The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-02-12

Briiipanie msiesly she0 not be essnuised I'd
make compensation Tor ary claims ics psivstc
propsIiy snGst the fest ar,,cis ot the treaty Of
Chen, DOT con.sinsd In the .sid asist. And
his brit'snnie majesty he,ety erksges 40
cause io DO psodacsd before the eommissien,
as ratefisi tow1ds aAeeIisinirg fac,s, all the
evidences Of which hls m.is.,y's cove, nms n.
may be IN Possession, ty ,etutns Rom his M.
les'ys eiiise's 81 otherwise, Of the number of
slaves ca''iet away Bu, the evidence so
p'odueea, o. i" dtiee,iysGess, shall &C, 70 IN,
bar II any claim o. clsim. winch shall &c eth.
ef"ise sslis!ae'o!ily authenticated.
ARTICLE Nv.
J ho tvo Commissioners a,e her,ty em.,
powered and 'equned 10 60 into sn exanaina.
ton OF all the ciBims Submitted, thiuugb the
above mentioned list, by The oaoers Of slaves
or Other properly OF BY lheit lawful attorneys
or representatives, aud 10 determine the
same 'especlive.y, according to the ,ncr,t. of
the several eases, under The ole ot The ,npe.
nal decision herein above recned, and hnving
relefencc, VI need there be, to the exp.anaio.
~ documents hcrern,o annexed, ma kcd =
aud ". And io considering such claims, the
lom m'Ssiorers are empowered, and ,squited,
10 examine, on oath, or stii NATION, az such
pc sons az shall como before ,ht tp, icuchiDg
ihe 'esi number oi the slaves. or value If 9TH.
e. p'optry, Tor which nle mnEcsuon is
Claimed; ahd, also, 10 receive IN evidence,
acco' dIng ~ they u.sy think consistent with
equity oRd justice, written dispositions OF "a
pers. such deGositions or paps's being duly
anhenucs'sch enhet acco, ding 10 exIsling /.
gal forms, cr 10 such other manner s. ,hc
a. hatl .
@, allow.
ARTICLE Y. .,t.,...
IN the even, oi The lwo oCnrpissicne:s not
egieeirg IN any pailcniar case Undst exam.
nation, or ot theIt diSgfer gcn, upoo >nnY
qncs'icn "alch may ,esut lrrD the sipuls
ions Il ib!, Convention, ,heO Gnd IN that case
'h'y shall draw by lot the name ii one oi The
two arbi,rators, who, alter having due cun.,d.
cra,ion 10 the matter, o9niestsd, Mail consuit
wuh The commissioners, ond Gnai decision
shall DC :igen. coniormU!ly 10 ,be opinion o!
he maim imiy Of the ,wi, comn,ls ,iunei.. end
Gs he aibnraioIs 80 dawn 10y lot. And the
a'brratur, when So aCiine w b The TWO CON.
mIsslQnsrs, shah De bound IN ali respects by
the flies # pioeesdlng enjoiosd by the
inurlh aitlc.e Of his couseulion upon the
coo mtssioneI 3, and shall be vesea wuh the
same powers, and be dl med, lci lLa, case, q
eCMnllSsionet. v.,
ARTICLE VI. .
The decision ol the ,wo commissioners, OF
of she Dsjo'iy Of The board, as CONSTITUTED by
the preceding article, shah ia al! cc-e. be Il.
nal end conclusive, wbs,her as 10 pun,ber, tho
vaiue, or the ownafShIp OF ihe slaves, or other
properly. CO.. winch lGde mn,hca,ion is 10 be
made. Aud bis Bntiann,c Majesty engages
to cause he sum awarded ~ eech and eyc,y
owner IN lieu {: his slave or slaves, OF othor
properly, III be pad IN specie, about dednc.
uUn, at such time or times, aud at such plsce
o. places ss ,hnli be ews' d.d by he SAID CON
mlssiopers, anl on conan,un ci such releases
o, assignments 10 be gwen, ss thry .hail di,
,ect provided, that no such psyments sh.sl
DC fixed - Ike place sooner than iwelVe
mcnths from he day OF the. exchange oi he
fa'iGca,lons oiisis cenvenuoD.
ARTICLE VII.
Il IS further agreed, thar ,hc commission.
ers and sibi!rsofs shall be respectively psid
10 sOch tpsDnse as shall bc se,tled buipecn
the Governments oi The United STATES end
Great Britain, Ell ,hc time Of The exchyngc OF
he rauiic c,nous Of ;hs convention, And si
other expense, suendiog ,h.> x.cu,ion oi The
commlssiuo, sha!! ne de.'aycd jointly by he
Un,ed S,stes and Hi:'B ranoic M.jssy, the
same being previously sscettnined snd elbow.
cd by The tua io5Ity oi The board.
ARTICLE VIII
4 certified copy OF tins convention when
dolly ,a',Ged by h's M-jss'y the Emperor Of
all the Russias, by ths p esideut of the Uried
S,a.es, by aud wilb The advice snG consent Of
their Sen'Ie, Snd Ly II. d iusnn,c Msjcsy,
sha! be delI,eted ~ eech Of The contracting
psrlies respectively 10 the minister o. Other
agent Of ,he medisIing power accredited to
;he government II the U"nsc Siste., 80 soon
=, may be alter The ,aiiicaiions shsli have
been exchanged, which last snail be sTsoed
q, WssLinglVr, IN six mon,hs i'om the date
hereoi. or sooner II possible.
In Is.rh whereof, the respective plenipoien.
tlsries, have signed THIS Convention drawn up
IN ,wo Languages, sod have he'euolo sGixed
tntir seals.
Done in riplieaie, o, ST.. Pe,er,bufgh, This
5o,h June