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on the part Of their respective goyernmenits.
Now, teereiore, be it known that |, JAMES BU-
IN rreddsnt len Of he sn,oo @ H. Stn,eS o amer Amer
to the end that the same and every clause and arti
Gle thereof, may be observed and fulfilled with good
faith by the United States AMI the citizens thereof
In witness whereof, ! have hereunto set my hand
and caused the seal Of the United States to be ai-
Done at the city of Wash ngton, this twelfth
day f March in the year OF our Lord one
the independence Of the United States OF
Am''l'" the 'l5SStAI 5S&AEs I1GgfSGj fBS6GjcHANAN.
LEWIS CAss Secretary Of State.
Convention betueen the United States Of America
and the Republic of Chill Arbitration Of Mace
DOMAIN Claims. Concluded nj Santiago, Nouem.
Der 10, 1858. Ratified, August 4, 1859 Er
changed, October, Is, 1859 proclaimed by The
President Of the United States, December %,
1859.
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
OF AMERICA:
A PROCLAMATION.
WHEREAS a convention, providing for the refer
ence to an arbiter OF the questions relative to
OF money, the proce OF the cargo OF the brig
Macedonian, between the United States oi Ameri-
ca and the Republic OF Chile, was concluded and
signed by their respective plonipotentlores AT
thousand eight hundred and fifty eight; which con
vention, being in the English aud Spanish Ian.
guuges, is, word Tor word, as follows;
Conv, nlion between the United States of America
and the Republic OF Chile.
The government of the Unit, d States of Ameri.
en- and the government OF the Republic Of Chile
desiring to settle amcably the claim made by the
former upon the latter foi certain citizens Of the
United Stated of America, who claim TO be the
rlghtiul owners OF the silver in coin and in bars
iorblby taken from the possession of Captain
Ellphalet Smith n citizen oi the United STATES OF
America, in the valley OF Sltana, in the territory
oI the former Vice Royalty OF Peru. in the year
1921, by order oi Lord Cochrane, at the time Vice
Admiral OF the Chilean Squadron,-have agreed,
the former TO name John BigIer, Envoy Exlraor
dinary and Minister Plenpolcnliury OF the United
5tntes of America, and the Inter Don Geronimo
| Urmeneta Minister OF State in the Department
of the Interior and of Fereign Relations, in the
name md in behalf of Retrospective governments,
TO examine said claim and TO agree upon terms of
arrangement just and honorable TO both govern
mens.
The aforesaid plenpotentiaries, after having ex-
chrnged their iull powers, aud found them in due
and good form, sincerely desiring to preserve intac
| and strengthen the friendly relations which happ.
| ly exist between their respective governments,
and to remove all cause OF difference, which might
wenken or change them, have agreed in the name
Of the government which each reprcs ns, to sub
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Belgium, the pending question between them, re.
specling the legality or illegaiy of the above re-
ierred capture OF silver in coin and in bais made
on the ninth day OF May, 1851, by order of Lord
Cochrane, Vice Admiral of the Chilean squadron,
| in the valley OF Sitana in the territory of the
lormer Vice Royalty of Peru the proceeds OF sales
OF merchandise imported into that country in the
brig Macedonian, ,belon-ing to the merchant marine
Of the United States Of America.
Threiore the above named ministers agree to
fhnK BAL,
to decide with full powers and proceedings eX
aeqmO et bono, on the following points:
First Is or is not, the claim which the govern
ment OF the United States Of America makes upon
that OF Chilh, on account of the capture of silver
mentioned in the preamble OF this convention, just
IN whole or in parti
Second. Ii il be just in whole or in part. what
amount is tho government of Chile TO allow and
pay TO the government OF the United States OF
America, as indemnify for the cnpturel
Third. is the government OF Chile, IN addition
to the capital, to allow interest thereon and, II So
at what rate and from what date is interest to be
padi
The contracting parties further agree that his
Majesty the King of Bel GUM shall decide the fore
going questions upon the correspondence winch
has passed between the representatives, OF the Two
governments ut Washington and at santiago and
the documents und other proofs produced during
the controversy on the subject Of this capture, aud
upon memorial or argument thereon to be pre-
sented by each.
Each party to furnish the arbiter with copy oj
the correspondence and documents above referred
to- or SO much thereof as it desires TO present, as
well us with its said memorial, within one year
at iurthest from the date at which they may respec
lively be notified OF the acceptance Ci the arblter
Each party to furnish the other with list OF the
papers to be presented by il TO the arbicr, three
months in advance OF such presentation.
And II either party fail To present copy OF such
papers or its memorial, to the arblcr, within the
yeur aforesaid the nrbier may make his decision
upon what shal have been submitted to him with
IN that time
The contracting parties further ngree that the
exception oi DIRE scrptlon, raised in the course OF
tho controversy, and which has been subject OF
discussion between their respective governments,
shall not be considered by the aiblter in his de-
clsion, sipce they agree To withdraw 1t and exclude
II from the present question.
Each OF tho governments represented by the
contracting parties IL authorized to ask and obtain
The acceptance OF the nrbier; md both promise
and bind thomse Ives in the most solemn manner
to acquesce in and comply with his decision, nor
at any Time thereafter to raise any question di
rectly or indirectly connected with the subject
matter OF this arbitration.
This convention TO be ratified by the govern.
ments OF the respective contracting parties, and
the rnlifcu,ions to be exchanged within twelve
months from this date or sooner il possible, IN the
city OF Santiago
In testimony whereof, the contracting parties
have signed and sealed this agreement IN dupli
cate, in the English and Spanish laneuagos, IN
Santiago, the tenth day Of the month of November,
in the year OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and hlly eight. "
Enpoy Extraordinary and Minister rlenipotentia-
arg ofMe Uaited States of America.
GERONIMO URMEN El'P.
Pienpofepciario ad hoe Us,
And whereas the said convention has been duly
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