XXXII
TREATY BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA.
In faith whereof we, the respective plenipotentiaries of the United States of Ameri- ca and of the Ta-Tsing Empire, as aforesaid, have signed and sealed these presents.
Done at Tien-tsin this eighteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thou- sand eight hundred and fifty-eight, and the Independence of the United States of America the eighty second, and in the eighth year of Hien Fung, fifth month, and eighth day.
[L.S.] WILLIAM B. REED.
do. KWEILIANG. [do.] HWASHANA.
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CONVENTION SIGNED BETWEEN RUSSIA AND CHINA AT PEKING
ON THE 14TH NOVEMBER 1860.
TRANSLATED from the CHINESE TEXT.
Their Imperial Majesties the Emperors of China and Russia, having made them- selves fully acquainted with the terms of the Treaty concluded in the year 1858, pro- pose to establish certain regulations with a view to the consolidation of amity, com- merce, and alliance between the two States, and in order to provide against all mis- understanding and disputes, and for this purpose, have appointed Plenipotentiaries, that is to say-His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of China, His Imperial Highness the Prince of Kung; His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Russia, His Excellency, Privy Councillor, E-ko-na-te-yay-fuh :*-who, after communicating to each other their full powers, have conjointly agreed upon the following convention.
Art. I.—In accordance with the first article of the Treaty concluded at Gaehwan (Ay-Kom, on the Amoor) on the 2nd of June 1858, and the ninth article of the Treaty concluded at Tien-tsin on the 13th of June of the same year, it is agreed that the Eastern boundaries, separating Russian from Chinese territory, shall be as follows;— from the junction of the rivers Shih-lih-ngih-urh (Songary River) and Koona,--that is to say, down the Amoor to its junction with the Usuri, the country to the North belongs to Russia, and that to the South, as far as the mouth of the Usuri, to China; from the mouth of the Usuri, southwards, to Lake Hin-Ka, the rivers Usuri, and Songatchan shall be the boundaries, that is to say, the tract of country east of the said rivers belongs to Russia, and that west of the same to China; from the source of the Songatchan, the boundary shall traverse Lake Hin-ka in a right line from the Songatchan to the Pih-ling; and from the mouth of the Pih-ling, it shall follow the range of mountains to the Houptou's mouth, from which it shall pass to the mouth of the Toumen, running along the Houchun and the Hae-chung-keen range, that is to say, the country east of the boundary line thus indicated [from Lake Hid-ka to the mouth of the Toumen] belongs to Russia, and that lying to the west thereof to China. From the point at which the frontiers of the two countries meet at the Toumen to the mouth of the said river, there shall be neutral territory, separating the Russian from the Chinese possessions 20 li in width. Further, in accordance with the Ninth article of the Tien-tsin Treaty, it is agreed that a chart, shall be made in which the portion coloured red shall indicate the frontiers, and on which shall be written the Russian words ‘A pa-wa-kih-ta-yay-jene-keae-e-yih-gih-la-ma-na-wo-pa-la-sa-too-woo,' in order to facilitate accurate reference: and the said charts shall be duly authenticated by the seals and signatures of the High Ministers of the two countries.
The tract of country above referred to is unoccupied waste land. Should Chinese squatters be found in any part of it, or should any portions be used by Chinese as fish- ing or hunting grounds, Russia shall not take possession of such, but the Chinese shall be allowed to fish and to hunt as they have been wont to do.
** This is the Chinese expression for Ignatieff, the Russian Plenipotentiary's name.-TRANSLATOR:
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