The Empire County argus., 1855-05-12
W. L. MARCY, Secretary of State
BY THE PRESIDENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION

Whereas, Convention between the United States of
America and Her Most Faithful Majesty The Queen Of POI
tnga and of the Algarves concluded and signed by
their Plenipoenarles, in this City, The twenty ii
day of Februirv, in the year of Lord one thousand
eight hundred and fit1yone, which Conv non being in
the English and Portuguese languages, is word for word
as fOlows
The United States of America and Her Most Faithful
Majesty the Queen of Portugal and of the Aprves canal
ly animated with the desire TO maintain the relations of
harmony and amy which have always existed and which
is desirable 10 preserve between the Powers
agreed TO terminate, by Convention, The pending ouer
tions between their respective Governments relation 10
certain pecuniary claims Of American citizens prpsen ed
by the Government OF the United STATES against the Gov
ernment OF Portugal have appointed ther Peupuen-
ueries for that purpose TO wit
The President Of The United States of America Daniel
Webster Secretary OF State of said United States and
Her Most Faithful Majesty, j. G, de Figunere Morao
of Her Council Knight Commander OF the Orders of
Christ and of o. H. of Conception of Villa Vcoz, nnd
Minister resident OF Portugal near the Government of The
United States
Who after having exchanged their respective full pow.
ers found to be in due and proper FORM have agreed mon
and concluded the following articles:
ARTICLE J. Her Most Faithful Majesty the Queen of Po,-
tugal and OF The Agarves, approaching the difficulty of
the two Governments agreeing upon The sbecl of said
claims, from The dleren of opinion entertained by them
respectively which difficulty might hazard the continuance
of the good unders landing prevailing BET sp than
and resolved to maintain the uninpared has assent
ed to pay to the Government Of the United States sum
equivalent to the ndemnes claimed for several American
citizens, with The exception Of that mentioned in the
fourth artIce,) and which sum the Government of th.
United States undertakes to receive in full satisfaction of
among the claimants.
ARTICLE The high contracting parties not being able
10 come to an agreement upon the question of public law
involved IN the case OF the American prvaeer brg "Gel-
era Arms rong, destroyed by British vessels in The wa
ters OF the Island of Faya in September 1914 Her Mast
Faithful Majesty has proposed and the limited ns of
America have consented that the claim presented bv The
American Government in behalf of the captain officers
and crew OF the said rvaeer should be submitted 10 The
arpitranen OF sovereign, potentae, chief Of some ua-
tion in amty with both The high contracting parties
ARTICLE g. So soon as the consent of the sovereign DO
tentae or chief Of some friendly ion, who shall be cho
sen Dy Inc TWO high contracting rares shall have been
obtained to act al bitter in the aforesaid case of the pr
yateer brig General Armstrong, copies of all corespo
dence which has passed in reference said claim bewe
the two Governments and their respective
shall be laid before the arbter whose decision the two
nigh contracting parties hereby bind themselves submit
ARTICLE H. The pecuniary indemnilieS which Her Mosi
kahul Majesty promises 10 pay, be i'd for
all the claims presented previous the 9th day Of July
1900, IN behalf OF American citizens, BY the Government
OF the United States (wh the exception of that of the
General Armstrong;, fixed at ninetyone thousand
seven hundred and wentyseven dollars, in accordance
with the correspondence between the Governments
ARTICLE .. The payment of the sum stipulated in the
preceding article shall be made in Lisbon in Ten equal in
saimenIs in the Of five wears to the properv n
thorzed agent of the United States The trst
el hne thousand one hundred and saventytwo dollar,
seveny cents with interest provided or
e4uuent IN portuguese current money! Shall be paid a-
Aforesaid on the 90h day of September Of the current ven,
OF lool OF earlier at the option of the Portuguese Govern
IEa ;ns'a. az e hn eu OF every subsequent six months
nAe ns'aheht snail be paid the ,egral sum of ninety.
one thousand seven hundred tweny-seven dollars Or
us equivalent thus to be satisfied on or before The thir
tieth day of September 1856 " o ''e 'ii''
ARTICLE IL is hereby agreed that each and nil of tbe
said nsalments bear and TO be mid viii I a M u e
est OF six per cent per annum from the dale of the x
change OF The ratlcaiions of the present Convenon
ARricIE7. Phis Convention shall be approved and rot
Fed and the notifications shall be exchanged in Ih cit m
Lisbon within four months after the date Lere,f nv s % '"
if possible. VI Sooue'
In testimony whereof the respective Pen,noten,;;os
have signed the same and affixed thereto the seals Of th
arms. '' vi 'ne'i
Done in the city of Washington D. c. the twentysixtt
DAY OF February of the year of our Lord one tbons
eight hundred and fiji v-one
DANIEL WEBSTER. r1s
.N. j. c. DE FIGANiERE MORAO IL. s.
ana whereas the said Convention is been duly ratified
on both parts and the respective Publications of the sam
~ess exchanged at Lisbon on the twenty y-thrd day