The Sun.
London, England, 1845-05-31 00:00:00

SLAVE-TRADE TREATY

The Treaty for the Suppression of the Slave-trade
between France and Great Britain has just been
concluded. This treaty has in view a triple ob-
ject—the suppression of the slave-trade, the re-
moval of a source of bickering and of danger be-
tween the two great contracting power, and by the
removal of that source of danger, added to an ennobling
alliance in a holy cause, a third and greater object, that
of cementing peace and friendship between two coun-
tries, whose good understanding secures the peace of the
world, the progress of civilisation, and the spread of hu-
manity everywhere. The following is the treaty :
His Majesty, the King of the French, and her Majesty the
Qneen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Considering that the Convention of 30th Nov., 1831, and
22d March, 1833, have attained their object in preventing the
slave-trade under French and English flags ; but that this
odious traffic yet subsists, and that the said Conventions are
insufficient to assure its complete suppression.
His Majesty the King of the French having testified his ee-
-1 sire to adopt more efficacious measures, and her Majesty the
Queen of Great Britain having equally at heart to concur in
this design.
They have resolved to conclude a new Convention which
shall shall be substituted in the place and stead of said Ccriven-
tions of 1&31 and 1833.
And to this effect have named (hear names) who after hav-
ing exchanged full powers, have agreed upon the following
articles :
ARTICLE I,

In order that the flag of his Majesty the King of the French,
and of her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain may not be
usurped contrary to the right of nations, and to the laws of the
two countries to cover the slave-trade ; and in order to provide
more efficaciously for the suppression of this traffic--
Which cruisers shall be employed for the purpose above indi-
cated, conformably to the following dispositions :
His Majesty the King of the French engages to establish
within the shortest possible period upon the western coast of
Africa, from the Green Cape ( Cape Vert) to the 16 deg. 30
min. of meridianal latitude, a naval force, composed at least
cf 26 cruisers, as well sailing as steam (taut a voile qu' a
raleur.
And her Majesty the Queen of Great Britain engages to
establish, with the shortest possible delay, upon the same part
of the coast of Africa, a force composed of at the least 26
cruisers, steam and sail, and upon the western coast of Africa
a sufficient number of cruisers to suppress efficiently the slave-
trade.
ARTICLE 11.

The said French and English naval forces shall act in con-
cert for the suppression of the slave-trade.
They shall commence their operations by establishing an ex-
set surveillance upon all the part of the Western Coast of
Africa comprised in the first Article; in particular upon all
the points N% here the slave-trade is earrii donr
They shall, with this view, exercise fully and completely all

the powers of which the Crown of France and that of England
are now in possession, except the restriction introduced by this
present Conviction, so far as regards French and English ships.

ARTICLE 111.
The officers in the service of his Majesty the King of the
French, and the officers of her Majesty the Queen of Great
Britain, who shall be respectively charged with the com-
mand of the squadron, destined to assure the execution
of the present Convention, shall agree upon the
best means of exercising the said surveillance in chosing
and designating the places of station, and in confiding these
posts to cruisers of the two nations acting together or sepa-
rately, according as it shall be judged convenient (convenable),
In such wise, nevertheless, that in the case when one of those
posts shall be exclusively confided to the cruizers of these na-
tions, the cruizers of other nations may come there at all times
to exercise the rights which be!ong to them.
ARTICLE IV.

Treaties for the suppression of the slave trade will be ne-
gotiated with all the native princes and chiefs of the above-
named coast of Africa, according as it shall appear necessary
to the commanders of the French and English stations.
These treaties will be negotiated either by communders them-
Selves, or by officers to whom they will give instructions to
this effect.