Washington telegraph., 1851-02-26
BY THORIT Y.

C.uant;ou bet Reen the United States of America
md his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, for the
..,sfaction of claims of citizens of the United
States on the Brazilian Government, concluded
January 81, IS49.
l.. rur PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas a Convention between the United
c,.,ss of America and his Majesty, the Emperor
- Rraz, for the adjustment Of claims Of citizens
,Of,be United States against the Brazilian Govern
INT was concluded and signed by their Plen-
.o,eutiares at Rio de Janero, ON the twenty
;p.vsn,h day of January, one thousand eight hun
80 and forty nine which Convention, being in
Who English and Portuguese languages, is word for
word as follows:
T., III, name of the Most Holy and Indirisible
Trinity.
Tbs United States of America and his Majesty,
,he Emperor of Brazil, desiring to remove every
noe that might interfere with the good under
standing and harmony which now happily exist
h.tween them and which it is SO much the interest
nf both countries to maintain; and to come ior
that purpose TO de6ntive understanding. equally
inst and honorable to each, as to the mode OF
.ettIius the long. pending questions arising out OF
claims of citizens Of said States, have for the same
appointed and conferred full powers, respectively
TO wit:
nm David Tod, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
P,enipotentiary from the said States near the
Court of BRAZIL, aud his Majesty the Emperor OF
R,az;I upon the most ilustrous and most excellent
Vscoun, Of CIinda, Of his Council, and OF the
t,ouncii Of State, Senator and Grandee of the
Emn;re. Grand Cross of The Order Of Saint Ste
hben of Hungary, Of the Legion OF Honor OF
france, and Of Saint Maurice aud st. Lazarus of
Sardinia, Officer of the Imperial Order OF the
f,ros,. Commander Of the Order of Christ, Pres-
oc Mpiyfa Minscf md
Secretary of State for foreign Affairs; who, after
exchanging their full powers, which were found IN
GOOD and proper form, agreed TO the following
articles:
ART I. The two high contracting parties, ap-
n,eciang the difficulty Of agreeing upon the sub
lee, of said reciamations, from the belief enter
iaiued BY escI-one OF the justice of the claims,
and the other Of their njustice-and being con-
yiuced that the only equitable and honorable
method by which the two countries can arrive at a
peect understanding of said questions is to adjust
Them by a single act; they mutually agreed, after
a mature examination of these claims; and, IN
order to carry this agreement into execution, 1t
becomes the duty of Brazil to place at the DISPOSE
,ion of the President Of the United States the
amount Of five hundred and thirty thousand mreis,
current money Of Brazil, reasonable and
EQUITABLE sum, which shall comprehend the whole
of the recailations, whatever lay be their nature
and amount, and as full compensatioa for the in
demu6catious claimed by the Government Of said
States; to be paid in round SUM, without refer
euce to any one Of said claims, upon the merits OF
which the two hg, contracting parties refrain from
entering: it being left to the Government oil the
United States to estimate the Justice that may
p-rtain to the claimants, for the pdrpose OF dis
ubuting among them the aforesaid sum Of tive
hundred and thirty thousand mfreis, as It may
deem most proper.
ART H. In conformity I'd what is agreed upon
"a .tx,df frs,,,
all responsibility springing out of the aforesaid
claims presented by the Government Of the United
STATES up to the date of this convention, which
can neither be reproduced nor recOnsideted IN
future
ART ILL., In order that the Government ofthe
United States may be enabled properly to consider
the claims of the citizens Of said States-they re-
naming, above declared, subject to its Judg-
m.nt--the respective documents which throw light
upon them shall be delivered by the Imperial
Government to that Of the United States, so soon
as this convention shall receive the ratification of
the Government Of said States
ART Nv. The sum agreed upon shall be paid
by the Imperial Government to that of the United
States in the current money Of Brazil, as soon as
the exchange OF the ratcations of this convention
is made known in this capital, for which his
Majesty, the Emperor of Brazil, pledges himseI:
10 obtain the necessary funds at the next session
Of the legislature.
Awr.V The payment Of the sum above named
of five hundred and thirty thousand milreis shall
not be made until after the reception of the notice
in this capital Of the exchange of ratifcatons but
the said sum shall bear interest at six per centum
per annum from the first day of July next; the
Imperial Government, however, oSlges itself to
make good that interest only when, in conformity
to the preceding article OF this convention, the
amount stipulated shall be paid.
ART. vi. The present convention shall be
4 a.. vaA in Josh
ington within twelve months after it is sigued in
this capital, or sooner if possible.
In faith Of which We, PieniPotentares of the
United States of America, and OF his Majesty the
Emperor Of Brazil, sign aud seal the same.
Done in the edy Of Rio de Janeira this twenty
seventh day of January in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and forty mine.
DAVID TOD, L. ST.
-VISCONDE DE OLINDA. H. ST.
And whereas the said convention has been duly
ratified on both parts, aud the respective ratifca-
tons Of the same were exchanged at Washington,
On the eighteenth day Of January, one thousand
eight hundred and fifty, by John NJ. Clayton,
Secretary of the United States Of America, and
the Chevaler L Sergio de Macedo, Envoy Ex-
uaordinary and Minister .Plenipdtentary of his
Majesty tile Emperor Of Brazil, on the part Of
their respective Government:
Now, therefore, be it known, that 1. q ACHA-
RY TAYLOR, President Of the United States
bf A merca, have caused the said convention to
be made public, to the end that the same may be
sbserved and fulfilled with good faith by the Uni
ted States and the citizens thereof.
In testimony whereof, have hercunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the United States
10 be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this the nine
teenth day of January, in the year of our
+, >, Lord one thousand eight hundred and fil-
- ty, and ir the seventy fourth year of the
indepeIideEEe Of the United States,
q. Taylor.
By the President.