The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-01-06
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thoussnd eight hund,ed sAd ,wosby Ckatles
Pissknsy, 1t that time Misis,er Pienipesen-
tiAsy ei,hs u States - Spsia, and Don Pa
dro CevaIlos, Counssilof Of State, GeAtlsnien
81 the Bed ChAmbe, Fist Sstrsts,y Of State,
and Sapegin,snaani Of Posts ant Post. Ofhres,
talIy suihe'ised and empowered by their re-
spccuvc Eovcrnmcn,si was dolly ratified hy
he The then Il. csident Of the United S'ales,
~ and with ths sdvise and soasont Of The
Senate thereof OH the Ainsh day of JsnuAsys
10 lhs year enc thousand eight hondssd and
tour aud was raikud W h. King OF Srsns
en- the ninth day Of yy, .sst pas, !: Aud
where's the senheatisAs oi the TWO gosefu-
msn,s wese exchanged, ie this city, op,'he
wen.y 6ssl dsy cf peeemssr, BY jan Qnin~
cy Adsms, Seesetssy IT Ssats ot the u,itsd
S,ascs, on The part sfths Unned Ss,ss md
Don Lu,s dc Onis, Easgy EXT tsscrdinsry and
Ninists' Pienspo,cststy fsom Spsis, - tho
pact Vt Spain which Convention ~, we'd for
word, AZ iaIlows:
A CoSvxnTros be wssp His Catholic Ma
jcs'y - ths Uonsd S,saos ~ Ams,ics, for
ihs indsnnlhes loo OF those wis have sus-
ss'n'd losses. damag.s, o, itjulss. 10 c0hss-
aserce oi the excuses Of indiv idusls Of eth
. oa''co, ds'ipg the late wsr, soAusfy TO the
x's ing uss,y'~rsihs laws oil nsvsns.
Hs Cati.ohc Msjrsy, and me ssvsssmsst
81 the Us,oj STATES Of Americs, wishing
spicabiy 10 .djsN the claims which have
s,seo from the sxcssses com nmnted aunpg
thc ls's w.r, by individuals Of either os'ior,
contrary % the laws Of ss,ioHs ~ tho ucssy
I exis,isg bs'ween he two countries: His
CA,hsllc M.jcsiy has given, Ter tho put pose,
iuii pow-ss 20 H,s Exssilency Don Podfu
Ceyshos, Cooasel.os ol STATE, Gentle nan Of
A ik~A r. H. al, n g.
resary'ol S,slv sed universal despAich, and
5sper,n.sn ant a eDcrsl Of ,hs Posts and Pest
Oairss in Ss4in and the lndiss and ,hs eov-y
~anes, Of III. Uni,sd states OF Amssica 10
ChstI sPibskscy,s . cislzsn Of The said States,
and ineis Min,s,cf P)enIpe'sntisy y near His
C"ho'c Majssy, who havs sgrssd as isl--
AxEpud sf Cav misslsnsss sbsil 81
H. - 4, ,.n.psssd Of Eve CsGmfssiossto,s
wosf uhom -skali be srpsinsei BY HIS { sht:
d'e M jcs'y, two o,hsn ny The gsvsrpm enc
ofNhe " States, END the fsih by ssn me&
seasant; snd 10 sass they shp1id nor be labio
10 aeses en- ,esson tsr he A!sh Com n,is-
/ sisacr, ssch parry ahsli ssns enc, end iefvo
lns dceisios 10 io, Aad hs. esfsr, in csse4of
dsath, sicknyss. o, necsss.fy sbssuce<of
any Ut those already appointed, ,hey yhjall
scrcd, - ths sens sDsnssr, - the sppoiat-,
n'.At u persCAs 10 replace hcm.
lht srPp'o'mopt of he Conmissioneso|
being thus nssde, sacb ocs Of hsG shall ssk6
90 sa.h 70 sxaaIns, discass end decide "a
nc claifass wh,eb tney are TO Judge, sccosd-,
/ iag to the laws Of nstions and lhv existing
treaty, sad with The impsrusiiiy jssnee
| dictate 3f
:. The Commissisoc,s she'll ues, and he'd
he'll sessio0s io Mad id, whore within ,ho3
orr OF sIghieen msnibs (s be ssekoned'
| 70" tbs dsy 90 which hey may asst atls)>
IVY sbslf rsce've al claims, which IN rsnses
| qos Uce Of this CcDysntion may be msdo, -:
we'll by tbe subjects Of HIS Cs,hoiic M airssy,
- ny en,zens sfiho Un,sed States Of AmerisI
"a, whs may have a. risM 70 demand sesnS1
1 pensstou 10, thc Losses, damages Or iniusk3|
.us'ained by. hem, IN consequence Of she ~
eessss ommrsed BY Spsnish subjec y n
| American eitixeDs {S3{<
The CoM a,issisnsrs are authesiscl * ~
- ssid echlrst,irg psstiss, 10 hear snt ~
sminc, on sssh, eve,y question tclatiye q tb1|
sad demands, and - tceslvs,ss woeshy 81
credit, all testimony ,he su,hen,cisy ef. kie1|
esnns, ressonably be doobtsd. vi n
| s Ffsm tho decissioss Of the Csmml6e)01
srs there shall DC no appeal, end The " oG
men' Of three Of Them Shell give fuiI lotc1
sss effect 10 their dseisisns, welt viii ~
| spce, to the justice sf the claims, q Il ~
snsoss sf tho 'odcm mn,acs,ien which NJ fx
| Judged 70 tho cIsinsnts; the sid csntf6S}4
,"g parties obligiOg themselves - sa,isff -
'sd awards 10 specie, without dedus'io6, ~
'hs tines and places pein,sd our, end bn1eR
ins conditions whicb nay be sxpftsst6 ~
he Bad sf Con pissiossss. f q
| not having been pes'bIs for the 81
snt'sfiss' 70 sgtee upco esode u
which the ksbovenseniisssd hoard q C1m&|
| 'nissisneFs should sfbitrsts the clsibs mik5'
icsiiog from be sxesssss Of fsssikn csuinef71 ;
| syents, sons,Is OF tsib.cais, ib>Shsir ,ospe6L|
i've tsrrisefies, which mig l,s iHfpptsb(c -
heir two gpvstnments, they hsso 4 Dtt6S)
| sgsesd that each gsvcsnnsss sholt VI. =
fss y does BY this Coosessiso) ~ 6](oSI<