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ships of War of both marines, Which shalt be for that end pro-
vided with special instructions, of which mention shall ba
made below, may stilt the merchant-ships of both itiatiosia,
When they have treasonable groantl to suspect that they have
on board *teem obtained by illicit mule,. The sameships of
war shall be eMpowered (not only in eases provided for in the
6th article of this treaty, or when in fact there are slaves on
board) to detain and carry Into port such vessels for the pur-
pose of having them Judged by the tribunals established for
that portiere, as shall be afterwards declared ; it being well
understood elat the commanderk of both the Imperial and
Royal Marines, who may execute this commission, shall ob-
serve strictly and accurately the instructions with which they
shall be provided for that purpose. This article being entirely
reciprocal, the two contracting parties become bound to each
other to ~rant stn indemnity for. the losses which their respec-
tive subjects may- antra unjustly by arbitrary detention, or
detention without legal cause by their ships ; it being like-
wise, will understood, that the indeinnity shall always be at
the wenn of the Government to which the cruiser shall be.
long which has committed the act of arbitrary detention.
loinelly, the search or detention of slave-ships (as it is de-
clared in this article) shall btf limited to Brazilian or British
ships which belong to either the Imperial or Royal marine, or
I which shall be provided with special instrutations annexed to the
present treaty.
Art. IX. Brazilian or British cruisers shall not be empower.
ed, to detain any slave-ship on board: of 'which there are not
actually found slaves; and it shall be necessary, to legalize the
-detention of any vessel, that the Slaves found onloard be
actually carried for traffic, and that those found on hoard Bra-
zilian vessels shall hare been taken from that part of the coast ,
of Africa beyond the limits specified in the third .article of
thiatreaty.
Art. X. All the ships of war of the two nations which in fu-
ture shall be destined to prevent the slave,trade, Ault be pro-
vided by their awn Government with a copy of the instructions
annexed to this treaty, and which shall be considered an in-
tegral part of it. Theseintantctions shall be written in Portu-
guese and English; anti prepared for the ships of teach of the
tsfirnations by their respective Ministers of Marine. The two
high contracting parties reserve to themselves the, power of
changing
.entirely or in part these instructions, us circumstances
may require; it being well understood that these said changes
shall not be made without the common agreement and consent
of the two high contracting parties.
Art. Xl. Two mixed commissions, composed of an equal
number of individuals of the two nations shall decide upon the
detention of vessels. One shell reside in Brazil, and another
in the dominions of his Britannic Majesty. Each of these two
Governments shall declare, in the act of the exchange of ratifi-
cations, what is to be the place of residence of its respective
commission. Those commissions shall jadge without appeal
the causes which shall come before them, directing them-
selves by the regulation and instructions annexed to the present
treaty.
Art. XII. Makes an enumeration of the instrurnenta an-
nexed to the treaty, which arc—
h The formula of thepaSeports.
2. Instructions for the ships of war of both nations.
3. The regulations for the mixed commissions.
Art, X.III. Stipulates for the exchange of ratifications at
London, in the 'pace of four months, if possible.
Done at Rio de Janeiro Oct. 18, 1025.
(The Brazil paper, whence we have extracted this document,
does not give the instruments'mentioued In the 12th article.)