Treaty With The Dutch Republic
Preliminary articles were signed 2 September 1783 at Paris.
- Declaration of peace, and forgetfulness of past problems
- Respect for each other's flags at sea to be resumed
- Exchange of prisoners and hostages to take place as soon as possible, without waiting for ratification; also ships (naval and merchant) captured after hostilities at sea officially cease are to be returned
- In India, the States General of the Republic surrender the town of Negapatnam to the British crown, but may exchange it for some equivalent property if they have such available
- British crown returns Trinquemale (Trincomalee) to the States General, with all other Dutch towns, forts, harbours and settlements conquered by the British forces (including East India Company forces) during the war
- The States General promise not to obstruct the navigation of British subjects in the Eastern Seas
- Commissioners shall be appointed to discuss navigation rights on the African coast, and the subject of Cape Apollonia, which have been the source of disputes between the English African Company and the Dutch West India Company
- All territories conquered by either side since the war began, and not mentioned above, are to be returned to their pre-war owners
- to 11. Technical details
Signed at Paris, 20 May 1784, by Daniel Hailes; Lestevenon van Berkenroode and Gerard Brantsen.
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