Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-09-29
TREATIES.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
 PROCLAMATION.

HEREAs convention, between the United States Of America and the Republic of Peru wa, concluded and signed by ther respective planipntentiari.- at Lima, on the 22d day of July 1856; which conven- word for word as follows
 The United States of America and the Republic of Peru, in order tp render still more intimate ;hsr re 'au0ns ot Friendship and good nndcrst lnding. and desiring for the benefit of their respective commerce and that of other nations. to establish an uniform sySyin ot maritime legislation in time of WAT in ac e"fdahce win he present state of civilzition have IvNo''ed to declara hy means of formal convention lae Pnncipes which the two republics Knowledge as tii3 odlS of the rights of ncutr4s at sea- and which tileN rec"gulze anI profess permanent ant inmu- 1aole considering them as the true and iudispeu,aole | conditions ot all freedom of navigation maritime commerce and trade.
 For this purpose the President of the Tinted s4o,o 9' tthGn'a ht' conferred full powers on John Ran u'iPh N'ay thrlr envoy extraordinary and minister i.Iul lchgiHy to the government of Peru; and the i;I 9ent of the republic of Peru has con 'e,red lke full powers on Don Jose Maria S.onin Hhef officer of the Ministry of Forei.tn Atf;rs in on"f9o 9 that department, who, after havinot ex- changed their said full powers found t, he ;n ~ n a gnu que ioIil' nave agreed upon and concluded the ARTICLE l.
 lho TWO Pgh contrasting parties recognize as per manent and lmmntable the following prin,inleS. F
 ISI naV Ires sillps make free good~-that is to say that tle effects or merchadise belonpino to a power or nation at to its citizen, or snbnc+ are Tree rom capture and confscation when ton on board of neutral vessels with the exception of. art | cles coutraband of war. 2d. That the property of neutras on board of ar enenys vessel is not subject detonti n or coni,cn ton, unless the same be contrahanl of war it b,ino also understood that as far regards the two con racng parties War Ike articles, destined for the use of either of them shall not be considered as contra 1 band of war.
 The two high contracting parties engage to apply these prnciples to commerce and navigation of ali Powers and States as shall consent to adopt them as l permanent and immutable.
 ARTICLE IT.
 u is hereby agreed between the two high contract Ing parties that the provisions contained in article twenty second of the treaty concluded between them at Lima, on the 26th day of July 1851 are hereby annutled and revoked in so far as fine, rniTtafe sganst, or are contrary to- the spuations contained Ill thus convention; but nothing in the present con NGn,ipn snail n any manner, affect or nvaidate the sipuIatons onained in the her articles of the sii treaty of the 18th of July 1851. which shah remain | Ill their full force and effect
 ARTICLE IT, The two high contracting parties reserve to them serves to come to an uteior understanding as cir euinstanees may require with regard to the appica- ton and eXrension to be given if there be any for it. to the principles laid down in the first article But they declare, from this me that they will take the spulations contained in the said article as a rue whenever IL shall become question, to judge of the rights of neutrality.
 ARTICLE ".
 It is agreed between the two high contracting par ties that all nations which shall consent to accede to the rules of the first article of this convention by formal declaration spuating to observe them shall enjoy the rights resulting from such accseons as they shall be enjoyed and observed by the two parties sign ing this convention; they shall communicate to each other the result of the steps which may be taken on | the subject.
 ARTICLE V. The present convention shall be approved and ra bp rntth thn Tpitc Sata nj Arpa rica, by and with the advice and consent of the Se nate of said States. and by the President of the public of Peru, with the authorization of the egisla tive body of Peru and the raiicat ions shall be changed at Washington within eighteen months from the date of the signature hereof or sooner if possi ble.
 In faith whereof. the penipotentiares of the Unit ed States of America and the republic of Peru have slgned and sealed these presents
 Done at the city of Lima, on the 22d day of July Tn the year of our Lord 1858.
 J. RANDOLPH CLAY. l.. sl
 j. M. SEGUIN. IT.. si | And. whereas the said convention has been dnly rathed on both parts and the resoective ratification. of the same were exchanged in this city on the thirty | first ultimo. Now, therefore, be it known that I, JAMES boeHANAN, President of the United States of Anne rca have caused the said venton to be made pub | lie. to the end that the and every clause and article thereof may be observed and fulfilled by th, United States and the citizens thereof
 III teslmeny whereof, l nave hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed
 Done at the city of Washington, this 2d day | of November. Anno Domni. 1857 and o L. g.. the Independence of the United States o
 America the eighty second | JAMES BUCHANAN. By the President
 LEWIS CAss, Secretary gf 4Ssats. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: I A PROCLAMATION. WnxREAs, treaty betwssn tho United Etates O