Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1853-06-18
By the President of the United States Of America
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS. Treaty of Friendship, Commerce
and Navigation, between the United States @
America and the Republic of Peru, was con
cluded and signed at Lima, on the twenty
sixth day of July, one thousand eight hundred
and fifty lone, which treaty, being in the Eng
fish and Spanish languages, is word for word a
follows:
The United States of America and the Repub
lie of Peru, being equally animated with tht
desire to render firm aud permanent the peace
and friendship which have always SO happily sub
sisted between them, and to place their com.
mercial relations upon the most liberal basis
have resolved to fix clear and precise rules which
shall in future be religiously observed between
the two nations by means of treaty of friend
ship commerce, and navigation.
To attain this desirable object the President
of the United States of America has conferred
full powers on John Randolph Clay, the accred-
tied charge d'afaires of the said States, to the
government of Peru, and the President Of the
Republic of Peru has conferred like full powers
Brigadier General Don Juan Crisostomo
Torrico, Minister of War and the Marine Min
lister of Foreign Affairs, ad interim, &C.. who,
after exchanging their respective full powers,
found to be in good and due form, have agreed
upon and concluded the following articles:
ART. I-There shall be perfect and perpetu-
al peace and friendship between the United
States of America aud the Republic of Peru,
and between their respective territories, people,
and citizens, without distinction of persons or
places.
ART. 1.-THE United States of America, and
the Republic of Peru, mutually agree that there
shall be reciprocal liberty of commerce and navi-
cation between their respective territories and
citizens; the citizens of either republic may
frequent with their vessels, all the coasts, ports
and places of the other whatever foreign COM
merce is permitted and reside in all parts of the
territories Of either, and occupy dwellings and
warehouses; and every thing belonging thereto
shall be respected and shall not be subjected to
any arbitrary visits or search
The said citizens shall have full liberty to trade
an all parts of the territories of either accor.
ding to the rules established by the respective
regulations OF commerce, in all kinds of goods,
merchandise. manufactures, and produce not
prohibited to all, and to open retail stores and
shops. under the same municipal aud police rep-
niations as native citizens; and they shall not 10
this respect be liable any other or higher taxes
or imposts than those which are or may be paid
by native citizens No examination or inspec
sion OF their books, papers, or accounts shall be
made without the legal order of competent
tribunal or Judge
The citizens of either country shall also have
the unrestrained right to travel in any part of
tho possessions OF the other, and shall ia all ca
ses enjoy the security and protection as the
natives of the country wherein they reside. on
condition of their submitting to the laws aud or
dinances there prevailing they shall not be call
ed upon for any forced loan or occasional contri.
button, shall they be liable to any embargo,
or to bs detained with their vessels, cargoes, |
merchandise, goods, or effects, for any military |
expedition, or for any public purpose whatsoever
without being allowed therefor Il full and sufi-
cient decentralization, which shall 10 all cases be |
agreed upon and paid in advance.
Art. III-The two high contracting parties |
hereby bind and engage themselves not to grant
my favor privilege, immunity whatever, in |
matters of commerce and navigation, to other |
,a,ions which shall not be also Immediately ex-