The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1856-05-17
The Treaty Of Peace.


The London Daily News has succeeded in
obtaining a copy of the text o. the Treaty OF
Peace. The document is considered anthem
tic and contains 81 articles. viz:
Article 2-Re>tores perpetual friendship
between France. Great Britain. SARDINIA.
Turkey and Russia. all territories CON
Jucred or occupied during the war. shall be
recirrocallv evacuated as soon as possible. 3
Russia restores 20 Turkey kars.anl all other
parts Of the Ottoman territory. 4-the Al
lies restore 10 Russia the town and ports of
Sell a~'opol. Balaklava. kameisrh. Enpatora
and Kertsch. Articles j. s. and s are
wanting. 9-Thr Sultan communicates to
The Powers his frn:an granting equality to
Christians. which the contractin. Powers
muh approve, bat divest themselves of all
rrht thereby TO interfere in the internal adj
ministration al the Ottoman Empire. 10
The Convention of July Is. 1911. closing the
Bosphorus and the Dardaneles. is re affirm
ed. 1.-The Black Sea is neutrallzed. and
forever forbidden to to all >hiy> OF war, OF ev
cry Power adjoining or distant. with the ex-
cep:ionS specified in articles II AMI ~. }
Trade shall be free in the Black Sea wa
tiers and ports. subject only to police regula-
tons. and Russia and Turkey admit Consnls
to all ports on It's shores l3-The Sea be-
ING ncuiralized. s.ronsholl> become useless ::
consequently, Turkey ard Russia agree nci
Their to construct nor preserve any military
or maritime arSrnals on that coast. 1.-The
Convention regulating the force OF ships for
coast service is concluded Individually be
tween Turkey and Russia, but is appended
to this Treaty. and cannot he altered without
general consent l5-ActS of the Congress
of Vienna relative to river navigation. are
applied TO the Danube and its mouths, and
It's freedom becomes a part of the public law
of Europe Ito carry article Is into eff
frc:, France. Austria. Great Britain. Prussia.
Russia, Sardinia and Turkey appoint each a
Delegate to put the river in a naviSahlc state
from I>atcha to TIA. 17-Austria. Bavaria.
Turkey and Wnrttmberc add each a Dele
gate to the Prncipalities Commission. to
form permanent Commission which shall
keep the river navigable, and superin,cnd its
police. 1S-The frSt-namea General Com
mission will be dissolved in two wears, and
the permanent Commission takes its place
leach OF the contracting Powers NAV sta
ton two small ships at the mouth Of the Dan
ube. 20-EuSsia aSscnts TO the ratification
of the BeSsaraban frontre: the new frontier
70 start from the Black Sea, one mile East
OF Lake Bournasola. to the Akerman Road ::
along which, to the Valley of GRAHAM. pass
ing South CT Belgrade re-descends the Rv-
or Yalpuck to Savatsitka, and terminates at
Wakamori, on the River Prnth. Elsewhere
it is unchanged. -2l-This ceded territory
is annexed to Moldavia and Wallachia con
tinue under the sovereignty of Turkey. with
guaranty all contracting Powers. and no
Power shall claim individual right of inter
ference. 23-The Port guarantees continu-
ance to said PrIncipalities of freedom of re-
ligion and commerce. The contracting Pow
erS appoint a commission to meet immediate
~ at Bucharest, to report on the present con-
dition and wants Of the Principalitirs. "a
The Porte will Immediately convoke Divan
in each Principally, to learn the wishes of
the people as to the definite organization.
25-MinYtcs thereof shall. he sent to Paris,