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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1816. 



First Minister of State, &c. who, 

 after having exchanged their full 

 powers, have agreed on ihe follow- 

 ing articles : — 



Art. I This alliance is purely 

 defensive, and its object is to pro- 

 tect tlie commiTce of the powers 

 wlio are parties to it. 



2. This alliance shall subsist so 

 long as the Regencies of Algiers, 

 Tunis, and Tripoli do not re- 

 nonn e their offensive system to- 

 waids the property of the subjects 

 of the Contracting Powers. 



8. If one of these should be in- 

 jiuel by any corsiir of the three 

 Regt-ncies, it shall be the duty of 

 the ( onsnls of the Allied Powers 

 to claim reparation of the (iovein- 

 nient of the offending party by 

 li'g:il means, and if justice should 

 not be (lone, the Allied Powers 

 shall agree, if necessary, to pro- 

 ceed to reprisals, to an amount 

 answeraMe to the offence com- 

 mitted. 



4. It shall be considered as an 

 offence against the Allied Powers, 

 if one of the Hegencies takes 

 justice into its own hands by seiz- 

 ing the property of ihe subjects of 

 the Cor.tracting Parties, M'ithout 

 having previonsly tried other 

 means, or establ siied jToceed- 

 ings to oi.'tdin justice and sa- 

 tisfaction. 



h. rs an olTence committed 

 against the .Allied P.wers shiill 

 be cons deied the ar e-t of the 

 Consuls fcu' d^bts of private per- 

 .sons, 1)1 of their rt-spective .^ove- 

 n-igns*. s nee the Hegencies ought 

 to eniiil( y for the })urpose of 

 claiimiig them tin methods adopt- 

 e 1 \i\ iiv:!izeil nati;ins. 



6. i li^" Allied Powers »viUal-o 

 co)i.si le tlieiiis>i'lves otiende.l if 

 any pio-ent i- demandc-d rnan 



them as obligatory, even though 

 founded on custom. 



7. When one of the Powers 

 shall be attacked by the Barbary 

 States, without having provoked 

 the attack by any hostile act, then 

 the alliance shall have effect. 



8. The obligation of the Allies 

 to defend the offeniled party shall 

 subsist till just reparation has 

 been obtained for the damage 

 caused by the offence, and also an 

 indemnity for the expenses of the 

 war. 



9. Neither of the Allies can 

 enter into a negotiation with the 

 common enemy without the con- 

 sent of the other. 



10. The Contracting Parties 

 engage to employ a sufficient 

 force to defend and protect their 

 conmierce against the piracies of 

 the Bai bary Powers. 



11. His Majesty the King of 

 the Netherlands shall furnish in 

 consequence a ship of the line and 

 six frigates, and his Catholic Ma- 

 jesty a ship of the line, two fri- 

 gates, a brig^ and 16 gun- boats. 



12. The chief command shall 

 belong to the senior officer of the 

 same rank. 



13. Each Power shall bear the 

 expense of maintaining its respect- 

 ive forces, and all shall be sta- 

 tioned in the ports of Spain the 

 I est situated and defended to fulfil 

 the object of the alliance. 



14. The maritime tcuces of the 

 Netherlands shall be Aupplied at a 

 reasonable price in the ports of 

 his Catholic Majesty with all 

 articles of urgent necessity, as 

 vvell for the lepaiis as ammuni- 

 tion and ])rovisions, on payment 

 in bills of exchange, at sight, on 

 the (iovernment of the Nether 

 lands. 



15. The 



