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sJmll always be held upon the 

 coast of Africa, and the other in 

 one of the colonial possessions of 

 his Catholic Majesty. These 

 commissi ons shall judge the causes 

 submitted to them without appeal, 

 and according to the regulation 

 and instructions annexed to the 

 present treaty, of which they 

 shall be considered as an integral 

 part. 



. Art. 13. The acts or instru- 

 ments annexed to this treaty, and 

 which form an integral part 

 thereof, are as follows: No. 1. 

 Form of passport for the Spanish 

 merchant ships, destined for the 

 lawful traffic in slaves. No. 2. 

 Instructions for the ships of war 

 of both nations, destined to pre- 

 vent the illicit traffic in slaves. 

 No. 3. Regulation for the mixed 

 commissions, wliich are to hold 

 their sittings on the coast of 

 Africa, and in one of the colo- 

 nial possessions of his Catholic 

 Majesty. 



Art. 14. The present treaty, 

 consisting of fourteen articles, 

 shall be ratified, and the ratifica- 

 tions exchanged at Madrid, with- 

 in the space of two months from 

 this date, or sooner if possible. 

 In witness whereof the respective 

 plenipotentiaries have signed the 

 same, and have thereunto affixed 

 the seal of their arms. Done at 

 Madrid, this 23rd September, 

 1817. (Signed) 



.ToSE PiZARRO. (L. S.) 



IlENRy Wellesley. (L.S.) 



No. 1. — Form of passport tor 

 Spanish vessels destined for the 

 lawful traffic in slaves. 



Ferdinand by the Grace of 

 Ciod, king of Castille, of Leon, 

 oi' Aragon, of the Two Sicilies«, of 



Jerusalem, of Navarre, of Gra- 

 nada, of Toledo, of Valencia, of 

 Gallicia, of Majorca, of Minorca, 

 of Seville, of Sardinia, of Cordova, 

 of Corsica, of Murcia, of Jaen, of 

 the Algarves, of Algeciras, of 

 Gibraltar, of the Canary Islands, 

 of the East and West Indies, 

 Isles, and Terra Firma of the 

 ocean ; archduke of Austria ; 

 duke of Burgundy, of Brabant, 

 and of Milan; count of Apsburgh, 

 Flanders, Tirol, and Barcelona; 

 lord of Biscay and of Molina, &c. 

 Whereas I have granted per- 

 mission for the vessel called 

 of tons, and carry- 



ing men and passengers ; 



master and owner, 



both Spaniards and subjects of 

 my crown, to proceed bound to 

 the ports of and 



coast of Africa, from whence she 

 is to return to the said 



master and owner having pre- 

 viously taken the required oath 

 before the tribunal of marine of 

 the proper naval division from 

 whence the said vessel sails, and 

 legally proved that no foreigner 

 has any share in the above vessel 

 and cargo, as appears by the 

 certificate annexed to this pass- 

 port ; which certificate is given 

 by the same tribunal, in conse- 

 quence of the steps taken in pur- 

 suance of the directions contained 

 in the ordnance of matriculation 

 of 1802. 



The said captain, and 



owner of the said vessel 

 being under an obligation to 

 enter solely such ports on the 

 coast of Africa as are to the 

 south of the line ; and to return 

 from thence to any of the ports 

 of my dominions, where alone 

 they shall be permitted to land 



the 



