Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-02-15

ne president OF the \ 3lte0 ola eS OF
America and His Majesty the Emperor
OF all the Russias, wishing to cement
the bonds of amity which unite them,
and 10 secure between then the invara.
bic maintenance OF perfect concord, BY
means OF the present Convention, have
named, as their Plenipotentiaries, to
this effect, to wit : The President of the
United Statea of Americ, HENRY Mn
DLEToN, citizen of san States, and
their Envoy Extraordinar, and Minister
Plenipotentiary near his Imperial Ma
jesty: and His Majesty the Emperor OF
all the Russas, his beloved and faithful
CHARLES Robert Count OF NEssEL-
RODE, actual Prlvy Counselor, Member
OF the Council of State, Secretary of
State directing the administration of
Foreign Affairs, actual Chamberlain,
Knight OF the order of St. Alexander
Nevsky, Grand Cross of the order of ST.
Vladimir of the first class, Knight of
that OF the White Eagle of Poland,
Grand Cross Of the order Of S.. Stephen
O. Hungary, Knight OF INC orders of the
Holy Ghost and of ST. Michael, and
Grand Cross OF the Legion of Honor of
France, knigh' Grand Cross of the or
ders OF the Black and of the Red Eaple
oil Prussia, of the Annunciation OF Sar.
diaia, OF Charles III of Spain, OF ST.
Ferdinand and OF Merit Of Naples. Of the
Elephant of Denmark, of The, Polar Slar
oil Sweden, OF the Grown Of Written
berg, OF the Goelphs Of H anover, of the
Belglc Lion, of Fidelity of Baden, and
u! ST. Constantine of Parma; and Pr.
FkRE dc PoLETICA, actual Counsellor oil
STATE, Knight OF the order oil ST. Anne
OF the first class, and Grand Cross of
The order OF S.. vladimir Of the sc
cobd; who, after having exchanged their
full powers, found in good and due
form, have agreed upon, and signed, the
following supulatlons
ARTICLE FIRST.
II is agreed, thar, IN any part of the
Great Ocean, commonly called The Pa
cite Ocean, or South Sea, the respec-
i've it'zens or subjects OF The high con-
tracing powers shall be neither disturb
ed nor restrained, either in navigation or
In fishing, or in the power Of res9rtine
to he coasts, upon points which may
no; already be occupied, for the purpose
OF trading with the natives, saving al
ways the restrictions and conditions de-
termined by the following articles:
ARTICLE SECOND.
With the view OF preventing the rights
OF navigation and of fishing, exercised
upon The great ocean by the ciizens and
SUBJECTS OF the high contracting powers,
trom becoming the pre,ext for an Illicit
trade, II is agreed that the citizeus Oft
United States shall nc; resort to any
point where there is Russian estab-
lishment, without the permission of the
governor or commander; and that, re-
ciprocally, the subjects of Russia shall
not resort, without permission, to any
establishment of The United States upon
the Northwest Coast.
ARTICLE THIRD.
It's moreover agreed, that, hereafter,
there shall no be torme ~ the citizens
OF the United States, or under the au.
thority OF The said states, any establish
ment upon the Northwest Coast of
America, nor in any of the Islands ad-
jacent TO The nortA of fihy-four degrees
and forty minutes Of north latitude and
that, in the same manner, there shall be
none formed by Russian subjects, or un-
der The authority Of Russia, south of the
same parallel.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
II is, nevertheless, understood, that,
during term Of ten years, counting
from the signature of the present con-
ventlon, the ships Of both powers, or
which belong to their citizens or SUBJ
Jects, respectively, may reciprocaly FIRE.
quent, without any hindrance whatever,
the interior seas, CULTS, bar5ors, and
creeks, upon the coast mentioned in the
preceding article, for the purpose OF
fishing and trading with the natives Of
the country.
ARTICLE FIFTH.
All spiriiuous liquors, firearms, other
arms, powder, and munitions of war OF
every kind, are always excepted from
this same commerce permitted by the
preceding article; and the two powers
engage, reciprocaIly, neither to sell, or
suffer them to be sold to the natives by
their respective citizens and subject, nor
by any person who may be under their
authority. 1t is likewise stipulated that
this restriction shall never afford pre-
text, nor be advanced in any ease IN