Nebraska advertiser. [volume] (Brownville, Nemaha County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1856-1882, 1863-06-11

II SudAl I0QucAko 10 pfbf6ub alHA4EllnE the
Yang-tsz- -Kiang, when that river shall be open to
Contention betlUeen the United States and
China for the .Adjustment of Claims.
Concluded .NoUen1ber 8 1858.
In order to carry into effect the Convention made
at Ten-tsin by the High Commissioners and Pleni4
/ potentares respectively representing the United
/ States of America and the Ia Using Empire for the
satisfaction of ela;mf Of America ctizsas by which
it agreed that one fifth Of all tOnn tga import
and export duties payable on American shins ana
goods shipped in American vessels at the dOrts Of.
\ Canton Shanghai, and Fuh-chau, to an amount not
| exceeding six hundred thousand taels, sh0uld be
applied to that end; and the PienipOtentiary Of the
1 United States, aetuated by friendly feeling 90
wards China is willing on behalf Of thb United
States to reduce the amoaut needed for such claims
to an aggregate Of five hundred thousand taels il is
now expressly agreed by the high contracting pap
ties in the form Of supplementary Convention. as
follows: et4. -
Art. 1. That on the first day Of the next Chinese
year the Collectors Of Customs at the said three
/ ports shall issue debentures to the amount Of Eve
hundred thousand taels TO be delivered to such per-
sons as may be named By the Minister or eli dfplo
matte officer Of the United States in China, and it
/ is afirecd that the amount shall be distributed as
/ follows: Three hundred thousand taels al Canton
one hundred thousand taels at Shanghai. and one
/ hundred thousand tesls at FUh-chau, which shall
be received in payment Of one fifth of tho tonnage.
I
/ goods ia American at the said claims Of American
citizens at the various ports to this date.
In faith whereof the respective PlenipOtentiaries
Of the United States Of America and Of thsT Tsn
Empire; that is to say, on the part of the United
| States William B. Reed, envoy Extraordinary ond
Minister lenpOtentiary and on the part Of the Ia
/ Tsing Empire
Kweiiang, s member of the Privy Council, Cap,
tain General Of the Plain White Banner Division 81
| the Manchn Bannermen, and Superintendent Of the
/ Board of Punishments and HWashana,r Classical
Reader at Banquets, President Of the Board OF
Civil Oficert Captain General Of the Bardered
I BOrdered Blue Banner Division Of the Chinese
Banndrmen, both Of them. PlenipOteutiaries; with,
EO Kwei -tsing Governor General Of the twoaKianP
/ Provinces, President of the Board Of War ard +
I Guardian of the HsiT-Appareat; Mingshenj Pres-
dent of tie Ordnance Office Of the Imperial House.
/ hold with the Insignia or the Second Grade; and
Twan titular Pres dent Of The Fifth Grad men,
Der of the Establishment Of the General COnnoiE.
and of fthe Junior under Secretaries of the
Board Of Punishmsnts, all of them special Imperial
Commissioners deputen for the Purpose, have sign
/ ed and sealed these presents. ~ ,f. ElFs T4H
Done at Shanghai this eighth day Of NovsmheF,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight bundled
and ffty-eght, and the Independence uF the nited
/ States of America the eightny third and in the
eighth year of Hienfung the tenth month aud third
day.
WILLIAM B. REED. [sEAL.I
| KWEILIANGr
HWASHANA. ~. rs
7 H0 KWELTSING. LsEAL.)
/ MINGSHEN. l-I.
TWAIN.
/ - -sta h.
Treaty between the United States Of America and
/ tbs Republic Of Venezuela. AInity Comerca
Navigation and surrender of Fugitives. COnclgi-
ed, August q, 1850. Ratified by the United
States February 20, 1851. Exchangs Of Rati6-
cations, August Q, 1851, PrOeaimJd by the
President Of the United States, Sept 25th, 1851,
By THE PRESIDENT OF THE United. STATES oP
AMERICA.
i A PROCLAMATION. +s.ft yr
4 Whereas treaty Of Amity Commerce and Navi-
CATION and for the surrender Of fugitive criminals
i bew. en- the Unit3d States Of America and the
! Republic Of Fenezuela was consluded and signed
at Caracas On the twenty seventh day Of August
1860 which treaty being in the English aud
Spanish languages,s, word for word as foll w,
The United States America and the Republic 81
Venezuela, equally animated with the desire OF
maintaining the cordial relations and Of tiRhtenie
if possible, the bonds Of friendship betwosn the two
countries as Wyll to augment BY all the means at
their disyOsal the commercial iutereOurss 6f thoiF
respective citizens have mutually resolved 20 con-
: clu general convention Of anity comfnerce and
navigation and for the surrender Of fugitive orimi,
nails. For this purpose they. have appointed as,
the plenip0tentares to wit: the President Of TIE
D United States Edward A. Turpin Minister Residents
near the Government Of Ydnezaela; and the Fresi-f
e dent Of Venezuela Pedro de Las Casas Secretary Of
State IN the Departments or R0rsign Relations who,
after communication Of their respective fun pow
d ers, have agreed to the following articles
E Art. l. 1t is intention Of She high contrasting
parties that there shall continue to be firm inVt6--
liable and universal peace and true and 5incers
friendship between the Republic Of the u nited
States Of America and VenezOela and between their
respective countries territories, cities, towns aad
people, without exception Of psrsoos plac s. IT,
unfortunately the two nations should become iyOl-
we'd in with the other the tsrm Of six month
after the declaration thereof shall be allowed 70 the
merchants and othOr citizens and inhabitants
pectively on each sida during which tims they shall
be al liberty to withdraw themselves with their
effects and movables; which they shall have the
right to carry away, send away or sell as they please
without the least obstrOotiOn nor shall their effects
much less their yersons be seized during such tsrm-
Of six manths; on the contrary, passports shall be
valid for term necessary for their return and shall
be given to them for their vessels and the efeotsi
which they may wish to carry with them or send
away and such passports shall be a safe conduct
against the insults and captures WhiOh priYateor5
may attempt against their persOnf and effects aud,
the money debts shares In the public fands or iu
banks or any other property personal reai belong
ing to the citizens Of the party in the t5rtOre
> Of the other shall not be eOnhscated. ~ -I-s.
Art. 2 The citizens Of each Of the hi yh contract
ing parties residing or established in the territory
of the other shall be exempt from sl compulsory.
military service By sea by land from all forced
loans or tary exactiOnE requisitons; nor shah
"a they be compelled to pay any contributions What
ever higher or other than those that are or may be
! paid by native citizens. 4--;,.
"a Art. 3 The eitizenf Of the contrasting parties
shall be permitted to enter, sQJOuru settle and
ride In all parts Of said territories and sneh may
wish to engage in basness shal have the right Co
hire and occupy warehouses, provided they submit
= to the laws, Wel general as special, relativs 30
the rights Of travelling residing OF trading Wills
they conform to the laws rnd regulations in fureo
they shall be at liberty to manage themselves their
own business subject to the jurisdiction Of either
party well in respect 10 the consignment and sale
Of their goods BY Wholesale retail sith rsspecs
to the loading unloading and sending OF their ships
They may also employ such agents OF bFokers-es
they may deem proper and shall ia al these eases
2 be treated the citizens OF the country wherein
they reside it being never theesf distingty under
stood that they shall be subjsss to such laws and