Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-03-27
u.oFIFI.CI.AL Il.
CONVENTION
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In order to carry into eiIect the Convention made
at Tien.tsin by the High C0mniissoners aud PlenI-
States OrAmericG and the Tia Tsing Empire Tor the
satisfaction OF claims OF American citizens, by which
Il was agreed thar 9ne-ath OF all tonnage Import,
And export duties payable on American ships and
gOOtls HhiPped IN American vessels the ports Of
Cantsn, -shaghai, and Fnh-cliau, TO an amount NOT
exceeding six hundred Thousand taels should he an.
piled TO thatSnd; and the PIsnIpOt6ntary of tile
United States actuAted by friendly feeling tswanls
China, Is willing, on behalf Of tle uulted States,
reduce tile amount needed for such claims tb m a-
greSHts Of Ave hundred thousand faes It Il now eX-
Pressly agreed by the high contracting parties in
tue tue form ot supplementary Convention Hs fol-
ARTICLE I. @
That on tie frat day Of the next Chinese wear the
Collectors ofCustOmS At the said three ports shall Is
sue dsbentnres to the amount five hundred thOus-
and taes, to be delivered 10 such persons as may be
named by the Minister Or chief diplomatic officer Of
the United statesin China and It & agreed that tile
amount shall be distributed follows: Three hun
dred th houSNnd tRsls at Canton, hundred thopS-
andtaels at Shanghai, and one hundred thousand
tAels at Pnh.chan, which shall be received In pay
nlent Of One-ft Of tls Tonnage, export and import
duties on American ships, or goods IN American
amount shall be IN, mi iIaIiSton S oF SiIeiSimS oS
American citizens at the TaTiOua spIrts to this
date. 49, ,.,.-.s.. l-
Of the Unitsd StHtsI Of America and Of the Ta-Tsing
EmpireS that IL to say. the part OF the United
States, lillian u. Reed, Envoy Extraordinary aud
Minister PlenipOtentary, aud on the part Of the
Ia Tsing Empire f
RWsilianE, member Of the PriVy Counsel, Cap
tain General Of the Plain White Banner Division OF
the Manchu Bannernen, and Superintendent of the
DOarl OF PuniAllnents, and Hwashana, Classical
Reader At lIau1uets Presitenk OF the Board Of Civil
Office, Captain General Of the BOr1ered Blue Ban
ner Division the Chinese Dannermen, both Of them
Plenipotsntiaries, with Ho Kwei.tsing, Governor
General Of the Two Kang Provinces President ofthe
Board of War, and Guardian OF the Heir Apparent;
Mingalen President OF the Ordnance OHice ofthe In
periAT Household, With the insignia OF the second
grade, and Twan, titulAr President Of the fifIh
grade, Member ofthe Establishment of the General
Council, andeDe Of the Jnnior Under Secretaries Of
the Board Of PunishmButS, all O6them special Impe
rial Commissioners deputsd for the purpose have
signed and sealed these presents.
Done at Shanghai this eighth day Of November, Ia
tile year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and hty.eight, aud Of the Independence OF the Uni
ted States the eighty third and in the eighth year
Of Hieninngj the tenth month aud third day.
WILLIASfB n. REED, g[sEALl
KwEILIANG,
.Uaar .l1r -HWASHANA,
IL. no KwEL!TsiNG, lSEALJ
MINGSHEN,
p .s1Ha- TWAIN. a-a Eal.-s