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 [02 TREATY WITH MOROCCO. 1787. Regulatiouin then considered particularly under our protection; and if any vessel of ¢¤¤¤ of ¤hil>- the United States shall be forced to put into our ports by stress of l',§‘§,‘2‘;_,Q';‘Qd weather, or otherwise,_she shall not be compelled to land her cargo, but imo port. shallvremainhin tranquility until the commander shall thmk proper to proceed on is voyage. ARTICLE X. Vessels pro- If any vessel of either of the parties shall have an engagement with a tepwd in cer- vessel belonging to any of the Christian powers within gun shot of the "“‘°“°'· forts of the other, the vessel so engaged shall be defended and protected as much as possible until she is m safety; and if any American vessel shall be cast on shore on the coast of Wadnoon, or any coast thereabout, the people belonging to her shall be protected and assisted, until, by the help of God, they shall be sent to their country. ARTICLE XI. Privileges of If we shall be at war with any Christian power, and any of our vessels '°“°l"”°“'° sail from the ports of the United States, no vessel belonging to the °f W"' enemy, shall follow until twenty-four hours alter the departure of our vessels; and the same regulation shall be observed towards the American vessels sailing from our ports, be their enemies Moors or Christians. ARTICLE XII. Ships of war If any ship of war belonging to the United States shall put into any ¥,°lg¤Em8 *0 of our ports, she shall not be examined on any pretence whatever, even u,,,,;i,';',‘,’,l_t° b° though she should have fugitive slaves on board, nor shall the governor or commander of the place compel them to be brought on shore on any pretext, nor require any payment for them. ARTICLE XIII. ships of wm- If a ship of war of either party shall put into a port of the other and not with more or less. ARTICLE XIV. Commerce on The commerce with the United States shall be on the same footing T f°°¤¤l¥n°£ as is the commerce with Spain, or as that with the most favoured nation
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and have full liberty to pass and repass our country and senports when·· ever they please, without interruption. ARTICLE XV. Privileges of Merchants of both countries shall employ only such interpreters, and ¤°¥°h¤¤*¤· such other persons to assist them in their business, as they shall think proper. No commander of a vessel shall transport his car 0 on board another vessel; he shall not be detained in port longer than he may think proper; and all persons employed in loading or unloading goods, or in any otlaer laliour whatever, shall be paid at the customary rates, not more an not ess. ARTICLE XVI. lncaseofwar. In case of a war between the parties, the prisoners are not to be £:¤¤£l*;u:e¥:,¤¢ *0 made slaves, but to be exchanged one for another, captain for captain, bu,m,h,,,,éed_ officer for officer, and one private man for another; and if there shall prove a deficiency on either side, it shall be made up by the payment of one hundred Mexican dollars for each person wanting. And it is agreed that_all prisoners shall be exchanged in twelve months from the time of their being taken, and that this exchange may be effected by a merchant or any other person authorized by either of the parties.