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employed against an innocent peo- 

 ple, to seduce them into disloj'alty 

 to their Igwful king, who has 

 been incessantly occupied with the 

 means of relieving their necessities, 

 and who has left nothing untried 

 to restore peace upon honourable 

 terms — who will not, however, 

 lend a hand to dissever the union 

 of the two kingdoms, inherited 

 from his ancestors, and which are 

 to him equally dear. 



Copy of the Treaty of Peace con- 

 cluded betvceen Portugal and 

 Algiers. 



In the name of God, Gracious 

 and Merciful ! — 



Treaty of peace and friendship 

 between the high and mighty 

 prince, the prince regent of Por- 

 tugal, and of the Algarves, &c. 

 and the right honourable and 

 noble Sid Hage Aly, Bashaw of 

 Algiers, agreed upon between the 

 said Bashaw, with his Divan and 

 the chief men of his states, and 

 Jose Joaquim da Rosa Coelho, 

 captain in the royal navy, and 

 Fr. Jose de Santo Antonio Moura, 

 Interpreter of Arabick, and belong- 

 ing to the office of secretary of 

 state for the affairs of marine, duly 

 authorised to conclude the said 

 treaty, in which his Britannic ma- 

 jesty interposed as mediator, and 

 for that purpose Mr. Wm. A'Court, 

 envoy extraordinary from the court 

 of London, presented himself with 

 the necessary powers. 



Art. I. There shall be firm, 

 stable, and perpetual peace, be- 

 tween the two high contracting 

 parties, and their respective sub- 

 jects ; and all vessels, whether of 



war or commerce, may freely na- 

 vigate, and with full security, ac- 

 cording to their convenience, carry- 

 ing with them for that purpose the 

 necessary passports. 



II. All ships and subjects of 

 Portugal may enter, depart, remain, 

 trade, and provide themselves with 

 every necessary in the dominions 

 of Algiers, without being placed 

 under any embarrassment, or hav- 

 ing any violence done them. The 

 subjects and vessels of Algiers 

 shall be treated in the same manner 

 in the dominions of Portugal. 



III. The ships of war belonging 

 to the crown of Portugal may pro- 

 vide themselves with stores, or any 

 thing they stand in need of in the 

 ports of Algiers, and at the current 

 price, without being obliged to 

 pay any thing additional for that 

 privilege. 



IV. No Algerine corsair shall 

 cruise within the distance of six 

 miles from the coast of Portugal, 

 and its isles, or remain in those 

 waters for the purpose of giving 

 chase to, or visiting Portuguese 

 ships, or those of any other nation, 

 the enemy of Algiers, visiting 

 the said ports for commercial pur- 

 poses. Portuguese ships of war 

 on the Algerine coast shall follow 

 the same regulation. 



V. When any Portuguese mer- 

 chant vessel is met by an Algerine 

 corsair, and the latter demands to 

 visit her, he may do so ; but not 

 more than two persons are to go 

 on board the said vessel, to examine 

 her papers and passports. 



VI. Foreigners of any nation, 

 and merchandise of foreign owner- 

 ship found on board any Portu- 

 guese vessel, even though belonging 

 to a nation hostile to the Regency of 



