"grees north latitude they shall not load any species " of goods, wares or merchandise whatsoever, but " by permission of the Spanish government in Florida. "That American merchants or factors shall have free " leave to reside at New Orleans, for the purpose of "receiving such American productions as may be " brought down the said river Mississippi, and for " exporting the same from thence in American or "Spanish bottoms, under the regulations of the re"spective countries. That a duty of per cent. "ad valorem shall be paid to the crown of Spain " upon all American produce shipped from the said "city of New Orleans in American bottoms within six "months after such exportation, for which good and " sufficient bonds shall be given previous to the de"parture of any vessel on board of which such pro" duce shall be laden. That American vessels may "freely navigate up the said river Mississippi, from "the mouth to the said city of New Orleans; but shall " not carry any species of goods, wares or merchan"dise whatever contrary to the regulations of the "crown of Spain, under pain of seizure and confis"cation." A motion was made by Mr. Monroe, seconded by Mr. Grayson, to amend the amendment by striking out the words " if possible obtain," and inserting " that he enter into no treaty, compact or convention, "which shall not include;" and on the question to agree to the amendment to the amendment, the yeas and nays being required by Mr. Monroe Georgia, Mr. Houstoun, Mr. Few, No. No. So it was resolved in the affirmative. The resolution being further amended to read as fol lows: That the secretary to the United States for the department of foreign affairs be and hereby is instructed, to propose, and if possible obtain the following stipulations, viz. That the citizens of the United States shall not be interrupted in transporting the bona fide productions of the United States upon the Mississippi river, from thirty-one degrees north latitude to the city of New Orleans, where they shall be allowed to land the same, and permission be granted them to occupy storehouses and other necessary buildings for the reception thereof. That the boats or other vessels, on board of which the said productions shall have been transported to New Orleans, shall have free leave to return up the Mississippi river to any place within the territory of the United States; provided that so far as they navigate below thirty-one degrees north latitude, they shall not load any species of goods, wares or merchandise whatsoever, but by permission of the Spanish government in Florida. That American merchants or factors shall have free leave to reside at New Orleans for the purpose of receiving such American producstions as may be brought down the said river Mississippi, and for exporting the same from thence in American or Spanish bottoms under the regulations of the respective countries. That a duty not exceeding two and a half per cent. ad valorem shall be paid to the crown of Spain, upon all American produce shipped from the same city of New Orleans, in American bottoms, within six months after such exportation, for which good and sufficient bonds shall be given previous to the departure of any vessel on board of which such produce shall be laden. That American vessels may freely navigate up the said river Mississippi, from the mouth to the said city of New Orleans, but shall not carry any species of goods, wares or merchandise whatever, contrary to the regulations of the crown of Spain, under pain of seizure and confiscation. That if in the course of his negotiation with the encargado de negocios of his catholick majesty, it shall be found indispensable for the conclusion of the same, that the United States and their citizens, for a limited time, should forbear to use so much of the river Mississippi as is south of the southern boundary of the United States, the said secretary be and hereby is authorized and directed, on behalf of the United States, to consent to an article or articles stipulating on their part and that of their citizens, a forbearance of the use of the said river Mississippi for a period not exceeding twenty years, from the point where the southern boundary of the United States intersects the said river to its mouth or the ocean; provided, that such stipulation of a forbearance of the use of the said river for a limited time, as aforesaid, shall not be construed to extinguish the right of the United States, independent of such stipulation, to use and navigate the said river from its source to the ocean; provided further, that the secretary for foreign affairs shall not stipulate, on behalf of the United States, in favour of the exclusive navigation and use of the said river by his catholick majes |