The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-04-14


of the competent authorizes, he small forthwith cause
list to be made out, in duplicate, Of all the papers
found on board and he shall sign this list and the du
pcate, adding, after his own name. his rank IN The
navy, and the 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
detention the name of the vessel and that OF her mas
ter, the names of the persons composing her crew
and the number and condition of the slaves iound on
board.
This declaration shall further contain exact de
scription of The state of the vessel and her cargo
g. The commander of the cruiser SHALL without
delay carry or send the detained vessel with MASTER
crew, passengers cargo, and the slaves louno on
board to one of the ports hereinafter speched In Or
der that proceedings may be instituted In regard to
them conformably to the laws OF the country under
which flag the vessel is sailing; and he shall deliver
the same to the competent authorities, or to the per-
who shall have been specially appointed Tor that
purpose by the Government to whom such port shall
belong
4. No person whatever shall be taken out OF the
detained vessel shall any part Of her cargo, nor
any of the slaves found board, be removed from
her. until after such vessel shall have been delivered
to the authorities Of her nation; 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 l,es or from any
other consideration Of humanity, or Tor 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 officer appoint
ed to bring in the detained vessel shall make de-
caration of such removal, in which he shall specify
the reasons for the same; and the masters, sailors,
passengers, slaves removed shall be carried to
the port the vessel and her cargo, and they
shall be received in the same 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 lonnu on
board of Austrian, Prussian, Russian vessels pui
such slaves shall be disposed OF is specified In
the following paragraphs.
5. All Austrian vessels which shall he detained on
the stations of America Africa, by the cruisers OF
the other contracting parties shall be carried and de-
lvered up TO the Austrian jurisdiction at Trieste
But if slaves shall be found on board any such
Austrian vessel al 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- ad Indication if she had been sailing under
| the English or French flag. The vessel shall after
wards be on, and shall be delivered up to the
Austrian jurisdiction at Trieste above stipulated
All French vessels which shall be 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, the coast of America to the north
ward of the 10th degree of north latitude by The cruis
of the other contracting parties shall be carried
and delivered up to the French jurisdiction at Marti-
nique.
All British vessels which shall be detained on the
western 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.
Ri xuIi hall he detained on the
of Africa by the cruisers OF the other
contracting parties shall be carried and delivered up
to the British jurisdiction at the Cape of Good Hope
All British vesses which shall be detained on the
of America by The cruisers of the other contract
ing parties shall be carried and delivered to the Br
fish jurisdiction at the colony Of Demerara or at Fort
Royal, in jamaica according the commander OF the
cruisers may think most convenient.
All British vessels which shall be detained IN the
est Indies by the cruisers of the other contracting
parties sh all be carried and delivered up to the British
jurisdiction at Port Royal, in jamaica.
All Prussan vessels which shall be detained on the
stations of America Africa, by the cruisers of the
other contracting parties shall be carried and delivered
| up to the Prussian jurisdiction at Stettln
| But if slaves shall be found on board any such
Prussian vessel at the time Of her detention, the
sci shall, in the first instance be sent to dePoslte the
slave, at that port to which she would have been ia
ken for 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
Prussian jurisdiction at Stettin as above stipulated
All Russian vessels which shall be detained on the
stations of America or Africa by the cruisers Of the
other contracting parties shall be carried and deliver
ed up to the Russian jurisdiction at Cronstadt or at
Reval according the season of the year may allow
the one or the other Of those ports to be reached
| But if slaves shall be found on 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 or French flag The vessel shall afterwards
be sent on and shall be delivered up to the Russian
jurisdiction at Cronstadt at Reva as above stpu-
lated.
| g. AS soon as q merchant vessel, which shall have
been detained aforesaid shall arrive at one of the
ports or places above enoned the nder 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
papers Which shall have been seized board the
sell and of the duplicate lists OF the said papers
retaining the other in his own possession Such OH
Ger shall at the time deliver to the said author
ties of the original declarations, as heeinbetore
specified, adding thereto statement of any changes
hch may have taken place from the time OF the de-
tenton OF the vessel to that of the delivery well
as a copy of the statement of any removals which may
have taken place, as above provided for.
In delivering these several documents the OH
Ger shall make in writing and OATH an attestaton
of the truth.
T. If the commander of cruiser of one of the high
contracting parties who shall be duly furnished with
the aforesaid special Instructions shall have reason to
| suspect that merchant vessel sailing under convoy
Of or in company with, ship of war of any one of
the other contracting parties is engaged in the slave
trade 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 communca-
ting his suspicious to the commander of the ship of
war; and he shall leave it to the latter to proceed
alone visit the suspected vessel and to deliver her
up the jurisdiction of her country, if there be
| cause for doing
8 Rx article IN Of the treaty IL is stimulated