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vor ef the "United states anu Iarsgusy Nav
igation Company" which may resul from the
decree Of commissioners, who II is agreed,
shall be appointed as follows.
Article H.
The two high contracting parties, appre-
ciating the difficulty of agreeing upon the
amount Of the reclamations to which the said
company may be entitled, and being cGnvinc.
ed that a commission is the only equitable
snd honorable method by which the two coun-
tries can arrive at perfect unders landing
thereof, hereby covenant to adjust them ac.
cordingly by loyal commission. To deter
mine the amount Of said reclamatons, il Is
therefore, agreed to constitute such a COM
commission. whose decision shall be binding
in the following manner.
The goverumet of the United States OF
America shall sppoint one comm mssiouer. and
the government of Paraguay shall appoit an
other; and these two in case of disagreement,
shall appoint third, said appointment to de-
vove upon person Of loyalty and impartial
ty, with the condition that, in case of differ
ence between the commissioners in the choice
of an umpire, the diplomatic representatives
Of Russia and Prussia, accredited TO the Gov
ernment OF the United States Of America, at
the city Of W ashington, msy select such UNI
pire.
The two commissioners named In the said
manner shall meet in the city of Washington ;,
TO investigate, adjust, and determine the
amount of the claims OF thea bovc mentionen
company, upon sufficient proofs of the charges
and defences of the contending parties.
ARTICLE III.
The said commissioners, before entering
upon their duties, shall take an oath before
some judge of the United States of America
that they will fairly and impartially investi
gate the said claims, and just decision there
upon render, to the best of their judgment
and ability.
ARTICLE w.
The said commissioners shall assemble, with
IN one year after the ratification of the "treaty
OF friendship, commerce and navigation" this day
celebrated at the city of Assumption between the
two high contracting parties, at the city of w ash.
ington in the United States of America, and shall
continue in session for period not exceeding
three months, within which, if they GENE ~ an
agreement, their decision shall be proclaimed
and in case of Disagreement, they shall proceed
to the appointment of an umpire as already agreed
ARTIcLEv.
The govemmnnt of'Paraguay he reby binds It
sell to pay TO the government of the United
States Of America, in the city Assumption, Paia.
quay thirty days after presentat on to the govern.
inent OF the republic. the draft which that of the
United States of America shall issue for the
ing, or by the umpire, shall declare it responsible
TO the said company.
ARrIcLEvI.
Each Of the high contracting parties shall com.
pensate the commissioner IL shall appoint the sum
OF money he may stpulate for his services, either
by instalments or in the expiration Of his task
In case OF the appointment of an umpire, the
amount of his remuneration shall be equally
borne by both contracting parties
ARTICLE VII
The present Convention shall be ratified
within fifteen months, or earlier if possible,
hy the government of the United States OF
America and by the President of the Repub-
lie OF Paraguay within twelve days from this
date. The exchange of ratiications shall
take place at the city of Washington.
In faith OF which, and in virtue of our full
powers, we have signed the present Conven.
vention in English and Spanish, and have
thereunto set our respective seals.
Done at Assumption, this fourth day OF
February, in the year OF our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred aud fifty mine, being the
eighty third year Of the independence of the
United states of America, and tho forty -sev-
cnth Of tina. of Paraguay.
JAMES B. BOwLIN, [sEAL.l
NICOLAS VASQUEZ. TsxAL.
And whereas the said Convention has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the respec.
tive ratifcations Of tho same were exchanged
at Washington, on the seventh instant, by
Lewis Cass, Secretary ofState of the United
States, and Senor Don Jose Berges, Special
Commissioners of the Republic of Paraguay,
on the part OF their Bespective governments:
Now, therefore, be II known that |, JAMES
BUCHANAN, President of the United States
ofAmerica, have caused the said Convention
TO DO made public, to the end that the same
ana every clause and article thereof, may be
observed and fulfilled with good faith by the
United States and the citizens thereof
In witness whereof, have hcreunto set nv
hand and caused the seal of tho United States
10 be affixed.
Done at the City of Washington, this
twelfth day OF March, in tho year OF
our Lord one Thousand eight hundred
lsEALl and sixty, aud of the Independence
OF the United States OF America the
cighty-fourth.
JAMES BUCHANAN.
By the President.
LEWIS CAss, Secretary Of State.
Treaty Of Friendship, Commerce and Napiqation be-
tween The United States Of america and he Re-
public of Paraguay. Coneinded at Asuncion,
feLruaryi, 1859. Ratided by The President Of
he United States, March Z 1860 Erchanged
at Washington, March 7, 1860. Proclaimed by
-.
BY the PRESIDENT or THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA.
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS Treaty of Friendship, Commerce
and Navigation, between the United States
of America and the Republic of Paraguay.
was concluded and signed by their respec
tive plenipotentiaries at AslIncion ON the
fourth day of February, one thousand eight
hundred and fifty nino, the original of which
Treaty being in the English and Spanish Ian.
guagcs, Is, word Tor word, as follows,
treaty of friendship, CONNER CO and nayi
cation between the governments of the Unit
cd States Of America and OF the Republic of
Paraguay, concluded and signed IN the CITY
OF Assumption, the capital of the Republic of
Paraguay, On the fourth day of February. In
the year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun.
dred and fifty ninej the eighty third year of
the Independence OF the United States of
America, and the forty seventh Of that of
the Republic OF Paraguay.
ln the name OF tho Most IIoly Tyinjtv,
The governments of the two Republics, the
United States of America and of Paraguay.
IN South America, being mutually dlsposed
10 cherish more intimate relations and inter
course than those which have heretoiore sub.
sisted between them, aud believing II IN ma
OF mutual advantage to adjust the conditions
OF such relations by signing a .'treaty of
friendship, commerce, and navigation,' far
that object have nominated their respective
plenpotentiaries, that Ia to say, His Excel.
Lana 4 r al ~.