Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-05-16

| Victoria R.-Whcrras n dehnltIve treaty OF peace
and friendship between and our allies and His I'm
| prrial Majesty ihc Emperor of all tn" Russlas was
concluded Paris ih- Both day of March last, and
| the rHthcatIons thereof have now been duly e1-
changed in conformity thereunto we have thonght
| ht 10 command that the same be published through
out all onr dnmuions and we do declare 10 all our
loving subjects will and pleasure that the said
treaty Of peace and friendship be observed invioaby
as well by sea "a by land, and i'll all cases whatsoever
strictly charging and commanding all our loving sub
S 10 take uOtice thereof and 10 conform themselves
| thersnno accordingly.
Given at our Court ut Buckingham Palace this 18th
day of Apri in the year Of Lord 1885, and i'll the
| 18th year Of our reign.
God save the Queen.
Generm Trcay Je:,-ecn Hsr M,jrsty, the Emperor Of
| Aastra, iht Enps,or II The French, the k'ug Of
| PrusSn he Emp'ror oy Russia, The King Of !sar-
diRiI, and tue .SRHna.
tSigned At Paris, March 80 1856. Notifications
changed ~ Paris, April 21.J
In the naulr OF Almighty Gud
| Their Maiesrics The Queen Of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor OF the
French The Emperor Of all the Russias, the King Of
Sardinia, and the Enperor Of the Utonans, anirna-
ted by the desire o putting erd to the caamitirs
ot war, and wishing in prevent tile return Of the
plicatio1s Which occa-Vn-d it resolved 10 10
understanding with His Majesty the Emperor of Aus.
tra The bases which peace sht be re-estnb
lifhed and consolidated, by securing, through efec-
tual aud reciprocal guaraitrcs, tho independence and
| integrity ot the Ottoman emprs
For this purpose their said msjcsties named as
! their p!erjm'irrarcs. that Is to sny
Her Majesty, tho Queen Of the United Kingdom of
| Grnat Britain aud Ireland, the Right Hon. George
William Frederick, Ear! of Clarendon &c; and the
| Right Hon. Richard Chsces Baron CowIey, SO.
His Majesty, III" Emperor %! AUSTRIA the Slsnr
Chures Ferdinand, Count Of Buu-Schauenstein, &C.:
and the Sienr Juscph Alexander Baron DO Hubner,
&c.
| His Majesty the Emperor of the French the Sisur
! Alexardrr Count Cuiunna Walrwski, Sc; and the
| S.eur Francis Adulphus Baron lie BORG usucy, sc.
His Majesty, tie Emperor of all the Russias, the
Sieur Alexis, Count urInil, and the Seur Philip Ba.
ron de Brunnnw. &c.
| His Majesty, the King OF Sardinia, the Seur CO.
| mile Beuso Coun; ct Cdvour and the Seur Saliva
! tor Marques d. NIiamarina, &c
/ And Ills Mnirriy, the Emperor of the Ottomans
Mounammed Emin As Pasha, and Mehonned
Uieml Bey, sc.
Winch Pempneutiaries assembled in Congress al
! Paris.
| An understanding having been happily established
between them their Maes"s, the Queen of the
United Kingdom OF Grcai Britain and Ireland, the
Emperor Of Austria, tbs Emperor of the French, thr
Emperor Of all the RusSAs, the King o! Sardinia,
aud the Emperor ri the CotumUs, considering that in
the interest of Europe, HIS Majesty, the King Of
| Prussia, signing party 10 the Convention OF the
l3tn ui July, 1871 shDui be invited 10 participate in
the new arrangements 10 be adopted, and appracia
ting the value ut the concurrence 81 his sHd MnJs7
/ lv wLud add 10 work 0l general paclhcdton, In
vi-c hiul 10 send Picnpoten'Iarss TO the Congress.
In c0nsvqu. H.. .Irj-s,y The King of Prussia,
named a. his Pri.ipuien:la:irs, that is 10 say:
| The Siaur Oho lh.:Ji.rv Baron de Manteuffel,
President Of his Council, and his Munster for Foreign
Affairs, knish, ut thu Red Eagle OF Prussia Of the
I ii!at class, with 0ak-l-Hyes, Crown and Sctptre,
/ Grand Commissioner of the Order OF liohehzouern,
K,i,.i,, of the Or,.er n S;. J"hn Of Prussia, Grand
Cross OF the Order Uf Stephe at hungary, hnghi
of thr 3.asE Of St. Alexander Newski, Gsand G Cros,
the Order Of the Nichan fftifar Of Turkey, &c. aut
the Si.ur MGxniiian Frederick Charles Francis
Count nj HatzeIdt Wildenburg. .SchUensteln, his ac
tuul Privy Councillor, his Envoy Extraordinary BnC
Minister Pisniputentidry IL The Court OF France
Knight of the Order of the Red Eagle OF Prussia o
the second class, with Oak leaves aud Badge Knight
ol the Cross of Honor of Hohenzo!Iern Of the first
| class, &c.
The Penipotea,iaries, after having exchanged their
u powers, found IN good and due form, have agreed
/ upon The following artlCles
ARTICLE From the day Of the exchange ofrati6
cations of The present treaty. there shall Se peace ana
friendship between his Majesty, the Emperor OF The
French, her Majesty the Queen Of the United King
uf Great Britain ana Ireland his Majesty. the * lug
OF SARDINIA, lis Majesty the SuItan Of the one part,
aud his Majesty, the Emperor Of all the Russias OF
the other part we'll IL between their heirs and sac
ce-svcs, their respective satcs aud subjects in perpe-
| iuty.
ARTICLE 2.-Peace being happily established be.
tween their aforesaid Maj l-ties, the territories con.
qu"rcd or occupied by their armies during the war
| rnall b. rrciprrcally evacuated.
Special arrangements shall regulate the mode of
evacuation, which shall be effected soon posi-
blr iaHS<' PromPs Ync Ja!rc sc J'0HrrG.l
ARTICLE B. II. NJ, the Emperor of all the Rus
san engages to restore to II. NJ, the Sultan, the town
and citadel of Kars. Well all the other parts of
the Ottoman territory OF which the Russian troops
are III pussessiun
ARTICLE l.-Their Majes,ics, The Emperor of the
French, the Queen OF the United Kingdom of Great
] a anHf
Sultan, engage Ia restore to II. NJ, the Emperor ot
all the kussHs the towns aud ports of Sebastopol,
BaiakIava, Kam!esch, Enpatora, K.rtch
| ARTICLE j.-T,eir Mgjesiics, the Queen of the
| Um;rd Kingdom Of Great Britain and ireland the
Emperor "f the Frr,ch the Emperor Of all the Rus.
sis the King of Sardinia and the Sultan, grant fuli
and entire amnesty 10 those OF their subjects who
may have been compromised by any participation
whatsoever in the events OF the war IN favor OF the
cause of the enemy. .
IL ia EXPRESSLY understood that such amnesty shall
extend to the subjects of each OF the begcrent par
ties who may have continued during the war to be
employed in the service OF one Or the other oege-
| rents.
ARTICLE 6.-pr;soncrs of war shall be immediate
Is given up on either side
ARTICLE Her Majesty the Queen OF the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland, His Majesty
the Ernperor of Austria, His Majesty the Emperor of
the French, His Msesty the King of Prussia, His
Majesty the Emperor Of all the Russias, and His Ma
irsty the King Of Sardinia declare the Sublime Porte
admitted to participate i'll the advantages ot the pub
lie law and system (cGHce,t) OF Europe Their Ma
ieStics engage, each His part respect the indie
pendence aud the territorial integrity OF the Ottoman
empire guarantee III common tue strict ooser rance
of that engagement aHd will, i'll consequence, con.
slider any tending 10 ts violation as Gestun ot
general interest
ARTICLE S.-If there ahould arise between the
Sublime Porte and one or more %! the signing Powers
any misunder- landing which might endanSer the
maintenance of their relations the Sublime Porte and
each of such Powers, before having recourse 10 th-
use of force, shall afford the other contracting parties
the opportunity oil preventing such an extremity by
means uf their mediation.
ARTICLE 9.--H, NJ. the Sultan, in his constant
anxiety fJr tbs well. being of ha subjects, having
granted (Ocirogsy n frman, which, in aIneoratlng
their lO without distinction Of re!g ion race proves
hi. generous Intentions towards the Christian popula
tipn Of his empire, aud 'iesirias TO give further
proof uf hs sentiments in this regard has resolved tn
communicate the contracting Powers the said fir
nnn, spontaneously emanatlng from his sovereign
will.
The contracting Powers acknowledge tconstdtent)
the great value of This communications II is quite
understood that the fact OF this communication Gan-
not iii Any case, give to the said Powers right to in
terfcre either collectively separately, in the rela-
tiou> Of his Majesty, the Sultan with his subjects, or
in the nernsi administrations vi his empire.
ARTICLE lD.-'rhe convention of July Is, !e4l,
which maintains the old regulation OF the ottomfn n
Empire RELATIVE tn the cluslng Of the Stras Oh sho
Bu:phorna and Dar!Rnees, hns been revisen ny
common accord.
Tie &c; concluded with this view, and contormaoiy
10 that principle between the high contracting
is and remains annexed TO the present uea:, a"I
shsll have the same force and Taiue d. " " "'u
au integral part OF it. ,:. o,o,
ARTICLE 1.-THE Black Sea is neuiraliIed' Open
n , ,nrcsn,ile marines Of all nations, its waters
and ports are formally aud in perpetulty iIeTdlcied
tr hass of war, whether oeionSins 10 .ne e."
mowers (ou,saneeJ rt:erTrey or to any otner power
saw. and except the exceptions meusousd in articles
| Ia ana ls Of the present. treaty.
ARTICLE l21Fresd from all ;npedlgsns' III ,
.bsiI only be subjected TO regulations Of health,
cn.,ons aud police conceived in spirit favorable to
the the, devsoptnen, of commercial transactions. =,
In order to give every desirable security to the
commercial aud maritime interests OF all nations,
Rr.sia and the Sublime Pore will admit consuIs in
i ~. .Ltar1l. nf Tho Rlack S..a