so what
duties they shall be subject to, shall likewise extend to the
merchandise proceeding from prizes taken by American privateers, who
are charged to fulfil the formalities prescribed by the arrets and
regulations.

ARTICLE XIV., _amended_. It is his Majesty's pleasure that the arret
of his Council, by which, agreeable to the second article of the 24th
of June last, it shall be determined what kind and quality of
merchandise, proceeding from prizes, shall be consumed in the kingdom,
as also what duties they shall be subject to, shall likewise extend to
the merchandise proceeding from prizes taken by American privateers,
who are charged to fulfil the formalities prescribed by the arrets and
regulations, especially with respect to the merchandise which they
would export, whether to the ports of the United States, or to all
other foreign countries, and that they shall be permitted for this
purpose to keep them during a year, in the magazines of deposit, free
from all duty.

ARTICLE XV. The American privateers may deliver in the ports, to the
commissioners of the ports and arsenals of the marine, the prisoners
they may have on board; his Majesty will give orders that the said
prisoners shall be conducted, guarded, and maintained in the name and
at the expense of the United States.

* * * * *

TO M. DE SARTINE.

Passy, August 18th, 1778.

Sir,

We embrace this first opportunity to answer the letter, which your
Excellency did us the honor to address to us, the 16th of this month.

We have examined with some attention the alterations, which your
Excellency has made in the 2d and 14th articles of the projected
regulations, and are of opinion, that they will remove the
difficulties we apprehended from the first draught.

We thank your Excellency for the obliging expressions of your
readiness to receive any representations, which we may hereafter have
occasion to make, of inconveniencies arising in the execution of these
regulations; which, however, we hope will not occur. We submit the
whole to your Excellency's deliberation and decision, and are, with
sentiments of the sincerest respect, your Excellency's most obedient
humble servants,

B. FRANKLIN,
ARTHUR LEE,