Nebraska advertiser., 1863-06-25
OFFICIAL T..
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Passed at the Second Session Of the Thirty-seoentI
Congress. =
TREATIES

4 " T. A 4 n .
Treaty between the United Staten and Great Bri
tain for the Suppression of the slave trade. Con
eluded az Washington April z, 1882. Rltiisa-
tinas exchanged at London, May IS, 1862. Pro
claimed by the President of the United State,
June z, 1862.
BY TEE PsEsIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMER
ICA.
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas treaty between the United States o
America and her Majesty the Queen Of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was conelud
ed and signed by their respective Plenip0tentiaries
at the city Of Washington on the seventh day o.
April last which treaty is word for word af follows
Treaty between the United States Of America anC
her majesty the Queen of the United X n ,dOm Of
Great Britain and Ireland. for the suppression
Of the African slave 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 ~effectual
the means hitherto adopted for the suppression OF
the slave trade carried on upon the coast of Africa
have deemed il expedient u conelude a Treaty for
that purpose and have named as their Plenipoten-
tiaries that is TO say;
The President Of the United States of America,
William h. Seward, Secretary of State;
Aud her Majesty the Queen of the United King
dom IF Great Britain and Ireland the right hOnora-
bic Richard BickertOn Pencil Lord Lyons a peer of
her United Kingdom a knight grand cross of her
most honorable Order Of the Bath and her Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Alenipoten tiary to the
United States of America
Who after having communicated to each other
their respective full powers, found in good and due
form have agreed upon and concluded the following
articles;
Art. /. The two high contracting parties mutual
" consent that those ships Of their respective navies
which shall be provided with special instructions
for that purpose as hereinafter mentioned may visit
such merchan vessels Of the two nations as NAV
upon reasonable grounds be suspected Of being en-
gagged in the African slaAe trade or Of having been
fitted out for that purpose; or having during the
voyage on which they arc 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 sen q or carry away such vessels, in
order that they may be brought to trial in the man
FER hereinafter agreed upon.
In order to fix the reciprocal right Of search in
such a manner as shall be adapted to the attain
ment of the object of this treaty and at the lame
time avoid doubts disputes and complaints the said
right Of search shall be undcrs God In the manner
and according to tie rules following:
u First. Itshall never be exercised except by yes
sells of of war authorized expressly for that object,
according to the stipulations Of this treaty
Secondly. The right Of search in no case be ex-
ercised with respect to a vessel of the navy of either
of the two Powers, but shall be exercised only as
regards merchant vessels; it shah not be exercised
by a vessel of war of either contracting party with
in the limits ola settlement or port not within the
territorial waters of the other party.
Thirdly. Whenever a merchant vessel is selrch-
ed by a ship Of war the commander Of the sale shin
shall in the act of so doing exhibit TO the comander
of the merchant vessel the special Instructions by
which he ip duly authorized to search: and shall de-
liver to such commander q certificate signed by him
self stating his rank in the naval service of his
country and the name Of the vessel be 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 up for the said trade.
When the search i made by an officer of the erniser
who is not the commander such off GER shall exhibit
to the captain Of the merchant vessel a copy If the
b. fore mentioned special Instructions, 5 gned by
the commander of the cruiser; and he shall in like
manner deliver a certificate signed by himself stat
ing bis rank In the navy the name of the cOmman-
der by whose orders he proceeds to make the search
that of the cruiser in which he sails and the Obiect
of the search as above described. If il appesr from
the search that the papers Of the vessel are in regu-
lar order, and that it. is employed on lawful objects,
the officer shall enter in the kg-bOOk of the vessel
that the search has been made in pursuance of the
Aforesaid special instructions; anu the vessel shall be
left at liberty 10 pursue its voyage.
The rank Of the officer VINO makes the seach must
not be less than that of lieutenant in the navy an
less the command either by reason of death OF other
cause is at the time held by an officer Of inferior
rank. IA IT
FOurthly. The reciprocal right of search and de-
tention shall be exercised only within the dista nee
of two hundred miles from the eOasY Of Africa; and
to the southwark Of the thirty second parallel of
north latitude and within thirty leagues from the
coast of the Island of Cuba,
Art. 2. In order to regulate the mode of carrying
the provisions of the preceding article into execu-
ton it is agreed. Jtu-
First. That all the ships of the navies of the two
notions which shall be hereafter employed to pre-
want the African slave trade shall be furnished by
their respective Governments with q copy of the
present treaty, of the instructions for cruisers an
nexed thereto, marked A,) Ond of the regulations
for the mixed courts Of Justice annexed thereto,
marked b.. which annexes respectively shall be
considered as integral parts Of the present treaty.
Secondly. That each of th high contracting par
ties shall from time to time commioate to the other
the names4of the several ships furnished with snch
instructions the force of each and the names Of the
several commanders. The said commanders shall
hold the rank Of captain in the navy Or at least that
Of lieu enant; il being nevertheless understood that
the instructions originally issued to an officer hold
the rank Of lieutenant of the navy or other superior
rank. shall in case of his death or temporary absence
be sufficient to authorize the officer on whom the
command Of the vessel has devOlVed to make the
search although such officer may not hold the afore-
said rank in the service.
Thirdly. That if at any time the commander Of
a cruiser of either of the two nations shall suspect
that anV merchant vessel under the escort or convoy
Va 0Hy sup VI ouApc-Oi " u VI. tu0 OlilOE dbiOu CdT-
ries negroes on board or has been engaged in the
Atalcan slave trade or is fitted out for the purpose
thereof the commander of the cruiser shall commun-
ieate his suspicious to tn commander of the convoy
who accompanied By the commander Of the cruiser,
shall proceed to the search Of the suspected vessel;
and IN case the suspicious appear well founded ae-
to the t cnOr Of this treaty then the said
vessel shall be conducted OF sent to one ofthe places
where the mixed courts Of justice are stationed, in
order that 1t may there be adjudicated upon.
FOurthly. It's further mutually agreed that the
commanders of the ships of the tWo navies, respect
lively who shall be employed on this service shall
adhere strictly to the exact tenor Of the aforesaid
snstructions. Ae ~
Art. 3. AS the two preceding articles are entirely
the two high contrasting parties engage
TO make good any losses which their re-
subjects or citizens may incur by an arbi-
trary and illegal detention Of their vessels, it being
understood that this indemnity shall be borne BY
tbe GoTernnent whose eeulser shall have been gull
ty Of such ARBITRARY and illegal detention, and that
the search and detention of vessels spec in tho
first article of this treaty shall be effected only by
ships which may form cart of the two nayies res
peetiyelv aa4i By such of those ships only as are
provided with the special instruc tons annexed 10
present treaty in pursuance Of the provisiongs
thereof The decentralization for the damages If
which this article treats shall be paid within the
term Of one year reckoning from the day in which
the mixed o6urti Of justice prOnounces Its sentence.
Art. 8. In order to bring to adjudication with as