New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-28
TIE SLAVE-TRADE TREATY.
TREATY BETwEEN TIE UNITED STATES or
AMERICA AND HRR MAJESTY THE oUEEf



! AMERICA AND HRR MAJESTY THE oUEEr
OF The UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT
BRITAIN AND IRELAND, PoR THE suf-
PRESTON OF THE AFRICAN sLA'L-LkADh' r.
CONCLUDED AT WASHINGTON, APRIL Z, looz'
TprtTY FoR TIE SUPPRESSION OF TIE hocA'
| sLAyE.TRADE.
The United States OF America and her Majesty me
Queen of the United Kingdom OF Great Biitain huu
Ireland being desirous 10 render more eiectnai lne
meaus hitherto adopted for the suppression OF the
eavetrade carried on upon the Coast OF Afca, nave
deemed il expedent 70 conclude treaty for mat pnr
pose and have named their plonipotentmnes, lhas
il to FAY: The President of The UnHed cestts u
America William II. Seward, Secret tary OF Sta e.
end her Majesty the Queen Of the United kin90ohi
Of Creat Britan and Ireland the right honorable Richard
60 NJ ber ,ost honorable Order Of Bath,
and her Envoy Extraordinary and Minister fIehlpoten'ay ~
N. ned stst-s OF America Who alter having
20 each oh,r their respective fu poweIs oSa 10 oou
dne form have agreed upon and concluded 'he ioO"'
lices: .,r
The two high contracting parties mutually Gonenr M d s,,
Win special iu,iruc.ions Tor that pu poe ss hselnIs a.
toned may yisi such merchapt Fes'ri. =" ~, 49, r 9ed
nav rr reasonable grounds be susI ected of bsbg rtsye
b the African ,ve ade OF having oeen heh Snt lcI s
purpose Of having during hs y9l o ,Ssn %
c6ntury the proyi.ious ctlis tfhiy ana na' o , 80
dt sti pd OF carry away such yesae IN ofdef iha.
,bsy NAV bs brought 10 hii Ia the manner heishS'i
In n fix the sprocal rIgh. Of search IN ouch man
nor IAN r adapted the aitaum' Of th. object OF this
sgd A. Tie sare lime avoid doubts. disputes ard COM
pes the ii tight Of search ,hnil be radertood IN the
mslner aud &C rordrs ' to ,nc rules following;
Fir Il slsl never be- exercised except oy yFeseis'oiW
suhocd expressly oT thsi object according 10 Tie Ep"A
Ssg. TRe r.h, Of search she'll IN be e1erc'ed
with respec. vessel Of tLe navy Of ehrf oi Ihe ITo
Pos bot sia he exercised onlg ssregirds era 81 gesfe
ard ,ba tK'cise4 ~ vsssrtoi-wr o. eihsi con
nc ur party within the Ams oi > ,eit en." "i I0 "'
v tnin tno territorial wsrers Of the other perty
1hDdig: Whenever merchant vessel !, ,esiensd oy
lpofwsE the omsndE Of the Sid 'bip shn In the ac q
20 d"rg rabi 10 tho commander - e merchant seel the
r instructions by which he duly authorized e. soaich
aud tha deliver 70 such eoi9n'andeI ao'iuuS'e 'lsn y,
hins ssng hs rsnk IN tie naval service oi hls e0Gny
and le name of the weasel e commands. aud slso drca s
that tie opy object Of The search Is 10 hen,r ua
vessel employed in the African sayeade, or l. hted up
for le ad trade. hen the search 3. made by on ocer
hh 10 einiau oi the merchant vessel COPY oi The orc
mentioned sptCa Instruction. sgued by th. comntnfff OF
Lo ca.sei and he 'al ~ NE manner arlet eet..lc'
signed by m.ol srug bis ens In the rsSy, the nams o
the commander by whose orders b. proceeds 10 make %.
sch Tat Of ihs crn 80 ~ winch he sa sEd 'le oeet q
ettagch above dcienbed lh appears rom ths "si1h
uis,d On law n ebjeos the oieer shall IN the log
Joos 9th ts the search ha' been made IN pursuance
ii, D, bey 10 pursue III, voytge The rank OF the officer
make, the search mast not - es' tsa that oi lieutenant
other cuse a. te tine lec BY sn officer q iIe ior fa
FrAy The rcclrfoes iisl d,eaIeh and detention 'ha
om coat OF Afcs sld 10 the soubHsd Of the tiny
ecold p,rss Of noith .,nd- and within thirty leagues
nom he coast otihe l'leld Of Cuba.
ARrcLRIL
IN CDR 70 Tie lode o. esyni :he provisions Of
be p eosiHs -ii.ie 'n9 e1tsa,lon u !. AGED ,,o
which sls hereafter employed to prevent the African
sy.s3c hell he ushedby tlsir esFcciYe Governments
with copJ Of he present ro.y o 'he h'ueons iot cur
auLd .nce,V msl@ed aud II lie tssusoa' ioI ne
mited rJur justice annexed thereto tmaTsed ~ which
respectively sh- be eonsid..td % insss paris o.
Sicons Ill each o. tie hlh contracting parties shsl
f1a ti. to s oYInmuncatr the other the names OF the
s-Vlsl ikP furnished with such nssiuc.ions th' ro"s
each ssi tie Eelues u several conHander' iLs sih
couu.HsTs shall Lo.d io rams oi cAptsn n s h'yi a,
east dat eutCEsnt e-us neVer'bss, nnaststyoa ths'
uay
OF Lieutenant the rIyy other superior RANK ,hA 10 o"-t
,be e.er ON VIII 10 lie the weasel Las d.yehed
ske the search although such eiceT Lay not hoi tho
3hfAy Tbs, d al any time The commander q cruiser o
Of ,ihvl o tie he lwo nations hs!l suspect that any noI
chant vessel uadef The c,so or co"'oy Ct suy .Ap Or OF
Of tie oLe Iston carries nsos on bosfd or has seen
ensssed a. TO Aiein 's'oadr OF !, h''oo "' ot ' pl
plsc shoFeoi he eomnsnder Of ne cTni,ei sAu
compsod b, the commander Of ac cruiser shall poecdto
lie search - iho 'pccied fe'" .na in case We
appear well g1ndtd according 70 the tenor o tu- Hea!
places here be mixed courts oi ustce are ssonedin or
asr ihai s. msy thsre be sdudie.'ed ug.n. -. A.
Of s Pi fi , 0 s.ys. s ,sssy 70 To no ssa s %
/ q The sosc-aid Instructions. -
A. The tSo preceding Articles are entirely re'iprco' We
w. ii eonir.tn P'i., ensase En,aa! 70 ...o so.a
a1y o',,' wA..h tn., I'. s1H,s Io.e'. % I ' {,
t.ls und,niood ihst ih ifd.ni.y shall be borne by tie
n.'eh'i. hI'f 'i,' nav s. IN r 3 s'3 s ,s
u.l 90 1c- sptchsi H. tlc hri Aiic.e u MS treaty s
|
ns'c, srPtcse4Y, sna ~ 'uch ct those .hip Only 81.
prosii With nr .P,s rstacuon. suurSea g. ne gesent
'feaiy in pnrs1-1c' %; o." ih'fsoi Tho nemei-
ru, Co. tle dalss. OF "hich tbs slce tgeot s'i be
alt shla tr tr4 az ols reckoning ifor the icy ih
which to iH'd coaI' o Je.,'ee paneunse' ' vnenee
D. order 90 ir i--,u with l.,ils dosy aud IN.
,saierrr r..te. t" ,s,,.'- li.i Dee detained
sc-o.a.s -o. ID thr Gi. article o. ,h, .rrs.y
tla tr ~st.b, ed s,.a nsf ic rrlccabf, ttTc-
n1ed ror's ~ 1.i.e Ell log AZ ,i ui, ci iudi
rsrs-,iye r9r-ruar ihre ,cu,tu - y s,,lic.onc It
So Leone o. -'e ta.g c Good Hope "a one II Now
Baisc' ofus css,elrs rl~, ,-,,-ve. to in,'f
r frt ol rifrrirg - ii I,a'.c zoe o. f.si'4cc ~
,- e-ai. of c.a.ts hr.i W,. .n .ta ovn irnnciie&
tI..r r.r saaI l1dr. trr tprut rd io thor
af .l le t present lfosty s'd sc oiis
. Hf sitl'if ald n.t.t i"'s WI hae ern'ttt o tl.
rrrira ttrT. aHd vt-d pro- s7r-it.fad nt't riil
fl. %, .tI tnrff .rHl H uo peel If. o.. d.,lsHH
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ng'ts ri t4ii IY b l. ..slot H4 ..arr. u the
Aov'-,, o. e n0.t nrtr.o 81 ucat. ,h1. d,a.c i1 aus
,srr, re Gre sptcss o. 10 SAIL .sr@iy, or 'roa tho
c.ye s.l - siDl ,rd lolrby sls be eu-d 90 demand
surll.t. d. t... ~, GostuL.,A- - AIilh .u.A
a. Office, y heon, bind, ilef to rsrrs ilcui-y
st-,l..,on ri.l as Iy b, plo'rI 90 is,e cr.llrt,d
A.u,fr ".
De- Lr'e'y m &C loesy ogo.gd thet every American ..
Tt. hrt f-sse winch fhh'l Pol searched hy virtue o.
'ac p-rcr' isey u4y sEius BE- ac'e' 3D. and sent OF
hrugfi uro,. t~ Nitei te1fts Of lice 90 7bi'l-d 20
f r poti o1s ths eoi u IN fcr e1uipn-p there
.hnA .,-t4 sos o. tne snilss hooSaii'r 'a""H"'ed
Fiis H.l.e, ~ optn u-'lr;'. ir,,,ad Of he close
ts'rl- witch ar h.ns. ln r'9 lslt ,e',el,i 80 49, -, g.
s number Than rrcci'.y of vessels engascd h aw
TSrt spare nE h..,l tor syrs down ssecoud ,avc
irr-N. ssscsl., bc'', or lard'aa..
ft: lager prHy ot water ln casks Or - tatk thsn
Is requisite ior ;le consumption VI the crew CT the yse
S-, An eIuaofdn,-y rpmbe OF water c..s Of other
...NH HHa.. ~ nd.