The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-06-10
CONVENTION


For the settlement of Claims between the Uni
ted States Of America d her Catholic Majesty.
The Government Of the United States of
America and her Majesty the Queen Regent,
Governess of Spain during the minority of her
august daughter, Her Catholic Majesty Donna
Ysabel III, from desire of adjusting by a de-
finitive arrangement the claims preferred by
each party against the other, and thus remov-
ing all grounds of disagreement, as also of
strengthening the ties of friendship and good
understanding which happily subsst between
thetwo nations,hav appointed for this purpose
their respective pleniPotentiarics, namely
the President of the United States, Cornelius
p. Van Ness, citizen of the said States, and
their Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentary near Her Catholic Majesty Donna
Ysabel III f; and her Majesty the Queen Regent,
in the name and behalf of her Catholic Maes-
ty Donna Ysabel H. his Excellency Don Jose
de Heredia, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal
American Order of sabel the Catholic, one of
Her Maies,y's Supreme Council of Finance,
ex-Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Penipo-
tentiary, and President Of the Royal Junta of
Appeals of Credits against France who, after
having exchanged their respective full powers,
have agreed upon the following articles
ARTICEE I.
Her Majesty the Queen Regent and Cover
ness, in the name and in behalf of her Catholic
4huJcstJ DOnHd SdDel H, 10 pay 10
the United States, as the balance account
of the claims aforesaid, the sum of twelve mil
lions of rials peiion, in one several inscrip-
tions, as preferred by the Government of the
United States, of perpetual rents, on the great
book Of the consolidated debt of Spain, bearing
an interest of five per cent. per annum. Said
inscription or inscriptions shall be issued in
conformity with the model or form annexed to
this Convention, and shall be delivered in Mad
N an tph nr h, th.r,
zed by the Government of the u. S. to receive
them, within four months after the exchange of
the ratihcations. And said inscriptions, or the
proceeds thereof, shall be distributed by the
Government ofthe U. among the claimants
entitled thereto, in such manner as it NAV
deem just and equitable.
ARTICLE H.
The Interest ofthe aforesaid inscription or
inscriptions shall be paid in Paris every six
months, and the first half-yearly payment is
to be made six months after the exchange of
the ratificatons of this Convention.
ARTICLE III.
The high contra citing parties, in virtue OF
the stipulation contained in article first recip.
rocally renounce, release, and cancsl all claims
which either may have upon the other, of what
ever class, denomination, OF origin they may
be ; from the 22d of February, 1919, until the
time of signing this Convention
ARTICLE ".
On the request ofthe Minister Plenipotentiary
ofHer Catholic Majesty at Washington, the
Government of the United States will deliver
to him, in six months after the exchange of the
rat6cations of this convention, a note or list of
the claims Of American citizens against the
Government Of Spain, specifying the amounts
respectively, and three years afterwards, or
sooner if possible, authentic copies of all the
documents upon which they may have been
founded.
Article V.
This convention fal be ratified, and the
rati6cations shall be exchanged in Madrid. in
six months from this time, sooner IL possible.
In witness whereof the respective Plenipo-
tentiarles have signed these articles, and afix-
ed thereto their seals.
Done in Triplicate at Madrid, this 18th day
of February, one thousand eight hundred and
thirty-four.
fsealJ c. P. VAN NESS,
iSeal.i JOSE DE HEREDIA.
In witness whereof we the undersigned Pleni-
potentiaries Of Her Catholic Majesty the Queen
of Spain and the United States of America,
have signed this model, and have affixed there.
unto our seals.
Done at Madrid this day Of
fseal.1 JOSE DE HEREDIA.
tseal. c. p. VAN NESS.
AND wHEREAs, the said Convention has been
duly ratified on both parts and the respective
ratihcations Of the same were exchanged at
Madrid, on the l4th day Of August, 1884, by
Cornelius r. Van Ness, on the part ofthe Uni.
ted States. and His Excellency Don Francisco
Martinez de Ia Ross, on the part Of her Catho-
lie Majes;y-Nou therefore be IT knorn, That
I, ANDREW JACKSON, Preside nt-of the u.