American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-11-14
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
A PROCLAMATION.

"A i hOCLAMAI lON.
Whereas General Convention OF Peace, Amitv
Commerce. and Navigation, between the Un;tet
States of .7mericd. and the Federation Of thp Cen
tire Of J9merica. concluded and signed at Wash
ington, on The 9th day Of December, in the year o
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty
Ave; which Convention. being 10 the E. glish am
Spanish languages, is word for word, as follows:
ORIGINAL.
General Convention of Feace .6mity, Commerce
and Navigation, betDpen the United >tdtes d
america, and the Federation Of the Centre q
.4nerica.
The United States Of America, and the Fedora
ton of The Centre of America, desiring to max.
firm ard permanent the peace and friendship which
happily prevails between both nations have resolv
ed to fix, in manner clear distinct and positive
the rules which shall in future be religiousy obser
we'd between the one and the other, by means OF {
Treaty, or General Convention of Peace, Friend
ship, Commerce, and Navigation.
For this most desirable object, the President o
the United States Of America has conferred full
powers on HENRY CLAY, their Secretary of State
and the Executive power Of the Federation oil tn,
Centre of America ON ANTONIO jose CANAs,
Deputy of the Constituent National Assembly To-
the Province of San Salvador, and Envoy Extraor
binary and Minister Plenipotentiary of that Repub
lie, nea' the United States, who, after having OK
form, have agreed 10 the following Articles:
Article LIST.
There shall be a perfect. firm, and inviolabl,
peace and sinccre friendship between the United
mates Of America and the Federation Of the Cent?.
Of America IN all the extent Of their possession
and territories and between then People and CHI
zens, respectively, without distinctions OF person
| or places.
article 3D.
| Th. United States oil America aod the Fedora
ton Of the Ceut,e Of America, desiring 70 live u
peace ard harmony with all the other nations 0
he ca h. by means Of policy frank and equal.
friendly with all, engage mutually not 10 grant an
srtcula, favour to other nations, in respect Of com
mercr and navigation, which shall not Immediate
become common 20 the other party. who shall enlo
he same freely, 1T the concession was freely made
or allowing the same compensation, ii the con
cession conditional.
.frticle 3d.
! The two high contracting PARTIES being likewis
DESTROYS OF placing the commerce and navigation o
| heir respective countries on the liberal basis o
perfect equality and reciprocity, mutually agre
hat the citizens OF each may frequent all th
coasts and countries OF the other, aud reside an
t. ade there. 10 all kinds Of produce, manufacture.
and merchandise, and they shall enjoy al the rights
privileges. and exemptions, in navigation and com
nerce which native citizens do or shall enjoy sub
mItng Themselves to the laws, dectees, and usage:
there established, which native citzens are sub
| jet ted But it is unde stood that This a. ticle doe
not include the coastiDg trade OF either county. III
regulation al which is reserved BY the parties, res
pecively, according to their Own separate laws.
/ .articlp 4th.
They likewise agree. that whatever kind Of pro
duce manufacture. or mere handise, OF auy foreig
country can be from ,ine to time, lawfully import
| ri h cd in heir ia m
be also inns orted if vessels of the Fede alton of th
Centre oil America and that no higher othe
duues upon the tonnay OF the vessel. or her cargo
shall be levied and ected whether the importa
ion be made in vessels OF the one county or oil th
| othei And in like manner, that whatever kind
produce. manufactures or merchandise Of any for
eign country, can be- from time 10 time. lawful
i'm ported into he Central Republic. in its own YES
sells, ,nay be also impnret in vessels OF the U States
a that no ohe, or higher duties upon the onnag
oil the vessel her Cargo. shall be levied and collect
ed, whether the importson be made il vessels of tn
one country, or oil the other And they further agree
that whatever may be lawfully exported, or re ex
ported, from the one counlry in lis own vessels, /
any foreign country may, In like manner, be ex
ported, or re-exported in tine vessels of the othe
country. And the same bountles, duties, and draw
bac ks, shall be allow ed and collected, whether sue
expectation, xpoTtation, be made in vessels
the United States, of the Central Republic.
.9Ytlcie 5th.
No higher or other duties shall be imposed OF
the importation into the United States Of any arti
Giles, the produce or manufactures of the Federation
of the Centre OF America and no higher or othe
duties shall be imposed on the importation into th'
Federation Of the Centre oil America, OF any arIi
cles, the produce manufacture OF the United
States, than are, shall be- payable on the like ar
ticles being the produce manufactures OF AM
other foreign country nor shall any higher, OF o'he
duties, or charges be imposed in either Of the NV,
countries, on the expectation of any articles to thu
United States, to the Federation Of the Centre o
America, respectively. than such as are payable OF
the expectation Of The like articles to any other or