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far as the mouth of st. Georges, so that
leaving all the islands formed by the dit.
ferent arms of that river in possession Of
Russia, the right bank shall remain, as
formerly, in the possession Of the Ottoman
Porte. Nevertheless, it is agreed that this
right bank shall remain uninhabited from
the point where the arm of the ST. George
separates itself from that of Souline, to a
distance of two wersts from the river, and
that no establishment of any kind shall
be formed there any more than on the
islands which shall remain in possession
of the Court of Russia, where, with the
exception of the guarantees which may
be established there, it shall not be allow.
ed to make any other establishment or
Notifications. The merchant vessels Of
the Powers shall have the liberty of navi-
eating the Danube in all its course and
those which bear the Ottoman flag shall
have free entrance into the mouths of ke-
Ii and Souline, that of St. George remain
ing common to the ships Of war and mer-
chant vessels Of the two contracting Pow
ers. But the Russian ships of war, when
ascending the Danube, shall not go beyond
the point Of junction with the Pruth.
By ART. Nv. Turkey cedes TO Russia
on the Asiatck side of the Black Sea,
the littoral from the Kouban to the port of
St. Nicholas. The boundary line between
the two countries is hereafter TO follow the
present limit of the Gouriel from the Black
Sea to the border of Inertia. and from
thence in straight direction to the point
where the frontiers of the Pachaliks of
Akhaltzik and Kars. meet those of Geor-
gia, leaving the town Of Akhaltzik, with
the territory on the north, to Russia, and
Kars, Trebizond and Erzerum, to Turkey.
ART. w. Secures to the Principalities
of Moldavia and Wallachia the free exer-
else of their religion, perfect security, q
national and independent administration,
and the full liberty Of trade.
ART. vi. Confirms the provisions of
the treaty of Alderman in favour of Servia.
Arr. VII. Russian subjects shall enjoy
throughout the whole extent of the Otto
man empire, as well by sea, the full and
entire liberty of commerce secured to
them by the former treaties concluded be-
tween the two high contracting Powers.
Russian subjects, vessels and merchan-
disc, shall be secure against all violence
and all chicanery. The Russian vessels
shall not be subjected to any visit on boar
whatever on the part of the Ottoman sH-
thorities, neither out at sea nor in any Of
the ports or roadstead belonging to the
dominions of the Sublime Porte. The
Sublime Porte engages besides to watch
carefully that the commerce and naviga-
ton of the Black Sea shall not experience
the slightest obstruction of any nature
whatever. For this purpose the Sublime
Porte recognizes and declares the passage
of the Canal of Constantinople, and the
strait of the Dardanelles, entirely free and
open to Russian ships under merchant
flags, laden or in ballast, whether they
come from the Black Sea TO go into the
Mediterranean or whether, returning from
the Mediterranean, they wish to re-enter
the Black Sea. The two Courts shall
come TO an understanding with respect
to the best means for preventing all de-
lay 10 the delivery ofthe necessary clear
ances. In virtue of the same principle,
the passage of the canal of Constantine
pie and of the strait of the Dardanelles is
declared free and open for all the merchant
vessels of the Powers at peace with the
Sublime Porte, whether bound to the Rus
sian ports of the Black Sea or returning
from them-whether laden or in ballast
upon the same conditions as those stip-
ulated for the vessels under the Russian
flag. In fine, the Sublime Porte, acknowl-
edging the right Of the Imperial Court of
Russia to obtain guarantee of this full
liberty of commerce and navigation in the
Black Sea, solemnly declares that she will
never, under any pretence whatever, throw
the least obstacle in its way. She promis-
es, above all, never 10 permit herself in
future to stop or detain vessels, laden or
in ballast, whether Russian or belonging
to the nations with which the Ottoman
empire shall not be in state of declared
war, passing through the strait of Con-
stantinople and the strait of the Dardan-
Giles, to repair from the Black sea into the
Mediterranean, or from the Mediterranean
to the Russian ports of the Black Sea.
By ART. VIII. 1t is agreed that in lieu
Of the indemnity stipulated by the treaty
Of Alderman for losses sustained by. Rus
sian merchants from the year 1906, and.as
indemnity for the losses of the Russian
commerce since the date of that treaty.
the Sublime Porte, shall pay to the Rus
sian government the sum of one million
FIVE hundred ducats of Holland Tabout
$3, 500. OOO] in the course of IS months,
at periods to be settled hereafter.
By ART. TX. The Porte recognizes the
necessity of making an indemnify for the
expense of the war, and engages to pay
to the Court of Russia, in addition to the
cessiOn of a small portion of territorv in