, 1858-12-31
BY AUTHORITY.
1--we oF rnE uNIrED sTATEs.
l PRocLAnArIoN.


A PROCLAMATION.
wHEntAs a Convention between the United States
q Ausdra nna BE nsss,y M King Of Denmark. for
the oaconlnuanoe q the sound duca va concluded
and ag1cd By their respective pltniTutentanes Al
Wa1aington, o. ne eetcnih day of April laat which
eoaveniion i Eord for Word q iollous;
rhe uuiied Slater q America and his Majesty Ne
King q Denmark. being desirous 70 terminate amica
W tho dleruncea which have arisen between then 10
regard . lhe tolls lsvied ~ Denmark On American
ve,sela and their eargoes passing throagh the sound
and Bets, and commonly oaed the Sound dues, have
re.olrcd V conclude Uonvcnton iof that purpOse,
and havo named heir penipoieniiares, that 1 10
ay,the Pls,idcnt q NE Onted staios. Lewis Cas-
ieaiy ihs Klng q Denmark. Tofben BILE, Esquire
Knight u Tie Danuetrug, and decorated with The
Cro1l q Honot of the order. his sid hajestys
sh.rge daaAirss near ihs government q The United
htales Who. amer having communicated 10 each other
their fal pguru IN due form, have agreed 10 and
nigunl ~ I1louing articies:
AarIcIn J. NJ hajesiy the King Of Denmark de-
clare. cllfe tpcd1m Il he navigation Of the Sound
and - Ben ln iasor q American vessels and their
earEocs lom and ioueFcr after the day when this
venlion ahall 70 into ceci hereinafter provided.
And . = hereby agreed that American vessels and
their eargOcs. amer that day. shall not be subject 10
any charges whatever IN passing the Sound or the
Belts o. % any dcenton h Tie aid Eaierl and both
govcrnmenis vii concur. u occasion should require
y IA iaking measures % prevent abuse Of The fres
nag u na unlled States by The shipping Of other
tons which shall not have secured the freedom
1nd sss@p.loa from charges enjoyed BY that Of the
Unitcd htaioa-
AEI II. III. Danish Majesty further engages ths,
The pa.sea Of The sound and BELTS shall eoutnpe 10
be lighted and buoycd heretofore without any
charEo upon American vessels or their cargnes on
passing Ne Sound and the Belts and that the present
eontinue b be maintained by Denmark. His Danish
Majesty agreea 70 make such addiions and improve
meats IN regard % the lihis baoys and pilot estab
lishmeats IN these Waien circumstances and the
lacrcalng irade q the Baltic may Tcquire. lie fur
thef cngagll Nat 20 charge shall be made IN e0nse
qucncl q anch addtons and improvements. on Amer
icaa shlps md their cargoes passing through the
Sound and fhc Deia.
Il i uhdorsiood however, % 10 optional for the
mazieu of American vessels either 10 employ in the
aaid waien, Danish pilots Al reasonable rates fixed
hy ne Danish government, o. 70 navigate their yes
nell Without nlch Assistance.
AR. III. IN consideration Of The foregoing agree
mrnla and nilpuntion on the pari Of Denmark where
hy hn ire aud nnincumbered navigation Of American
ycasela thTough he Sound add the Heita Il forever
secured, The United States agree 10 pay 10 the gov
emmeui u Denmark, once for all, the sum Of seven
hundred and seventeen thousand eight hundred and
tSentylne rix dolars. iis equivalent, three hun.
dred and plneyhre thousand and eleven dollars In
United States currency, q London, on tho day when
The aid conveution shall 60 into fu eject as herein
Afterwards provided.
Anr. ~ 4 b further agreed that any other or
further privileges. nghta. oF advantages which may
have been, OF may Be-, granted By Denmark 70 the
commerce and navigation Of any other nation at the
Sound and Belia " On Der coasts and IN her harbon
with reference % the transit BY land through Danish
territory q merchandlse Belonging 70 the citizens or
suheclA of slch nation. shall also be fully extended
o. and enjoyed By, the citizens Of the United States
and y theiT vessels and property in that quarter.
AZ y ..e 5s.sI-l onteul9n o. IIlena.hlp, com,
states and biz Naiesly The King of Denmark, on the
tWcny sixth q April. l61e and which vas abrogated
On The llteeuih of April lS5o and tbs provisions con
tained IA each and al q is articles te hh article
- nf IL
preaeut eonrtulIou ,agaln bcroIne binding upon The
Uniied States and Denmark; Il being, however, un-
dersiood. that years n0tice shall suice for The ab
Segsien q ne atiPui-tion Of the said convention
Aar. VI. The present convention shall take effect
- soon - The laws % carry Il into operation shall be
and he snm pllicd 70 be paid BY the United States
shall be received By, er rendered TO- Denmark; and
Tor TIE ludlmeut o. these parposes period not ex-
eeedlng twelve months from the signing Of this
rcniiou shall Be allowed.
bat H. In the Interval, an earlier day shah be axed
upon and carried into eject for Tree navigation
through the Sound and Belts In favor Of any other
POsef q pgyers, ne sane shall simultaneously Be
extended y The voes of he Unisd States and their
eargoss. IN anticipation Of The payment Of the sum
stipulated In Article III; L being understood howev
er that IN that ercut The government Of he United
States shall also pay b thai of Denmark four per cent
nifty shall have gone into opention until the principal
shall have len paid q Aforesaid.
All VII The present convention shall be duly
ratified. and The exchange Of ratidcations shall take
place IN Warrington within len months from the date
heFooi. or s1onef n pmctieable.
In l.th whereof tho respective plenipOteutiAries
have signed this eonveniioh, and have hereunto af
Done al Washington this eleventh day Of April, in
the yeAf Of Lord thousand eight hundred and
6yusven and the eighty drst year Of the independ-
ence Of The unitcd Staics.
LEWIS CASS Tts1
TORBEN BILLIE. [L.s.1
And nhfuaa, the rali convention has been duly
ratified On both par and he respective nti6cat1ns
of the a4ne exchanged IN tie city Of Washing
ton On ihe twelfth instant BY Lewis Cas- Secretary
of State or the United States and W. de Raaslon his
Danish Mslcsiya charge danaires and eonsnlgeneral
in the United States, the part Of their respective
governments;
Nou. therefore, be 4 known. that ]. JAMES BU.
CHANAN, President Of the United States Of Ameri-
ca have caused the fad convention 10 be made pub
hc % the cod that the same. and every clause and
article thereof may be observed and fahlled by the
United States and the citizens thereof.
In testimony whereof, have herenat0 set my hand
and caused te seal Of The United States to 10 axed
Done II the City Of Washington. this thirteenth
day q January, Ammo D0min eighteen hun
TT 81 dred and dftyscven and OF the Independence
ofthe United States Of America the eighty
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