130 ARGUMENT OF GEEAT BRITAIN. 



Indeed, the treaty carefully provided for their exclusion (British 

 Case, App., p. 16) : 



" It is agreed that it shall at all times fee free to His Majesty's sub- 

 jects, and to the citizens of the United States, and also to the Indians 

 dwelling on either side of the said boundary line, freely to pass and 

 repass by land or inland navigation, into the respective territories and 

 countries of the two parties, on the continent of America, (the coun- 

 try within the limits of the Hudson's Bay Company only excepted,) 

 and to navigate all the lakes, rivers, and waters thereof, and freely 

 to carry on trade and commerce with each other. But it is under- 

 stood that this article does not extend to the admission of vessels of 

 the United States into the sea-ports, harbours, bays, or creeks of His 

 Majesty's said territories; nor into such parts of the rivers in His 

 Majesty's said territories as are between the mouth thereof, and the 

 highest port of entry from the sea, except in small vessels trading 

 bona fide between Montreal and Quebec, under such regulation as 

 shall be established to prevent the possibility of any frauds in this 

 respect." 



1814. The war of 1812-4 was terminated by the treaty of 1814, 

 which contained no provision upon the subject of commercial rela- 

 tions (Ibid., p. 25). 



1815. The treaty of 1815 recited the desire of Great Britain and 

 the United States (Ibid., p. 29)- 



" 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," 



But the reciprocity was confined to 



" the territories of the United States of America and all the terri- 

 tories of His Britannic Majesty in Europe," 



And it was expressly provided that 



" The intercourse between the United States and His Britannic 

 Majesty's possessions in the West Indies and on the continent of 

 North America shall not be affected by any of the provisions of this 

 article, but each party shall remain in the complete possession of its 

 rights with respect to such an intercourse." 



The treaty was to expire at the end of four years. It was extended 



by the treaties of 1818 and of 1827. 



150 In 1817, the United States adopted a statute (1st March, 

 c. 31) which provided (British Case, App., p. 783) 



" That after the thirtieth day of September next no goods, wares, 

 or merchandise, shall be imported into the United States from any 

 foreign port or place, except in vessels of the United States, or in 

 such foreign vessels as truly and wholly belong to the citizens or 

 subjects of that country of which the goods are the growth, produc- 

 tion, or manufacture; or from which such goods, wares, or mer- 

 chandise, can only be, or most usually are, first shipped for trans- 



