France.
Art. 6. France relinquishes all claims to the Islands of Bermudas, or any part of North America, 8
Art. 7. Conquests which shall belong to France, 8
Art. 8. Neither party to conclude a treaty without the consent of the other, 8
Art. 9. No claim of compensation after the war, 8
Art. 10. Agreement to admit other powers to the alliance, 10
Art. 11. Mutual guaranty, 10
Art. 12. Guaranty, when to commence, 10
Art. 13. Ratification, 10
Note of the treaties and conventions between the United States and France, 6
Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States of America and His Most Christian Majesty. February 6, 1778,[1] 12
Article 1. Peace and friendship between the nations, 14
Art. 2. Neither party to grant favours to other nations which shall not become common to the other party, 14
Art. 3. Subjects of the King of France entitled to the same privileges in the United States as the most favoured nations, 14
Art. 4. Citizens of United States to be entitled to the same privileges in the dominions of France as the most favoured nations, 14
Art. 5. Particular exception, 14
Art. 6. France to protect vessels of the citizens of the United States in her jurisdiction; to restore them when captured, and to convoy them in certain cases, 16
Art. 7. The United States to do the same, 16
Art. 8. The King of France to aid the United States to make treaties with the Barbary powers, 16
Art. 9. Subjects of either party not to fish in
the dominions of the other, 16
Art. 10. Citizens of the United States not to disturb the subjects of France in their right of fishing on the Banks of Newfoundland, 18
Art. 11. Citizens of the United States exempted from droit d'aubaine, and may dispose of their estates. Subjects of France have similar privileges, Two articles originally agreed to, rescinded, 18
Art. 12. Ships suspected shall exhibit pass- ports and certificates, 20
Art. 13. Proceedings in case of contraband goods, 20
Art. 14. Goods found in an enemy's ship may be confiscated, unless put on board before the declaration of war, or within two months after, 20
Art. 15. Ships of war and privateers to do no injury to either party. Punishment for so doing, and reparation to be made, 22
Art. 16. All merchandize rescued out of the hands of pirates to be restored, 22
Art. 17. Prizes may be carried into the ports of either party. No shelter to be given to the captors of prizes taken from either party, 22
Art. 18. In case of shipwreck, relief to be given, 22
Art. 19. Vessels in distress, forced into ports of either party, to be protected and permitted to depart, 22
Art. 20. In case of war six months to be allowed to the citizens or subjects to remove with their effects, 24
Art. 21. Citizens or subjects of neither party to take commissions or letters of marque from any foreign power or state with whom the other party is at war, nor act as privateers, 24
Art. 22. Foreign privateers not to be allowed to be fitted out or to sell their prizes in the ports of the other party, 24
Art. 23. Liberty for either party to trade with a nation at war with the other party. Free ships make free goods, excepting contraband articles, 26
Art. 24. What goods shall be deemed contraband, 26
Art. 25. Ships or vessels to be furnished with sea-letters or passports and certificates, 26
Art. 26. Vessels coming on the coast, or entering the ports of either party, how to be treated, 18
Art. 27. How vessels are to be treated if met by ships of war or privateers, 28
Art. 28. No search after goods are put on board of vessels, except in case of fraud, 28
Art. 29. Consuls to be allowed in the ports of either party, 28
Art. 30. Free ports, 28
Art. 31. Ratification, 30
Convention between his Most Christian Majesty and the United States of America. November 14, 1788,<r2? 106
Article 1. Consuls to present commissions and to be entitled to an exequatur, 106
Art. 2. Privileges of Consuls, 106
Art. 3. Consuls may appoint agents, 108
Art. 4. Consuls may establish a Chancery, 108
Art. 5. Power and duty of Consuls, 108
Art. 6. Consuls to receive declarations, &c., from captains, of losses at sea, 110
Art. 7. Power of Consuls in case of ship. wreck, 110
Art. 8. Power of Consuls respecting vessels of their own nation, 112
Art. 9. Power of Consuls in regard to deserters, and mode of proceeding, 112
Art. 10. Citizens amenable for crimes to the judgment of the country, 112
Art. 11. How to proceed when offenders withdraw on board their vessels, 112
Art. 12. Disputes between citizens in a foreign country to be settled by Consuls, 114
Art. 13. Tribunals to decide commercial affairs, 114
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- r2 Annulled by Act of July 7, 1798, vol. i., 578.
