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APPENDIX TO CASE OF GREAT BRITAIN. 



By TUE rUKSlOENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMEIUCA. 



A PROCLAMATION. 



Whereas a Couveiitiou between the United States of America and 

 His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias, was concluded and sij^ned 

 at St, Petersburgh, on the 5th (17th) day of April, in the year of Our 

 Lord one thousand eight huwdred and twenty four; which Convention, 

 being in the French language, is, word for word, as follows, a transla- 

 tion of the same being hereto annexed: 



[Original.] 

 Au nom cle la Tr^s-Sahite et Indivisibl<i Triuit6. 



Le Pr68ideut ties l^tats-Uuis d'Aui^ri- 

 que, et Sa Majest6 I'Einpercur do Toiites 

 les Riissies, voulaut ciiiieuter les liens 

 d'aiuitie qui lesuuis8ent,et assurer eu tie 

 eux le niaiutien iuvariable d'uu parfait 

 accord, muyeuuaut la preseute Couveu- 

 tioii, out uonmie pour leurs Pldnipoten- 

 tiaires a cet effet, savoir: Le President 

 desfitats-Uuisd'Aiuerique, le Sieur Henry 

 Middleton, citoyen des dits fitats, et leur 

 Euvoy6 Extraordinaire et Ministre Pldui- 

 poteutiaire pros Sa Majestd Inip^riale; et 

 !Sa MajeBt6 I'Empereur deToutes les Rus- 

 eies, ses amis et feanx les Sieurs Charles 

 Robert, Comte de Nesselrode, Conseiller 

 Priv6 actuel, Menibre du Conseil d'fitat, 

 Secretaire d'fitat dirigeant le Miuistere 

 des Affaires fitrangeres, Cliambellau ac- 

 tuel. Chevalier del'Ordrede St. Alexandre 

 Nevsky, Grand-Croix de I'Ordre de St. 

 Wladimir de la premiere classe, Cheva- 

 lier de celui de TAigle Blanc de Pologue, 

 Grand-Croix de I'Ordre de St. £tieuno 

 d'Hougrie, Chevalier des Ordres du St. 

 Esprit et de St. Michel et Grand-Croix de 



celui de la L6gion d'Honneur de 

 77 France, Chevalier Grand-Croix des 



Ordres de I'Aigle Noir et de I'Aigle 

 Rouge de I'russe, de I'Anonciade de Sar- 

 daigne, de Charles HI d'Espagne, de St. 

 Ferdinand et du Merite de Naples, de 

 I'filephant de Danemarc, de I'fitoile 

 Polaire de Suede, de la Couronno do 

 Wurtomberg, des Guelphos de Ilanovre, 

 du Lion Beige, de la Fiddlito de Bade, et 

 de St. Coustantin de Parme; et Pierre do 

 Poletica, Conseiller d'l'^tat actuel. Cheva- 

 lier de I'Ordre de Ste. Anne de la premiere 

 classe, et Grand-Croix de I'Ordre de St. 

 Wladimir de la seconde; lesiiuels, apres 

 avoir Cchang6 leurs pleins pouvoirs, 

 trouvos en bonne et due forme, ontarreto 

 et 8ign6 les stipulations suivautes: 



Article I. 



II est convenu que dans auciine partie du 

 GrandOc^an, appel<5 commun6mentOc(?au 

 Pacifique on Mer du Sud, les citoyens ou 

 sujets respectifs des H antes Puissances 

 Contractantes ne serout ni troubl(5s, ni 

 geues, soit daus la navigation, soit daus 



[Translatiou.] 



In the name of the Most Holy and Indivisible 

 Tiiuity. 



The President of the United States of 

 America and His Majesty the Emi)eror of 

 All the Russias, wisliiug to cement the 

 bonds of amity which unite them, and to 

 secure between them the invariable nuiin- 

 tenauce of a perfect concord, by means 

 of the present Convention, have named 

 as their Plenipotentiaries to this effect, 

 to wit: The President of the United 

 States of America, Henry Middleton, a 

 citizen of said States, and their Envoy 

 Extraordinary and Minister Plenipoten- 

 tiary near his Imperial Majesty ; and His 

 Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias, 

 his beloved and faithful Charles Robert, 

 Count of Nesselrode, actual Privy Coun- 

 sellor, Member of the Council of State, 

 Secretary of State directing the Admin- 

 istration of Foreign Affairs, actual Cham- 

 berlain, Knight of the Order of St. Alex- 

 ander Nevsky, Grand Cross of the Order 

 of St. Wladimir of the first class. Knight 

 of that of the White Eagle of Poland, 

 Grand Cross of the order of St. Ste]>lien 

 of Hungary, Knight of the Orders of the 

 Holy Ghost and of St. Michael, and Grand 

 Cross of the Legion of Honour of France, 

 Knight Grand Cross of the Orders of tlie 

 Black and of the Red Eagle of Prussia, 

 of the Annunciation of Sardinia, of 

 Charles HI of Spain, of St. Ferdinand 

 and of Merit of Naiiles, of the Elephant 

 of Denmark, of the Polar Star of Sweden, 

 of the Crown of Wurtemberg, of the 

 Guelphs of Hanover, of the Belgic Lion, 

 of Fidelity of Baden, and of St. Coustan- 

 tiue of Parma; and Pierre do Poletica, 

 actual Counsellor of State, Knight of the 

 Order of St. Anne ot tiie first class, and 

 Grand Cross of tlie Order of St. Wladimir 

 of tlie soi'ond; who, after having ex- 

 cliangcd tln'ir lull jjowers, found in good 

 and due form, lijiving agreed upon auti 

 signed tlu; following stipulations: 



Ami CLE I. 



It is agreed that in any part of the 

 Great Ocean, eonnuonly called the Pacific 

 Ocean, or South Sea, the res]tective citi- 

 zens or subjects of the High Contracting 

 Powers siiall be neither disturbed nor 

 restrained, either iu navigation or in lish- 



