required back again, nor fhall the faid Conful or commander, or any other his Majefty's fubjects, be obliged to pay any thing for the faid Chriftians.

XVII. That all merchant fhips coming to the city or kingdom of Tripoli, though not belonging to Great Britain, fhall have free liberty to put themfelves under the protection of the British Conful, in felling and difpofing of their goods and merchandize, if they fhall think proper, without any hindrance or moleftation.

XVIII. That at all times when any fhip of war of the King of Great Britain, &c. carrying his faid Majesty's flag, appears before the faid city of Tripoli, and comes to an anchor in the road, immediately after notice thereof given by his faid Majefty's Conful, or officer from the ship, unto the Dey and government of Tripoli, they fhall, in honour to his Majefty, caufe a falute of twenty-feven cannon to be fired from the caftle and forts of the city, and that the said ship shall return an answer by firing the fame number of cannon.

XIX. That no fubject of the King of Great Britain fhall be permitted to turn Turk or Moor in the city and kingdom of Tripoli, (being induced thereto by any furprize whatsoever) unless he voluntarily appear before the Dey or Governor, with the English Conful's druggerman, three times in three days, and each day declare his refolution to turn Turk or Moor.

XX. Whereas it is cuftomary for the European Confuls to pay their refpects to the Bafhaw at the feafts of Ramadam and Birham, it is hereby declared, That his Britan nick Majefty's Conful fhall be admitted first to audience, and take the precedency of all other Confuls, in confideration of the English being the oldest friends to the State of Tripoli.

XXI. That whereas the island of Minorca in the Mediterranean fea, and the city of Gibraltar in Spain, do now belong to his Majefty the King of Great Britain; it is therefore hereby agreed, That from this time forward, for ever, the said island of Minorca, and city of Gibraltar, shall be esteemed, in every refpect, by the Bashaw and government of Tripoli, to be part of his Britannick Majefty's own dominions, and the inhabitants thereof fhall be looked

looked upon as his Majesty's natural fubjects, in the fame manner as if they had been born in any part of Great Britain; and they, with their fhips and veffels wearing British colours, and being furnished with Mediterranean paffes, fhall be permitted freely to trade and traffic in any part of the kingdom of Tripoli, or dominions thereunto belonging, and fhall pafs without any moleftation whatsoever, either on the feas or elsewhere, in the fame manner, and with the fame freedom and privileges, as have been ftipulated in this and all former treaties, in behalf of the British nation and fubjects; and that none of the ships or veffels belonging to Tripoli, fhall cruize or look for prizes, before, or in fight of the ports of the island of Minorca, and the city of Gibraltar, to disturb or moleft the trade thereof in any manner whatsoever.

XXII. That if any of the fhips of war of the said King of Great Britain come to Tripoli, or to any other port or place of that kingdom, with any prize, they may freely fell it, or otherwife difpofe of it, at their own pleasure, without being molefted by any; and that his Majesty's faid fhips of war shall not be obliged to pay customs in any fort; and that if they fhall want provifions, victuals, or any other things, they may freely buy them at the rates in the market.

XXIII. That whenfoever it fhall happen hereafter, that any thing is done or committed, by the fhips or fubjects of either fide, contrary to any of these articles, fatiffaction being demanded therefore, the fame fhall be made to the full, and without any manner of delay; and it fhall not be lawful to break this peace, until fuch fatiffaction be denied; and whofoever fhall be the cause of breaking this peace, fhall affuredly be punifhed with pre

fent death.

XXIV. That his Britannick Majefty's fubjects (over and above the ftipulations contained in this and all former treaties) fhall enjoy all the privileges and advantages, which now are, or which hereafter may be, granted to any of the fubjects of the moft favoured nation.

XXV. That in cafe any of his faid Majefty's fubjects fhall import into the faid kingdom of Tripoli, or into any of the ports or dominions thereunto belonging, any

warlike

warlike ftores, as cannons, mufkets, piftols, cannon powder, or fine powder, brimftone, bullets, iron, planks, and all forts of timber fit for building of fhips, pitch, tar, rofin, ropes, cables, mafts, blocks, anchors, fails, and all other habiliments of war, as well by fea as by land; as also provifions, viz. wheat, barley, beans, oats, or the like, they fhall not pay any fort of duty or cuftom whatfoever.

XXVI. That new Mediterranean paffes fhall be iffued out and given to his faid Majefty's trading subjects, with all convenient speed, and that the time for the continuance. of the old paffes, for the fhips in the Indies and remote parts, fhall be three years; and for all other fhips and veffels, one year; to commence from the delivery of the counter-tops of the new paffes at Algiers; of which his Majesty's Conful here fhall give the earliest notice to the Bafhaw and government; and it is hereby expreffly agreed and declared, that the faid new paffes fhall, during the above-mentioned spaces of time of three years and one year, be of full and fufficient force and effect to protect all fhips and veffels of his faid Majefty's fubjects, who shall be provided with the fame.

XXVII. That no merchant fhip belonging to Great Britain, or any other nation under the protection of the British Conful, being in the port of Tripoli, fhall be detained from proceeding to fea on her voyage, longer than eight days, under the pretence of arming out the fhips of war of the government, or any other whatsoever.

XXVIII. That if at any time the garrifons of Gibraltar or Port Mahon fhould be in want of provifions, and should fend for the fame to Tripoli, or any part of the dominions thereof, they fhall, if it is to be had, be fupplied with it at the market price.

XXIX. That all packets bearing his Britannick Majefty's commiffion, which fhall be met by any of the cruizers of Tripoli, fhall be treated with the fame refpect as his Majefty's fhips of war, and all due refpect shall be paid to his Majefty's commiffion; and both at meeting and parting, they fhall be treated as friends; and if any of the Tripoli cruizers commit the leaft fault or violence against them, the captains or raizes fo offending, fhall, VOL. III.

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on their arrival at Tripoli, and proper complaint being made of them, be moft feverely punished, without admitting of their excuses.

XXX. That all and every the articles in this treaty fhall be inviolably kept and obferved between his moft facred Majefty of Great Britain, and the moft illuftrious the Bafhaw, Lord and Governors of the city and kingdom of Tripoli, and between the dominions and fubjects of either fide; and our faith fhall be our faith, and our word our word. Dated in the prefence of Almighty God, in the city of Tripoli, this nineteenth day of September, One thousand feven hundred and fifty-one, according to the Chriftian computation, and of the Turkish Hageira, One thousand one hundred and fixty four, the twentyninth day of the moon Shawan.

A. KEPPEL.
ROBERT WHITE.

DIVAN

KIAJA.
ΒΕΥ.

BASHAW.

Treaty of peace and commerce, between the most ferene and. mighty Prince GEORGE the Second, by the Grace of God, of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, King, Defender of the Chriftian Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburgh, Arch-Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, &c. &c. &c. &c. And the most excellent aud illuftrious Lord Ali Pafcha, Begler Bey and supreme Commander of the State of Tunis, renewed, agreed on, and confirmed, by the honourable Auguftus Keppel, Commander in chief of bis Britannick Majefty's fhips and veffels in and about the Mediterranean feas, and Charles Gordon, Efq; his faid Serene Majefty's Agent and Conful General to the State of Tunis, furnished with his Majesty's full powers for that purpose.

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Article I.

HAT all former grievances and loffes, and other pretences between both parties, fhall be void and of no effect; and from henceforward there fhall be a firm

peace

peace for ever, and free trade and commerce, between his Britannick Majefty's fubjects, and the people of the kingdom of Tunis, and dominions thereunto belonging: But this article fhall not cancel or make void any just debt, either in commerce or otherwife, between the fubjects on both fides, but the fame may be demanded and recovered as before.

II. That the fhips of either party fhall have a free li berty to enter into any port or river belonging to the do minions of the other, where they fhall pay duty only for what they fell, and, for the reft, may freely export it again without molestation; and fhall enjoy all other ac cuftomed privileges: And the late exaction that hath been at the Goletta and the Marine, fhall be reduced to the ancient cuftoms in those cases.

III. That there fhall not be any feizure made of any of the fhips of either party, either at fea or in port, but they fhall pafs without any interruption, they difplaying their colours; and to prevent any mifunderstandings, the thips of Tunis fhall be furnished with certificates, under the hand and feal of the British Conful, of their belonging to Tunis, which they are to produce on meeting any English ship, on board of whom they fhall have liberty of fend ing two men only, peaceably to fatisfy themfelves of their being English, who, as well as any paffengers of other nations they may have on board, fhall go free, both them and their goods.

IV. That if an English fhip receive on board any goods or paffengers belonging to the kingdom of Tunis, they fhall be bound to defend them and their goods, fo far as lyeth in their power, and not deliver them unto their enemies; and the better to prevent any unjuft demands being made upon the crown of Great Britain, and to avoid difputes and differences that might arife, all goods and mer chandize that fhall from henceforward be fhipped by the fubjects of Tunis, either in this port, or in any other whatsoever, on board the fhips or veffels belonging to Great Britain. fhall be firft entered in the office of Cancellaria, before the British Conful refiding at the refpeetive port, expreffing the quantity, quality, and value of the goods fo fhipped, which the faid Conful is to manifeft