Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-12-30
ny THE PRESIDENT oFTHE L. S. OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION. @

WHEREAS, a treaty of amity and commerce be-
tween the United States of America, and
his Majesty the King Of Siam, was conclu-
dcd and signed at the City Of Sia- Yut'hia.
Commonly called Bankok,) on the ,wenti-
eth day Of March, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thirty three,
which treaty is, word for word, as follows;
.I'rcaiy Of am;ty and commerce Jetmeea his
Majesty he Magnificent King Of siam, and
The United States Of .amcriea:
ellis Majesty the Sovereign and Magnii-
cent King, the City Of Sia-Y ut'hai, has APP
pointed tho Chau Phaya-Phra-klang one of
the first Ministers OF State, to treat with Ed
mund Roberts, Minister Of the United States
| of America, who has been sent by the Gov
crnment thereof, onits behalf, to form trea-
W OF sincere friendship and entire good faith
between the two nations. For this purpose,
| the Sianese and the citizens Of the United
States Of America shall, with sincerity, hold
commercial intercourse in the ports of their re-
spectivc nations as long as Heaven and Earth
shall endure.
/ This treaty is concluded on Wednesday,
| the last Of the fourth month Of the year 1874,
called Pi-marong- chai-tava-sok, Cor the year
Of the Dragon corresponding to the twentl-
eth day of March, in the year Of our Lord
/ 1888. One original is writtenin Siamesc, the
other insEnglish; butas the Siamese are igno-
rant of English, and the Americans Of Sia-
mesc, Portuguese and Chinese translation
are annexed, to serve as testimony TO the con-
tents ofthetreaty. The writing is Of the same
tenor and date in all the languages aforesaid.
Il is signed, onithe one part, with tho name OF
the Cliau P'haya P'hra-klang, and sealed
with the seal Of the lotus flower, Of glass; On
the other part, /. is signed with the name Of
Edmund Roberts, and sealed with a seal con.
tang an eagle and stars.
zone copy will be kept in Siam, and anoth-
or will be taken by Edmund Roberts to the u.
, nited States. If thu Government Of tho Uni
ted States shall ralify the said treaty. and at
tach the seal Of the Government. then Siam
will also ratify it on its part, and attach the
seal Of its Government.
4 ARTICLE /. There shall be a perpetual peace
!. between the United States of America and the
Magnificent King Of Siam.
ART. 9. The citizens of the United States
shall have free liberty to enter all the ports d
the Kingdom Of Sian, with their cargocs, o
: whatever kind the said cargoes may consist
! and they shall have liberty to sell the same Il
! any Of the subjects Of the King, or others wht
may wish.to purchase the same, or TO bartc
: the same for any produce or manufacture OIL
the Kingdom, or other articles that may b.
found there. No prices shall be fixed by tn
officers Of the King on the articles TO be solo
by the merchants Of the United States, OF TIL
/, merchandise they may wish to buy, but tn
trado shall be free on both sides, to sell, o
buy, or exchange, on the terms and for tn
u prices the owners may think fit. Whcneye
g the said citizens Of the United States shall b.
!. ready 10 depart, they shall be at liberty so t
i do, and the proper officers shall furnish then
: with passports: Propided al,vays, There be nj
: legal impeachment to the contrary. Nothing
i contained in this article shall be understood a
/, granting permission to import and sell mum
!. lions Of war to any person excepting 70 tn
+ King, who, if he does not require, will not b
j, bound to purchase them; neither is permissio
e granted to import opium, which is contraband
d or to export rice; which cannot be einbarke
as an article Of commerce. These only arepro
! hibited:
i Arr. 3. Vessels Of the United States en-
g tering any port within his Majesty's dominions
a and selling or purchasing cargoes of merchan
+ disc, shall pay, inilieu of import and expor
d duties, tonnage, license to trade, orany othe
If charge whatever, a measurement duty oniy
I, as follows: The measurement shall 20 maze
d from side TO side, in the middle Of the yesseiI
a length; and, ifa shy. Sseked vessel on sucf
+ singlo deck: if otherwise, on the lower DECK
r On every vessel selling MERCK andise. Inc sun
Of ono thousand seven hundred Iiscals, Q
), Bcts. shall be paid for every Slamese fathor