treaty, or fooner, if it can be done. The King of Great Britain fhall in like manner enter again into poffeffion of the islands of Providence, and the Bahamas, without exception, in the space of three months after the ratification of the prefent treaty, or fooner, if it can be done. In confequence whereof, the neceffary orders fhall be fent by each of the high contracting parties, with reciprocal paffports for the fhips which fhall carry them, immediately after the ratification of the prefent treaty. XI. Their Britannic and Catholic Majefties promife to observe fincerely, and bonâ fide, all the articles contained and established in the prefent treaty; and they will not fuffer the fame to be infringed, directly or indirectly, by their refpective fubjects: and the faid high contracting parties guaranty to each other, generally and reciprocally, all the ftipulations of the present treaty. XII. The folemn ratifications of the prefent treaty, prepared in good and due form, fhall be exchanged in this city of Verfailles, between the high contracting parties, in the space of one month, or fooner, if poffible, to be computed from the day of the fignature of the present treaty. In witnefs whereof, we the underwritten ambassadors extraordinary, and minifters plenipotentiary, have figned with our hands, in their names, and by virtue of our refpective full powers, the prefent definitive treaty, and have caused the feals of our arms to be affixed thereto. Done at Versailles, the third day of September, one thousand feven hundred and eighty-three. Manchester. (L. S.) Le Comte d'Aranda. (L. S.). Separate Articles. I. SOME of the titles made ufe of by the con tracting tracting parties, whether in the full powers, and other inftruments, during the course of the negociation, or in the preamble of the prefent treaty, not being generally acknowledged, it has been agreed that no prejudice fhould ever refult therefrom to either of the faid contracting parties; and that the titles taken or omitted, on either fide, upon occafion of the faid negociation, and of the present treaty, shall not be cited, or quoted as a precedent. II. It has been agreed and determined, that the French language, made use of in all the copies of the present treaty, shall not form an example which may be alledged, or quoted as a precedent, or, in any manner, prejudice either of the contracting Powers; and that they fhall conform, for the future, to what has been obferved, and ought to be obferved, with regard to, and on the part of Powers, who are in the practice and poffeffion of giving and receiving copies of like treaties in a different language from the French; the fent treaty having, nevertheless, the fame force and virtue as if the aforefaid practice had been therein observed. pre In witness whereof, we the under-written ambassador extraordinary, and minifters plenipotentiary, of their Britannic and Catholic Majefties, have figned the present separate articles, and have caufed the feals of our arms to be affixed thereto. Done at Verfailles, the third of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. Le Comte d'Aranda. (L. S.) Declaration. THE new state in which commerce may perhaps be found, in all parts of the world, will demand revifions and explanations of the fubfifting treaties; but an entire abrogation of those treaties, in whatever period it it might be, would throw commerce into fuch confufion as would be of infinite prejudice to it. In fome of the treaties of this fort there are not only articles which relate merely to commerce, but many others wich enfure reciprocally, to the refpective fubjects, privileges, facilities for conducting their affairs, perfonal protections, and other advantages, which are not, and which ought not to be of a changeable nature, fuch as the regulations relating merely to the value of goods and merchandize, variable from circumstances of every kind. When therefore the state of the trade between the two nations shall be treated upon, it is requifite to be understood, that the alterations which may be made in the fubfifting treaties are to extend only to arrangements merely commercial; and that the privileges and advantages, mutual and particular, be not only preferved on each fide, but even augmented, if it can be done. In this view, his Majefty has confented to the appointment of commiffaries, on each fide, who fhall treat folely upon this object. Done at Verfailles, the third of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. Manchefter. (L. S.) Counter-Declaration. THE Catholic King, in propofing new arrange ments of commerce, has had no other defign than to remedy, by the rules of reciprocity and mutual convenience, whatever may be defective in preceding treaties of commerce. The King of Great Britain may judge from thence, that the intention of his Catholic Majefty is not in any manner to cancel all the ftipulations contained in the above-mentioned treaties; he declares, on the contrary, from henceforth, that he is difpofed to maintain all the privileges, facilities, and advantages 9 advantages expreffed in the old treaties, as far as they fhall be reciprocal, or compenfated by equivalent advanta ges. It is to attain this end, defired on each fide, that commiffaries are to be named to treat upon the state of trade between the two nations, and that a confiderable fpace of time is to be allowed for completing their work. His Catholic Majefty hopes that this object will be purfued with the fame good faith, and with the fame fpirit of conciliation, which have prefided over the difcuffion of all the other points included in the definitive treaty; and his faid Majefty is equally confident, that the respective commiffaries will employ the utmoft diligence for the completion of this important work. Done at Versailles, the third of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. (L. S.) Le Comte d'Aranda. WE, ambaffador plenipotentiary of his Imperial and Royal Apoftolic Majefty, having acted as mediator in the work of pacification, declare that the treaty of peace figned this day at Verfailles, between his Britannic Majefty and his Catholic Majefty, with the two feparate articles thereto annexed, and of which they form a part, as alfo with all the claufes, conditions, and ftipulations which are therein contained, was concluded by the mediation of his Imperial and Royal Apoftolic Majesty. In witness whereof, we have figned thefe prefents with our hand, and have caused the feal of our arms to be affixed thereto. Done at Versailles, che third of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. (L. S.) Le Comte de Mercy Argenteau. WE, minifters plenipotentiary of her Imperial Majefty of all the Ruffias, having acted as mediators in the work of pacification, declare that the treaty of peace, peace, figned this day at Versailles, between his Britannic Majefty, and his Catholic Majefty, with the two feparate articles thereto annexed, and of which they form a part, as also with all the claufes, conditions, and ftipulations which are therein contained, was concluded by the mediation of her Imperial Majefty of all the Ruffias. In witnefs whereof, we have figned these prefents with our hands, and have caufed the feals of our arms to be affixed thereto. Done at Versailles, the third of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. (L. S.) Prince Iwan Bariatinfkoy. (L. S.) A. Marcoff. His Britannic Majefty's Full Power. GEORGE the Third, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunfwick and Lunenburg, Archtreasurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, &c. to all and fingular to whom these presents Thall come, greeting. Whereas, for perfecting the peace between us and our good brother the Catholic King, which has been happily begun by the preliminary articles already figned at Versailles, on the twentieth day of January laft, and for bringing the fame to the defired conclufion, we have thought proper to inveft fome fit perfon with full authority, on our part; and whereas our right trusty and right entirely beloved coufin and counsellor, George Duke and Earl of Manchefter, Viscount Mandeville, Baron of Kimbolton, lord lieutenant and cuftos rotulorum of the county of Huntingdon, has merited our favour, by his illuftrious defcent, eminent qualities of mind, fingular experience in affairs, and approved fidelity, on whom therefore we have conferred the character of our ambaffador extraordinary and plenipotentiary at the court of our good brother |