The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-02-27
Lams.
PUBLISHED BY AUrHoaIrY.r
JAMES MONROE.


sREHpsST or rnEusrTEpsrA AMERICA.
10 sA and angular Ia f9hSm these Eresen!fs
shoh come, greeting.
Whereas a treaty OF Peace and Anliiy be-
tween the United States Of America snd tho
Dey and Regency IF AIgle's was concluded
at AyIsrs, on the twenty laird Gay oi De.
cember, 10 the year o! our Lord one thou.
sand eight bundled and sixteen, by William
Shaier and Isaac Chaoocey, etizsns of the
United States, on the par, and bsnaf of the
Coi,ed States, and his hig grresE the Dev Of
Algisrs, for and in behalf Of tkc Dey and Re.
geney hereof; which Treaty was duly sign
cd aad sealed by the respective parties, and
is IN the words following, TO wit:
Treaty Of Peace and Inift, concluded ee.
tween sbs United States Of .dmertca and fhe
Dey and Regency ef Htgiers.
The President oil the United States end the
Dey Of AIeiers, being desirous TO restore and
naintain, upon stabIe and pc fmanent footing
the reisIioDs OF peace and good unde Standing
between the two. powers, and for this purpose
TO renew the treaty OF pesco end amity which
was concluded between tho Two states, by
William Shalcr and Commodore Stephen
Decatur, as Commissioners P!enipotentiary
on the part Of the United States, and his
Highaess Omar Pashaw, Dcy of Algiers, on
the soth dsy OF Juae, 1915:
The President of the Unilea States having
subsequently nominated and appointed, by
commissiou the above n a ned William Shaler
ind Isaac Chsuncs, Con ,nolore aud Comman-
der III Chief of ell the naval forces or the u.
nitsd States in the Mediterranean, Comuis.
sioners Pienipo,entisrt, TO trea, with His
Highnsss the Dsy of hlgiers. tor the renew.
n OF tho treaty aforesaid and they have con.
ciuded, settled; aud signed, the following Or.
ucles
Art /. Ther; shall be from, the conclusion
Of this treaty, a Arm, perpetual, inviolable,
and universal peace and friendship between
tho President and citizens OF The United
States Of Anisrcs, on the one part, aud the
Dey and the subjects Of the Regency of AL.
giers; in Barbary, on the other, made by the
free conssn. Of both parties, and on the terms
OF the most favored nations end, il either
party shall hereafter gran, to any other nation
any particulsr favor or privilege in navigation
or commerce, it shall Immediately become
common TO the other party, freely, when free.
" il 10 granted 10 such other ns,ions; hut
when the grant is conditional, it shall be ct
the option Of the contracting parties to &C.
eept, alter, or reject, such conditions, IN such
manner as shall be most conductive to their
respective interests.
Art. IL. 1t Is distinctly understood between
the contracting parties, that no tSbu,e either
% biennial presents, or under any former
name whatever, shall be required by the Dey
aud Regency Of Aigiers from tho United
States Of America, on any pretext Whatever.
Art. III. Relates 10 the mutual restitution
of prisoners and subjects, and has been duly
executed.
Arr. w. Relate. 10 the delivery, into the
hands Of the Consul General, OF . quantity
Of bales of cotton, Sc. end has been duly ex.
spcutsd.
Art. ". Ifsny goods, belonging TO any ma
ffon with which either Of the parties ore OF
gar, should be loaded on board vessels be-
longing TO the other party, they shslI pas,
free aud upmolested, and no attempt shall be
made to take or detsin them.
Arl. VI. II any citizens or subjects belong.
ing TO either party, sbsl. be found on board
prize vessel taken from an enemy by the 9th.
or party, such citizens or subjects shall be
liberated Immediately, and in no case, or on
any pretcnce whatever, shall any American
eiiizen be kept IN captivity or confinement;
or the property OF any American citizen,
found on board Of any vessel belonging to any
nation with which AIeiers may be at war, be
detained from its lawful owners after the ex-
hibitien OF sufficient proofs Of American citi.
zeosbip and American properly, BY the coa-
sol Of the United States residing at Algiers.
Art. VII. Proper passports shall immedi.
ateIy he given TO the vessels OF both the con.
tracing parties, on condition ,hst the vessels
Of war belonging to the regency OF AIsiers,
or meeliog with merchsn, vessels belonging to
;hs citizens Of The United Sss,es Of Auerics,