Delaware State journal and statesman., 1862-11-04
NO. SO.

or take any commission letters Of marque for arming
ns eng Sr ships to act as prvateers against the SAID
people, inhabitants Of rle said United States or any
~ Or against the property OF any Of the inhabitants
SAID United States shall be at war nor shall any citizen
r nnahfant OF the said United States, Auy Of them,
amlng any ship ships as prvaters against the
szens or nhabitantsof Yenezuen any Them the
winch the said Republic shall be war If any person
o. either nation shall take such commission letters OF
tive laws. f9,'4-'s4 @''''-'-s " 'H''' ief'
Afiiee XVI; The high contracting parties grant to
oaeh other the liberty having the ports Of the other
e9nsus or vice-consus OF their appointment, who
sha enjoy the same privileges aud powers those Of the
most favored nation but ifany of the said
sie aonsuls shall trade they shall be
o same laws and usages p which private individuals
| "I their nation are subjected in the same place.
IL is understood that whenever either the two con-
sHir agent to reside in any ports commercial places
81 ne latter such consul agent shall continue 10 be
sMdel' notwithstanding his quality Of foreign consul,
as citizen Of the nation to which he belongs
lqenty shall be subject to the laws and regulations
Mhic natives subjected in the place OF his residence
Ihs obligation, however, shall IN no respect sbarrass the
exercise OF ms consr sr functions affect the nvioaby
OF me consular archives.
The said consus aud vice consuls shall have the right,
~ SUCH TO sit as judges and arbraors in such differences
as may arise between and crews Of the vessels
belonging to the nation interests are committed to
er charge without the Interference of the author
lies unless their assistance should be required or the
conduit OF the the captain should disturb the
order or tranquility Of the country. 1t however, un-
uoho1l mat thls species ofudgment arbitration shall
not deprive the eOnending parties the right they have
70 resort on their RETURN to the judicial authority ofther
The said consuls vice consus are authorized to re-
the assistance Of the local authorities for the arrest
anu imprisonment Of tn. dssersrs from the ships
and merchant vessels of their country Fer this purpose
tasy shall apply to the competent tribunals Judges,
oeeI and shall In writing demand such dessrtera, pre-
wing oy the exhibition of the registers Of the vessels the
Tolls Of the crews or by any other official docu
nat s1en individuals Termed part the crew; and
On ls claim being subsaniated the surrender shall not
NJ s sIen n 1sserler when arrested shall be placed
ie uIsposa 0l the eonsuls and vice eonsus, and may
pe mined in the public prisons the request and cost
those who shall claim them in order be the
nesh 10 Mmcn they belong or 10 Others of the same
But II not sent back within thres monhs of the
Jay OF their arrest they shall te liberty ahal
AGAIN De arrested ior the same cause However If the
deserier shall be found to have committed auy crime
offence ms surrender may be delayed until the tribunal
before which his shall be pending, shall have pro-
lta sentence and such ssRtonee shall have been
Article XVII The United States Of America and the
republic OF Nenezuea, requisltions made in their
and consular agents. shall deliver up justice persons
who being charged with the crimes enumerated in the
requiring party, shall seek asylum shall be found with
In the territories of the other Provided That this shall
be done only when the fact of the commission the crime
shall be so established Justify their apprehension
commitment for trial, ifthe crime had been committed in
he country where the persoDs accused shall be found
all Of which the tribunals of said country shall procsed
and decide according to their own laws
Article XVIII. Persons shall be delivered up accord
ing to the provisions of this convention. who shall be
charged with any of the following crimes, to wit:
murder (incuding assassination, parTicde inhnticide,
and poisoning attempt to commit murder; rape; for
gerry the eounterieitng of money; robbery with
house piracy; embeizlement by public officers or by
persons hired or saared to the detrment of their
ployers. when these crimes subject to Infamous
Article xxx On the part of each country the surren-
der sh,l be made only by authority of tho executive
thereof The expenses Of detention delivery effected
in yr of the preceding article shall be at the
the party making the demand.
Article XXX. The provisions of the aforegOng arti-
res relating to the surrender of fugitive criminals shall
not apply to offences committed before the date hereof
nor 10 those Of political character.
Article XXXI. This convention ia concluded for the
ERIN ul eight years, dating from the exchange Of the rat
ications and If one Year before the expiration Of that
period neither Of the contracting PARTIES shall have
aonneed ny an official uoiclti ii it's intention 10 the
ither to arrest the operations said convention IL shall
continue binding for twelve mouths nger aud on, from
'ear to year until the expiration II the twelve months
sie Will follow similar declaration whatever the time
It which Il may take place
Article XXXlI This convention shall be submitted on
10th sides the approval and ratification Of the respeo
i've competent authorities Of Of the contracting
PARTIES and the ratihcations shall be exchanged Cara
iAs as soon AS circumstances shall admit
In faith whereof the respective plenipotentiares have
gned the afuregOng articles In the English Spanish
languages, and he6 have reuniO affixed their seals.
Done ia duploats at the city OF Caracas, this twenty
epenth day of August in the year Of Lord thou
and eight hundred and sixty.
A. TURPIN. RI.
PEDRO DE LAS CAsAs. n. si
AND whereas the said treaty has been duly ratified
10Th parts and the respective ratcatons of the
iugust last
Now, therefore, be it known that l. Abraham Lincoln
resident of the United states Of America have caused
he sara treaty To be made public To the end that the
anne, and every clause and article thereof may be OBJ
erved and fulfilled by the Uni States and the citizens
In testimony whereof hereunto set my hand and
aused the seal of the United statsg to bs aiixed
Done at the city of Washington this twenty-hfth day
OF September, in the year Of our Lord thous
H. and eight hundred and sixty one, and Of the
ependeuce OF the United States the eighty-sixth
By the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary Of State