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to. Any vessel belonging to the 
United States of North America, 
when at war with any other nation, 
shall be permitted to send their 
prizes into the ports of the regency, 
and have leave to dispose of them 
withont. paying any duties on sale 
thereof. All vessels wanting pro-_ 
visions and refreshments shall be 
permitted to buy them at market 
price. 
rt. All ships of war belonging 
to the United States of North 
America, on anchoring in the ports 
ot the regency, shall receive the 
usual presents of provisions and re- 
freshments, gratis. Should any of 
the subje&ts 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 slave against 
his will, even should he be his 
brother; neither shall the owner 
of a slave be forced to sell him 
against his will : but all such agree- 
ments must be made by consent 
of parties. Should any American 
Citizens be taken on board an ene- 
my’s ship, by the cruizers of this 
regency, having fegular passports, 
specifying they are citizens of 
the United States, they shall be 
immediately set at -liberty. On 
the contrary, they having no pass- 
port, they and their property shall 
be considered lawful prizes; as this 
regency know their friends by 
their passport. : 
13. Should any of the citizens of 
the United States of North Ame- 
rica die within the limits of this 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1795. 
regency, the dey and his subjects 
shall not interfere with the property 
of the deceased; but it shall be 
under the immediate dire¢tion of 
the consul, unless otherwise dis. 
posed of by wiil. Should there be 
no consul, the efteéts shall be de- 
posited in the hands of some per- 
sons worthy of trust, until the 
party shall appear who has a right 
to demarid 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 con. 
trary, shall be allowed to purchase 
whateveritpleaseth him. The con. 
sul of the United States of North 
America, or any other citizen, shall 
not be amenable for debts contract. 
ed 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 vessel that may be 
in the regency, or Turkey, said 
vessel not being engaged: in con 
sequence of the friendship subsist- 
ing between the two nations, he 
expects to have the preference given 
him, on his paying the same freight 
offered by any other nation. 
15. Avy disputes, or suits at 
law, that. may take piace between 
the subjects of the regeney and the 
citizens of the United States of 
North America, shall be decided 
by the dey in person, and no other. 
Any disputes that may arise be- 
tween the citizens of the United 
States, shall be decided by the con- 
sul; as they are in such cases not 
subject to the laws of this regency. 
16, Should 
