Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-02-28

[BY AUTHORITY


LAWN Or HE UNITED STATESs
Pnsfas ne Fret Ssssion Of the Tiey- t6arts OnSress
re United Saes Of America and his Majesty the Ki
otlhe ngrom IT the Two Settles equally animated with
ii a %,nn sna presetvs Rom y, h, ARM. Inc e
-loss between themselves as also betwe the III
',ants Of Their respective States have mutually agreed
pies of the right q neatra which they recognise
Indispensable conditions Of all reom Of navigation and
United States has canisr.d iii powers on Robert Dale
Owen, minister resident at Naples of the United States Of
Two Sicies has conferred like powers on Mr. Louis Gara
della Spna, Of the dukes Of Taet.o weekly maodono Of
his Majesty commentator Of his royal order Of the civil
merit OF Francis the First grand Of the distinguished
royal Spanish order Of Chat les the Third great officer If
the order Of the legion dhonneu grand Of the order
of St Michael of Baviea grand Of the forentne
order Of the merit under the title of st Joseph grand
OF the order of Parma Of the merit under The title OF st
Ludovco grand cross Of the Brazilian order OF the rse,
Professionally charged with the portfolio Of foreign AFFAIRS
and said penpotentiaes afier having changed their full
powers found in good and due form, have concluded and
sgned the following articles
The two high contracting parties recognise as permanent
and mmufablc The following principles, TO wit: st That
free ships make free goods that is to that the effects
or goods belonging TO subjects citizens Of power or
State at war free from capture and conscaon when
found board of vessels with the exception of
articles conraband of cd That the property Of neu-
ton unless the same be con,raband Of war They
to apply these principles To the and navigation
81 all such powers and States shall consent to adopt
The two high contracting parties themselves to
come TO Interior understand ng circumstances may
require with regard IL the application and extension 10 be
gwen there be any cause for it, % the pr ncp es laid
down in the first article But they declare from this time
that they will take the stpulnons contained in said article
LIST rule whenever it shall become question: to judge
Of the rights Of neutrality
II agreed by the high contracting parties that all ma
fhp IN
the hrst article Of this convention by -ma declaration
STIMULATING 10 observe them shall enjoy the rights resulting
from such accession they shall be enjoyed and observed
by the two powers signing this convention They shall
mutually communicate 10 each other the results of the
steps which may be taken on the subject
ARrICIEy
The convention shall be approved and ratified BY
the President Of the United States America by and with
the nd vice and of the Senate of said States and by
his Majesty the King of the kingdom of the Two siciles
Washington within the period Of twelve months, counting
from this day sooner If possible
In faith whereof the respective peupoteutaries have
signed me present convention in duplicate and thereto
affixed the of their
Done at Naples thirteenth of January eighteen hundred
and hfy-hve
And whereas the said convent has been duly ratified
on both parts and the respective rafcatons Of the same
were exchanged in the city Of Washington the l4th in
stant BY William Marcy Secretary of State cfhe Uned
States and Baron Wipspearc, his Sican Maesys Charge
daaires in The United Safes on The part of their respect
i've gov rnments
Now, therefore, be il known that !. FRANKLIN PIERCE
President of the United States of America have caused the
said convention TO be made public, 10 the end that the
and clause and article thereof BE- observed
and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the
citizens thereof
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand and
caused the seal of the United States to be affixed
Done the city of Washington, the sixteenth day Of
July, in the year Of our Lord thousand eight
[Ls hundred and fny-fye and of the independence Of
the United States Of America the eghtleth
FRANKLIN PIERCE
By the President
" l., Nancy Secretary of State