A. D, 1794. 5r9 



25) The fliips of war and privateers of cither party may carry their 

 prizes whitherfoever they pleafe, without paying any fee to the officers 

 of the admiralty or judges. Neither fhall the prizes be detained, nor 

 even vifited by fearchers or other officers, except for the purpofe of pre- 

 venting the cargo from being illegally landed : nor fliall the validity of 

 the prizes be inquired into. But the captors fliall be at liberty to de- 

 part with their prizes to the places mentioned in their commiliions — 

 No fheker fhall be given in the ports of either party to thofe who have 

 taken any veflel belonging to the other : but, if they are driven in by 

 ftrefs of weather, they fhall be obliged to depart as foon as pofTible. 

 Though all treaties, now exifling with other fovereigns and flates re- 

 fpeding this point, muft be duely obferved, both parties engage to 

 enter into no new treaty, which Ihall be inconfiftent with this or the 



preceding article Neither party will allow a veflel belonging to the 



other to be taken within any of their bays, or within cannon fhot of 

 their coafls. And in cafe of their territorial rights being violated by 

 any fuch capture, they fhall ufe their utmofl endeavours to obtain full 

 faiisfadion. 



26) In cafe of a rupture (which God forbid) between his Majefly and 

 the United flates, the merchants and others of each party, refiding in 

 the dominions of the other, fhall have the privilege of remaining and 

 continuing their trade, fo long as they behave peaceably, and commit 

 no offence againfl the laws. If their condud faall induce the govern- 

 ment of the place to order them to remove, they fhall be allowed twelve 

 months after the order to remove their families and efFeds, provided 

 they fhall not have aded contrary to the effablifhed laws. A rupture 

 fhall not be deemed to have commenced, while negotiations are depend- 

 ing for the accommodation of differences, nor till the ambafladors fliall 

 be recalled, or fent away, on account of fuch differences. Either party 

 has a right to requefl the recall of, or immediately to difmifs, the am- 

 baflador of the other, in cafe of perfonal mifconduft, without any pre- 

 judice to the mutual friendfhip. 



'27) Each party agrees to deliver up to juflice all fugitives, charged 

 with murder or forgery committed within the jurifdidion of the other, 

 on fuch evidence of criminality being produced, as would juflify com- 

 mitment for trial in the place where the fugitive has fought an afylum. 

 28) It is agreed, that the firfl ten articles of this treaty fliall be per- 

 manent : and the eleventh, thirteenth, and fubfequent articles (the dur- 

 ation tef the twelfth being already provided for) fhall be in force during 

 twelve years after the exchange of the ratification. But, if his Britannic 

 Majefly and the United flates fhall not be able to complete a new ar- 

 rangement for fettling the fubjeft of the twelfth article of this treaty by 

 amicable difcufTion within two years after the termination of the prefent 

 war, then all the articles of tjiis treaty, except the firfl ten, fhall ccafe 

 and expire together. 



