The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-04
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Treaties concluded by the United States { 4
America with For ign Nations.l
Treaty concerning the Cession of the
Russian Possessions 10 North
America by his Majesty the EN-
peror of all the Russias to the
United States of America; Con-
cluded March 30, 1867 Ratified by
the United States May g, 1867;
Exchanged June q, 1867; Pro-
claimed by the United States June
20, 1867.
By the President Of he United States
of Americ0,
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS, A treaty between the
United States of America and his
Majesty the Emperor of all the Rus
sias was concluded and signed by their
respective plenipotentiaries at the
city ofWashingtion, on the thirtieth
day of March, last, which treaty, be-
ing in the English and French lam
guages, is. word for word, as follows.
! The United States of America and
His Majesty the Emperor of all the
Russias, being DESTROYS of strengthen
ing, if possible, the good understand
ing which exists. between them, have,
for that purpose, appointed as their
Plenipotentiaries the President of
the United States, William III. Seward,
Secretary of State; and His Majesty
the Emperor of all the Russias, the
Privy Councillor Edward de Stoeckl,
his Envoy Extraordinary and Minis,
ter Plenipotentiary to the United
States ~ t....r+..,...t -. i..r,t.
And the said Plenipotentiaries,
having exchanged their full powers,
which we're found to be in due form,
have agreed upon and signed the fol
lowing articles ia'si. zras-99an
y<na4a ~ NJ ARTICLE I. IN aoH
aHis Majesty the Emperor of allithe
Russias agrees to cede to the United
States, by this convention, immediate
ly upon the exchange of the ratifca-
tions thereof, all the territory and
dominion now possessed by his said
Majesty on the continent of America
and in the adjacent islands, the same
being contained within the geograph-
| zeal limits herein set forth, to wit
The eastern limit is the line of demar-
cation between the Russian and the
British possessions in North America,
as established by the convention be-
tween Russia and Great Britain, of
/ February 28-16, 1926, and described
in Articles III and Nv of said con-
vention.. in the following terms
I" Commencing from the southern
most point of the island called Prince
| of Wales Island, which point lies in
| the parallel of 81 degrees 40 minutes
north latitude. and between the 131st
and the 1881 degree of west longitude.
| (meridian of Greenwich the said
/ line shall ascend to- the north along
j the channel called Portland channel,
/ as far as the point of the continent
4 where ii strikes the 56thj degree OF
north latitude; from this last men
toned point, the line of demarcation
shall follow the summit of the noun
tains situated parallel to the coast as
far as the point of intersection of. the
141st degree of west longitude, (of the
same meridian j and finally, from the
said point of intersection, the said
! meridian line OF the 141st4 degree, in
! its prolongation as far as the Frozen
d ocean. aa ifd9 st6s 1871 %
Il Nv. With reference to the line OF
demarcation laid down in the pre-
ceding article, it IS understood
2=" 1st. That he Island called Prince
of Wales Island shall belong wholly
to Russia (noH, by this cession, to
the United States.) a-s., fae -au
I'd That whenever the summit OF
i the mountains which extend in a d.
rection parallel to the coast from the
18th degree of north latitude to the
point of intersection of the 141st de.
/ gree of west longitude shall prove tc
be at the distance of more than ten
marine leagues from the ocean, the
limit between the British possessions
and the line OF coast which is TO, be.
long to Russia as above mentioned
Chat is to say, the limit to the pos
sessions ceded by this. convention,
shall be formed by line parallel to the
winding of the coast, and which shall
never exceed the distance of ten ma
4 rine leagues. therefr6m. ps9gD bus
The western limit within which the
territories and dominion conveyed
are contained, passes through a p1ini
4 in Behring's straits ON the parallel o
sixty-five degrees thirty minutes nortl
latitude, at its intersection by the
meridian which passes midway be
tween the Islands of Krusenstern, OF
Igualook and the island of Ratmanoff
Tor Noonarbook, and proceeds mdul
8 north, without Limitation, into tn,
same Frozen ocean. The same west
ern limit, beginning at the same mi
tial point, proceeds thence in coursr
: nearly southwest through Behring'