The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1867-01-17

COnUenttO7l oet1oeen We On1ted States and the En-
pire Of Japan; concluded %, 1864; October
proclaimed april 9, 1866
BY the President OF the United States of America
A PROCLAMATION
Whereas, convention betweenn the Empire of
Japan and the governments OF the United States,
Great Britain, France and Holland providing for
the payment to said governments the sum of three
million dollars $4,000, eC0) for ndemnities and OK
SIS, was concluded and signed by their respect
i've cnipoteniiaries on the twenty-second day of
October, eighteen hundred and sixty-fogr, which
convention being in the English, Dutch and Japan
csc lang ages, is word for word as follows:
CONVENTION.
The representatives of the United States of Amer
lea, Great Britain, France, and the Netherlands in
view OF the hostile of Mort Daizen, Prince OF
Nagato and Suwo, which were assuming SUCH form
liable proportions as TO make 1t difficult for the Ty
coon faithfully TO observe the treaties, having been
obliged to send their combined forces to the Straits
OF Smon0sek in order TO destroy the batteries cree
ted by the daimio Tor the destruction OF foreign yes
sells and The stoppage OF trade; aud the government
OF the Tycoon, ON whom deVolYed the duty of chas
Using this rebeliQus Prince being held responsible
Tor any damage resulting to the interests of treaty
powers, as the expenses occasoned by the expedi-
/ ton:
The undersig ned representatives of treaty powers
and Sakal Hlda no kami, member of his second
council invested with pienpotentary to all recla-
nations concerning he acts OF aggression and hos
tlty committed by said Mort Dalzen since the first
OF these acts in June 1868 against the flags of di-
yers treaty powers, and at the regulate
oennluVeiy the questions of indemnities of war, of
whatever kind in respect to the allied expedition
Simonosek, have agreed aud determined upon the
four articles following:
/. The amount payable to the four powers is fxe 1
at tnree millions OF dollars. This sum to include all
claims, OF whatever nature for past aggressons on
lhe part OF Nagato, whether indemnities, ransom
loF olmonoseki, or expenses entaed by the opera
ions OF the allied squadrons.
II. me whole sum to be payable quarterly, in in
staImenis OF sixth, or half million dollars 10
begin from the date when the of said
powers shall make known to the Tycoon's govern
nent the ratification Of this Convention and the in
sfQctl0ns OF their respective governments.
III. lnasmuCh as the receipt of money has never
Deen The object OF the said powers, but the esab-
shment of better relations with Japan and the de-
sire 10 place these on more satisfactory and mutu-
ally advantageous footing is still the leading object
in view therefore if his Majesty the Tycoon wishes
70 offer, in lieu of payment of the sum claimed and
as material compensation for loss and injury sus-
tlaned, the opening OF Simonoseki. or some othe
eligible port in the Inland sea, it shall be at the 3D.
ton oil the said foreign governments to accept the
same or insist on the payment OF the indemnity in
IN money, Under the conditions above stipulated.
Nv. This condition to be formally ratified by the
date thereof.
In token of which, the respective penipotentiaries
nave signed ana sealed this convention, in quiptu
pIlcate, with English Dutch, and Japanese versions
whereofthe English shall be considered the original
Done at Yokohama, this 22d day of October 1864
corresponding to the 22d day of the ninth month OF
the nrst year of Gengi.
ROBERT II. PRUYN.
Minister Resident of the United States in Japan
RUTHERFORD ALCOCK,
IL u II s envoy extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentary in Japan
LEON ROCKIES,
Minstre Plenipotentiaire de :, NJ. L'Enpereur
des Francois au Japan
D. DE GREFF VAN POLSBROEK,
H. n. Ms. Consul General and
Political Agent in Japan.
signature of Sakai Hida no Kami)
And whereas the said Convention has been duly
ratified by the respective government =
therefore e hat A NJ n p
Oh N ON. President of the Unitea States OF
America have caused the said Convention to be
made public, to The end that the s2aae and every
clause and article thereof may be observed and full
hlled wltn good faith by the United States and the
citizens thereof.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal ofthe United States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington this aSnth
day of April, in the year Of our [ ord one
IL. thousand eight hundred and sixty-six
and ofthe Independence of the United
States of America the ninetieth
By the President: ANDREW JOHNSON
WILLIAM II. SEWARD, Secretary of State.