New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1867-08-31
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, SATURDAY, AUGUST 81, 1867.

Convention between the United States, Austria,
Belgium Spain, France, Great Britain, Italy the
part, and the Sultan OF Morocco on the other
part, concerning the administration and uphold
In the name of the only God THERE'S no strength
nor power but of God.
states OF America and His Majesty the Emperor OF
Austria King of Hungary and bohemia, his Majesty
Spain his Majesty the Emperor Of the French her
Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom If Great
bis Majesty the King Of the % rs Maes
the King of Portugal and the Agarves, his Majesty
the Sultan of Morocco and of Fez moved by ike
desire to assure the safety OF navigation along the
mon accord the measures most proper to attain this
emu nay Ies9Eeo 20 eonoIuoe special conyention
and nave Tor TINS purpose appointed their plenlpo
His Excelleucy the President of the Republic of
the United States: Jesse Hsrand McNIath, Esquire
his consul'general near his Majesty the Sultan of
His Majesty the Emperor of Austria King of
Hungary and Bohemia: Sir John Hay Drummond
Bath his general agent ad interim near his Majesty
His Majesty the King of the Belgians: Ernest Da-
luin knight of his Order of Leopold, commander of
number OF the Or1er Of Isabella the uathohe, Of
Spain, commander of the Order Of hichan Eftikhar
Africa;
Her Majesty the Queen of Spain: Don Francisco
Merry Colon, Grand Gross Of the Order of Isabella
the catholic, knight Of the Order of St. John of
Jerusalem, decorated with the Imperial Ottoman
Order OF Medjidie of the third class officer of the
Order of the Legion of Honor her minister resident
His Majesty the Emperor Of the French Auguste
Louis Victor, Baron Ayme Aauin, officer OF the
els the First Of the Two Sicies commander Of the
Order OF St; Maurice and Lazarus OF Italy, COM
mander of the Order Of the LIONS Of Bfunswick
knight of the Order of Constantine OF the Two
Settles knight of the Order of GueIphs OF Hanover
MS plenipotentary near his Majesty the Sultan of
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Ireland; Sir John Hay Drum
mond Hay, commander OF the very honorable Order
OF the Ba' h, her minister resident his Majesty
the sultan of Morocco;
nols, knight of the Order OF St, Maurice and Laza
rus, agent and consul general Of Italy, his Mai
His Majesty the King Of the Netherlands: Sir
John hay Drummond Hay, commander of the very
honorable Order OF the Bath, acting consul general
of the Netherlands, in Morocco;
HIS Majesty the King of Portugal and the Al
Der OF Christ. knight OF the Order Of the Rose of
Brazil his oonsul-general near his Majesty the Sui
His Males the King of Sweden and Norway:
Sellm Ehre nhOtf, knight of he Order OF Wasa,
as sulgeneral near his Majesty the Sultan Of
And his Majesty the Sultan of Morocco and of Fez,
the Literary sd Mohamned Bargash, Els minister
Who, after having exchanged their full powers,
found IN good ard due form agreed upon the follow
ARrIcLE / His Majesty sherdenne having. in
an interest of humanity, ordered the construction
at the expense Of the government Of Morocco, OF
lighthouse at Cape Spartel, consents to de olive,
throughout the durstion of the esent con, ention
the superior direction aud administration of this
establishment on the representatives OF the con
tracing powers. 1t IS well understood hat this del
egation does not import any encroachment on the
rights proprietary and of sovereignty Of the Srtan
Phsros.
ARTICLE H. The government of Morocco NOT at
this time having any marine, either of or com
merce the expenses necessary for unfolding and
managing the lighthouse shall be borne by the con.
tracing powers by means of an annua contribution
the quota of which shall be alike for all Of them.
If, hereafter the Sultan should have naval or COM
meTClal marine. he binds himself q a ~
the expenses IN like proportion with the other sub
soribing powers The expenses OF repairs and in
need ot reconstruction. shall also be at his cost.
ARTICLE III The Sultan will furnish for security
OF the lighthouse guard, composed of Kaid and
TOUR soldiers. He engages, besides, TO provide for
by all the means IN his power in case of war, wheth
er interns external, the preservation OF this
establishment, well for the safety OF the keep
ers and persons employed. On the other part the
contractinR powers bind themselves, each 20 far as
concerned, TO respect the neutrality of the light
house, and to continue the payment OF the contrbu
forbid hostilties should break out either between
them or between one of them and the empire of
ARTICLE ". The representatives of the contract.
ing powers charged, in virtue of Article |, of the
present Convention, with the sup rior direction and
management of the lighthouse, shall establish the
necessary regulations for the service and SUPER
ton shall be afterward applied to these articles ex-
cept by common agreement between the contracting
ARTICLE v The present Convention shall con
tlnne IN force LOT ten years. IN case within six
months OF the eNprat on OF this term none of the
high contracting parties should by official declara.
lioh, nave haue known us purpose TO bring TO a
close, so far as may concern it, the effects of this
Convention, II shall continue in force tor year
more and so from year to year until due notice.
ARTICLE vi. The execution Of the reciprocal on
gagements contained in the present Convention is
subOrdinated, Sc far as needtul, TO the accomplish
ment of the forms and regulations established by
tae constitutional laws Of those of the high con.
tracing powers who are held TO ask for their app
cation thereto, which they bind themselves to do
with the least possible de ay.
ARTICLE VII The pHesent Convention shall be
ratified, and theSratihcafions be exchanged at Tan
gier, soon as can be done,
In faith whereof, the respective plenpoteptiares
have. signed and affixed thereto the sea of their
arms.
Done in dupl cate original in French and IN Arab
moon Of Moh9rrem, year of tae Hegira twelve hun
dred and eiRhty-twO, which corresponds with the
thirty first of the month of May, of the year one
thousand eight hundred sirty.hve.