STATE PAPERS. 
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 same manner as a Turk, and 
not with more severity. Should 
any citizen of the United States of 
North America, in the above pre- 
dicament, escape prison, the consul 
shall not become answerable for 
him. 
17. The consul of the United 
States of North America shall have 
every personal security given him 
and his household; he shall have 
liberty to exercise his religion in 
his own house. All slaves of the 
same religion shall not be impeded 
in going to said consul’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 
shall have free licences-to go on 
board any vessel lying in our roads, 
whenever he shall think fit. The 
consul shall have leave to ap- 
point his own dragoman and por- 
ter. : 
18. Should a war break out be- 
tween the two nations, the consul 
of the United States of North Ame- 
rica, and all citizens of the said 
state, shall have leave to embark 
themselves and property unmolest- 
ed, on board of whatever vessel or 
vessels they shall think proper. 
1g. Should the cruizers of Al- 
giers capture any vessel, with citi- 
zens of the United States of North 
America on board, they having 
papers to prove they are really so, 
they and their property shall be im- 
mediately discharged. And should 
the vessels of the United States 
capture any vessels of nations at 
war with them, haying ‘subjects of 
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this regency on board, they shall 
be treated in like manner. 
20. On a vessel of war belong. 
ing to the United States of North 
America anchoring in our ports, 
the consul is to inform the dey of 
her arrival; and she shall be sa. 
luted. with twenty.one guns ; 
which she is to return in the 
same quantity or number; and 
the dey will send fresh provi~ 
sions on board, as is customary, ' 
gratis. 
21. The consul 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, 
2z. Should any disturbance take 
place between the citizens of the 
United States and-the subjeéts of 
this regency, or break an article of 
this treaty, war shall not be de- 
clared immediately ; but every thing 
shall be searched into regularly : 
the party injured shall be made re. 
paration. 
On the 21st of the moon of Sa. 
er, 1210, corresponding with the 
5th of September, 1795, Joseph 
Donaldson, junior, on the part of 
the United States of North Ame. 
rica, agreed with Hassan Bashaw, 
dey of Algiers, to keep the articles 
contained in this treaty sacred and 
inviolable ; which we, the dey and 
divan, promise to observe, on con- 
sideration of the United States pay- 
ing annually the value of twelve 
thousand Algerine sequins in ma- 
ritime stores, Should the United 
States forward a-.larger quantity, 
the overplus shall be paid for in 
money, by the dey and regency. 
Any vessel that may be captured 
from the date of this treaty of 
peace and amity, shall immediately 
be 
