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


class, Knight OF tha, Of The Iyhiie Eagle Of
Pviand, Grand Cross of ,he ordsr Of 81 Ste.
phtp OF HuDga'y, Of he Black . "A Of ,hs Red
Eogle II P'uas!s, Of the Lcgion d Honot oi
feaoee' OF Charles III. OF Spa.o, OF 81 Fe di
aand ADD OF Me'i oi NspisS, I! 81. Msulice
and OF 81 LozafUs II Sardinia, of The Eic
phsn' al DeEnla, X, oil Fidelity sod Of The ton
oi Lahr'Dgtn OF Bccsn, Bufehst oi the Can.
TO" Oi ' |and, snd also oi 10, Canton and oi The
Republic Of GsGeFs, as his Ptnipol.
10 "ea!, acjdsi, and Conclude soeh Articles
VI aS'.emsni IS may tend 10 The at,ainm.n a,
oi me above mSn,ioned md, win the Pieni.
pnIenila'Ies nj ,hs UGntd States snd Of !lls
b'hishnic M'Jesy: that IS 10 say: on re
psit OF Ihe President Of the United State,
w!ih he advice sad eunss NJ of the SENATE
the'eoi, HENRY NiDDLsIoN, a c,t,zcn OF the
said Cnied A''It', std tbs, fHSoy Exusor
d'na'y snd Minlslei pien!po,enuafy 10 H.
MaJeSy Ihs Empsio' 81 all The Rns.,s, and
on Ine part ol His M.Jesy the X NJ OF the
Unnsc kingdoR. ci G'ca, Bran and Ireland.
The R.ghl Honorable Nj. CHARLES BAeot
one of His MSjssIy', mo.t honossb bic p,Ivy
Council, N0'gh, Grand Cross al the most hu.
Dorsbie order OF Ihs Bah, end Iii, Mejcsry',
Ambassador Exuaotd,nsry and P!enipo.cnt,.
ary 10 HIS M.jesty the Emparu oi sn the
f"sslas. And 'be sUid PisGlpo,e ntisrie,, af
ter reciprocal communicdilUn Of their ~.
specise iuI powers, 70. cd in gool and due
to'm, have aGtsed 0pun the following aItl.
cles
ARTICLE 7.
lo' the purpose ol sccefIniHing and defer
mining The sinoanl ol IadsmHiics,ioD wh,ch
!aay be due to ci,Eens oi The Cul,td State,
under lhe decision o. Ills I.nperlal Mrievy,
Two Comm's'iooc,, and - . h'bilra,o,s shan
be spPoiuisd 10 the panner fnovs.ng :-rbst
Is 10 say tne cUnir"issIuner snd ouu arbitrator
Shall be nominated and appointed by ,he Pre-.
lGeut e the yniiol States Ci America, by,
ana u,lh the advice snh Consent Of The Seasie
he col pnd one cO'nniss,oner and Que atbl
t'a,o- shaH 30 avpoin,ed by his B,i,tannic
AIsles'y. And thS tWo CONS ,ssionet, and
,wo atbir atof, thus appulG' cu snal. u.set and
mold theic su;i0Rs as Board ~ IL. civ o(
Wushius Oh. Thry shai have power 10 op.
points Secre'hiy, Onl before % oc.edir,, 10
INC othCr 5u>inos, "i ne commission, thry
sba'i, resp: clivt,y, tske the .o!,Uwing oolh "a.
oil' nauuu) lH 'uv presence oi each olhci-
NHIch oath or "'h. n,ari"n, being so fsten.
aUd duly ates'ad, shah o.: cnteted on the &c.
cotd oi NE" proceedings; lubi is 10 st3 :"I,
4, bone oi he c"'" ",alss'oncfs Or ,bira.
'ofs, ss tne case ni'y be- Cppoir,sd IN pufsa
anCc ot Zoe convention cor ,,uded ~ ST Pc.ets.
3Oth june,
tofe on The .--- day oil ------ one ,hcu.anc
lE,h Hoy,
ciEh! hCnd!ed aud twcn'v.Iwo, between his
MeJesry the Emperor Of ali the Gussias, lhe
oiiad States Oi AmeficS, and his luannIc
Majesty, do soienpiy swear 20, sfiron) tha
VIII diligently, iGnpaflialIy, aad carefully ex
sm'nc, sud, 10 the best CT ny Judgment, &C.
co'dlng 10 lr,Iire and equity, Gecida al mo,
tefs submitted 10 nic as commissioner (Of sf
birator, i, The Case nay be.) under tho SAID
conven,ion.'
All Vscuncies Occurring by dea,h or othe,.
wise shall be filled Up 10 the manner OF the o.
riBinai apponimcnt, aHJ the uew commission.
e's or atDisra.oSs sheli tokc thc same oath O.
ain'naI'0n, aud perform the same du!iss.
ARTICLE u.
II, q, The trsi mcetDg Of this board, The
gorcrnmen,s OF the Gated Stale. & of Grssi
B'i;@ln SHAH not have agreed upon on ove.ago
value, 10 be allowed as compensation lot each
slave Tor whom inderDnjhlslion may I've due
men, and III thst c. 8, che commissioner. and
atUifa!ors ahSH cohJoio'ly proceed 10 exam
ine the ,e:iimony winch shalt be prodcced un.
de- The authority Of tac President Of The Uni
ted Slales, iogeihe, with such other comps.
tenn testimony as they msy SEQ cause 10 &c
cGife OF allow, going 10 prove The tue value
oi slaves at The period Of the exchange 0! the
raifcelion' ot The Treaty Of Ghent; ard upon
The evidence 80 Obtained, obey shall sgtee up.
on The evidence go ob,s!Gsd, they shall agree
Upon aud fix the average value. b., in case
that n'sJotiiy Of the boa'd oi con- n,issIonels
oud az sbiuaIoFs shoult no, be able to agree &c
spec'ug such ave'age value, then and G the
case, tecourAe shall DC had TO The bitIa a,iOD
oI toe minister or other agent Of the medla,
ing power, accredil.d to the government Of
the UGi;ed States. A s,3,emcut o. the eyi
denee produced and o! the proceedings ol
ts.e board t"ereupon shall be communicated
20 tLe said minis.ei or agent, and his decision,
Funded upon such evidence snd proceedings