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the Algarves, equally
animated with the desire
to maintain the relations
Of harmony and amity
which have always ex-
listed, and which tits de-
sirable to preserve be-
tween the two Powers,
having agreed to terml-
nate, by a Convention,
the pending questions
between their respective
Governments, in rela-
ton to certain pecuniary
claims of American oitl-
zens, presented by the
Government of the Uni
ted States against the
Government of Portu-
gal, have appointed as
their Plenipotentiarics
for that purpose, TO wit:
The President of the
United States Of Ameri-
ca, Daniel W ebster, Sec.
retary OF State of said
United States, and
Her Most Faithful Ma
iesty, j. e. dc Figaniere
{ Morao, of Her Council,
Knight Commander of
the Orders of Christ, and
of O. l.. of Conception of
Villa Vic1za, and Minis
ter Resident Of Portugal
near the Government If
the United States
Who, after having ex-
changed their respective
full powers, found to be
in due and proper form,
have agreed upon and
concluded the following |
articles:
AgrIcLE /.
Her Most Faithful Ma
jesty the Queen of Por
tugnl and of the Agar
yes, appreciating the diff
fculty of the two Gov
ernments agreeing upon
the subjectofsaid claims,
from the difference of
opinion entertained by
them respectively, which
difficulty might hazard
the continuance of the
good understanding now
prevailing between them
and resolved TO maintain
the same unimpaired,
has assented to pay to
the Government of the
United States a sum
equivalent to the indem
mites claimed for seve
ral American citizens,
(with the exception OF
that mentioned in the
fourth article,) and
which sum the Govern
nent OF the United
States undertakes to re
ceive in full satisfaction
OF said claims, except as
aforesaid, and TO distri-
butte the same among the
claimants.
ARTICLE ii.
The high contracting |
parties, not being able to
come TO an agreement
upon the question ofpub
Iic law involved in the
,ase of the American
privateer brig " General
Armstrong" destroyed
by British vessels in the |
waters of the Island OF
in September.
1914, Her Most Faithful
Majesty has proposed,
aud the United States OF
America have consent
ed, that the claim pre-
sented by the American
Government, in behalf
OF the captain, officers, |
and crew of the said pri |
yateer should be sub.
milted TO the arbitra-
ment Of a sovereign, pc
tentatc, or chief of some
nation in amity with
both the high contract
ing parties.
ARTICLE III. |
So soon as the consent |
of the sovereign, poten-
tate, or chief of some |
friendly nation, who |
shall be chosen by the
two high contracting
parties, shall have been
obtained to act as arbiter |
in the aforesaid case of |
the privateer brig "Gen-
eral Armstrong;" copies
Of all correspondence |
which has passed in re-
ference to said claim be
tween the two high Gov
and their re-
spectiye representatives
shall be laid before the
arbiter, to whose deci.
sion the two high con-
tracing parties hereby |
bind themselves to sub
nit.
ARTICLE w.
The -pecuniary indem-
mites which Her Most |
Faithful Majesty pro-
misses TO pay, or cause to !
be paid, for all the claims |
presented previous to the
9th day of July, 1850. in
behalf of American citi-
zens, by the Govern
ment Of the United
States. (with the excep-
ton of that of the "Ge-
neral Armstrong," arc
fixed at ninety-one thou
sand seven hundred and
twenty seven dollars, in
accordance with the cor
respondence between the
two Governments.
ARTICLE V.
The payment Of the
sum stipulated in the
preceding article ehall
be made in Lisbon, in
ten equal instalments, in
the course Of FIVE years,
to the properly author
lied agent Of the United
States. The first install
ment Of nino thousand
one hundTcd andseventy
two dollars seventycents,
with interest as herein
after provided, (or its
equivalent in Portuguese
current money! shall be
paid, a. aforesaid, on the
Both day Of September OF
the current year Of 1851,
or earlier, at the option
Of the Portuguese gov
eminent; and at the end
Of every subsequent six
months "a like instalment
shall DO paid; the inte-
grail sum Of ninety-one
thousand seven hundred
and twenty.seyen dol