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PROM Xllll GOVERNMENT GAZETTE OF MAT 20.
PROCLAMATION OF RODIL.
Don Jose Ramon Rodil, Brigadier-General of the
Royal Armies, Aide-de-Camp General of E. M. I. of ;he
operations of Peru, Political and Military Governor of
the fortress of Callao, and of the province of Lima,
Commandant General of the division of the army of the
North Coast, decorated with the Crosses of Samosa and
Espinosa, Monteros, Sampayo, Semaneons, Medina del
Campo, Tarifa, the Third Army, Pampeluna, and Con-
chargaes. &c. &c. &c. considering the fort of Callao is
besieged by sea ant by 1 old, and reviving in their vi
gout the Spanish 1 tws and decrees, which his Excel-
lency Si nor Viceroy Don Jose de la Serna made at the
time of his gi vernment, 1 prohibit, by the present edict,
ill communications and traffic in the fort and bay of
Callao and on its coast; so that any merchant vessel.
large o • small, atd of whatever nation, navigating
within those in.its, shall be considered and treated as an
enemy, and all sons of foreign provisions and effects,
xhi h may be eized in any place now occupied by
the insuigeats, sh ill be confiscated the moment those
places occur i,:cl by the royal armies, without the
possibility tf th it being restored. The vessels ewer
which may require to communicate with this place,
upon subjects necessary and particular to the nations to
which they belong, will present themselves before the
port, aid send cut their haus within reach of the bat-
teries, eiere to await the arrival of the person who may
be sent by this Government to communicate with them.
(Signed) JOSE RAMON RODIL.
Jose Luis Bolan°, Secretary.
Callao, May 17, 1825.
CONTRACT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF PERU AND
-MESSRS. COCHRA NE, ASIBRO, AND 1.127 CH, FOR A LEASE
OF THE PASCO MINES.
I. The Govt, nmmt agrees to let to Messrs. Cochrane,
Linch, m.nl Ame o. the mines and dependencies which
belong to the Government of Peru, and which were
formerly in the l.os ession of Don Juan Vivas, situate
in Cie departmma of Pasco, for a term of 25 years, on
paying every year the sum of 15,000 dollars, and it
further sum of 30 per cent. upon the bars of silver which
those mines may produce, all other duties included.— .
2. The an.o .nt of 15.000 dollars stated in the present
contact shall be paid by the contractors, in specie, by
quarterly paymeirs, to the sinking fungi of the public
debt.—S. in case the duties upon mineral productions
should he reduced, the benefit wiil be extended to the
present contr ictors.-4: The direction of the mines be-
longs to the contractors, subject to the mining laws of
Pasco, and which are necessary for the preservation of
the mores: The contractors are bound to keep the
mines in repair, or to forftit all their constructions, ma.
chinery, &c.-5. The Government grants the free work-
ing of mines of coal for the machinery.-6. The Go-
vernment permits the introduction of machinery. instru-
ments, and quicksilver, for the mines, through the legal
ports.--7. The contractors are not bound to use any of the
machinery now in the mines, or to pay any pension to the
machine company for their use, unless they should re-
quire them.-8. If at the expiration of the twenty-five
years the-Government should, object to renew the lease,
it engages topay t te contractors for all their machinery,
buildings, icc. by a fair appraisement.-9. If the 'Go-
vernment should determine to sell the mines, the pre-
sent contractors are to have the preference as pur-
chasers.-40. II the expense of working the m ines should
be found to exc ed the produce, the contractors shall be
permitted to c ose the contract ; but in that case they
are to leave all their constructions for the use of the
State, carrying with them only what, in the strict
sense, can be considered moveable.-11. The Govern-
ment will extend its protection to the contractcrs, wher-
ever doing so may not be contrary to the laws of the
State.-12. In the event of any contraband practices,
the contract shall be declared void, and without claim
of compensation on the part of the contractors.-IS.
This contract shall be in force from the day of the de-
livery of possession of the mines.
14. (Relates to a private claim upon the mines of 25.800 dollars,
which the contractors are to pay, and to deduct from the same
which they are bound by the contract to pay to the State.)
Signed at Lima, the 20th of May, 1825.
DON JOSE MARIA, PANDA,
(Minister of Finances.)
WILLIAM COCHRANE.
CRISTOBAL DE AMERO..:
STA NISLAS LINCII.

Lima, May 21.

Approved,
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TOMAA DE HERBS.

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