Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-11-05

Colonel and Chamberlain Otto Wilhelm Carl Won Roe
der ETC. etc, Minister Resident of His Royal ghness
the Duke Of Nassau, near the Government Of Prussia,
on the part of their respective Governments:
Now, therefore, be II known, that /, JAMES X.
POLK, President of the United States of America,
have caused the said Convention made public TO
thereof. may be observed aud fulfilled with good faith
by the United States and the citizens thereof
In witness whereof, | havc herrunto sci my hand,
and caused the of the United States 10 be affixed
Done at the City Of Washington, this sixth day Of
January, In the year ofour Lord, one thousand
srAL eight hundred and forty seven, and OF the In
dependence of the United States The seventy
first. JAMES X. POLK
BY the President:
JAMES BUCHANAN, Secretary Of State.
CONVENTION WITH PERU FOR THE Salts
FACTION OF CLAIMS OF AMERICAN CITI-
ZENS, &C. CONCLUDED MARCH IL, ls4l.
By the President of the Unated Stakes of America:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, Convention between the United States Of
America and tho Republic Of Peru concluded and
on the seventeenth day Of March, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty one,
which Convention is, word for word, as follows:
The United Suites Of America and the Republic OF
Peru, DESTROYS Of consolidating permanently the good
understanding and friendship happily existing be-
tween the parties, have resolved to arrange and term
nate their differences and pretensions by OF
Convention that shall determine exactly the response
bties Of Peru with respect the claims of certain c
tizens ofthe United States against her. And, with this
intention, the President OF the United States has up
pointed James C. Pickett, Charge d'Afaires of said
States near Peru and His Ercellency the President Of
the Republic OF Peru has appointed Don Manuel del
Rio, principal officer OF the department of finance act
ing minister OF the same department and supernume
rary councillor OF Siate, and both commissioners, ut
ter having exchanged their powers have agreed upon
and signed the following articles:
ARTICLE 1.-The Peruvian Government, in order
TO make full satisfaction for various claims of citizens
Of the United States on account Of seizures, captures
definitions, representations, and conscations of their
vessels, or for the damage and destruction of hem Of
their cargoes or other property and in the ports
and territories Of Peru by order Of said Government Of
Peru or under It's authority has stipulated to pay 10 tho
United States the OF three hundred thousand dol
lars, which shall be distributed among the claimants, In
the manner and according 10 the rules that shall be
prescribed by the Government fthe United States.
ARTICLE 1.-THE sum Of three hundred thousand
dollars, which the Government of Peru has agreed 10
pay In the preceding article, shall be paid Lima, in
ten equal annual instruments, of thirty thousand dollars
each TO the person persons that be appointed by
The United States 10 receive II. The first nstalmsnt
shall DO paid the first day Of January in the year
thousand eight hundred and forty four, and an in
stamenl the first day Of each succeeding January,
until the whole sum Of thee hundred thousand dollars
shall DO paid.
ARrlCLE III The Peruvian Government agrees
also TO pay interest the before mentioned sum Of
three hundred thousand dollars the rate of four per
centum per annum, TO be computed from the first day
Of January, one thousand eight hundred and forty
two and the interest accruing each lnstament shall
be paid with the instament That is to say, interest
shall DO paid each annual insalment, from The first
day Of January thousand eight hundred and forty
TWO.
ARTICLE IV.-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 as
those now coined at the mint IN Lima, and the annual
payments, we'll as the accrung interest," may be eI-
ported from Peru free of all duty whatever.
ARTICLE V.-There shall not be demanded Of the
Government Of Peru any other payne indemnifca
ton, account of any claim Of the citizens Of the Uni
ted States that presented 10 II by Samuel Larned
ESQ.,, when Charge dAaires of the United States near
Peru But the claims subsequent 10 those presented by
MIR. Larned to the Government Of Peru shall be ex-
amined and acted upon hereafter
ARTICLE Wilt is further agreed that the Peruvi-
Government shall have the option Of paying each nm
nual nstalment when due, with orders the GUS
house Callao, which shall he endosabIe In
ofany amount, and receivable in the Treasury cash,
in payment of duties importatons Of all kinds and
the orders shall be given in such manner that, in
similar orders shall be at discount in the market
the full value of each annual payment shall be secured
and made good to the United Suites, though Il had
been paid in cash. at the time Of its falling due; and
any loss occasioned by discount delay in the coec
ton, shall be borne and made good by the Peruvian Go
vernmeDt.
ARTICLE vII.-This Convention shall be ratified
by the contracting parties, and the Publications shall be
exchanged within two years from this dute, sooner
il possible, after having been approved by the Pres
dent and Senate of the United States and by the Con-
gress Of Peru.
have Aligned the same, and affixed thereto their seals
Done In trip.icate, al the city Of Lima, this seven
teenth day OF March, IN the year oil our Lord thou
sand eight hundred and fortyone.
J. c. PICKETT (ssAL3
MANUEL DEL RIO, (ssAL
And whereas, the seventh article Of the sud Con-
venton reared that the Publications of the contract
ing parties should he exchanged within years from
ts date which provision was not observed by the said
parties owing TO delays In the ratification rendering
such exchange impractcable within the time spuIa
ted And, whereas II appears that the duly consttu
ted authortiss If the Republic of Peru did the 2st
of October. SaS, law. approve in all respects the
first annual IN, almcat m thirty thousand dollars on ac
count of the ncipal OF the debt recognised thereby
and to which, he recoad article relates, should begin
rom the LIST January 1916 and the interests on this
ANNUAL sum. cordrg To article Ill., should I've cacula
Ned and paid from the lst Of January, 1912: And,
whereas the siid Convention. and the aforesaid mnd
caton iherenI, have been duly ratified, and the
ppectve Publications Of the same were exchanged in
ffe city Of Lima on the thirty day or October last
BY Albert G. Jeweu The part Of the United States
and Manuel de- Rio the part of The Republic Of Peru
Now, therefore, be il known, that |, JAMES X.
FOLK President of the United States Of America have
caused the said Convention, and the modification there
H. TO be made public, TO The end that the same and
every article and clause thereof may he observed and
fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the
citizens thereof.
In witness whereof, have hereuno set nv hand and
caused the seal rthr United States 10 be affixed.
Done at the City Of Washington, this eighth day Of
January, In the year of our Lord, one thousand
(sRAL) eight hundred and foryseven, and Of the In
dependence Of the United States the seventy
frat. JAMES X. POLK.
by the President:
JAxRs BUCHANAN, Secretary of State.