Authorising the importation of unmanufactured articles from the United States, and allowing the same privileges on merchandise exported into the United States, as upon those exported to the foreign dominions of Great Britain. Count de Vergennes' Proposed New Articles, 146 Interpreting the 2d and 3d Articles of the treaty of commerce of 1778, so as to place the two powers mutually on the footing of the most favored nation. To Mr Grand. Paris, May 22d, 1783, 147 Regret that they cannot relieve his difficulties. Robert R. Livingston to the Commissioners. Philadelphia, May 28th, 1783, 148 Violation of the Articles of the Provisional Treaty, by the British General sending off slaves.--Complains of want of information from the Commissioners. Robert R. Livingston to the Commissioners. Philadelphia, May 31st, 1783, 149 Propositions from Holland.--Congress will be averse to engagements that may involve them in European quarrels.--Dissatisfaction with the 5th and 6th Preliminary Articles. John Adams's Proposed Agreement. June, 1783, 151 John Jay's Proposed Agreement. June, 1783, 153 David Hartley's Proposed Agreement. June, 1783, 154 Report of a Committee of Congress, 155 On the proposition of Holland, that America should accede to the treaty of the armed neutrality and conclude a similar treaty with the other belligerents.--Congress came to the resolution, to instruct the Commissioners not to enter into any engagement, which should bind the contracting parties to support it by arms. David Hartley to the Commissioners. Paris, June 14th, 1783, 158 The British Court desires a sincere reconciliation of the two countries.--It is not an exact literal reciprocity that is desirable, but a substantial reciprocity.--The old British policy cannot easily be abandoned at once.--A temporary convention between the two powers would tend to remove the difficulties in the way of an entire reconciliation and reciprocity. David Hartley's Memorial to the Commissioners, 165 On the proposed reciprocity of intercourse between Great Britain and America.--Circumstances which must prevent a permanent connexion between America and France; Spain; the Italian powers; the Northern powers; Holland.--Great Britain and America must be connected in friendly or hostile relations.