The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-03-04
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
A PROCLAMATION.

Whereas q convention between the
United States of America and the
Queen of the United Kingkon of Great
Britain and Ireland, for the suppress
sion of the African slave trade. with
| Instructions for the ships of the United
| States and British navies employed to
! prevent that trade, and regulations for
/ the mixed courts of justice annexed,
| was couclud ded and signed at Washir &.
| ton, by their respective plenipotenui-
aries, on the 7th day of April, 1862 !;
| and whereas convention was con-
| cluded and signed at Washington by
their respective plenipotentiaries, on
the Sd day of June last, the originals
of which additional convention and iu-
structions are word for word as follows:
| Additional Convention to the Conveu.
tion between the United States and
Great Britain, OF the 7th of April
1862, respecting the African 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 il
is no longer necessary to MAINTAIN the
three mixed courts of justice, establish.
ed at Sierra Leone, at the Cape o'
Good Hope, and at New York, in puf-
suance of the treaty concluded al
Washington, or the 9TH day of April
| 1852, for the suppression of the Afrl'
; can slave trade, they have resolved tC
conclude an additional convention fol-
the purpose of making the requisite
notifications of the said treaty, and
, have named as their plenipoteutiarie
, that is TO say: The President of the
r Ualted States of America, Hamilton
. Fish, Secretary of S ate, and her Ma
jesty the Queen of Great Britain anc
ireland, Edward Thornton, E-quire
Companion of the Order of the Bath
and her Envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentiary to the United
States of America, who, after havini
| communicated to each other their res
!. pective full powers, found in good AM
i due form, have agreed upon and con
cluded the following articles
ARTICLE I.
Everything contained in the treat
> concluded at Washington on the II
!. day of April, 1862, between the Unite
a States of America and her Mnjest
n the Queen of the United Kingdom {
J, Great Britain and Ireia nd, for the sur
% preston of the African slas re trad.
and iu the anuexes A and B thereto
which relates to the establishment
three mixed courts of justice at Sierr
Leone, at the Cape of Good Hope, an
o at New York, to hear and decide a
. cases of capture of vessels which ma
y be brought before them as having bee
engaged in the African slave trade, 6
as having been fitted out for the pu
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sitlon, Jurisdiction, and mode of pr
I, cedure of snch courts, shall cease an
,e determine as regards the said mike
'f courts, from and after the exchange
p the ratifacations of the present add
y tional convention, except 10 so far
regards any act or proceeding done
taken in virtue thereof, before the q,
dirionaf convention shall he oficial
com raupicated 10 the said mixed cour
5. of justice. The said courts shall neve
D. ,heless have the power, and it shall
their duty, 20 proceed with all pract
b. cable dispstch TO the fnaf determin
8, ton or all causes and proceeding whi,
T., may be pending, and undetermined
them, or either Of them, at the time
receiving due notice OF the ratifcati,
of this conyention. .,
4 u
a. The Jurisdiction heretofore exercis
s. by the said mixed courts in pursuAn
f Of the provisions OF the said trea
shall, after the exchange OF the rati
cations of the present additional &C
ventlon, be exercised BY the courts
either one or the other of the high &C
: rractin9 parties according to their r
pective modes Of procedure in matt,
Of maritime prize and all the prov
ions Of the said treaty with regard
Il the sending or bringing In Of captul
!. vessels for adjudication before The q
.. mixed courts, and With regard 20
- adjudication OF such vessels BY !,
ne said courts, and the rules OF evides
- 70 be applied and the sprocesdings q
- sequent on such adj judlcation. shall I
a. ply, nutatis, mutandis, to the cou
a. Of she hagh contfscsfnK parties. Is
Sc however, prosidedD shas thers may
he i,ans appeal from the decisI0n OF
lee high court OF she high eontrac.
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