Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-09-13

BY the President of the United States or .a,,er;.,
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A PR~OCLAhATiON
WHEREAS, a Convention between The Government ot
uhe United States OF America and his Majesty the Kipy oi
the Kingdom OF the Two Sicilies, to terminate the reola.
mauo"so SAID Government Tor the depreda,ious inflicted
,,pp"onn nm,eHesn commerce by Murat, during the years
iSo9' 1910, 1911 and 1912. was concluded and signed a,
Naples on the fourteenth day OF October, in the wear OF
our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and ,hiriv-two
which Convention is word for word as follows:
v VEN TlON between The Government of the Upite,l
GATES Of America, and his Majesty The King of the
h'hg"om u me Two Sicilies, TO terminate the recla.
nations OF said Government, Tor The depr,datious inNict.
ca upon M"ericsn commerce. by Murs,, during the
years loo9, 1910, 1911 and 1872
ihe Government of The United States of Amcric, and
nus Majesty the King OF the Kingdom OF the Two Settles.
uesiring to terminate the reciamaiions advanced b. said
government against his said Majesty, in order that the
merchants OF The United States may be indemni6sd for
,he losses inflicted upon them by Mu,at, by the depre.
v nv - seizures co'iiscatons, and destruction of their
Vessels and careoes. during the years 1909, 1910. 1911
M iSlZ; and his Sicilian Majesty desirinyr thereby 10
strengthen with the said Government the bonis of that
harmony, not hitherto disturbed; The said Government n,
The United States and his aforesaid Maie-ty the Kim ~, Tho
Kingdom OF the Two Siciies have, with ONE accord %
solved to come 10 an adjustment; to eHertua,e ,yhi,h h..
nave respectively named, and furnished with the neces.
sary powers, viz: the said Government of The Init,
states, John Nelson. Esquire, "a citizen OF said siates and
tne' Charge a At"ires near his Nj ajesty the King of IA.
Kingdom oil the Two Sicilies; and his Majesty Lis f.
cei'ency ID Antonia Maria Statello, Prince OF Cassa,,
MSiqus oil SP'craiorno, Count Statelio, Sc. SC; his said
mJesty's Minister, Secretary OF State Tor FOREIGN AZ.
,H'rS, &c. &c, who, after the exchange of their resrec.
1--WE iui powers, found in good and due form, have agreed
TO the following articles:
ARTICLE LIST.
tMs Majesty the King OF the Kingdom of the Two
9,e'nes' WIN a view to satisfy the aforesaid reclanarions.
Tor me depreda'ions, representations, coufisca,ions. and de,
struc,ion OF the vessels aud cargoes of the merchants of tho
united States, (and Tor every expense ofevery kind what
oy, Nurat during The years 1909, 1910, 1911, and 1912
ohlges himself 10 pay the sum of two millions one bu,Ire5
ana hiteen thousand Neapolitan duca,s to the Government
OIL me United States; seven thousand six hundred and
seventy nine ducats, part thereof. TO he appIiaJ : ra;n"
burse the said Government for the expense incurred hv i,
ia the transportation OF American Sc su,.n iron The Kyn -
uOn oil N aplcs. DURING the war ISlO .nJ H..
be distributed amongst the claimants by the said Govern.
meht oil the United States, in such manner, and accorIing
'o such rules as 1t may prescribe.
ARTICLE 2d
ne sum oil two millions one hundred and fifteen thou.
SAM" Se'Poii'an tucats, agreed on in article the Is, shall
NC pau NAPLES, In niue equal instalments OF two hun.
dred and thirty five thousand jucats. ard with NIECE,
thereon at the rate of four per centum per anDum to he
calculated from the date OF the ntefcb,nee M ,ba ,.,G
cation OF his Convention, unil the whole sum shall be
PAID The hrst instaIments shall be payable tw live month.
at'er the exchange OF he sid ratihca,ions, and tie re-.
year alter another. The said payments shall he made in
Naples, into the hands of such person az shall he dni'
ia horned by the Government OF the United States 10 re.
ceiVs HE same.
ARTICLE Sd.
ne present Convention shall be ratified, and the r,66.
cation thereof shall be exchanged i'm this canitaI in d.
space oil eight months from this date, or sooner if pos.ibl,
~ IsL'h whereof. tho parties above have respectively
subscribed these articles, and thereto fixed their seals
Done at Naples, on the Iih day OF October. one tbou.a,J
eight hundred aud thirty-two.
JOHN NELSON, U.SA
IL PRINCIPE DI CASSARO. II. *
AND WHEREAS, the said Convention has been duIv
ratihed on both parts, and the respective ratiGcsGons NJ
me same were exchanged at Naples, on The eighth day Of
June, one ihou'and eigh, hundred and thirty three bv
A"guste Davezac oil the part of the United States. and
W IFihce oil Ca'saro Oh the part OF the King of the Two
now Therefore,, BE II KNOWN, that ], ANDREW
JACKSON, President OF the United States, have caused
- s''' convention TO he made public, to The end tia the
same, aud every clause and article thereof m ~ be o'
served and fulfilled with good faith by The United States.
and the citizens thereof.
~ 4 II ~
aud caused the seal OF the United States to he aM cd
Done al The Ciy of Washington, this twenty.scvrou,
Day OF august III the year OF our Lord oe thousand
eight hundred and thirty-tbrec. and of ,hs InJsnnn.
dence OF the United States The 6fty-eighth.
ANDREW JACKSON.
By the President
LOUIS McLANE, Secretary of State.