Monthly Nautical Magazine, and Quarterly Review, Volumes 6-7Griffiths, Bates, 1857 - Shipbuilding |
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Page 170 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every clause and article thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.
Page 168 - January, one thousand nine hundred and nine, the original of which Treaty is word for word as follows: The United States of America and His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of.
Page 170 - And whereas the said convention has been duly ratified on both parts, and the ratifications of the two Governments were exchanged in the city of Washington, on the 26th day of February, 1904; Now, therefore, be it known...
Page 168 - Majesty's chargé d'affaires near the government of the United States, who, after having communicated to each other their full powers in due form, have agreed to and signed the following articles: ARTICLE I.
Page 168 - British dominions, have resolved to conclude a Convention for that purpose, and have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the...
Page 169 - Denmark; and for the fulfilment of these purposes, a period not exceeding twelve months from the signing of this Convention shall be allowed. But if, in the interval, an earlier day shall be fixed upon and carried into effect for a free navigation through the Sound and Belts, in favor of any other power or powers, the same shall simultaneously be extended to the vessels of the United States and their cargoes, in anticipation of...
Page 169 - Denmark whereby the free and unencumbered navigation of American vessels through the Sound and the Belts is forever secured, the United States agree to pay to the Government of Denmark, once for all, the sum of seven hundred and seventeen thousand, eight hundred and...
Page 118 - English feet above the mean level of the sea, and should be visible from the deck of a ship, in clear weather, at a distance of...
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Page 186 - September, 1854, and every night thereafter, from the going away of daylight in the evening to the return of daylight in the morning. The following is a description of the Lighthouse, and the appearance of the Light, by Mr. David Stevenson, Engineer to the Commis•ioners : — The Lighthouse is in N. Lat. 59° 23