And reciprocally, all merchants, captains, and commanders, belonging to the said United Netherlands, shall enjoy, in all the ports and places under the obedience of the said United States of America, the same privilege of engaging and receiving seamen or others, natives or inhabitants of any country of the domination of the said States-General: Provided, that neither on one side nor the other, they may not take into their service such of their countrymen who have already engaged in the service of the other party contracting, whether in war or trade, and whether they meet them by land or sea; at least if the captains or masters under the command of whom such persons may be found, will not of his own consent discharge them from their service, upon pain of being otherwise treated and punished as deserters. ARTICLE XXVIII. The affair of the refraction shall be regulated in all equity and justice, by the magistrates of cities respectively, where it shall be judged that there is any room to complain in this respect. ARTICLE XXIX. The present treaty shall be ratified and approved by their High Mightinesses the States-General of the United Netherlands and by the United States of America; and the acts of ratification shall be delivered in good and due form, on one side and on the other, in the space of six months, or sooner if possible, to be computed from the day of the signature. In faith of which, we the Deputies and Plenipotentiaries of the Lords the States-General of the United Netherlands, and the Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, in virtue of our respective authorities and full powers, have signed the present treaty and apposed thereto the seals of our arms. Done at the Hague the eighth of October, one thousand seven (p. 084) hundred and eighty-two. John ADAMS. [L.S.] George VAN RANDWYCK. [L.S.] B. V. D. SANTHEUVEL. [L.S.] P. V. BLEISWIJK. [L.S.] W. C. H. VAN LIJNDEN. [L.S.] D. J. VAN HEECKEREN. [L.S.] Joan VAN KUFFELER. [L.S.] F: G: VAN DEDEM, TOT DEN GELDER. [L.S.] H: TJASSENS. [L.S.] _____ _Convention between the Lords the States-General of the United Netherlands and the United States of America, concerning vessels recaptured. Concluded October 8, 1782._