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 gtg TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN. 1814. HAMET, Rats de 1VIarine. (1.. s.) MAHAMET DEGHEIS, First minister. (1.. s.) SALAH, Aga of Divan. (1.. s.) SELIM, Hamadar. (L. s.) MURAT Dulartile. (1.. s.) MUR.AT’RAIS, Admiral. (1.. s.) SOLIMAN, Kelzia. (L. S.) ABDALLA, Basa Aga. (1.. s.) MAHAMET, Scheig at Belad. (1.. s.) ALLI BEN DIALE, First Secretary. (L. s.) TREATY OF PEACE AND AMITY, Between his Britannia Majesty and the United States cy' America. (a) Decor, jg14_ Hrs Britannic Majesty and the United States of America, desirous of terminating the war which has unhappily subsisted between the two c,,,,;;,.m,,d, by countries, and of restoring, upon principles of perfect reciprocity, peace, and with the ad· friendship, and good understanding between them, have, for that pur-
 * %*2 ’g?‘jh;°“‘ pose, appointed their respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say: His

S,,,,m,F€b_j·,' Britanmc Majesty, on his part, has appointed the right honorable James 1815. Lord Gambier late admiral of the white now admiral of the red squadron 1821, 6h_ 4U_ of His Majestys fleet, Henry Goulburh Esquire, a member of the Im· 1827,ch. ac. perial Parliament, and under Secretary of State, and `William Adams, 1mi0h-52· Esquire, Doctor of Civil Laws:~—And the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, has appointed John Quincy Adams, James A. Bayard, Henry Clay, Jonathan Russell and Albert Gallatin, citizens of the United States, who, after a reciprocal communication of their respective full powers, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE THE FIRST. 1·'irm and in- There shall be a firm and universal peace between His Britannic "‘°l“bl° P°**°°· Majesty and the United States, and between their respective countries, territories, cities, towns, and people, of every degree, without exception of places or persons. All hostilities, both by sea and land, shall cease as soon as this treaty shall have been ratified by both parties, as hereinrpmgmy, gw_ after mentioned. All territory, places, and possessions whatsoever, t0_lj]¤ restored. taken by either party from the other, during the war, or which may be Wn °°°°°p“°“S* taken after the signing of this treaty, excepting only the islands hereinafter mentioned, shall be restored without delay, and without causing any destruction, or carrying away any of the artillery or other public property originally captured in the said forts or places, and which shall remain therein upon the exchange of the ratitications of this treaty, or Archives and any slaves or other private property. And all archives, records, deeds, ` which, in the course of the war, may have fallen into the hands of the officers of either Iparty, shall be, as far as maybe practicable, forthwith restored and delivered to the proper authorities and persons to whom they respectively belong. Such of the islands in the Bay of Passama- It; See notes of the treaties and conventions between the United States and Great
 * §;’;$’d*° be and papers, either of a public nature, or belonging to private persons,