Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1862-05-09

pursuance of the aforesaid special instruc-
lions; and the vessel shall be left at Hber
ty 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
Fonrthiy, The reciprocal right of search
and detention shall be exercised only with
IN the distance of two hundred and fftv
miles OF the coast of Africa, and to the
southwark of the thirty-second parallel of
north latitude, and within thirty leagues
of the coast of the Island of Cuba,
ARTICLE II.
In order to regulate the mode of carry
ing the provisions of the preceding article
into execution, 1t is agreed
First: That all the ships of the navies
ot the two nations which shall be bereaf
ter employed to prevent the African slave
trade shall be furnished by their respect-
I've Governments with a copy of the pres
ent treaty of the instructions for cruisers
annexed thereto (marked Al, and of the
regulations for the mixed courts of Justice
annexed thereto (marked b., which an
nexes respectively shall be considered as
integral parts of the present treaty.
Secondly: That each of the high con-
tracing parties shall from time to time
communicate TO the other the names of the
several ships furnished with such instruc-
uons, the force OF each, uud the names If
their several commanders The said com
manders shall hold the rank of captain in
the navy. or at leass that Of lieutenant If
being nevertheless understood flat tie in
structions originally issued to an officer
holding thc rank of lieutenant of the ma
Wy, or other superior rank. shall, in case os
his death or temporary absence be sufli-
clcnt to authorize the officer on whom the
command Of the vessel has devolycd to
make the search, although the said officer
may not hold the aforesaid rank in the SER
vice.
Thirdly: That if at any time the COM
mander Of cruiser Of either of the two
nations shall suspect that any merchant
vessel under the escort or convoy of any
ships OF war Of the other nation carries he
groes on board, Or has been engaged in The
African slaye-trade, or is fitted out for the
purpose thereof, the commander of the
cruiser shall communicate his suspisions to
the commander Of the convoy. who, accom-
panied by the officer Of the cruiser. shall
proceed to the search of the suspected
vessel; and in ease the suspicious appear
well founded, according to the tenor of
this treaty, then the said vessel shall be
conducted or sent to one of the places
where the mixed courts Of Justice are sta
toned, in order that it may be adiudicated
upon.
Forth(y: 1t is further mutually agreed
that the commanders of the ships Of the
two navies respectively, shall adhere strict
ly to the exact tenor of the aforesaid in
structiOns.
ARTICLE III
AS the two preceding articles are entire
ly reciprocal, the two contracting rartics
engage mutually to make good any loss
which their respective subjects or citizens
may incur by an arbitrary and illegal de-
tentlon of their vessels; it being under
stood that this indemnity shall be borne by
the Government whose cruiser s! all have
been guilty Of such arbitrary and illegal
detention; and that the search and deten-
ton of vessels specified in the first article
OF this treaty shall be effected only by
ships which may form part Of the two ma
vles, respectively, and by such of those
ships only as are provided with the special
instructions annexed to the present treaty,
IN pursuance of the provisions thereof -
The decentralization for the damages of
which this article treats shall be paid with
ID the term of one year, reckoning from
the day IN which the mixed court of JUS
tice pronounees its sentence.
ARTICLE ".
In order to bring to adjudication, with
as little delay and Inconvenience as pnssi-
BILE, the vessels which may be detained ac-
'ordlng to the terror OF the first article of
his treaty, there shall be established, an
soon as may be practicable, three mixed
courts of justice, formed by an equal num-
Der of individuals of the two nations nam
ID for this purpose by the respective Gov
These courts shall reside-one
1t Sierra Leone, one at the cape Of Good
Hope, and one at New York.
But each of the two high contracting
parties reserves to itself the right of chan
5lng at Its pleasure, the place of residence
If the court or courts held within It's own
territories.
These courts shall judge the causes sub
nltted to them according TO the regulations
md instructions which are annexed to the
present treaty. and which are considered
IN integral part thereof, and there shall be
10 appeal from their decision
ARTICLE V
In case the commanding officer Of any of
he ships Of either country, duly commits
Toned according to the provisions of The
Irst article of this treaty, shall deyate it
any respect from the stipulations Of the
aid treaty, or from the instructions annex
ID to 1t, the Government which shall con-
eve itself to be wrongcd thereby shall be
Untitled to demand reparation and IN
UGH cases the Government to which the
officer may belong binds itself
o cause inquiry to be made into the sub
lect of the complaint, and to ipfict uP0n,
ne said officer punishment proPortIo7oa