STATE PAPERS. 



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^al may direct, in discharge of 

 claims for Portuguese ships de- 

 tained by British cruizevs previous 

 to the 1st day of June, 1814, up- 

 on the alleged ground of carrying 

 on an illicii traffic in slaves. 



Art. 2. That the said sum shall 

 be considered to be in full dis- 

 charge of all claims arising out of 

 captures made previous to the 1st 

 day of June, 1814; his Britannic 

 Majesty renouncing any interfer- 

 ence whatever in the disposal of 

 this money. 

 (Signed) 



(L. S.) Castlereagh. 

 (Signed) 



(L. S. CONDE De Palmel'.a. 



(L. S.) Antonio De Saldan- 

 HA Da Gama. 



(Lis.) B. JoAauiM LoBo De 



SiLVElRA. 



(No. 2 ) — Portugal 

 Treatij between Great Britain and 

 Portugal, signed at Vienna, the 

 '2'id of January, 1815, in the 

 English and Portuguese Lan- 

 guages. 



His Koyal Highness the Prince 

 Regent of Portugal having, by 

 the 10th article of the Treaty of 

 Alliance, concluded at Rio de Ja- 

 nen-o on the 19th February 1810, 

 declared his detennination to co- 

 opeiate with his Britannic Ma- 

 jesty in the cause of humanity 

 and justice, by adopting the most 

 efficacious means for bringing 

 about a gradual abolition of the 

 Slave Trade; ar.d his Ro\al 

 Highncs-:, in pm'suance of his 

 said declaration, and de-irlng to 

 «ffertuate, in concert with his 

 Britannic Majesty and the other 

 )Kiwers of Europe, who have 

 Ijeen induced to assist in this be- 

 nevolent object, an immediate 



abolition of the said tt affic upon 

 the parts of the coast of Africa 

 which are situated to the north- 

 ward of the Line : his Britannic 

 Majesty and his Royal Highness 

 the Prince Regent of Portugal, 

 equally animated by a sincere de- 

 sire to accelerate the moment 

 when the blessings of peaceful 

 industry and innocent commerce 

 may be encouraged throughout 

 this extensive portion of the Con- 

 tinent of Africa, by its being de- 

 liveied from the evils of the Slave 

 Trade, have agreed to enter into 

 a treaty for the said purpose, and 

 have accordingly named as their 

 Plenipotentiaries — (Plenipoten-- 

 tiaries as before.) 



Art. 1 . That from and after 

 the ratification of the present 

 treaty, and the publication there- 

 of, it shall not be lawful for any 

 of the subjects of the crown of 

 Portugal to purchase slaves, or to 

 carry on the sli^ve trade, on any 

 part of thecoast of Africa to the 

 noithwifi'd of the Equator, ujjon 

 any pretext, or in any manner 

 whatsoever : provided, neverthe- 

 less, that the said provision shall 

 not extend to any ship or ships 

 ha\ing cleared out fron. the ports 

 of Brazil, previous to the publi- 

 cation of such ratification; and 

 provi;led the voyage, in which 



ships 



are ensri 



aged. 



such ship or 



shall not be protracted beyond 

 six months after sucli publication 

 as aforesaid. 



Art. 2 His Royal Highness 

 the Prince Regent of Poitugal 

 hereby agrees, and binds himself 

 to adopt, in concert with his Bri- 

 tannic Majesty, such measuies as 

 may best conduce to the effectual 

 execution of tlie preceding en- 

 gagement, according to its true 



intent 



