Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1854-08-01
OFFICIAL.
BY Me Pre,ident Of the United States Of america.

| A PROCLAMATION
| Whsrpas n Convention between the United States o
,,r;cs and hi, hi-hntt. iii. Sultan of Bornco
cluded and signed by their respective penpoentire'
the ci,y OF Br9ni on the 2,d day Oh June one tnoI'"
eight hundred aud hity winch convention - "o'a io
liz hirhnrss Omar Ali saridin. ebn Mar1oum Sultan
aniumcd Juna Alan. aud PuDjiran Anuk Murnin, II
whom Lclun. the government CT the country Of Brun
and all ;s provinces aud dependencies, or thcnIscv"
and ther descendants on the one part ana Inc Unie'
the friendship which hes long and happily existed be
tween them by convention continuing the following ar
iclcS:
Peace fnrndship aud good understanding eiis ron
hencetorward aud forever snsist between the CnEet
S,rr- of America aud his hghEess Omar Ali Saicddn
sultan Of Bornco md their respective succcsSors ant
citizens AMI SUBJECTS
The citizens of the uued States Of Anericn shall hav
f liberty TO e,tcr iuo reside in. trade with and pas
with their merchr ndse through all psrs OF te dominion
Of his irhness the Sultan o Borneo aud they shall ENJOY
therein al the privileges and advantages with respect Il
commerce or otherwise which now or may hereafter
be granted the citizens subjects OF the mos, favoet
-. srd .he suLecs of bis highnt~s the Sultan cf Brr
neo shall in like manner hc at hery to enter into res dt
in trade WITH end pass with their merchandise through
Al, nnrs of the United States of America freely h'
;; n. and subjects Of the most favored natiOT and they
shall enjoyn the United States OF America all the PRIV
lcgcs and advantages, Win rsspcs 10 conmeFTs u o
therein 10 the czcns sub of the most favored na
tiOn. y,
r;,,sns of the limited State. shn be permitted pur
cbose rrn or occupy or in any other legal why to
ouire all kinds Of property within the aonlhon' OF h
bnes rho Sultan of Borneo and his hishness engage,
I'm, such ci,izens of the United States OF America shall
t,r ss lies in his power within his domnions, enjoy full
for any property which they may 40 acquire IN future oi
which they nny have acquired already before the dn'e
the present convention u
Nh article whatever shall be prohibited from hcins i'm
por,. into or exported from the territories oi s
Inc SULTAN OF Bornco but the trade between tie ohtrd
,hn lnp, q hp
Sultan Of Burnco sha be perfectly free" and shall be sub
ec only 10 the custom duties wrh may hereafter be III
force in regard to such trade
No duty exceeding dollar per registered ton snail ne
Levied nm American vessels entering the ports U his high
ne.s the sultan Of Borneo; and this hSsa au,y OF one a?
i, of Ill other charges dutics whatsoever His high
ne,s moreover engages that an'erican uaue ana amer
.oo sbnll he exempt from any Internal duties and
i T,n any luxurious regulations which may hereafter,
from whatever be adoptea IN 'he "onoS VI TIC
sultan of BOrneo -,
Ills birhncs. the Sultan OF Borneo agrees that no duty
shall be levied the expectation from his high
nesss domnions OF any rrncle '"e Fo"' p'ouu''' VI
manufacture uf those d0nIimons:
ARTICLE VII
His hibnc.s the Sultan OF Borneo engages to permit the
nr of the United States OF America freely TO en-
,r thc nrs rivers and creeks stuhte within his dom
ions ana to allow such ships !" rro'iae Themselves nt
inr and moderate pIice, with such suppes, s.oes n
provisions they may from ,liiv Viii ~ w '" " '' ''
If ,nv vessel under thc American flag should be wreck
cd ON the coast of the dominns OF his hishness the sui
, nf Rnrn,, his bhpe, engages give all the Hssist.
nnce in his for and 10 denver over tne
owners thereof all the property that can DC haVeu from
such vessels His hishness further engages 10 extend TO
the officers and crew all other persons on board oi
such wrecked vessct full protection both Us W their per
and as to their property
His highuess the Sultan Of Boreo agrees tnat III all
where citizen Of the United states shall DC accused OF
any crime committed in any part OF ns hsnhees uS'n i
IL, hall
aiud.ed by the American consul other ohcer duly Mp
pointed that purpose; and i'll all cases ~here apues
or differences may arise between c,. 81 s
ness between American citizens aud the cEcns or
jecfs of amy other foreign Power in the uonohs OF ne
Sultan of Rornco, the American consI or ohcr duy hp'
pointed officer sal have power to henr anu decide the
same without any interference, molestauon or himraice
the part Of any authority OF Boraco eher peoIe "u
b treaty shall be rnthed and tue notifications thereof
shall be exchanged at Brun at any time prior to the ilh
day of July. in the year lsJ4 r
June ammo domin one thousand eight hundred and hiiy
and on the thirteenth day Of the month Sasban OF the
year Of the Ioira one thousand Two Two runp rFp anu
s> OMAR ALI SAlFEDDlN, lis
And whcrca. the said convention has been dGy ra'ied
IN bo,b rnr,. and the respective rahcatios OF me same
,v.rr exchanged ut the city of Bruni ON the lin day oi
July one tlrous and eight hundred ana Sap
William j. McClnney OF the Cnnsa staFS ne ,s hsnn.. u.
the Sultan of Bouco On the part Of their respective uoV
vernments -, , r,,; p,,. D..
jeu, of the United States OF America have caused the
said convention TO be made public, TO tne ao tht lue
same and every clause aud article thereof may ne
ed and fulfilled with good faith by the United states anu
In witness whereof have hereunto got my hand and
caused the seal Of the United States TO be athxsd.
in the year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
sEAL and fifty four and of the independence o Uneo
~ States the seventy.ninth. FRANKLIN flhH'h"