The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-02-12
BY Tie Persistent Of me Un;lcd States.
\ PkOCLAMAVION.

\ PkOCLAMAT!ON.
WHEREas . Convention hs;ween he Uni.
fed SaIss Of America and HIS Biittsnic Ma.
Jesiy was concluded and signed a, ST. Peters.
burg, under tae mediation Of the Emperor Of
ell the Russiss, on the twelfth dsy Of July
lass, BY The fespec'ive nlcO Opo,eniia.es OF The
thee powers: And whereas The said Cohyen-
isn has oetn by Them duly rAiiGtd. and The
respective raGlics,ions OF the ssnIc wefc ex.
changed az Washington. on the tep;h dsy q
the ptssen month, by JoHN Quincy ADAMS.
Secfeteiy nf State .f l.r Cn, I'd } d!c,, ,hr
Rg@, Homo ab!e STRATFoRo CANYIYG. En-
roy Exia' .dDay and Min,.,e Pieripo,euti
ary ~ H.s iutnnic MslesIy. end NJ.
GEoRGE ELLIsEE, charge d'AfTui-es Of Ills
lHPe'ial MaJesty The Emperor Of all the Rus.
sla, on The part Of lheIs several Govern.
menls which Convention is in ihe vord.
to,icwing 70 wit:
In he nG,1e IF TIE m7s. N5y and lrdrisjl. Tra'.1
Il L laden. of ins Ua,,h Sjatcs 4 A
me''cs, and Ills Msjesty the King of he {.
prsd Kingdom Of Gre,; Drilp,n s,.a l,eland,
hArns agteed, 10 Pursuance Of the lifh u,ti.
Cle VI he Convention concluded a, I.,ndun
oB 'he 90, day OF Oc'obes, 1910, 10 rolsr the
differences which hpt arisen between the ,wo
velnmenls, upon the true cNnsltuc;juu and
incoming Of the G'st article Of Tive T'eo,y II
Peace and Ami y, concluded cI Ghent 90 he
~ day 81 Dece mber, 1874, to he friendly
arbEi auOn OF li.s Nslesty tru / nreior g! at
the Hus sas, mutually engaging 20 consider
his decision as Ena. and coDcII, i've. Au.l his
SAID Imperial Ms,es.y hayio9, ai,er due COO
s!deralicn, giyc0 his decision upon these dif.
efences in the following terms, 20 sit:
That the United S,a,cs oi Amerlca ore
emitted 20 ciaim from Cree DI,sn lust in
demniicaion for 81 private properly, which
tae B nth iufces may haze carried away
and ss the question seiatcs 10 sisves more es.
pecially, FOR oil The saves hat The BRUSH fot.
e, may have cariicd sw5y from place, and
secnto.c, Of whieh the T,ca,y ziipulales the
res'"uuop, ~ quitting these same pieces aud
tcl T,iics."
Ihs, the Chied Sta,es arc entitled 70
consider es having been 80 caf,.ed aw5y, ell
toch slaves as msy have been transferred
4 ON The above mentioned territories to BrIt-
ijb vessels within The waters of The said terri.
tories, and who Tor this le.son u6y not have
been restored"
But that if there should be any American
slaves who were cartied nwvy flom territories
OF which the first article Of the Ticay r.
Gaent has no, stipulated the restitution 10 the
UnHed States, the UHi!ed Siaies ate net en,i.
lied TO claim an inde ,nnIGcation for the said
slaves"
Now, FOE the purpose Of carrying into ef-
feet This award of His Imperial Majesty, as
arbitrator, his good Cfii.es have been farther
invoked to assist 10 f.eming such Convention
or Articles of Agreement between the Uni
ted State, OF America and HIS Britannia Ma.
Jssty, as shall provide he mode Of ascertain
ing an6 Determining The value OF slaves and
ot other private property, which may have
been carried away in contrarsntion OF ths
Tr-,.y Of Ghen;, AMI FOR which indsmnliica-
tiOn Is TO DC made TO The citlzebs at the Uni-
ted States, in viiIue OF Hts Imperial M5j.sty's
tsi3 award, and shall secure compensation TO
tac soffe ers for thei losses, so oscertained
and determined. And lis lmperai Msjesty
has consented TO lend III, mediation for tac a.
bnve purpose, sDd has constructed and sp.
roln'cd CuARLus RoUERr CouSr ksssGL
poDE, H., Imp='isi M-i-, y's Privy Co,n,eI.
li- N,e,nb oI the Council, OF State, Ssc.cts.
~ OF STATE directing the Imperia! Department
Of 70 ergo kIJiIs, ChambsrIsin, Knight OF
iae order Of SAINT Aisxan3cr Nevss~y, Ga and
Cioss Of the order c! Saint Vladimir of the
frs, class, Knrgh, OF that of tie Whi,e Eagle
Ul Poland, & lDd Cross Of the oder of 81.
S ephen oil lIungary, ol the Black and # The
Red Eagle VI Pru,sis. OF the Legion or lion
NJ Of Ftsnce, Of Chsries III OF Spsin, Of 81.
Fs,GnsoJ and ol sieriI of Naples. Of he 40
nunclslion cf Sa,dlnii, Of the Polst Ste: Of
Sweden, OF the E'ephsn, OF Denmark, Of the
Goldeo Esgie OF Wuiemb,Ig, oi Fidelity oi
B,den, OF St. Constantine ui Parma. and OF
Guelph oi Hanover; sud JoHS CovST CAR.
oDIs1RIAs, His Imperial MaJes'y's Puvy
,OUn'eiIor, and Secttlby Of State. kDi<ht oi
the o'dsr OF ~. Alexanns- Neyr.Ey, Grand
-C;oss VI he Q d.i Il y. N.atl.nif q ~: Z 81