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134 'I`REA'1‘Y WITH ALGIERS. 1795. How pass- permitted to go on board said vessel, without obtaining express leave PWS QV vessels from the commander of said vessel, who shall compare the passport, and

Qg,fl,QQ’:;fw" immediately permit said vessel to proceed on her voyage unmolested

amines, and to All ships of war belonging to the United States of North America, on Whew ie be meeting with an Algerine cruiser, and shall have seen her passport and g'°°'°d‘ certificate from the Consul of the United States of North America, resident in this Regency, shall be permitted to proceed on her cruise unmolested: no passport to be issued to any ships but such as are absolutely the property of citizens of the United States: and eighteen months shall be the term allowed for furnishing the ships of the United States with passports. ARTICLE V. No Algerine No commander of any cruiser belonging to this regency, shall be ¢¥¤i¤e¤‘ mw allowed to take any person, of whatever nation or denomination, out of

,l:°0*}"aY,lL°;‘§,,Q" any vessel belonging to the United States of N orth-America, in order to

of the U.S. examine them, or under pretence of making them confess any thing desired; neither shall they inflict any corporal punishment, or any way else molest them. ARTICLE VI. Vessels er If any vessel belonging to the United States of North-America, shall U· S Stranded be stranded on the coast of this Regency, they shall receive every posl° be "h°v°d‘ sible assistance from the subjects of this Regency: all goods saved from the wreck shall be permitted to be reimbarked on board of any other vessel, without paying any duties at the custom house. ARTICLE VII. Mg.,,;,,,, ,,0, The Algerines are not, on any pretence whatever, to give or sell any to scllvesscls vessel of war to any nation at war with the United States of Northefujmgeoghe America, or any vessel capable of cruising to the detriment of the com- U_ Smeg merce of the United States. ARTICLE VIII. When pass. Any citizen of the United States of North-America, having bought £g;;;u;*°‘ any prize condemned by the Algerines, shall not be again captured by y' the cruisers of the regency then at sea, although they have not a passport; a certificate from the consul resident being deemed sufficient, until such time they can procure such passport. ARTICLE IX. other Bm-my If any of the Barbary states at war with the United States of North- ¤l¤l¤¤ Mt to be America, shall capture any American vessel and bring her into any of

g';;°g]‘Xf°u the ports of this Regency, they shall not be permitted to sell her, but

gms_ shall depart the port on procuring the requisite supplies of provision. AR'1`ICLE X. U, s, mgygtmd Any vessel belonging to the United States of North-America, when P¥l¤e¤ inwrhv at war with any other nation, shall be permitted to send their prizes l’{°;;s£y’_h° into the ports of the Regency, have leave to dispose of them, without paying any duties on sale thereof All vessels wanting provisions or refreshments, shall be permitted to buy them at market price. ARTICLE XI. How ships of All ships of war belonging to the United States of North-America, on

‘{";,°££}gu_d anchoring in the ports of the Regency, shall receive the usual presents

in me po,-is of of provisions and refreshments, gratis. Should any of the slaves of this the R¤gc¤¤¤y· regency make their escape on board said vessels, they shall be imme-