Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-07-03

A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS Treaty between the Uni
ted States of America and her Mai
esty the Queen of the United King
dom of Great Britain and Ireland,
was concluded and signed by their
respective Plenipotentiaries, at the
City of Washington, on the seven.
teenth day of April last, which trca-
ty is word for word as follows:
Treaty Jetneen the United States of amer
iea and her Majesty The Queen of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland for The suppression Of The AZ
ricaa Stare trade.
The United States Of America and
her Majesty the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and
ireland, being DESTROYS to render
more effcctual the means hitherto
adopted for the suppression of the
slave trade carried on upon the coast
Pf Africa, have deemed it cxpedicnt
TO conclude treaty for that purpose,
and have named as their Plcnipoten.
|tiaries, that is to say The President
|of the United States of America,
William ii. Seward, Secretary of
State and her Majesty the Queen
Of the United Kingdom of Great Brit
ain aud Ireland, the right honorable
Richard Bickerton Pencil, Lord Ly-
ons, a peer of her United Kingdom, u
knight grand cross of her most hon
orable order of the bath, and her En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plcni-
potcntiary to the United States of
America, who, after having COMMUNE
Gated with each other their respective
full powers, found in good aud due
form, have agreed upon and conclu-
ded the following articles:
ARTICLE.
The two high contracting parties
mutually consent that those ships Of
their respective navics which shall be
provided with special instructions for
that purpose, as hereinafter mention
ed, may visit such merchant vessels
of the two nations as may, upon rea-
sonablc grounds, be suspected of be-
ing engaged in the African slave
trade, or of having been fitted ont for
that purpose or of having, during
the voyage on which they are met by
the said cruisers, been engaged in
the African slave trade, contrary to
the provisions of this treaty; and
that such cruisers may detain, and
send or carry away such vessels, in
order that they may be brought to tri-
al in the manner hereinafter agreed
upon.
In order to fix the reciprocal right
Of search in such manner as shall
he adapted to the attainment of the
object of this treaty, and at tue same
time avoid doubts, disputes and com
plants, the said right Of search shall
he understood in the manner and &C
cording to the rules following:
First. 1t shall never be exercised
except by vessels of war, authorized
expressly for that object, according
to the stipulations of this treaty
Secondly. The right of search shall
in no case be exercised with respect
to 4 vessel Of the navy of either OF
the two Powers, but shall be cxcrcis.
cd only as regards merchant vessels
and it shall not be exercised by a
vessel of war of either contracting
party within the limits of settle
ment or port, nor within the terrific.
rial waters Of the other party.
Thirdly. Whenever merchant YES
sci is searched 10y ship of war, tho
commander of the said ship shall, in
the act of 80 doing, exhibit to the
commander of the merchant vessel
the special instructions 10y which he
is authorized to search, and shall de-
liver TO such commander a certificate
signed by himself, stating his rank it
the naval service of his country, and
the name Of the vessel he commands
and also declaring that the only object
of the search is TO ascertain whether
the vessel is employed in the African
slave trade, or is fitted mp for the sal(
trade. When the search is made b,
an officer of the cruiser who is not th,
commander, such officer shall exhibi
to the captain of the merchant vcssc
a copy OF the aforementioned specia
instructions, signed by the command
CT Of the cruiser ; and he shall in lik,
manner deliver certificate signed b,
himself, stating his rank in the navy
the name Of the commander by who's
orders he proceeds to make the search
that of the cruiser in which he sails
and the object of the search, as ahos
described. Ii it appears from tn
search that the papers of the vcsse
are in regular order, and that it is en-
ploycd on lawful objects. the office
shall enter in the log book of the ve'
sci that the search has been made i
pursuance of the aforesaid special il
structions and the vessel shall b
left at liberty to pursue its voyag,
The rank Of the officer who makes III
search must not be less than that ,
lieutenant in the navy, unless the con
mand, either by reason Of death .
other cause, is at the time hcl
by an officer of inferior rank.
Fourthly The reciprocal right
search aud detention shall be exerc
scd only within the distance of tw
hundred miles from the coast Of All
ca. and to the southwark of the thi
ty-second parallel of north latitud
, and within thirty leagues from Il
coast of the island of Cuba.
: . ARTICLE III.
In order to regulate the mode of Ca
rying the provisions of the preccdiI
article into execution, II Is agreed
First That all the ships Of the II
vics of the two nations which sh;
he hereafter employed to prevent Il
African slave trade shall be furnish
by their respective Governments wi