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 CONVENTION WITH GREAT BRITAIN. 23l DECLARATION. The undersigned, his Britannick majesty’s chargé d’aH`aires in the Declaration ot United States of America, is commanded by his royal highness the ?4¤h Nov- 1815 Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of his majesty, to explain and declare, upon the exchange of the ratitications of the Convention concluded at London, on the third of July of the present year, for regulating the commerce and navigation between the two countries, that, in consequence of events which have happened in Europe subsequent to the signature of the Convention aforesaid, it has been deemed expedient, and determined, in conjunction with the allied sovereigns that St. Helena shall be the place allotted for the future residence of general Napoleon Bonaparte, under such regulations as may be neces- All vessels, sary for the perfect security of his person, and it has been resolved, for °X°°12**h<>S¤_¤l that purpose, that all ships and vessels whatever, as well British ships and vessels as others, excepting only ships belonging to the East-India cludedfroin ap company, shall be excluded from all communication with, or approach l”°¤°hi¤g the to, that Island. Bland' It has therefore become impossible to comply with so much of the Vessels of the third article of the treaty as relates to the liberty of touching for re- U- S- m¤St¤¤¤ freshment at the Island of St. Helena, and the ratiiications of the said g:?;,? SL treaty will be exchanged under the explicit declaration and understand- ` ing, that the vessels of the United States cannot be allowed to touch at, or hold any communication whatever with, the said Island, so long as the said Island shall continue to be the place of residence of the said Napoleon Bonaparte.(a) (Signed) ANTHONY ST. JNO. BAKER. Waslrington, November 24, 1815. ARBANGEMENT Between the United States and Great Britain, between Richard Avril, V fg_ Rush, Esq., acting as Secretary of the Department rg State, Proclamation and Charles Bagot, Iths Britannic Majesty’s Envoy xtraor- §,€QlQ;I{}§'gj“‘ dinary, Qc. Sga§s,April 28, Tum naval force to be maintained u n the American lakes b his ma`est ° and the government of the United Staligs, shall henceforth beicdniined td th; ggligirggw on following vessels on each side;-that is- On lake Ontario, to one vessel not exceeding one hundred tons burden, and Lake Ontario. armed with one eighteen pound cannon. On the upper lakes, to two vessels, not exceeding like burden each, and armed Upper Lakes. with like force. On the waters of lake Champlain, to one vessel not exceeding like burden, Lake Chamand armed with like force. Pl¤i¤· All other armed vessels on these lakes shall be forthwith dismantled, and no Other vessels to other vessels of war shall be there built or armed. be dismantled. If either party should hereafter be desirous of annulling this stipulatbp, and Stipulation may should give notice tothat enect to the other part, it shall cease to be bmding wwe vp ¤ix_ after the expiration of six months from the date ofy such notice. m°'“h° "°¤°°· The naval force so to be limited shall be restricted to such services as will, in N¤V¤l Y-QYC8 to no respect, interfere with the proper duties of the armed vessels of the other be '°°*'*°'°d· party. &’°' (a) In consequence of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte, the British Government notified the Minister of the United States at London, of the cessation of this restriction, on the 30th July, 1821.