Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1823-03-29

Denmark, of the Golden Eagle of Wiz
lemberg, of Fidelity OF Baden, of St. Con
stantine of Parma, and of Guelph OF
Hanover; aud John CoJNT CAPoDrs
rRAIs, His Imperial Majcsty's Privy
Counsellor, and Secretary OF State,
Knight oil ST. Alexander Nevsky, Grand
Gross OF the Order of St. Vladimir ofthe
first class. Knight of that of the White
Eagle Of Poland, Grand Cross Of the Or
der Of ST. Stephen of Hungary, and of
the Black and of the Red Eagle Of Prus-
STA, of the Legion Of Honor of France,
of Charles III OF Spain, and oil 81. Fer
diDsud and OF Merit of Naples, OF St.
Maurice and S.. Lazarus Of Sardinia, of
the Elephantoi Denmark, OF Fidelity, and
of The Lion Of Zahringen of Baden, Burgher of
the Canton OF Naud, and also ofthe Ropub-
lie Of Geneva, as his Plenipotentiaries to
treat, adjust, and conclude such Articles
of Agreement as may tend TO the attain
mem of the above mentioned end with
the Plenipotentiaries OF the United States
and Of His Britanic Majesty: that is to
say on the part of the President of the
United States, with the advice and con-
sent OF the Senate thereof, HENRY Nip
DIEroN, a citizen of the said United
States, and their Envoy Extraordinary
ana Minister Plenipotenlary 10 His Ma
jcsty the Emperor of all the Russias
and on the part of His Majesty the KING
of the United Kingdom OF Great Britain
and Ireland, ne Right Honorable Sir
CHARLES BAeoT, one of His Majesiy's
most honorable Privy Council, Knight
Grand Cross Of the most honorable or
Ter of the Ba,h, and His Malesty's AM
bassatlor Extraurdiary aud Plenipotcn-
liary 70 HIS Majesty the Emperor of all
the Raasias. And the SAID plenipnten-
tiaries, alter reciprocal communication
OF then respective powers, found in good
and due form, have agreed upon the fol-
lowing articles:
ARTICLE I.
For the purpose of asccrtaining and
determining the amount of inde,nnlica-
ton which may be due to the citizens
IF the United States under the decision
of his Imperial Majesty, two Commits
sioners and two Arbitralors shall be APP
pointed in the manner following: That
Is 10 say, one commissioner and one ar
bitrator shall be nominated and appoint
I'd DA the President If the United States
Of America, by and with the advice and
consent OF the Senate thereof: and one
and one arbitrator Shall be
appointed by his Britanic Maies'y. And
The TWO commissioners and two aFbnra-
tors, thus appointed, shall meet and
bold their sittiags as Board in tie cay
oil Washington. They shall have pow
or to appoint Secretary, and before pro
ceeding to the other business ofthe COM
they shall, respectively, taxi
the following oath Cor afhrn,alior) in tne
presence Of each other. Which oath or
affirmation, being so taken, and duly at
tested, shall be entered on the record OF
their proceedings; that is to say: " Il, A.
's B. one Of the commissioners Cor arbi-
:" traitors, as the case may be- appointed in
:" pursuance of a convention concluded at
$ St. Petersburgh on the - day of -
18th July,
$ one thousand eight hundred aud TWEEN
). fy-lwo, between His Majesty the En-
5 peror of all the Rossias. the Unned
: States of America and his Brilanic Ma
$ jesty, do solemnly swear Cor sfirn )tha,I
$ will diligently. iinpartia!Iy, and careful
$ ~ examine, and, to he best of their iudg
8 ment, according to justice and equity,
: decide all matters submitted to me as
8 commissioner Cor arbitrator as the case
: may beg under The said convention"
All vacancies occurring by death or
shall be filled up in the man
ner of the original appointment, and the
new commissioners or arbitrators shall |
axe the same oath or affirmation, and |
perform the same duties.
ARTICLE II.
1t, at the first meeting of this board
he governments ofthe United States and
IF Great Britain shall not have agreed
upon an average value TO be allowed as
for each slave for whom
decentralization may be due, then, and
N that case, the commissioners and ar
,itrators shall conjointly proceed to ex-
anime the testimony which shall be pro-
iuced under the authority of the Presi-
lent of the United States fouethar ,r;th