Delaware State journal and statesman., 1865-02-24
BY THE pREsiD EyT OF TIE UNITED STATES Of
AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION.

WHEREAS an additional article 10 the treaty Tor ih
suppression of the African savsrade between the unieS
April, ls2s, was concluded nd signed at Washington
BY their respective plsnipoenllarleE ths 18th day
IA follows
Adlioaai article :, ps 'efg beigten Ne Uaifai S'erl
QAmer,iG aRd her Brii0aie Moissty for Me SuJprsa
april :. 1861
wMgRgN, by the frs, article Of the treaty between
the United states Of America aud her Majesty The
Queen of the United kugdoin og Great BfiiAin aud
signed at Washington 90 the III ofApr isc9, il was
Spula I'd and ed that those ships of the
nAvies Of the two high contracting parties which kha
oe provided with apeAl Instructions fur that nTposs
hereinafter mentioned may visit such merchant vessels
OF the two nations AS may upon able grounds be
suspected of beug engaged ia the African slaVs-rade
Or oihayng been fitted ou Tor that purpose OF having
during the voyage on which they met by the said
rruiAsrr, besn engaged in the African sAVe-trsds
tray to the proTs 0f the said treaty that such
cruisers dstan sud send carry away such
Ia order that they may bs brought 10 trial In The
ner hereinafter agreed upon and whereas 1t by
The asid article further sprlAted and agreed that the
reciprocal right OF sesreh and detention should be
ereised only within the distance Of two hundred miles
from tile coast Of Africa and to the fouthward Of the
thlriy-secoud parallel of north lattuds sad within
thirty sagues from the CO. Il the is.nd Of Cuba and
whaeas the two high contracting parties dsGrous Of
rendering tue said treaty still more aieaelous oF lls
purpose the psnpo' iriss dgned the said trsAy
have In view Of their fail powers agresd that the re-
ciprocA right Of visit aud detsnton A. defined N the
article aforesaid, may be exercised also vIIn thirty
leagues Of the island Of MadAgascah within thirty
leagues Of the island Puerto Rico. aud wihta ,hIry
The present additional article shalt have the
force aud validity As II It had been iAsrtsd wcFd ior
word in tho treaty concluded between high COO.
taciing parties tbs 9Th Of April is6s aAd shall have
tue same duration As that treaty. IL shall be ratified.
aud the ratlhesous shall he exchanged 1t London In sE
months ifom this date, Or sooner II possible.
In nilness whereof the respective pleuipotentaisa
nave signed the same, and have hstsantO ehKed the
seal OF their arms ''l
Done At Washington the 18th day Of Rebruary 10 the
thras. 7'7'-
WILLIAM Il.sHwARD. lLs4
LYONS, H. ST. |
Aud whereas the gid additional article has BEEN duly
rallied on both parts aud bs respective rAtaeAuons
the same we're exchanged AZ London the let Instant
BY Charles franes Adams, Esqs Euroy HxuAofdin ArJ
and Minister lenpoentisry " ths United States at the
court cf ~. James, and fArl Russell, her Brian ne
hehtys principal Secretary OF Sats for Foreign Affairs
on the part ofthslr respective Goysrnu ents:
Now therefore. be 1t known, that ABKkaAM LlNcOiS
resident Of the United States of AnsreH have caused
the said additional article to be made public 10 the end
That the same aud every clause aud part thereof may
30 observed and fulfilled with good faith by the Unsa
states aud the citizens thereof
In witness whereof haze hsrsuneO sat my hand and
caused The seal Of tho United States h be AhKsd.
Dona a. tbs city Of Washington, this tWentF.
. second day Of April in the year Of our Lord one
H. 81 thousand eight hundred and hxty-thrss and Of
The Independence ef the United Rtstes *
America the elghty-ssvsnth
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.