Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1838-11-10

By, THE PRESIDENT OF THE I. STATES
OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION.

WHrRrAs. 4 Convention hciwcea inc Govern
T~u; 81 the Ra1nhc of Texas. Io terrninl'e tie
rrcfsmltious at the 70 Iucr Government fr the
capture. sslsu.e. aui 3ct,utI'n ut 'ae b u Pucs,i
an Dafauyn aad ilr inIurl-s suffered b, An,gcau
cliE-n' on hoard Jac Po,k,t, W. rnnr,uIcd and
sgaed Al H1usl1D, On tire eleventh tay al Apr.
IN the wear Of uHr Lord thousand eight Luudrtd
ami ihrly-eigHt. which convention Is word io-
Nort as m.i.uw,:
Convention between tic Government { tie Uni
TED States of America and tie Government OF lhr
krpUh.c OF Texas, To terminate thr rrcaml luus
cd The former Government, '3t the capture secure.
sui tgteulIun OF the brg>, Pocket, aud Durango.
ami Tor injuries suterrd BY American citizen, on
board the Pocket.
Alec La Brlnche, Charge dAfairs ni the Uui-
ted States vt America, near The Republic vt TcAa,
acting uu the hvba'l of the Unilrj States OF Amer
rca and X. A, Iron, Secretary u STATE of the Re
puo'c eft Texas, acting IN ltialf 81 the sad Re
pub have agreed to The hltuwins articles.
ARr /. Toe Government of the Republic of
Texas. with view Ia satisfy the aIur, sad reca-
matinnS tur tn capture SEIZURE, sul cnul,cauon 81,
he tWn vessels aforementioned, as well as tor in
jrmny Ia American citizens whh have sutlcrtt
injuries from the Std Government nt Texas, ar It's
officers uhl.ts t>cll to piNy the sum nt eleven
thousand SEVEN hundred gul 6iy dullar.. lSII.75O)
10 the Government of the Uuled States az Amer
sea Ia be distributed amrng the caimIut, hy the
said Govelum'nt of the United States OF America.
ARr. :. The sum OF eleven t,nu,aaI seven hun
ircd and hty dollars, (Sll 7j0) agreed ou "a the
llHt article shall hc PAID lu gould AMI si,Nrr, with IN
crest at SIX per ccUi. ouc year after the tNcpuyr
+ The ratification, Of this convention. The saul
lymcnt shall b. made az the seat of Gpvrrou.ui
the republic 81 Texas, ln Nr hand at such per
VA or persons ms shah he duIy auihArktd bv the
government at the luilei : ltys OF America 10 re-
| eve the same.
| ARr. ). The present convention Shall be ratified
al the rathcluon, thereof shall BE- exclaimed in
tie city ct Washington, N the space of three
H.ntiS from tins date, or sooner f possible.
| IN FAITH whereof the parties ahnve named have
respectfully subscribed these articles aud thcrcunu
styel tler seals.
| Zone al the cy Of Houston, 90 the eleventh. dsy
! o. he month Of April, one thousand eight hundred
! 1' thirty-cigtu
| (L.s ALCEE la BRANCHE
! lL.sI T. A. IRON.
And whcrts, the said Convention la, been duy
rldtd oil both parts, and the respective rtifca-
tins Of The same were EXCHANGED at Washington,
q tie sixth day Of July one thousand eight bum
| tcd and rhrty-roht, by John Forsyth, Sccrytaty
| State OF ule Umlcd States, and FaIiaS LatrtL
barge d'AtIlJrs Of the Republic Of Texas, accrcd.
| ed to the Government of Ihe unilcd States. on
! he part of their respective Governments
| Now, therefore, be it Known that l. MARTIN
| AN buren,, President Of the United State,
| ave caused the said Convention 10 be made public,
, the end that the same and every clause and artl-
e thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good
| nth by the United State and the cHllenS thcfoof
| ~ ,sitness whereof, | have herelnto set my
| l. ST. hand anl caused the seal Of the United
Safes to be affixed,
Done al tie CIV Of Washington, Tbs SjSth day
Of july In tie year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred an thirty-cjglt and of The ~
dependence Of thu United States he sxtyrhri.
| NJ. VAN buren,,
| ~ the President;
JONI FoasYrH, Secretary If State