The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-04-28
torFIciAL.l
by THE PREsIDENT OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA.
A EXCLAMATION.

A R0CL A NJ TON.
Whereas a convention between the Empir,
Of Japan and the Governments Of the United
States, Great Britain, France, and Holland
providing for the payment to said Govern
ments Of the sum Of three million dollar,
(S3,000,00O) for indemnities and expenses, wa.
concluded and signed by their respective
plenipotcntiaries, on the twenty-second day
OF October, eighteen hundred and sixty-four
which convention being in the English, Dutch
and Japanese languages, is word for word as
follows: THE English version alone is here
given.
CONVENTION
The representatives Of the United States Of Amer
lea, Great Britain, France, and the Netherlands,
In view Of the hostile acts Of Mori DniEen, Prince
of Nagato and Smoo, which were assuming such
formidable proportions as to make II difficult for
the Tycoon faithfully to observe the treaties, hay-
ing been Obliged to send their combined forces TO
the Straits Of Simonoseh In order to destroy the
batteries erected by that daimo for the destruction
Of foreign vessels and the stoppage Of tradei and
the Government Of the Tycoon, on whom devolyed
the duty Of chastising this rebelOus prince, being
held responsible for any damage resulting to the
interests Of treaty powers we'll as the expenses
occasioned by the expedition:
The undersigned, representatives oftreaty powers,
and Sakai Hida no Kami, member Of his second
council invested with plenipotentiary powers by
tuo Tycoon OF Japan, animated with the desire to
put an end TO all reclamations concerning the acts
Of aggression and hostility committed by the said
Mori Daizen since the first Of these acts in June,
1888, against the flags Of divers treaty powers and
at the same time to regulate definitely the question
Of indemnties of war Of whatever kind, In respect
TO the allied expedition to Smonoseki, have agreed
and determined upon the four articles following:
l. The amount payable to the four powers Is
hxsd at three millions of dollars. This sum to in.
clude all claims, Of whatever nature for past ag
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ties. ransom for Simonoseki, or expenses entailed
BY the operations Of the allied squadrons.
2. The whole sum to be payable quarterly, in
instslments Of one sixth, half a million dollars
to begin from the date when the representatives of
said powers shall make known to the Tycoon's
Government the satisfaction Of this convention and
the instructions Of their respective Governments.
3. lnasmueh as the receipt Of money has never
been the object Of the said powers, but the esnb-
lishment Of better relations with Japan and the de-
sire TO place these satisfactory and mutual
ly advantageous footing is still the leading object in
view therefore, II his Majesty the Tycoon wishes
TO offer, in lieu Of payment Of the claimed and
material compensation for loss an injuries sus-
tanned, the opening of SimOnoseki or some other
eligible port in the Inland sea, 1t shall be at the
option Of the said foreign Governments to accept
the same, or insist on the payment Of the indemnity
In money under the conditions above stipulated.
4. This convention to be formally ratified by the
Tyooon's Government within ffteen days from the
date thereof
In token of which the respective penipotentiaries
have signed and sealed the convention, in auintu.
plicate, with English, Dutch, and Japanese yer.
mons, whereof the English shall be considered the
original
Done at Yokohama. this 22d day Of October, 1864
corresponding to the 22d day of tho ninth month Of
the first year Of Gengi.
RoBERr II PRUYN,
Minister Resident Of the United Ststos
In Japan.
RurURRPORD AIcOcK
II. Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenpotentiary in Japan.
LEON RoCHEs,
Minister Plenipotentiaire de s. NJ.
LEmpereur d Francais
D. De GRAEFP VOS POLsBRoEK
ii. n. Maiesty's Political Agent and
Consul General In Japan.
signature Of Sakai Hida no Kami)
And whereas the said convention has been
duly ratified by the respective Governments:
Now, therefore, be il known, that |, An
DREW JOHNSON, President of the United
States Of America have caused the said con-
vention to be made public, to the end that
the same and every clause and article thereof
may be observed and fulfilled with good
faith by the United States and the citizens
thereof
In witness whereof l have hcreunto set
my hand and caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this
ninth day of April, in the wear
of our Lord one thousand eight
[sEAI- hundred and siXty-six, and Of the In
dependence of the United States of
America the ninetieth.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
By the President:
WILLIAM II. SEWARD,