The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1856-05-17
The Treaty of Peace.

The following is a synopsis Of the treaty
of peace recently concluded by the Congress
al Paris:
l. Restores perpetual friendship between
the cOntcnding powers.
. All territories conquered or occupied
during tic war shall be rcciprocally evacua-
ted.
3. Russia restores Kars and all other OFT o
man territories.
T. The Allies restore Sebastopol, Var
mesch, Eupatoria and kertsch.
s. The Sultan grants equally to Christians
and other contracting powers who dIvcst
themselves of all right to interfere in their
national government Of the Ottoman En-
pire.
u. Grants a full and entire amnesty TO
those subjects who may have been compro-
missed by any participation whatsoever in the
events Of the war in favor of the enemy, and
it is especially understood that such amnesty
shall extend to the subjects Of each Of the
belligerent parties who may have entered du-
ring the war to be employed in the service
of one or the other be.ligerents.
Z. Prisoners of war shall be Immediately
given up on either side.
s. Declares the Sublime Porte admitted to
participate in the advantages of the public
law system Of Europe.
g. Their Majesties engage each on his own
part to respect the independence and terrific
rial integrity of the Ottoman Empire, and
guarantee in commerce strict obser' ance OIL
that engagement, and will in conseHuet &c
consider any act tending to Its violation as
question Of general interest.
10. If there should arise between the Sub
lime Porte and any other signing power,
4 IA
maintenance Of these relations, the Sublime
Porte and each of such powers before having
recourse TO use of force shall afford the other
contracting parties an opportunity OF pre-
ventn. such an extremity by means VI their
mediation.
l.. Convention Of 1871, closing the Bos-
phorus Dafdanelles, is repealed.
IL. Black Sea naturalized and forever
closed against all war ships of any two pow
ers, with exceptions specified in IL and ID.
Is. Trade free in Back Sea. Consuls ad-
init;ed to all the ports.
-. Neither Turkey nor Russia to hold ar
senals in the Back Sea.
II. Convention regulating force for coast
service to be concluded individually between
Turkey and Russia, but it is appended to
this II eaty and cannot DC altered without &C.
neral consent.
10. ne rec navigation Oh tne DANUBE.
Is. Appoint delegates from the several
contracting powers to put the river in navi-
gable order.
%. Continues Moldavia and Wallachia un-
der the sovereignty Of Turkey.
-. Guarantees tac freedom of religion and
commerce.
%. Provides that the constitution for the
government OF the principaitieS stall be
framed in Paris.
81. In case of internal instructions in the
Principaities, the Porte cannot interfere
without consulting contracting powers.
so. Gives to Russia and Turkey their for
mer possessions in Asia, with new forma-
tons marked out under the treaty.
81. Provides for the immediate evacuation
of Turkey by the Allied and Austrian
forces.
81 All new treaties to go on as before the
war, until new arrangements are made.
"a. Designates when the treaty shall be
ratified.
The London Sun publishes the treaty with
mourning border.