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Privy Council in Great Britain, and also in Ireland, Member of the Committee of the first for the Affairs of Commerce and Colonies, Colonel of the Regiment of Militia of the County of Galway, Vice-Admiral of the Province of Connaught, Knight Grand Cross of theMostXHonourable Order of the Bath, and of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of His said Majesty to His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg; and His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Anne William Charles, Baron de Nagell d'Ampsen, Member of the Body of Nobles of the Province of Guelderland, Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Belgic Lion, and of that of Charles the Third, of the Legion of Honour, and of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order, Chamberlain, and Minister of State holding the Department of Foreign Affairs: who, having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Additional Article:Additional Article. And it is hereby further agreed, that upon proof being duly given before the Mixed Court, whereupon it shallappear that any ship or vessel, subject to examination under the Treaty, or under the Explanatory or Additional Articles, and detained hovering or sailing upon the coast of Africa, within one geographic degree to the westward thereof, and between the twentieth degree of latitude north of the equinoctial line, and the twentieth degree of latitude to the southward thereof, or at anchor within any of the rivers, bays, or creeks of the said coast, within the limits above particularly specified, or at anchUggs Outletor in any part within the said limits, and which ship or vessel, in her outfit and equipment, shall fall within one or more of the following designation, namely:1. Having her hatches fitted with open gratings, instead of being close hatches, as usual in merchant vessels.2. Having more divisions or bulk-heads in the hold or on deck, than necessary for trading vessels.3. Having on board spare plank, either actually fitted in that shape, or fit for readily laying a second or moveable deck, or Slave-deck. 4. Having on board shackles, bolts, or handcuffs.6. Having on board an unreasonable quantity of water in casks or in tanks, more than sufficient for the consumption of her crew as a merchant vessel.6. Having on board an unreasonable number of watercasks or other vessels for holding water, unless the master shall produce a certificate from the custom-house from the place from which he cleared outwards, stating that a sufficient security had been given by the owners of such vessel, that such extra quantity of casks or other vessels should only be used for the reception of palm oil.7. Having on board a greater quantity of mess-tubs or kids than requisite for the use of her crew, as a merchant vessel.8. Having on board two or more copper boilers, or even one of an unreasonable size, larger than requisite for the use of her crew as a merchant vessel.9. Having on board an unreasonable quantity of rice or farinha (flour of the manioc of Brazil, or of cassada), or maize, or Indian corn, beyond any probable requisite provision for the use of her crew, and such rice, flour, maize, or Indian corn, not being entered on the manifest, as part of the cargo for trade.The proof of these, or of any one or more of these several indications, shall be considered as prima facie evidence of her actual employment in the Slave Trade, and unless rebutted by satisfactory evidence upon the part of the master or owners, that such ship or vessel was otherwise legally employed at the time of