0 the term allowed for furnishing the fhips of the United States with paffports. .ARTICLE V. No Alge any perfon out of a veffel of the No commander of any cruifer belonging to this fhall be allowed to take any per- rine cruifer regency, fon, of whatever nation or denomination, out may take of any veffel belonging to the United States of North-America, in order to examine them, or under pretence of making them confess any thing defired; neither fhall they inflict any corporal punishment, or any way elfe moleft them. ARTICLE VI. U. States. ftranded to If any veffel belonging to the United States veffels of of North-America, shall be stranded on the U. States coaft of this Regency, they fhall receive every be relieved. poffible affistance from the fubjects of this Regency all goods faved from the wreck fhall be permitted to be reimbarked on board of any other veffel, without paying any duties at the custom house. ARTICLE VII. veffels of The Algèrines are not, on any pretence Algerines whatever, to give or fell any veffel of war to not to fell any nation at war with the United States of war to the North-America, or any veffel capable of crui- enemies of fing to the detriment of the commerce of the United States. ARTICLE VIII. U. States. port is not Any citizen of the United States of NorthAmerica, having bought any prize condemned When paffby the Algerines, fhall not be again captured neceffary. by the cruisers of the regency then at sea, although they have not a paffport; a certificate from the conful refident being deemed fufficient, until fuch time they can procure fuch paffport. Other Barbary flates not to be ARTICLE IX. If any of the Barbary states at war with the United States of North-America, fhall capture allowed to any American veffel and bring her into any of in Algiers. the ports of this Regency, they fhall not be permitted to fell her, but fhall depart the port on procuring the requifite fupplies of provi fell prizes U. S may into the fion. ARTICLE X. Any veffel belonging to the United States fend prizes of North-America, when at war with any ports of the other nation, fhall be permitted to send their Regency prizes into the ports of the Regency, have How fhips of war of in the ports leave to difpofe of them, without paying any duties on fale thereof. All veffels wanting provisions or refreshments, shall be permitted to buy them at market price. ARTICLE XI. All fhips of war belonging to the United U. S. fhall States of North-America, on anchoring in the be treated ports of the Regency, fhall receive the ufual of the prefents of provifions and refreshments, gratis. Regency. Should any of the flaves of this regency make their escape on board faid veffels, they fhall be immediately returned: No excuse shall be made that they have hid themselves amongst the people and cannot be found, or any other equivocation. How flaves hall be and when captured perfons ARTICLE XII. No citizen of the United States of Northredeemed, America, fhall be obliged to redeem any flave againft his will, even should he be his brother : neither fhall the owner of a flave be forced to fell him against his will: but all fuch agreements must be made by confent of parties. Should any American citizen be taken on board an enemy-fhip, by the cruifers of this Regency, having a regular paffport, specifying they thall be lawful prize. are citizens of the United States, they fhall be immediately fet at liberty. On the contrary, they having no paffport, they and their property fhall be confidered lawful prize; as this Regency know their friends by their paffports. ARTICLE XIII. citizens of gency, fhall Should any of the citizens of the United How the States of North-America, die within the li. eftate of mits of this Regency, the Dey and his fubjects U. s. dying shall not interfere with the property of the de- in the Receafed; but it fhall be under the immediate be settled. direction of the conful: unless otherwise difpofed of by will. Should there be no conful, the effects fhall be depofited in the hands of fome, perfon worthy of truft, until the party fhall appear who has a right to demand them; when they shall render an account of the property. Neither fhall the Dey or Divan give hindrance in the execution of any will that may appear. ARTICLE XIV. of U. S. to be compelled to purchafe goods or pay debts of another. No citizen of the United States of North- No citizen America, fhall be obliged to purchase any goods against his will; but, on the contrary, fhall be allowed to purchase whatever it pleaseth him. The conful of the United States of North-America, or any other citizen, fhall not be amenable for debts contracted by any one of their own nation; unless previously they have given a written obligation fo to do. Should the Dey want to freight any American veffel that may be in the Regency, or Turkey, faid veffel not being engaged, in confequence of the friendship subsisting between the two nations, he expects to have the preference given him, on his paying the fame freight offered by any other nation. ARTICLE XV. Any difputes or fuits at law, that may take How dif putes fhal place between the fubjects of the Regency and be fettled. the citizens of the United States of North-America, fhall be decided by the Dey in person, and no other. Any difputes that may arise between the citizens of the United States, fhall be decided by the conful; as they are in such cafes not fubject to the laws of this Regency. ARTICLE XVI. How crimes thall be punished. Privileges ful of the U. States. of the con In case of zens of U. S. may Should any citizen of the United States of North-America, kill, wound, or strike a subject of this Regency, he fhall be punifhed in the fame manner as a Turk, and not with more feverity. Should any citizen of the United States of North-America, in the above predicament, escape prifon, the conful fhall not become anfwerable for him. ARTICLE XVII. The conful of the United States of NorthAmerica, fhall have every personal security given him and his houfhold: he shall have liberty to exercise his religion in his own house: all flaves of the fame religion, fhall not be impeded in going to faid conful's house, at hours of prayer. The conful fhall have liberty and perfonal fecurity given him to travel whenever he pleases, within the Regency: he shall have free license to go on board any veffel lying in our roads, whenever he fhall think fit. The conful fhall have leave to appoint his own dro gaman and broker. ARTICLE XVIII. Should a war break out between the two war, citi nations, the conful of the United States of North-America, and all citizens of faid states, embark un- fhall have leave to embark themselves and property unmolested, on board of what vessel or veffels they fhall think proper. molested. ARTICLE XIX. tion cap the other Should the cruifers of Algiers capture any Citizens of veffel, having citizens of the United States of either na North-America on board, they having papers tured by to prove they are really fo, they and their pro- to be fet at perty fhall be immediately discharged. And liberty. fhould the veffels of the United States capture any veffels of nations at war with them, having fubjects of this Regency on board, they shall be treated in like manner. ARTICLE XX. war to be On a veffel of war belonging to the United Veffels of States of North-America anchoring in our faluted. ports, the Conful is to inform the Dey of her arrival; and the shall be faluted with twentyone guns; which she is to return in the fame. quantity or number. And the Dey will fend fresh provisions on board, as is customary, gratis. ARTICLE XXI. ty. The Conful of the United States of North- Conful not America shall not be required to pay duty for to pay du any thing he brings from a foreign country for the use of his house and family. ARTICLE XXII. be declared treaty. Should any disturbance take place between War not to the citizens of the United States and the fub- in cafe of jects of this Regency, or break any article of breach of this treaty, war fhall not be declared immediately; but every thing fhall be fearched into regularly the party injured fhall be made reparation. Dey, On the 21ft of the Luna of Safer, 1210, Sum to be correfponding with the 5th September, 1795, paid to the Jofeph Donaldson, jun. on the part of the United States of North-America, agreed with Haffan Bafhaw, Dey of Algiers, to keep the articles contained in this treaty facred and invioVOL. II. S 3 |