The daily union., 1854-07-21

A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas convention between the United States of
America and his hghness the Sultan of Borneo
cued and signed by their respective plenpotentares at
the city of Bruni the 23d day of June thousand
eight hundred and fifty which convention word for word
follows;
His hghness Omar Ali Saifeddn ebn Marhoum Sultan
Mahomed Jamalil Alan and Panjiran Anak Murnin, to
whom belong the government of the country Of Brun and
all its provinces and dependencies for themselves and their
descendants on the part and the United States of
America the other have agreed to cement the friendship
which has long and happily existed between them by
convention containing the following articles;
ARTICLE
Peace friendship and good understanding shall from
henceorward and forever subsst between the United States
Of America and his hghness Omar Ali Saeddin Sultan
of Borneo and their respective and citizens and
subjects
The citizens of the United States of America shall have
full liberty to enter into reside in trade with and pass
with their merchandise through all parts of the domnons
of his highness the Sultan of Borneo and they shall enjoy
therein all the privileges and advantages with respect to
commerce otherwise, which now which may here
after be- granted to the citizens subjects of the most M
vored nation and the subjects of his hghness the Sultan
of Borneo shall in like manner be at liberty to enter into
reside in trade with, and pass with their merchandise
through all parts of the United States of America freely
the citizens and subjects of the favored nation
and they shall enjoy in the United States of America all
the privileges and advantages with respect
otherwise, which now, which may hereafter be,
granted therein to the citizens subjects Of the most f
vored nation.
Citizens of the United States shall be permitted TO pur
chase rent occupy in any other legal to acquire
all kinds of property within the domnons Of his hghness
the Sultan of Borneo and his hghncs engages that
citizens of the United States of America shall far lies
in his power within his dominons enjoy full and complete
protection and security for themselves and for any prop
ery which they may acquire in future or which they
may haye acquired already before the date Of the present
convention N
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No article whatever shall be prohibited from being inn
ported into exported the territories his ghness
the Sultan of Borneo but the trade between the United
States of America and the domnions Of his hghnes the
Sultan of Borneo shall be perfectly free and shall be sub
jec only to the custom duties which hereafter be in
force in regard to such trade
No duty exceeding dollar per registered shall be
eYied American vessels entering The ports of his high
ness the Sultan of Borneo and this fixed duty of dol
Jar ton to be levied all American vessels shall be in
lieu of all other charges duties whatsoever His high
engages that American trade and American
goods shall be exempt from any internal duties and also
from any injurious regulations which may hereafter from
whatever causes be adopted in the dominons of the Sui
tan of Borneo, .Ah
His hghness the Sultan of Borneo agrees that duty
whatever shall be levied the expectation from his high
nesss dominons Of any article the growth, produce
manufacture of those dominions
ARTICLE
His highness the Sultan of Borneo engages to permit
the shps-ofwar of the United States of America freely
enter the ports rivers and creeks situate within his do
mnions and TO allow such ships to provide themselves at
fair and moderate price with such supplies, stores and
provisions ns they may from time to time stand in need Of
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any vessel under the American flag should be wrecked
the coast of the domnions of his hghness the Sultan
OF Borneo his hghness engages to give all the assistance
in his power to recover for, and deliver the
owners thereof all the property that be saved from
such vessels His hghness further engages to extend to
the officers and and to all other persons board of
such wrecked vessels full protection both their per-
sons and as to their property
ARTICLE Ix.
His highness the Sultan of Borneo agrees that in all
cases where citizen of the United States shall be accused
fany crime committed in any part of his hghnesss
hons e person so accused shall be exclusively tried
and adJudged by the American consul other officer duly
appointed for that purpose all cases where disputes
or differences may arise between American citizens or be-
tween American citizens and the subjects of his hghness
or between American citizens the citizens or subjects
any other foreign power in the domnions of the Sultan
OF Borneo the American consul, other duly appointed
ocer shall have power to hear and decide the same with
out any interference moestaon hndance on the part
OF any authority Of Borneo either before during or after
the litigation.
shall be exchanged Bruni any prior to the a,b
day ofJnly, in the year 1854.
Done at the city Of Brun this twenty-thd day of
june Ammo Domini thousand eight hundred and hfy
and the thirteenth day of the month Saaban of the wear
OF the legra one thousand two hundred aud sxty-six
JOSEPH BALESTIER, f. 81
OMAR ALI SAIFEDDIN, r.. 81
And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified
on both parts and the respective atica,ons of the
were exchanged at the city of Brun the lth day of
july one thousand eight hundred and y-hree by Cap
tam William Mckinney of the United States navy and
fangeFan Endar Macosh prime minister of his hghness
the Sultan of Boneo the part of their respective gov
ernments
now therefore be it known that Franklin Pierce,