Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-15
The National American


ignorance, of course, as to which one OF them was
the author Of the editorials alluded to- We have
since learned from Mr. Lewis himself that he has had
no part lot in the controversy between the two
papers-on the contrary, that he has disapproved of
it from the beginning. Under these crcum
stances, and being indisposed to do him or any
other man the slightest injustice we freely and
promptly retraet denuncatory paragraph. so far
as it applies to him. Nor, in justice to ourselves.
could We offer any insult the senior editor OF that
paper. The are obvious We can feel no
resentment towards him On the contrary, we give
him full liberty to rip along at his pleasure.
CONVENTIONS ANNEXED To THE TREATY OF
PEACE.
l-Co"reutio" 6ctceen her AajeSy the Emperor OF lns.
trid the Emperor of the French the Ring Of Prussia
the Emperor Of R'ssia aud the King Of Sardinia, on
the o"e part aud the Ssitdn the other part respecting
the Straits Of the Ddrdanehies aud Of the Bosphorns
Signed at Paris, March sOth, 1856
Qualification exchanged at Paris, April ~, 1861
In the name OF Almighty God.
Their Msesties the Queen OF the United Kingdom OF
Great Britain and Ireland the Emperor OF Austria the
Emperor OF the French the King of Prussia the Empe
ror OF all the Rusas signing parties to the convention
OF tue 18th day OF july lsil and his Majesty the King
OF Sardinia, wishing to record in common their unani
nous determination to conform ancient rule of the
Ottoman empire, according which tn. Straits of the
Daraneles and OF the Bosphorus closed to foreign
ships of war so long as the Porte is at peace:
Ihelr sld Maesties on the part, and his Msies,v
Tue sultan on the other, have resolved the con
venton concluded at London on the 18th ,ay of Jul,
lsll, with The exception OF notifications of detail
which do not affect the principle upon which it rests
Ia consequence their said Maiesties have named foe
mat purpose as their plenipoentares that to say
mere the names Nc, OF the penpotentiaries are re-
peaed -~ho after having exchanged their full powers
found IN good and due form, have agreed upon the fol
lowing articles:
l. His Majesty the Sultan on the one part decI,,a, ,
lac Is hrmy resolved To maintain future the princi
pie invariably established the ancient rule OF his en-.
pure aud IN virtue OF which it has at al times prohb
ed Tor inc SHIPS OF war OF foreign powers TO enter the
Straits oil the Dardanellcs aud the Busphor and that
50 long as the Porte at peace, his Majesty will admit no
ioe's Shp' OF war into the said straits Aud their Ma.
Je>es the Queen of Great Britain and Ireland the E,n
ror OF Austria, the Emperor of the French th. King oi
Russia the Emperor oi all the Russias and the KinS of
Sarinion the other partengagc respect this lrrtu,.
ton OF the Sultan and 10 conform themselves 10 the pnn-
cplc above declared.
= The Sultan himself As in past times To
deliver hrnans OF passage for light vessels under tag of
war, which shall be employed is usual in the service of
the missions Of foreign powers
j. The same exception applies TO the light vessels I'm.
der tag OF war which each OF the contracting powers
authorized tn station at tue mouths of the Danube in M,
der to >"curce execution OF the regulations relative In
the liberty OF that river aud the number OF which i not
10 exceed ~" t,- s-sl, power
''' 'i'I''N'i dnil'Nctl 10 the general TEA
~ signed at Paris this day shall be ratified and the ra
cations shall be exchanged in the space four weeks o,
sooner II possible
In witness whereof the respective plenipotentiaes have
signed the same and have a 4ed thereto the seal i tber
Done at Paris the 3Oh lay of the month n, March IL
the year Isj6. (SigneD
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