The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-01-12
OFFICIAL.
by the President Of the United States or America.
PROCLAMATION.

Whereas a convention between the United States Of
ed at Lima by der resecive penipoten1iaries on Inc
seventeenth day OF March, N the year OF our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and oriyonc, which convention
word for word, as iollows
The United States of America and the republic Of Peru,
hssno q sonsGda o PaTnaney the g9o nsrsland
ties have resolved TO arrange and terminate their differ
determine exaoty the Responsibilities Of Peru With respect
to the claims OF certain citizens the United States against
States has appointed james c. Pickett charge daaires of
said staes near Peru and hs exesency the ptssidsq OF
principal officer Of the department OF iAance acting minis
Ter OF the same department and supernnmeray coancio,
Of State and both commissioners after having exchanged
their powers have agreed upon and signed the following
articles:
ARrIcLEr.
faction claims citizens the United States,
and conscatons Of heir vessels Or for the damage and de-
m M them OF HER cnrgGss Or other properly At sen
government Of Peru or under its authority has stipulated
pay the United States the Of three hundred thou
ants, in the and according the rules that shall
be prescribed by the government OF the United States
ARTICLE II. e
The of three hundred thousand dollars which the
government of Peru has agreed pay, preceding
tice shall be paid Lima, ten equal annual install
mens ohirty thousand dollars each, the person per-
sons that may be appointed by the United States to receive
January tie thousand hundred te and ey
four, and nsaen the first day Of each succeeding
January until the whole OF three hundred thousand
dollars shall be paid N.o43 NlsS
ARTICLE t.elF t4a.|t s4ss.,
The Peruvian government agrees also pay interest on
the before mentioned of three hundred thousand dol
lars, Mt the rate OF four per cen'm per ani,um to be com
putcd from the first day Of January thousand eight
hundred and orytwo, and the interest accruing each
nstament shall be paid with the instament That ist
say interest shall be paid each annual nsaent from
the first day of January thousand eight hundred and
orty-two
ARTICLE w.
All the annual payments made on account of the three
hundred thousand dollars shall be paid in hard dollars of
the same standard and value those coined the
mint in Lima and the annual payments, well as the
accruing interest," may be exported from Peru free of all
duty whatever
There shall be demanded of the government of Peru
any other payment decentralization, account of any
ed TO it by Samuel Laned, esq., when charge dafares of
the United States Peru. But the claims subsequent
those presented by Mr. Laned the government Of Pc
ru, shall be examined and acted upon hereafter. g
st
II further agreed that the Peruvian government shall
have the optoihof paving each annual nstanent when it
Is due, with orders the custom-house AT Calao which
shall be endorsble in sums OF amount and receivable
of all kinds and the orders shall be given in such
as that in similar orders shall be discount
in the market the full value of each annual shall
be secured and made good United States though
had been paid in cash. the time of its falling due; aud
loss occasioned by discount delay the collection
shall be borne and made good by the Peruvian govern
ment fttl-Adt-.fa.s
ARTICLE VII.
This convention shall be ratified by the contracting par
ties aud the rcutions shall be exchanged within two
years from date sooner possible after having been
approved by the President and Senate of the United Satc
and 10y the Congress of Peru.
In witness whereof the respective commissioners have
signed the and affixed thereto their seals Done in
ipcae the city OF Lima this seventeenth day OF March,
the year Of Lord thousand eight hundred and
J. c. PICKETT [sEaL