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TREATY

O F

PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP

BETWEEN THE

United States of America,

AND

His Imperial Majefty

THE

EMPEROR OF MOROCCO,

To all Perfons to whom thefe Prefents fhall come or be made known. HEREAS the United States of Ame

W rica, in Congrefs affembled, by their

commiffion bearing date the twelfth day of May, one thousand seven hundred and eightyfour, thought proper to constitute John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson, their Ministers Plenipotentiary, giving to them, or a majority of them, full powers to confer, treat and negociate with the Ambaffador, Minifter, or Commiffioner of his Majesty the Emperor of Morocco, concerning a treaty of amity and commerce; to make and receive propofitions for fuch treaty, and to conclude and fign the fame, tranfmitting it to the United States in Congrefs affembled, for their final ratification; and by one other commiffion, bearing date the eleventh day of March, one thoufand seven hundred and eighty-five, did further empower the faid Minifters Plenipotentiary, or a majority of them, by writing under their hands and feals, to appoint fuch agent in the faid bufinefs as they might think proper, with authority under the directions and instructions

of the faid Ministers, to commence and profecute the faid negociations and conferences for the faid treaty, provided that the faid treaty fhould be figned by the faid Ministers: And whereas we, the said John Adams and Thomas Jefferfon, two of the faid Ministers Plenipotentiary (the faid Benjamin Franklin being abfent) by writing under the hand and feal of the faid John Adams at London, October the fifth, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-five, and of the faid Thomas Jefferson at Paris, October the eleventh of the fame year, did appoint Thomas Barclay, agent in the business aforefaid, giving him the powers therein, which, by the said second commiffion, we were authorized to give, and the faid Thomas Barclay, in purfuance thereof, hath arranged articles for a treaty of amity and commerce between the United States of America, and his Majesty the Emperor of Morocco, which articles, written in the Arabic language, confirmed by his faid Majesty the Emperor of Morocco, and fealed with his royal feal, being tranflated into the language of the faid United States of America, together with the atteftations thereto annexed, are in the following words, to wit:

Royal
Seal.

In the Name of ALMIGHTY GOD.

THIS is a Treaty of Peace and Friendship established between us and the United States of America, which is confirmed, and which we have ordered to be written in this book,

and fealed with our royal feal, at our court of Morocco, on the twenty-fifth day of the bleffed month of Shaban, in the year one thoufand two hundred, trufting in God it will remain permanent.

ARTICLE I.

Emperor's

confent to

We declare that both parties have agreed that this treaty, confifting of twenty-five articles, fhall be inferted in this book, and deli- the treaty. vered to the Honorable Thomas Barclay, the agent of the United States, now at our court, with whose approbation it has been made, and who is duly authorized on their part to treat with us concerning all the matters contained. therein.

ARTICLE II.

Neither

party fhall

miffion

If either of the parties fhall be at war with take comany nation whatever, the other party fhall not from the take a commiffion from the enemy, nor fight enemy of under their colours.

ARTICLE III.

the other.

captures.

If either of the parties fhall be at war with any nation whatever, and take a prize belonging to that nation, and there fhall be found Regulation on board fubjects or effects belonging to ei- in cafs of ther of the parties, the fubjects fhall be fet at liberty, and the effects returned to the owners. And if any goods belonging to any nation, with whom either of the parties shall be at war, fhall be loaded on veffels belonging to the other party, they fhall pafs free and unmolested, without any attempt being made to take or detain them.

ARTICLE IV.

A fignal or pafs fhall be given to all veffels signal, or belonging to both parties, by which they are pals to be to be known when they meet at fea; and if velfelt.

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given to

How vef

fels fhall be in time of

examined

war.

Citizens of

be releafed.

the commander of a ship of war of either party shall have other fhips under his convoy, the declaration of the commander fhall alone be fufficient to exempt any of them from examination.

ARTICLE V.

If either of the parties fhall be at war, and fhall meet a veffel at fea belonging to the other, it is agreed, that if an examination is to be made, it fhall be done by fending a boat with two or three men only; and if any gun fhall be fired, and injury done without reafon, the offending party fhall make good all damages.

If

ARTICLE VI.

any Moor fhall bring citizens of the Unithe U.States ted States, or their effects, to his Majesty, the captured,to citizens fhall immediately be fet at liberty, and the effects restored; and in like manner, if any Moor, not a fubject of these dominions, shall make prize of any of the citizens of America, or their effects, and bring them into any of the ports of his Majefty, they fhall be immediately released, as they will then be confidered as under his Majefty's protection.

Veffels

ARTICLE VII.

If any veffel of either party fhall put into a wanting port of the other, and have occafion for profupplies, to be furnish- vifions or other fupplies, they fhall be furnished without any interruption or molestation.

ed.

Provifion

in cafe of

ARTICLE VIII.

If any veffel of the United States fhall meet misfortune. with a difafter at fea, and put into one of our ports to repair, the fhall be at liberty to land and re-load her cargo, without paying any duty whatever.

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