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 TREATY WITH THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE. FEBRUARY 25, 1862. 609 Treaty between the United States ay` America and the Ottoman Empire. Ooncluded at Constantinople, February 25, 1862; ratifications exchanged, June 5, 1862; proclaimed by the President of the [bziteel States, July 2, 1862. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a treaty of commerce and navigation between the United February25,186a States of America and the Ottoman Empire was concluded and signed preamble_ by their respective Plenipotentiaries at Constantinople on the twenty- fifth day of February last, which treaty, being in the English and French languages, is word for word as follows : -— Treaty of Commerce and Naviga- Traité de Commerce et de Navigation between the United States tion entre les Etats-Unis d’Amér- of America and the Ottoman Em- ique, et Sa Majesté Impériale pire. le Sultan de l’Empire Ottoman. The United States of America Les Etats-Unis d’Amérique d’une Contracting on the one part, and his Imperial part, et Sa Majesté Impériale le Wm8S' Majesty the Sultan of the Ottoman Sultan de l’Empire Ottoman de Empire on the other part, being l’autre part, étant également animés equally animated by the desire of du désir d’étendre les relations comextending the commercial relations merciales entre leurs pays respectifs, between their respective countries, sont convenus, é. cet effet, de conhave agreed, for this purpose, to clure un Traite de Commerce et de conclude a treaty of commerce and Navigation, ont nommé pour leurs navigation, and have named as their Plénipotentiaires, savoir: Le Prési- _ Plenipoteurespective Plenipotentiaries, that is dent des Etats—Unis d’Amérique — °'”‘“’· to say: The President of the Unit- Edward Joy Morris, Ministre Résied States of America., Edward Joy dent des Etats-Unis d’Amérique Morris, Minister Resident at the pres la Sublime Porte; Sublime Porte; and his Imperial Sa Majesté Impériale'le Sultan, Majesty the Sultan of the Otto- Mouhamined-Emin—Aali Pacha, man Empire, his highness Mehem— Son Ministre des AH`aires Etraned Emin Aali Paoha, Minister of géres, décoré des Ordres Impériaux Foreign A.tfairs, decorated with the de l’Osmanié en brillants, du Med- Imperial orders of the Othmanieh jidié et du Mérite de 1°’° Classe, in Brilliants, the Majidieh, and Or- Grand Croix de plusieurs Ordres dor of Merit of the first class, and Etrangers. the grand crosses of several foreign Les quels, apres s’etre commu- 0rders;who, after having communi- niqué leurs pleins pouvoirs respeccated to each other their respective tifs, trouvés en bonne et duie forme, full powers, found in good and due sont convenus des articles suivants. form, have agreed upon the following articles:-