Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-08-05
THE Japan TREATY.

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at Kaaagaoe, The Sd day Of March
1854, and Of Kayei Tie seucaM gear,
third month, and Sd day.
The United States Of America and
the Empire Of Japan, desiring TO estab-
fish firm, lasting and sincere friendship
between the two nations, have resolved
to fix in manner clear and positive, by
means of Treaty, or General Conven-
lion Of Peace and Ami,y, tho rules
which shall in future be mutually observ-
cd in the intercourse of their respective
countries; for which most desirable OBJ
icct the President Of the United States
has conferred full powers upon the Com
missioner, Matthew Calbraith Perry,
Special Ambassador ofthe United States
10 Japun, and the august Sovereign of
Japan has given similar full power 10
his Commissioners, Hayashi, Daigakau-
no.komi, Ino, Prince Of Tsus-Sima, liza.
Member OF the Board of Revenue
And tho said Commissioners, after hav-
ing exchanged their said full powers,
md duly considered the premises, have
agreed 10 the following articles:--
ARTICLE !.
There shall be perfect, permanent,
and universal peace, and a sincere and
cordial amity, between the United States
of America on the one part. and the
Empire Of Japan upon the other part
and between their people respectively
without exception of persons or places
-... ARTICLE II.
The port of Simoda, in the Princi-
patty of Idzu, and the port of Hako-
dade, in the Principally Of Matsmai,
are granted by the Japanese as ports
for the reception of American ships,
where they can be supplied with wood
water, provisions, and coal, and other
articles their necessities may require, as
far as the Japanese have them. The
time for opening the first named port is
Immediately upon the signing of this
treaty; the last named port is to be
opened Immediately after the same day
in the ensuing japanese year. NoTE.
"A tariff of prices shall be given by
the Japanese officers of the things which
they can furnish, payment for which
shall be made in gold and silver coin
ARTICLE III.
Whenever ships of the United States
are thrown or wrecked upon tho coast
Of Japan, the Japanese vessels will as.
sist them aud convey their crews 10
Simoda or Hakodade, and hand them
over to their counirymen appointed to
receive them; whatever articles the
shipwrecked men may have preserved
shall likewise he restored, aud the OK.
penses incurred in the rescue, and sup
port of Americans and Japanese who
may thus be thrown upon the shores of
either mutton, are not to be refunded.
ARTICLE ". .a
! Those shipwrecked persons. and 9th
er citizens Of the United States, shall
be FREQ as in other countries, aud not
subject to confinement, but shall be
amenable to just laws.
ARTICLE v.
Sbipwrecked men, and other citizens
Of the United States, temporarily living
at Simoda and Hakolade, shall not be
subject to such restrictions and confne-
ment as the Dutch and Chinese are in
Na-ga-saki, hut shall be free at Simoda
to go where they please within the lin.
its Of seven japanese miles Tor ri) from
a small island in the harbor of Simoda
marked on the accompanying chart
heretofore appended; and shall in like
manner, be free to go where they please
at Hakodadc, within limits to be defined
after the visit of the United States squa.
dron to that place: .....
ARTICLE VI.
! IF there he INV other SORT IF Goods
wanted, or any business which shall re.
quire to be arranged. there shall be care.
ful deliberation between the parties, in
order to settle such matters.
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