The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-24

ty the King Of Hanover, concerning the
abolition Of the Stade or Brunshausen
Dues, was concluded and signed by their
respective Plenipotentiaries at Berlin, on
the 9th day of November last, which
Treaty is word for word as follows
Special Treaty Lettoesn hs intel States Of
America and his Majesty the King If Inn
ovey, concerning the Abolition Of he Sid5s
or Brmsiauscl Dues, signed at Berlin,
NgyculJer 6, 1861.
Special Treaty concerning the abolition Of tie
Sada or BrimsdBSea Dues.
The United States Of America and his
Majesty the King of Hanover, equally
animated by the desire TO increase and
facilitate the relations Of commerce and
navigation between the two countries,
have resolved TO conclude special treaty,
TO the end TO free the navigation of the
Elbe from the tolls known under the de-
signation of the Stade or Brunshausen
dues, and for that purpose conferred full
powers: the President Of the United States
Of America upon Mr.. Norman b. Judd, En-
voylExtraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tertiary of the United States of America
to Prussia, and his Majesty the King Of
Hanover upon his Envoy Extraordinary
aud Minister Plcnipoientiary at the Roy al
Prussian Court, the Lieutenant Colonel
and Extraordinary Aide Camp, Mr..
August Wilhelm Won Reirzenstein, Knight
Commander of the second class Of the
Royal Guelphic Order, &c, who, after
having EXCHANGED their full powers, and
having found them to be in due and pro-
per form, have concluded the following
articles:
Article /.
His majesty the King Of Hanover as
sumes towards the United States Of Anne
RIGA, who acrept the same, the obligation
|. To abolish completely and forever
the toll hitherto levied on the carRoes of
American vessels ascending the Elbe, an d
passing the mouth Of the river called
Schwingc, designated under the name of
the Stade or Brunshausen dues.
2 TO levy no toll of any kind, of what
ever nature it may be, upon the hulls or
cargoes Of American vessels ascending or
descending the Elbe, in place of those
dues, the abolition of which is agreed
upon in the preceding paragraph.
3. Nor to subject hereafter, under any
pretext whatever, American vessels as
cending or descending the Elbe to any
measure of contr regarding the dues
that are hereby abolished,
ARTICLE Il.
His Majesty the King Of Hanover OBJ
ligates himself moreover TO the United
States Of America.
l. To provide as hitherto, and to the
extent of the existing obligations, for
r the maintenance of the works that are nee
essary TO the free navigation Of the Elbe
.. Not TO impose, as a compensation
for the expenses resulting from the exc.
2 cution Of this obligation, upon the Amer
r lean marine any charge whatever in lieu
and place of the Stade or BrunsEauseu
. dues
ARTICLE III,
BY way Of damage and compensation
+ for the sacrifices imposed upon his Ma.
jesty the King Of Hanover by the above
stipulations, the United States Of Amcri.
ca agree to pay to his Majesty be kim
Of Hanover, who accepts the same the
e sum of sixty thousand three hundred anC
fifty three thalers, Hanoverian currency
this being the proportional quota part o
the United States in the general table o.
naturalization for the abolition of IN,
Stade or Bunshausen dues.
. ARTICLE ".
p The sum Of sixty thousand three hun,
r dred and siXty-three thalers Courant
stipulated in article III, shall be paid al
Berlin into the hands of such persons a
. shall have been authorized by his Ma
jesty the King Of Hanover 10 receive 1t
on the day Of the exchange Capitalization
as heretofore provided.
In consideration Of the fact that The
To stipulations contained in articles I and D.
have already been applied to the Ameri
can flag sind8the first day Of July 1861
the United States OF america agree 10 pay
besides, and the same time with the CAPT
tai above named, the interest of that sum
at the rate Of four per cenium per annum
commencing with the first day Of OctO
ber 1861.
ARTICLE v.
1 nc execution OF tue obllRhllullN Gun
tanned in the present treaty ia especially
subOrdiuated TO the accomplishment 0
such formaities and rules as are estab
lished by the Constitutions of the higl
contracting Powers; and the complianc,
with these iormslites and rules be brOugh
about within tue shortest delay possible
ARTICLE W.
The treaty Of commerce and naviga
ton concluded between the United State
Of America and his Majesty the King o
Hanover, on the tenth day Of juno, 1916
shall continue 20 remain in force will
the exception of the stipulation contain
ed H. paragraph g. article ], which shal
cease o have effect afer the present trea
y shall have been ratified,
ARTICLE VII.
This treaty shall be approved and rat
fed and the Publications shall exchanged
at the city Of Berlin within six mouth
from The present date, or sooner, If pos
sble
In faith whereof, the respective Pleni
: potentaies have signed the above arli
= cles, both in the English and German Ian
| guag,s, and they have thereunto alike,
|, their seals.
Done in duplicate At Berlin tue sixth
day Of November in the year Of our LOru
one thousand eight hundred and sixty