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 [34 CONVENTION WITH FRANCE. 1800. ‘ h a be or b what name soever called, than those which the nation Dunes to be I €)'m Y t Y, _ paid no more most favored are, or shall be obliged to pay; and they shall enjoy all fj' ;h°,g;"'°’ the rights, liberties, privileges, immunities and exemptions in trade, 5,,,,,4%,.,,,,,.;,,; navigation and commerce, whether in passing from one port in the said nation. states to another, or in going to .and from the same from and to any part of the world, which the said nations do or shall enjoy. And the citizens of the United States shall reciprocally enjoy in the territories of the French Republic in Europe, the same privileges and immunities, as well for their property and persons, as for what concerns trade, navigation and commerce. C,,,,,,,,,, 0,- Am-. XII. It shall be lawful for the citizens of either country to sail France and of with their ships and merchandize (contraband goods always excepted) '*:*j.g·r?·:g be from any port whatever to any port of the enemy of the other, and to ami, f,.!,,, ,,,,6. sail and trade with their ships and merchandise, with perfect security mier to other and liberty, from the countries, ports and places of those who are ene· Egmfl  mics of both, or of either party, without any opposition or disturbance j,j.,,,k,,jed_ whatsoever, and to pass not only directly from the places and ports of the enemy aforementioned, to neutral ports and places, but also from one place belonging to an enemy to another place belontring to an enemy, whether they be under the, jurisdiction of the sam; power, or under the several; unless such ports or places shall be actually blockaded, besieged or invested. Notice of And whereas it frequently happens, that vessels sail for a port or place \>!¤¤k¤¢l¢ w M belon in to an enem, without knowin that the same is either besie ed V b { c 2 S _ Y _ _ S _ S t g‘ °" ° °' blockaded or invested, it is a reed that ever vessel, so circumstanced “l)m°°.iv“— may be turned away from sugh port or pl ccy but she hall n t b d i BBB} GD VBS- . il S O C €·· 2S5Sés?:::; tamed, nor anylpart of her cargo, if not cbntraband, be confiscated, h s_ un ess, alter notice of such blockade or investment she shall again atm or pm tempt to enter; but she shall be permitted to go lo any other port or place she shall think proper. Nor shall any vessel of either, that may have entered into such port or place before the same was actually hesieged, blockaded, or invested by the other, be restrained from quitting such place with her cargo, nor if found therein after the reduction and zurrender of such place, shall such vessel or her cargo be liable to conscation, but they shall be restored to the owners thereof com,-,,t,,mj_ Aer. XIII. In order to regulate what shall be deemed contrabafnd of war, there shall be comprised under that denomination, un-powder, g. saltpetre, petards, match, ball, bombs, grenades, carcasses, prkes, halberts, swords, belts, pistols, holsters, cavalry saddles and furniture, cannon, mortars, their carriages and beds, and generally all kinds of arms, ammunition o war, and instruments lit for the use of troops· all the Yami, laden above articles, whenever they are destined to the port of an eaémy, are wgglégcmygbnnd hereby declared to be contraband, and just objects of confiscation; but fum; 0,- ,,,8 the vessel in which they are laden, and the residue of the cargo, shall 9,,;% 5,,: nghbs be clonstdlergld frpel, and not ip any manner infected by the prohibited in ec q y ¤ goo s, w e er e onging to the same or a different owner prohibited ’ ' goods. 9,,,,, Shgp, Am. XIV. It is hereby stipulated that free ships shall give a freern:)lge'fmet dom to goods, and that every-thing shall be deemed to be free and ex- 5_ab,j;d:";,f°“‘ empt which shall he found on board the ships belonging to the citizens ,;,,,,,,9, t,,j,,,,g_ of either of the contracting parties, although the whole lading, or any mg to an ans- part thereof; should appertarn to the enemies of either, contraband goods lyémom not Ieing always excepted. It rs also agreed, in like manner, that the same ,,,m,,,,-y ,9 he liberty be extended to persons who are on board a free ship, with this papggptsdrnfree effect, that although they be enemies to either party, they are to be