The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1843-12-20

longing 10 the Assento, who TO enjoy this prlyl-
lege aud EXEMPTIONS unless it shall have been proved
that there has been some fraudulent ana prohibited
Importation, and then they may be SEARCHED.
CIV. Art. III ne sers pas non plus perms aux dit
ministries de yIsrrER les masons in les magasins DIES
tacteurs on autres appurtenant Get Asslento, les
quss doivent jour de &c privilege, Ell dc cette Ex-
EMPTIoN-a MONS qu ON ne soft conyaincu par des
preuves eyidentes quill ait de la fraude, des mar
chandlses deendus, Ell cas- Giles pourront etre
ysITEEs en- la presence, &c.-See Dumont, as before
cited
ART. XVII That when any ship with negroes
mot belonging TO the Assientsts) is come upon the
coast or entered into any port they may fit and send
out Immediately vessels of their own, or any
others belonging to his Catholic Ma esy or his sub.
jeetS with whom they shall agree, TO take seize and
conhscaIe such ships and their negroes of whatever
nation or person TO whom the same shall belong.
To which end the said Assientsts and their factors
shall have liberty to search all ships and vessels that
shall come upon the coast of India in which they shall
have reason TO suspect that there are contraband
groes Provided always, that for the making of such
searches, visits and other proceedings, they shall
first have leave from the Governors to whom they
shall communicate what occurs and desire them
to inerpose Provided, that peace shall be pro-
claimed before any thing of this be done, this
Assento axe place.
ART. XVIII Dumont Corps uniyerselle Dplom.
Part /, pa. 333-''Pour Get efset les dts ASSIGN
lists, ct leur Facteurs auront la lberte de prendre
cOHnoissaHCe, CT ue Vislter tOuS les qul
arrveront surles cotes des hides dams ports,
-bien entendu que pour faire de parcels re-
cherches, ct autres procedures CONNIE dessus."
II is perfectly plain that 10 VISIT is 10 SEARCH
--vlsirER: and in the diplomatic language of
this Treaty they are one and the same thing.
ART. XL. Tha, in case of Declaration Of War,
(Which God forbid , of the Crown of Great Britain
against that of Spain or Of Spain against Great Bri
al Asst N ia he s1f however
Asslentists TO he suffered remove all their Ell
fects, and 10 bring them home freely 10 their own
ships, or in those belonging to Spanalds with this
condition hat if they should bring them to the ports
of Span, they may freely carry them away again.
provided they arc the produce Of the negro trade.
And if the Crowns of Spain and England, OF either
of them, jointly separately, SHALL ENTER
UPON A WAR WITH OTHER NATIONS, in
sue h case the ships employed in this Assicno to
have PASSES, and carry FLAGS different from
what are usually borne by the English or Spaniards
such His Catholic Majesty shall please to make !;
the like to which are moi to be granted TO any other
sels than those belonging to this trade, WHICH
SHALL PROTECT THEM fro II being molesied
assaulted by the ships of such nations shall be or
shall declare themselves enemies to the two Crowns.
In order to the securing Of which, Her Britannia
Majesty will take upon her to solicit and obtain that
in the ensuing General Treaty of Peace, AN Elk
PRESS AR lICLE MAY BE INSER TED, that
GALL Princes may take notice of it, and be obliged
cordpgly and to observe the same exactly and pune
tually."
Dumon Corps Dip. Uni. Part i, Tom viii
ART XII. Gu declare de plus gu quill arri.
Vat que les Couronnes dEspagne, dAngIeterre, GU
Tune des deux, con ointment scparement entIas-
guerre dautres natl ms, les vaissea K
empnye, dams Get Assento prendront DIES PASSE
PORTS ct porteront des PAVILLONS dif1erents
de ceux don't Sc servent enhancement les Angois ct
les ESpagnols scion lie cholx qui fail par sa
MaJes Cathol que sans que ION en- pulSse accorder
de sembcabes aucu autre vaisseaux, ct celia en-
echera quusne soent trouble- attaque- par les
rOisseaur deS Nations qui seront Oh decar eront
Ennemles des deux Couronnes. Et pour Get effet sa
M jes,c de la Grande Bietagne charge de solicitor
! and d obtenlr dams lie Trae de It. Paix Generate un
article expIes par lCque les Princes en- auIont
connolssance ct seront obIiges d'ordonner leurs
su Jets de sy conforner ct de Fobseryer ponctuele-
ment.
Art. AAVIIl That whereas, in the establishing
and adjusting tins aSiento, particular regard Is had
to THE ADVANTAGE that may accrue TO THEIR BRITIsH
and CATHOLIC Maesties, and TO their revenues. 1t is
agreed and stipulated that both their Maiestes shall
be concerned for one half Of this rade, each Of them
quarter part, which is 10 belong 10 them pursuant TO
this agreement
The importance of this subject, and the light
which ii throws upon this new British right OF
search in time of peace, and upon the conduct
OF the British Government in the countries
whose shores are washed by the Atlantic, com
pared with the present conduct Of this Govern
ment on the Eastern shore Of A rrica, and in her
possessions Of India in relation to black negro
slavery; the Importance of thorough know
ledge of the conduct of this Defender of the
Faith, will be my excuse for defering a re-
capituIation TO the next number
MACON