Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-04-30
ThsElave-Tr Treaty hoEweaa the Uniiet
States and Great Britain,

aubls opens with TIE statement that "the
United States of America and her Majesty
the oussu Of the United Kingdom Of Grea.
sHsain and ireland, being desirOus to render
mo,s, sEsetual TIE means hitherto adopted
for the suppression Of the slavs-trade carried
On agon the Coast Of Africa, have deemed
Il oxpedlent 70 conclude a treaty for that
purpose"
The frst article grants the mutual right Of
search, BY ships acting under special in.
utfuetious for TIE purpose, Of ''such merchant
ships Of the two nations as may, upon rea-
sOnable grounds, be suspected Of being en-
gagged in the African slave trade, or Of hsv-
ing been fitted ont for that purpose or Of
having, during the voyage on which they
are net By thessid cruisers, been engaged in
the African slave trade, and to detain such
vessels Ior trial In order to "AvOid doubts
disputes and complaints" four rules ere pre-
ssrIbsd as governing the procedure; lst-
The righs d search not TO be Exercised e1.
ospg By vssssls.Ol-War authorised expressly
for that object" 2d-Vessels-Of-waE to be
exempt from search, and no search to be
made nWlthiu she limits Of settlement or
port, nor within the territorial waters Of the
other party" Sa-Commanders making
search sbGll exhibit their special instructions,
andeivs Certificate stating the object to be
solely with view "to ascertain whether the
vessel Is employed in the African slave trade,
or is attedup for the said trade" When the
suspicions ere found to be groundless, the
searching party shall record the fact in the
IoQ-book Of the vessel searched. Search
shall not be made BY an officer Of lower
rank than lieutenant except, BY reason Of
sickness or death, the command has deTolved
upon an inferior officer. 4th-"The reciprO-
osl right of search and detention shall be ax-
sroissd only within the distance of two hun
dred miles from the coast Of Africa, and
to the soushward Of the thirty-seoond paral.
lei ofnosth latitude, and within thirty leagues
nom the coast Of the Island Of Cuba"
Article second stipulate5 that each nation
E-han from time to time communicate to the
other The names Of the several ships furnish
Cd with such instructions, the fOrcs Of each,
and the names Of their several commanders"
and also prssribes some minor rules TO gov
sTa in the carrying ont Of the treaty.
Article third provides that the two Gov
ernments ''engage mutually to make good |
any Losses which their respective subjects or
ciHsens may incur BY an arbitrary and lille
gal detsntion Of their vessels; It being un-
dszsiood that this indemnity shall be borne
by the Government whose cruiser shall have
been guilty Of such arbitrary and Illegal de-
tsltiOn."
Article fourth establishes 'three mixed
courts Of justice, formed by an equal num-
bsE5l individuals Of the two nations named |
for this purpose by their respective govern |
msnis. These courts shall resids-One at
sisrEs Leone, one ct the Cape Of Good Hope,
and one at New York, and ''thsre shall be
no appeal from their decision"
Article eth provides for the punishment
Of sny oiacsr who shall deviste from the
Iipulatons Of the treaty.
Article sixth contains 8 list of articles, the
presence Of which shall justify detention,
which are: dstehes with open gratingsi an
uuususl number of divisions or bulkheads
In tlss hold or on deck shaekles, bolts or
handea6s; an extra quantity Of water in
oaika or tanks; an extraordinary number Of
casks or other vessels for holding liquid, uu-
less accompanied BY q custom house eerti6-
cats that they are designed for purposes of
legal commerce; an extra number of mess
tubs Or kids; cooking apparatus Of a ca
pacity greater than necessary for use of
crew; can extraordinary quantity Of rice, of
ths RouF Of maise, or Of Indian corn, or of
any other article Of food whatever, beyond
the probable wants of the crew." unless
i'sntered on the msnifest as part Of the cargo
for trades" an unnecessary quantity Of mats
o. mating, unless entered on the manifest.
The presence Of any of these to be pSima
Jssis evidence of guilt, ''unless the master or
owners shall furnish clear and ineontrovsrti-
BE evidence" that they ''were indispensable
for the lawful object of her vOysge."
Article seventh provides that no cOmpen.
1aton for detention shall be paid to vessels
carrying any Of the things enumerated in
the sixth article, even though the vessel be
not condemned.
Article eighth declares that condemned
vessels shall Hbe broken up entirely, and
shall be sold in separate parts" unless one of
the Governments desire to purchase it for I
naval purposes. /
Article ninth is 90 important that we copy
it entire;
RThs captain, master, pilot and crew OF
sny vessel condemned BY the mixed courts
of Justice shall be punished according to the
laws Of the country 70 which such vessel be- Z
longs, as shall also the owners and the per-
Ion1 interested in her equipment or cargo, a
unless they prove that they bad no parGici
patton II the enterprise. >
aFor this purpose, the two high contract
nQ parties agree that, in so tar IS It may not p
,s attended with grevious expense and incon-
Tenience, the msSter and crew Of any vessel
Ehioh may be condemned By a sentence of n
me Of the mixed courS Of iustice, as well as
NJ other persons found on board the vessel, q,
Ihall be sent and delivered up to the juris- a
'ietion Of the nation under whose flag the 7
londemned vessel was sailing ct the time Of .
.apture; and that the witnesses and proofs s.
necessary to establish the guilt Of such mas I
eE, crew, or other persons shall also be sent
Eith than.
'sIhe samo course shall be pursued with
'egard to subjects or citizens Of either con. 50
iraotinR party who may be found By Q cruiser n