Tri-weekly journal., 1847-10-11

shall have been duly ratified by the United
States, this fact shall be made known with the
least possible delay to the military and naval
commanders of both parties, whereupon sus-
pension of hostilities shall take place, both by
land and by sea, as well on the part of the mill
tary and naval forces of the United States, as
on the part of those of the United Mexican
States; and the said suspension of hostilities
shall be inviolably observed on both sides.-
Immediately after the exchange of the ratifca-
tlons OF the present treaty, all the forts, terri
tories, places, and possessions whatsoever, ta-
ken by the United States from the United Mex
lean States, during the war, except such as are
embraced In the fourth article of this treaty,
shall be restored without delay, and without
causing any destruction or carrying away any
OF the artillery or other public property origi-
nally captured in the said forts or places, and
which shall remain therein upon the exchange
OF the ratltcations of this treaty: And in like
manner, all the forts, territories, places, and
possessions whatsoever taken by the United
Mexican States from the United States during
the war, and also all such forts, territories,
places, and possessions embraced within the
limits OF the United States under the fourth ar
tlcle OF this treaty, shall be restored, evacua-
ted, and delivered over to the United States
without delay, and without causing any des-
tructlon or carrying away any of the artillery
OF other public property from the said forts or
places, and which shall remain therein upon
the exchange of the ratifcations Of this treaty.
ARTICLE w. The boundary line between
the two republics shall commence in the Gulf
OF Mexico, three leagues from land, opposite
the mouth OF the Rio Grande; from thence up
the middle OF that river to the point where it
strikes the southern line of New Mexico:
lhence westwardly along the southern boun-
dairy OF New Mexico, to the southwestern cor
ner OF the same; thence northward along the
western line of New Mexico, until it inter-
sects the first branch of the river Gila, or if it
should not lntersect any branch Of that river,
then to the point on the said line nearest to
such branch; and thence in a direct line to the
same, and down the middle of said branch and
OF the said river until it empties into the Rio
Colorado; thence down the middle of the Col
orado and the middle of the Gulf of Califor-
MIA, to the Pacific ocean.
ARTICLE V. In consideration of the extern
sion OF the boundaries of the United States. as
defined by the last preceding article, land by
the stipulation which will appear in article
No. 5, the United States abandon, forever, all
claims against the United States of Mexico on
account OF the expenses of the war, I the Uni
TED States agree to pay to the United Mexican
States, at the city of Vera Cruz, the sum Of
- dollars, III five equal instalments, each
of -- dollars; the first instalment to be
paid Immediately after this treaty shall have
been duly ratified by the government of the u
nited Mexican States.
ARTICLE vi. As furtherconsideration Iof
article No. 4 for the extension of the boun-
daries of the United States as defined by the
fourth article of this treaty, the United States
agree to assume and pay to the claimants all
the lnstalments now due, or hereafter to be-
come due, under the convention between the
on the 30th day of January, 1913, further "a;
provide Tor the payment of awards in favor of
Claimants under the convention between the
DnI'e1 ,i states ana the Mexican republic of the
llth of April, 1885," and the United States ~
so agree to assume and pay, to an amount not
exceeding three millions of dollars. all claims
OF citizens of the United States. not heretofore
decided against the government of the United
Mexican States, which may have arisen nre-
vlous to the 18th of May, 1916, and shall he
found to be justly due by board of commits
sloners, to be established by the govarnment of
the United States, whose awards shall be final
and conclusive; provided, that i'm deciding m
on the validity of these claims, the board Shall
be guided and governed by the principles and
rules OF decision prescribed by the first and fifth
articles of the unratified convention. conclud-
ed at the city of Mexico, on the 2Oth dav of
November, A. ID. 1913; and in no case shall an
award be made in favor of any claim not en-
Draced by these principles and rules And the
United States do hereby forever discharge the
United Mexican States from all liability for
any OF the said claims, whether the same Shall
be rejected or allowed by the board of said
commissioners.
ANSWER OF THE MEXICAN COMMIS-