Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-06-11
OFFICIAL.
BIZ the President Of he United States Of Anaerica.
A PROCLAMATION

PROCLAMATION
Whereas Convention between the United States
of America and the Free and Hanseatic Republics
of Hamburg, Bremen, and Lubbock was concluded
and signed by their respective Pienpotentiaries at
the City of Washington, on the thirtieth day of
April, one thousand eight hundred and ffty-two;
which Convention, being in the English and Ger
man languages, [wecopy only the English, u is word
for word as follows
Convention for the mutual extension Of the jurisdiction Of Con-
s be.reea the United States Of 4saerica and The Free
and Hanseaic Republics q Hd5urg Bremen, and Lubeck
The United States of America and the Free and Han
seatic Republics of Hamburg, Bremen and Lubbock hav
ing agreed extend in certain cases. the jurisdiction of
their respective Consuls, and to increase the powers
granted said Consuls by existing Treaty stpulatons
named for this purpose their respective Plenipo
tentaries witt the President of the United States of
America Daniel Webster Secretary ofStae of the United
States and the Senate of the Free and Hanseatc city Of
Hamburg the Senate of the Free and Hanseatc city of
Bremen and the Senate Of the Free and Hanseatc city
OF Lubbock Albert Schumacher, Consul General of Ham
burg and Bremen in the United States who, having
changed their full powers found in due and proper FORM
have agreed to and signed the following articles:
ART. /. The Consuls, Vice Consus, commercial and
yicecommercal agents of each of the high contracting
parties shall have the right SUCH TO sit judges and
arbitrators in such differences may arise between the
and Of the vessels belonging TO the nation
whose interests committed to their charge without
the interference Of the local authorities unless the con-
duct Of the of the master should disturb the
order tranquility OF the counry the said Consuls
Vice. onsus, commercial agents, or ce-commercia
agents should require their assistance in executing
supporting their decisions But this species of udg
arbitration shall deprive the contending par
ties of the right they have resort their return,
the judicial authority of their own country.
ART 2. The present Convention shall be IN force or
the of twelve years from the day of its rathcaons;
and further until the end of twelve months after the
of the United States the one part or the
Free and Hanseatic Republics of Hamburg, Bremen or
Lubbock either of them, the other part Shall nave
given notice of their intention to terminate the same
each of the contracting parties reservng to itself the
right of giving such notice the other at the end of the
said Of twelve years and is hereby agreed that
the expiration twelve months after such notice shall
have been received by either of the parties from the other
this Convention and all the provisions thereof shall alto
gether and determine far regards the States
giving and receiving such notice; it being always under
stood and agreed that if one or more OF the Free and
Hanseatic Republics aforesaid SHALL the expiration Of
twelve years from the date of the ratification of the Con
yenton give receive notice of the termination of the
same, shall nevertheless remain in full force and ope
ration, far regards the remaining Free and Han
seattle Republics Republic which may not have given
received such notice.
ART. g. This Convention is concluded subject to the
ratification of the President of the United States of Anne
RIGA by and with the advice and of the Senate
thereof and by the Senates of the Free and Hanseac
Republics Of Hamburg, Bremen, and Lubbock; and the
notifications shall be exchanged Washington within
twelve months from the date hereof possible
In witness whereof the respective Penpotentiaries
have signed the above articles, well in German in
English and have thereto affixed their seals.
Done, in quadruplicate at the City of Washington,
the thrtieth day of April A. D. thousand eight hun
dred and y-two, in the year of the hide
pendence of the United States of America.
DAN'L WEBSTER, II. s..
A. SCHUMACHER, II. 5
And whereas the said Convention has been duly ratified
both parts and the respective notifications of the
exchanged at Washington, the twenty fifth Of
February last by Edward Everett Secretary of State Of
the United States, and Albert Schumacher, ConsulGene
RAJ Of the Hanse Towns in the United States the part
Of their respective Governments
Now, therefore, be il known that FRANKLIN PIERCE,
President Of the United States of America have caused
the said Convention to be made public to the end that
the same, and every clause and article thereof may be
observed 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 to be affixed.
Done the city Of Washington this sixth day Of June
in the year of our Lord thousand eight hun.
t. dred and fftythree and Of the independence Of
the United States of America the seventy-seyenth.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
By the President:
VIZ. L. MARCY Secretary of State