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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Extract of a convention between the Kings of Spain and Great Britain, signed in Madrid on May 25 and ratified July 5, agreeing to prevent neutral nations from protecting French commerce, seize military stores, grain, and provisions bound for France, and plan a future reciprocal trade treaty.
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From the (Phila.) General Advertiser.
The Law of Nations expounded for the use of the UNITED STATES and other Neutral Nations, by the Courts of LONDON and MADRID.
The following is handed to us as a genuine copy of part of a treaty agreed to by the powers therein named. We cannot, however, believe that it is their intention to do more than seize and sell at their own prices produce going to France from this country.
Extract of a Convention agreed to between the Kings of Spain and Great-Britain, signed at Madrid on the 25th of May, and ratified the 5th July.
ART. V. Their Majesties agree, as the present war must interest all civilized nations, to unite all their efforts in order to prevent those powers who may not take an active part in said war from giving, on account of their neutrality, any protection directly or indirectly, either upon the high seas or in the ports of France, to French Commerce, or any thing that may belong to the subjects of that Power.
All military and naval stores, all wheat, and other grain, salt provisions and other, bound to France, shall be seized and condemned for the benefit of the captors, and their Majesties engage to take all other measures in their power to injure the commerce of France and bring them by these means to just conditions of peace.
The above named powers engage to frame a reciprocal treaty of commerce as soon as circumstances shall permit.
El Duque de LA Alcudia.
ST.HELLENS.
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Madrid
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Signed On The 25th Of May, And Ratified The 5th July
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seizure and condemnation of military and naval stores, wheat, grain, salt provisions bound to france for captors' benefit; commitment to injure french commerce and future reciprocal trade treaty.
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Convention between Kings of Spain and Great-Britain to prevent neutral powers from protecting French commerce on high seas or in French ports; seize specified goods bound to France; unite efforts to end war by harming French commerce.