320 A. D. 1794. 



Laftly, in order to facilitate intercourfe and obviate difficulties, it is 

 agreed, that the parties will readily treat from time to time concerning 

 fuch other articles, as may be found conducive to mutual convenience, 

 and the promotion of mutual fatisfadion and friendfhip : and fuch 

 articles, when duely ratified, ihall be confidered as parts of this treaty. 



Mr. Jefferfon's letter of 5'" September 1793 to Mr. Hammond, the 

 Britifli ambaffador at Philadelphia, which is referred to in the feventh 

 article, being an important ftate paper, is annexed to the treaty. It re- 

 fers to his former letter of 7'" Augufl, which had announced, that mea- 

 fures were taken for excluding from the ports of the United flates all 

 veflels armed in them to cruife on nations, with whom they are at peace, 

 and for refloring three veiTels particularly named, or, in failure of re- 

 ftitution, making compcnfation for them at the public expenfe ; though 

 no exifting treaty with Great Britain bound the United ftates to defend 

 Britifli veflels on their coafts, as they were bound by treaties with three 

 of the belligerent powers to defend theirs. He ftated the opinion of 

 the prefident, that compenfation fliould alfo be made for any other 

 veflels brought in after the 5'" of June and before the 7'° of Augufl:, 

 under the like circumftances with the veflels mentioned ; in fliort that 

 either reftitution or compenfation fliould be made in all cafes between 

 thofe dates and in.thofe after the later of them, refl'ttution if practicable, 

 the ftates not being bound to make compenfation in analogous cafes to 

 the powers in treaty ; though he was ftill inclined to think, that the 

 United ftates fliould make compenfation in any cafes occurring after 

 that date with circumftances, which fliould place them on fimilar ground 

 with thofe before it. He concluded with propofing, that the colledor 

 of the cuftoms of the diftrid, in conjundion with the Britifli conful, 

 or any other perfon authorized by the Britifli ambaflador, fliould value 

 all lofles proceeding from detention, wafte, or fpoliation, between 5"" 

 June and 7"" Augufl 1793. 



This treaty was very far from being fatisfadory to the people of the 

 United ftates *, who complained, that their trade with the Britifli Weft- 

 India colonies would be fo hampered with the reftridions of it, that it 

 -could never be of any advantage to them. They alfo obferved, that 

 the chief points in difpute between the two countries were ftill as far 

 from being decided as ever. — On the other hand, it \^as remarked on 

 this fide of the water, that the article, reftriding the trade of the Unit- 

 ed ftates with the Britifli Weft-Indies to veflTels not exceeding feventy 

 tuns, was equivalent to an ad for creating a nurfery of feamen for 

 America f . 



* It was not till the 30'" of April 1796 that quire a much greater proportion of men to the 

 ihe houle of reprefentatives of the United ftates quantity of goods carried by iliem than large ones, 

 conf;nted to ratify the treaty, tliough the raiifica- Ten veflels of 40 tuns, muft have each a co:i.mand- 

 tion was exchanged 28"" Oftober 1795. er and mate, and at leaft four men before the 



,f It mull be acknowleged, that imall veflels re- maft ; in all 60 fcameii. One (hip of 400 tuns, 



which 



