American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-07-19
DEPARTMENT OF STATE,
Washington, I5th Julv, IS

WaShinsfjn, 18TH July, 1922.
i The following is translation of the decision o.
ibis Imperial Majesty the Emperor of al, the Russias
upon the question submitted TO him by the govern
ments of the United States and of Great Britain, by
Virtue of the Convention of the Goth of October
1878, ofthe true intent and meaning of that part oil
the first article Of the treaty of Ghen by which it
was stipulated that sail territory, Places and possess
ions, whatsoever, taken by either party from the
other during the war, or which might be taken al
ter the signing of the said Treaty, excepting only
the island hereinafter mentioned, should be restor-
ed without delay, and without causing any destruc-
ton, carrying away any OF the artillery. or other
public property originally captured in said forts or
places, which should remain therein upon the ex-
change of the notifications of the said Treaty. any
siaDes or other farivase hroflerty."
TRANSLATION.
| The Emperor is of opinion, that the United
States of America entitled TO Just indemn6ca-
ton from Grea, Britain Tor all private property car
ried away by the b. sh forces and as the question
regards slaves especially, for all such slaves
were carried away by the British forces from the
place and territories of which the restitution was
stipulated by the Treaty, in quitting the said places
and territories
"That the United States are entitled to consider,
las having been so carried away. all such slaves as
may have been transported, from the above mention
the waters of the said territories and who for this
reason have not been restored"
"But fthere should be any American slaves who
were carried away from territories OF which the LIST
article Of the Treaty of Client has not stipulated the
restitution to the United Staes the States nos
to claim an indemnfcation for the slaves"
1t will be observed that this is merely the decision
of His Imperial Majesty, upon the question submit
ted to him.
With regard to the measure, and arrangements
between the parties to the submission, for carrying
lit into execution notice them will be given, for the
information of all persons interested therein, soon
as they shall be known.
lCHESAPEAK AND DELAWARE CANAL
We learn from good authority that the Directors
of the Company assembled on Monday last, wheU
lit was contemplated to take final measures for con
6scating the shares OF delinquent stockholders, ad
lourned without proceeding to execute that pur-
pose. The Directors were induced to afford some
further extension Of time in consequence of their
finding that lar greater number of the holders oil
the old stock than had been calculated on had come
in and paid up their instruments and their conae-
Iquen belief that, if further reasonable indulgence
were granted, the instaln, ents would be paid in all
cases except where real difficulties had been occa-
stoned by death, bankruptcy. &c of the original
subscribers. II is supposed that all those shares
upon which the instruments shall not be paid within
six weeks from Monday last, the 9Th of july may
be safely considered as being involved in circum-
stances such as those stated, which render it i'm
probable that paymenets will be made, and the
directors may thereafter proceed without giving
occasion to complaint hard thoughts, to declare
them forfeit. This measure will doubtless be taken
with regret, but it is required by justice to those
who are punctual, whose advantage will consequent
lily be promoted, and by due regard to the welfare
of the Company and an early prosecution of the
work. Mas. Gaz.