Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1854-11-15
TIE TREATY WITH RUSSIA.

By the President of the United States Of Amer
ica-A Whereas convention
between the United States Of America and his
Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias was con-
cluded and signed by their respective PleniPo-
tentiaries at Washington, on the 22d day OF Ju-
ly last; which Convention being in the English
and French languages, is word for word as fol-
lows:
The United States of America and his Majes-
Nv the Emperor of all the Russias, equally ami
mated with desire to maintain, and to preserve
from all harm, the relations of good understand
ing which have at all times so happily subsisted
between themselves, as also between the inhab-
itants of their respective States, have mutually
agreed to pcrpetuate, by means of formal con-
vention, the principles of the right of neutrals
at sea, which they recognise as indispensable
conditions of all freedom of navigation and mar
thine trade For this purpose, the President of
the United States has conferred full powers on
William L. Marcy, Secretary of State of the Uni
ted States; and his Majesty the Emperor Of all
the Russias has conferred like powers on Mr..
Edouard de Stoeckl 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 Majesty's
charge d'Affares near the Government of the u.
States of America; and said Plenipotentiaries,
after having exchanged their full powers, found
in good and due form, have concluded and signed
the following articles:
ART. /. The two high contracting parties re-
cognize as permanent and immutabe the follow
ing principles, to wit:
lst. That free ships make free goods-that
is to say, that the effects or goods belonging
to subjects or citizens of a power or State at
war are free from capture and coniscation
when found on board of neutrals vessels, with
the exception of articles contraband of war.
I'd. That the property of neutrals on board an
enemy's vessel is not subject to confscation, un-
less the same be contraband of war; They en-
gage to apply these principles to the commerce
and navigation of all such Powers and States as
shall consent to adopt them on their part as per-
manent and immutable.
Art 9. The two high contracting parties re-
serve themselves to come to an Interior under
standing, rs circumstances may require, with re-
gard to the application and extension to be CIV
en- If there be any cause for it, to the principles
laid down in the first article. But they declare
from this time that they will take the stipua-
tions contained in said article lst as rule, when
ever it shall become a question, to judge of the
rights of neutrality.
parties that all nations which shall or may con-
sent to accede to the rules Of the first article of
this Convention, by formal declaration stipu-
lating to observe them, shall enjoy the rights re-
sulting from such accession as they shall be en-
joyed and observed by the two powers signing
this convention. They shall mutually commu-
nicate to each other the results of the steps
which may be taken on the subject.
Art A. The present convention shall be ap-
proved and ratified by the President of the Uni
ted 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 Russias,
and the ratfcations of the same shall be ex-
changed at Washington within the period of ten
months, counting from this day, or sooner, if
possible.
In faith whereof, the respective Plenpoten-
tiares have signed the present Convention in
duplicate, and thereto affixed the seal Of their
arms
Done at Washington the 22d day of July, the
year of Grace 1854.
w. L. MARCY, L. s.
EDoUARD SToECKL, L. S.