for that Traffic: and whereas we think fit that the vessel you command shall be one of the cruizers furnished with the said special Instructions, we herewith transmit to you a copy of the said Treaty of the 20th of December, 1841, and of the Instructions thereunto annexed hereinbefore mentioned; and you are accordingly authorized, by virtue of this present Order, and of the accompanying Warrant from the Government of

to visit, within the limits set forth in the 2nd Article of the said Treaty, merchant-vessels under the

flag, suspected of being engaged in the Slave Trade, and to deal with such vessels as shall have engaged in that traffic, or shall be suspected of being fitted out for that traffic, in the manner pointed out in the said Treaty, Warrant, and Instructions; and we charge and require you to conform most strictly to all the Provisions and Stipulations contained therein, taking care to exercise the authority so conferred upon you in the mildest manner, and with every attention which is due between allied and friendly nations, and to co-operate cordially with the Commanders of any vessels of war employed in the same

These forms of Warrants and Orders shall be annexed to the Treaty signed this day between Great Britain, Austria, France, Prussia, and Russia, for the suppression of African Slave Trade, and shall be considered as an integral part of that Treaty.

In witness whereof, the Plenipotentiaries of the High Contracting Parties have signed this Annex, and have thereunto affixed the Seal of their Arms.

Done at London, the 20th day of December, in the year of Our Lord 1841.

(L.S.) ABERdeen.

(L.S.) KOLler.

(L.S.) STE. AULAIRE.

(L.S.) SCHLEINITZ.

(L.S.) BRUNNOW.

ANNEX (B). Instructions to Cruizers.

First.-Whenever a merchant-vessel belonging to, or bearing the flag of, any one of the High Contracting Parties, shall be visited by a cruizer of any one of the other High Contracting Parties, the officer commanding the cruizer shall, before he proceeds to the visit, exhibit to the master of such vessel, the Special Orders which confer upon him by exception the right to visit her; and he shall deliver to such master a certificate, signed by himself, specifying his rank in the Navy of his country, and the name of the ship which he commands, and declaring that the only object of his visit is to ascertain whether the vessel is engaged in the Slave Trade, or is fitted out for the purpose of such traffic, or has been engaged in that traffic during the voyage in which she has been met with by the said cruizer. When the visit is made by an officer of the cruizer other than her commander, such officer shall not be under the rank of Lieutenant in the Navy; unless he be the officer who at the time is second in command of the ship by which the visit is made: and in this case, such officer shall exhibit to the master of the merchant-vessel, a copy of the Special Orders above mentioned, signed by the commander of the cruizer; and shall likewise deliver to such master a certificate, signed by himself, specifying the rank which he holds in the Navy of his country, the name of the commander under whose orders he is acting, the name of the cruizer to which he belongs, and the object of his visit, as hereinbefore recited.

If it shall be ascertained by the visit, that the ship's papers are regular, and her proceedings lawful, the officer shall certify upon the log-book of the vessel, that the visit took place in virtue of the Special Orders above mentioned; and when these formalities shall have been completed, the vessel shall be permitted to continue her course.

Secondly. If in consequence of the visit, the officer commanding the cruizer shall be of opinion, that there are sufficient grounds for believing that the vessel is engaged in the Slave Trade, or has been fitted out for that traffic, or has been engaged in that traffic during the voyage in which she is met with by the cruizer; and if he shall in consequnce determine to

detain her, and to have her delivered up to the jurisdiction of the competent authorities, he shall forthwith cause a list to be made out, in duplicate, of all the papers found on board, and he shall sign this list and the duplicate, adding, after his own name, his rank in the Navy, and the name of the vessel under his command.

He shall in like manner make out and sign, in duplicate, a declaration, stating the place and time of the detention, the name of the vessel, and that of her master, the names of the persons composing her crew, and the number and condition of the slaves found on board.

This declaration shall further contain an exact description of the state of the vessel and of her cargo.

Thirdly. The commander of the cruizer shall, without delay, carry or send the detained vessel, with her master, crew, passengers, cargo, and the slaves found on board, to one of the ports hereinafter specified, in order that proceedings may be instituted in regard to them, conformably to the laws of the country under whose flag the vessel is sailing; and he shall deliver the same to the competent authorities, or to the persons who shall have been specially appointed for that purpose by the Government to whom such port shall belong.

Fourthly. No person whatever shall be taken out of the detained vessel; nor shall any part of her cargo, nor any of the slaves found on board, be removed from her, until after such vessel shall have been delivered over to the authorities of her own nation; unless the removal of the whole or part of the crew, or of the slaves found on board, shall be deemed necessary, either for the preservation of their lives, or from any other consideration of humanity, or for the safety of the persons who shall be charged with the navigation of the vessel after her detention. In any such case, the commander of the cruizer, or the officer appointed to bring in the detained vessel, shall make a declaration of such removal, in which he shall specify the reasons for the same; and the masters, sailors, passengers, or slaves, so removed, shall be carried to the same port as the vessel and her cargo, and they shall be received in the same manner as the vessel, agreeably to the regulations hereinafter set forth.

Provided always, that nothing in this paragraph shall be understood as applying to slaves found on board of Austrian, Prussian, or Russian vessels; but such slaves shall be disposed of as is specified in the following paragraphs.

Fifthly.-All Austrian vessels which shall be detained on the stations of America, or Africa, by the cruizers of the other Contracting Parties, shall be carried and delivered up to the Austrian jurisdiction at Trieste.

But if slaves shall be found on board any such Austrian vessel at the time of her detention, the vessel shall, in the first instance, be sent to deposit the slaves at that port to which she would have been taken for adjudication, if she had been sailing under the English or French flag. The vessel shall afterwards be sent on, and shall be delivered up to the Austrian jurisdiction at Trieste, as above stipulated.

All French vessels which shall be detained on the western coast of Africa by cruizers of the other Contracting Parties, shall be carried and delivered up to the French jurisdiction at Goree.

All French vessels which shall be detained on the eastern coast of Africa by the cruizers of the other Contracting Parties, shall be carried and delivered up to the French jurisdiction at the Isle of Bourbon.

All French vessels which shall be detained on the coast of America to the southward of the 10th degree of north latitude, by the cruizers of the other Contracting Parties, shall be carried and delivered up to the French jurisdiction at Cayenne.

All French vessels which shall be detained in the West Indies, or on the coast of America to the northward of the 10th degree of north latitude, by the cruizers of the other Contracting Parties, shall be carried and delivered up to the French jurisdiction at Martinique.

All British vessels which shall be detained on the western coast of Africa by the cruizers of the other Contracting Parties, -hall be carried and delivered up to the British jurisdiction at Bathurst on the River Gambia.

All British vessels which shall be detained on the eastern coast of Africa by the cruizers of the other Contracting Parties,

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shall be carried and delivered up to the British jurisdiction at the Cape of Good Hope.

All British vessels which shall be detained on the coast of America by the cruizers of the other Contracting Parties, shall be carried and delivered up to the British jurisdiction at the Colony of Demerara, or at Port Royal in Jamaica, according as the Commander of the cruizer may think most convenient.

All British vessels which shall be detained in the West Indies by the cruizers of the other Contracting Parties, shall be carried and delivered up to the British jurisdiction at Port Royal

in Jamaica.

All Prussian vessels which shall be detained on the stations of America or Africa, by the cruizers of the other Contracting Parties, shall be carried and delivered up to the Prussian jurisdiction at Stettin.

But if slaves shall be found on board any such Prussian vessel at the time of her detention, the vessel shall, in the first instance, be sent to deposit the slaves at that port to which she would have been taken for adjudication if she had been sailing under the English or French flag. The vessel shall afterwards be sent on, and shall be delivered up to the Prussian jurisdiction at Stettin as above stipulated.

All Russian vessels which shall be detained on the stations of America or Africa, by the cruizers of the other Contracting Parties, shall be carried and delivered up to the Russian jurisdiction at Cronstadt or at Reval, according as the season of the year may allow the one or the other of those ports to be reached.

But if slaves shall be found on board any such Russian vessel at the time of her detention, the vessel shall, in the first instance, be sent to deposit the slaves at that port to which she would have been taken for adjudication, if she had been sailing under the English or French flag. The vessel shall afterwards be sent on, and shall be delivered up to the Russian jurisdiction at Cronstadt or at Reral, as above stipulated.

Sixthly. As soon as a merchant-vessel, which shall have been detained as aforesaid, shall arrive at one of the ports or places above mentioned, the commander of the cruizer, or the officer appointed to bring in such detained vessel, shall forthwith