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 FREATY WITH MOROCCO. 1787. 10] of twenty-five articles, shall be inserted in this book, and delivered to Emperofs the Honorable Thomas Barclay, the agent of the United States, now at °°““"’“ *° 'l‘° our court, with whose approbation it has been made, and who is duly Hwy' authorized on their part to treat with us concerning all the matters contained therein. ARTICLE IL If either of the parties shall be at war with any nation whatever, the Neither party other party shall not take a commission from the enemy, nor fight under *h.“lU°k° °°m· their colours. "””‘°" lm"' the enemy of Arvrrotn III. **·°°**¤¤*·, If either of the parties shall be at war with any nation whatever, and R¤z¤l¤¤i¤¤i¤ take a prize belonging to that nation, and there shall be found on board :::§s°f °°p‘ subjects or effects belonging to either of the parties, the subjects shall ` be set at liberty, and the effects returned to the owners. And if any goods belonging to any nation, with whom either of the partie shall be at war, shall be loaded on vessels belonging to the other party, they shall pass free and unmolested, without any attempt being made to take or detain them. ARTICLE IV. A signal or pass shall be given to all vessels belonging to both parties, Signal or pass by which they are to be known when they meet at sea; and'if the com- *°b°,€¤'°¤ *° mander of a ship of war of either party shall have other ships under v°°S° °' his convoy, the declaration of the commander shall alone be sufficient to exempt any of them from examination. ARTICLE V. If either of the parties shall be at war, and shall meet a vessel at sea How vessels belonging to the other, it is agreed, that if an examination is to be °h‘tlll:f.°"ém made, it shall be done by sending a boat with two or three men only; z?':; m ° and if any gun shall be fired, and injury done without reason, the offending party shall make good all damages. ARTICLE VI. If any Moor shall bring citizens of the United State, or their effects, Citiaem of the to his Majesty, the citizens shall immediately be set at liberty, and the {Lbs- ¢==iP*¤¥gdeffects restored; and in like manner, if any Moor, not a subject of these ° ° '° °°" ‘ dominions, shall make prize of any of the citizens of America, or their effects, and bring them into any of the ports of his Majesty, they shall be immediately released, as they will then be considered as under his Majesty’s protection. ARTICLE VII. If any vessel of either party shall put into a port of the other, and _Ves¤el¤_w¤¤•. have occasion for provisions or other supplies, they shall be furnished gsfsupjmgw without any interruption or molestation. ° “"’ ° ARTICLE VIII. If any vessel of the United States shall meet with a disaster at sea, p,.,,,;,;,,,;,, and put into one of our ports to repair, she shall be at liberty to land case of misforand re-load her cargo, without paying any duty whatever. *““°· ARTICLE IX. If any vessel of the United States shall be cast on shore on any part of our coasts, she shall remain at the disposition of the owners, and no one shall attempt going near her without their approbation, as she is r 2