The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-14

list TO lie made out, In duplicate, ot all the papers
found board and he shall sign this list and the du-
pcate, adding, after his own name. his rank in the
navy, and the name of the vessel under his command
He shall in like manner, make out and sign, IN du-
pcate, declaration, stating the place and time OF the
detenon the name Of the vessel and that oil her mas
ter the names of the persons composing her crew,
and the number and condition Of the slaves found on
board
This declaration shall further contain an exact de-
scipion of The state of the vessel and her cargo.
g. The commander Of the cruiser shall, wiihout
delay carry or send the detained vessel with maser
crew. passengers cargo, and the slaves found on
board to one of the ports hereinafter specihed ~ OF
der that proceedings may be instituted IN regard 70
them, conformaby to the laws oil the country unuer
which flag the vessel is sailing and he snail deliver
the same 10 the competent authorities or 10 the per-
sons who shall have been specially appointed for that
purpose by the Government TO whom such port shall
4. No person whatever shall be taken out Of the
detained vessel shall any part OF her cargo nor
any of the slaves found on board, be removed from
her until after such vessel shall have been delivered
over to the authorities of her naton unless the
removal of the whole part of The crew, or OF the
slaves found on board, shall be deemed necessary
either for the preservation of their lives, or from any
other consideration Of humanity, or for the safety OF
the persons who shall be charged with the navigation
of the vessel after her detention. In any such case
the commander OF the cruiser or the othcer appoint
ed to bring in the detained vessel, shall make de-
claraton of such removal in which he shall specify
the reasons for the same and the masters, sailors,
passengers or slaves So removed shall be carried to
the same port the vessel and her cargo and they
shall be received in the manner as the vessel
agreeably to the regulations hereinafter set FORTH
Provided always that nothing in this paragraph
shall be understood as applying to slaves found on
board of Austrian, Prussan, Russian vessels; but
such slaves shall not be disposed OF as IS speched IN
the following paragraphs.
5. All Austrian vessels which shall he detained on
the stations of America or Africa by the cruisers OF
the other contracting parties shall be carried ana DE-
livered up to the Austrian jurisdiction at trieste.
r But it slaves shall be found on board any such
Austrian vessel the time of her detention, the YES
eel shall in the first instance be sent TO deposit the
slaves at that port TO which she would have been
taken fol- adjudication if she had been sailing under
the English or French flag. The vessel shall after
wards be sent on, and shall be delivered up to the
Austrian jurisdiction at Trieste, above stipulated
j. All French vessels which shall he detained on the
western coast of Africa by cruisers of the other con-
tracing parties shall be carried and delivered up to
the French jurisdiction at GoIee
All French vessels which shall be detained on the
eastern coast of Africa by the cruisers of the other
contracting parties shall be carried and delivered up to
the French jurisdiction at the Isle Of Bourbon.
All French vessels which shall be detained on the
coast of America to the southwark OF the 10Th de-
gree of north latitude by the cruisers OF the other con-
tracing parties shall be carried and delivered up to The
French jurisdiction at CAYENNE.
All French vessels which shall be detained in the
West Indies OF on the coast of Amerca to the north
ward of the 10th degree OF north latitude by the cruls-
of the other contracting parties, shall be earned
and delivered up to the French jurisdiction at Marti-
nque.
All British vessels which shalt be detained on the
western coast of Africa by the cruisers OF the other
contracting parties, shall be carried and delivered up
to the British jurisdiction at Bathurst on the river
Gambia.
All British vessels which shall be detained on the
eastern of Africa by the cruisers OF the other
contracting parties shall be carried and delivered up
to the Brush jurisdiction at the Cape of Good Hope
All British vesse which shall be detained on the
of America by the cruisers of the other contract
ing parties shall be carried and delivered up to the Bri-
fish jurisdiction at the colony of Demerara or at Port
ROYAL in Jamaica, according the commander OF the
cruisers may think most convenient
All British vessels which shall be detained in the
West Indies by the cruisers OF the other contracting
parties shall be carried and delivered up to the British
jurisdiction at Port Royal, in Jamaica.
All Prussian vessels which shall be detained the
stations Of America or Africa by the cruisers of the
other contracting parties shall be carried and delivered
up to the Prussian jurisdiction at Stettin.
But if slaves shall be found on board any such
Prussan vessel at the time of her detention, the YES
sci shall in the first instance, be sent to depose the
slaves at that port to which she would have been ia
ken for adjudication if she had been sailing under
the English French flag. The vessel shall after
wards be sent on and shall be delivered up to the
fruSSan JURISDICTION at Stettln as ABOVE
All Russian vessels which shall be detained on the
stations of America Africa by the cruisers of the
other contracting parties shall be carried and deliver
ed up to the Russian jurisdiction at Cronstadt at
Reval according the season of the year may allow
the one the other of those ports to be reached
But if slaves shall be found board any such
Russian vessel at the time of her detention, the yes
sci SHALL in the first instance, be sent to deposlte the
slaves at that port to which she would have been ia
ken for adjudication if she had been sailing under the
English French flag. The vessel shall afterwards
be sent on, and shall be delivered up to the Russian
jurisdiction at Cronstadt or at Reya as above stpu-
lated.
4. As soon as q merchant vessel which shall have
been detained aforesaid shall arrive at one of the
ports places above mentioned the commander OF the
cruiser the officer to appointed to bring IN such de-
tanned vessel shall forthwith deliver to the authorities
duly appointed for that purpose by the Government
within whose territory such port or place shall be- the
vessel and her cargo together with the master crew
passengers and slaves found on board, and also the
pers which shall have been seized on board the YES
sell and one of the duplicate lists Of the said papers
retaining the other in his own possession Such OH
shall at the same time deliver TO the said author
of the original declarations, as heIeinbefore
specified adding thereto statement OF any changes
which may have taken place from the time OF the de-
ention oil the vessel to that of the delivery, as well
copy of the statement of any removals which may
have taken place. as above provided Tor.
In delivering over these several documents the Off
shall make, in writing and on OATH an atestatlon
OF the ruth.
T. If the commander of a cruiser of one of the high
contracting parties who shall be duly furnished with
the aforesaid special Instructions shall have to
suspect that merchant vessel sailing under convoy
Of or in company with, shipo war of any one of
the other contracting parties is engaged in the slave
trade or has been fitted out for the purpose of that
traffic, or his been engaged in the traffic in slaves
during the voyage in which she is met with by the
said cruiser he shall confne himself to communica-
ting his suspicious to the commander of the ship of
war and he shall leave it to the latter to proceed
alone to visit the suspected vessel and to deliver her
up to the jurisdiction of her country, if there be
cause for doing SO.
g. By article w. of the treaty il is stipulated,
that in no case shall the mutual right Of visit be
exercised upon ships of of the high contracting