Appendix C 



liussTA, 1824. — Convention between the United States of America and His 

 MajcHiy tJie Evq^eror of Rnssia, relative to navigation, fishing, etc., in 

 Ihc racifc Ocean, concluded at St. Fctershurg April 5-17, 1824 ; rati- 

 f cation advised by Senate January 5, 1825 ; ratified by President Janu- 

 ary 7, 1825 ; ratif cations exchanged at Washington January 11, 1825 ; 

 proclaimed January 12, 1825. 



[Convention between the United States of America and Russia. Translation from the 

 original, -which is in the French language.] 



In flic name of the Most Holy and Invisible Trinity. 



The President of the United States of iiiuerica and His Majesty the 

 Emperor of all the Kussias, wishing to cement the bonds of amity which 

 unite tliem, and to secure between them the invariable maintenance 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 plen- 

 ipotentiary near His Imperial Majesty ; and His Majesty the Emperor 

 of all the Russias, his beloved and faithful Charles Robert Count of 

 Nesselrode, actual privy counsellor, member of the council of state, 

 secretary of state directing the administration of foreign affairs, actual 

 chamberlain, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander 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. Stephen 

 of Hungary, Knight of the Orders of the Holy Ghost and of St. Michael, 

 and Grand Cross of the Legion of Honor of France, Knight Grand 

 Cross of the Orders of the Black and of the Eed Eagle of Prussia, of 

 the Annunciation of Sardinia, of Charles III of Spain, of St. Ferdinand 

 and of Merit of Naples, of the Elephant of Denmark, of the Polar Star 

 of Sweden, of the Crown of Wiirtemberg, of the Guelphs of Hanover, of 

 the Belgic Lion, of Fidelity of Baden, and of St. Constantine of Parma; 

 and Pierre de Poletica, actual counsellor of state, Knight of the Order 

 of St. Anne of the first class, and Grand Cross of the Order of St. 

 Wladimir of the second; 



Who, after having exchanged their full powers, found in good and 

 due form, have agreed upon and signed the following stipulations: 



Art. I. It is agreed that, in any part of the Great licean, commonly 

 called the Pacific Ocean, or South Sea, the respective citizens or sub- 

 jects of the high contracting Powers shall be neither disturbed nor re- 

 strained, either in navigation or in fishing, or in the power of resorting 

 to the coasts, upon points which may not already have been occupied, 

 (or the purpose of trading with the natives, saving always the restric- 

 tions and conditions determiued by the following articles: 



AiiT. II. With a view of ])reveDting the rights of navigation and of 

 fisliing exercised upon the Great Ocean by the citizens and subjects of 



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