BY AUTH OEeITY.

By me President ofthe United States Of America.


A PROCLAMATION.
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Whereas treaty of peace, amty and com.
merce, between the United States of America and
the Ia Tsng Empire, was concluded and signed
at Wang Hiya on the third day OF July, one
thousand eight hundred and forty -four; which
treaty is. word for word, as follows


The United States Of America and the Ia Tsing
Empire, desiring to establish firm, lasting and sin
eere friendship between the two nations, have re-
solved to fix in manner, clear and positive, by
means of treaty general convention of pence,
amity and commerce, the rules which shall in
future be mutually observed in the iRtsrcouIse Of
their respective countries for which most desira-
Bile object the President Of the United States has
conferred full powers on their commissioner, Ca
leb Cushing, envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipoentisry ofthe United States to China: add
the August Sovereign of tho Ia Using empire, on
his minister and commissioner extraordinary,
Tsiyeng, of the Imperial house, a vice-guardian
OF the heir apparent, governor general of the Two
Kwangs, and superintendent general of The trade
and foreign intercourse of the Five Ports.


And the said commissioners. after having ex-
changed their said full powers and duly consider
ed the premises, have agreed to The following ar
lcles:


ARTICLE /. There shall be perfect, permanent,
and universal peace, and sincere aud cordial
amitv, between the United States of America on
the one part, and the ia Using empire on the 9TH
er part, and bet~een their people, respectively,
without exception Of persons or places.


ART 2. Citizens Of the United States resort
ing 10 China for The purposes OF commerce, will
pay the duties Of import and export prescribed in
the tariff which is fixed by and made part of this
treaty They shall in case be subject to other
or higher duties than are or shall be required OF
the people of any other nation whatever. Fees
and charges of every sort are wholly abolished :;
and officers of The revenue, who may bo guilty of
cxaction, shall be punished according to the laws
Of China. 1.-the Chinese government desire to
modify in nay respect the said tariff, such modf-
cations shall be made onl Y in consultation with
consus or other functionarics thereto duv author
lied in behalf of the United States, aud with con-
sent thereof And if additional advantages or
privileges, OF whatever description. be conceded
hereafter by China 10 any other nation, the Uni
ted States, and the citizens thereof shall be emil
tied thcreupon 10 a complete, equal and mparial
participation in the same.


ART g. The citizens of the United States are
permitted to frequent the five ports OF Kwangchow,
Annoy, Fuchow, Nipgpo, and Shanghai and 10
reside with their fllniIi's and trade there. ard to
proceed at pleasure with their vessels and mer-
chandise to and from any foreign port and either
of the said fVe ports, and from either Of the said
five ports 10 any other of them. But said vessels
shall not unlawly rn:er The other ports OF China,
carry on cIandestine and fraudulent trade
along Tho coasts thereof And any vessel belong
ing to citizen of the United States which violates
this provision shall, with her cargo, be subject to
confscation to the Chinese government.


ART. 4. For the su2erintendence and regula-
lion of the concerns Of citizens Of the United States
doing business at the said five ports, the govern
ment of the United States may appoint consuIs or
other officers at the same, who shall be duly re-
cognised such by the officers of the Chinese
government, and shall hold official intercourse
and correspondence with the latter, either person
al or in writing, as occasion may require, on
terms of equality and reciprocal respect. If dis
respectfully treated or aggrieved in any way BY
the local authorities, said officers the one hand
shall have the right to make representation of the
same to the superior officers Of the Chinese gov
eminent, who will see that full inquiry and strict
justice be had in the premises; and on the other
hand, the said consuls will carefully avoid all acts
Of unnecessary offence to, or collision with, the
officers and people of China


ART 5. AT each of the said five ports, citizen,
of the United States lawfully engaged in com
merce shall be permitted to impsrt from their own
or any other ports into China and sell there, and
purchase therein and export to their own or any
other ports all manner of merchandise, of which
the importation or expectation is not prohibited BY
this treaty, paying the duties which are prescribed
by the tariff hereinbefore established no other
charges whatsoever. ~


ART. 6. Whenever any merchant vessel be-
longing to the United States shall enter either o.
the SAID hve ports for trade. her papers shall be
lodged with the consul or person charged with af
fairs, who will report the same to the commission
er of customs and tonnage duty shall be paid on
said vessel at the rate of Eve mace per ton, if she
be over one hundred and ffty tons burden and
one mace per ton, if she be of the burden Of one
hundred and fifty tons or under, according to the
amount of her tonnage, as specified in the register
said payment to be in full of the former charges
of Measurement and other fees, which are wholly
abolished. And if any vessel, which having an