Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-21

the Mosquito Indians south of the river Wanx or Sc
gova of the line be- drawn southwark from the
said river to the parallel of the river Rama and south of
the said parallel and of the river Rama shall be
missed and declared to be within the limits and sovereignty
of the Republic of Nicaragua the following conditions
First The Republic of Costa RIGA shall retain for its
citizens the freedom of navigation up and down the river
San Juan from its mouth to the mouth of the Sarapiqu
river with liberty to enter and quit the port of San
Juan Greytown with their vessels and to their
cargoes in that port.
Second. The Republics of Nicaragua and of Costa RIGA
shall allow the territorial disputes between them f the
cannot be amcably adjusted between themselves
to be settled by the arbitration of Great Britain and the
United States of America, WHO, any doubtful point
shall be able to call for the decision of third party
Third All bona ide grants that have been made by
the Government of Mosquito of lands heretofore possess
ed by the said Indians and lying beyond the limits of
the prescribed territory, shall be confirmed.
The foregoing clause No. 8, is entirely stricken out
Fourth. The Republic of Nicaragua shall constitute
and declare the port of Gfeytown San JUAN free
port, and the city free city, Though under the
reign authority of the Republic whose inhabitants shall
enjoy the following rights ahd immunities
A The right to govern themselves by means OF their
municipal government to be administered by legis
latve executive and judicial officers of their cleo
ton, according to their own regulations.
B. Trial by jury in their courts.
C. Perfect freedom of religious belief and of worship
public and private.
D. Exemption from all duties and customs, and from
all taxation real estate other property, except
such duties and may be imposed by their own
municipality and may be collected for the city treasury
to be used and applied for the benefit of the said city.
E. Exemption from military service, except for the
defence of the city and within the bounds of the same
ARTICLE V.
The Republic of Nicaragua shall enter into positive
treaty stipuatons with each of the two Governments of
Great Britain and of the United States of America that
it will make the grant of freedom TO the city of Greytown
or San JUAN subject 10 the condition that the munich
pay of the said cyl shall, soon as organized pass
laws and ordinances vyng, by tax duty imports
reasonable to be paid half yearly to the Mos
quito Indians by way of annuity for limited PERIOD
indemnity and con ensation for their interest in the
territory recognised and declared by the first clause of
article four to be Within the limits and sovereignty of the
Republic of Nicaragua
ARTICLE VI
Her Britannia Majesty and the Republic of Nicaragua
shall, Within months after the exchange Of the ra
teations of the treaty be concluded between them
in virtue of the present arrangements. appoint each
Commissioner for the purpose of designating and marking
out the inland boundary separating the territory to be
set apart for the Mesquite Indians described in art
Gle Of the present treaty from the rest of the terri
tory of the Republis.
They shall also appoint, within the period, each
Commissioner for the purpose of deciding upon the
bona OF all grsnts of land mentioned in section three
of article four of the treaty having been made by the
Government of Msquito of lands heretofore possessed
by the Mosquito Indians and lying beyond the limits of
the territory described in article two. The foregoing
article fouf.
They shall f3ther appoint within the same period,
each Commits bner for the purpose of determining the
amount the of duration and the time place, and
mode of melt of the annuity to be paid to the Mos
quito Ind according to the spulatons of article FIVE
of the p1 At treaty Her Britannia Majesty and the
Repubi Nicaragua shall be at liberty either to name
the SAN rson to fulfil the duties of Commissioner for
all thr fer any of the purposes above described,
or he separate and distinct person to be Commits
sioner for each purpose, as they may see fit
ARTICLE VII.
The Commissioners mentioned in the preceding article
shall meet at such place places as shall hereafter be
fixed the earliest convenient period they shall have
been respectively named and SHALL before proceeding