and military stores, fuch as gunpowder, lead, iron, plank, fulphur, timber for building, tar, pitch, rofin, turpentine, and any other goods denominated naval and military stores, thall be permitted to be fold in this regency, without paying any duties whatever at the custom-house of this regency. 3. The vessels of both nations fhall pass each other without any impediment or moleftation; and all goods, monies, or passengers, of whatfoever nation, that may be on board of the vessels belonging to either party, shall be confidered as inviolable, and shall be allowed to pass unmolested. 4. 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 befides the rowers; these two only permitted to go on board said vessel, without obtaining express leave of the commander of faid vessel, who shall compare the pafsport, and immediately permit faid veffel to proceed on her voyage unmolested. All ships of war belonging to the faid United States of North America, on meeting with an Algerine cruizer, and shall have seen her passport and certi ficate from the conful of the United States of North America, refident in this regency, shall be permitted to proceed on her cruise unmolefted; no pafiport to be iffued 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 pafsports. 5. No commander of any cruifer ১ belonging to this regency, shall be allowed to take any perfon, of whatever nation or denomination, out of any vessel belonging to the United States of North America, in order to examine them, or under pretence of making them confess any thing defired: neither shall they inflict any corporal punithment, or any way elfe moleft them. 6. If any veffels belonging to the United States of North America shall be stranded on the coaft of this regency, they shall receive every possible assistance from the subjects of this regency; all goods faved from the wreck shall be permitted to be re-embarked on board of any other vefiel, without paying any duties at the custom-houfe. 7. The Algerines are not, on any pretence whatever, to give or fell any veffel of war to any nation at war with the United States of North America, or any vessel capable of cruising to the detriment of the commerce of the United States. 8. Any citizens of the United States of North America having bought any prize condemned by the Algerines, shall not be again captured by the cruisers of the regency then at fea, although they have not a paisport; a certificate from the conful refident being deemed sufficient, until fuch time as they can procure fuch pafsport. 9. If any of the Barbary ftates at war with the United States of North America shall capture any American veffel, and bring her into any of the ports of this regency, they shall not be permitted to fell her, but shall depart the port on procuring the requifite supplies of provifion, 10. Any 1 10. Any vessel belonging to the United States of North America, when at war with any other nation, shall be permitted to fend their prizes into the ports of the regency, and have leave to dispose of them without paying any duties on fale thereof. All vessels wanting provifions or refreshments shall be permitted to buy them at market price. 11. All ships of war belonging to the United States of North America, on anchoring in the ports of the regency, shall receive the usual presents of provifions and refreshments, gratis. Should any of the fubjects of this regency make their escape on board vessels, they shall be immediately returned. No excuse shall be made, that they have hid themselves amongst the people, and cannot be found, or any other equivocation. 12. No citizen of the United States of North America shall be obliged to redeem any flave against his will, even thould he be his brother; neither shall the owner of a flave be forced to fell him against his will: but all Yuch agreements must be made by consent of parties. Should any American citizens be taken on board an enemy's ship, by the cruisers of this regency, having regular passports, specifying they are citizens of the United States, they shall be immediately fet at liberty. On the contrary, they having no paffport, they and their property shall be confidered lawful prizes; as this regency know their friends by their paffport. 13. Should any of the citizens of the United States of North America die within the limits of this regency, the dey and his fubjects shall not interfere with the property of the deceased; but it shall be under the immediate direction of the conful, unless otherwise difpofed of by will. Should there be no conful, the effects shall be deposited in the hands of fome persons worthy of truft, until the party shall appear who has a right to demand them, when they shall render an account of the property. Neither shall the dey or divan give hindrance in the execution of any will that may appear. 14. No citizen of the United States of North America shall be obliged to purchase any goods against his will; but, on the contrary, shall be allowed to purchase whatever it pleaseth him. The conful of the United States of North America, or any other citizen, shall not be amenable for debts contracted by any one of their own nation, unless previously they have given a written obligation so to do. Should the dey want to freight any American veffel that may be in the regency, or Turkey, faid vessel not being engaged in consequence of the friendship fubfifting between the two nations, he expects to have the preference given him, on his paying the fame freight offered by any other nation. 15. Any disputes, or suits at law, that may take place between the subjects of the regency and the citizens of the United States of North America, shall be decided by the dey in person, and no other. Any difputes that may arife between the citizens of the United States, shall be decided by the conful; as they are in fuch cafes not subject to the laws of this regency. 16. Should 16. Should any citizen of the United States of North America, kill, wound, or strike a subject of this regency, he shall be punished in the fame manner as a Turk, and not with more severity. Should any citizen of the United States of North America, in the above predicament, escape prison, the conful fhall not become answerable for him. 17. The conful of the United States of North America shall have every perfonal security given him and his houschold; he shall have liberty to exercise his religion in his own house. All flaves of the same religion shall not be impeded in going to faid conful's house at hours of prayer. The consul shall have liberty and personal security given him, to travel whenever he pleases, within the regency: he fhall have free licence to go on board any vessel lying in our roads, whenever he shall think fit. The consul shall have leave to appoint his own dragoman and por ter. 18. Should a war break out between the two nations, the conful of the United States of North America, and all citizens of the faid ftate, shall have leave to embark themselves and property unmolefted, on board of whatever vessel or vessels they shall think proper. 19. Should the cruizers' of Algiers capture any veffel, with citizens of the United States of North America on board, they having papers to prove they are really fo, they and their property shall be immediately difcharged. And should the vessels of the United States capture any vessels of nations at war with them, having fubjects of this regency on board, they shall be treated in like manner. 20. On a vessel of war belonging to the United States of North America anchoring in our ports, the conful is to inform the dey of her arrival; and the shall be faluted with twenty one guns; which the is to return in the fame quantity or number; and the dey will fend fresh provifions on board, as is customary, gratis. 21. The conful of the United States of North America shall not be required to pay duty for any thing he brings from a foreign country, for the use of his house and family. 22. Should any difturbance take place between the citizens of the United States and the subjects of this regency, or break an article of this treaty, war thall not be declared immediately; but every thing shall be fearched into regularly: the party injured shall be made reparation. On the 21st of the moon of Safer, 1216, corresponding with the 5th of September, 1795, Jofeph Donaldson, junior, on the part of the United States of North America, agreed with Haffan Bashaw, dey of Algiers, to keep the articles contained in this treaty sacred and inviolable; which we, the dey and divan, promife to observe, on confideration of the United States paying annually the value of twelve thousand Algerine sequins in maritime stores. Should the United States forward a larger quantity, the overplus shall be paid for in money, by the dey and regency. Any veffel that may be captured from the date of this treaty of peace and amity, shall immediately be be delivered up on her arrival in and confent of the fenate of the Algiers. (Signed) Vizier HASSAN BASHAW, J. DONALDSON, jun. To all whom these Presents fball come, or be made known. Whereas the under-written David Humphreys hath been duly appointed commiflioner plenipotentiary, by letters patent under the fignature of the prefident, and feal of the United States of America, dated the 30th of March, 1795, for negotiating and concluding a treaty of peace with the dey and governors of Algiers; whereas by instructions given to him on part of the executive, dated 28th of March and 4th of April, 1795, he hath been further authorised to employ Jofeph Donaldfon, junior, on an agency in the faid business; whereas, by a writing under his hand and feal, dated the 21st of May, 1795, he did conftitute and appoint Joseph Donaldfon, jun. agent in the business aforesaid; and the said Jofeph Donaldson, jun. did, on the 5th day of September, 1795, agree with Haffan Bafhaw, dey of Algiers, to keep the articles of the preceding treaty facred and inviolable. Now, know ye, that I David Humphreys, commiffioner plenipotentiary aforefaid, do approve and conclude the faid treaty, and every article and claufe therein contained; referving the fame nevertheless, for the final ratification of the president of the United States of America, by and with the advice faid United States. In teftimony whereof I have figned the fame with my hand and feal, at the city of Lifbon, the 28th of November, 1795. (Seal) DAVID HUMPHREYS. Now be it known, that I, George Washington, prefident of the United States of America, having seen and confidered the faid treaty, do, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, accept, ratify, and confirm the fame, and every clause and article thereof. And to the end that the faid treaty may be observed and performed with good faith on the part of the United States, I have ordered the premises to be made public; and I do hereby enjoin and require all persons bearing office, civil or military, within the United States, and all other citizens or inhabitauts thereof, faithfully to observe and fulfil the faid treaty, and every claufe and article thereof. In teftimony whereof, I have caused the feal of the United States of America to be affixed to these presents, and signed the fame with my hand. Done at the city of Philadelphia, the 7th day of March, 1796, and of the independence of the United States of America, the zoth. Treaty between America and Spain. Treaty concluded between the U nited States of America and his Catholic majesty. HIS catholic majesty and the United States of America, defirous to consolidate, on a permanent bafis, the friendship and good correfpondence which happily prevails between the two parties, have determined to establish by a convention, several points, the fettlement where of will be productive of general advantage and reciprocal utility to both nations. With this intention his catholic majefty has appointed the most excellent lord Don Manuel de Goday, and Alvarez de Faria, prince de Paz, duke de la Alcudia, grandee of Spain, of the first class, &c. And the prefident of the United States, with the advice and confent of their fenate, has appointed Thomas Pinckney, a citizen of the United States, and their envoy exraordinary to his catholic majesty. And the said plenipotentiaries have agreed upon and concluded the following articles : Art. 1. There shall be a firm and inviolable peace, and fincere friendship between his catholic majesty, his fuccessors and fubjects, and the United States, and their citizens, without exception of persons or places. 2. To prevent all dispute on the fubject of the boundaries which feparate the territories of the twohigh contracting parties, it is hereby declared and agreed as follows, to wit: the fouthern boundary of the United States, which divides their territory from the Spanish colonies of East and Weft Florida, shall be defignated by a line, beginning on the river Miffiffippi, at the northernmost part of the thirty-first degree degree of latitude, north of the equator, which from thence shall be drawn due east, to the middle of the river Apalachicola or Carahsuche, thence along the middle thereof to its junction with the Flint; then straight to the head of St. Mary's river, and thence down the middle thereof to the Atlantic ocean. And it is agreed, that if there should be any troops, garrifons, or fettlements of either party on the territory of the other, according to the above-mentioned boundaries, they shall be withdrawn from the faid territory within the term of fix months after the ratification of this treaty, or fooner, if it be possible; and that they shall be permitted to take with them all the goods and effects which they poffefs. 3. In order to carry the preceding article into effect, one commiffioner and one furveyor shall be appointed by each of the contracting parties, who shall meet at Natches, on the left fide of the Miffiflippi, before the expiration of fix months from the ratification of this convention, and they shall proceed to run and make this boundary, according to the stipulations of the faid article. They shall make plans and keep journals of their proceedings, which shall be confidered as part of this convention, and shall have the fame force as if this were inferted therein. And, if on any account it should be found necessary that the faid commiffioners and furyeyors should be accompanied by guards, they shall be furnished in equal proportion by the commanding officer of his majesty's troops in the two Floridas, and the commanding officer of the troops of the United States |