The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-21

ATTORNEY GENERAL's OrPIcE,


Washington, l7th June, 1917.
ON the Nth of August 1876, the following notice was
" sued from this Office
The Attorney General of the United States having been
authorized and empowered by act of Congress- APP
proved the 9Th August instant, TO adudicate the claims
and the republic of Peru, Lima the l7t March,
lsi hereby GIVES NOTICE OF his appointment to perform
claimants to present their claims and the evidence
ing hem with all despatch that he may proceed to exc
The claims provided for by the convention are described
in the hrsf article follows The Peruvian government
in order to make full satisfaction for various claims cit-
of the United States, of seizures captures
detenons representations, and concaon of their vessels
or for the damage and destruction of them of their car
goes or other property, at and in the ports and terrific
es OF Peru by order of said government OF Peru under
of three hundred thousand dollars which shall be dis
uibnted among the claimants, in the and
ohe United States And by the ira o srties IL i se
lated; There shall be demanded the government of
Peru any other payment ndemnfcation on account of
any claim of the citizens of the United States that pre-
sened TO il by Samuel Larned, esq when charge daares
qnent to those presented by Mr. Laed the government
ofPern shall be examined and acted upon hereater.'
Sand in pursuance the authority and power given to
the Attorney General to make all neeul rules and egua-
TONS for carrying the said convention and act into effect
"Odered That all persons having claims under the said
convention do file memorial addressed the Attorney
facts and circumstances whence the right prefer such
claim Is derived TO the claimant be verified by his ai
davit The claimants shall also, the time, file the
evidence sustaining their claims and, if any of the evil
dence be in Spanish, translation thereof shall also be
And in order that claimants may be informed of wha,
considered essential be forth, avered and csab
ised before their claims can be received and acted upon
"Ordeed, lst That each claimant shall declare in his
memorial for and in behalf OF whom the claim is preferred
and whether the amount thereof and OF any thereof II
allowed does and at the time when the said claim
arose. did belong solely and absolutely the claimant,
to any other person and If To other, to what person.
And IN cases OF claims preferred for the benefit any other
than the claman the memorial 10 be filed shall further
md Inv hat audi hat
sideraon such other has become entitled The amount,
any part of the amount, of said claim.
3D. That the memorial shall also forth and declare
whether the claimant well any other person for whose
benefit the claim is preferred, is now, and the time when
the said claim arose was, citizen of the United States
where he and at the time the said claim
domcated and, fany what change OF domic has since
3D. That the memorial shall also forth whether the
claimant or any other person who may have been any
time nted to the amount claimed, any part thereof
hath received any, and, if any, what OF money
or other equivalent decentralization, by way of insurance
which is therein asked and if any such payment in
Identification has been made to set forth when and from
whom the same received.
ith That the will be taken up for decision in the
order in which they may be filed and dockeed"
BY the of Congress above mentioned approved 9Th of
August 1886 the Attorney General is directed within the
space OF twelve months from and after the passing of the
validity all such claims as may be piesented 10 him. and
are provided for by the said conventions according the
merits oil the several eases and the principles of Justice,
equity and the law of nations, and the spulaons of the
SAID convention Sundry claims not having been present
NorcE HEREBY GIVEN ALL CLAIMANTS who have not
presented their claims and evidence in pursuance of the
requirements of said and the rules and regulations here
oiore published that the time limited by the for the adj
judcaton will expire the Sth day of August is
therefore ndspensaby necessary that these claims should
be presented forthwith to enable to dschas the duties
devoved upon the Attorney General No adjudication can
be made in favor OF any claim, unless it is fled with the
evidence sustain it, within reasonable time after this
notice, as the commission must be closed within the period
fixed by law.
NATHAN CLIFFORD Attorney General.
Attest: JOHN L. REID, clerk.
List of claims not fled appears By papers the attorney
Generals Office.
Brig Thetis, of Boston, Henry Parsons master
Brig Elizabeth Ann OF Philadelphia, Oliver Brooks
ter.
Berah Fitch master of the ship Flying Fish, of Boston.
Elphalet Smith, Tor any interest he may have in the
schooner Wasp, of Boston, and in the cargo of the ship
Esther, of Boston,
Stephen b. Howe, for any interest he may have in the
cargo OF the ship Esther OF Boston.
Edward l.. Scott, for any interest he may have in the
schooner Robinson Crusoe.
John Huan for any interest he have in the cargo of
the Robinson Crusoe. Iune lS--iteod
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