CONVENTION WITH THE TWO SICILIES. JAN. 13, 1855. 607 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Ja¤.1s,185s. A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a convention between the United States of America. and his Majesty the King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries in the city of Naples on the thirteenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five: which convention, being in the English and Italian languages, is word for word as follows : Convention between the United States of America and his Majesty the King of the Eng- Title. dom of the Two Sicilies, signed at Mpks January 13th, 1855. The United States of America Sua Maesta il Re del Regno delle Preamble. and his Majesty the King of the due Sicilie e gli Stati Uniti di Amerkingdom of the Two Sicilies, equally ica, animati da egual desiderio di animated with a desire to maintain mantenere e preservare da qualand to preserve from all harm the unque alterazione i rapporti di relations of good understanding buona intelligenza che in ogni tempo which have at all times so happily hanno felicemente esistito fra Loro subsisted between themselves, as e fra gli abitanti de Loro Stati ri- ` also between the inhabitants of their spettivi, hanno di comnne accordo respective States, have mutually risoluto di sanzionare, per mezzo di agreed to perpetuate, by means of una formal convenzione, i principi a formal convention, the principles de’diritti de’neutri sul mare, ch’Eg— of the right of nentrals at sea, which lino riconoscono qnali condizioni they recognize as indispensable con- indispensabili di ogni liberta di naditions of all freedom of navigation vigazione e di commercio marittimo. and maritime trade. For this pur- A tal fine Sua Maesta il Re del pose the President of the United Regno delle due Sicilie ha mnnito States has conferred full powers on di pieni poteri il Sig'r D. Luigi Robert Dale Owen, minister resi— Carafa della Spina de’Duchi di Nggotiatoyg, dent at Naples, of the United States Traetto, Maggiordomo di settimana of America; and his Majesty the della Maesta Sua, Commendatore King of the kingdom of the Two del Suo Real Ordine del Merito Sicilies has conferred like powers Civile di Francesco I., Gran Croce on Mr. Louis Carafa della Spina, of del distinto Real Ordine Spagnuolo the dukes of Traetto, weekly major- di Carlo III., Grande Ufiziale dell’- domo of his Majesty, commendator Ordine della Legione di Onore, of his royal order of the civil merit Gran Croce dell’Ordine di S. IE, of Francis the First, grand cross of chele di Baviera, Gran Croce clr:ll’- the distinguished royal Spanish or- Ordine Toscano del Merito sotto il der of Charles the Third, great oth- titolo di S. Giuseppe, Gran Croce cer of the order of the legion d’hon- dell’Ordine di Parma del Merito neur, grand cross of the order of sotto il titolo di S. Ludovico, Gran St. Michael of Baviera, grand cross Croce de1l’Ordine della Rosa del of the Florentine order of the merit Brasile, provvisoriamente incaricato under the title of St. Joseph, grand del Portafoglio del Miinistero degli cross of the order of Parma of the Atfari Esteri; ed il Presidente degli merit under the title of St. Ludo— Stati Uniti di America ha munito vico, grand cross of the Brazilian degli stessi poteri il Sig’r Roberto order of the rose, provisionally Dale Owen, Ministro Residente di charged with the portfolio of for- detti Stati Uniti in Napoli. I quali eign affairs ; and said plenipotentia— Plenipotenziari dopo di avere scam-
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