The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-08-05

The japanese Treaty.
The United States Of America and the
Empire OF japan, desiring to establish
Ann, lsssing and sinssEe friendship be-
tween the two nations, nave resolved 70
| fix, in 4 ,aanre- clear and positive. by
means Of q treaty o. general convention
Of peace and amity, the rules which shall
in future be mutually Observed in the in
,srcourse Of their respective countries;
for which most desirable object the Pres.
ident Of the United States has conferred
full powers on his commissioner, Mat
thew Colbraish Berry, special ambassa.
dor Of the United States to japan, and
the august Sovereign Of Jap,n has CIV
en- similar full powers to his commission
es, Hay.ashi-dai-garku. o.kani lido,
Prince Of Tsus; Sims Izawa, Prince OF
Mima.Saki, and Adono. member OF the
Board Of Revenue and the said COM
missioners, after having exchanged their
said full powers, and duly considered the
premises, have agreed to the following
articles
Arr. l. There shall be perfect, per-
manent and universal peace and a sim
cere cordial ami,y between the United
States Of America on the one part, and
the empire OF Japan on the other part,
and between their people respectively,
without exception Of persons or places.
9. The port Of Simoda, in the princi-
pality Of Idzu, and the port Of Hakodade
in the principah,y Of Matsmai, are gran
ted BY the japanese as ports for the re-
cep,ion Of American ships, where they
can be supplied with wood, wafer, provi-
sions and coal, and other articles their
necessities may require, as far as the Jap
anese have them. the time for opening
the first named port is Immediately on
signing the treaty; the last named is to
Be opened the same day in the ensuing
japanese year.
MORA 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 sill
yer coins.
3. Whenever ships OF the United States
are thrown or wrecked upon the coas, Of
Japan, the japanese vessels will assist
them and carry their crews to Simoda or
Hakodade, and hand them over to their
coun.rymen, appointed to receive them /;
and whatever articles the shipwrecked
may have preserved, shall likewise be re.
stored, and the expenses incurred in the
rescue and support of Americans and
japanese who may thus be thrown upon
the shores Of either nations, are not to
be refunded.
4. Those shipwrecked persons and 9th.
er citizens of the United States shall be
free as in other countries, and no, to be
subject to confinement Blu, shall be ame-
nable to Just laws.
5. SMpwrecked mariners and other
citizens Of the United States, temporari.
ly living at Simoda or Hakodade, shall
not be subject 10 such restrictions and
confinement as the Dutch and Chinese
are a, Nagasaki, but shall be free a, ST.
nIoda TO 60 where they please within the
limits of seven; japanese miles Cor ri)
from small island in the harbor Of ST.
moda, marked on the accompanying
chart hereto appended, and shall in like
manner be free to 60 where they please
at Hakodade, within limits to be defined
after the visit Of the U. S. squadron to
that place.
6. If there &c any other sort of goods
wanted, or any t-s;acs. wh,c.. hal re.
o"'re TO be arranged, the" shall be care
i"i deiieeIa,ion between the parties, III
order to settle such .aa.ters.
z. 1t is agreed tn; ships Of the Uni.
ted States, resorting to the ports that are
open to them, shalt be permitted to ex.
change gold and silver COINS and articles
OF goods for other articles of goods. un.
der such regulations as Shall be ;e,npora.
riiy established by the Japanese govern.
ment for that purpose. Il is stipulated,
however. that the ships OF the U. SITES
shall be permitted to carry away what.
ever articles they are willing to sx-
change.
5. Wood, water, provisions, coal and
goods required, shall only be procured
through the agency Of japanese officers
appointed for that purpose, and in no 9TH
er manner.
.. II is agreed that if a, any future
day the government OF Japan shall gran,
to any ether nation or nations priviIe yes
or advantages which are no, herein guar
antied to the L. States, and the citizens
thereof, that these same privileges shall
be granted also to the U. S. and persons
thereof, without any consultation or de-
lay.
TO- Ships Of the L. states shall be
permitted TO resort to no other ports of |
Japan bu, simoda and Hakodade, unless
n distress, or forced by stress Of wealth.
er.
II. There shall! be appointed by the
government OF the United states, ccnsuls
v agents to reside in Slmoda, at any
ime after the expiration of eighteen
months from the date Of the signing of
his treaty, provided that either Of the
wo governments deem such arrange
nent necessary.
IL. The present Convention having
cen concluded and duly signed, shall be
bligatory and faithfully observed b. the
Jnlted States OF America and Japan.
nd by the citizens and subjects OF each |