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But if any veffels carry any manner of merchandize befides provifions and refreshments, they shall pay the fame anchorage duties as the merchant veffels of all other nations which come to our ports. These are our orders. The 23d day of the month Jumet, 2d in year of God 1197.

Thanks be to God alone.

(L. S.)

VIII. We have given orders to our fervants, at all our ports, that they do obferve and obey all the articles which we have now granted, neither more nor less. These are our orders. The 23d of the month Jumet, the 2d in the year of God 1197.

N. B. The originals of thefe articles were all written in the Arabic language, upon feparate fheets of paper, and each of them fealed and dated, except the 4th and 5th, which were written upon one fheet. The date anfwers to the 24th May, 1783, our stile.

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1662.

Treat. 1732, vol. iii. p. 267.

The articles of peace between Great Bri

10 Nov. tain and Algiers.

1668. 6 Oct.

1672.

Pap. Off. U. 9.

A confirmation of the peace between Great Britain and Algiers.

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The treaty of peace between Great Britain

29 Nov. and Algiers. Pap. Off. U. 15.

1682.

10 Apr.

1683.

The articles of peace and commerce between Great Britain and Algiers.

The treaty of peace and commerce be

15 July. tween Great Britain and Algiers. Pap. Off. U. 18.

1686.

of peace and commerce be5 April. tween Great Britain and Algiers.

The treaty

Pap. Off. U. 19.

1700.

The confirmation of peace, and additional

15 July. articles, between Great Britain and Algiers.

1703.

Pap. Off. U. 22.

The treaty of peace and commerce be

Pap. Off. U. 23-24.

20 July. tween Great Britain and Algiers.

28 Oct.

1709. 26 Feb.

1716. 29 Oct.

The confirmation of the treaty dated the 8th of April, 1702.

Pap. Off. U. 25.

The treaty of peace and commerce be tween Great Britain and Algiers.

Pap. Off. U. 27.

1751. An additional article of peace.

3 June.

1762.

Pap. Off. U. 31.

Treat. 1785, vol. iii. p. 29.

The treaty of peace and commerce be

14 May.. tween Great Britain and Algiers."

Pap. Off. U. 34.

{The following is printed from the treaty which was printed by authority, in 1662.]

Articles of Peace between his Sacred Majefty Charles the Second, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, &c. and the City and Kingdom of Algier, and the Territories thereof; concluded by Sir John Lawfon, Knight, the 23d Day of April, 1662.

Imprimis. THAT from this day and for ever forwards, there be a good and firm peace between his Sacred Majefty the King of Great Britain, &c. and the Baffa, Duan, and the governors of Algier, and the dominions thereto belonging; and the fhips, fubjects, and people of either party fhall not do nor offer any offence or

injury to each other, but treat one another with all poffible respect and friendship; and any ships belonging to the King of Great Britain, or any of his fubjects, may freely come to the port of Algier, and buy and fell as in former times, and alfo unto any other port that belongs to the government of Algier, paying the cuftom of ten per cent. as in former times; and no man, within the jurisdiction of Algier, fhall give the fubjects of his faid Majesty a bad word, or a bad deed, or a bad action.

II. That all fhips, as well thofe belonging to his Sacred Majefty the King of Great Britain, &c. and any of his Majefty's fubjects, as thofe belonging to Algier, fhall freely pafs the feas, and traffic, without any fearch, hinderanice, or moleftation whatfoever.

III. That all fubjects of the King of Great Britain, &c. now flaves in Algier, or any of the territories thereof, be fet at liberty and delivered, upon paying the price they were firft fold for in the market; and that, for the time to come, no fubject of his faid-Majefty be bought or fold, or made flaves of, in Algier or its territories.

IV. That if any fhip of Tunis, Tripoli, or Salley, or any other, do bring any fhips, men, or goods, belonging to any of the fubjects of his Majefty of Great Britain, into Algier, or any of the ports thereunto belonging, the governors there fhall not permit them to be fold in the faid territories.

V. That any merchants of the fubjects of the King of Great Britain, &c. dying in Algier or its territories, his goods or monies fhall not be feized by the Baffa, Aga, or any other minifter, but remain with the English conful.

VI. That the English conful that lives in Algier be allowed a place to pray in, and no man to do him, or any of his faid Majefty's fubjects, any wrong or injury, in word or deed, whatsoever.

VII. That

VII. That in case any of his Majesty's fubje&ts should happen to ftrike a Turk or a Moor, if he be taken, let him be punished; but if he efcape, nothing fhall be faid to the English conful, nor to any other of his faid Majefty's fubjects, upon that account.

VIII. That if any ships of war of his faid Majefty fhall come into Algier, or other the ports of that government, with any prize, they may fell and difpofe of it at their own pleasure, without being molefted by any, and that they be not obliged to pay cuftoms in any fort; and if the faid fhips of war fhall want provifion, victuals, or any other thing, they may freely buy it at the rate in the market.

IX. That any fhips belonging to the fubjects of his Majefty the King of Great Britain, &c. coming inta Algier, or any of the ports in its territories, fhall, for fuch goods as they fell, pay the dues according to custom; and the goods they fell not, they fhall freely carry on board, without paying any duties for the fame.

X. That no fhipwreck belonging to his faid Majefty,. or any of his fubjects, on the coaft belonging to Algier, fhall become prize; and that neither the goods be forfeited, nor the men made flaves, but that the people of Algier fhall do their beft endeavour to fave them and their goods..

XI. That the conful, or any other fubjects of his faid Majefty, be not bound to pay the debts of any other Englishman, or fubject of his faid Majefty, unless he become furety.

XII. That no fubject of his faid Majefty the King of Great Britain, &c. in matter of difference, shall be liable to any other judgment but that of the Duan.

XIII. That the fubjects of his faid Majefty, in difference amongst themselves, fhall be fubject to no other determination but that of the conful.

XIV. That

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