Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-03-21
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By tie President of the United STATES or america
A PROCLAMATION. Is
Whereas supplementary commercial con ntiou bs
tA cen the United States of America aud his Majesty the
King OF the Netherlands was concluded and pned hr,
their Penpotenaries in this city, on the 26th day Of
August last which supplementary convention is word
for word, follows: 80
King OF the Ne herands being DESTROYS of placing the
commerce OF the two countries footing ofereatar
mutual equality have appointed their Penipotentares
Tor that purpose that is to say the President of the
United States Of America MEL Webster Secretary of
stat Of the United States, and his Majesty the King of
the Netherlands. Francois Mathu Wenceas Baron
Tesla, Commander of the Royal nd Ducal Order of
the Crown OF Oak Of luxembourg Knight of the Royal
der Of the Lion OF the Netherlands and of the Grand
Ducal Order OF the White Falcon third class Counsellor
OF legation and his Maesty's Charge d Afaires to the
Government of the United States of America; who after
having communicated to each other their respective
powers found in good and due FORM have agreed that
for and In lieu of the first and second articles the treaty
ct Commerce and navigation, signed at Washington ON
the 18th OF January 1889 between the high acting
parties, tue fol owing articles shall be substituted,
ART. I. Goods and merchandise, VIII tever their ORR
gin may be, Imported into or exported from the ports
OF the United States from and other country
vessels ofthe Netherlands shall pay no higher or other
duties than shall be levied the like goods and mer-
chandise imported in national vessels Re-
cprocay goods and chandise, whatever their ORR
gin may be, imported into exported from The ports of
the Netherlands from and to any other country in ves
sells OF the United States shall pay higher or OF er
duties than shall be levied on The like goods and me-
chandise imported exported in national vessels
The bounties drawbacks. and other privileges ofths
nature which be granted in the st of either of
the contracting parties goods i'm ported exported in
national vessels shall also and like be granted
goods imported exported in vessels of ,e other
country.
ART H. The above reciprocal equality in relation to-
the flags ofthe understood to extend also
to the ports of the colonies and dominons ofhe NJ TIL
eands beyond the seas In which goods aud merchandise
whatever their origin may imported exported from
and to any other country vessels of the United States
shall ohgher other duties than shall be levied
the like goods and merchandise imported exported
from and to the same places in vessels of the Neither
lands The bounties. drawbacks other privileges Of
mar denomination which may be there granted ON
goods and merchandise imported expo ted in vessels
Of the Netherlands, sha also and in like manner be
grated on goods and merchandise imported exported
in vessels Of the United States. ~
ART Ill Neither party shall impose upon the vessels
the other, whether carrying eargoes arriving in
ballast from either OF ihe two countries any other
country any duties oftonnage harbor dues lighthouse.
salvage, piloage quarantine port charges of anv
kind or denomination. which shall be imposed in like
cases on nationalsvesscls ~ = h.a gs4
ART. Nv The present arrangement does not extend
to the coasting trade and fisheries of the ries
respectively which exclusively al owed to natioua
vessels 1t being understood that in the East
Indian Archipelago ofthe Netherlands the trade from
island to island is considered coasng trade and like
wise in the United States the trade between their ports
on the Atlantic and their ports the Pacific and IT, at
any time either the Netherlands the United States
shall al ow to any other nation the whole any part of
the said coasng trade the trade shall be lowed
on the same footing and to the the other
party It being, however, expressly understood and
agreed that nothing this article shall prevent The yes
sells OF either nation from entering and landing portion
OF their inward at port of the other nation
and then proceeding to any other port ports of the
to enter and land the remainder nor from prevent
ing than in like manner from loading portion of their
outward cargoes at port and proceeding another
port ports to complete their landing such landing or
adng to be done under the rules and regu ations
as the two Governments may respectively bish for
their national vessels in like
ART " The above reciprocal equality in rela ion to
no Roo off hot f,aei,
the Government ofthe Netherlands from levyny dscr
mlnatng duties OF import export favor of the direct
trade between Holland and her colonies and doninions
yond the seas; but American engaged in such
direct commerce shall tie entitled all the privileges and
1mmunttes, whether as regards import export Duties
otherwise that may be enjoyed vessels under
the Dutch flag Likewise. the United States shall con
tue to levy the discriminating duties imposed by the
present tariff on teas aud coffee in favor of the direct
importati OF these articles frorn the place of their
growth, but also without discriminating between tho
flags of the two countries And if any time the Meth
eands or the United States shall abolish the said disc
mnatng dutiesit is understood that the shall be
line abolished in relation the commerce Of the
other country -~ p
AKr3 VI The pres.a convention shall be cons d-r-
"a as additional to the above mentioned ATTY Of the
~ o January, 1899 and hall. altogether, with tn.
unmodlfed articles of that treaty. be force for the
termof two years, celnmr hciag six weeks after the
rxeaang OF the rat feaons; aod further until the end
Of twelve mon hsatter eft er Of he contracting pares
shall have gwen 10 the othrr notice OF inteHon to
ermlnate the same each OF the contracting parties
serving to itself the right Of sivag such the
Other. sitter The expiration of he same term OF two
Years, An tits hereby mutually agreed that IN ease
OF suoh ce this convention, aud all the prov ions
there It. wei he SAID treaty OF 18th 4nnary 1890
and The provisions thereof sha at the end of the SAID
twelve months altogether and de ermne.
ART VII The present Convention shall he ratified.
and The Publications shall be exchang al Washington
within STA morths OF Its date, 500 en- # possible.
In win IS whereof. The respec i've P,enipotentiar.es
have signed the same and have ax the the seals
of their
Done. in duplicate, at the city of Washington this
twenv xih day of Adjust the year of our Lord ON
Thousand eight hundredand fifty two.
DAN'L WEBSTER, [sEALl
~ e.t FS. TESLA, [sEAL.l
And whereas the SAID convention has been duly rati-
ihsd on both parts and the Respective ratifcaons of
the same exeh .ngtd at Washington on the twenty
fifth by Ed ward Everett tary Of State OF
t1e Uned States, and J. G. Zimmerman, Consul Gene
raj al his Majesty the King OF Ntherauds in the
Uut~d S,ats, on the part OF their respective Govern
mentt.
Now, therefore. be II known, that ], Willard Fillmore
President OF the United States of America have cansed
the said convention be made public 10 thu end that
tue same and every clause and arc thel cot may be
observed and fulfilled with good faith by the Unit
States and the citizens thereof.
In witness whereof have hereuhto Jet my ha nd ard
caused the seal OF the United States be affixed
Done at the city of Washington, this twenty sixta
oil February, IN the year Of our Lord one thou
IL. 81 sand eiekt hundred and fifty three and of ,lhe
lndepe Adence OF the United States the seventy
eventh. MlLLARD FILLMORE
BY the President -