The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-10-05

or TO others, to, any port road not herenbefore
mentioned, the Captain of such vessel must be sup
piled with passport from US, admitting him to such
port and permit addressed TO the governor OF such
port, authorizing him to receive such vessel.
ARTICLE 10th. In the gates Of all our cities will
place guard, and also two witnesses, one of our
country and the other Christian whose duty it shall
be to examine whatever may come to enter therein,
whether upon the persons Of those who arrive, or
upon animals, or in conveyances with wheels, that
nothing, without being known, may be introduced,
either by persons of our own any other country
The only exceptions to this examination great
and the consuls, the carriages of either of whom
our guards forbidden to approach. In the event
of our guard having grounds for suspecting any
that may appear at the gates of bearing counterfeit
money concealed, such person may be touched and
may be searched the outside of his Dress whether
he be of this or of any other country If the searcher
find nothing, he must then ask pardon. If he find
any thing, then must he give up the offender to JUS
tice None be exempted.
ARTICLE 18th. All porters and cartmen who con-
vey goods land, shall be embodied by us into dis
tinct bands, each of which shall be placed SUI
pervisor, selected from the people of our country
These supervisors shall register the of each
member of their respective bands and keep acquaint
ed with their persons and none may be continued in
such service without written authorization and suf-
fcien sureties. II is the object of this measure to
establish precision and regularity in the conveyance
of goods and other things, and to prevent any
from undertaking the trust without sanction
God rules. Only God can give success to the
purposes of mani
From the servant of God, Of God the Most High
The Counsellor" ACHMET PACHA BEY, Prince
of the Tunisian Government
To our Ally, S;di JOHN Howard PAYNE, Consul
General of the American Government, at Tunis.
We cause it to be made known to you, that our
State Is overrun with counterfeit money, in way
which has drawn forth loud complaints and inflicted
serious injury-both public and privately OBJ
structing commerce, that mems capitals have been
almost annihated in their hands, and merchants
overwhelmed. A damage thus devastating ought moi
to be left to its course. Ii is our duty to pro-
vide remedy for this crushing evil to our people, |
and to protect commerce against the wicked.
For these considerations, we have thought ft q
preventive, peremptorly to ordain the rules herein
before written, which it is our Intention with all our
means, strictly 10 enforce and the benefit of which,
1t shall so please God, will be felt by all, IN caus-
ng the exclusion of counterfeit money and Of con- |
raband goods. We therefore desire you to make
this mandate known to such are under your juris-
iiction, that none may pretend ignorance, but all
conform scrupuousy to the laws thus judged suitable
10 the general good, and the utility of which APP
plies equally to every dweller in our country,
whatever the difference of nation or of race.
This is the best that socitude for the proprety
Of commerce suggests to US at present We hope
FOR oIr aid in the execution Of the new measures
we have communicated and without which COM
merce would perish and awful calamities ensue.
God rules! Only God can give success to the
purposes Of man. l.. 81
Written on the Dist of Iiabah the second, in the
year of the Hegira, 1852 Corresponding with the
18TH Of May, l843)
"A title aewly given to his Highness by the Grand
Sg1or.