The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-01-10
Treaty with Algiers.
JAMES MADISON,
PRESIDENT or THE U. STATES OF
AMERICA.

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.l come, greeting
WHEREAS treaty OF peace and ainifE
between The United States Of America and
his Sighness Omar Basnsw, dey of Algiors.
was Concluded st Agiers ON The 3o,h dat IL
June last, by Stephen Decatur and Wilista
Sha'or, citizens OF. The United States, on tho
part OF the United States, and The said UHidr
bashaw, dey OF Aigicrs, aud was duly sighed
and sealed by the said parties, which treaty is
IN the words following, to wit
Lreafy q feocc ,snd dpify concluded 6effVcrsi
me United States Of .Arsrfica dnd his higAs
ness Omar BaSharv. dey Of .HEievs.
ARTicLH THE riRsrs
There shall be, from The cohtlGsioii Of thiS
treaty, firm, insitlable and universal p6ae6
and friendship between ihe president and ttiS
chiEens Of the United States OF America oif
the one part, and the dey and subiects Of tdS
regency OF Aigiers in Bar5art on The otherI
made by the free consent Of bath parties, 81
the tc' ms OF the most favored hatsons AID u
either party shall hereafter grent 70 sny o(hef
nation any particular favor or privilege in Hstls
CATION or commerces il shslI ifntnsdiaitly 6ts
come common to'tho other patty, freely wGe1
1t Is freely granted 10 such other nations bt6
whom the grant is conditionaj, Ii thalI 6c a.
the option Of the contracting parties ~ Sts
ecpt, alter or reject such conditions, In aG6fa
fnanncr as shsif be most conductive 10 theif
respective interests.
xRricLx TnE sEcoxD.
1t is distinctly understood between The cons
tracing parties, that no tribute, either oS
biennial presents or under any other form Or
name whatever, shall ever be required BY ihd
dey and regency Of Algicrs from the United
osDles oi America, on any pretext whstevery
ARTICLE THE ThIIRp.
he dey OF AIgicrs shall csdsc 10 DO isi<
mcdiately delivered OPP tothc American squa.
droH, now of AIgiers, all Tie American cisis
zcns now IN his possession, amounting 10 teu
more or less; and all the subjects OF thc dty
oi Aisfefs now in possession Of the United
States, amoon'ing 10 five hundred more or
less, shall be delivered up 10 him, the Uhitcd
S,ases' according to the ussges Of civilized.
nations, requiring no ransom for the excess
Of prisoners in their favor.
ARTICLE THE rorRTR.
Jost and full compensation shall be msAd
BY the dey Of Aigitfs, TO such citizens Of The
Uoiied States as have been eap,used ond de-.
tanned by Algefine cruizers, Or who havS been
forced TO abandon their properly III AIeie,s m
violation OF the twenty -setood article Of tho
The Unrcd States aea tie dsy VI Aigiers, on
the 5,h Of September, 1875.
And u Is agreed betSeen tho Contracting
parties, that 10 lieu Of the above, the dey o.
Algers shall cause to be delivered forthwith
into the hands Of the American t6nsdi; residf
ing at AIgiefs, the whole ofa quahtiiy o.
bsleS Of cotton, leh BY the late consul general
OF the Uniied States, IN The public IN ogs zines
in AIgicrs, and that he shsII pay INTO the
hands cf the said eohsuI tho sun Of ten (heus
sand Spanish doIIsrs.
ARTICLE rHE fIrTn.
II any goods belonging TO any nsiicb with
which eilher Of the parties are Of war, should
bs loaded ON b1s'd vessels belonging To tho
otber party, they shsII pass free end unmo.
Tested, and no attempts shall be mads 10 take
or detain them. -
AnffcLE THE SIXTH.
shy citizens or subjects with their efrsct,
belonging to either psr,y shslf be found ou
board prize vessel taken from an enemy by
the other parry, such eitizcns os sut,<cts
shsIi be liberated Immediately, ard ia go case.
on acy s,ter prctcnec wtascser .Lsss say ~;