blished. voy extraordinary to his Majefty; who have agreed on and concluded the following articles. ARTICLE I. There fhall be a firm, inviolable and uniPeace efta- verfal peace, and a true and fincere friendship between his Britannic Majefty, his heirs and fucceffors, and the United States of America; and between their refpective countries, territories, cities, towns and people of every degree, without exception of perfons or places. ARTICLE II. His Majefty to withdraw troops from U. States. His Majefty will withdraw all his troops and garrifons from all pofts and places within the boundary lines affigned by the treaty of peace to the United States. This evacuation hall take place on or before the first day of June, one thoufand feven hundred and ninetyfix, and all the proper measures fhall in the interval be taken by concert between the go. vernment of the United States, and his Majefty's Governor-General in America, for fettling the previous arrangements which may be neceffary refpecting the delivery of the faid pofts: The United States in the mean time at their difcretion, extending their fettlements to any part within the faid boundary line, except within the precincts or jurisdiction of any of the faid pofts. All fettlers and traPrivileges ders, within the precincts or jurifdiction of fettlers and the faid pofts, fhall continue to enjoy, unmolefted, all their property of every kind, and fhall be protected therein. They shall be at full liberty to remain there, or to remove with all or any part of their effects; and it fhall alfo be free to them to fell their lands, houfes, or effects, or to retain the property thereof, at their difcretion; fuch of them as fhall continue to refide within the faid boundary lines, allowed to traders. fhall not be compelled to become citizens of the United States, or to take any oath of allegiance to the government thereof; but they fhall be at full liberty fo to do if they think proper, and they fhall make and declare their election within one year after the evacuation aforefaid. And all perfons who fhall continue there after the expiration of the faid year, without having declared their intention of remaining subjects of his Britannic Majefty, shall be confidered as having elected to become citizens of the United States. ARTICLE III. Commer course re on the con America. It is agreed that it fhall at all times be free to his Majesty's subjects, and to the citizens of the United States, and alfo to the Indians cial interdwelling on either fide of the faid boundary gulated beline, freely to pass and repass by land or in- tween the land navigation, into the refpective territories two parties and countries of the two parties, on the con- tinent of tinent of America (the country within the limits of the Hudfon'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 understood, that this article does not extend to the admiffion of veffels of the United States into the fea-ports, harbours, bays, or creeks of his Majesty's faid territories; nor into fuch parts of the rivers in his Majefty's faid territories as are between the mouth thereof, and the highest port of entry from the fea, except in fmall veffels trading bona fide between Montreal and Quebec, under fuch regulations as fhall be eftablifhed to prevent the poffibility of any frauds in this refpect. Nor to the admiffion of British veffels from the fea into the rivers of the United States, beyond the highest VOL. II. N 3 Commer cial intercourfe between the two parties on ports of entry for foreign veffels from the fea The river Missisippi fhall, however, according regulated to the treaty of peace, be entirely open to both parties; and it is further agreed, that all the ports and places on its eaftern fide, to whichfoever of the parties belonging, may freely be reforted to and ufed by both parties, in as ample a manner as any of the Atlantic ports or places of the United States, or any of the ports or places of his Majefty in Great-Britain. ment of America. All goods and merchandize whose importa tion into his Majefty's faid territories in Ame rica, fhall not be entirely prohibited, may freely, for the purposes of commerce, be carried into the fame in the manner aforefaid, by the citizens of the United States, and fuch goods and merchandize shall be subject to no higher or other duties, than would be payable by his Majesty's fubjects on the importation of the fame from Europe into the faid territories. And in like manner, all goods and merchandize whofe importation into the United States fhall not be wholly prohibited, may freely, for the purpose of commerce, be carried into the fame, in the manner aforefaid, by his Majesty's fubjects, and fuch goods and merchandize fhall be fubject to no higher or other duties, than would be payable by the citizens of the United States on the importation of the fame in American veffels into the Atlantic ports of the faid ftates. And all goods not prohibited to be exported from the faid territories refpectively, may in like manner be carried out of the fame by the two parties refpectively, paying duty as aforefaid. No duty of entry fhall ever be levied by either party on peltries brought by land, or inland navigation into the said territories re cial inter between fpectively, nor fhall the Indians paffing or re- Commerpaffing with their own proper goods and ef- courfe fects of whatever nature, pay for the fame any regulaled impoft or duty whatever. But goods in the two bales, or other large packages, unufual among parties on Indians, fhall not be confidered as goods be- neat of longing bona fide to Indians. No higher or other tolls or rates of ferriage than what are or fhall be payable by natives, fhall be demanded on either fide; and no duties shall be payable on any goods which shall merely be carried over any of the portages or carrying-places on either fide, for the purpose of being immediately re-imbarked and carried to fome other place or places. But as by this ftipulation it is only meant to fecure to each party a free paffage across the portages on both fides; it is agreed, that this exemption from duty fhall extend only to fuch goods as are carried in the ufual and direct road across the portage, and are not attempted to be in any manner fold or exchanged during their paffage across the fame, and proper regulations may be established to prevent the poffibility of any frauds in this respect, As this article is intended to render in a great degree the local advantages of each party common to both, and thereby to promote a difpofition favorable to friendship and good neighbourhood, it is agreed, that the refpective governments will mutually promote this amicable intercourfe, by caufing fpeedy and impartial justice to be done, and neceffary pro tection to be extended to all who may be cons cerned therein. ARTICLE IV. Whereas it is uncertain whether the river Miffifippi extends fo far to the northward, as the conti America. Survey of to be interfected by a line to be drawn due the Miffi- weft from the Lake of the Woods, in the mansippi to be ner mentioned in the treaty of peace between made. his Majefty and the United States; it is agreed, that measures fhall be taken' in concert between his Majefty's government in America and the government of the United States, for making a joint furvey of the faid river from one degree of latitude below the falls of St. Anthony, to the principal fource or fources of the faid river, and alfo of the parts adjacent thereto; and that if on the refult of fuch furvey, it fhould appear that the faid river, would not be interfected by fuch a line as is above. mentioned, the two parties will thereupon proceed by amicable negociation, to regulate the boundary line in that quarter, as well as all other points to be adjufted between the faid parties, according to juftice and mutual conve nience, and in conformity to the intent of the faid treaty. Commif is the river ARTICLE V. Whereas doubts have arifen what river was truly intended under the name of the river St. Croix, mentioned in the faid treaty of peace, and forming a part of the boundary therein defcribed; that queftion fhall be referred to the final decifion of commiffioners to be ap pointed in the following manner, viz. One commiffioner fhall be named by his fioners to Majefty, and one by the Prefident of the Uni be appointed to decide ted States, by and with the advice and confent what river of the Senate thereof, and the faid two com St. Croix miffioners fhall agree on the choice of a third; intendedby or if they cannot fo agree, they fhall each proof peace to pofe one person, and of the two names fo proboundary pofed, one shall be drawn by lot in the preof the U. s. fence of the two original commiffioners. And the treaty be the |