thirty-first degree of north latitude :-South, by a line to be drawn due eaft from the determination of the line last-mentioned, in the latitude of thirty-one degrees north of the equator, to the middle of the river Apalachicola or Catahouche; thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint river; thence ftrait to the head of St. Mary's river, and thence down along the middle of St. Mary's river to the Atlantic ocean:-Eaft, by a line to be drawn along the middle. of the river St. Croix, from its mouth in the bay of Fundy to its fource; and from its fource directly north to the aforefaid Highlands, which divide the rivers that fall into the Atlantic ocean from thofe which fall into the river St. Lawrence: comprehending all iflands within twenty leagues of any part of the fhores of the United States, and lying between lines to be drawn due eaft from the points where the aforefaid boundaries between Nova Scotia on the one part, and Eaft Florida on the other, shall respectively touch the bay of Fundy, and the Atlantic ocean; excepting such islands as now are, or heretofore have been, within the limits of the faid province of Nova Scotia. III. It is agreed, that the people of the United States fhall continue to enjoy unmolefted the right to take fish of every kind on the Grand Bank and on all the other banks of Newfoundland: alfo in the gulph of St. Lawrence, and at all other places in the fea, where the inhabitants of both countries ufed at any time heretofore to fifh. And also that the inhabitants of the United States fhall have liberty to take fish of every kind on fuch part of the coaft of Newfoundland, as British fishermen fhall use (but not to dry or cure the fame on that island) and alfo on the coasts, bays, and creeks of all other of his Britannic Majefty's dominions in America; and that the American fishermen shall have liberty to dry and cure fish in any of the unfettled bays, harbours, and creeks of Nova Scotia, Magdalen islands, and Labrador, fo long as the fame fhall remain unfettled; but fo foon as the fame, or either of them, fhall be fettled, it shall not be lawful for the faid fishermen to dry or cure fish at fuch fettlement, without a previous agreement for that purpose with the inhabitants, proprietors, or poffeffors of the ground. IV. It is agreed, that creditors on either fide fhall meet with no lawful impediment to the recovery of the full value in fterling money of all bonâ fide debts heretofore contracted. V. It is agreed, that the Congress fhall earnestly recommend it to the legislatures of the respective states, to provide for the reftitution of all eftates, rights, and properties which have been confifcated, belonging to real British fubjects: and alfo of the eftates, rights, and properties of perfons refident in diftricts in the poffeffion of his Majefty's arms, and who have not borne arms against the said United States: and that perfons of any other defcription fhall have free liberty to go to any part or parts of any of the Thirteen United States, and therein to remain twelve months unmolested in their endeavours to obtain the reftitution of fuch of their eftates, rights, and properties, as may have been confiscated: and that Congress shall also earnestly recommend to the several states, a re-confideration and revifion of all acts or laws regarding the premifes, fo as to render the faid laws or acts perfectly confiftent, not only with justice and equity, but with that spirit of conciliation, which, on the return of the bleffings of peace, fhould univerfally prevail. And that Congress fhall also earnestly recommend to the several states, that the eftates, rights, and properties of fuch laft-mentioned persons shall be restored to them, they refunding to any perfons who may be now in poffeffion the bona fide price (where any has been given) which fuch perfons may have paid on purchafing any of the faid lands, rights, or properties, fince the confifcation. And it is agreed, that all perfons who have any intereft in confifcated lands, either by debts, marriage fettlements, fettlements, or otherwife, fhall meet with no lawful impediment in the profecution of their juft rights.. VI. That there fhall be no future confifcations made, nor any profecutions commenced against any perfon or perfons, for or by reafon of the part which he or they may have taken in the prefent war; and that no perfon fhall on that account fuffer any future lofs or damage either in his perfon, liberty, or property; and that those who may be in confinement on fuch charges at the time of the ratification of the treaty in America, fhall be immediately set at liberty, and the profecution's fo commenced be discontinued. VII. There shall be a firm and perpetual peace between his Britannic Majefty and the faid States, and between the subjects of the one and the citizens of the other, wherefore all hoftilities, both by fea and land, fhall from henceforth ceafe: all prifoners on both fides fhall be fet at liberty; and his Britannic Majefty fhall with all convenient speed, and without caufing any destruction, or carrying away any negroes, or other property of the American inhabitants, withdraw all his armies, garrifons, and fleets from the faid United States, and from every port, place, and harbour within the fame; leaving in all fortifications the American artillery that may be therein: and fhall alfo order and cause all archives, records, deeds, and papers belonging to any of the faid States, or their citizens, which in the courfe of the war may have fallen into the hands of his officers, to be forthwith restored and delivered to the proper states and perfons to whom they belong. VIII. The navigation of the river Miffiffippi, from its fource to the ocean, fhall for ever remain free and open to the fubjects of Great Britain, and the citizens of the United States. IX. In case it should fo happen that any place or territory belonging to Great Britain, or to the United States, fhould have been conquered by the arms of either, from the other, before the arrival of the faid provifional articles in America, it is agreed that the fame fhall be restored without difficulty, and without requiring any compenfation. X. The folemn ratifications of the present treaty, expedited in good and due form, fhall be exchanged between the contracting parties in the space of fix months, or fooner, if poffible, to be computed from the day of the fignature of the present treaty. In witnefs whereof, we, the underfigned, their minifters plenipotentiary, have in their name, and in virtue of our full powers, figned with our hands the prefent definitive treaty, and caufed the feals of our arms to be affixed thereto. Done at Paris, this third day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand feyen hundred and eighty-three. (L. S.) D. Harily. (L. S.) John Adams. His Britannic Majefty's Full Power. R. GEORGE the Third, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Defender of the faith, Duke of Brunfwic and Lunenburg, Arch-treafurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, &c.; to all to whom thefe prefents fhall come, greeting. Whereas for the perfecting and establishing the peace, friendship, and good understanding, fo happily commenced by the provifional articles, figned at Paris the thirtieth day of November laft, by the commiffioners of us and our good friends the United States of America, viz. New Hampshire, Maffachufets Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the three lower counties on Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia, in North America; and for opening, promoting, and rendering perpetual, the mutual intercourfe of trade and commerce between our kingdoms and the dominions of the faid United States, we have thought proper to inveft fome fit perfon with full powers, on our part, to meet and confer with the minifters of the faid United States, now refiding at Paris, duly authorized for the accomplishing of such laudable and falutary purposes; Now know ye, that we, repofing fpecial truft and confidence in the wisdom, loyalty, diligence, and circumfpection of our trufty and wellbeloved David Hartley, Efquire (on whom we have therefore conferred the rank of our minister plenipotentiary) have nominated, conftituted, and appointed, and by these prefents do nominate, constitute, and appoint him our true, certain, and undoubted commiffioner, procurator, and plenipotentiary; giving and granting to him all and all manner of faculty, power, and authority, together with general as well as fpecial order (fo as the general do not derogate from the fpecial, nor on the contrary) for us, and in our name, to meet, confer, treat, and conclude with the minifter or minifters furnished with fufficient powers on the part of our faid good friends the United States of America, of and concerning all fuch matters and things as may be requifite and neceffary for accomplishing and completing the feveral ends and purposes herein-before mentioned; and alfo for us, and in our name, to sign such treaty or treaties, convention or conventions, or other inftruments whatsoever, as may be agreed upon in the premises, and mutually to deliver and receive the fame in exchange; and to do and perform all fuch other acts, matters, and things, as may be any-ways proper and conducive to the purposes above mentioned, in as full and ample form and manner, and with the like validity and effect, as we ourself, if we were present, could do and perform the fame : engaging and promifing, on our Royal word, that we will accept, ratify, and confirm, in the moft effectual manner, all fuch acts, matters, and things, as fhall be fo tranfacted and concluded by our aforefaid commiffioner, procurator, and plenipotentiary; and that we will never fuffer any person to violate the fame, in the whole |