New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-29


| pose of sending them on board or back to
their seountry. To that end, the c0nssils. O
the United States IN Belgium may apply te
any of the competent authorities, and the
consuls of Belgium in the United States
may apply in writing to either the federal.
State OF municipal courts or authorities, ana
make request i'll writing for the deserters.
supporting it by the Inhibition of the register
OF the vessel and list OF the crew, or by other
official documents, to show that the per
sons claimed belong to the said crew.
Upon such request alone, thus supported,
and without the eXactiOn OF any oath from
the consular officers. the deserters, not be-
ing citizens of the country where the de-
mand is made at the time of their shipping,
shall be given up. All the necessary AID
and protection shall be furnished for the
search, pursuit, seizure, and arrest OF the
deserters, who shall even be put and kept
in the prisons of the country, at the re-
quest and expense of the consular officers,
until there may be an opportunity for send
ing them away. Ii, however, such an OPP
portunity should not present itself within
the space OF three months, counting from
day of the arrest. the deserter shall be set
at liberty, nor shall he be again arrested
TOR the same cause.
ARTICLE Kill
In the absence of an agreement TO
the contrary between the owners, freight
ers, and insurers, all damages suffered
at sea by the vessels of the two
countries, whether they enter port voll,n-
tarAy or are forced by stress of weather,
shall be settled by the conslls-general, con-
suls. vice cons uls and consular agents OF the
respective countries where they reside. If.
however, any Inhabitant Of the country, or
citizen or subject Of third power, shall be
Interested in the matter. and the parties
can not agree. the competent local aurhori-
ties snail decide.
ARTICLE XIV.
All proceedings relative to the salvage of
American vessels wrecked upon the coasts
Of Belgium and o. Belgian vessels wrecked
upon the coasts Of the United States, shall
be directed by consu!s-general, consuls and
vice cOnsuis Of the two countries respec
lively, and until their arrival, By the res,ec
tive consular agents. wherever an agency
exists. In the places and ports whe-e an
agency does not exist, the local authorities.
until the arrival OF the consul in whose dis
tiict the wreck may have occurred. and who
shall Immediately be informed Of the occur
renee, shall take ali necessary measures for
the protection OF persons and the preserya-
ton OF property. The local authorities shall
Lot otherwise Interfere than for the mainte
nance Of order the protection Of the inter-
ests CT the salyors. ii they do not belong to
the crews that have been wrecked and to
carry into effect the arrangements made for
the entry and exploration Of the merchan-
disc saved. 1t is understood that such mer
chandise is not 10 be subjected to any clis-
tomhOuse charges. unless it be intended for
consumption Ill the country where the wreck
may have taken place
ARTICLE XIV.
In case of the death OF any citizen of the
United States in Be! GUM. or OF a citizen of
Belgium II the United States, without hav-
ing any known hei.S or testamentary excel
tor by him appointed. the competent local
authorities shall inform TIE consuls or coy
sular agents Of the nation to which the de-
ceas9d belongs. OF the circumstance. in or
der that the necessary information may he
Immediately forwarded to parties inter-
ested.
ARTICLE XVI.
The present convention shall remain IN
force for tine space OF ten wears. counting
from the dav OF the exchange Of the rati1i-
cations. which shall be made i'll conformity
with the respective con sfitutioas OF the two
countries and eNchaD yed az Brussels within
the period OF SIX months. or sooner il posi-
bic. In case neither party gives notice,
twelve months atre- the expiration OF the
said period OF ten wears. OF its intention not
to reneW this convention. i snail remain II
itICt GLE wear lpI 5t.. anu So Oh ltbL1 year
to year. until tie expiration 0t Il year from
the day on which one CT the parties shall
have given such notice.
In Ialtn whereof the respective plerino-
tentiaries have signed his convention. and
have hereunro ar;xed their seals.
Done At Brussels. i'll duplicate. the fifth
day OF December. eighteen hundred and
sixty-ei1Lt.
fsEAL.l H S. SANFORD.
And whereas the said convention has been
duly ratified on both part. and the respec-
tive notifications lave been exchanged:
Now. therefore. lie it known that |. Ulys-
SEES S. Grant, President of til. United States
OF America, have caused the said conve1-
ton to be made public 10 the eni that the
same. and every claus. ami article thereof.
may he observed and fulfilled in good faith
by the United States and the citizens
thereof.
In witness whereof | have hpreun-o set
my hand and caused the seal OF the United
States to he affixed.
Done in the city of Washington. this
seventh day OF March. in the wear Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy. and OF the independence of tue
United States the ninety fourth.
IsEALl L. S. GRANT.
By the President:
HAMILTON FISH.
Secretary of State.