The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-01
Our Treaty with Peru.

Our Treaty with Peru.
IT'S INTERPRETATION IMPORTANT TO wHALERs'
The Council Of Minister'S charged with the Presidency OF
Ae republic Of Peru, &C., DC.
Whereas the Ministers Plenipotentary OF the repuohcs
Of Peru and Of the United States America celebrated and
signed on the M day Of July Of the present year the fol-
lowing articles explanatory Of the twelfth article OF the
esy OF peace commerce and navigation, Of the 26h Of
July, 1851
Certain doubts having arisen with regard 10 the inter-
preon to be given article twelfth of the treaty Of the
18th Of July 1851 the goods other than oil and the
produce Of their fishery, that the whale ships of the
United states may land and sell barter duty Free for
the purpose Of obtaining provisions and renng-a
cesson which in articles eighty and hundred and
ten of the General Commercial Regulations is extern
sve and 1t being convenient for the advantage of the
and Of the citizens OF Peru who furnish provisions fix
clearly and dehntvey the proper meaning of the conces
sons stipulated in the aforementioned article twelfth Of
the treaty OF the Goth of july 1851 that while those
reciprocal benefits secured all and every controversy
in the matter may be avoided
The Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentary
Of the United States America TO the republic OF Peru.
John Randolph Clay, in virtue of his full powers
And his Excellency Doctor Don Manuel Ortiz de Re
vaos, Minister OF Foreign Affairs at the republic OF Peru
fully authorized the premises by the excclent
Council Of Minister'S charged with the government OF the
After having held repeated conferences and come to
mutual understanding upon the true spirit and extent Of
the exemption from duties conceded to the said whale
ships the sale and barter of their stores and
chandsc by article IL Of the treaty Of 1851 which pro-
yides:-
Art r. The whale ships of the United States shall have
to the port Of Tumbes well to the ports Of
entry Of Peru and may sail from port TO another for
the purpose of refreshment and rettng and they shall
be permitted sell barter their supplies of goods in
cludng oil to the amount Of two hundred dollars, ad
pdiore for each vessel without paying any tonnage
sold or battered They shall also be permitted with like
exemption from tonnage and habor dues further to sell
barter their supplies or goods including OIL TO the ad
donal amount of thousand dollars dd odloren for
each vessel upon paying for the said additional articles
the duties are payable upon like supplies Of goods
oils when imported in the vessels and by the citizens
subjects Of the most favored nations-have agreed
and declared
Art l. That the permission to the whale ships of the
United States barter sell their supplies and goods
to the valae Of two hundred dollars dd odloren with
out being obliged to pay port or tonnage dues other
imposts should be understood to comprehend every
kind Of merchandise without limitation; but those only
that whale ships usually provided with for their long
voyages
kind included the following articles in addition TO the
produce OF their fishery, vizWhte, unbeached domes.
tics white bleacbed domestcs wide cotton cloths, blue
drills, twilled coons shifting stripes, ticking cotton
prints shrtngs sailors clothing Of MI kinds, SOAP slush
boots shoes ana brogans axes hatches biscuit Of every
kind, sour, lard, butter, rum beef, pork, spermacet
and con,I csticn candles, canvass, rope, tobacco.
9. 1t is also agreed upon and understood between
the contracting parties, that the whale ships OF tie United
States may land and sell barter free OF all duties or inn
posts whatsoever the supplies and merchandise specified
N the preceding article 10 the Of FIVE hundred dol
lars ad raiors conformity with article 81 of the Gene
raj Commercial Regulations but for every additional guam
ty from five hundred dollars 10 thousand dollars, dd
pnlor the exemption shall only extend 70 port and ton
mage docs.
Art T. The stipulatons in this Convention shall have
the force and effect If inserted word for word in
the treaty concluded ia Lima the 26th Of July 1851 and
Of which they shall be deemed and considered expa
natoTy for which purpose the present Convention shall
be approved and ratified by the President Of the United
States America by and with the advice and consent of
the Senate thereof and by the Executive power of the
public Peru with the authorization OF the National Pc
ruvian legislature and the Publications shall be exchang
ed in Washington in as short a time rs possible.
In faith whereof the above named Penipotentiares
have signed quadrupcate this Convention explanatory
Of the treaty of the twenty sixth OF July, thousand
eight hundred and dftyone, and have hercunto affixed
their seals.
Done at Lima the fourth day OF July in the year Of
Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven.
j. RANDOLPH CLAY.
MANUEL ORTIZ DE ZEvAILOS
Therefore, the National Convention having approved
these articles the 81 Of October instant the Council Of
Minister'S virtue Of the authority in them vested by he
constitution OF the republic, do accept and approve and
ray them, holding them the law OF the State, and
binding the national honor for their observance.
In faith Of which they have signed the present raca
ton sealed with the seal Of the republic and endorsed by
the Minister Of State for Foreign Affairs Lima the 5,h Of
October, 1857. JOSE MA. RAYGADA,
J. NJ. DEL MAR,
L. M. CANO.
NASun ORTIZ ZEvAIIos, Minister Of Foreign Affairs.