The Sun.
London, England, 1823-11-07 00:00:00

SOUTH AMERICA.

TREATY BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND CHILL
" I, Francisco de Paida Santander, &c. &c., Vice. President
of the itepublic, and charged with the Executive rower, &c.

" To all who may see these presents, greeting :

" Whereas,' between the Republic- of Colombia and the
State of Chile, was concluded and signed, in the city of ,San-
tiago de Chile, an the 21st day of• October, 1822, through the
medium of Plenipotentiaries duly authorised by both parties,
a Treaty of Perpetual Union, Friendship, and Confederation,
the tenor of which is nearly as follows :
" •In the name of God, the Author and Legislator of the

" The Government of the Republic 'of Colombia on the one
part; and that of the State of Chile on the other, animated with
a sincere wish to put an end, as early as possible, to the ca-
lamities of the present war, to which they have been pro-
voked by the Government of his Catholic Majesty, the King of
Spain, by efficaciously co-operating to so desirable an end with
all their influence, means, and sea anti land .finces, until they
have secured, for ever, to their respective countries, subjects,
and citizens, the valuable enjoyments of dim internal tran-
quillity, freedom, and national independence; and his Excel-
lency the `Liberator, President of Colombia, having for this
purpose, conferred full powers on the Honourable Joaquin
losqucra Arboleda, Member of the Senate of the Republic
thereof; . anti his Excellency the Supreme Director of the State
of Chile, having conferred .the eanie on the Minister of State
and Foreign Relations, D. Joaquin de Echevetria ; and the
Minister of Finance and Vi'ar, D. Jose Antonio Rodriguez ;
after etchanging their aforelaid powers in due form, they have
agreed to the following articles:—
• ' Art. 1. The Republic of Colombia and the State of Chile
hereby agree to unite, bind, and confederate themselves in
peace and war, in order to sustain with their influence, and
sea and land-forces, as far as circumstances will allow, their
independence of the Spanish nation, and of all other foreign
dominion whatever; and to secure, after the same has been ac-
knowledged, their mutual prosperity, the best harmony and
understanding, as well between their own countries, subjecta,
and citizens, as the other nations with whom they will have to
enter into relations.
" ' Art. 2. The Republic of Colombia and the State of
Chile, therefore, spontaneously pledge and contract an obliga-
tion ofi intimate alliance arid tinn and constant friendship for
their common defence, fee the security of their independence
and liberty, for their reciprocal and general welfare, and their
interior tranquillity, binding each otitereto afford mutual aid,
and in common to repel all attack and invasion which may, in
any twanner, threaten their political existence.
" 4 Art. 3. In order to contribute to the objects pointed out
in the preceding Articles, the Republic of Colombia binds it-
self to furnish dieposeable sea and land forces, the number or
equivalent of which shall be fixed at a Meeting of Plenipoten-
tiaries.
" ' Art. 4. • The State of Chile also engages to furnish die-
prat:able sea and land forces, the number or equivalent of
which shall be fixed at a Meeting of Plenipotentiaries.
" ' Art. 6. In cases of sudden invasion, both parties may
operate with an armed force on the territory of each, whenever
the circumstances of the . moment do not allow of a special
agreement being made with the Government to whom belongs
the sovereignty of the invaded territory. The party, however,
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circatnstances will allow, and cause the Government thereof
to be respected and obeyed. The expences which may have
been incurred in these operations, and the other points arising
out of Articles 3 and 4, shall be settled by. separate agree-
ments, and shall be, paid one year after the conclusion of the
present war.
" ' Art. O. In order to secure and perpetuate, in the best
manner possible, good friendship and intercourse between both
States, their subjects and citizens shall have free entry and de-
' parture into the ports and territories thereof, and shall there
enjoy all the civil tights and privileges of trade and commerce,
subjecting 'themselves only to such duties, Imposts, and restric-
tions to which the subjects and citizens of each one of the con-
tracting parties may be subject.
auctions of each one of the contracting parties, shall pay no
" `, 444;- 7. By virtue thereof, the vessels and territorial pro-
more duties of importation, exportation, anchorage and ton.'
nage, than those established, or which may he hereafter eats-
blielied for national vessels in the portsofeach :%itate, according
to the laws in foreel that is, that the vessels and production„
of Colombia shall pay such dudes ofentry and clearance in the
ports of the State of Chile, as are paid by Chiloins. and those
of Chile the same as Colombian. in those ut ColOrribta.
" ' Art. 8. Both contracting parties bind themselves to rm.-
niat every aid in their power to die vessels of war and metchant.
men arriving in tlinpotts belonging to either, in cases of dis.
tress, or through any other motive; and accordingly, they shall
be allowed to heave down, refit, take in provisions, arm, increase
their armament and crews, so as to be able to continue their
voyages or cruizes at the expence of the State or, individuals to
whom they belong.
" ' Art. 9. in order to avoid the scandalous abuses which
may be caused on ,the high seas by privateer*, armed on ac-
count of indiViduals, in detriment to national and neutral
commerce, the contracting parties agree to extend the juris.
diction of their Maritime Courts to the privateers navigating
under the flag of either, and the prizes thereof indistinctly,
whenever they cannot 'easily proceed to the ports to which they
belong, or there is any suspicion of their haring committed
excesses against the trade of neutral nations, with whom both
States ought to cultivate the best harmony and good under.
standing.
4" Alt. 10. If, unfortunately, Internal tranquillity shotill
be interrupted in any part of the aforesaid States by turbulent
and seditious persons, or enemies of those Goverments legally
constituted by the will of the inhabitants, freely, quietly, rind
peaceably expressed by virtue of the laws, both parties bind
themselves solemnly and formally' to make common cause
against them, by mutually aiding each other by every measure
in their power, until order and the empire of the laws shall
liave been re.ertriblielted.
" ' Are 11. If any person, guilty or accused of treason, se-
dition, or any other grievous crime, should fly from justice,
and should be found in the territory of either of 'the aforesaid
States, he shall be delivered up and sent back to the disposal
of the Government that lids taken cognizance of his crime,
under whose jurisdiction he is to be tried, as soon as the of.
fended party has made the demand in due form. Deserters
.from the armies and national navy of both the contracting par.
ties are also comprehended in this article.
" • Art. 12. In order to tighten the bonds which hereafter
are to unite both States-, .and remove any difficulty that may
arise or in any way interrupt their good understanding and
harmony, an assembly, composed of two Plenipotentiaries on
each part, in the same terms and under the same formalities
which, according to established usage, are observed in the no-
mination of Ministers of the same dam near the Goveremente
of foreign nations. •
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" ' Art. 13. Both parties bind themselves to interpose their
in order to enter into the present com-
pact of union, bond, and confederation.
" ' 14. As soon as this great and important object has been
retained, a general Assembly of all the American States, com-
posed of tit& Plenipotentiaries, shall meet for the purpose of
cementing in a more solid and formed manner those intimate
relations which ought to exist between all and each of them,
and serve as Counsel under great difficulties, as a point of con-
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and inviolable character of their persons, if the said Plen'pot
of Colombia or Chile.
" ' Art. lit 'Fite present compact of union, bond, and con fe-
aeration, *hall not, in any way, interrupt the exercise of
the
national sovereignty of each one of the contracting
either as regards their laws, and the establishment anti Patti"'
their respective Governments, or their relations with Patti of
reign nations. They, however expressly and irrevocably other
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themselves not to yield to the demands ands of indemnities bind
exactions, which the Government of Spain, tribute or
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or other
and confederated nations. , epeadent, friendly, allied,
" 4 Art. 17. The present treatyand convention of friendship,
bond and confederation,shall ei ee
1 the Government of the State f ratified within the third day by
noureble national convention, h Chile, in accord with the ho-
detriment and injury of the present independence,any
on all occasions, and in all places, their
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