The vessels of war and privateers of one and of the other of the two nations, shall be reciprocally, both in Europe and in the other parts of the world, admitted in the respective ports of each with their prizes, which may be unloaded and sold according to the formalities used in the State where the prize shall have been conducted, as far as may be consistent with the 22d article of the treaty of commerce: Provided, always, that the legality of prizes by the vessels of the Low Countries shall be decided conformably to the laws and regulations established in the United Netherlands; as, likewise, that of prizes made by American vessels, shall be judged according to the laws and regulations determined by the United States of America. ARTICLE VI. Moreover, it shall be free for the States-General of the United Netherlands, as well as for the United States of America, to make such regulations as they may judge necessary, relative to the conduct which their respective vessels and privateers ought to hold in relation to the vessels which they shall have taken and conducted into the ports of the two powers. In faith of which, We, the Deputies and Plenipotentiaries of the Lords the States-General of the United Netherlands, and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, have, in virtue of our respective authorities and full powers, signed these presents, and confirmed the same with the seals of our arms. Done at the Hague the eighth of October, one thousand seven 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.] No. 14. (p. 086) PLATE XIV. _1782._ Libertas Americana. [Rx]. Non sine diis animosus infans. LIBERTAS AMERICANA. [_Surrender of the British Armies at Saratoga and at Yorktown._] LIBERTAS AMERICANA. (_American liberty._) The head of a beautiful maiden, facing the left, with dishevelled hair floating in the wind, and with the rod of liberty surmounted by the Phrygian cap on her right shoulder. Exergue: 4 JUIL. (_sic_) 1776. (_4 Julii, 1776: July 4, 1776._) On edge of bust, DUPRÉ.