Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1849-07-06

eighty-four cents to the pound sterling and
the United States Post Office shall account to
the British Post Office at the rate of four hun
bred and eighty cents to the pound sterling.
article 90. In case of war between the two
nations, the mail packets of the two Offices
shall continue their navigation without I'M
pediment or molestation until six weeks after
a notification shall have been made on the
part of either of the two governments, and de-
livered TO the other, that the service IS to be
discontinued in which case they shall be per-
mitted TO return freely. and under special pro-
lection, to their respective ports.
Article 81. The forms in which the accounts
between the respective Post Offices for the
transmission and conveyance of letters are 10
be made out, the time and mode in which pay
ment shall be made by either Post Office TO the
other, together with all other measures of de-
tail arising out of the stipulations Of the pres
ent convention, shall be settled between the
Post Office of the United States and the Brit
ish Post Office, as soon as possible after the
exchange of the rati6cations of the present
convention.
| 1t is also agreed that the measures of detail
mentioned in the present Article may be modi-
fled by the two Post Offices whenever, by mu-
tual consent, those Offices shall have decided
that such modification would be beneficial to
the Post Office service OF the two countries,
Article 22 The present convention is con-
cluded for an indefinite period. 1t cannot be
annulled by either of the two governments,
except after the expiration of years notice
given to the other government
article %. The present convention shall
be ratified by the President of the United
States, by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate thereof, and by her Britannia Ma
iesty and the ratffications shall be exchanged
at London within three months from the date
hereof. 1t shall come into operation as soon
as possible after the exchange of the ratlflca-
tons.
In witness whereof, the respective plenipo-
tentaries have signed the same, and have al
fixed thereto the seals of their arms.
Done at London the fifteenth day of Deem
her, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and forty eight.
GEORGE BANCROFT, Il. 81
i PALMERSTON, Il. 81
And whereas the said convention has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the respective
ratifcations of the same were exchanged al
London, on the Goth day of January last, by
George Bancroft, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States
of America at the Court Of St. James, and the
Right Honorable Henry John Viscount Pal.
merston. her Britannia Majesty's Principal
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, on the
part of their respective governments
Now, therefore, be it known that |, JAMES
K. POLK, President of the UNITED States OIL
America, have caused the said convention tc
be made public, to the end that the same. and
every clause and article thereof, may be OBJ.
served and fulfilled with good faith by the
! United States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof, | have hereunto set my
hand, and caused the seal of the United States
: 10 be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington, this fif
day of February, in the year of oul
r, Lord one thousand eight hundred anc
| L. q forty mine, and in the seventy-third o
the independence of the United States
JAMES K. POLK.
By the President
JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary of State.