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TREATY

BETWEEN BIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY AVD Ills
CATIInLIC MAJESTY. FiIII PRKY[•.N ['LNG TULIN.
St:WEI:TS FROM I:NI/AGING IN ANY
11.1.1(211"11ZAFFIC IN SLAVES

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se re ice, stall Where etiierfe Ir, die egad Wirier el the i hail (11:-
tions 16 incl. Obey 96111 receive fur this peeper•
As this is.eigirely reciprocal, the two High eon.
-trailing reifies frame suletwally, to make gaud auy hisses
ythich their respective subjects way nicer unjustly, by the
arbitrary and iU. al iletesstion of their vessels.
It being uusArristrual that this lin,' musty •hall invariably
be borer by the Goversinicut whose cruiser shall have been
guilty of (hr orbits...l detentiuu ; provided always, that the
visit and detenti ssss of shove ships, specified .0 this .t. tick,
shall ugly be effected by those British or Spanish vessels,
thick au iy form part of the two royal navies, and by Mum:
unly of each vessels which rue provided with the special in-
aauraed to lb( present Treaty.
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ART X.—No British or Spanish e, wiser shall detail's any
Aare ship, nut having slaves rieto-i'l, mot hoard ; and in m•.,lee to resider lawful the detention of any ship, whither
Rn-
tiah or Pianist., the Slaves found no hoard assets vessel must
have been brought there fur the xpress purpose of the trill%
*e; coil 'how on hoard of Spanish ship. must Lave been
takes. from that past of the coast of Africa where the Slave
Trade is prohibit. if, conformably to the truer of the present
Treaty.
ART. ships of war of the two nations, which
slcdl hereafter be 41.16110 rd to prevent the illicit frank. iii
Awes, 511411 he faroished by their own GOVCr 1111 l PIA With a
.sips of tier isistructions 'mooted to the present Tivaty, and
which shall be INJIIIOII4TVII as an iategral part thereof.
These instructions shall be written in Spaaish and FAg.
lish, and sigacel for the vessels of each of the two Powers,
by the Minister of their respective Marine.
The Iwo High Cuutracting Parties reserve the faculty or
altering the said isistructions, in whole or its part, according
to circumstance.; it beetle, however, well andersiourl, that
the said 'alteration's cannot take place but by the conamou
agreement, and by the consent of the two High Contractimg
Parties.
ART. XII —Ti, miler to bring to adjudicating., with the
I. mat Ji lay suit isseritivenienee, the vessels which may be de.
tamed for having liven engaged in an illicit traffic of shiver,
there shall be established, within the space of a year at fur-
thest, from the exchange of the ratilleationa of the present
Treaty, is.. Mixed Cousmissimis, focused of au equal member
of individuals of the two nations, named fur this purpose by
their rvsywctive Sovereigns.
These Commissious shall reside--one in a possession be.
hinging to his Britannic Majesty—the other within the terri-
-1115 it's of his Catholic Majesty; nod the Iwo Gosernments,
at the period of the exchange of the ratifications of the pre-
emit Treaty, shall declare, each fur its own dominions, in
what places the Commissions shall respectively reside.
tads of the two High Contracting Parties reserving to is-
s. If the right of changing, at its pleasure, she place of re-
soleuce of the Commission held within its own dominions;
provided, however, that one of the two Commiseimis shall
always hr held upon the roast of Africa, and the other in one
of the Cul • 1 Possessions of his Catholic Majesty.
These Commissions shall judge the rause* submitted to
them without appeal, and according to the regulation and its.
rU octions assir%rol to the present Treaty, of which they shall
be considered as an integral port.

ART XIII —Tim Still or instruments rd to this
Toraty, awl aliirb form an integral part thereof, are as &ol-
io% :-
Nu. I. Form of passport fur the Spanish tarrchant ships,
destined for the lawful trade in stares.
No 2 Isistrarliosoi fur the ships of . war of both nations
&slimed to pt. WON! the illicit Kai& is slaves.
No 3. Itrgolation fur the mixed Curinnisskots, which are-
to holt, their siitinga MI the coast or Africa, and iu one of
Slit' Coluisial pes.essiums of his Catholic Majesty.
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ART. XIY.-11or present Treaty, ettnsistlng of fourteen
lICPIN .11.01 le ratified, and Ike ratifications rseliangrd at
Ala.trid, %Moo the apace of too months from this date, or
sooner if pts>.llllc.
In %antn whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have
signed tllr saner, mad have tile's-unto alfrasd the seal I.f their
arms

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Door of Nadu id thig thl day of September, is the year
of our Lord Mt
, zurd) (Si cord)
H ItY 1/1. El. I ESLEY. (LS) JOSE PIZAKIIO.(LS)

.Fortre of Passport for Spowisk Vert& destined for
the bsertill 7 roffie IN Slaves.
Ferdinand, by the Grate of God, King of ('Mills, of
I.l* Aravit, of the Two Sicilits, of Jerustlens, of
Navarre, of of Toledo, of Valencia, of Gallieia,
of Majorca, of :Moores, of Seville, of S'lsidissia, of Cur-
ators, of (7umirl, vi' Murcia, of Jaen, of She Algartres. of
Alleeirai., of Gibraltar, of the Canary Islautls, of the &tit
oust nest Indies, lairs, and Terra Firieta of the (knit ;
Arch Duke of Austria; Doke of Burgundy, of Brabant,
341111 of Milan ; Vomit of .Ipshnials, Flanders, Tirol, and
Barcelona ; Lunt of Biscay and 11f Molina, Ate.
VI hetes* I have grouted permission fur the vessel called
of tuna, and carryiug
awn and passengers Master,
and owner, Lush Spaniards, and subjects of

soy nowt', to Furl-ail ho Ito the loots of
and eu4st of Africa, from wheisre she is to re-
two to , the said toaster and owner hawing

poi ri .... sly taken the required oath before the T. &anal of
Nino ine iif the proper Naval Division from whence the said
mid legally proved that no foreigner has any
•hare in the above vreiriel and carpi, as appears by the me-
t iiiyine annexed to this pas•purt ; which ceriiticate is given
1. the. same Tribunal, in consequence of the liirlYA taken
iu pusllll4llCe atile directions coutriaall an the Ordinance
sit Ntati iriilation of 1801.

Tlii said Captain, and owner
of the s.:hl vessel Wing under an obligatiun to enter widely
ouch lon ts un the coast of Africa as are to the smith of the
surl to retorts f thence to auy of the ports of nay
whore alone they shall he permitted to land the
slaves whom thi y carry, after going through the proper
forms, to whew that they have, in every respect, complied
with ilie provssi iiii s of toy Royal Decree of
I. a hit li tlie mode of ronveyiug slaves from the coast
ut Africa to my colonial d ions is regulated ; and should
they fail in auy of these couditioas, they shall he liable to
the penalties &trounced by the said Decree against those
who shall miry on the Slave Trask in au illicit manner.

I therefore command all General and other ()dicers com-
manding say squadrons and ships ; the Captain Grillers's of
the ilemirtinents ..f Manioc, the military Commandant% of
the ierue tines of the want*, their Subalterns, Captains of the
Ports, sod all tither Officers anti persons 'whinging to the
nary ; the Vicriuys, Cupt•iii Generals or Commividasits of
kingdoms and provinces; the Governors, Mayors, and fus-
tier:. of the 1001111 myna the sea coast of my dominions of
lowlier; the /I 'trail Office.. or Judges of Fwitsies Gnarl's eats.
bbslied ; and all others of my subjects to whom it belongs,
ex may belong, not to give her any olostructiou, nor to °eras
situ' her ally inconvenience or detention, but rather to aid
her anti to furnish her with whatever she vary want for her
regulai mitigation; said of the vassals mid subjects of
Prilict., and Republica in friendship and alliance
ts los n.. ; of the I.olllll.joislers, GulTlllolll. or Chiefs of
thew 1110W1111(1,, fOrif. C•LS sdlnadruos,and Wrath,
11tat 'toy ise shell rut impede her in bra
tree hat Igiiiilll6, eaat.y, departure, or &leather in the
port• to which, by any accident, she may he carried ; hat
pelmet her to provide and supply herself therein with what-
ever she may hr iu need of, fur which purlieu. I bass cum-
susodtil this passport to lie made owl, which, being signed
for its validity by my thevretary of State fur the Dispatch of
Marine, shall ripe fur the time that a voyage, going and re-
turning, essay last ; after the conclusion of which, it shall
he softened to the Conowindaut of :thrice, fhireenor tir
'Wow prrsun by whores it way hare hewn issued ; adding,
fur its prupri use, the corresponding cute.
Give h at Madrid, 014

1, THE KING.
Mere the Signature o the urrtrtery of Slate and
of the Dispatch oflama
parisprol, Nu. mathOrt4t• any
minalser of Marti., out eateeiliag broic in the
Orupurioin of Svc Slaves fur every two loos Ors permitted by
riie Ito's( Derive ut 1417,, excepting taw:,
emir Slays I employed as @Alone rw iloniedies, arid chililrroi
Lora un IMaird during the r optgr i nod the siiolll' i, owned
Lt MO the Isiah mires,' eta the slay of this
dale, made out or bluer of alto saw pie

viriu.4 continuo-a with nli the Cosignlilies rtquiicd by the
Itii)al Deuce of 1817, and it butind to ilium
it immediately upon big return croon the royate,
Given at on the of

of the year
(Here the bignatnre of the Principal Nlarine Audio-
lily of the Naval Diviuion, Station, Province,
ur Port fruits whence the resort Cieire out )
(Signed) H ENRY W F.I.I.IEISLEY. (LS )
(Signed) JOSE PIZARRO. (L.S)

Instructious J'or the British mid Spanish Ships of
Wur eimplu9eit to precrot the illicit 'Jiggle in
Mutes.
ART. 1.--Feety Briti►h nr Spaniali .hip of war shall, in
conformity with As tide IX. of the Treaty of this date, have
a right to ri.it the an iehmit ships of either of the tau
Pirates actually engaged, •sr .uspecteil to be engaged in the
have Trade ; cud should any sleets he found on board,
according to the ttuur of the Xth Article of the aforesaid
Treaty ; and as to what regards the Spanish vessels, ►hould
there be grurail to suspect that the said slaves hare hero
einbairked ow a part of the coat of Africa where the traffic
is 'so longer permitted, conformably to the Articles I. and 11.
of the Twat) of this date ; ils these cases alone, the Cons-
madder of the said ship of war may detain them ; and
having detained them, he is to bring them, as sows as pas-
sible, fur judgment, before that of the two mixed eU“.11113-
lions appointed by the 711111 Article of the Treaty of ,his
date, which shall bettor unmet, or which the Commander of
thecapturiug ship shall, opus, his owls rrepuusibility, think
he elm around reach from the spot where the slave ship
shall have been detained.

MO pa. ou hutted of which nu shires shall be found, iutruileil
fur purposes of traffic, shall uut be detaiued uu any account
tir prettuce whatever.
Negro servants Of sailors that may he found MI boon' the
said vessels, eauttot, iu soy case, be armed a sufficient
ears. for &tinniest. .

11.-lee Spanish merchantman or stave ship shall,
on aNy pretence whatever, be detained, which shall be found
any where over the laud or on the high seas, south of the
Equator, during the periu-I for which the traffic
,is to minus
lawful, according to the stipubstlinis seshaisting between the
High Cuutracting Parties, owlet* after a chase that shall
have commenced nerds of slat Equator.
ART. lll—Spanish vessels, furnished with tl regular pass.
port, having slaves ou hoard, shipped at douse parts of the
roast of Africa where die trade is permitted to•Spauisli sob-
jiets, and which shall afterwards he found north of the Equa-
tor, shall tint he defense(' by the ships of war of the two us-
thins, though furisished with die present instructions, pro-
viekd the same rata as count for their course, either its con-
formity with the practice of the Spanish navigation, by
steering some degrees to the northward in snrcti sif fair
width., or fur other legitimate causes, such as the dangers
of the sea, duly proved ; provided always, dial, wills regard
to all slave ships sletaintil to the tooth of the Equalor,after
the expiration lathe term allowed, the pram( of she legality
of the voyage is to be furnished by the vessel so detained.
On the tither hand wills respect to slave ships detained to
the south of the Equator, iu cuisfoinsily with the stipula-
tions of the preceding Altar, the proof of the illegality of
11w voyage is to be exhibited by the captor.
It is in like us. •r stipulated, that the *somber ashore%
found on bond a slave ship by the es misers, cl/Cli should the
souther nut agree with that contained in their passpost,
shall nut lit sufficient reason to justify the detention of the
ship; but the Captain sod the proprietor shall he dCIIUUIIt.
eat in the Spanish Tribunals, iu ender to their being pa-
nialwd to the laws of Ilse cussidry.
AST. IV.—Every Spanish yowl iutrailed to be employed
in the legal traffic in 'lsms, in coofornsity with the prin-
ciples laid dorm ass the Treaty of this date, *hail be e
-
mandril by o lustier Spresiarel, and Iwo-thirds, at least, tat the
crew shall likewise be Spaniards; provided always, coat its
Spanish or foreign construction shall, in no wise, ali: et its
Nationality, and that the negro sailors shall alsave be
mellowed as Spawned', provided they In lung, as slaves, to
subjects of the Cavern of Spain. or diet they have bees. NU-
air dumilsiusss of his Catholic Majesty.
ART. V..—Whesiever a shipoif war shall meet a 111,
liable to be searched, it shall be dune in the most mild
maisiter, and with every attention which is due be tweess
allied suit friendly nations; and in au case shall the search
be made by au officer holding a rank inferior to that of
Lieutenant in the navy of Great Britain, or of Ensign of a
ship of die line iis the Spanish navy.
ART. Vl.—The ships of war whit Is may detain any slave
ship, in pursuance of the principles laid down iu the ple-
at nt iatructious, shail leave tin board all the cargo of Negroes
smooched, as well as the Captain, sisal a past, al least, of
the crew of the above-mentioned *lave ship; the Captain
shall draw up in writing au authentic decimation, which
shall exhibit the state in which lie found the detained ship,
and the changes which may have taken place iu it; lie shall
deliver to the Captain of the slave ship a slimed cies ideate
of the papers seized ou board Ow said ytast I, as well as of
the number of slaves found tin board at the mosnaut of
declaim

The segroes shall not be disensharked till after the vessels
which euataio them ►hall he arrive.) at the place also re the
legality of the capture is to be tried by one of the two Mixed
Comustaissiusia, iu order that, in the recut of their out being
adjudged legal mile, the loss of the proprir tura assay be
more easily repaired. It; him ever, urgent mot ivev, deduced
(sum the length u 1 the voyage, the state of health of the
netrosra, or oilier causes, required that they should he dis-
embarked entirely, Of da part, before the vessel could arrive
at the place of resisleace of 4111 M of the said eunimissiiesiv, the
t'umalauder of the capturing ship may take ieli Mimi It the
re4puusibility of such ditendial La inns, provided that the
necessity he stated in a certificate its pauper balm
ART. VI runveyaiser of slave► (sum one pure in the
Spanish ressessi 111 l 4 to another shall lake place, except 111
Ships provided with pa►spusls from the Government uss the
sput, sad hoe.
Dom at Madrid the 2341 day of Septembs r, in the year
of our Lewd 1817.
(L.S.) HENRY WELLESLEY. (LS) JOSE PIZARRO,

Regulations fur the Mixed Commissions. which are
to reside us the Coast of Africa. and is a Colonial
Possession of his Catholic Majesty.

ART. —The Aiixtd Cuninsiasituis to be established by the
Treaty of this dale, "pun the Coast of Midas and ins Colo-
nial Possession of his Catholic Majesty, are appointed to
decide opus the legality of the detention of such slave IVs-
sets as the cruiser' of booth IMMO shall detain, iu pursu.
mice of this saute Treaty, fur carrying on an illicit coin.
'acme its slaves.
The

Commissions And judge, without
appeal, according to the 1. tier and spirit of the Treaty of
this dale.

The Commission shall give sentence as summarily ■s
possible, and they are required 10 decide (as far as they shall
find it practicable), within ilw spare of twenty days, to lw
dated from that on which every detained vessel %hall have
been brought into the purl where they shall reside; first,
•per tlw legality of the capture; second, au the cave mu
winch the 'moored vessel shall Isere been liberated, as lir the

which she is to receive.
And it is hereby provided, that, In all cases, the boat
@concoct shall nut be delayed, me account of the absence
WiIIIVSIWIt, or fur want of oilier proofs, beyond the period of
two months ; except upon the application of any of the par-
ties interested, when, upon tliusr giving sansfactou y security
to charge themselves with the expense sad risks ut the de la),
the Commirsnmers may. at their discretion, grant an addi-
tional det”, lent exceeding tour mouths.
AST. 11.—Each ut the above-encidiused Mixed Comolis-
sioSs which are to reside 0111 the Coast of Africa, and to a
Colonial P0554.5011/15 of his Catholic Majesty, shall be com-
posed iu the followiag mamser :
The two High Contracting Parties shall each of them
name a C wary Jude, awl a Commissioner of Arbi-
tratiou, what shall be author...est to hear and to decide, with-
out appeal, all cases ut Irlirillte of Slate vessels which, in
purrionice of the stipulations of the Treaty of this date, may
be laid before thioi. All the eaoential parts of the proceed..
ings carried 1111 before these Milled Commissions, shall hr
semen 410V113 in Ilse legal language of the rusuUy 111 which
the eusessiiissiuu may reside.
'lke Commissary Judges and the

of .Jrt,i•

trillion, shall make oath, iu presence of the principal Nfragi-
skate of the place in which the Con iiii iosisoo may reside, to
judge fairly sod faithfully, Where no preftrenee calor Coo
the cli t i aaa ants ur the.esphirs, soil to act, iii Imo''r J,ci-
swns, iii pursumote of the stipulations of the Treaty of this
41.1 e,
There shall he attached to earls Commission a Secretary
or Itegishar, aispototell by the Sovereign of the cuuutry In
which the 011111111•Iiilltil may reside, is ho shall register all its
acts, mist who, previous to his taking charge of his post,
shall make oath, iii mistime of at least one of the aaa
miry Judgas, to conduct hnosself with respect fur their au-
thority, and to art with fidelity in all the affairs which sway
[whoa% Is his charge.
ART. 111.-11 w form of the process shall be as follows :
The (7u ttttt oissary Jus!ges of the two nations shall, in the
first Islacro proceed to the root ttt itt sti of the pipers. ut the
vessel, and to receive the elepusitions on moth of the Captain,
mod of two or three, at least, of the principal individuals ou
board of the &mined vessel, as as4l as the okelsorott• out
oath of the captor, should it appear necessary, in order to
he able to jsidge and to pronounce if the said vessel has
been justly detained or out, accisrollsog to the I.lqm:whom of
the Treaty of this date, and iu mike Ihat, aerooding to this
judgment, it may Ire condemned ur labs-rated. Aid iu the
treat of the two Commissary Judges nut agree Mg, usi the
sentence they ought to p ttttt °niter, whether as to the Irgality
of the detention, sir the ins! licaliuu to be allowed, ur
on any other question which might result (10111 the stipul.t.
twos of the Treaty of this date—they shill draw by lot the
name of one of the two Commissioners of Arbitration, whis,

after baying considered the duc•uoteuts of the process, sball
consult with the shore-mentioned Commissary Judges on the
care in questiou, and the tidal be nit live shall be pronounced
conformably to the opinion of the majority of the shove-
mentioned Commissary Judges, and of the above-nicatiuued
Commissiorsers of Arlii trat Mu.

Ant. IV.—AB ate* as the cargo of slaves found on board
of a Spanish slave ship, shall have been embarked on /toy
point whatever of the rtra%t of Africa where the Slave Trade
continue, to be lawful, Bach slave ship shall nut be detained
on pretext that the above-mentioned ►laves have lama
bronchi originally by land front any other part whatever of
the COO, inept.

ART. V.—ln the authenticated declaration %hi/ h the cap.
for shall make before the Cu tttttt ntion, as well as i.i the es
Calcine of the papers seized, which shall he delivered to the
Captain of the captured vessel at the time sof the driention,
the •biave-nientionest eapt,ir shall Is' humid to declare his
name, the name of his vessel, as well as the i t • the and lon-
gitude of the place where the di ten ti tttt shall have taken
place, and Ilse 'sombre. of slaves found on hoard uf the
slave ship at the time of the eh troths's.
ART. %I.—As soun as sentence shall have been passed,
the detained vessel, if liberated, and what remains of the
cargo, shall be matured to the proprietors, who may, before
the same Communism, claim a valuation ..t the ,sanuages,
which they mite' have a right to Ilelllllllll • the choirs himself,
and in his defs'ult, his Goven tttt end, shall rcusaiii I espoissible
fur the Meow. -niche J damages.
'the Iwo Hugh Contracting Parties hind themselves to
defray, within the term of a scar from the date of the seq.
leiter, the inJetnnilicatiens whirls assay he grant.ii by she
abtire-named Commission, it living iintlerst I tleit these
indentisificalsoas shall be at the expense of the Putter of
which the captor shall h. a subject.
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ART. V lie rase of the tmeless:nation of a vessel for
su unlawful voyage, she shall be declared lawful prize, Ss
well as her cargo, of whatever &script it may he, with
the exception of the slaves who may be till hoard as objet is
commesee mud the said vessel, as well as her cargo, shall
be sold by public sale for the profit of the two Govsni-
men ts : and as to the stares, they shall receive (cum the
31ised Commission • certificate of ematicipatiuis, and shall
be delivered over to thin Government on whose territory the
Commissiem, which sloth' have so judged thesis, skill be
established, to be employed as servals** or tree
Faeil of the two Guveroutents binds itself to guar:otter the
liberly of sutJ, noel of Huse individuals as shall be re•
spectivelv consigned to it.
Airy. VIII —Etcry claim fur compensation of losses cc-
rumour(' to ships suspected of carrying em an 1111(11 trade in
Slaves, nut condi muted a. lao rod prize by thr 31ixtolCurumrs.
shots, shall be also hear.' alto' joolged by the alts.-named
Commissions, in the folio touveded by the third Anis la of
the present regulat iou. And Its sill cases when its restitot•
shall he so decreed, the mission shall award to the
claimant or claimants, or his or their lawful atiorory
or anomie*, for his or tht it use, a just and toompitte its-
eleinniticatiom fur all costs of suit, and for all losses and
damages winch the claimant or claim:tots may have actually
/1111111111441 by such capture mod driest' ; that is to say,
in case of total loss, the claimant or Chlillllllll.l shall be sits
demuditsd, first fur the ship. her tackle, apparel, and stores;
secondly, for all freight due sod payable ; thirdly, for Ilar
value of the cargo of merchandise, if any ; formally, for the
slaves on Want at the time of detention, at cording to the
mullioned value of stick slates at the place of destination,
detlacting thercflum the ustial fair average mortality for the
unexpired period of thin regular voyage ; deelnetiug alai for
all charges and expeuses pas-able opus& the sale or such car-
goes, including commission of sale; and fifthly, for all other
regular charger iu such Cases of total loss; and its all other
cases nut of total loss, the claimant or clansman shall be
indemnified first, for all special damages and expense a oc-
(minuend to the ship by the detention, and fur lugs of
freight whet. dile tie "payable ; secondly, a de-moorage,
whoa due, according to the SCIW.IIII. auto Xell to the present
Article; thirdly, a daily allowance fur the subsistence
of slaves, of one or four real+ and half de Vs,. for
each person, without distinction of sex lir age, for su many
days as it shall appear to the Cummissiois that the voyage
has leen or may he delayed by reason of such detention ; as
likewise, fourth!), for any deterioration of cargo or slaves ;
lift bly, for any olimiutit ion in the 'aloe of the cargo of *lases,
proceeding from an increased mortality beyond the art rage
autumn of Ow voyage, or front sickness occasioned by dr.
tension ; this •alite to be ascertaiited by their computed
price at the place of destinations, as in the above case of to-
tal loss; sixthly, au allowance of five per cent. on the
amount of the capital employed in Ow purchase and maioi-
tenauce of cargo, fur the period of delay occasi 111 l ell by the
Westin*.; awl, seveuthly, for all premium of iusurauce sin
additional risk*.
'file claimant sir claimants shall likewise be entitle,' in in-
terest, at the rate of five per cent. pt r 3111111 m sill the sum
awarded, until paid by the Goverunient to which the rap.
luring ship belongs : the *bole a 1111 l out oh' suck int' 'firs-
limn being calculate.' in the money or the critiory to which
the captured ship belongs, and to be liquidated at lien ex-
change carman et Om lone of award, excepting the sum Ate
the subsistence of slaves, which shall be rani at par, as
above stipulated.
The two High Contracting Parties wishing to avoid, as
much as possible, every species of fraud in the execution of
the Treaty of this date, have agreed, that if it shoot.' be
proved, in a manner evident to the convictions of the Com-
missary Judges of the two tuitions, mid without having re-
course to the declaims of a ('on •ssiourr sit' Arbitration,
that the raptor ha* hero led lulu error by a voluntary mud
orepreheasible fault nu the pant of thin Captain of the detain-
ed ship ; isi that case only, the detained ship shall slot have.
the right of receiving, during the days of her ileteutiuu, the
demurrage stipulated by the present Article.
Schedule of de rage or daily allowance for a vessel of
100 sous to 120 inclusive.... .0 5 per diem.
121 ditto 150 dittos
151 ditto 170 ditto ri
171 ditto 1011 ditto lO
201 ditto 210 ditto II
221 ditto 250 ditto l2
251 ditto 270 ditto l4
271 thou atm ditto.....
and so on ill proptorti 111 l .
ART. the proprietor of a ship, 'inspected of
carrying on an illicit trade slaves,n•leastool is, elitist epicene of
a sentence of our of the Mixed Commissions otor to the case,
as above - meal tuned, or tidal loss), shall el; l 11l toidemitilicatiem
for the loss of slaves which he may have salt r. tt, he shall
ill no CRS,' he entitled su claim for inure Ono Ow 'somber of
slaves whirl, los vessel, by the Spanish was: authuriosed
to chivy, which number shall always be stated in his pass.
port.
_ .

- ART. X —Neither the 'mix , NW' the Arbitrators, nor
Secretary of the Mixed 12 -stuns *bail be permitted to
demand or receive, from any of the part ter c raised in the
seinen' s ninth they shall prtenounce, any I. 11 !uumit, mi.

der _my pretext witaiGOC,Cl !In' the performance of the duties
whielfi are imposed upon them by the present revel: awn,.
ART. Xll.-rll'ltett the p•trties totteesestotoball issos;lste they
have camw consplmin of ;soy evidilit.i(Tostice uu thir pint
of the Nfixia Contittic.iott4, they may reps-.seu lI to their r. -
ctitti Gime 11111 l rote, who 'revere to themselves the rizltt
of Dtut cal correepundenee, fur the purpose of rentuvi tog, nitro
"Ilwy think 111, the indivi.luals who may compose these C .
'misfit/us.

ART. Xi i —ln case of a vessel being improperly ill tinned;
under pretence of the stipulations of the Trial) of this dale,
and the captor not bring coiabled tujn,lift• huu.r Its ritlicr
by the Ir wir of the said 'rreaty, or of the instructiin s
annexed to it, the Gum 'intent to which the drtaurr,l vessel'
may belong, shall he eolith-4 to demand repel:till/II: and, in
such case, the Govern theist to which the captor may belong,
binds itself to ramie inipitey to be nude into the subj. et of the
MO to indict 1,11,011 the capiur, if hr hr found to
have deserved uI, a piimsl tit p►opuruoucd to the trans-
gression a Inch may have bent committed.
ART. Xlll.—The 1..0 114;11 tiontractiog Parties have
agreed, that, in the event of the death of one or :::::: e of the
Col 00000 issaiy Judges, ur the Commissioners of Arbitration,
composing the ah.ire.inrutioneil Commia.ions, ii.. it
posts vital' be supplied, ad interim!, in the ri/(I4N tug mau-
l:Kr 1—

lye the part of the HI dish Governinent, the vacancies shall
be tilled maccessively, in the Conniiission which shall sit
within the possessions of his Britannic Majesty, by the Go-
vernor or Lieutenant Govet nor 11.4.oitlent iu that Colony, by
the principal Magistrate of the same, and by the Secretary;
and iu that which .1.411 Ali rruhus Ihr past:o.lollS tot his Ca.
tholic Majesty, it is agreed, that, iu case tot the death of the
British Jadge or Arbitrator these, the reinotiuma; individuals
of the said Commission shall proceed equally to the jut!,:-
men, of such slave ships as may he Monett! leer. e them, mid
to the execution of their sentence. to this casc , 'we-
ever, the parties interested shall have the right of a hipc.k iii;
fruits the sentence, if they think tit, to the Commiseion resi-
dent topsoil the coast of Africa; and the Gi.ecinitient
which the captor shall belonsg, shall he liamid folly to make
good the compensation aikido shall Ise due to them, in case
the appal I be decided in favour of the claimants ; loot the
vessel and cargo shall remain, during such appeal, in the
place of residence of the Ili:4 (:u ~,,, mission heroic which
they shall have been carried.
Oa. the has t of Spain, the vacancies shall he supplied. in
the possession of hie Catholic Majesty, by such persons of
trust as the principal authority of the coinitry shall ap.
point ; and upon the coaat of Africa, in case Id the death of
any Spanish. Judge or Ai bitratui, the C ...ion shall pro-
ceed to judgment iii the same manner as abuse specified
for the Commission reeident iu the possession of his Ca-
tholic .Majesty, its the cresol of the ,calls of the British
Judge or Arbitrator; an appeal hying, in this case lutes
allowed to the (7outinissiou resident iu the possi•ssion of his •
Catholic Majesty; awl, in general, a:I the ill'i/Vibil)ll9 of the
former rase Iwiug to be applied to the prestiii.
The High Couto:acting Parties have ago eeol to supply, as
sons as possible, the vaeauriia that may arise ii the above.
mentioned C missions, from death ue any Oilier cause;
and in case that the vacancy of any of the Spaniels Cum.
missiuuela in the Ihiti4s possessions, or of the 'Utah Cum-
missioners iu the Spanish possessi 00000 he not supplied at this
mid of the term of seven moult,. for Atom ica, and of twelve
fur Africa, the vendia which shall be brought to the sat.'
possessi 0000 s respectively, shall cease to have the I light of ap-
peal above stipulated.
Dune at Madrid, the I3d day of Septentloce, so the year

of our Lola 1817.
(IS.) HENRY WELLESLEY. (LS) )10SE P1Z.111610.

FROM 7UESDAY NIGIII'N GAZETII.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE MONEY.

The ',infarct's, fur Les Max Assiut, on "'swig, the fillth
instant, at Nu. 41, Nutt:4k —fret t, Suvnd. litralla same
place, every Tstes•LAy salsa Flidltiy, fur Hun c mom ism.
The Liberty, fur the Fireman, uo Fs ',lay thr tistsh instant.
at No. 41, Norfolk sarret, Shand. Rt buissr place, envy
Tlleliday Friday, (or three months.

The Aktt, fur the snauggliag lit l'o, uu huaril the Alert,
at North Shields. Retails at Nu. 12, ' &med.
The *lett, fur the siiiugglatig luzger Was, oo bawd the
Alert, at North Shields. grealls At No. 12, Arundel-street,
Strand.

The Alert fool Eagle. foe the Ur, au and Cluiatinc, on
board the Alto, at Nos lii Muo id, 11..eads at No. 22, .1.1111-
dd-street Straw!.
_ _

Tiw Its.rhndoett, fur the June Clara, on the :;Oth
at the Ko)al Hospital, tirrenwith.

MILITARY PROManoNs.

War• Oilier, Jun 27, IRIS

3,1 Regiment of Foot Guards—Captain John F.brington to
M• Adjutant, vice Sir .irclobald Murray, *lto regions the
Adjutancy uuly—Cmtnetksion dated January W, 181-8
34th Regiment of John Reed, it had.pay
. . . . .

of the Regiment, hi be Ensign, vice Remy Tri.whitt, who
exchhigrA, receiving the 4'lH...resift d a. ahove.
47th ditto—Lieutenaut Edward Dundee, P the Nth
Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Young, who exelmoges—daied

ai above.
obis Dteade, Gent. to be Ensign, by iicelisiie,
vice Lord Hay, appuiiiied to the 85th rout—dated sr

Rhos e.
55th ditto—Captain Allan Ilacilonalsl to be Major, by pui..
chase, vice Frederick pro ttttt tail—dated as Mime.
Lieutenant Thomas Goodriclie Peacocke to be Captain, by
purchase, vice MaCdsnialil—doled a,: abuse.
Ellin:II John Heard to hit Litli it uaiii.Ly purr base, vice Wa-
co, ke—dated as abuse.
Iltvzis Mount St. Viuo.est Rose, Gout. to be Ensign, by pur-
chase, vice Heard—slated as above.
110th ditto—Lieutentost John Pat. ton Pasoley to lie Captain,
without purchase, vice Rimer, deceased—datesl as oboist.
6351 ditto--Lientenaut William Wood, from hull' pay of the
44111, Fat, to be Lieutenant, vice George Webbe Lowman,

who exchanger--tlaied above.
115th ditto—Eusimi William George Lord Hay, from the
5161 Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hamiltuu, who rriirea—dattd

as Ault. .
Nth ditto—Lieutenant Wlllians Young, flout the 47th Foot,
to Ise Lieutenant, vice Mulder, who exeltsug.a—dated as

above.
9t4 thito..-Breirt Lieigtessasst-Colotiel Th4llllll'4 Minter

Blair. to beNlajor, by pinch:me, viVe Meade, sdies rrlires

. .
...dated as abuse.
Lieutenant 'tubed (:reslt) Lavers, to be Captain, by pur-
chase, vire Blair—dated as ause.
lisisio William-Henry Barker to be Lieutenant, by purchase,

rice Lavers—alateil as above.
Archshald Macirau, Crut. to he Eusign, by purchase, vice

81i1ktr...413(011 ar. 31610Ve. , .
96111 ditto—Captaiii Honourable Haney Freilei it k Compton
Cavendish, from half•pa” of the With Fuol, to ba Captails,
vier Francis Glasse, alio exchanges, /reviving the dace-
tllre—dided as :111011C.

Ist West India Iteginient—Liesitenant Samuel Guidon to be
Captain, withunt pus chum., vice Borth tt, ileceastil—date)
Mw atuive.

Lieutenautßichiti.il Wicket's, from holt-pax of the 6th West
India Regiment, to he Liesitclianto vice Guidon—dated as
ewes.,

Rd iisito—Lieutenant Juhu Hylton, from half-pay of the sth
West India Itecimeot, to be 14eutewoo. eke Thomas
Wakh, who exehangea—,latedDectrobei 25, Ibl7.

Cape Hrgimeist--Emsigts Oiltof Goof. Nicclanstuuont to be
Lit oienant—datell Jastnaty 0, 1818.
Lieutenant Charles Henry Sohn tart, (sum the tiOilt Foot, to
he Lit utenant—dated January 9, ISlii.
John Can Rynencht, Gent. to he Ensign, vice Stockenatroom
—.141e4 January 13, 181,3
lilt EV ET,
Major Pt lt r Atlvnivon, ail •cheti to the Portuguse Army, to
Lr Itentenant•Coluttel to the British Service—dated Sep
itmlocr 4, Isl 7.