Veffels of

war & pri

vateers

tion, after which term none fhall be prefumed, to be ignorant of it, which merchandizes fhall not in any manner be fubject to confifcation, but shall be faithfully and fpecifically delivered to the owner's, who fhall claim or cause them to be claimed before confifcation and fale, as also their proceeds, if the claim be made within eight months, and could not be made fooner after the fale, which is to be public: provided nevertheless, that if the faid merchandizes be contraband, it shall not be any wife lawful to carry them afterwards to a port belonging to the enemy.

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ARTICLE XV.

And that more effectual care may be taken for the fecurity of the two contracting parties, fhall do no that they fuffer no prejudice by the men of injury to cither party, war of the other party or by privateers, all if they do, captains and commanders of thips of his Swenifhed and difh Majefty and of the United States, and make repa- all their fubjects, fhall be forbidden to do any

to be pu

ration.

Every per

out a privateer, fhall before

injury or damage to thofe of the other party, and if they act to the contrary, having been' found guilty on examination by their proper judges, they fhall be bound to make fatisfaction for all damages and the intereft thereof, and to make them good under pain and obligation of their perfons and goods.

ARTICLE XVI.

For this caufe, every individual who is defon fitting firous of fitting out a privateer, fhall before he receives letters patent, or special commifhe receives fion, be obliged to give bond with fufficient fureties, before a competent judge, for a fufficient fum, to anfwer all damages and wrongs anfwer all which the owner of the privateer, his officers

commif

fion. give bond to

damages.

même fix mois après la déclaration, après lequel terme, l'on ne fera pas cenfé d'avoir pû l'ignorer; les quelles marchandises ne feront en aucune manière fujettes à confifcation, mais feront rendues en nature fidélement aux propriétaires qui les réclameront ou feront réclamer avant la confifcation et vente; comme auffi leur provenu, fi la réclamation ne pouvoit fe faire que dans l'intervalle de huit mois après la vente, laquelle doit être publique; bien entendu néanmoins, que fi les dites marchandifes font de contrebande, il ne fera nullement permis de les transporter enfuite à aucun port appartenant aux ennemis.

ARTICLE XV.

Et a fin de pourvoir plus efficacement à la fureté des deux parties contractantes, pour qu'il ne leur foit fait aucun préjudice par les vaiffeaux de guerre de l'autre partie ou par des armateurs particuliers, il fera fait défense à tous les capitaines et commandants de vaiffeaux de sa Majesté Suedoise et des Etats Unis, et tous leurs fujets, de faire aucun dommage ou infulte à ceux de l'autre partie; et au cas qu'ils y contreviennent, ayant été trouvés coupables, après l'examen fait par leurs propres juges, ils feront tenus de donner fatisfaction de tout dommage et interêt; et de les bonifier fous peine et obligation de leurs perfonnes et biens.

ARTICLE XVI.

Pour cette cause chaque particulier, voulant armer en courfe fera obligé, avant que de recevoir les patentes ou fes commiffions fpéciales, de donner par devant un juge compétent, caution de perfonnes folvables, chacun folidairement pour une fomme fuffisante, afin de repondre de tous les dommages et torts que

Re-captur

ed vefiels

in certain

cafes to be

reftored.

or others in his employ may commit during the cruise, contrary to the tenor of this treaty, and contrary to the edicts published by either party, whether by the King of Sweden or by the United States, in virtue of this fame treaty, and alfo under the penalty of having the faid letters patent and special commiffion revoked and made void.

ARTICLE XVII.

One of the contracting parties being at war and the other remaining neuter, if it fhould happen that a merchant: fhip of the neutral power be taken by the enemy of the other party, and be afterwards retaken by a fhip of war or privateer of the power at war, alfo fhips and merchandizes of what nature foever they may be, when recovered from a pirate or fea rover, fhall be brought into a port of one of the two powers, and fhall be committed to the cuftody of the officers of the faid port, that they may be restored entire to the true proprietor as foon as he fhall have produced full proof of the property. Merchants, masters and owners of fhips, feamen, people of all forts, fhips and veffels, and in general, all merchanVeffels not dizes and effects of one of the allies or their to be de- fubjects, fhall not be fubject to any embargo, nor detained in any of the countries, territories, iflands, cities, towns, ports, rivers or domains whatever, of the other ally, on account of any military expedition, or any public or private purpose whatever, by feizure, by force, or by any fuch manner; much lefs fhall it be lawful for the fubjects of one of the parties to feize or take any thing by force, from the fubjects of the other party, without the confent of the owner. This however is not to be understood to comprehend feizures, deten

tained.

l'armateur, fes officiers, ou autres étant á fon fervice, pourroient faire en leurs courfes, contre la teneur du préfent traité et contre les édits faits de part et d'autre en vertu du même traité par le Roi de Suede et par les Etats Unis, même fous peine de révocation et caffation des dites patentes et commiffions fpe

ciales.

ARTICLE XVII.

Une des parties contractantes étant en guerre, et l'autre reftant neutre, s'il arrivoit qu' un navire marchand de la puiffance neutre fût pris par l'ennemi de l'autre partie, et repris enfuite par un vaiffeau ou par un armateur de la puiffance en guerre; de même que les havires et marchandifes de quelle nature qu'elles puiffent être lors qu'elles auront été enlevées des mains de quelque pirate ou ecumeur de mer, elles feront emmenées dans quelque port de l'un des deux Etats, et feront remifes à la garde des officiers du dit port, afin d'être rendûes en entier à leur veritable propriétaire, auffitôt qu'il aura produit des preuves fuffifantes de la propriété. Les marchands, patrons et propriétaries des navires, matelots, gens de toute forte, vaiffeaux et bâtimens et en général aucunes marchandifes ni aucuns effets de chacun des alliés ou de leurs fujets, ne pourront être affujetis à aucun embargo, ni retenus dans aucun des pays, territoires, ifles, villes places, ports, rivages ou domaines quelconques de l'autre allie, pour quelque expedition militaire, ufage public ou particulier de qui que ce foit, par faifie, par force ou de quelque manière femblable. D'autant moins fera-t-il permis aux fujets de chacune des parties de prendre, ou enlever par force, quelque chofe aux fujets de l'autre partie, fans le confente

Regulations in

cafe both

nations fhould be

at war with

a common nemy.

tions and arrefts, made by order and by the authority of justice, and according to the ordinary courfe for debts or faults of the fubject, for which procefs fhall be had in the way of right according to the forms of justice.

ARTICLE XVIII.

If it fhould happen that the two contracting parties fhould be engaged in a war at the fame time with a common enemy, the following points shall be observed on both fides.

ft. If the fhips of one of the two nations, re-taken by the privateers of the other, have not been in the power of the enemy more than twenty-four hours, they fhall be restored to the original owner, on payment of one-third of the value of the fhip and cargo. If, on the contrary, the veffel retaken has been more than twenty-four hours in the power of the enemy, it fhall belong wholly to him who has

retaken it.

2d. In case, during the interval of twentyfour hours, a veffel be retaken by a man of war of either of the two parties, it fhall be restored to the original owner, on payment of a thirtieth part of the value of the veffel and cargo, and a tenth part of it has been retaken after the twenty-four hours, which fums fhall be diftributed as a gratification among the crew of the men of war that fhall have made the recapture.

3d. The prizes made in manner abovementioned, fhall be restored to the owners, after proof made of the property, upon giving fecurity for the part coming to him who has recovered the veffel from the hands of the enemy.