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tion they were in when they were conquered by the arms of the King of 

 Spain. The same stipulations inserted in the fifth article of this treaty 

 shall take place in favor of the Spanish subjects;, with regard to the islands 

 mentioned in the present article. 



Art. 8. All the countries and territories which may have been ^ or which 

 may be conquered in any part of the world whatsoever, by the arms of 

 his Britannic Majesty, as well as by those of his Catholic Majesty, which 

 are not included in the present treaty, neither under the head of cessions, 

 nor under the head of restitutions, shall be restored without difficulty, 

 and without requiring any compensation. 



Art. 9. Immediately after the exchange of the ratifications, the two 

 high contracting parties shall name commissaries to treat concerning 

 new arrangements of commerce between the two nations, on the basis of 

 reciprocity and mutual convenience; which arrangements shall be settled 

 and concluded within the space of two years, to be computed frorn the 

 1st of January, 1784. 



Art. 10. As it is necessary to appoint a certain period for the restitu- 

 tions and evacuations to be made by each of the high contracting parties, 

 it is agreed that the King of Great Britain shall cause East Florida to be 

 evacuated three months after the ratification of the present treaty, or 

 sooner, if it can be done. The King of Great Britain shall, in like man- 

 ner, enter again into possession of the island of Providence and the Ba- 

 hamas, without exception, in the space of three months after the ratifica- 

 tion of the present treaty, or sooner, if it can be done. In consequence 

 whereof, the necessary orders shall be sent by each of the high contract- 

 ing parties, with reciprocal passports tor the ships Avhich shall carry them, 

 immediately after the ratification of the present treaty. 



Art. 11. Their Britannic and Catholic Majesties promise to observe, 

 sincerely and bona fide, all the articles contained and established in the 

 present treaty; and they wdl not suffer the same to be infringed, directly 

 or indirectly, by their respective subjects; and the said high contracting 

 parties guaranty to each other, generally and reciprocally, all the stipula- 

 tions of the present treaty. 



Art. 12. The solemn ratifications of the present treaty, prepared in 

 good and due form, shall be exchanged in this city of Versailles, between 

 the high contracting parties, in the space of one month, or sooner, if pos- 

 sible, to be computed from the day of the signature of the present treaty. 

 In witness whereof, we, the underwritten ambassadors extraordinary and 

 ministers plenipotentiary, have signed with our hands, in their names, 

 and by virtue of our respective full powers, the present definitive treaty, 

 and have caused the seals of our arms to be affixed thereto. 



Done at Versailles, the third day of September, one thousand seven 

 hundred and eighty-three. 



LE COMPTE D'ARANDA. [l. s.] 

 MANCHESTER. [l. s.] 



separate articles. 



Art. 1. Some of the titles made use of by the contracting parties, 

 whether in the full powers atid other instruments during the course of 

 the negotiation, or in the preamble of the present treaty, not being gen?- 

 erally acknowledged, it has been agreed that no prejudice should ever 



