Washington telegraph., 1850-08-07

means OF communication by ship canal wfllch may
be constructed between the Atlantic and Pacific
oceans, by the way of the river San Juan de Nj
caragua, aud either or both Of the lakes Of Near
aqua or Managna, to any port or place the
Pacific ocean: the President of the United States
has conferred full powers on John VI. Clayton
Secretary of State of the United States; and her
Britannia majesty on the Right Honorable Sir
Henry Lytton BaIwer, Member of Her Majes-
ty's Most Honorable Prvy Council Knight Com
mander of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath
and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister PIen,po-
tentiary of her Britannia Majesty to the Uuited
States, for the aforesaid purpose and the said
penipoten,iaries having exchanged their full pow
ers, which were tound to be in prope, form, have
agreed to the following articles:
ARTICLE
The governments of thn United States and
Great Brtain hereby declare, that neither the
one nor the other will ever obtain maintain for
itself any exclusive control over the said snip canal;
agreeing that neither will ever erect or maintain
any Notifications commanding the same or in the
vicinity thereof. occupy, fortify, coonize,
or assume or exercise any dominion over, Nicara-
qua, Costa Rica, the M osQuitu coast, or any part
of Central America; will either make of
any protection which either affords may afford,
or any alliance which either has may have to
or with any State or people, for the purpose of
erecting or maintaining any such fortIfcations,
OF occupying, fortifying coloniziag Nicaragua,
Costa Rica, the Mosquito coast, or any part of
Central America, or of assuming exercising
dominion over the same; nor will the United
States or Great Britain take advantage o: any
intimacy, or use any alliance, connexion, or ndu-
ence that either may possess with any State or
government through whose territory the said
canal may pass, for the purpose of acquiring or
holding directly or indirectly, for the ciIizens or
subjects Of the one, any right or advantages III
gard to commerce or navigation through the said
canal which shall not be offered the
terms to the citizens subjects of the other.
ARTICLE II.
Vessels of the United States or Great Britain
traversing the said canal shall in case of war be-
tween the contracting parties, be exempted from
blockade, detention, or capture by either of the
begerents; and this provision shall extend to such
distance from the two ends of the said canal
may hereafter he found expedient to establish.
ARTICLE III.
In order to secure the construction of the said
canal, the contracting parties engage, that if any
such canal shall be undertaken upon fair aud
equitable terms by any part es having the author
i.y of the local governments through whose terri
tory The same may pass, then the persons employ
ed in making the said canal, and their property
used, or TO be used for that object, shall be pro-
teeted, FROM the commencement of the SAID canal
to its completion by the governments OF the Uni
ted States and Great Britain, from unjnst deten-
tion ccnfscation, seizure, or any violence what
sOever.
ARTICLE ".
The contracting parties will use whatever nf1u
they respectively exercise with any states.
governments, possessing, claiming to possess,
any jurisdiction right the territory which
the said canal shall traverse, or which shall be
near the waters applicable thereto, in order to
induce such states governments to facilitate the
construction of the said canal by every means in
their power And furthermore, the United States
and Great Brai,ain agree to use their good offices
wherever or however it may be most expedient, IN
order to procure the establishment of two free
ports, one at each end of the said canal.
ARTICLE v.
The contracting parties further engage, that
when the said canal shall have been completed,
they will protect il from interruption, seizure. or
unjust confscation, and that they will guaranty
the neutrality thereof, that the said canal may
forever be open and free, and the capital invested
therein secure. Nevertheless, the governments of
the Uuited STATES and Great Britain, in according
their protection to the construction Of the said
canal, and guaranty its neutrality and security
when completed, always undersa and that this pro-
lection and guaranty granted condtonally,
and may be Withdrawn by beth governments, or
either government, if both governments, or either
government should deem that the persons
pany undertaking managing the same adopt or
thereupon contrary to the spirit and inten-
ton of this convention, either by making unfair
Determinations in favor OF the commerce of one OF
the contracting parties over the commerce of the
other, or by imposing oppressive exactions or un-
reasonable tolls upon passengers, vessels. goods,
wares, merchandise, or other articles. Neither
party, however, shall withdraw the aforesaid pro-
lection and guaranty without first giving six
m onths' notice to the oher.
ARTICLE VI.
The contracting parties in this convention en-
gage to invite every state with which both or
either have friendly intercourse to enter into stip
ulations with them similar to those which they
have entered into with each other to the end that
all other states may share in the hohor and advan
tage of having contributed to work Of such geh-
erai interest and Importance the canal herein
contemplated. And the contracting parties like
wise agree that each shall enter into treaty stpu-
atens with such of the Central American states
they may deem advisable, for the purpose OF
more effectuaiiy carrying out the great design Of
this convention, namely that of constructing and
maintaining the said canal ss aship communication
between the two oceans for the benefit of mankind
equal terms to all, and of protecting the same;
and they also agree, that the good Offices Of either
shall be employed, when requested by the other,
in aiding and assisting the negotiation Of such
treaty sipuaons; and should any differences arise
as to right or property the territory through
which the said canal shall pass between the states
governments o. Central America, and such diff
ferences should in any way impede obstruct the
execution of the said canal, the governments of
the United States and Great Britain will use their
good offices to settle stich differences in the man
ner best suited to promote the interests Of the said
canal, and to strengthen the bonds of friendship
and alliance which exist between the contract
ing parties.
ARTICLE VII.
1t being desirable that no time should be un-
necessarily lost in commencing and constructing
the said canal, the Governments of the United
States and Great Britain determine to give their
support and encouragement to such persons or
company as may first offer to commence the
same, with the necessary capital, the consent of
the local authorities. and on such principles as