tannic Majesty's own Dominions, and the Inhabitants thereof to be looked upon as His Majesty's natural Subjects, in the same manner as if they had been born in any other part of Great Britain; and they with their Ships and Vessels wearing the British Colours, shall be permitted freely to trade and traffic in any part of the Kingdom of Tunis, and shall pass without any molestation whatsoever, either on the Seas or elsewhere, in the same manner and with the same freedom and privileges that have been stipulated in this and all former Treaties, in behalf of the British Nation and Subjects.

XI. And the better and more firmly to maintain the good correspondence and friendship, that hath been so long and happily established, between the Crown of Great Britain and the Government of Tunis, it is hereby agreed and concluded by the Parties beforementioned, that none of the Ships and Vessels belonging to Tunis, or the Dominions thereof, shall be permitted to cruize, or look for Prizes of any Nation whatsoever, before or in sight of the aforesaid City of Gibraltar, or any of the Ports of the Island of Minorca, to hinder or molest any Vessels bringing provisions and refreshments for His Britannic Majesty's Troops and Garrisons in those places, or to give any disturbance to the trade or commerce thereof; and if any Prize shall be taken by the Ships or Vessels of Tunis, within the space of 10 miles of the aforesaid places, she shall be restored without any contradiction.

XII. That all the Ships of War belonging to the Dominions of either Party shall have free liberty to use each other's Ports for washing, cleaning, or repairing any their defects; and to buy and to ship off any sort of victuals, alive or dead, or any other necessaries, at the price the Natives buy at in the market, without paying Custom to any Officer: and whereas His Britannic Majesty's Ships of War do frequently assemble and harbour in the Port of Mahon, in the Island of Minorca, if at any time they or His Majesty's Troops in Garrison there should be in want of provisions, and should send from thence to purchase supplies in any part of the Dominions belonging to Tunis, they shall be permitted to buy cattle, alive or dead, and all other kind of provision at the prices it is sold in the market; and shall be suffered to carry it off, without paying Duty to any Officer, in the same manner as if His Majesty's Ships were themselves in the Port.

XIII. That in case any Ships of War belonging to the Kingdom of Tunis shall take in any of their Enemies' Ships any Englishmen serving for wages, they are to be made Slaves; but if Merchants or Passengers, they are to enjoy their liberty and goods free.

XIV. That in case any Slave in the Kingdom of Tunis, of any Nation whatsoever, shall make his escape and get on board any Ship belonging to the Dominions of His Sacred Majesty the King of [1812-14.]

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Great Britain, &c., the Consul shall not be liable to pay the ransom, unless timely notice be given him to order that none such be entertained; and then if it appears that any Slave hath so got away, the said Consul is to pay to his Patron the price for which he was sold in the market, and if no price be set, then to pay 300 dollars, and no

more.

XV. And the better to prevent any dispute that may hereafter arise, between the 2 Parties, about Salutes and public ceremonies, it is hereby agreed and concluded, that whenever any Flag-Officer of Great Britain shall arrive in the Bay of Tunis in any of His Majesty's Ships of War, immediately upon notice given thereof, there shall be 25 cannon shot off from the Castles of Goletta, or other the nearest Fortification belonging to Tunis, according to custom, as a Royal Salute to His Britannic Majesty's Colours, and the same number shall be returned in answer thereto by His Majesty's Ships; and it is hereby stipulated and agreed, that all ceremonies of honour shall be allowed to the British Consul who resides here, to represent in every respect His Majesty's person equal to any other Nation whatsoever, and no other Consul in the Kingdom to be admitted before him in precedency.

XVI. That the Subjects of His Sacred Majesty of Great Britain, &c., either residing in or trading to the Dominions of Tunis, shall not for the time to come pay any more than 3 per cent Custom on the value of the goods or merchandise which they shall either bring into or carry out of this said Kingdom of Tunis.

XVII. It is moreover agreed, concluded, and established, that at whatsoever time it shall please the Government of Tunis to reduce the Customs of the French Nation to less than they pay at present, it shall always be observed that the British Customs shall be 2 per cent less than any agreement that shall for the future be made with the said French, or that shall be paid by the Subjects of France.

XVIII. It is moreover agreed, concluded, and established, that in case any British Ship or Ships, or any of the Subjects of His Majesty of Great Britain shall import at the Port of Tunis, or any other Port of this Kingdom, any warlike stores, as cannons, muskets, pistols, cannon-powder or fine powder, bullets, masts, anchors, cables, pitch, tar, or the like; as also provisions, viz., wheat, barley, beans, oats, oil, or the like; for the said kinds of merchandise they shall not pay any sort of Duty or Custom whatever.

We, the Parties beforementioned, having seen and perused the preceding Articles, do hereby approve, ratify, and confirm the several particulars therein mentioned, and they are to remain firm for ever without any alteration. In testimony of which we do hereunto set our Hands and Seals in the presence of Almighty God, in the noble City of Tunis, the 30th day of August, old stile, and the year of our Lord

Jesus Christ, 1716, being the 26th day of the moon Ramadan, and the year of the Hegira, 1128.

(L.S.) J. BAKER.

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(3.)-TREATY of Peace and Commerce between Great Britain and Tunis.-Signed at Bardo, 19th October, 1751.

TREATY of Peace and Commerce between the Most Serene and Mighty Prince George the Second, by the grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Christian Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenberg, Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, &c., &c., &c., and the Most Excellent and Illustrious Lord Ali Pasha, Begler Bey, and Supreme Commander of the State of Tunis, renewed, agreed on, and confirmed, by the Honourable Augustus Keppel, Commander-in-Chief of His Britannic Majesty's Ships and Vessels in and about the Mediterranean Seas, and Charles Gordon, Esq., His said Serene Majesty's Agent and Consul-General to the State of Tunis, furnished with His Majesty's Full Powers for that purpose.

ART. I. That all former grievances and losses, and other pretences between both Parties, shall be void and of no effect; and from henceforward there shall be a firm Peace for ever, and free trade and commerce, between His Britannic Majesty's Subjects and the People of the Kingdom of Tunis, and Dominions thereunto belonging; but this Article shall not cancel or make void any just debt, either in commerce or otherwise, between the Subjects on both sides, but the same may be demanded and recovered as before.

II. That the Ships of either Party shall have free liberty to enter into any Port or River belonging to the Dominions of the other, where they shall pay Duties only for what they sell, and, for the rest, may freely export it again without molestation, and shall enjoy all other accustomed privileges; and the late exaction that hath been at Goletta and the Marine shall be reduced to the ancient Customs in those cases.

III. That there shall not be any seizure made of any of the Ships of either Party, either at Sea or in Port, but they shall pass without any interruption, they displaying their Colours; and to prevent any misunderstandings, the Ships of Tunis shall be furnished with Certifi cates, under the Hand and Seal of the British Consul, of their belonging to Tunis, which they are to produce on meeting with any English Ship, on board of whom they shall have liberty of sending 2 Men only, peaceably to satify themselves of their being English, who, as well as any Passengers of other Nations they may have on board, shall go free, both them and their goods.

IV. That if an English Ship receive on board any goods or Passengers belonging to the Kingdom of Tunis, they shall be bound to

defend them and their goods, so far as lieth in their power, and not deliver them unto their Enemies; and the better to prevent any unjust demands being made upon the Crown of Great Britain, and to avoid disputes and differences that might arise, all goods and merchandise that shall from henceforward be shipped by the Subjects of Tunis, either in this Port or in any other whatsoever, on board the Ships or Vessels belonging to Great Britain, shall be first entered in the Office of Cancellaria, before the British Consul residing at the respective Port, expressing the quantity, quality, and value of the goods so shipped, which the said Consul is to manifest in the Clearance given to the said Ship or Vessel before she departs: to the end that if any cause of complaint should happen hereafter, there may be no greater claim made on the British Nation, than by this method shall be proved to be just and equitable.

V. That if any of the Ships of either Party shall, by accident of foul weather, or otherwise, be cast away upon any of the Coasts belonging to the other, the Persons shall be free, and the goods saved and delivered to the Proprietors thereof.

VI. That the English which do at present, or shall at any time hereafter, inhabit in the City or Kingdom of Tunis, shall have free liberty, when they please, to transport themselves, with their Families and Children, although born in the Country.

VII. That the People belonging to the Dominions of either Party shall not be abused with ill-language, or otherwise ill-treated, but the Parties so offending shall be punished severely according to their deserts.

VIII. That the Consul or any other of the English Nation residing in Tunis shall not be obliged to make their addresses, in any difference, unto any Court of Justice, but to the Bashaw himself, from whom only they shall receive judgment, in case the difference should happen between a Subject of Great Britain and another of this Government, or any other Foreign Nation; but if it should be between 2 of His Britannic Majesty's Subjects, then it is to be decided by the British Consul only.

IX. That neither the English Consul, nor any other of His Majesty's Subjects, shall be liable to pay the Debts of any other of the Nation, unless particularly bound thereto under his own hand.

X. That whereas the Island of Minorca in the Mediterranean Sea, and the City of Gibraltar in Spain, do now belong to His Majesty the King of Great Britain; it is hereby agreed and fully concluded, that from this time forward, for ever, the said Island of Minorca shall be esteemed (as likewise Gibraltar) by the Government of Tunis, to be, in every respect, part of His Britannic Majesty's Dominions, and the Inhabitants thereof shall be looked upon as His Majesty's natural-born Subjects, in the same manner as if they had been born in

any other part of Great Britain; and they, with their Ships and Vessels wearing British Colours, shall be permitted freely to trade and traffic in any part of the Kingdom of Tunis, and shall pass, without any molestation whatsoever, either on the Seas or elsewhere, in the same manner, and with the same freedom and privileges that have been stipulated in this and all former Treaties in behalf of the British Nation and Subjects.

XI. That the better and more firmly to maintain the good correspondence and friendship that have been so long and happily established between the Crown of Great Britain, and the Government of Tunis, it is hereby agreed and concluded by the Parties before-mentioned, that none of the Ships and Vessels belonging to Tunis, or the Dominions thereof, shall be permitted to cruize or look for Prizes, of any nature whatsoever, before, or in sight of the aforesaid City of Gibraltar, or any of the Ports in the Island of Minorca, to hinder or molest any Vessels bringing provisions and refreshments for His Britannic Majesty's Troops and Garrisons in those places, or to give any disturbance to the trade and commerce thereof: and if any Prize shall be taken by the Ships or Vessels of Tunis, within the space of 10 miles of the aforesaid places, she shall be restored without any contradiction.

XII. That all Ships of War belonging to the Dominions of either Party, shall have free liberty to use each other's Ports, for washing, cleaning, and repairing any their defects, and to buy and ship off any sort of victuals, alive or dead, or any other necessaries, at the price the Natives buy at in the market, without paying Custom to any Officer. And whereas His Britannic Majesty's Ships of War do frequently assemble and harbour in the Port of Mahon, in the Island of Minorca; if, at any time, they, or His Majesty's Troops in Garrison there, should be in want of provisions, and should send from thence to purchase supplies in any part of the Dominions belonging to Tunis, they shall be permitted to buy cattle, alive or dead, and all other kinds of provision, at the prices they are sold in the market, and shall be suffered to carry it off without paying Duty to any Officer, in the same manner as if His Majesty's Ships were themselves in the Port.

XIII. That in case any Ships of War belonging to the Dominions of Tunis, shall take, in any of their Enemy's Ships, any Englishmen serving for wages, they are to be made Slaves; but if Merchants or Passengers, they are to enjoy their liberty and goods free.

XIV. That if any Slave of Tunis should make his escape from thence, and get on board an English Man-of-War, the said Slave shall be free, and neither the English Consul, nor any of his Nation, shall in any manner be questioned about the same.

XV. That the better to prevent any disputes that may hereafter arise between the 2 Parties about salutes and public ceremonies, it is hereby agreed and concluded, that whenever any Flag-Officer of