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10 PUBLIC TREATIES. Negotiation. The President of the United States having subsequently nominated and appointed, by commission, the abovenamed William Slialer, and Isaac Chauncey, Commodore and Commander in Chief of all the haval Forces of the United States in the Mediterranean, Commissioners Plenupotentiary, to treat with His Highness the Dey of Algiers for the renewal of the treaty aforesaid , and they have concluded, settled, and signed the following articles: Anrrcmz I. Pescesndfriend— There shall be, from the conclusion of this treaty, a firm, perpetual, ¤l¤i1>· inviolable, and universal peace and friendship between the President and citizens of the United States of America., on the one part, and the Dey and subjects of the Regency of Algiers, in Barbary, on the other, made by the free consent of both parties, and on the terms of the most F¤v¤¤¤ i=r¤¤f¢<1 favored nations; and if either party shall hereafter grant to any other ff °‘b°' “°*‘°“° °° nation any particular favor or privilege in navigation or commerce, it °°°m° °°mm°°‘ shall immediately become common to the other party; freely, when freely it is granted to such other nations, but when the grant is conditional, it shall be at the option of the contracting parties to accept, alter, or reject such conditions, in such manner as shall be most conducive to their -respective interests. Anrrcm II. _ 'I`*il>¤¤> ¤l><>l· It is distinctly understood between the contracting parties that no “h°°‘ tribute, either as biennial presents, or under any other form or name whatever, shall be required by the Dey and Regency of Algiers from the United States of America, on any pretext whatever. Anrrcnn 1II. prggztgg-**¤¤ of Relates to the mutual restitution of prisoners and subjects, and has . been duly executed. ...iiSfi€'{}ZL°€3·Iti A¤¤¤r-E IV- 1u1s, pp. 6, 6.] _ _ Dc;,,.,,,., of ,,0,. Relates to the delivery, into the hands of the Consul General, of a ton, &c. quantity of bales of cotton, &c., and has been duly executed. Am·1cLn V. _Enemyfs proper- It any goods belonging to any nation with which either of the parties W- are at war should be loaded on board vessels belonging to the other party, they shall pass free and unmolested, and no attempt shall be made to take or detain them. Anrrcnn VI. _'l`r¤¤¤¤:“¤i¤ t of If any citizens or subjects, belonging to either party, shall be found m;ff,“'m 83m;'; on board a prize vessel taken from an enemy by the other party, such ,,(,,s,,i_ citizens or subjects shall be liberated immediately, and in no case, or on any pretence whatever, shall any American citizen be kept in captivity or confinement, or the property of any American citizen found on board of any vessel belonging to any nation with which Algiers may be at war, be detained from its lawful owners after the exhibition of sudicient proofs of American citizenship and American property, by the Consul of the United States residing at Algiers. Asricnn VH. I!;¤~¤¤p<>rt¤ tc ven- Proper passports shall immediately be given to the vessels of both '° · the contracting parties, on condition that the vessels of war belonging to the ltegency of Algiers, on meeting with merchant vessels belonging to the citizens of the United States of America, shall not be permitted to