I. That the sum of £300,000 be paid in London, to such person as the Prince Regent of Portugal may appoint to receive the same; which sum shall constitute a fund to be employed, under such regulations, and in such manner as the said Prince Regent of Portugal may direct, in discharge of claims for Portugueze ships detained by British cruizers previous to the first day of June, 1814, upon the alleged ground of carrying on an illicit traffic in slaves.

II. That the said sum shall be considered to be in full discharge of all claims arising out of captures made previous to the first day of June, 1814, His Britannic Majesty renouncing any interference whatever in the disposal of this money.

III. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged in the space of five months, or sooner if possible.

In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it, and have thereunto affixed the seals of their arms.

Done at Vienna this 21st day of January, 1815.

Signed CASTLEREAGH, (L.S.)

CONDE DE PALMELLA, (L.S.)

ANTONIO DE SALDANHA

GAMA, (L.S.)

DA

D. JOAQUIM LOBO DA SIL-
VELRA, (L.S.)

TREATY between Great Britain and Portugal. Signed at Vienna, the 22d January, 1815.

In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity.

His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal having, by the 10th Article of the Treaty of Alliance, concluded at Rio de Janeiro, on the 19th February, 1810, declared His determination to co-operate with His Britannic Majesty in the cause of humanity and justice, by adopting the most efficacious means for

mover a aboliçao gradual do Trafico de Escravos; e Sua Alteza Real, em virtude da dita Sua declaraçao, desejando effectuar de commum acordo com Sua Magestade Britannica e com as outras Potencias da Europa, que se prestarao á contribuir para este fim benefico, a aboliçao immediata do referido trafico em todos os lugares da costa de Africa sitos ao norte do Equador: Sua Magestade Britannica e Sua Alteza Real O Principe Regente de Portugal, ambos igualmente animados do sincero desejo de accelerar a epoca, em que as vantagens de huma industria pacifica e de hum commercio innocente possao vir á promoverse por toda essa grande extensao do Continente Africano, libertado este do mal do Trafico de Escravos, ajustarað fazer hum Tratado para esse fim, e nomearao nesta conformidade para Seus Plenipotenciarios, á saber; Sua Magestade El Rey dos Reynos Unidos da Gram Bretanha e Irlanda, O Muito Honrado Roberto Stewart, Visconde Castlereagh, Cavalleiro da Muito Nobre Ordem de Jarreteira, Principal Secretario de Estado de Sua dita Magestade para os Negocios Estrangeiros, e Seu Plenipotenciario ao Congresso de Vienna; &c. &c. &c.

E Sua Alteza Real O Principe Regente de Portugal os Illustrissimos e Excellentissimos, Dom Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Conde de Palmella, do Seu Conselho, &c. &c. &c.; Antonio de Saldanha da Gama, do Seu Conselho, e do da Sua Real Fazenda, &c. &c. &c.; e Dom Joaquim Lobo da Silveira, do Seu Conselho, &c. &c. &c. todos tres Seus Plenipotenciarios ao Congresso de Vienna;

Os quaes, havendo reciprocamente trocado os plenos Poderes respectivos, que se acharao em boa e devida forma, convierao nos Artigos seguintes:

I. Que desde a ratificaçao deste Tratado, e logo depois da sua publicaçao, ficará sendo prohibido á todo e qualquer vassallo da Corôa de Portugal a comprar Escravos, ou traficar nelles em qualquer parte da costa de Africa ao norte do Equador, debaixo de qualquer pretexto, ou por qualquer modo que seja exceptuando comtudo aquelle ou aquelles navios que tiverem sahido dos portos do Brasil, antes que a sobredita ratificaçao haja sido publicada, com tanto que a viagem desse ou

bringing about a gradual Abolition of the Slave Trade; and His Royal Highness, in pursuance of His said Declaration, and desiring to effectuate, in concert with His Britannic Majesty and the other Powers of Europe, who have been induced to assist in this benevolent object, an immediate Abolition of the said Traffic upon the parts of the coast of Africa which are situated to the northward of the Line: His Britannic Majesty and His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal, equally animated by a sincere desire to accelerate the moment when the blessings of peaceful industry and an innocent commerce may be encouraged throughout this extensive portion of the Continent of Africa, by its being delivered from the evils of the Slave Trade, have agreed to enter into a Treaty for the said purpose, and have accordingly named as their Plenipotentiaries; viz. His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Honourable Robert Stewart Viscount Castlereagh, K. G. His said Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and His Plenipotentiary at the Congress of Vienna, &c. &c. &c.; and His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal, the Most Illustrious and Most Excellent Dom Pedro de Sousa Holstein, Count of Palmella, a Member of His Royal Highness's Council, &c. &c. &c.; the Most Illustrious and Most Excellent Anthony de Saldanha da Gama, a Member of His Royal Highness's Council and of His Council of Finance, &c. &c. &c.; and the Most Illustrious and Most Excellent Dom Joachim Lobo da Silveira, a Member of His Royal Highness's Council, &c. &c. &c. His Royal Highness's Plenipotentiaries at the Congress of Vienna; who, having mutually exchanged their full Powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles:

I. That from and after the ratification of the present Treaty, and the publication thereof, it shall not be lawful for any of the subjects of the Crown of Portugal to purchase Slaves, or to carry on the Slave Trade, on any part of the coast of Africa to the northward of the Equator, upon any pretext, or in any manner whatsoever: Provided, nevertheless, that the said provision shall not extend to any ship or ships having cleared out from the ports of Brazil, previous to the publication of such ratification; and

desses navios se nao extenda á mais de seis mezes, depois da mencionada publicaçao.

II. Sua Alteza Real O Principe Regente de Portugal consente e se obriga por este Artigo á adoptar de acordo com Sua Magestade Britannica, aquellas medidas que possao melhor contribuir para a execuçao effectiva do ajuste precedente, conforme ao Seu verdadeiro objecto, e litteral intelligencia: e Sua Magestade Britannica se obriga á dar, de acordo com Sua Alteza Real, as ordens que forem mais adequadas para effectivamente impedir que, durante o tempo em que ficar sendo licito o continuar o Trafico de Escravos, segundo as Leis de Portugal, e os Tratados subsistentes entre as Duas Corôas, se cause qualquer estorvo ás Embarcaçoens Portuguezas, que se dirigirem á fazer o Commercio de Escravatura ao sul da Linha, ou seja nos actuaes Dominios da Coroa de Portugal, ou nos Territorios sobre os quaes a mesma Corôa reservou ou Seu Direito no mencionado Tratado de Alliança.

III. O Tratado de Alliança concluido no Rio de Janeiro, em 19 de Fevereiro de 1810, sendo fundado em circumstancias temporarias, que felizmente deixarao de exister, se declara pelo presente Artigo por nullo e de nenhum effeito em todas as suas partes, sem que por isso comtudo se invalidem os antigos Tratados de Alliança, Amizade, e Garantia, que por tanto tempo e tao felizmente tem subsistido entre as Duas Corôas, e que se renovao aqui pelas duas altas Partes Contractantes, e se reconhecem ficar em plena força e vigor.

IV. As duas altas Partes Contractantes se reservaŏ e obrigaŏ á fixar por hum Tratado separado o periodo, em que o Commercio de Escravos haja de cessar universalmente, e de ser prohibido em todos os Dominios de Portugal; E Sua Alteza Real O Principe Regente de Portugal renóva aqui a Sua anterior declaraçao e ajuste de que, no intervallo que de correr até que a sobredita aboliçao geral e final se verifique, nao será licito aos vassallos Portuguezes o comprarem ou traficarem em Escravos em qualquer parte da costa de Africa, que nao seja ao sul da linha Equinocial, como fica especificado no segundo Artigo deste

provided the voyage, in which such ship or ships are engaged, shall not be protracted beyond six months after such publication as aforesaid.

II. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent of Portugal hereby agrees, and binds Himself to adopt, in concert with His Britannic Majesty, such measures as may best conduce to the effectual execution of the preceding engagement, according to its true intent and meaning; and His Britannic Majesty engages, in concert with His Royal Highness, to give such orders as may effectually prevent any interruption being given to Portugueze ships resorting to the actual Dominions of the Crown of Portugal, or to the Territories which are claimed in the said Treaty of Alliance, as belonging to the said Crown of Portugal, to the southward of the Line, for the purposes of trading in Slaves, as aforesaid, during such further period as the same may be permitted to be carried on by the laws of Portugal, and under the Treaties subsisting between the Two Crowns.

III. The Treaty of Alliance concluded at Rio de Janeiro, on the 19th February, 1810, being founded on circumstances of a temporary nature, which have happily ceased to exist, the said Treaty is hereby declared to be void in all its parts, and of no effect; without prejudice, however, to the ancient Treaties of Alliance, Friendship and Guarantee, which have so long and so happily subsisted between the Two Crowns, and which are hereby renewed by the high Contracting Parties, and acknowledged to be of full force and effect.

IV. The high Contracting Parties reserve to themselves, and engage to determine by a separate Treaty, the period at which the Trade in Slaves shall universally cease, and be prohibited throughout the entire Dominions of Portugal; the Prince Regent of Portugal hereby renewing His former declaration and engagement, that, during the interval which is to elapse before such general and final abolition shall take effect, it shall not be lawful for the subjects of Portugal to purchase or trade in Slaves, upon any parts of the Coast of Africa, except to the southward of the Line, as specified in the second Article of this Treaty; nor to