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in the most effectual manner, to 

 prevent all their respective sub- 

 jects from taking any share what- 

 ever in this nefarious traffic. 



Art. 2. The two high contract- 

 ing parties, for the more complete 

 attainment of the object of pre- 

 venting all traffic in slaves, on 

 the part of their respective sub- 

 jects, mutually consent that the 

 ships of their royal navies, which 

 shall be provided with special 

 instructions for this purpose, as 

 herein-after mentioned, may visit 

 such merchant vessels of the two 

 nations, as may be suspected, 

 upon reasonable grounds, of 

 having slaves on board for an 

 illicit traffic ; and in the event 

 only of their finding such slaves 

 on board, may detain and bring 

 away such vessels, in order that 

 they may be brought to trial 

 before the tribunals established 

 for this purpose, as shall herein- 

 after be specified. 



Art. 3. In the intention of ex- 

 plaining the mode of execution 

 of the preceding Article it is 

 agreed; 1st, That such reciprocal 

 right of visit and detention shall 

 not be exercised within the Medi- 

 terranean sea, or within the seas 

 in Europe lying without the 

 Straits of Gibraltar, and which 

 lie to the northward of the thirty- 

 seventh parallel of north latitude, 

 and also within, and to the east- 

 ward of the meridian of longitude 

 twenty degrees west of Green- 

 wich. 2d. That the names of the 

 several vessels furnished with 

 such instructions, the force of 

 each, and the names of their 

 several commanders shall be, 

 from time to time, immediately 

 upon their issue, commu- 

 nicated by the power is- 



guh>g the same to the other 

 high contracting party. 3rd. 

 That the number of ships of each 

 of the royal navies authorized to 

 make such visit as aforesaid, shall 

 not exceed the number of twelve, 

 belonging to either of the high 

 contracting parties, without the 

 special consent of the other high 

 contracting party being first had 

 and obtained, ith. That if at 

 any time it should be deemed 

 expedient that any ship of the 

 royal navy of either of the two 

 high contracting parties autho- 

 rized to make such visit as afore- 

 said, should proceed to visit any 

 merchant ship or ships under the 

 flag, and proceeding under the 

 convoy of any vessel or vessels 

 of the royal navy of the other 

 high contracting party, that the 

 commanding officer of the ship 

 duly authorized and instructed to 

 make such visit, shall proceed to 

 effect the same in communication 

 with the commanding officer of 

 the convoy, who, it is hereby 

 agreed, shall give every facility 

 to such visit, and to the eventual 

 detainer of the merchant ship or 

 ships so visited, and in all things 

 assist to the utmost of his power 

 in the due execution of the pre- 

 sent convention, according to the 

 true intent and meaning thereof. 

 .5th. It is further mutually agreed, 

 that the commanders of the ships 

 of the two royal navies, who shall 

 be employed on this service, shall 

 adhere strictly to the exact tenor 

 cf the instructions which they 

 shall receive for this purpose. 



Art. 4. As the two preceding 

 Articles are entirely reciprocal, 

 the two high contracting parties 

 engage mutually to make good 

 any losses which their respective 



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