S°P*·l6·i836· TREATY WITH MOROGGO.(¢) Fripclamation gf ihzllllgsiiient In the name of God, the merciful and element! Ill. 30, 1837. O Abd `3 Errahman m E Ihenu Kesham, gg E` whom God i" H exalt! Pmirsn an ·ro Gon! This is the copy of the Treaty of Peace which we have made with the Americans and written in this book; alhxing thereto our blessed seal, that, with the help of God, it may remain firm forever. Written at Meccanez, the city of Olives, on the 3d day of the month Jumad el lahhar, in the year of the Hegira 1252. (Corresponding to Sept. 16. A. D. 1836.) Mutual agree. Amt 1. We declare that. both parties have agreed that this treaty, meat of the consisting of twenty-five articles, shall be inserted in this book, and del’,?£‘;,'°°‘h° livered to James R. Leib, agent of the United States, and now their ° resident consul at Tangier, with whose approbation it has been made, and who is duly authorized on their part, to treat with us, concerning all the matters contained therein. Ne;;},,,, pm, Am. 2. If either of the parties shall be at war with any nation whattqtnke comms- ever, the other shall not take a commission from the enemy, nor fight
- ‘:;':,;‘;°“‘ ““ under their colors.
Persons. &¤. ART. 3. If either of the parties shall be at war with any nation what- °f°¤¢ D¤1j¢Y» ever, and take a prize belonging to that nation, and there shall be found gzgmgg Q,:;:, on board subjects or effects belonging to either of the parties, the subto be released., jects shall be set at liberty, and the effects returned to the owners. And lf any goods, belonging to any nation, with whom either of the parties shall be at war, shall be loaded on vessels belonging to the other party, they shall pass free and unmolested, without any attempt being made to take or detain them. Vessels to have Am. 4. A signal, or pass, shall be given to all vessels belonging to l’”’P°'*°- both parties, by which they are to be known when they meet at sea; and if the commander of a ship of war of either party shall have other ships under his convoy, the declaration of the commander shall alone be sufficient to exempt any of them from examination. Visit of vessels Arvr. 5. If either of the parties shall be at war, and shall meet a
- F"- vessel at sea belonging to the other, it is agreed, that if an examination
is to be made, it shall be done by sending a boat with two or three men only: and if any gun shall be fired, and injury done, without reason, the offending party shall make good all damages. American sill- Am:. 6. If any Moor shall bring citizens of the United States, or 1***;)* *;¤dt¤H`¤;*¤ their effects, to his Majesty, the citizens shall immediately be set at ° ° °s °r°liberty, and the effects restored; and, in like manner, if any Moor, not a subject of these dominions, shall make prize of any of the citizens (al Forlhe treaty with Morocco of January 1787, ee ante, page 100. (484)
