The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-07-03

assistance to cause their decisions TO be carried
into effect or supported. IL is, however. un-
derstood, that his species Of judgment or arbi-
tration shall not deprive the contending parties
Of the right they have 10 resurt, on their return,
to the judicial authority Of their country.
} ARTICLE XIII.
The said consuls, vice-consuls, or CONNER
cial agents. are authorized 10 require the assis
lance OF the local authorities for the arrest. de-
tention, and Imprisonment of the deserers from
the ships Of war aud merchant vessels Of their
country, and for this purpose they shall apply
to the competent tribunals, judges, aud officers,
and shall. in writing, demand said deserters,
proving by the exhibition of the registers of the
vessels, the rolls OF The crews, or by other Of
fetal documents, that such individuals formed
part of the crews and on this reclamation being
thus substantated, the surrender shall not be
refused. Such deserters, when arrested, shall
be placed at the disposal Of the said consuls,
vice-cOnsuls. or commercial agents, and may
be con6ued in the public prisons at the request
and cost of those who claim them, IN order TO
be seut TO the vessels to which they belonged,
or 10 others of the same country. But II not
sent back within the space OF two months,
reckoning from the day Of their arrest, they
shall be set at liberty, aud shall not be again
arrested for the same cause.
Ii is understood. however, that if the deserter
should be found TO have committed any crime
or offence, his surrender may be delayed until
the tribunal before which the case shall be de-
pending, shall have pronounced lis sentence,
aud such sentence shall have been carried into
effect.
ARTICLE XIV.
In case any vessel Of one of the high con-
tracing parties shall have been stranded or ship
wrecked, or shall have suffered any other dam
age on the coasts Of the domnions Of the 9TH
eT, every aid and assistance shall be given TO the
persons shipwrecked. or in danger. aud fpass-
ports shall be granted to them to return to their
country. The shipwrecked vessels and mer-
chandze, or their proceeds, if the same shall
have been sold, shall be restored to their own
ers, or to those entitled thereto. il claimed with
in year and day, upon paying such costs Of
salvage as would be paid by national vessels. in
the same circumstances, and the salvage com
panies shall not compel the acceptance of their
services. except in the same cases, aud after the
same delays shall be granted TO the captains
and crews Of national vessels. Moreover the
respective governments will take care that these
companies do not commit any vexatious or ar
bitrary acts.
ARTICLE XIV.
\ 1t is agreed that vessels arriving directly from
the kingkom OF Greece, at a port Of the United
! States of America from the United States,
at port within the domnioDs Of his majesty
the king of Greece, and provided with bill Of
health, granted by an officer having competent
power to that effect, at the port whence such
vessels shall have sailed, setting forth that no
malignant or contagious diseases prevailed in
that port, shall be subjected TO no other quar-
antne than such as may be necessary for the
visit of the health officer Of the port where such
vessel shall have arrived, after which such ves-
sells shall be allowed Immediately to enter and
unload their cargoes; provided, always, that
there shall be on board no person who during
the voyage, shall have been attacked with any
malignant or contagious diseases that such
vessels shall not during their passage have COM
municated with any vessel liable itself { to under
90 a quarantine, and that the country whence
they came, shall not at that time be so far in
fected or suspected, that before their arrival, an
ordinance had been issned. in consequence Of
which, all vessels coming from that country
shall be considered as suspected and conse-
quenty subject TO quarantine.
ARTICLE XVI.
/ Considering the remoteness of the respective
countries Of the two high contracting parties,
and the uncertainty resulting therefrom, with
respect to the various events which may take
place; IT is agreed that merchant vessel be-
longing 10 either Of them, which may be found
to port supposed az the time Of its departure
to be blockaded, shall not, however, be captur-
ed or condemned, for having attempted first
time to enter said port, unless il can be proved
that said vessel could aud ought to have learned
during its voyage that the blockade Of the place
in question still continued. But all vessels
which after having been warned off once shall
during the same voyage attempt second time
to enter the same blockaded port. during the
continuance Of said blockade shall then subject
themselves to be detained and condemned.
ARTICLE XVII.
The present treaty shall continue in force for
ten years. counting from the day Of the ex
change Of the rsti6caions, and II, before the
expiration Of the first nine years, neither Of the
high contracting parties shall have announced
by an official notification to the other its inten-
ton TO arrest the operation Of said treaty, II
shall remain binding for one year beyond that
time. and so on. until the expiration Of the
twelve months which will follow similar noti-
fcation, whatever the time at which it may take
place.
ARTICLE XVIII.
The present treaty shall be ratified by his ma
jesty the king OF Greece, and by the President
Of the United States Of America, by and with
the advice and consent Of the Senate, and the
rati6cations to be exchanged at London. within
the space Of twelve months from the signature,
or sooner ifpossible.
In faith whereof, the respective plenipoteniis-
ries Of the high contracting parties have signed
the present treaty. both in French and English,
and have aft Sed thereto their seals.
r Done in duplicate at London, the tenth Of
December, in the year Of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and thirty
A. STEVENSON. IT, ST.
s. TRICOUPL l.. D..
And whereas the said treaty hs, been duly
rstih-d on both parts, and the respective TstI6-
cations Of the sane we're exchanged at London
on the thirteenth day Of June last by Andrew