Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-05-28


: perty lies shall be liable to pay in like cases.
ARTICLE ". In case of the absence of the heirs
the shall be taken, Professionally, of sucl
real or personal property. as would be taken, in
} like case, of property belonging to the natives o
the country, until the lawful owner or the person
who has right to sell the same, according to ar
tcle Ii, may take measures to receive or dispose
the inheritance.
ARTICLE V. If any dispute should arise between
different claimants to the same Inheritance they
shall be decided in the last resort according to The
!; laws and by the judges of the country where the
property is situated.
ARTICLE vi. All the stipulatons of the present
convention shall be obligatory in respect to proper
ty already inherited, or bequeathed, but not YET
withdrawn from the country where the same j:
situated at the signature of this convention.
ARTICLE VII. This convention is concluded
subject to the ratification of the President of the
United-states of America, by and with the advice
and consent of their Senate, and of His Royal
Highness the Duke of Nassau, and the ratifica.
tons thereof shall be exchanged at Berlin, within
the term of tWe lve months from the date of the
signature hereof, sooner if possible.
la witness whereof, the respective plenipoten-
tlarles have signed the above articles, as we'll in
English in German, and have thereto affixed
their seals.
Done in triplicata, in the city of Berlin, on the
twenty seventh day of Nav one thousand eight
hundred and forty-six, in the SEVENTEEN year OF
the independence of the United-stases of America
and the seventh Of the reign of His Royal High
ness the Duke of Nassau.
Henry WHEATON, II. ST.
OTro WILHELM Carl Vox RoEDEn, L. S.
And whereas the said Convention has been du-
y ratified on both parts, and the respective ratif-
&c fboo
the thirteenth day of October one thousand eight
hundred and forty-six, by Andrew J. Donelson
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotenta.
ry OF the United States and the Colonel and Cham
berlaln Otto Wilhelm Carl Won Roeder, etc., etc,
Minister Resident CT His Royal Highness the Duke
of Nassau, near the Government of Prussia, on the
part of their respective Governments:
Now, THEREFORE, BE 1T KNOWN that l.
5 JAMES K. POLK, President of the ITnitcd-states
OF America, have caused the said Convention to be
made public, to the end that the same, and every
c clause and article thereof, may be observed and
fuihiled With good faith, by the United-sates and
: the citizen thereof.
l. IN WINS WHEREOF, have hereunto set nv
s hand, ana cased the seal of the United states to
= be affixed.
lone at lhe CIV of Washington, this sixth day
1t OF Jahuai in the year of our Lord one
j. TsEAL.] thousand eiat hundred and fortv-seven,
1t and of the dependence of the United
e States the seVe4y-frst.
l. JAMES K. POLK.
By the President:
d JAMES BUCHANAN, secrefoy Of State.
l. Convention with Peru for til satisfaction of
d claims of American citizens&c concluded
l. March II, 1871
If By tie President Of the Unitedtotes of A,ne-
RIGA:
l. A PROCLAMATION
- Whereas a Convention between,be limited
States of America and the repubc of Peru
p was concluded and signed at Limabv their
J. respective Plenipotentiares, on thtseyen-
= teenth day of March, in the yearf our
IF Lord one thousand eight hundred and Arty.
one, which Convention is, word for wrd
as follows L
l. The United States of America and the T,
l. public of Peru. DESTROYS of consolidating pei
n manently the good understanding and frien(
1t ship now happily existing between the partie
4, have resolved to arrange and terminate the
A. differences and pretentions by means of
L Convention that shall determine exactly tn
4 responsibilities of Peru with respect to tn
1t claims of certain citizens of the United State
l. against her And with this intention, the Pre-
sident of the United States has appointe
James c. Pickett, charge dafaires of sal
u States near Peru, and his excelency the Pres
: dent of the republic of Peru has 'appointe
= Don Manuel del Rio, principal officer Of tn
\ department of finance, acting minister Of tn
same department and supernumerary council
y lor Of State, and both commissioners, afte
. having exchanged their powers, have agree
upon and signed the following articles:
ARTICLE l. The Peruvian Government, i
e order to make full satisfaction for rariou
<. claims of the United States, on account O
d seizures captures, detentions, sequestations
and confscations of their vessels, or for th
damage and destruction of them, of their Cal
goes, or other property, at sea, and in the port
and territories of Peru, by order of said Gov
ernment of Peru, or under its authority, ha
stipulated to pay to the United States the SUI
N of three hundred thousand dollars, which sha
a. be distributed among the claimants, in tn
manner, and according to the rules that sha
be prescribed by the Government of the I'm
I: ted States.
ART1cLE: II. The sum of three hundred thor
es sand dollars, which the Government of Per
&c has agreed to pay, in the preceding artlcl
H. shall be paid at Lima, in ten equal instalment
le Of thirty thousand dollars each, to the persc
~ ~ OF persons that may be appointed by the Tn
i ted States to receive it. The first nstalme1
~ shall be paid on the first day of January.
:. the year one thousand eight hundred and fort
- four, and an instalment on the first day Of eac
h. succeeding January, until the whole sum
= three hundred thousand dollars shall be pal
a ARTICLE III. The Peruvian Government
4, grees also to pay interest on the before me
n tened sum of three hundred thousand doliaI
al at the rate OF four per centum per annum,
i be computed from the first day OF Januar
C. one thousand eight hundred and forty-tw
of and the interest acCruing on each instalme
al shall be paid with the instalment. That is
a. say, interest shall be paid on each annual
al staIment, from the first day OF January, o
ne thousand eight hundred and forty-two.
be ARTICLE ". All the annual payments ma
n, on account of the three hundred thousand dc
he lars shall be paid in hard dollars OF the SCI
n, standard and value as those now coined at t
Id mint in Lima, and the annual payments,
We we'll as the accrulng interest. may be export
from Peru free of all duty whatever.
Dit ARTICLE V. There shall not be demand
IL of the Government of Peru any other payne
e- or decentralization, on account of any ella
IT. of the citizens of the United States that W
presented to it by Samuel Larned, Esq, VIII
c charge d'afaires OF the United States near
ru. But the claimes subsequent to those pl
~ scented by Mr. Larned to the Government
~ Peru shall be examined and acted upon heI
70 after.
~ ~ ARTICLE. VI. 1t is further agreed that t