A TREATY OF PEACE AND AMITY Between the Dey of Algiers and the United States if America. (a) A TREATY OF PEACE AND AMITY Conctuded this present day I--ima artasi, the twentyjirst of the Sept. 5, 1795. Luna safer, yeargf the Hegira 1210, corresponding with Satur- *""""""' day the jijih of eptember, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five, between Hassan Bashaw, Dey of Algiers, his Divan and Suljects, and George Washington, President of the United gtates of North-America, and the Citizens of the said United tates. ' ARTICLE I. Fnoivr the date of the present treaty, there shall subsist a firm and 1}eaceestasincere peace and amity between the President and citizens of the bk8h9d- United States of North-America, and Hassan Bashaw, Dey of Algiers, his Divan and subjects; the vessels and subjects of both nations reciprocally treating each other with civility, honor and respect. ‘ ARTICLE II. All vessels belonging to the citizens of the United States of North- Commercial America, shall be permitted to enter the different ports of the Regency, i¤l¢\‘¤<>¤1‘S¢ fvto trade with our subjects, or any other persons residing within our g°m°d‘ jurisdiction, on paying the usual duties at our custom-house that is paid by all nations at peace with this Regency; observing that all goods disembarked and not sold here shall be permitted to be reimbarked without paying any duty whatever, either for disembarking or embarking. All naval and military stores, such as gunpowder, lead, iron, plank, sulphur, timber for building, tar, pitch, rosin, turpentine, and any other goods denominated naval and military stores, shall be permitted to be sold in this Regency, without paying any duties whatever at the customhouse of this Regency. ARTICLE III. The vessels of both nations shall pass each other without any impedi- Vessels of ment or molestation; and all goods, monies or passengers, of whatsoever each mation to nation, that may be on board of the vessels belonging to either party, PMS ¤¤¤wl¤¤!· Shall be considered as inviolable, and shall be allowed to pass un- °d‘ molested. ARTICLE IV. All ships of war belonging to this Regency, on meeting with merchant-vessels belonging to citizens of the United States, shall be allowed to visit them with two persons only beside the rowers; these two only
(a) The treaties between the United States and Algiers have been; The Treaty of September 5, 1795. The Treaty of June 30, 1815, post, 224. Renewed Treaty with Algiers of 22d December, l13ft}, post, 244. (133)
