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 50 CONVENTION WITH 'l HE NETHERLANDS. 1782. in good and due form, on one side and on the other, in the space of six months, or sooner if possible, to be computed from the day of the signature. In faith of which, We the Deputies and Plenipotentiaries of the·Lords the States General of the United Netherlands, and the Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, in virtue of our respective authorities and full powers, have signed the present treaty, and apposed thereto' the seals of our arms. Done at the Hague the eight of October, one thousand seven hundred ‘ ht -t. mg y w° (L. S.) JOHN ADAMS. C 0 N V E N_T I O N Between the Lords the States General of the United Netherlands, and the United States ry' America, concerning Vessells re-captured. Oct. 8, 1782. Tum Lords the States General of the United Netherlands, andthe "°""`”‘“" United States of America, being inclined to establish some uniform principles with relation to prizes made by vessells of war, and commissioned by the two contracting powers, upon their common enemies, and to vessells of the subjects of either party, captured by the enemy, and re-captured by vessells of war commissioned by either party, have agreed upon the following articles. ARTICLE I. When vessels The vessells of either of the two nations re-captured by the priva· °,€£llg°Y ******0** teers of the other, shall be restored to the first proprietor, if such ves- $,,,.,,,1, Egffgg} sells have not been four and twenty hours in the power of the enemy, shall be re- provided the owner of the vessell re-captured, pay therefor one third of ”‘°¥°d· the value of the vessell, as also of that of the cargo, the cannons and apparel, which third shall be valued by agreement, between the parties interested; or, if they cannot agree thereon among themselves they shall address themselves to the officers of the admiralty, of the place prhere the privateer who has re-taken the vessell shall have conducted er. ARTICLE II. When they Il` the vessell re-captured has been more than twenty-four hours in $}l;;ll;<;g>¤t€r*¤ the power of the enemy, she shall belong entirely to the privateer wht? ‘ p ‘ has re—taken her.