Demoine courier., 1854-08-03
TREATY


Beiweco HI United States Of .3mcrica
and -Mt Empire Of Japan, done al
KQEagatcq, thc 3tat Of March, ia
the teaf Of oar Lofa JeSrs Christ,
1854, and Of hoyie the ssoenM yecr.
Aird month and third day.
The United States of America and
the Empire Of Japan, desiring to eslsb
-lish firm, lasting aud sincere friendship
between tie two nations, have resolved
to fix, in a manner clear aud positive, by
means OF treaty Of general convention
of peace and ainIty, the rules which
shall in future be mutually obseryed in
lhe Intercourse OF their res peciive coun-
tries, for which most desisablc object the
President OF the United States has con-
lcrred fuli powers on his Comm ssioner,
Mathew Ea'braith Perry, special eLnbas
sador OF the United States TO japan, aud
the angus. Sovereign OF Japan had given
similar full powers to his Com mission.
ers, Hay yashi -diag garkuno kani, iao, the
Prince OF lsus; Sima izawa, Prince OF
Nina -Saki. aud Adono, member of The
Board Of Reyenue--and the said com.
missiene1s, after having exchanged their
said full powers, and duly considered the
premises, have agreed 10 the following
articles: ..-.
Article i. There shall be a perlecL,
permanent and universal peace, and q
sincere, cordial amity between the United
States of America on The oue part and
the Emperor of Japan on the other part,
and between their people respectively,
without exception OF persons or places.
ART. =. The port OF Simoda, in the
princlPslity Of idzu, and the port Of !la
kodade, in the principali,y of Matsmai,
are granted by tie Japanese as ports for
The reception Of American ships, where
they can be Supplied with wood, water,
provisions and coal, and other articles
their necessity may require, as far as the
japanese have Them. The time for open
ing The frs, named port is Immediately
on signing this treaty; the last named
por. is to be opened Immediately after
the same day in the ensuing japanese
year. NorE.--A tariff OF prices shall
be given by the Japanese officers of The
things whirh they can furnish, aYment
for which sha!! be made in gold and sill
yer coin.
ART. g. Whenever ships Of The Uni
ted States are thrown or wrecked or the
coast Of Japan, the Japanese vessels will
assist them and carry their crews to 81.
moda OF Hakodade, and hand them over
to their countrynen, appointed TO receive
them; and whatever articles the wrecked
persons have preserved, shall likewise
be restored, and the expenses incurred in
the rescue and suppori of Americans and
Japanese, who may thus be thrown upon
the shores of either naIion, are not 10 be
refunded.
ART. 4. Those shipwrecked persons
and other citizens of the United States
shall be free az in. other countries, and
not be subjected confinement, but shall
be amenab!e to just laws.
ART. 5 Shipwrecked mariners and
other citizens OF The United States, tenn
porarily living al Simoda or Hlakodade,
shall no! be subject TO sucn restrictions
and confinement as the Dutch ard Chi
uese are al Nagasaki, but shall be free
at Simoda to so where they please with
10 he limits Of seven japanese miles
for ril from "a small island ia the harbor
of Slmoda, marked on the accompany
ing chart hereto appended, and shall in
Ike manner be free 10 go where they
please a, Hakodade, within limits 10 be
Dc fined after lae visit of the United States
squadron TO that place.
Arr. 6. II there be any other sort Of
goods wanted or any business which
shall require TO be arranged there shall
be ca.e!u! te!ibera!ion between the par-
lies, in order 10 ss.!e such matters.
ART. z. ltis agreed that the ships Of
the United States resorling TO the ports
open TO them, shall be permitted 10 ex-
change gold and silver coin and articles
of goods for other ARTICLES OF goods, un-
der such regulations as shall be iempora.
rily established BY the Japanese govern.
mea! for that purpose. /. is stipulated,
however, lhas the ships OF the United
States shall! be permitted TO catry away
whaleser articles they. are unwilling 10
exchange.
Arr. 8. Wood, water. provisions,
coal and goods required, shall only be
procured through the agency Of Japa,
nese officers appointed for that purpose,
and in 20 other manner.
Arr. 8. lis agreed that If al any fa'
lure day the government of japan shall
grant 10 any other nation or nations
privileges and advantages which are no.
herein guaranteed 10 the United States
aaJ The ciiizens thereof, lha. these same
privileges and advantages shall be grant
ed like wise TO the United States and The
persons thereof, without. any consuha
llon or delay.
ART. 10. Ships of the United States
shall Re permitted to resort TO no olliel
pors Of Japan but Simoda and Hakodade
unless in distress or forced by stress o
weather.
ARr.ll. There shall be appointed BY
/ The Government of the United Stale.
consuls or agents, TO reside in Simoda
at any time after The expiration OF eigh