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 C O N V E N T I 0 N April 1824. Between the United States of America and Russia. (aj Ratified on the IN the name of the most holy and indivisible Trinity: “i‘ J‘“· 18% The President of the United States of America and His Majesty the _ emperor of all the Russias, wishing to cement the bonds of amity mS;f,jj‘;"°:é°“ which unite them, and to secure between them the invariable maintergw` nance 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 Plenipotentiary near his Imperial Majesty: and His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, his beloved and faithful Crrannus Ronswr Count of Nasser.- nomr, 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 Red 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 Wirtemberg, of the Guelphs of IIanover, of the Belgic Lion, of Fidelity of Baden, and of St. Constantine of Parma; and Prmum de Pomsrrea, actual Counsellor of State, Knight of the order of St. Anne of the hrst class, and Grand Cross of the order of St. Wladimir of the second; who, alter having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon, and signed, the following stipulations: ARTICLE FIRST. Narigjatipn It is agreed, that, in any part of the Great Ocean, commonly called fjfglggcigzizgg the Pacific Ocean, or South Sea, the respective citizens or subjects of rm, to both the high contracting powers shall be neither disturbed nor restrained., P¤¤i<>¤· either in navigation or in fishing, or in the power of resorting to the coasts, upon points which may not already have been occupied, for the purpose of trading with the natives, saving always the restrictions and conditions determined by the following articles : ARTICLE SECOND. mics; mae to With the view of preventing the rights of navigation and of fishing, l>¤ P*°V¢¤¢¢d· exercised upon the great ocean by the citizens and subjects of the high contracting powers, from becoming the pretext for an illicit trade, it is agreed that the citizens of the United States shall not resort to any point where there is a Russian establishment, without the permission of the governor or commander; and that, reciprocally, the subjects of Russia shall not resort, without permission, to any establishment of the United States upon the North West Coast. ta) See treaty with Russia, post, 444. (302)