to give an account of their loading, nor shall they be searched, examined, or delayed on any pretence whatsoever.

XXXI. If any English Ship or Vessel shall come into any Port of the Emperor's Dominions, having a cargo on board, a part only of which is destined for such place, no Duty shall be demanded or paid but for such articles as are there landed, and the Vessel or Crew shall, without the least molestation, be permitted to depart freely with the remainder of her cargo.

XXXII. No Commander of an English Ship or Vessel shall be obliged to receive on board Passengers or merchandise, neither for public nor private service, belonging to any Person whatsoever, against his consent, nor to make a voyage to any place he shall not have a mind to go to, neither shall his Vessel be searched, detained, or embargoed on any pretence.

XXXIII. If any of the Emperor's Subjects shall hire any English Vessels, to convey any goods or Passengers from one part of the Emperor's Dominions to another, and shall happen, by violence of weather or other occasion, to touch at any place on the voyage, such Ships shall not be obliged to pay Anchorage, Port charges, or anything for the shelter they may receive.

XXXIV. Any Ship or Vessel belonging to any part of the English Dominions that may meet with an accident at Sea, and shall put in any Port of the Emperor's Dominions to repair, shall be received and treated with all manner of humanity and civility; have all the protection and assistance of Friends; shall be at liberty to land and re-load her cargo, without paying any Duty whatever; shall be allowed to buy provisions and other necessaries, for the support of their Persons and future subsistence to their destined Port, or for repairing their Ships; and they shall in no manner be retarded or hindered from proceeding on their voyage.

XXXV. If any Ship or Vessel belonging to the King of England or his Subjects, be forced on shore, or wrecked on any part of the Emperor's Dominions, they shall have all the protection and assistance of Friends; every part of the Ship-tackle, furniture, gcods, or merchandise, saved either by themselves or others, or driven on shore, shall neither be hidden, nor detained from them, nor hurt, under any pretext whatsoever, but shall be restored to the Proprietors, or to the Consul or his Deputy, for their use; all the People shall be at liberty, and without the least detention permitted to embark whensoever they please for any part of the World; and in like manner shall the Vessels and Subjects of the Emperor be treated, if wrecked on the coast of the English Dominions; and if any English Vessel be wrecked at Oled Nun, or on the coast to the southward among the Arabs, the Emperor will use his utmost power and influence to have the Men restored, that they may return immediately to their own

Country, and the Consul or his Deputy is permitted, at the same time, to use his best endeavours to procure the Men, in which humane duty he shall be cordially assisted by the Emperor's Subjects.

XXXVI. There shall be an entire freedom of commerce throughout all the Dominions of both Parties, where commerce is at this time permitted, or shall be permitted hereafter to the Subjects of any other Nation; and that the trade of the Subjects of both Parties may be established on just foundations, and all difficulties in future removed, a permanent Tariff for regulating the Duties of Import and Export shall be established, which Tariff is to be considered as forming a part of this Treaty, the same as if it was here inserted word for word.

XXXVII. The Subjects of the King of England, or those under His said Majesty's protection, who shall repair to the Dominions of the Emperor for cattle or provisions of any kind, shall be allowed to purchase and embark the same, paying the Duties according to the established Tariff; and should the arrival of several Foreign Vessels at the same time, cause the demand for cattle and provisions to exceed the quantity offered for sale, the English Subjects shall at all times be furnished with an equal proportion at the usual market prices, nor shall the Subjects of any one Nation be allowed to engross the whole; and as a proof of the Emperor's friendship for the King of England, it is agreed that if, at any time hereafter, His said Majesty's Garrison of Gibraltar shall be in any want of provisions, and there be no scarcity in Barbary, the Emperor will permit the English to buy Flour or Wheat, and to export the same at a reasonable Duty, solely for the use of the Troops, &c., of the said Garrison.

XXXVIII. In case any Subject of the King of England, or Person under His said Majesty's protection, shall import into any part of the Emperor's Dominions any warlike stores, or any kind of materials for building, rigging, or repairing of Ships, they shall not pay for the same any Custom or Duty whatsoever.

XXXIX. All goods and merchandise or effects, that shall be imported into any Port of the Emperor's Dominions, by English Subjects, or those under English protection, and which have once paid the regular Duty, may be exported or transmitted to any other part of the Emperor's Dominions, without paying any further Duty, and all merchandise smuggled in without paying Duties shall be confiscated, but no other punishment shall be inflicted on the Subjects of either Dominion.

XL. All the Treaties made with Muley Ishmael, Muley Abdellah Ben Ishmael, and Sidi Mahomet Ben Abdellah, shall continue in force and be faithfully observed, except the Articles that shall be found contrary to what is this day concluded and signed.

XLI. That whensoever it shall happen hereafter, through inadvertency or otherwise, that anything is done by the Ships or Subjects o

either side, contrary to any of these Articles, the friendship and good intelligence shall not immediately thereupon be broke off; but this Treaty shall subsist in all its force, until satisfaction, after having been regularly demanded, shall be refused; and the Subjects of either Party who shall maliciously break this Treaty, or any of the Articles thereof, shall be severely punished by their respective Sovereigns, each Sovereign to take cognizance of the conduct of his own Subjects.

XLII. If ever the good understanding and friendship now subsisting between the 2 Courts should be broken, and War ensue, which God forbid, all English Subjects and those under English protection, of every rank and denomination, being within the Dominions of the Emperor, shall be permitted to retire with all their property, families, and servants, whether born in the Country or not, to any part of the World that they please, and by the Vessels of any Nation whatsoever; and to all such as desire it, 6 months shall be given, during which time they shall be in perfect freedom and safety, and sell and dispose of their goods and effects; nor shall their Persons or property be molested or disturbed in any manner, either on account of the War or other pretence; but on the contrary, they shall enjoy good and speedy justice, to the end that they may dispose of or remove their property and recover their debts; for which purpose the Powers of the Government shall at all times assist them, and so shall it be to the Moors in England.

XLIII. That there may be no ignorance pretended of this Peace, this Treaty shall be declared and published to all the Subjects of each Power, and Copies be sent to all the Alcaydes and Customers of all the Ports of the Emperor's Dominions, and the Captains of all his Cruizers.

Praised be God alone.

Seal.

God of Truth

Crown the Truth.

There is only One

God, and the Prophet

Mahomet

Sent of God.

The writing of the Slave of God, Mohamed el Yazid el Mehedi, whom God preserve.-Amen.

The 43 Articles, or Treaties, that are written on these 3 sheets, on the right side, are confirmed between me and the Powerful Englishman King George the Third, by means of his Ambassador, James Mario Matra. I consent to all of them, and make my peace on them,

except 1 Article, which is No. 7, which says that the Cadi, or Moorish Judge shall not be present at the trial of Causes between English Merchants and Moors; to this I cannot consent, for it caunot be dispensed with that the Judge shall not be present, because he is the principal, and to be depended upon, and with the consent of the above-mentioned Ambassador the Treaty remains concluded for all English Ships that will enter and sail from my Ports.

4th Sheban, 1205.

Concluded on, and ratified by the Emperor of Morocco, in the City of Sallee, the 8th of April, 1791.

(L.S.) JAMES M. MATRA.

(9.)-TREATY of Peace between Great Britain and Morocco.Signed at Fez, 14th June, 1801*.

THIS is the Patent Letter, containing, by the grace and power of God, the Treaties of Peace, Friendship, and Security; explained to the utmost, between His Imperial Majesty, Emperor of the Faithful Religion, proclaimed by the Almighty God, King of Agarb, Morocco, and all the Moorish Territories, Muley Soliman, Ben Mahomed, BenAbdala, may the Lord continue his grace over him and extol his Reign, through his Agent and Subject, Hadgi Abderhaman Ash Ash, now Governor of Tetuan; and the Agent of the English King, George the Third, whose Ambassador is James Maria Matra, now Consul at Tangier. To each of these Articles both Parties shall agree. These Articles have been made at Fez. May the Lord preserve them from all evil. Dated in the latter days of the month Moharam, 1216.

Herein we shall explain each Article:

ART. I. The English King may appoint one or more Consuls in the Dominions of the Emperor of Morocco and Fez; he or they may reside in any of the Emperor of Morocco's Ports, or in any of his Towns, at the election of the Consul, where he may think it convenient for his King's Subjects, or for the benefit of his commerce.

II. The Consul who may reside in the Dominions of the Emperor of Morocco, shall be treated with the utmost respect, according to his employment, and his house and family shall be taken care of; they shall not be molested by any body, nor affronted in any way whatever, and they who may be guilty of so doing shall be severely punished, in order that they may serve as an example to others; the said Consul may choose for his service either Moors or others, and none of his Dependants shall pay any Tax (which is commonly paid by the Jews), nor anything of the kind; the said Consul may establish a place of worship, and hoist his national colours at all times, either upon his House, within or without the Town, or in his Boat if he goes out to

* Confirmed 19th January, 1824. See Vol. 1826, 27. Page 641.

Sea. The said Consul shall be free from the payment of any Duties on whatever he may bring for his use, or the use of his house, in the Dominions of the Emperor of Morocco. Should the said Consul be called home to his King's service or otherwise, he shall not be hindered from going, or be stopped, either he or his Dependants, or anything that belongs to him: he shall be at free liberty to go and come when he pleases; he shall be treated with the utmost respect, and if anything more should be granted to any Consul of another Nation, it shall also be granted to him and his Agents.

III. English Subjects shall be permitted to come, with their Vessels and property of whatever kind, to any of the Dominions of the Emperor of Morocco; they shall also be permitted to reside therein as long as they please, and to build warehouses for their merchandise; the good friendship shall continue between the Subjects of both Nations for ever, so that no harm be done on either side.

IV. English Subjects or Merchants residing in the Dominions of the Emperor of Morocco, shall, themselves and their property, be in perfect security: they may follow their religion without being molested; they may also choose a place proper for a burying-ground for their dead, and may go out with a corpse to bury it, and return in safety. They are also at liberty to send any of their Agents, either by land or sea, for the purpose of their service, without their being hindered or stopped; and if any English Merchant should happen to have a Vessel in or outside the Port, he may go on board himself, or any of his People, without being liable to pay anything whatever.

V. English Subjects shall not be compelled to sell their property, or to make purchases unless at their own option, and no Moor shall take any property belonging to an English Subject, unless it be given by the goodwill of the Proprietor, or by mutual agreement; the same shall be practised towards Moorish Merchants in the English Dominions.

VI. No English Subject shall be answerable for any debts, contracted by another Individual, unless under his own hand he be responsible for the same.

VII. Disputes between Moorish Subjects and English Subjects shall be decided in the presence of the English Consul, provided the decision be conformable to the Moorish Law, in which case the English Subject shall not go before the Cadi or Hacam, as the Consul's decision shall suffice.

VIII. Should any dispute occur between English Subjects and the Moors, and that dispute should occasion a complaint from either of the parties, the Emperor of Morocco alone shall decide the matter; if the English Subject be guilty, he shall not be punished with more severity than a Moor would be; should he escape, no other Subject of the English Nation shall be arrested in his stead; and if the escape