The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1854-11-22
The Treaty with Russia.

By THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERIcA-A PRoCLAMATIoN.-Wh
a convention between the United States Of
America and his Majesty the Emperor Of all
the Russias was concluded and signed by
their respective Plenipotentiaries al Wash.
ingtoh, on the 22dday' Of July last; which
Convention, be ing in the English and French
languages, is word for word us follows: '-.
The United States Of America and his
Majesty the Emperor Of all the Russians,
equally animated with desire to maintain,
and to preserve from all harm, the relations
of good understanding which have at all
times SO happily subsisted between them
selves, us also between the inhabitants Of
their respective States, have mutually agreed
to perpetuute, by means of a formal con-
vention, the principles Of the rights Of neu.
trails ut sea, which they recognize as indis-
pensable conditions of all freedom of navi-
CATION and maritime trade. For this pur-
pose, the President Of the United States has
conferred full powers on William l.. Mar
cy, Secretary of State of the United States;
and his Majesty the Emperor Of all the Rus
sias has conferred like powers on Mr.. Edou-
ard de Stoechi, Counsellor OF State, Knight
Of the Orders of Ste. Anne, Of the I'd class,
of st. Stanislas, of the 4th class, and Of the
Iron Crown OF Austria, of the Sd class, his
Maiesty's charge d'Affaires near the Gov
ernment Of the United States OF America
and said Plenipotentiaries, after haveing eX-
changed their full powers, found in good and
due form, have concluded and signed the
following articles.
ART. /. The two high contracting par
ties recognize as permanent and immutable
the following principles, TO wit:
lst. That free ships make free goods
that is to say, that the effects or goods be-
longing to subjects or citizens OF Power
or State at war are free from capture and
confiscation when found on board Of neu-
tra vessels, with the exception Of articles
contraband of war.
I'd. That the property of neutrals on
board an enemy's vessel is pot subject to
confscation, unless the same be contraband
of war. They engage to apply these prn-
cples to the commerce and navigation OF
all such Powers and States as shall consent
to adopt them on their part as permanent
and immutable
Art 2. The two high contracting par
ties reserve to themselves to come to an ute
rior understanding, as circumstances may
require, with regard to the application and
extension to be given, if there be any cause
for it, to the princiF les laid down in the
first article. But they declare from this
time that they viii take the stipulations con-
tanned in said article lst, as rule, whenev-
er it shall become question, to Judge of the
rights of neutrality.
Art. 8. 1t is agreed by the high con-
tracing parties that all nations which shall
or may consent to accede to the rules of the
first article Of this Convention, by a formal
declaration stipulating to observe them,
shall enjoy the rights resulting from such
accession as they shall be enjoyed and OBJ
served by the two powers signing this con-
vention. They shall mutually Communi-
cate to each other the results of the steps
which may be taken on the subject.
Art 4. The present convention shall
be approved and ratified by the President Of
the United States of America, by and with
the advice and consent of the Senate Of said
States, and by his Majesty, the Emperor of
all the Russas, and the ratifcations Of the
same shall be exchanged at Washington
within the period of ten months, counting
from this day, or sooner, If possible.
In faith whereof, the respective Plenipo-
tentiaries have signed the present Conven-
ton in duplicate, and thereto affixed the
seal of their arms. ...
Done at Washington the 22d day of Ju-
ly, the year Of Grace 1854
w. L. MARCY, L. S.
EDoUARD SToEcKL, Il. S.