The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-01
The Recaptured Africans.
TIE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED sTATss
AND DENMARK.


AND DENMARK.
In acceptance of proposition made some time
since by the Danish government, and communI
Gated by the President 10 Congress, act wal
passed at the recent session authorizing the Pre-
ldent to enter INTO arrangements with one oi
more foreign governments having possessions IL
the West Indies, or other tropical regions, IL
receive from the Omitted States all negroes delIv-
cred from on board vessels seized IN the prosecu'
ton OF the slave trade by commanders OF Untei
States vessels, and to provide them with suitable
instruction, clothing and shelter, and to employ
them, at wages, under such regulations as shall
be agreed upon, for a period not exceeding five
years from the date of their being landed at the
place or places agreed upon. In pursuance OF
this act, the subjOined contract has been entered
into by the Al mister of Denmark and the Secre-
tary OF the Interior on the part of the United
States -
COPY OF AGREEMENT.
This agreement entered into between Waldo
mar Rudolph Won Raasloff, Charge 'Afaires
tor and ON behalf Of the government of Den
mark, and Caleb B. Smith Secretary of the In
terror, for and on behalf OF the government of
the United States, witnesseth -
That the government of Denmark agrees to
constituted authorities, for "a term OF five years,
at Il landing place called Westend, on the Da
nish Island of St. Croix, in the West Indies, all
negroes, mulattoes, or persons OF color delivered
from on board vessels seized in the prosecution
OF the slave trade by commanders of United
States armed vessels, and to provide them with
suitable instruction, and with C nfortable cloth
ing and shelter, and to rloy them al wages
n thn .,rtls INV
the Governor of ~. Crox on the twenty sixth
day OF January eighteen hundred and forty
nine, entitled :" Provisional acc to regulate the
relations between the proprietors Of landed es-
tates and the rural population of free labcrers
ia copy OF whlch Is hereto anneXed) tor period
not exceeding five years from the date Of their
being landed at he aforesaid landing place and
that the United States shalt not be liable 20,
any expenses On acc )unt OF SAID negroes, mulat
toes, or persons of color, after having landed
them at the aforesaid landing place. And the
government 0! the United States agrees to de-
liver to the government OF Denmark, or its duly
constituted authorities, at the aforesaid landing
place on the DANISH Island of ST. Crox, in W est
Indies, whenever practicable, all negroes, mu-
lattoeS Or person. Of color, delivered from on
board vessels seized In the prosecution OF the
armed vessels during the five years next sue
ceedlns the date OF this agreement and to issue
instructions to the commanders of the armed
vessels OF the Cntel States directing them,
whenever it shall be practicable, and under such
rules and regulations may be prescribed by
the President of the United States, to proceed |
directly to the aforesaid landing place on the
DANISH Island OF st. lloix, and there deliver to
the duly constituted authorities of the govern
ment of Denmark all negroes, lnulattoes, or per-
sons OF color delivered from Oh board vessels
seized In the prosecution Of The slave trade.
And it is further agreed that the government
of Denmark shall allow the United States Con
sui for st. Croix, or such other agent AS the
government Of the United States may appoint
for that purpose, freely and without hinder, and
at all times, to visit and inspect the condition of
the negroes, mulattoes, Or persons of color that
may have been landed on the island of St. Croix
under this agreement
Signed sealed and delivered in duplicate at
the city of Washington, this nineteenth day of
July, A. d. eighteen hundred and sixty two.
w. RAAsLoFF, Charge d Affaires.
CALEB B. SMITH, Sec'y of Interior.
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of
George Walker and George G, Whiting.