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 ALTERED ARTICLES Feb. 24.1824· Of the Treaty of Peace and Friendshqp between the United nausea by the State.; and the Bashaw Bey of Tzmis.(a) U. S. Senate. Jam. 13, 1825. oijdiglliiiiiiiiilisiiir Anrrcnn the 6th—As it now is. Arvrrcnu 6tl1—As it was, §i,3;;,l_igii?g;, Is a Tunisian corsair shall meet If a Tunisian corsair shall meet M25- _ with an American vessel, and shall with an American merchant vessel, K°g“l°“°" °f visit it with her boat, two men only and shall visit it with her boat, she visits at sea. . shall be allowed to go on board, shall not exact any thing, under peaceably, to satisfy themselves of pain of being severely punished. its being American, who, as well And, in like manner, if a vessel of as any passengers of other nations war of the United States shall meet they may have on board, shall go with a Tunisian merchant vessel, free, both them and their goods; she shall observe the same rule. In and the said two men shall not case a slave shall take refuge on exact any thing, on pain of being board of an American vessel of war, _ Slaves escap· severely punished. In case a slave the consul shall be required to cause gsuagdxllmgd escapes, and takes refuge on board him to be restored; and if any oryénerican r an American vessel of war, he shall of their prisoners shall escape on ships ofwar, to be free, and no demand shall be board of the Tunisian vessels, they b° f*°°· made either for his restoration or shall be restored; but if any slave for payment. shall take refuge in any American merchant vessel, and it shall be proved that the vessel has departed with the said slave, then he shall be returned, or his ransom shall be paid. Anwxcmz the 11th-As it now is. Arrrrcra: 11th-As it was. Qalutes to Wlren a vessel of war of the When a vessel of war of the WPS °f“’¤’· United States shall enter the port United States of America shall enof the Gouletta, she shall be saluted ter the port of Tunis, and the Conwith twenty-one guns, which salute sul shall request that the Castle the vessel of war shall return gun may salute her, the number of for gun only, and no powder will guns shall be fired which he may be given, as mentioned in the an- request; and if the said Consul cient eleventh article of this treaty, does not want a salute, there shall which is hereby annulled. be no 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. (ox) See notes of the treaties between the United States and Tunis, ante, page 157. (2982