The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-03

" neither upon The persons Of those who arrive VI
upon animals or in convey ances with wheels, mat
nothing, without, being known, may be introduced
either by persons OF our own OF amy other country
The only exceptions to this examination arc oar great
aud the consuls the carriages Of either of whom
our guards forbidden TO approach. In the event
Of our guard having grounds for suspecung any one
that may appear at the gates, of bearing counterfeit
money concealed, such person may be touched and
may be searched on the outside OF his dress whether
he be Of this or Of any other country II the searcher
find nothing, he must then ask pardon Il he find
any thing then must he give up The offender 20 JUS
tice None can be exempted
Article llth. All porters and cartmen who con-
vey goods on land shall be embodied by us into dis
tiDci bands over each Of which shall be placed SUI
pervisor selected from the people OF our country -
These supervisors shall register the name of each
member of their respective bands, aud keep acquain-
ed with their persons and may be continued in
such service without written authorization aud SUI
6cien suretics. II is the object Of this measure to
establish precision and regularity in the conveyance
Of goods and other things, and 10 prevent any one
from undertaking the trust without a sanction
God rules Only God can give success to the
purposes Of man
From the servant of God, of God the Most High
The Counsellor. ACHMET PACIIA BEY, Prince
of the Tunisian Government.
To our Ally, Sd JoHN HowARp PAYNE, Consul
General Of the American Government, at Tunis.
We cause it to be made known to you, that our
State is oycrrun with counterfeit money, in way
which has drawn forth loud complaints and inflicted
serious injury-both public and privately so OBJ
Al Il.
amos, annhilated in their hands, and merchants are
overwhelmed. A damage thus devastating ought mol
TO be left TO its own course II is our duty to pro-
vide remedy for tn crushing evil to our people,
and to protect commerce against the wicked.
For these considerations have thought fit, as a
preventive, peremptory to ordain the rules herein
before written which il is our intention, with all our
means, strictly TO enforce and the benefit OF which
If il shall please God, will be felt by ALL in caus-
ing the exclusion of counterfeit money and Of con-
traband goods. We therefore desire you to make
this mandate known to such are under your juris-
diction, that none may pretend ignorance, but all
conform scrupulousy to the laws thus judged suitable
to the general good, and the utility of which APP
plies equally to every dweer in country
whatever the difference of nation of race.
This is the best that socitude for the proprety
of commerce suggests TO US at present. We hope
for your aid in the execution of the measures
we have communicated; and without which com
merce would perish and awful caamities ensue.
God rules Only God give success 10 the
purposes Of man L. s.
Written on the 2lst Of Rabiah the second in the
year of the Hegra, 1859, Corresponding with the
18th of May, lS43)
"A title newly given to his Highness by the Grand
Slgnor