The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-02-18
My Aup1O1YTYs
By The President Of the United States Of america.
PROCLAMATION

JRiiei States Of america.
y OF Peace aud Friendship OF Ansnst, 1877,
Boy Of fums. were agreed upon aud eopclu-
the Bey, and ). y. litAr, CharSe d Adires
-pty fourth day Of February, oue Thousand
les 10 The words folioninE, tn which are
the Treaty before the alterations
Peace aud Friendship, concluded between
Bdfhaw, If happy memory, Ia tile mouth
with the mnnth of August, oi
ice, been found To require alterations aud
'olted States should be placed on the same
, treaties with T0nis, wrlI rs 10 manifest
nd desire 10 continue unlmpaired, the
4 between the two nations, II Is hereby
IS SlDf MAuuo6D Bashsw, Bey of Tunls,
IS nf the United States Of America, that
eith aud fourteenth articles oi said Treaty,
] amended IN the treaty 10 read as follows
ARTICLE 6th-.1s II ioas.
II Tunisian cor-air shall meet with an
Aa,elicdn merchant vessel, and shah visit
il with her boat, she shall not exact any
thing, under pain of being severely punish
ed. Aud, IA like IN inner, # a vessel OF war
-
THslnlan merchant vessel, she shall OBJ
serve The same rule. In case slave shall
take refuge ou board Of Al American vessel
OF war, the consul shall b. required To cause
him to be restored and II any of their
prisoners shall escape on board OF the
TuHlsitn vessels, they shall be restoren
but II any slave shall take refuge IN any
American merchant vessel, and 1t shall b.
proved that the vessel has departed with
the said slave, then lac shall b. returned, or
BIS ransom be paid
ARTICLE Ilti--.2s II mas.
When vessel of war of the II. Stateslof
America shillenier the port Of Tnuls, aud
the Consul shall request that the Castle
may salute her, the number of guns shall
BE- fired which he may reqdes, nad if the
said Consul does not want salute, there
shall be no question about il.
But IN case he shlil desire the salute,
and the number of guns shall be fired which |
he may have requested, they shall be coun
led, aud returacd by the vessel IN as many
barrels Of cannon powder.
The same shall be- done With respect 10
the Tunlslan Corsalrs, when they shall
enter any port of the United States.
ARTICLE l2th III Il ion,
When citizens of the United States shall
come within the dependencies of Tnnis, to
,arry on commerce there, the same respect
'hall be paid to them that the merchants
IF other nations enjoy; and If they wish to
.stabsh thems elves within our ports, no
opposition shall be made thereto aud they
A. III -, a 4 |
interpreters as they my judge necessary,
without any Obstruction, Ia conformity with
he usage3 of other nations and if a Tnni
nan subject shall go TO establish himself
within the dependencies of the L. States,
he shall be treated in like manner. If any
funisau subject shall freight an American
irssel, aud load her with merchandise, aud
htll afterwards want 10 unlade or ship
hem on board OF another vessel we viii Il
rot permit him, until the iratter is detrr
mined by reference of merchants, who
hail decide upon the case, aud after the
lecisl0n, the determination shah be confor-
ned To-
No Captain shall be detained in port
galnst his consent, except when our ports
re shut for the vessels of all other u ,tlons
which may take place with respect 10 mer
liant vessels, bat not those Of war
The subjects Of the two contracting
powers shall be under the protection of the
Prince, and under the jurisdiction of the
chief at the place where they may be-. aud
no other person shalt have authority over
them. Ii the commdndaat OF the place |
does not conduct himself aye ably To JUS
ticc, a representation oft shall be made 10
ia.
In case the government shall have need |
of an American merchant vessel, 1t shall
cause il IL be freighled, aud then 4 suitable
freight shall be pald 10 the Captain, agree
ably 10 the intention OF the government and
the Captain shall not refuse.