I. See .\ffreemenl of Cliefoo, III, Art v
TnKATY Ol' PliACK /(3l
Akt. LI. — It is agreed, tliat henccforward llie cliaracicr " /" (baibarian) sliall notbe applied lo llio GovcrnmenI or subjccts of Her Brllaiinic Majesty, in any Cliincsc ofTicial document issued by tbe Gbinesc aulborilics cllbcr in ibc capilal or in ibe provinces.
Art. lu. — Brilisb sbips of war coniing for no lioslile purpose, or being engaged inhibe pursuit of pirates, sliall be at liberty to visit ail ports Avitbin tbe dominions of tbe Emperor of Cliina, and sliall receive every facility for tbe purcbase of provisions, procuring Avatcr, and, if occasion requirc, for tbe making of repairs. Tbe Commanders of siicli sbips sball bold intercoursc Avitb tbe Cbinese auiborities on ternis of equality and courtesy.
Art. lui. — In considération of tbe injury suslained by native and foreign commerce from tbe prevalcnce of Piracy in tbe seas of Cbina. tiie Iligb CiOntracting Parties agrée to concert measures for its suppression.
Art. LIV. — The Britisb Government and its subjects are hereby confirmed in ail privilèges, immunitics, and advantages conferred on tbem bv prcvious Treatics ; and it is licreby expressly stipulated, tbat tbe Britisb Government and ils subjects will be allowed free and ecjual participation in ail privilèges, immunities, and advantages tbat may bave been, or may be bereafter, granted by His Majesty tbe Emperor of Cbina to tbe Government or subjects of any otber nation.
Art. LV. — In évidence of lier désire for tbe continuance of a friendly understanding, Her Majesty tbe Queen of Great Britain consents to include in a Separate Article, wbicb sball be in every respect of equal validity wilb tbe Articles of tbis Treaty, tbe conditions affecting indeinnity for expenses incurred and losses sustained in tbe matter of tbe Canton question.
Art. LVI. — Tbe ratitîcations of tins Treaty, under tbe band of Her Majesty tbe Queen of Great Ikitain and Ireland. and His Majesty tbe Emperor of Cliina, respectively, sball be excbanged at Peking, witbin a year from tbis day of signature.
In token wbereof, tbe respective Plenipolentiaries bavcsigned and sealed tbis Treaty.
Done at Tientsin, tbis twenty-sixtb day of June, in tbe year of our Lord one tbousand eigbt bundred and fifty-eigbt, corresponding witli tbe Cbinese date tbe sixteenth day fiftb moon of tbe eigbtb year of Hien Furig.
[L. S.] (Signed) Elgin and Kincardine.
ZlSa CONVKNTIONS DE PK-KING
SEPARATE AUTICLE ANNEXED TO THE TUEATY CONCLLDED BET- AYEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND CHINA, ON THE TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF JLNE, IN THE YEAR ONE THOLSAND EIGHT HUNDUED ANU FIFTY-EIGHT*.
It is herebv agrccd lliat a sum of Iwo millions of taels, on account of thc losses sustained by Britisli subjccts tbrongb tlie niisconduct of tlic Cliinesc autliorilics al Canton ; and a furlhcr sum of two millions of taels on account of tlic mililary expenses of tlie expédition Avbicli Hcr Majcsty tbe Quecn lias been compcUcd lo send out for tbe purposc of obtaining rcdress, and of cnforcing tbe due observance of Treatv provisions, sliall be paid to lier Majostv's Représentative in CJiina bv tlie autliorilics of tbe ivwang Tung province.
Tbe nccessarv arrangements Avitli respect to tbe timc and mode of effccting tbese payments sball be determined by lier Majesly's Représentative, in concert witb tbe Cbinese autborities of Kwang Tung.
^^ lien tbe above amounts sliall bave been discbargcd in fuU, tbe Britisb forces Avill be Avilbdrawn l'rom tbe city of Canton.
Donc at Ticntsin, tins t\venty-sixlli day of June, in ibe year of our Lord one tbousand eigbt hundred and fifty-eigbt, corresponding ^vitb tbe Cbinese date, tbe sixlecntb day, liflli moon, of tbe ciglilb year of Hien Fung.
[L. S.] (Signed) Elgin and Kincardine.
En résumé, lord Elgin obtenait : des excuses pour l'attaque de Ta-Kou, de juin i8bg, le droit de résidence pour le ministre anglais à Pe-King, une indemnité de huit millions de lacis, pour frais de guerre (six millions) et dommage aux résidents anglais (deux millions) au lieu de rindemnilé de rarlicle séparé du traité de T'icn-lsin; ï'ien- Tsin ouvert au commerce, réglementation de Témigration, cession à l'Angleterre de Kowloon (Kao-loung, Kieouloung) en face de Hong-Kong; exécution immédiate du traité de T'ien-tsin; en revanche, les Anglais s'engageaient à
I. Anmil(' [)ar l"arl. III de la Convention du 2/1 oct iSOo, p. 4 '6.
