Britifli veflels. It is exprefsly agreed, that the veflels of the 

 United ftates fliall carry the artitles, exported by them from Britifli ports 

 in India, to no part of the world but their own ports in America * ; 

 and, when Great Britain is engaged in war, they muft not export any 

 military ftores, naval ftores, or rice, without the fpecial permiflion of 

 the Britifli government in India. — The vefl^els of the United ftates are 

 not, in virtue of the permifllon granted by this article, allowed to carry 

 on any part of the coafting trade of the Britifli territories, the carriage 

 of any part of their original cargoes from one port of delivery to an- 

 other not being, accounted as fuch. Neither are the citizens of the 

 ftates allowed to fettle in the Britifli territories in India, or to travel 

 into the interior country, without the permifllon of the Britifli govern- 

 ment of the place. The obfervance of the regulations of the Britifli 

 government in this refpedl may be enforced againft the citizens of 

 America as well as againft Britifli fubjedls, they being, from their ar- 

 rival in the port, equally amenable to the laws and jurifdidion of the 

 place. The citizens of the United ftates have alfo liberty to touch for 

 refrefliment at S'. Helena. 



14) The inhabitants of either country may freely and fecurely refort 

 to the ports of the other : and they may refide as long as they have oc- 

 cafion, may pofl^ls houfes and warehoufes for the purpofes of their 

 commerce, and enjoy complete protection and fecurity, according to 

 the laws of the country wherein they are. 



* Before this treaty took place, American veflels ufed to make very large fums by the freight of 

 cotton from the Briti(h porta in India to Canton. 



