G OI G E WAS HI N G T P N
PRESIDENT'
of Trtt United States of America.
7o VfT j vih 5W thtfe Frefents Jhall t omc -Greet -
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WHEREAS a Treaty cf Peace nd Ami
ty Ins been concluded in fhs ahanner herein
after-mentioned by the Plenipotentiary of
'tliA Tnrd St-Hts rf America, and the Dey
t Art. , 7th. The. Algej-ineTare norruirany
pretmce whatever, to give or fell any veflel
cf Nvirtoany natioii at war "with the United
Statep pi North-America, or any yeflel ca.
p:6leof:ruifmg to the detriment of the com
merce of the UniteurStates.
Ari if t h. Anycitizen or the United St;t;s
of North America, haying boughttny prize,
onucihned by the Alpennes, mall not bca-
!TS-iieU
afii
and Regency of Alters ; which treaty, writ- A..dail UulUied by the uui&
teum the Arabic lanruiaffe, bemg tranllatcd tneivatlea, although they have - not a
ltito. th& launua-re of the -united btates, is in ! port ; a certificate irom the Cbniul rehdent
Demg cieemeu lumaent, until men tune mcy
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the v. ords following' to wit :
Treaty of Peace and Amity condude.d ; can procure iuch p'aflport.
this prefent day limaartatV, the twenty-hrft: : Art", tyth. If any of the
of the Barbary ftates at
of the Lima Safer' year pf the Hegiraii 2 1 a, war with thetJtiited States of North-Ame-
cor'fp
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. oring her into any or me ports or tnis ie
gency, they . 'Jhallnpt' be permitted to fell
r, one . luouiaua leyen xiunureu
and nmctfiye, bitVeen HAbbAN BA
Sf I AW. Dev of. Aliriers, his Divan nd
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iui.jecliJ and GEOUCE WASHING
'1 i ) N, Prefiderit of the Upited States of
.Ai cr:c;i, and thVc:tizcns;of the laid U ni-
ted Strict.
Article ill- Tronvtik date oi the prefect
Treaty,-; there ihall iVjihV iiiJiivand liuceri;
I . pea. c and amity between tliePliESl D FiNT
and citizens of the United States cf North".
. America, and HASSAN: BAXhAW O.ey
01 Algiers, his V1V'11 anu luojects ; tae yci
' fels anc 'fubjets .bith . natioiisWipropal.
ly treating each. other . with civi'ity)Uvpnour
and refpect. ' :-; V-'v .. -
Article 2cV AU veiielsl belonjno; to the c-
. her, but fhallrtienart the port on procuring
the requifitefuj)lies of provTlloh. , ; "
Ah. 10'th., Any velTel belonging to the U -.
-liitcct States of North-America, when' at w-ir!
with ailyi'other nation ihall be permitted to
-fo:id: their prizes' " ut$ the ports of the- Re-'
ency, have teve tb difpofe of them, with-;
ourpayibg .any duties oil (ale thereof. All
lhal , '. penhuted to buy" them at. market
price
fij w v.-
; tizeris of. the . United Stat ;of rorth-Amei,
ca, Ihall be permitted to enter he diifcreht
parts of the Regsncy, to trade with our fub
jefts, or any other perfons refidjng. within
our jurifdiction, on paying the vdual duties
- at our Cuitom-heule that is paid by alLn;iti
ons at peace with, this Regency ; obferving
that all goods diiembarked and not fold here
ihall be permitted to hz reimbarked without
r paying any duty whatever, cither fot dilcin
bark ng or embarking. Ail naval and nidi-'
tary (lores, fuch as gun-powder, lead, iron,
' plank, l'ulphur, timber for building, tar, pitch,
,rofm,- terpentine, and any other goods de
. , nominated naval and military ileres, ihall be
' permitted to be fold in this Regi ncy, withouc
paying, anyjluiies. whatever at the Cultom
hbule of tills Regency;
Art. "J. The vefiels of bp tli "nations fiialf
pafs eadh other without any impediment cr.
nioleftation; and all good:-; moiuesJor.paf-
fengers, ct whatloevcr nation, that n ay.be
Art i itii. All flims of-wsr belonpinff to'
Hhe. United States orNetth-America, cn an.
l-'-cliormff-in the-portsot the R effencr. mall
receive the uiual prclents . of proviiions and
reirhments, gratis, should any of the flaves
of ibis KgeiKy make their efci-pe on, board
J'aidydfels, they fliaU be immediately leturn.
t d' : No excufe fhall be made that they have
hid tcinfelyes-amongittliepeoplearid cannot
be foundx cr any other equivocationi .m!.
Art.'iith. No citizen of the Un:t5 States,
of North America, mail be obliged to re
deem any ftave againll his will, even fhould
he be his brother , neithervfliall the owner
of a. Have be forced to fell hirri againll his will :
but ail fuch agreement? mull be made by con-,
fent of partiW liould any. Amcncah'citi
tizeti be taken oi board an 'enemy-fliip, by
the crullers ot this, Regency, having a regu-
lar punportj lpeciiying tney - are citizens 01
tlie United States, th; fhall be immediately
let, a,t liberty.'' On iIkX contrary, they having
j r.a pallpi.rt, the .iud thvir property ihall be
. co.-tide red lawful pric as thisRcgency
1 know . thsir friends by their pafi'ports.-
Article 1 . bhould any of -the citizens of
on board ofrhevcfleh belonging to either the Ihiiifd States of North America, die w ith
party j ftiall be-ionfidered as inviolable, 'and
ihall be allowed to pals unrr.olcilcd.
Art. 4th. All Ihips cfv.xr belonging to
tins Regency, onmeethig with merchant vfif.
ich belonging to citizerst f tne United : tatcs,
ihall be flowed to vilit them u h tvop:r
, fens onlybclule tlyr rowers thefe two on
ly permitted to go on board faid veiTcl, with
out obtaining e:iprcU leave from the com.
, mandcr of faid velTel, w ho fliall compare' the
.palTport, ar.d immediately 'permit faid velfel"
to proceed on her voyage unmolcftcd. AU
- ihins f war belonging to the United States
of Korth-America, on nrcctin with an A!,
gerir.e cruifcr, and ihall haveieen her palT
port and ccrtitkatc fram the Coliful of the U
nitcd Stares of North-Amcrica, ref;dc;;t in
tlus Regency, ihall be permitted to proceed
en her cruife unmoleUcd : no palTport to-be
UTued to any ihips but fuch'as arc abfolutcly
ihe property ofcitizens of the United States:
and eighteen months fl:a!l be the term allow
ed for furcilhing the U r.itcd Stales whhpa.T
ports. ... ' .
' Art. 5th. No cQnimaridcr cf any cruiftr
belonging to this Regency, ilnll be allowed
to take anyperloiijof whatever nitionbrde.
nomination, out of any vcfiU btlonging to tle
Uniud Statci of Nrth America, in order to
examine tlnrni, or under pretence of rr.skmg
..ilieni tonfefs any thlngdcjired ; nehher fhall
,ibey infl'u any torporat unMlmicnt, or any
way clfe moled them.
Art. 6th. Ifanycflel bclcnjpng to the
United States of North America, iUll U
llrar.dc'd on the coaA of this Regency, ihry
ftiall receive every poAible afiifljr.ce frmn the
iuHccli of this Regency i all gotxli favea
jroni the wreck ihall be perniitted to be re-
hib?rVed 011 board of any otlu-r vrifcl, ith-,
out paying any duties at the Cuilom-Uafc.
m the l.m;ts or :.ns negencj', the JJey ar.d
his fuhjccts i!:all r.pt intrrferc with the pro
perty of the tlecealed ; but it fliall be under
the Immediate dimVu n cf the'Conftj : unltfs
othcrw i'.e d.fj oled of by will. Should there
be i:d Ccniultke-ei'ccls ihall be depefucdin
the hands cf iome perfon worthy of truft,'
until tr.eprrty ii all rpear who has a right
4ic fliall-be puxiihejiJitihe fame manr.er as i ' V
Turk, and not with more feverity Should
any of the United Stated of North America,
in jthe above predicament,' efcape prilbn, tU6 7
-Conful ihall not become ahfwerabie for him.
Arlide the j7xh - T he ( OnTtd of the U-. J
nitcd States of North America, ihall , have
every perfcnal fecurity given him ;ai:d his
household: he Ihall have liberty to Ker-crie
his rehgion inhjs oun houfe. AU iluves of 7
the fante rehgion Ihall not bt Impeded. itigo '
mg to faid Coiiful's houfe, at hours of prayer.
. 1 her conful ihall have liberty and perfcnal
1- '. . "'.. . 1 i
lecuruy given nim 10 iravci wnenever ne
pleafes, k within the Regency : he ihall have
iree licence to go on board any veifel lying hi .
urliads,LwheneyerJh
Conl ulJh ail have leave to appoint his' own '
d ogafnan and Broken
...Aritde ti.e 18th. Should a war break .
out betw eehthe two nationsj - the Conful of.
the U nited States cf North Aiiier'ca , and all
citizens of faid States, " ihalf have leav e to
embark theuifelves and property unmolclled,
on board of what veflel or, veffels they ihall'
th nk proper. '.; V.- ,;;-J ;.
Article the 19th; Should-the cruifers of '
A 1 g er s capture any veflel, having citizens of C
United. States of North .America on board,
they having papers to prove they ure really ; .
fo,: they and their property ihall be immedi- ;
ately dilchardC And fiiould the veflels of .
the United tues capture any velTels of nati
ons at war with them, . having fubjecls of
't'nis Regency on board, they ihall be treat
ed in like manr.er; ' f .'
Article the 20th. On a veflel of war be
longing to the UnTted . "States of North Ame- .
rica, anchoring in our ports, theConfulis to
inform the Dey of her arrival ; and ihe mail,
be faluted with twenty-one gdns; which file
is to return in the lame quantity or number,
"and the Dey. will fend frclh provificns ou
botrd, as :scuftomary, gratis.
" Article the 2 1 ft. The Conful of the U.
nited States of North America, ihall not be
required to pay duty for any thinghe brings
from a foreign country for the uie cf h:s
houfe and family.
Article the 22d. Should any difturbance
take place between the citizens of the United
States and the fubjets of thiilegcncy, or
break any srtide of this treaty, war ihall not
be declared immediately ; but every thing
ihall be fearched into regularly J , the party in
jured fliall be made repjration. ' ..
On4he 21ft of the Luna of Safer, 1210, .
correfponding with the 5th of September
i795, JOSEPH DONALDSON, junior
on the part of the United States of North
America, agreed with HASSAN BASHAW,
Dey cf Algiers, to. keep the article con
tained in this Treaty facred and inviolable ;
which we the Dcv and Divan proi.ife to ob-
(erve, onconf;dciat:onof the United btatcs
to demand them ; w hen they ihall render an i uav:n(r annually the value" cf twelve thonfand
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ivigcnr.e lequms m r.ianuir.c wi ca. uuvjuin
the United States forward a larger quantity,
the overplus ihall bs paid form money, by
the Dey and Regervy. Any veflel tlut may
be capllired from th- date cf this treaty of
peaceand amity Hull i;ncdidt?ly be delivered
u on her arrival i:AWcrs.
acccunt cfihe propcrty. Neither iUl the
Dey or 15 i" n H c hindrance in the execution
of any will .t may appear- -
Art..i4uu No citizen of the United Statn
of Keith Ainerid, ihall be cbligedto pur-ehafe-
any goods bg-'r.il his v til ; but on ,ther
contrary,- i: all Ik: allowed to purehafe what
ever it pleafcth h i::. T he Cor.lul cf tlie U.
nitei xates of North America, or any other
citif en, ihall not be an.tiu ble for .debts con
t raded by any one r-f their ov' n nation ; unlcls
previouily they have given a written ofcliga.
tien fo todo. Shen'd the Dry ant to freight
any Anrr'.can vcl'el that may be in the lie.
gency, or Turkey, fa.dve fill not being m
gaped : in toiifcqccnce of the friendihip lnb
hlling bet wen the two nation?, he expects to
have the pre fei cm e given him, on his pay.
ing the fame irtij ht cheered by any other na.
tion.
Article the 15th.. Any difputcs or fuits
atl w, that may ukcpl.-cc between thefub
jects of the Ilrgf ny 3id the citizens of the
United J-lIcs ol North America. Hull he
dee ded l y the Dry in perfon, and no other.
Any dill inc. thfi n ay arifc bclwcxn the citi.
i.;r.oi ttu
the Crr v'
Ut 'c '
'Ar;.'
the Mr.
e
;d States, ihall be decided by
1 1 ss tsupre in iuch tiiesnotlnb.
Ii n t.i'.s Regency.
'iic ( ill. , Should any, citiscn of
' i i' tc of North America, kill,
. r j iU. j iclc of this Regency,
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VIZE1UIASS.N BASHAW
2 e t "
JOSEPH DUNALbUN, jun.
To ell to vkn'thffe f re fats ftellcMeror be ,
mjJe knur..
WHEREAS the under written David
Humphreys, hath been duly appointed Cont
miflioner Plenipotentiary, by letters patent
under the tignaturc of the Prelidcnt andfcl
of the United States cf America, dated the.
30th of March 179;, for negotiating and
concluding a treaty or peace wun ucj
and Governors of Algiers t whtrcis, by in
ftruAions given to him on he part of the Elxi
cntive, dated the iStli of March and '4th of
AprU 1795, he hath bcen'fnriher authorized
to employ Jofeph Dcnaldfon, junior, 'cni aft
he (i'A htifir.d i whereas br u
writing under his hand trd icJ, dated the
nil of May up?, he d.d coniinutc anu ap.
rimlcl Ir,fTli I Innillfrttt . lllll Of. aCflU 1ft