interviews. Current matters shall be discussed by correspondence, so as C¤¤°¤* ¤}¤°· not to give the trouble of a personal meeting. gzumlfw d"` AARir1c1.n IX, Whqneverh national gessels of the United States of Ptpoyislions as 1:o merica, in cruising a ong the coast an amon the rts‘o ned for trade ”“ ° '°”° for the protection of the commerce of their chuntrjrxbr foimthe advance- Unmd ment of science, shall arrive at or near any of the ports of China, commanders of said ships and the superior local authorities of government shall, if it be necessary, hold intercourse on terms of equality and courtesy, in token of the friendly relations of their respective nations; and the said vessels shall enjoy all suitable facilities on the part of the Chinese government in procuring provisions or other supplies and making necessary repairs. And the United States of America agree that in case of ”*'·‘ °”l’t‘?"°’· the shipwreck of any American vessel, and its being pillaged by pirates, izojj jjgwggau or in case any American vessel shall be pillaged or captured by pirates reteson the seas adjacent to the coast, without being shipwrecked, the national vessels of the United States shall pursue the said pirates, and if captured deliver them over for trial and punishment. ARTICLE X. The United States of America shall have the right to Gonsuls,&c., appoint consuls and other commercial agents for the protection of trade, ;’l;L,;°“‘g_:e;°,¤ to reside at such places in the dominions of China as shall be agreed to Ching, p be opened; who shall hold official intercourse and correspondence with the local onicers of the Chinese government, (a consul or vice-consul in charge taking rank with an intendant of circuit or a prefect,) either personally or in writing, as occasions may require, on terms of equality and reciproml respect. And the consuls and local officers shall employ the style of mutual communication. If the officers of either nation are dis- Rules ofinten respectfully treated or aggrieved in any way by the other authorities, they ggsmogdggge °°" have the right to make representation of the same to the superior officcrs P ' of the respective governments, who shall see that full inquiry and strict justice shall be had in the premises. And the said consuls and agents shall carefully avoid all acts of offence to the officers and people of China. On the arrival of a consul duly accredited at any port in China, it shall be the duty of the minister of the United States to notify the same to the governor general of the province where such port is, who shall forthwith recognise the said consul and grant him authority to act. Amionn XI. All citizens of the United States of America in China, Qi*i¤¤¤¤ ¤f the peaceably attending to their affairs, being placed on a common footing of ggéggdgtgggral amity and good will with subjects of China, shall receive and enjoy for tected in person themselves and everything appertaining to them the protection of the °“d P”°P°”Y· local authorities of government, who shall defend them from all insult or injury of any sort. If their dwellings or property be threatened or attacked by mobs, incendiaries, or other violent or lawless persons, the local officers, on requisition of the consul, shall immediately despatch a military force to disperse the rioters, apprehend the guilty individuals, and punish them with the utmost rigor of the law. Subjects of China cifencles by or guilty of any criminal act towards citizens of the United States shall mist °w lm"' be punished by the Chinese authorities according to the laws of China; and citizens of the United States, either on shore or in any merchant vessel, who may insult, trouble, or wound the persons or injure the property of Chinese, or commit any other improper act m China, shall be punished only by the consul or other public functionary thereto authorized, according to the laws of the _United States.. Arrests m order. to trial may be made by either the Chinese or the United States authorities. Axzriotn XII. Citizens of the United States, residing or sojourmng at may me I any of the ports open to foreign commerce, shall be permitted to rent gggwgwgvcgngr houses and places of business, or hire sites on which they can themselves bum umwm build houses or hospitals, churches and cemeteries. The parties interested can fix the rent by mutual and equitable agreement ; the proprietors shall