- Ship-Signals Agreement -
The following Signals are
agreed upon between Commodore Rais Farache, on the Part of His Majesty the
Emperor of Morocco, and the Honorable Thomas Barclay Esquire Agent for the
United States of America on their Part, to the End that the Vessels of both
Parties may be known to each other at Sea.
For Vessels of two or of three Masts, For Vessels of one Mast only, Done at Morocco the Ninth day of the Month of Ramadan in the Year One
thousand two hundred.
THOs BARCLAY
COMMENT OF DR. C. SNOUCK HURGRONJE In the above two lines of Arabic script (very badly written) there are
two gross errors: In the first line instead of 'azim, "great," which is
evidently meant, there is written 'adim, which means "destitute of." In
the second line the word idhn, "authorization," "permission," has a letter
too many, by which it becomes adhan, meaning "call to prayer." The two
necessary corrections being made, the words run as follows: "From the
Great in Position, the High in God [i. e., the Emperor]. By authorization:
Rais [i. e., captain] Faraj."
In the Day, a blue Pendant is to be hoisted on the End of the Main Yard,
and in the Night a Lantern is to be hoisted on the same Place.
In the Day, a blue Pendant is to be hoisted at the Mast-Head, and in the
Night a Lantern is to be hoisted on the Ensign Staff.
| Source: Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America. Edited by Hunter Miller Volume 2 Documents 1-40 : 1776-1818 Washington : Government Printing Office, 1931. USMARC Cataloging Record |