from and to any part of the world, which the faid nations do or shall enjoy.

ARTICLE V.

In the above exemption is particularly comprized the impofition of one hundred fous per ton, established in France on foreign fhips, unless when the ships of the United States fhall load with the merchandize of France, for another port of the faid dominions; in which cafe the fhips fhall pay the duty above-mentioned, fo long as other nations the most favoured shall be obliged to pay it; but it is understood, that the said United States, or any of them, are at liberty, when they shall judge it proper, to establish a duty equivalent in the fame cafe.

ARTICLE VI.

The Moft Chriftian King fhall endeavour, by all the means in his power, to protect and defend all veffels and the effects belonging to the subjects, people or inhabitants of the said United States, or any of them, being in his ports, havens or roads, or on the feas near his countries, islands, cities or towns; and to recover and restore to the right owners, their Dd 4 agents

agents or attornies, all fuch veffels and effects which shall be taken within his jurisdiction; and the ships of war of his Most Christian Majefty, or any convoy failing under his authority, fhall upon all occafions take under their protection all veffels belonging to the fubjects, people, or inhabitants of the faid United States, or any of them, and holding the fame course, or going the fame way, and shall defend fuch veffels as long as they hold the fame course, or go the fame way, against all attacks, force or violence, in the fame manner as they ought to protect and defend the veffels belonging to the fubjects of the Most Christian King.

ARTICLE VII.

In like manner the faid United States, and their fhips of war failing under their authority, shall protect and defend, conformably to the tenor of the preceding article, all the vesfels and effects belonging to the fubjects of the Most Christian King, and use all their endeayours to recover, and caufe to be reftored, the faid veffels and effects that shall have been taken within the jurifdiction of the faid United States, or any of them.

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ARTICLE VIII.

The Moft Chriftian King will employ his good offices and interpofitions with the King or Emperor of Morocco or Fez; the Regencies of Algiers, Tunis and Tripoly, or with any of them; and alfo with every other Prince, State or Power, of the coaft of Barbary in Africa, and the fubjects of the faid King, Emperor, States and Powers, and each of them, in order to provide as fully and efficaciously as poffible for the benefit, conveniency and fafety of the faid United States, and each of them, their fubjects, people and inhabitants, and their veffels and effects, against all violence, infults, attacks or depredations, on the part of the faid Princes and States of Barbary, or their fubjects,

ARTICLE IX.

The fubjects, inhabitants, merchants, commanders of ships, mafters and mariners of the States, Provinces and Dominions of each party respectively, fhall abftain and forbear to fish in all places poffeffed, or which fhall be poffeffed, by the other party; the Moft Chriftian King's fubjects shall not fish in the havens, bays, creeks, roads, coafts or places which the faid United States hold, or fhall hereafter hold; and in like manner the fubjects, people

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and inhabitants of the United States fhall not fish in the havens, bays, creeks, roads, coafts or places, which the Most Christian King poffeffes, or shall hereafter poffefs; and if any ship or vessel shall be found fishing contrary to the tenor of this treaty, the said ship or veffel with its lading, (proof being made thereof) fhall be confifcated: it is however understood, that the exclusion stipulated in the present article fhall take place only fo long and so far as the Most Christian King or the United States shall not in this refpect have granted an exemption to fome other nation.

ARTICLE X.

The United States, their citizens and inhabitants, shall never difturb the subjects of the Moft Chriftian King in the enjoyment and exercife of the right of fishing on the Banks of Newfoundland, nor in the indefinite and exclufive right which belongs to them on that part of the coaft of that Island which is defigned by the treaty of Utrecht, nor in the right relative to all and each of the Ifles which belong to his Most Christian Majesty, the whole conformable to the true fenfe of the treaties of Utrecht and Paris.

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ARTICLE XI.

The fubjects and inhabitants of the faid United States, or any of them, shall not be reputed aubains in France, and confequently shall be exempted from the droit d'aubaine, or other fimilar duty, under what name foever : they may by testament, donation, or otherwise, difpofe of their goods, moveable and immoveable, in favour of fuch perfons as to them shall feem good; and their heirs, fubjects of the United States, refiding whether in France or elsewhere, may fucceed them, ab inteftat, without being obliged to obtain letters of naturalization, and without having the effect of this conceffion contefted or impeded, under pretext of any rights or prerogatives of provinces, cities, or private perfons; and the said heirs, whether fuch by particular title, or ab inteftat, shall be exempted from the duty called droit de detraction, or other duty of the same kind; faving nevertheless the local rights or duties, as much and as long as fimilar ones are not established by the United States, or any of them. The fubjects of the Most Christian King shall enjoy on their part, in all the dominions of the faid States, an entire and perfect reciprocity,