Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-01-01

pRrsfDEyr or TnE UxrTED STATES OF
AAKRIcA,

meriCa. ard his Highness Urnar bashaW,I
Dey Of AlgieFs, was concluded at,Algiers,I
On the thirtietl day OF June last, BY StevTII
chen Decatur and William Shaler, citi-l
zens OF the United States, on the part of
the United States, and che said Omar
Bashaw, Dey of AIgiers, and was duly
signed and sealed BY the said partes,I
which Treaty IS in the words fOllowing,|
to wit:
Treaty Of Psace aaI amity concluded Be-
taceen the United STATES Of .amsrica.
and His Highaess Omar Basha,r, Deg
Of .aigievs.
,articte tie First.
q There shall be. from the conclusion ct
this treaty, q firm, inviolable aud uni
yersal peace and friendship between the
President and The citizens of the United
States Of America, on the one part, and
the Dey ard subjects of the Regency Of
Algiers in Barbary on the other. made
by the free consent of both parties
ON the terms of the most favored ma.
lions and If either party shall here
after grant to any other nation any parti-
|cular favor or privilege in navigation or
commerce, it shall Immediately become
common to the other party, freely when
il is freely granted to such other nations;
but when the grant is conditional, it shall
he at the option Of the; contracting par
ties to accept, alter, or reject such con-
|ditions, in such manner as shall be most
conducive to their respective interests.
.article the second.
It's distinctly understood between the
contracting parties, that no tribste, ell
|ther as bienrial presents or under any
|other form or name whatever, shall ever
|be required by the Dey and Regency Of
|Algiers from the United States of Anne
|rica, on any pretext whatever.
article the third.
The Dey of AIgiers shall cause to be
Immediately delivered up to the Ameri-
|can squadron, now off Algiers, all the
American citizens, now in his posses
sion, amounting to ten more or less and
Jail the subjects of the Dey Of Algiers.
now in possession of the United States,
to FIVE hundred more or less
shall be delivered up to him, the Unit
led States, according to the usages Of ci-
vilized nations, requiring no ransom for
the excess of prisoners in their favor.
.articls the fourth.
A just and full compensation shall be
made by the Dey of Algiers, to such CT
|tizens Of the United States. as have been
captured and detained by Algerine cruz
|ssrs, or who have been forced to abandon
their property in Algiers 10 violation of
the twenty second article of the treaty
|ui peace and amity, concluded between
the United States and the Dey OF Algiers
on the 5th of September, 1895.
And it is agreed between the contract
ing parties. that in lieu Of the above, the
IDey of Algiers shall cause to be deliver
ed forthwith Into the hands of the Ame-
rican consul, residing at Algiers, the
whole Of a quantity of bales of cotton.
left by the late consul general of the u
nited States, in the public magazines in
Algiers, and that he shall pay into the
lands Of the said consul the sum of ten
thousand Spanish dollars.
Article the fifth.
If any goods belonging to any nation.
with which either Of the parties are at
war, should be loaded on board vessels
belonging to the other party they shall
pass free and unmolested, and no at
tempts shall be made to take or detain
them.
article the siatk.
If any citizens or subjects with their
effects belonging to either party shall bel
found on board prize vessel taken from
IN enemy by the other party, such citi-
zens or subjects shall be liberated imme-|
lately, and in no case, on any other
Dretence whatever shall any Americana
citizen found on board of any vessel be-
onging to any other nation, with which
Algiers may be at war, be detained from
is lawful owners after the exhibition of
sufficient proofs of American citizenship
md Of American property by the consul
If the United States, residing at Algiers.|
.avticle the Serenth.
Proper passports shall Immediately be
yiyen to the vessels of both the contract
mr. parties, on condition that the vessels
sf war, belonging to the regency of Al
giers, on meeting with merchant vessels
belonging to vessels of the u. States oil
America, shall not be permitted 20 visit
them with more than two persons Besides