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.]