Proposed Rules Concerning Arming and Equipping of Vessels by Belligerents in the Ports of the United States, Second Version, [29–30 July 1793]
[Second Version]2
2. | That all equipments of merchant vessels, purely for the accommodation of them as Such be admitted. | |||||||
3. | That all equipments, [vessels armed for merchandize and war with or without commission,]3 which are doubtful in their nature, being applicable to commerce or war be admitted, except [such] as Shall have made prize of &c as no. 1. A | |||||||
5. | That no equipments of any kind of privateers, of the powers at war with France be admitted. | |||||||
5 | That all equipments which shall be solely adapted to military objects be prohibited; except No. 1 & 2 B. | |||||||
4 | That all equipments of Vessels of War, in the service of the Government of the respective parties at war with France which are doubtful in their nature being applicable to commerce or war be admitted except such as shall have made prize of & as No. 1 That all equipments which are doubtful in their nature &c. be admitted to all the Vessels of France. | |||||||
Out of the permissions contained in the II & 3 of the above rules are to be excepted | ||||||||
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Out of the prohibition contained in the IV of the above rules are to be excepted | ||||||||
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I | The case of stranded & wrecked Vessels mentioned in XVIII article of our Treaty with France the XVI of our Treaty with the UNetherlands the IX of our Treaty with Prussia. | ||||||
II | The case of Vessels putting into the Ports of the UStates through stress of weather pursuit of pirates or enemies or any other urgent necessity or accident specified in the 19 Article of our Treaty with France in the 17 of our Treaty with the U Netherlands in the 18th of our Treaty with Prussia.6 | |||||||
These Vessels may repair or replace their military equipments so as to put them in the same condition in which they were immediately preceding the accident or necessity described in the said articles respectively. |
2. D, in the handwriting of Randolph and H, Hamilton Papers, Library of Congress. The first four paragraphs in this document are in Randolph’s handwriting.
3. The words within brackets are in the handwriting of H.
6. These articles from the Franco-American treaty of 1778, the United States treaty of 1782 with the Netherlands, and the United States treaty of 1785 with Prussia all concerned the rights of ships forced into the ports of the signatory powers by bad weather or other necessities ( , 17–18, 73–74, 168, 174).