Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-07-12
MOrtester 9ailg SPY.

CONVENTION.
Betieeen the United States aud China fo,. the
adjustment of Claims.

CONVENTION.
Beticeen the United States aud China for the
adjustment of Claims.
SHANGHAI, NOVEMBER s, 1858.
In order to carry into effect the convention
made at Ten-tsin by the high commissioners
and plenipotentiaries respectively represent
ing 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-chan, to an am
cunt not exceeding six hundred thousand
taels, should be applied to that end; and the
plenipotentiary OF the United States, actuated
by friendly feeling towards China, is willing,
on behalf OF the United States, to reduce the
amount needed for such claims to an aggre-
gate of five hundred thousand taels, it is now
expressly agreed by high contracting parties
IN the form OF supplementary convention, as
follows:
ARTICLE l.
That on the first day of the next Chinese
year the collectors of customs at the said
three ports shall issue debentures to the am
cunt of five hundred thousand taels, to be de-
Hvered to such persons as may be named by
the minister or chief diplomatic office of
the United States in China, and it is agreed
that the amountshall be distributed as follows ::
Three hundred thousand taels at Canton, one
hundred thousand taels at Shanghai, and one
hundred thousand taels at Fuh chan, which
shall be received in payment of one-fifth of
the tonnage, export and import duties on Am
erican 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 various
ports to this date.
In faith whereof the respective plenipoten-
tiaries of the United States of America and of
the Ta-Tsing empire; that is to say, on the part
of the United States, William b. Reed, en-
voy extraordinary and minister plenipotentia-
ry, and on the part of the Ta-Tsing empire
Kweiliang, member of the Privy Council,
Captain General of the Plain White Banner
Division of the Manchu Bannermen and Su-
printendent of the Board establishments, and
Hwashana, Classical reader at Banquets,
President of the Board of Civil Office, Cap
tain General of the Bordered Blue Banner
Division of the Chinese Bannermrn, both of
them Plenipotentiaries, with Ho-Kwei-tsing,
Governoe General of the Two Klang Provin-
ces, President of the Board of War, and
Guardian of the Heir Apparent; Mingshen,
President of the Ordnance Office of the Impe-
rial Household, with the insignia of the second
grade, and Twan, a titular president of the
fifth grade, Member of the Establishment of
the General Council and one of the Junior
Under Secretaries of the Board of Punish
ments, all Of them special Imperial Commits
sioncrs deputed for the purpose, have signed
and sealed these presents.
Done at Shanghai this eighth day of Nov
ember, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fifty-eight, and of the indie
pendence of the United States the eighty-thi
and in the eighth year of Hienfung, the tenth
month and third day.
WILLIAM B. REED, ISEALI
KWEILIANG, !
HWASHANA,
HO-KWEI-TSING, TSEAL. I
MINGSHEN,
TWAIN. s