Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-10-23

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The adjustment Of CLAIMS.
SHANGHAI, November 8, 1853.
In order to carry into effect the
Convention made at Tien-tsin 10y the
High Commissioners and Plcnipoten-
tiaries respectively representing the
United States of America and the Ia
Using Empire, for the satisfaction Of
claims of American citizens, by which
it was agreed that one-fifth OF all
tonnage, import, and export duties
payable on American ships and goods
shipped in American vessels at the
ports Of Canton, Shanghai, and Fuh-
chau, to an amount not exceeding six
hundred thousand taels, should be ap-
piled to that end and the plenipoten.
tiary of the Uunitcd States, actuatcd
by friendly feeling towards China, is
willing, on behalf of tue United States,
to reduce the amount needed for such
claims to an aggregate of five hun.
dred thousand taels, it is now express
y agreed by the high contracting par
ties in the form of supplementary
Convention, as follows:
ARTICLEI.
That on the first day of the next
Chinese year the Collectors of Gus.
toms at the said three ports shall is
sue debentures to the amount of five
hundred thousand tacls, to be deliver
ed to such persons as may be named
by the Minister or chief diplomatic
officer Of the United States in China,
and it is agreed that the amount shall
be distributed as follows Three hun
drcd thousand taels at Canton. one
hundred thousand tacls at Shanghai,
and one hundred thousand taels at
Fuh-chau, which shall be received in
payment Of one fifth ofthc tonnage, ex-
port and import duties on American
ships, or goods in American ships, at
the said ports, and it is agreed that
this amount shall be in full liquidation
of all claims Of American citizens at
the varions ports to this date.
In faith whereof the respective
Plenipotentiaries of the United States
of America aud of the Ta-Tsing En-.
pire /; that is to say, on the part of
the United States, William b. Reed,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary, and on the part of
the Ta-Tsing Empire
kwciliang, a member of the Privy
Council, Captain General of the Plain
White Banner Division of the Manchu
Bannermen, and Superintendent of
the Board of Puuishments, and Hwash.
ana, Classical Reader at Banquets,
President of the Board of Civil Office,
Captain General of Bordercd Blue
Banner Division of the Chinese Ban
nermen, both of them Plenipotentia-
ries, with Ho-kwei-tsipg, Governor
General of the Two Kiang Provinces,
President of the Board of War, and
Guardian of the Heir Apparent
Mingshen, President of the Ordnance
Office of the Imperial Household, with
the insignia of the second grade,
and Twan, titular President of the
fifth grade, Member of the Establish
ment of the General Council, and one
of the Junior Under Secretaries of the
Board of Punishments, all of them
special Imperial Commissioners de-
puted for the purpose, have signed
and sealed these presents.
Done at Shanghai this eighth day
of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, and of the Independence of the
United States the eighty-tlIird, and in
the eighth year of Hicnfung, the tenth
month and third day.
WILLIAM ID. REED, lSeaIl
kWElLANG,
HWASHANA,
HO-KWEl-1SING, [Seal.
MlNGSHEN,
TWAIN.