Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1816-01-09


TREATY OF PEACE AND AMlTY
Concluded 5etsyeen the United States Of .dmeri-
ca, and his Highness OMAR BAsHAw, Dey Of
Aigiers.
ART. I. THERE shall be, from the con-
clusion of this Treaty, firm, invioIable aud
universal Peace and Friendship between the
President and the Citizens OF the United
States OF America, on the one part, and the
Dey and subjects of the Regency of Algers
in Barbary on the other, made by The free
consent of both parties, on the terms OF the
most favored nations and If either party shall
hereafter grant to any other nation any par
ticular favor or privilege IN navigation or COM
merce, it shall Immediately become common
TO the other party, freely when It is freely
granted to such other nations but when the
grant is conditional, ii shall be at the option
OF the contracting parties TO accept, alter, or
reject such conditions, in such manner as shall
be most conducive to their respective inter
est.
ART. Q. 1t is distinctly understood between
the contracting parties, that no tribute, either
as bienial presents or under any other form
or name whatever shall ever be required by
+, the Dey and Regency Of AIgiers from the u
nited States OF Amerlca,o on any pr eteAt what
ever.
| ART. 3. The Dey of Algiers shall cause
to be Immediately, delivered up to the Amer
lean Squadron, now off Algiers, all the Amer
| lean Citizens, now in his possession, ameun-
| ting TO ten more or less and all subjects OF
| the Dey Of Algiers, now IN possession OF the
United States, amounting TO i've hundred more
or less, shall be delivered up TO him, the Uni
ted States, according to the usages oil civilized
nations, requiring no ransom for the excess OF
prisoners in their favor.
! ART. 4. A just and full compensation shall
| be made by the Dey OF Algers, to such citi-
zens of the Quilted States, as have been cap
lured and detained by Alserine Cruizers, or
who have been forced to abandon their prop
| eny IN Aigiers IN violation OF the twenty -sec-
| ond article OF the treaty OF peace and amity,
| concluded Between the United States, and the
Dey oil Anglers, ON the 9TH OF September, 1886.
| And il is agreed between the contracting
parties, that in lieu OF the ABOVE, the Dey Of
Aiglers, shall cause to be delivered forthwith
mo the hands OF the American Consul, resi-
| ding at Aigiers, The whole OF a quantity of
oaies Of cotton, lett by the late consul general
+ the United States, in the public Magazines
| iii Ai5lers, and that he shall pay INTO the
| aands OF the said Consul the sum Of ten thou
| sand Spanish dollars.
ART. 5. if any goods belonging to any ma
| lion with which either OF the parties are at
| war, shOuld be loaded on board vessels belong
ing to the other party, they shall pass tree and
| unmolested, and no attempts shall be made to
| take or detain them.
ART. 6. Ii any citizens or subjects with
| their effects belonging to either party shall be
| found on board prize vessel taken from an
enemy by the other party, such citizens or
subjects shall be liberated immediately, and
shall any American citizen be kept IN captlv
lty or confinement, or the property OF any A
merlcan citizen found on board OF any vessel
belonging TO any ether nation, with winch Al
giers may be al war, be detained from its
lawiul owners alter the exhibition of sufficient
proofs oil American citizenship and of Ameri-
can property by the consul OF the United
States, resldng al Agiers.
ART. Z. Proper passports shall immediate
y be given to tine vessels OF both the contrac
ing parties, on condition that the vessels of
war, belonging to the Regency OF Algers, on
meeting with merchant vessels belonging to
The citizens OF the United States OF America,
shall not be permitted to visit them with more
tnan two persons besides the rowers these on
y shall be permitted TO go ON board without
hrst obtaining leave from the commander OF
said vessel, who shall compare the passport,
and immediately permit sand vessel to proceed
Gu her voyage , and should any OF the subjects
oi Algiers insult or modest the commander or
any otter person on board vessel SO visited,
or plunder any oil the property contained in
her, on complaint i'elng made by the Consul
OF the Unlieu States residing in Alglers, and
on his producing sulilciens proof to substanlIate
the lacl, the commander OF Rails OF said Age
rine snip or vessel ofwar, as well as The Often
GERS, snail be punished IN the most exemplary
manner
Ali vessels Of war belonging to the United
States OF America, on meeting cruizer belong
ng to The Regency oil Agiers, ON having seen
her passports and CERTIFICATES from the Con-
sui OF the United States, residing in Algiers,
snail permit her to proceed on her cruize I'm
moiested and without detention. No pass
port shall be granted by either party to any
vessels. hut StICti as are TN.