VII. The canoes and boats of the subjects of the aforesaid King, whilst trading between the said colony and the territories of the aforesaid King, in articles the produce of his territories, are to be placed upon the same footing as the boats and canoes of the colony of Sierra Leone; and the following articles, viz., rice, grain, palm oil, nuts used for the manufacture of oil, hides, bees'-wax, coffee, benni-seed, ivory, dye-woods, timber, cottons, country cloths, gums, foondungee, gold, dono-grease herbs, bulbs, and nuts used for medicinal purposes, horses, asses, cattle, sheep, and goats, being the produce of the territories of the said King, shall be admitted into the colony of Sierra Leone duty free.

VIII. All disputes which may arise between any of the inhabitants of the colony of Sierra Leone and the subjects or people of the King aforesaid shall be referred to the Governor of Sierra Leone for the time being.

IX. The King, party to this Treaty, shall not enter into wars or commit any acts of aggression on any of the neighbouring Chiefs by which the peace of the country shall be disturbed, the trade between his country and the colony of Sierra Leone interrupted, and the safety of the property and persons of the Queen of England's subjects compromised.

X. The subjects of the Queen of England are hereby strictly prohibited from engaging, either directly or indirectly, in any war or quarrel which may break out between the King, party to this Treaty, and neighbouring Chiefs; and they are strictly prohibited from aiding or assisting them in the prosecution of any such war or quarrel by furnishing them either with powder or muskets, or with any other description of warlike stores whatever.

XI. The paths shall be kept open through the territories of the aforesaid King, so that English traders may carry goods of all kinds through the aforesaid territories; and the traders of other countries may bring their goods through the aforesaid territories to trade. with the English people freely and unmolested.

XII. The Queen of England may appoint an agent to visit the countries subject to the said King, or to reside there, in order to watch over the interest of the English people, and to see that this agreement is fulfilled; and such agent shall always receive honour and protection in the territories of the aforesaid King, and the said King shall pay attention to what the said agent may advise, and the person and property of the agent shall be respected.

XIII. If the subjects of the aforesaid King should take away the property of any English person, or should not pay their just debts to any English person, the aforesaid King shall do all he can to make people restore the property and pay the debt; and if English people should take away the property of the people of the

said King, or should not pay their just debts to the people, the King shall make known the facts to the Governor of the said colony of Sierra Leone for the time being, or to the resident agent (if there be one), and the Governor or agent, whoever it may be, shall do all he can to make the English persons restore the property and pay their debts.

XIV. In proof of the value entertained by the said King of the countenance and support of the British Government, and of his earnest desire that he and his successors should always hereafter be considered as stauch allies to the Queen of England and to the Government of the colony of Sierra Leone, the said King doth hereby guarantee that any Treaty which he may hereafter enter into with any other foreign Power or State shall in no way interfere with or compromise the rights of free intercourse recognized, acknowledged, and confirmed in clause VI of this Treaty, and the privileges hereby secured to the subjects of the Queen of England and to the inhabitants of the colony of Sierra Leone; and any additional privileges, commercial or otherwise, which may by such Treaties be granted to such foreign Power shall be also considered as granted to the subjects of the Queen of England.

XV. In consideration of the foregoing stipulations of this Treaty being agreed upon and strictly adhered to on the part of the King aforesaid, party thereto, and of his successors, his Excellency Norman William Macdonald, Governor-in-chief of the colony of Sierra Leone, hereby agreees for himself and successors, on the part of Her Majesty the Queen of England, to pay or cause to be paid annually to the King aforesaid the customs hereafter set forth, viz., the sum of 400 bars.

The above bars to be computed by the scale of bars in the schedule hereunto annexed.

XVI. The said King shall, within 48 hours after the ratification of this Treaty, proceed to proclaim the same throughout his ter ritories, and carry it into effect as a law.

Done at Dubreka, in the territory of the aforesaid King, this 2nd day of November, in the year of our Lord 1847, and in the 11th year of Her Majesty's reign.

J. WADDELL, Capt. 3rd W.I. Reg.
NATHANIEL ISAACS.

(10.)-TREATY with Fouricaria. Peace, Friendship and Commerce.— Fouricaria, November 15, 1847.

TREATY between Captain James Waddell, of the 3rd West India Regiment, and Nathaniel Isaacs, Esquire, Commissioners on the part of his Excellency Norman William Macdonald, CaptainGeneral and Governor-in-chief in and over the colony of Sierra Leone and its dependencies, for and on behalf of Her Most Gracious Majesty Victoria, by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, &c., and Alimami Ali, King and Chief of the Fouricaria country.

ART. I. There shall be peace and friendship between the subjects of the Queen of England and the people, subjects of the said King or Chief Alimami Ali.

II. The aforesaid Chief shall permit the ministers of the Christian religion to reside within his territories and exercise their calling; and he hereby guarantees to them the fullest protection.

III. The lives and property of liberated Africans and all others, subjects of the Queen of England, shall be inviolate.

IV. The aforesaid Chief promises to abolish the Slave Trade, and not to allow any exportation of slaves from his country, nor to allow any vessels, crafts, boats, or canoes to enter into any of the rivers, creeks, bays, or waters of his territories for the purpose of buying or selling slaves, or being in any manner engaged in the Slave Trade, nor to allow factories or other establishments to be formed in his territory by any persons whatsoever for the purpose of purchasing or selling slaves.

V. No country law, custom, or purrah is to be put in force against any subject of the Queen of England on any pretence whatever, nor are any of the Queen's subjects to break through any country law or custom, nor commit any illegal act within the territory, or upon any of the subjects of the aforesaid King and Chief of the Fouricaria country.

VI. The Chief aforesaid does hereby recognize and acknowledge the rights which the subjects of the Queen of England have heretofore and at all times enjoyed of free and unrestricted intercourse

for trade and commerce, and for all other legitimate purposes, in and throughout the countries adjacent to and bordering on the Fouricaria, Bareira, and Mellacourie rivers and their branches; and the Chief aforesaid does hereby on his own part confirm, guarantee, and assure to the subjects of the Queen of England this right of free and unrestricted intercourse so far as his own territory extends; and further engages that the subjects of her said Majesty shall be allowed to remain in peaceable possession of the lands and houses or factories which they have purchased or hired in the country or territory of the said Chief; and that the subjects of her said Majesty, as heretofore, may sell, buy, or hire lands or houses in his country, and that those lands or houses shall not be entered in or upon without the consent or permission of the person or persons by whom they have been so hired or purchased, nor shall the goods of the Queen's subjects be seized nor their persons harmed; and if English people are wronged or ill-treated by the subjects of the said Chief, he shall punish those who wrong or illtreat the English people.

VII. The canoes and boats of the subjects of the aforesaid Chief, whilst trading between the said colony and the territories of the aforesaid Chief in articles the produce of those territories, are to be placed upon the same footing as the boats and canoes of the colony of Sierra Leone; and the following articles, namely, rice, grain, palm-oil, nuts used for the manufacture of oil, hides, bees'-wax, coffee, benni-seed, ivory, dye-woods, timber, cottons, country cloths and gums, being the produce of the territories of the said Chief, shall be admitted into the colony of Sierra Leone duty free.

VIII. All disputes which may arise between any of the inhabitants of the colony of Sierra Leone, or other subjects of the Queen of England, and the subjects or people of the said Chief, shall be referred to the Governor of Sierra Leone for the time being.

IX. The aforesaid Chief engages not to enter into any war or commit any acts of aggression on any of the neighbouring Chiefs by which the trade of the country with the colony of Sierra Leone shall be interrupted and the safety of the persons and property of the Queen of England's subjects compromised or endangered.

X. The subjects of the Queen of England are hereby strictly prohibited from engaging, either directly or indirectly, in any war or quarrel which may break out between the said Chief and any other Chief, or in any dispute which may arise between him and his people or subjects; and they are strictly prohibited from aiding or assisting in the prosecution of any such war or quarrel by furnishing them either with powder or muskets, or with any other description of warlike stores whatever.

XI. The paths shall be kept open through the Fouricaria country to other countries, so that English traders may carry goods through the said country to sell them elsewhere; and the traders of other countries may bring their goods or produce through the said country to trade with the English people freely and without molestation.

XII. The Queen of England may appoint an agent to visit the country subject to the said Chief, or to reside there, in order to watch over the interests of English people; and such agent shall always receive honour and protection from the aforesaid Chief, and his person and property shall be protected.

XIII. If the people or subjects of the said Chief should take away the property of any English person, or should not pay their just debts to any English person, the aforesaid Chief engages to do all he can to make the people restore the property so taken away and pay their debts; and if English people should take away the property of the people or subjects of the said Chief, or should not pay any just debts due to the said people, the Chief shall make known the circumstances to the Governor of Sierra Leone for the time being, or to the resident agent (if there should be one), and the Governor or agent shall do all in his power to make the English persons restore the property and pay their debts.

XIV. In proof of the value entertained by the said Chief of the countenance and support of the British Government, and of his earnest desire that he and his successors should hereafter be considered as firm and stanch allies to the Queen of England and to the Government of the colony of Sierra Leone, the said Chief does hereby guarantee, for himself and successors, that any Treaty or agreement into which he or they may hereafter enter with any foreign Power or State shall in no way interfere with or compromise the right of free intercourse recognized and acknowledged in Clause VI of this Treaty and the privileges hereby secured to the subjects of the Queen of England; and that any additional privileges or concessions which may, by such Treaties or agreements, be granted or made to any foreign Power shall be also considered as granted and made to the subjects of the Queen of England.

XV. In consideration of the foregoing stipulations of this Treaty being agreed upon and strictly adhered to on the part of the Chief aforesaid, and of his successors, his Excellency Norman William Macdonald, Captain-General and Governor-in-chief of the colony of Sierra Leone, agrees for himself and successors, on the part of Her Majesty the Queen of England, to pay or cause to be paid annually to the said Chief and his successors the customs hereinafter mentioned and set forth, viz., the sum of 400 bars.