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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1800. 



to command her, from any cause, 

 and another is appointed in his 

 stead, the ship and her cargo shall 

 not be less secure, and the passport 

 shall remain in all its force. 



1 8th. If the ships of the citizens 

 of either are met on the coast, or on 

 the high seas, by any ship of war or 

 privateer of the other, to prevent 

 all disorder, the said ships of war or 

 pi'ivateers shall keep out of cannon- 

 shot, and shall send their boats to 

 the merchant- vessel they shall meet : 

 it shall not be lawful for more than 

 two or three to go on board, and 

 to ask the master to produce the 

 passport concerning the property of 

 the ship, drawn out according to 

 the formula prescribed in Article 4. 

 as well as the certificates above- 

 mentioned with regard tothecarso. 

 It is expressly agreed, that the 

 neutral shall not be obliged to go 

 on board the visiting vessel, there 

 to produce his papers, or give any 

 information whatever. 



l.Qth. It is expressly agreed by the 

 parties, that the above stipulations, 

 with regard to the conduct to be 

 held on the sea by the cruisers of 

 the belligerent party to the traders 

 of the neutral party, shall not apply 

 but to vessels sailing without con- 

 voy ; and in case the said ships shall 

 be convoyed, the intention of the 

 parties being to pay all respect due 

 to the protection of the flag carried 

 by ships belonging to the nation, it 

 shall not be lawful to visit them. 

 But the verbal declaration of the 

 commandant of the escort, that the 

 vessels under his convoy belong to 

 the nation whose flag he carries, 

 and that they have nothing contra- 

 band on board, snail be considered 

 by the respective cruisers as fully 

 sufficient ; the two parties recipro- 

 cally engaging not to admit under 



the protection of their convoys 

 any vessels carrying prohibited 

 goods to an enemy's port. 



20th. Where vessels shall be 

 taken or stopped under pretence of 

 carrying some contraband article to 

 the enemy, the captors shall give a 

 receipt of the papers of the ship 

 whichhe shall retain, which receipt 

 shall be joined to a correct invoice 

 of the said papers : it shall not be 

 permitted to force nor to break open 

 drawers, chests, trunks, boxes, 

 bales, or vases, found on board of 

 the said ship, nor to carry off" the 

 least article of the effects before the 

 cargo has been disembarked in pre- 

 sence of the competent officers, who 

 shall make an inventory of the said 

 eflTects: they cannot in any manner 

 be sold, exchanged, or alienated, 

 at least till after a legal process, the 

 competent judge or judges have 

 passed sentence of confiscation (al- 

 ways excepting, however, the ship, 

 and the other articles she contains). 



21st. That the ship and cargo may 

 be watched over with care, and to 

 prevent waste, it is determined, 

 that the master, captain, or super- 

 cargo, of the captured vessel shall 

 not be removed from on board, 

 either while the ship shall be at 

 sea, after having been taken, or 

 during the proceedings which take 

 place against her, her cargo, or 

 something relating to her. 



Where the ship belonging to the 

 citizens of either of the parties shall 

 be taken, seized, or detained, to be 

 tried, her officers, passengers, and 

 crew,shall be treatedwith humanity; 

 theyshallnotbe imprisoned,norstrip- 

 ped of their clothes, nor of money for 

 theirprivate use, which mustnot ex- 

 ceed, for the captain, supercargo, or 

 mate,500 dollarseach,and for the sai- 

 lors and passengers 1 00 dollars each. 



