Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-21

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A PROCLAMATION. 2 -
WHEREAS a Treaty between the United
States OF America and her Majesty q the
Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, was concluded and
signed by their respective Plenipotentia-
ries, at the city of Washington, on the 7tb
day of April last, which treatyis word for
word as follows; m3T
Treaty between the United States of
America and her Majesty the Queen OF
the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and ireland for the suppression of the
African slave trade. -pr Il
The United States Of America and her
Majesty the Queen of the Unitsd Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland being desi-
rous to render more efFsctual the means
hitherto adopted for the suppression of the
slave trade carried ON upon the coast Of
Africa, have deemed it expedient to con-
clude treaty for that purpose, and have
named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is TO
say: The President of the United States of
America, William H. Seward, Secretary of
State; and her Majesty the Queen of the
United Kingdom OF Great Britain aud Ire
land, the right honorable Richard Bicker-
ton Pencil, Lord Lyons, peer of her Uni
ted Kingdom, a knight grand cross of her
most honorable order o. the bath, and her
Envoy Extraordinary aud Minister Pleni.
potentary TO the United States of America,
who, after having communicated to each
other their respective full powers, found in
good aud due form. have agreed upon and
concluded the following articles; af8
ARTICLE l. 7aa7 s-a Z
The two high contracting parties mutu-
ally consent that those ships of their res.
pective navies which shall be provided with
special instructions for that purpose, as
hereinafter mentioned, may visit such mer-
chant vessels Of the two nations as may,
upon reasonable grounds, be suspected of
being engaged in the African slave trade,
or of having been fitted out for that pur-
pose; or of having, during the voyage on
which they are met by the said cruisers,
been engaged in the African slave trade,
contrary to tho provisions of this treaty /;
and that such cruisers may detain, and send
or carry away such vessels, in order that
they may be brought 70 trial in the manner
hereinafter agreed upon.
p In order to fix the reciprocal right Of
search in such a manner as shall be adapt
ed to the attainment of the object of this
treaty, and at the same time avoid doubts,
dispates, and complaints, the said right of
search shall be understood in the manner
and according to the rules following:
First. 1t shall never be exercised except
by vessels of war, authorized expressly for
that object, according to the aipulationS Of
this treaty. s.,o ,s .t.t.-t1ss
Secondly. The right of search shall 10
no case be exercised with respect TO yes
sci of the navy of either of the two Pow
ers, but shall be eexercised only as regards
merchant vessels; and it shall not be exer-
cised by vessel of war of either contract
ing party within the limits of settlement
or port, nor within the territorial waters of
the other party. .t
Thirdly. Whenever a merchant vessel il
searched by ship of war, the commander
of the said ship shall, in the act of so do
ing, exhibit to the commander of the mer-
chant vessel the special Instructions by
which de is duly authorized to search, and.
shall deliver to such commander certifi-
cate. signed by himself, stating his rank in
the naval service of his country, and the
name of the vessel be commands, and also.
declaring that the only object of the
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employed in the African slave trade. or is
fitted up for the said trade. When the.
search is made by an officer of the cruiser
who is nUtthe commander,such officer shall
exhibit to the captain, of the merchant yes-
sci copy Of the befoze-mentioned special
Instructions, signed by the commander OF
the cruiser; and he shall in like manner de
liver a certificate signed by himself, stating
his Iank in the navy, the name of the COM
'mander by whose orders he proceeds to
make the search, that of the cruiser in
which he sails, and the object of the search
as above described. II 1t appears from the
search that the papers of tue vessel are in
regular order, and that it., is employed on
lawful objects, the officer shall enter in the
log book of the vessel that the search has
ibeen made in pursuance Of the aforesaid
special instructions; and the vessel shall
be left at liberty to pursue its voyage. The
rank of the officer who makes the search
must not be less than that of lieutenant in
the navy, unless the command, either by
reason of death or other cause, is at the
time held by an officer of inferior rank,
FourthlY. Tho reciprocal right ofsearch
aud detention shall be exercised only with
in the distance of two hundred miles from
the coast of Africa, and TO the southwark
iof the thirty second parallel of north Iati-.
Htude, and within thirty. leagues from the
coast of the Island OF opba. a.
e ARTICLE IL ~ p
In order to regulate the mode of carrying
the provisions Of the preceding article into
execution, it is agreed
First: That all the ships of the nayies Of
the two nations which shall be hereafter
employed to prevent the Afrithn slave
trade shall be furnished BY their respec.
tive Governments with copy Of the pres
ent treaty, Of the instructions for cruisers
annexed thereto, (narked Al and of the
regulations for the mixed courts of justice
annexed thereto. (marktd B.sJ which an
nexes respectively shall be Considered as
integral parts of the present treaty. . 80
Secondly. That each of the high con-
tracing parties shall, from time to time
commhnicate TO the other the names Of the
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