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BY the President of the United States of
A PROCLAMATION.

America.
| A PROCLAMATION
Whereas convention between the United
States of Am,rics and bis Majesty, the Empe
ror of all the Ross as, was concluded and sign
ed BY their respective rlenipotentiaries al
Washington on the 22d day of July last, which
convention being in the English and French
language, is, word for word, as follows
The United States of America and his Ma.
jesty the Emperor of all the Russias, equally
animated with the desire to maintain, an6 to
preserve from all harm, the relations of good
understanding which have at all times so happily
subssted between themselves, as also between
the inhabitants of their respective States, have
mutually agreed to perpetuate, by means of a
formal convention, the principles of the right
OF neutrals at sea, which they recognise as
indispensable conditions of all freedom of navi-
cation and maratime trade. For this purpose,
the President of the United States has confer
red full powers on William L. Marcy, Secretary
of State for the United States; and his Majesty
like powers on Mr.. Edouard de Stoeckl, Coun-
sellor of State, knight of the orders of Ste
Anne, of the I'd class, of ST. Stanislas, of the
4th Glass; and of the Iron Crown of Austria, of
the Sd class, his Majesties charge d'affairs near
the government of the United States of Amer
lea; and said plenipotentiaries, after having
exchanged their full powers, found in good and
due form have concluded and signed the fol-
lowing articles:
ARTICLEI.
The two high contracting parties recognise
as permanent and immutable the following
principles, to wit:
LIST. That free ships make free goods-that
is to say, that the effects or goods belonging to
subjects or citizens Of power or State at war
are free from capture and con6scation when
found on board of neutral vessels with the ex-
ception of articles contraband of war.
I'd. That the property of neutrals on board
al enemys vessel not subject to confscation,
unless the same be contraband of war. They
engage to apply these principles to the COM
merce and navigation of all such powers AMI
States as shall consent to adopt them on their
part as permanent and immutabe.
ARTICLE IL.
The two high contracting parties reserve
themselves to come to an Interior understanding
as circumstances may require, with regard to
the application and extension to be given, if
there be any cause of it, to the principle laid
down in the first article. But they declare
from this time that they will take the stipula-
tons contained in said article lst as rule,
whenever it shall become question, to judge
of the rights of neutrality
ARTICLE III.
1t is agreed by the high contracting parties
that all nations which shall or NAV consent to
accede to the rules of the first article of this
convention, by formal declaration STIMULATING
to observe them, shall enjoy the rights resulting
from such accession as they shall be enjoyed
and observed by the two powers signing this
convention. They shall mutually communicate
to each other the results of the steps which |
may be taken on the subject
The present convention shall be approved and |
ratified by the President of the United States
of America, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate of said States, and by his |
Majesty the Emperor of all the Ressias, and
the ratification of the same shall be exchang-
ed at Washington within the period of ten
months, counting from this day, or sooner, if
possible.
In Faith whereof the respective plenipotentia-
ries have signed the present convention in du-
plicate, and thereto affixed the seal of their
arms. VI. MARCY, L. s.
EDoUARD SToECKL. L. $.
And whereas the said convention has been
iuly ratified on both parts, and the respective
of the laws were exchanged in this
.ity on the 3lst ultimo, by William l.. Marcy,
Secretary Of State of the United States, and
Mr.. EdOuard de Stoeckl, his Imperial Maiesty's
,harge d'affairs in this government, on the part
If their respective governments:
Now therefore, be it known, that /, Frank
in Pierce, President of the United States of
America, have caused the said convention to
'e made public, to the end that the same, and
very elause and article thereof, may be observ-
d and fulfilled with good faith by the United
states and the citizens thereof.
In testimony whereof, 1 have hereuuto get
ny hand and caused the seal of United States
o be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this first
ay of November, in the year of our Lord one /,
housand eight hundred and fifty four, and of
he Indepenee of the United Il. S. States
be seventy ninth.
81 the President: FRANKLIN PIERCE, :
W. L. MARCY, Secretary of State.