Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-03
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b. lie President Of tie Cnited States Of Amerie1,
- A PROCkAMATIQN,

u A PROCLAMATION,
hereas q convention be wees tAs Uht Il Ss,,es
OF Ameries and her Mses,y the Queen OF the aised
Kingdom Of qrca, Britain and Ireisni for taa sup
preston Of the African slave trade with insruions
for the shps 81 the United States and British nsvies
empIoyed 10 prevent that trade, and regulations for
cohcluded and signed az Washington. by their r.
ls6?; and whereas convention additional thrreto
and instructions thereunto annexed, were concluded
potentisres the Sd day OF June last the
oi which additional Convention and Instructions are
WORD fof word as follows: ID "a
Additional Convention to the Convention BE-
tween the United States and Great Britain.
ofthe It'll Of April, 1852 respecting the All.
can Slave Trade.
- The United States of America and her Majesty the
Queen Of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland having come to the conclusion that it is
longer necessary to maintain the three mixed courts
Of Good Hope, and at New York in pursuance OF the
treaty concluded at Washington, on tn. It'll day of
trade have resolved to oeneaas an sditonsl
convention Tor The purpose of making the requisite
their plenpOten.iaries, that is to say The Presi
dent o. the United States of America, Hamilton
e the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and ireland
70 N thornton, Esquire Compa Mon of tho Order
r Penrotenary to the tnitea sta,es q ann
who, after having communicated to each other their
ssreed upon and SSncnded the fooSins ar
ticles:
Everything contained in the treaty concluded a,
Washington on the eth of April, 1852. between tn.
1fths United Kingdcm Of .Teat Britain and Ireland,
Establishment Of three mixed courts Of iusti 10 a.,
sierra leone, at The Cape e Good Hope. and y New
s GELS which may be brought before them as having
ss II the African TIC slave sS as
as 70 the composition, jurisdiction and mode of pro
regards the said mixed courts from and after the az
change OF the OF the present additional
proceeding done or taken in virtue thereof, befoT.
this additional convention shall be officially commu
courts shall nevertheless have the power. and Il
shs Be their DUTY to proceed with all PRACTICABLE.
mined in Them or either Of them at the time Of re-
ee'ing notice Of the rasesfI9n OF this convention.
The jurisdiction heretofore exercised by the said
said shall alter the e9ehans Of the laes
tons OF the present additional convention. be exer
contracting parties according to their resp4ctiye
modes Of procedure In matters of maritime prize;
adjudication before the said mixed courts and with
courts and the rules OF evidence to be applied and
the proceedings consequent such adJudic alton
that there may appeal from the decision Of any,
manner as by the law Of the Country where the cSurf
sits is allowed in other cases Of maritime prize.
1t is sgresd that in sss: 2, an American merchan.
or having been fitted out for the purposes thereof
she shall be sent to Sew York or Key West, which
one should be available in the neighborhood Of the
British merch nj vessel searched BY United states
cruiser being detained as having been engaged in the
the purpose thereof, she shall be sent for aduiica
Or 9n S nss pr most ,s British colony
should be available in the neighborhood of the cap
All the witnesses and proofs necessary TO establish
the guilt Of the master other persons found
GG @ h 6a to ut and
the coua before which such vessel or persons may be
All negroes, or others Unnecessary witnesses ex
copied who may be on board either an American or
British Eeii b TOR the RurpSse OF being son,gned e
authority They shall be Immediately set at liberty
teeng their liberty With regard to such Of shas
negroes, or others, may be sent in with the de-
which they may have been delivered shall set them
al liberty soon AS their testimony shall longer
Where detained vessel is handed over to or,is.r
Of her own nation. officer in charge, and other
necessary witnesses and proofs shall accompany the
vessel.
Ii is mutually agreed that the instruction, for the
ships Of the navies Of both nations destined to pre-
vent the African slave trade, which are annexed tn
this convention. shall form integral part thereof
aud shall have the same force and effect as il they
had been annexed to the treaty Of the eth vi April,
1852 in lieu of the Instruction forming annex to
that treaty.
ARTICLE v.
all Other respects the stipulation OF the treaty OF
April T. 1852, shall reinain in full force and effect
until terminated by notice given by one Of the high
parties TO the other, in the manner pre-
scribed by Article XII thereof.
ARTICLE vi.
The high contracting parties engage To c0mmun-
ate The present convention the mixed Of Ju
ticc and to the officers in command of their resp~c
tive cruisers. and to give them the requisite rue
tons in pursuance thereof with the least possible
delay.
ARTICLE VII.
The present additional convention shall havs tbs
same duration the treaty of the 9TH Of April 1862
ard the additional article thereto of the 18th of Feb
rpary. 1858. IL shall be ratified, and the ton,
shall be exchanged At London possible
la witness whereof, the respective otentaries
have signed the same, aud have affixed thereto their
seals.
Done at Washington, the third day of June, in the
year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy
. IsEAL.I HAMILTON FISH.
lsEAL EDWD. THORNTON.