The daily Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1855, 1854-11-22

A PROCLAMATION,
BJthe President of the United States OF
- America.
= Whereas, "a convention between the United
States Of America and his Majesty the EN-
aperor Of all the Russias, was eonclnded and
'sisned by their respective plenipo3entiaries at
Washington, on the 22d day of July last;
which convention being in the English and
French languages, is, word for word as follows:
The United States of America and his Mai
esty the Emperor of all the Russias, equally
animated with desire to maintain, and to
preserve from all harm, the relations of good
understanding, which haze at all times so hap
PLY subsisted between themselves, as also be-
tween the inhabitants of their respective States
have mutually agreed to perpetuate, by means
of formal convention, the principle of the
rights of neutrals at sea, which they recognize
as indispensable conditions of all freedom OF
navigation and nlaratime trade. For this pur.
pose the President of the United States has
conferred full powers on William L. Marcy,
Secretary of State of the United States; and
his Majesty, the Emperor of all the Russias
has conferred like powers on Mr.. Edward de
Stoeckl Counsellor of State, knight Of the
orders of Ste. Anne, of the I'd class, of Saint
Stanislas, of the 18th class, and of the Iron
Grown of Austria, of the Sd Glass; his Males
tvs Charge dAfaires near the government OF
the United States of America, and said plen.
ipOtentiaries, after having exchanged their full
powers, found ngood and due form, have con.
cfudcd and signed the following principles, to-
wit 4:
ARTICLE The two high contracting par
ties recognize as permanent and immutablet the
following principles, to-wit: 500 - -a.e Z
lst. 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 contiscatiOn when
found on board OF neutral vessels, with excep-
ton of articles contraband of war. r. ;
"a. That the property of neutrals on board
an enemys vessel is not subject to contiscation
unless the same be contraband of war. They
engage to apply these principles to the COM
meree and navigation of all such powers and
States us shall consent to adopt them on their
part as permanent and immutable.
ARTICLE 1.-THE two high contracting par
ties reserve themselves to come to an Interior
understanding, as circumstances may require,
with regard to the application and extension to
be given, if there should 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 stipulations contained in said article
for rule, whenever it shall become a qucs-
ton to judge of the rights of neutrality.
ARTICLE IlI.-1t is agreed by the high con-
tracing parties that all nations which shall or
may consent to accede to the rules of tn first
article of this convention, by a formal decara-
ton STIMULATING to observe them, shall enjoy
the rights resulting from such accession as they
shall be enjoyed and observed by the two pow
ers signing this convention. They shall mutu-
ally communicate to each other the results of
the steps which may be taken on the subject.
ARTICLE IV-1he present convention shall
be approved and ratified by the President of
the United 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 ratification of the same
shall be exchanged at Washington within the
period of ten months, counting from this day,
or sooner, if possible.
In faith whereof, the respective plenipotcn-
tiaries have signed the present convention in
duplicate, and thereto affixed the seal of their
arms.
Done at Washington the twenty-sccond day
OF July, the year of Grace, 1854 ..-'"'
w. Il. vi AI(C1, T.. s.
EDOUARD STOECKL, r.. s.
And whereas the said convention las been
duly ratified Oh both parts, and the respective
notifications of the law were exchanged in this
city on the 3lst ultimo, by William L. Marcy,
Secretary of State of the United States, and
MIR. Edward de Stocked, his Imperial Majes-
tvs Charge de Affaires to this government, on
the part of their respective governments:
Now, therefore, DO it known, that 1, Frank
lin Pierce, President of the United States of
America, have caused the said convention to
be made public, to the end that the same, and
every clause and article thereof may be OBJ
served and fulfilled with good faith by the Uni
ted States and the citizens thereof .r.-.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington this first
day of November in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight L. S. hundred aud fifty-four,
and Of the independence of the United States
the seventy-nine.
BY the President -
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
WI MARCY, Secretary of State.
SINGULAR FATALITY. - A remarkable ms
fancn of fatality coxu tho D;obr,oo,l