Peru.

Art. 2. Favours granted to other nations shall become common to both nations, - 488 Art. 3. Citizens placed on the footing of the most favoured nation with regard to commerce and navigation. Coasting trade excepted,

488 Art. 4. Merchants and others to manage their own business. Citizens of neither party liable to embargo, &c. 488 Art. 5. Protection of citizens of either party, seeking refuge in the dominions of the other, 488 Art. 6. Vessels captured by pirates to be restored, 489 Art. 7. Assistance in case of wreck, 489 Art. 8. Power to dispose of personal estate and real estate by testament, &c., 489 Art. 9. Protection of persons and property. Rights of citizens to be enjoyed unless constitutionally withdrawn, 489 Art. 10. Liberty of conscience secured. Rites of burial, 490 Art. 11. Citizens of both parties to have a right to trade with the enemies of the other. Free ships to make free goods, contraband of war excepted. Proviso, 490 Art. 12. Qualification of the principle as to neutral property, 490 Art. 13. Liberty of commerce and navigation to extend to all goods except contraband. Specification of articles which shall be deemed contraband,

491 Art. 14. All kinds of merchandise except contraband, free, 491 Art. 15. Contraband goods, only, liable to confiscation. Vessels not to be detained unless the articles are so great, &c., that they cannot be removed on board the capturing vessel, Art. 16. Blockade,

491 491

Treaty with Portugal. August 26, 1840, 542

Article 1. Reciprocal liberty of commerce and navigation. Liberty of residents secured, 542 Art. 2. Vessels of either party arriving in the ports of the other, put on the footing of national vessels, 542 Art. 3. No other or higher duties to be imposed on importations, &c. All prohibitions to be general. No other or higher duties imposed on exportations to the United States than payable on exportations to other countries. This stipulation not to interfere with the special stipulation entered into with France by the United States, 542 Art. 4. Same duties on importations, &c., in vessels of either party, 544 Art. 5. Favours granted by either party to other nations, to become common, 544 Art. 6. No higher or other duties on exportations, &c., than are paid by national vessels. Bounties, &c., the same, in vessels of either party,

544

546

Art. 7. Coasting trade excepted, Art. 8. The foregoing stipulations not to be applicable to certain ports. Said ports, &c., when opened to any foreign nation, to be open to the United States, 546 Art. 9. Protection to vessels seeking refuge or asylum, in the rivers, bays, &c., or territories of the other, for stress of weather, or pursuit of pirates, 546 Art. 10. Each party to have Consuls, &c., in each other's ports. Consuls engaging in commerce. Consuls violating the laws. Consular archives to be inviolable. Disputes between Americans, &c., to be decided by the Consul. Contending parties may resort to the judicial authorities of their own country, 546 Art. 11. Consuls, &c., may require the aid

Portugal.

of civil authorities to arrest deserters. How
the demand for deserters shall be made.
Deserters, when arrested, how to be dis-
posed of,
548
Art. 12. Power to dispose of personal goods,
&c. In case of persons holding real estate
within the territories of either power, to be
allowed time to sell the same,
548
Art. 13. Favours in navigation, &c., to be-
come common,
548

Art. 14. Duration of the treaty. Citizens
personally responsible for violations of the
treaty Reprisals not to be authorized,
nor war declared, until a statement of in-
juries shall be presented. Ratifications to
be exchanged within eight months, - 550
Prussia.

A Treaty of Amity and Commerce between
his Majesty the King of Prussia and the
United States of America. July, August,
and September, 1783,
Article 1. Peace and friendship between the

two nations,

84

84
Art. 2. Subjects of Prussia entitled to the
same privileges in United States as the
most favoured nation,
84
Art. 3. Citizens of United States entitled to
the same privileges in Prussia as the most
favoured nation,
84
Art. 4. Regulations of commercial inter-
course,
86
Art. 5. Vessels not to be forced to unload
merchandise,
86
Art. 6. Goods to be examined before loaded,
and not after, unless in case of fraud, 86
Art. 7. Each party to protect the vessels and
effects of the other in their dominions,

Art. 10. Alienation of real estate. Real
estate within the dominions of one party
falling upon the subjects of the other, 166
Art. 11. Freedom of conscience, worship,
&c.,
166

Art. 12. Relative to the principle of free
ships making free goods,
Art. 13. Of contraband,

168
168

Art. 14. Documents to be carried by vessels
in time of war,
168

Art. 15. Manner of visiting vessels not under

convoy,
168
Art. 16. Of embargoes. Seizures, detentions
and arrests, to be made in due course of

90

Art. 13. No goods shall be deemed contra-
band so as to justify confiscation; but ves-
sels may be detained,

90

Art. 19. Bringing in of prizes,

172

Art. 14. Vessels to be furnished with sea-
letters or passports,

90

Art. 20. The subjects of one party shall not
take letters of marque from the enemy of
the other, &c.,

172

92

Art. 17. When recaptured vessels shall be
restored, .
Art. 18. Vessels driven by stress of weather
into port, shall be protected,
Art. 19. Vessels of war may carry prizes into
the ports of each nation, -
92

92

92

Art. 20. Citizens of either party shall not

Art. 21. Rules applicable to the prosecution
of a common war,
172
Art. 22. The ships of war of one party shall
protect the vessels of another,
174
Art. 23. Regulations for softening the effects
of war between the two parties, 174
Art. 24. Regulations relative to prisoners of
war, &c.,
174
Art. 25. Consuls, &c., allowed to reside in
the dominions of the parties,
176

Art. 26. Favours granted to others, to extend
to the parties, -
176
Art. 27. Limitation of treaty to ten years
from the exchange of ratifications, - 176
Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between
the United States of America and his Majes-
ty the King of Prussia. May 1, 1828, 378
Article 1. Reciprocal liberty of commerce be-
tween the territories of both parties, 378
Art. 2. Freedom of navigation, and perfect
reciprocity,
378
Art. 3. All articles of commerce to pay the
same duties in vessels of either nation, 378
Art. 4. Stipulations of the two preceding arti-
cles to apply to vessels of Prussia and the
United States coming from any ports, 380
Art. 5. Produce of the parties put on the most
favourable footing, -
380
Art. 6. Vessels of parties put on the same
footing as to exportations,
380

Art. 4. The same rule to prevail, whether
such vessels arrive from their own or fo-
reign ports,
446

Art. 5. Merchandise which may be imported
in national vessels, may be so in the vessels
of either party,
- 446
Art. 6. No higher duties shall be imposed
than on the same articles from other coun-
tries. All prohibitions shall be general,
446

Art. 7. The coasting trade excepted from
articles 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
448
Art. 8. Consuls, &c. Their authority and
privileges. Consuls to judge and arbitrate
in certain cases,
448
Art. 9. Consuls, &c., may require the aid of
local authorities to arrest deserters. De
serters to be sent back within four months,

448
Art. 10. Succession to personal estate, and
disposal thereof,

448
Art. 11. Favours granted to other nations
shall become common,
450
Art. 12. This treaty to extend to Poland, and
to continue in force until January 1, 1839,
450
Art. 13. Ratifications to be exchanged within
twelve months,
450
Separate Article,
- 450

Certain stipulations which relate to the com-
merce between Russia, Prussia, Sweden
and Norway, not to be connected with this
treaty,
450

for ten years,
Art. 5. Certain articles always to be excepted
from this commerce,
Art. 6. Ratifications to be exchanged in ten
months,
304
Treaty with Russia. December

304

514

Art. 7. Coasting trade excepted, -

514

304

Art. 8. No preference of importations to be
given to either party,
514

1832,
444

Art. 9. Favours granted to other nations to
become common,
516

Art. 10. Vessels of both nations to have the
same footing as vessels of the most fa-
voured nation,

516
516

Sardinia.
Art. 14. Articles of commerce allowed to pass
from Genoa through the Sardinian territo-
ries, &c. Notice of any transit duty to be
given. Importations from the United States
to be considered the produce of United
518
States,

Art. 15. Consuls to have the privileges and
exemptions of those of the most favoured
nation. Consuls engaging in commerce to
be subject to the same laws and regulations
to which individuals are subject, 518
Art. 16. Citizens or subjects of one party be-
ing appointed consuls by the other, to be
subject to the laws of the country to which
518
they belong,
Art. 17. Consuls may require the aid of the
civil authorities to arrest deserters. De-
serters must be sent back within three
months, -
520
Art. 18. Power to dispose of personal goods.
In case of real estate, alien heirs allowed
520
time to dispose of the same,
Art. 19. The treaty to continue in force for
ten years, &c.,

520

Art. 20. Ratifications to be exchanged within

ten months,

522

142
Art. 10. Vessels wrecked and foundered to be
relieved, -

Art., 8. Vessels forced into port by stress of
weather to be relieved,
142
Art. 9. Property taken from pirates to be
restored,

142

522

Siam.

Art. 11. Settlement of the estates of deceased
persons,

144

Treaty of Amity and Commerce with the
King of Siam. March 20, 1833,

454
Article 1. Perpetual peace between the two
454
nations, -
Art. 2. Citizens of the United States at liberty
to enter the ports of Siam with their car-
goes, and to sell and barter the same, 454
Art. 3. Duties payable by vessels of the
United States. No duties payable by ves-
455
sels entering to refit,
Art. 4. Duties to be diminished as diminished
455
to the most favoured nation,
Art. 5. Assistance in case of shipwreck, 455
Art. 6. Settlement of debts contracted in
455
Siam,

Art. 7. Merchants of the United States to
455
rent the king's factories, &c., -
Art. 8. Citizens of the United States taken
by pirates to be set at liberty, -
Art. 9. Merchants of the United States to
respect the laws of Siam,
Art. 10. Appointment of Consuls,
Final ratification of the treaty reserved for
the President of the United States,

Sicily.

455
455

456

Convention between the United States and his
Majesty the King of the Kingdom of the
442
Two Sicilies. October 14, 1832,

Art. 12. Vessels suspected shall exhibit pass-
144
ports and certificates,
Art. 13. In case of war, one year allowed to
merchants to remove,
144
Art. 14. No citizen of either nation shall take
a commission from a foreign power to arm
144
privateers against the other,
Art. 15. Liberty of trade in enemy's ports
secured. Free ships make free goods, ex-
146
cepting contraband,
Art. 16. What articles shall be deemed con-
146
traband, -
Art. 17. Regulations respecting passports
148
and sea-letters,

Treaty of Amity, Settlement, and Limits be-
tween the United States of America and
His Catholic Majesty. February 22, 1819.
October 29, 1820,
252

Notes of decisions of the Supreme Court in
cases arising under this treaty,
252
Article 1. Firm and inviolable peace and
friendship,

254

Art. 2. His Catholic Majesty cedes the Flo-
ridas. What things are included in the
cession,
254
Art. 3. Boundary line west of the Missis-
sippi, according to Mellish's map of Janu-
ary 1, 1818. The use of the waters of the
Sabine, Red River, and Arkansas, common
to both nations. Territorial renunciations
corresponding with the boundary line, 254
Art. 4. Commissioner and surveyor to be ap-
pointed by each party to run the boundary
line,
256
Art. 5. Free exercise of religion in the ceded
territories, &c.,
256
Art. 6. Inhabitants of the ceded territories to
be incorporated into the Union, &c., 256
Art. 7. Spanish troops to be withdrawn, and
possession given within six months after
exchange of ratifications,
- 258
Art. 8. Grants of land before 24th of January,
1818, confirmed, &c. Owners to fulfil the
conditions. Grants since January 24, 1818,
null and void, -
258
Art. 9. Reciprocal renunciation of claims.
Renunciation of claims for transactions
in the Floridas. Satisfaction by United
States for injuries to the inhabitants of
Florida,
258
Art. 10. Convention of August, 1809, an-
nulled,
260
Art. 11. United States to satisfy claims of
their citizens to the amount of five millions
of dollars. Three commissioners to be
appointed to decide upon claims. Com-
missioners to take an oath, &c. Commis-
sioners may hear and examine on oath, &c.
Spanish government to furnish documents,
&c. Records of proceedings, &c., to be
deposited in Department of State. Copies
to be furnished to the Spanish govern-
ment, if required,
262
Art. 12. Treaty of 1795 confirmed, with ex-
ceptions. Neutral flag to cover enemy's
property, where,
262

Spain.

264

Art. 13. Sailors deserting to be delivered up
262
on proof, &c.,
Art. 14. United States certify that they re-
ceive no compensation from France for
claims provided for in this treaty, - 262
Art. 15. Spanish vessels laden with Spanish
productions admitted into Florida without
higher duties than vessels of the United
States, for twelve years,
- 262
Art. 16. Treaty to be ratified and ratifica
tions exchanged,
264
Ratification by the King of Spain of the
treaty of February 22, 1819,
Grants in favour of the Duke of Alagon,
the Count of Punon Rostro, and Don Pedro
de Vargas, annulled,
266
Copy of the grants annulled by the treaty,
267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273.
Convention for the Settlement of Claims be-
tween the United States and His Catholic
Majesty. February 17, 1834, - - 460
Article 1. Agreement by Spain to indemnify
the United States. The sum of twelve
million reals vellon to be paid,
460
Art. 2. The interest to be paid in Paris,
yearly,
460
Art. 3. All claims on Spain granted prior to the
date of this convention to be cancelled, 460
Art. 4. List of claims to be delivered to the
462
Spanish minister,
Art. 5. Ratifications to be exchanged within
six months,
462
Translation of the form or model of the in-
scription of the debt assumed by Spain, 462

Sweden.

Treaty of Amity and Commerce, concluded
between His Majesty the King of Sweden
and the United States of North America.
60
April 3, 1783,

Article 1. Peace and friendship between the
two nations,
62
Art. 2. Neither party to grant favours to other
nations, that shall not become common to
either party,
62

Art. 3. Subjects of Sweden entitled to the
same privileges in the United States as the
most favoured nation,
62
Art. 4. Citizens of the United States entitled
to the same privileges in Sweden as the
most favoured nation,
62
Art. 5. Liberty of conscience secured, 62
Art. 6. Citizens and subjects may dispose of
their estates, may inherit, and may remove
their effects,
64
Art. 7. Liberty to either party to trade with
a nation at war with the other. Free ships
make free goods, except contraband, 64
Art. 8. This liberty extends to all kinds of
merchandise except contraband, 64
Art. 9. What goods shall be deemed contra-
band,
64
Art. 10. What goods shall not be deemed con-
traband,
66
Art. 11. In case of war, ships to be furnished
with sea-letters or passports,
66