Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-04-30

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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS an additional article to the Treaty for.
the suppression Of the African slave trade between
the United States Of America and her Britannia
Majesty, of the 7th of April, 1862, was concluded
and signed at Washington by their respective Peni-
potentiaries, on the 18th day of February, 1868,
which additional article is, word for word, as
follows:
Additional Article TO the Treaty between the United States
fAmerca and her Britannia Majesty for the suppress
sion Of the African slave trade signed at Washington
April 2, 1862.
WHEREAS by the rst article Of the treaty between the
United States Of America and her Majesty the Queen of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland for the
suppre of the African slave trade signed at Washing
ton the 7th of April 1862 it stipulated and agreed
that those ships Of the respective naves Of the two high
contracting parties which shall be provided with special
instructions for that purpose Hereinafter mentioned
may visit such merchant vessels of the two nations may
reasonable grounds be suspected Of being engaged
the African slave trade of having been fitted for
that purpose Of having, during the voyage which
they met by the said cruisers been engaged 10 the
African slave trade contrary to the provisions Of the said
treaty and that such cruisers may detan and send
carry away such vessels in order that they may be brought
to trial in the hereinafter agreed upon and
whereas by the said article further stipulated and
greed that the reciprocal right of search and detention
should be exercised only within the distance of two hun
dred miles the coast Of Africa and to the southwark
of the thirty parallel Of north latitude and within
thirty leagues from the of the island of Cuba and
whereas the two high contracting parties desrous of
rendering the said treaty still eicscious it's pur
pose the Plenipotenaries who signed the said treaty
have in virtue Of their full powers, agreed that the
cproca right Of visit and detention defined the art
Gle aforesaid may be exercised also within thirty leagues
of the Island OF Madagascar within thirty leagues Of the
Island of Puerto Rico and within thirty leagues Of the
Island Of San Domingo
The presen. additional article shall have the force
and validity had been inserted word for word in the
treaty concluded between the two high parties
on the 7th of April 1862 and shall have the duration
as that treaty 1t shall be ratified and the ratfcations
sha be exchanged at London in six months from this
date, or sooner If possible
In witness wherereof the respective Plenipotenaries
have signed the and have thereuno affixed the seal
Done at Washington, the 18th day of February in the
year Of Lord one Thousand eight hn ndred and sixty
three L. s. WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
H. 81 LYONS.
And whereas the said additional article has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the respective rati
6cations of the same we're exchanged at London on
The 1st instant, by Charles Francis Adams, Esq
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
Of the United States at the Court of st. James,
and Earl Russell, her Britannia Majestys Princi-
pal Secretary Of State for Foreign Affairs, on the
part of their respective Governments
Now, therefore, be it known, that |, ABRAHAM
LINCOLN President ofthe United States of America,
have caused the said additional article to be made
public, to the end that the same, and every clause
Ind part thereof, may be observed and fulfilled
With good faith by the United States and the cit-
lens thereof
In witness Whereof have hereunto set my hand, and
,aused the seal Of the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this day Of
April in the year Of our Lord one thousand eight |
IT, ST. hundred and sixty three, and Of the ndepen-
dence Of the United States the eighty seventh.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD. Secretary Of State