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 TUNIS, 1824. 769 Arvrronu the llth—As it now eb. Anrrcnz 11th;As it was. Whenavesselofwarof the United When a vessel of war of the 4 Salute; States shall enter the port of the United States of America shall en- Gouletta, she shall be saluted with ter the port of Tunis, and the Contwenty-one guns, which salute the sul shall request that the Castle vessel of war shall return gun for may salute her, the number of guns gun only, and no powder will be shall beiired which he may request; given, as mentioned in the ancient and if the said Consul does not eleventh article ofthistreaty, which want a salute, there shall be no is hereby annulled. question about it. But, in case he shall desire the salute, and the number of guns shall be fired which he may have requested, they shall be counted, and returned by the. vessel in as many barrels of cannon·powder. The same shall be done with respect to the Tunisian corsairs, when they shall enter any port of the United States. ARTICLE the 12th—Ac it now is. ABTIGLE 12th-As it was. When citizens of the United _ When citizens of the United Freedom ofcom- States shall eome within the depen- States shall come within the depen- ¤¤•¤¤°· dencies of Tunis to carry on com- dencies of Tunis to carry oncommerce there, the same respect shall merce there, the same respect shall be paid to them which the mer- be paid to them which the merchants of other nations enjoy; and chants of other nations enjoy; and if they wish to establish themselves if they wish to establish themselves within our ports, no opposition within our ports, no opposition shall` be made thereto, and they shall be made thereto; and they shall be free to avail themselves of shall be free to avail themselves of such interpreters asthey may judge such interpreters as they may judge necessary, without any obstruction, necessary, without any obstruction, in conformity with the usages of in conformity with the usages of other nations; and if a Tunisian other nations; and if a Tunisian subject shall go to establish him- subject shall go to establish himself within the dependencies of the self within the dependencies of the United States, he shall be treated United States, he shall be treated in like manner. If any Tunisian in like manner. subject shall freight an American If any Tunisian subject shall Freight; vessel, and load her with merchan— freight an American vessel, and disc, andshall afterwards want to load her with merchandise, and unload, or ship them on board of shall afterwards wantto unlade or another vessel, we shall nof per- ship them on board of another vesmit him until the matter is deter- sel, we will not permit him, until mined by arefereuce of merchants, the matter is determined by a rei'- who shall decide upon the case; erence of merchants, who shall deand after the decision the determi- cide upon the case; and after the nation shall be conformed to. decision the determination shall be No captain shall be detained in conformed to._ port against his consent, except No captain shall be detained in Detention. when our ports are shut for the port against his consent, except vessels of all other nations, which when' our ports are shut for the may take place with respect to vessels of all other nations; which merchant vessels, but not to those may take place with respect to merof war. chant vessels, but not to those of The subjects and citizens of the war. P mt. f .t. two nations, respectively, Tunisians Th_e subjects of the two con- m,Q°0f,,}g'}‘;;p€cQQ and Americans, shall be protected tracting Powers shall be under the ive nations, B S Iv-49