Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-12-21

by French privateers, and condemned
by French Consuls, within the terrific
ny and jurisdiction Of Spain.
3. 70 all claims of indemnities on account
Of the suspension Of the right OF depos-
it, at New Orleans, in 1902.
A. To all claims of citizens Of the U.
States upon the government OF SPAN,
arising from the unlawful seizures al
sea and in the ports and territories oil
Spain or the Spanish colonies.
5. To all claimsot citizens of the U. States
upon the Spanish government, state
nents of which, conciliating the inter-
position OF the government OF the U.
States, have been presented to the De-
partment of State, or to the Minister oil
the United States, in Spain, since the
date of the Convention of 1902, aud
until the signature OF this treaty.
The remuneration of his Catholic Ma
iesty extends,
j. To all the injuries mentioned in the
Convention of the 18th Of August,
1862.
2. TO the Sums which his Catholic Majes-
Pike from the Provincias Internas.
8. To all injuries caused by the expedi-
ton of Miranda that was fitted out
and equipped at New ork.
d. To all claims Of Spanish subjects upon
the government Of the United States,
arising from unlawful seizures at sea,
or within the ports or territorial juris-
diction Of the United States.
Finally, TO all the claims of subjects of bis
Catholic Majesty upon the govern.
ment Of the United States, in which the
;nterposition Of his Catholic Majesty's
government has been solicited, before
the date of this treaty, and since the
date of the Convention of 1902, or
which may have been made to the
Department of Foreign Affairs Of his
Majesty, OF to his Minister in the Unit
ed States.
And the high contracting parties re,
spectively renounce all claim to the il-
IDENTITIES for any Of the recent events or
transactions of their respective command
ers and officers in the FIoridas.
L
ton to be made for the injuries, If any.
which, by process Of law, shall be estab,
lished to have been suffered by the Span-
ish officers and individual Spanish in-
habitants, by the late operations of the
American army in Florida.
Art 10. The Convention entered into
between the two governments, on the | 18th
of August, 1902, the notifications of which
were exchanged the 2lst Dec. 1918, is
aHnui!ed.
Art. II. The United States, exonerat-
ing Spain from all demand in future, on
account of the claims of their citizens, to
which the renunciations herein contained
extend, and considering them entirely
cancelled, undertake to make satisfaction
for the same, to an amount not exceeding
five millions of dollars. To ascertain the
full amount and validity Of those claims,
a commission, to consist of three commits
sioners, citizens of the United States, shall
be appointed by the President, by and
with the advice aud consent of the Senate:
which commission shall meet at the City
of Washington, and, within the space Of
three years from the time of their first
meeting, shall receive, examine, and de-
eide upon the amount and validity of all
the claims included within the descrip-
tion above mentioned. The said commits
sioners shall take az oath or affirmation,
TO be entered on the record of their pro-
ceedings, for the faithful and diligent dis
charge of their duties; aud in case of the
death, sickness, or necessary absence, Of
any such commissioner, his place may be
supplied by the appointment, as aforesaid,
or by the President Of the United States,
during the recess of the Senate, of another
commissioner in his stead. The said CON-
missioners shall be authorised to hear and
examine, on oath, every question relative
TO the said claims, and to receive all suita-
BILE authentic testimony concerning the
same. And the Spanish government shall
furnish all such documents and elucida.
lions as may be in their possession, for the
adjustment of the said claims, accord.
ing TO the principles Of justice, the laws Of
nations, and the stipulations of the treaty
between the two parties, of 9th October.
1895; the said documents to be specified
when demanded, at the instance Of the
said commissioners.
The payment of such claims as may BIT
admitted and adjusted by the said com
missioners, or the major part Of them, tc
an amount not exceeding five millions O
dollars, shall be made by the United
States, either Immediately at their Treas
ury, or by the creation Of stock bearing al
interest of six per cent per annum, ayablt
from the proceeds Of sales of public lands
within the territories hereby coded TO thu
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