Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-22
The Treaty of Peace.

The London Daily Nerrs has succeeded in
obtaining copy of the text of the Peace
document which ia considered authentic
It contains thirty-four articles.
lst. restores perpetual friendship between
Great Britain, Sardinia, Turkey, France am
Russia.
I'd. All territories conquered or occupied
during the war shall be reciprocaily evacuat'
ed as soon as possible.
Sd. Russia restores to Turkey Kars and
all other parts OF the Ottoman Territory.
4tb. The Allies restore to Russia the
towns and ports of Sevastopo, Balaklava,
Kamiesco and Kertsch.
Articles fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth
are wanting.
9th. The Sultan communicates to the
powers his firman, granting equality to Chris
tians, which the contracting powers much
approve of, but divest themselves of all rigb
thereby to interfere in the internal admins
tration of the Government Of the Ottoman
Empire.
10th. The Convention of 18th July, 1871
closing the Bosphorus and Dardanelles i:
reafhrmed.
nth. The Black Sea is neutralized and
forever forbidden to all ships of war of ever,
power, adloiningor distant, with The excep'
tions specified in articles lith and 18th.
18th. Trade shall be free in the Black
Sea waters, and ports subject only to police
regulations, Russia and Turkey admitting
Consuls tn all ports en- its shores.
18th. The Black Sea being neutralized
strongholds become useless; consequently
Turkey and Russia agree neither to con
s,ruct nor preserve any military martins
arsenals on the coast.
18th. The Convention regulating th'
force of ships for coast service is concluded
individually between Turkey and Russia
but is appended to this treaty, and cannot b,
altered without general assent.
18th. The act of the Congress of Vienn
relative to river navigation is applied to th'
Danube and its mouths, and its freedom be
comes part os the law of Empire.
10th. To carry article fifteen into eficc
France, Austria Britain, Prussia, Russia an
Turkey, appoint each delegate TO put tn
river in navigabie state from lsatcha t
TIA.
nth. Austria, Bavaria, Turkey and Wur
temburg, add each delegate to the Pflnci
palities commission to form permanen
commission to keep the river navigable an
superinlend its police.
18th. The named general commission
will be dissolved in two years and the per
manent commission takeits place,
18th. Each of the contracting powers ma.
station two small ships at the mouth of tn
Danube. .-.... ..-.
goth. Russia asscnts TO the rectlfcatiol
of the Bessarabian frontier. The new from
Tier starts from the Black Sea, one mile cas-
of Lake Bonona SOFA, to the Ackerma
Road. alone which it extends to the Vale
ofTraian, passed south OF Belgrade, an
reuscends to the river Yalpack to Savatsika
and terminates at Kamari on the river Prutll
Elsewhere it is unchanged. -
2ist. This ceded territory is annexed t
Moldavia.
god. Moldayia and Wallachia continu
under the sovereignty of Turkey, with tn
guaranty Ol uil luc SOuhoSt'hS I'll"
no Power shall claim the individual right Q
interference.
93th. The Porte guarantees to the sal
Principalities the continuance of the free
dom of religion and commerce. The con
tracing Powers appoint commission t
meet Immediately at Bucharest to report ol
the present condition and wants of tn
Principalities. p.
oath. The Porte viii Immediately con
woke Civun in each Principally to lear
the wishes of the people as to their deflnlt
organization.
18th. Minutes thereof shall be sent {
Paris, where the Constitution shall be fran
ed. which the Porte shall promulgote.
96th. The Principslities shall maintain .
militia, and may construct works of deieLs
.nrrovpd hy the Porte