Squatter sovereign., 1855-09-11

ing this privilege 90 giving due notice theTeol
to the government of the United States.
:. 1t is further agreed, that IL at any time th.
British government should exercise the said re-
served right, the government of the United State,
shall have the right of snspending, if i. thinl
1T, the operation of article 3 of the presen
affected thereby, for so long as the suspension
OF the free navigation of the river st. Lawrence
or the canals may continue.
It is further agreed that British subjects shall
have the right freely to navigate lake Michigan
with their vesseIseboats, and crafts, so long as
the privilege Of navigating the river st. Law
renee, secured to American citizens by the
above clause of the present article, shall con-
unue and the government of the United States
1iirtner engages to urge upon the State govern
Majesty the use of the several State canals, on
terms of equality with the inhabitants of the
United States.
And it is further agreed. that no export duty,
or other duty, shall be levied on lumber or tim
ber OF any kind cnt on that portion of the Amer
lean territory in the State of Maine watered by
the river st. John and foated down that river to
the sea, when the same is shipped to the United
States from the province of New Brunswick
ARTICLE 5. The present treaty shall take
effect soon as the laws required to carry it
into operation shall baye been passed by the
Imperial Parliament of Great Britain and by
the Provincial Parliaments of those of the Brit
ish North American colonies which are affected
of the United States on the other. Such assent
having been given, the treaty shall remain in
force for ten years from the date at which
1t may come into operation, and further. until
the expiration of twelve months after either Of
the high contracting parties shall give notice to
the other OF its wish to terminate the same |;
etch OF the high contracting parties being at
hbsrty to give such notice to the other at the
end of the said term of ten years, or at any time
afterwards.
1t is clearly understood, however, that this
stipulation is not intended to affect the reserva-
tion made by article of the present treaty,
with regard to the right of temporarily sus-'
pending articles and thereof.
ARTICLE 6. And it is hereby further agreed
that the provisions and stipulatiens of the fore
going articles shall extend to the island of New
fonndland, so far as they are applicable to that
colony. But if the Imperial Parliament, the
Provincial Parliament Of Newfoundland, or the
Congress Of the United States. shall not en-
brace in their laws for carrying this treaty into
effect, the colony of Newfoundland, then this
article shall be of no effect; but the omission
to make provision by law to give it effect, by
either of the Legislative bodies aforesaid, shall
not in any way impair the remaining articles of
this treaty.
ARTICLE 7. The present treaty shall be duly
ratified. and the mutual exchange of ratfea-
tions shall take place in Washington, within
six months from the date hereof, or earlier if
possible.
In faith whereof, we. the respective plenipo-
tentiaries, have signed this treaty, and have
hereuRto affixed our seals.
Done in triplicate. at Washington, the fifth
day of June, Ammo Domini one thousand eight
hundred and fifty-four.
w. I. MARCY. L. s.
ELGIN AND KINcARDINE. L..
And whereas the said treaty has been duly
ratified on both parts, and the respective rati6-
cations Of the same were exchanged on the 9th
instant, by William L. Marcy, Secretary Of
State of the United States and John F. Cramp-
n
traordinary and minister plenipotentiary to this
government, on the part OF their respective gov
ernments:
Now, therefore, be it known, that I, FRANK
lin PIERCE, President of the United States OF
America, have caused the said treaty to be made
public, to the end that the same, and every
clause and article thereof, NAV be observed and
fulfilled with good faith by the United States
and the citizens thereof.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set
nv hand and caused the seal Of the United States
to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
eleventh day of September in the year
of our lord one thousand eight hun
L.s.1 dred and fifty-four, and of the inde-
pendence of the United States the
seventy-ninth.
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
BY the President:
w. L. MARCY, Secretary OF State.
By the President of the United States of
.amertca.
PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS compact between the United
States of America and the royal government of
Lew Chew was entered into at Napa, by their
respective plenipotentiaries on the eleventh day
of July. one thousand eight hundred and fifty
four, which compact is word for word as fol-
lows:-
Hereafter, whenever citizens Of the United
States come to Lew Chew, they shall be treated
with great courtesy and friendship. Whatever
articles these people ask for, whether from the
officers or people. which the country can fur
nish. shall be sold to them; nor shall the au-
thorities interpose any prohibitory regulations
to the people selling, and whatever either party
may wish to buy shall be exchanged at reason
able prices.
Whenever ships of the United States shall
come into any harbor in Lew Chew they shall
be supplied with wood and wafer at reasonable
prices; but if they wish to get other articles,
thev shall be purchasable only at Napa.,
If ships of the United States are wrecked on
diction OF the royal government of Lew Chew,
the local authorities shall dispatch persons to
assist in saving life and property, and preserve
what can be brought ashore till the ships of that
nation shall come to take away all that may
have been saved and the expenses incurred In
rescuing these unfortunate persons shall be re-
funded by the nation they belongto.
Whenever persons from ships of the United
States come ashore in Lew Chew, they shall be
at liberty to ramble where they please without
hindrance or having officials sent to follow
them, or to spy what they do; but if they vio-
]ently go into houses. or trife with women, or
force people to sell them things, or do other
such like illegal acts, they shall be arrested by
the local officers, but not maitreated, and shall
he reported to the captain of the ship to which
thew belong for punishment by him..
At Tumai is q battle-ground for the citizens
of the United States, where their graves and
tombs shall not be molested.
The government of lew Chew shall appoint
skillful pilots, who shall be on the lookout for
ships appearing off the island, and if one is
seen coming towards Napa, they shall go out
in good boats beyond the reefs to conduct her
in TO secure anchorage, for which service the
captain shall pay the pilot FIVE dollars. and the
same for going out OF the harbor beyond the
reefs.
Whenever ships anchor at Napa, the officers
shall furnish them with wood at the rate OF
three thousand six hundred copper cash per
Thousand catties; and with water at the rate of
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