Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-02-16

dan. Minister of State in the Office of Foreign
Relations and President of the Council of Min
listers, who, after having exchanged their fnl
Ipowers, found to be in due and proper form
have agreed upon the following articles:
ARTICLE I.
The two contracting parties agree in nam
ing as arbter, umpire, and friendly arbitrator
his Majesty the King of Belgium, comforting
upon him the most ample power to decide and
determine all the questions both of law and
fact involved in the proceedings of the gov
eminent Of Peru i'm the capture and cnnfisca
ton of the ships . Lizzie Thompson = ant
|" Georgiana."
| ARTICLE II.
The two contracting parties will adopt the
proper measures to solicit and obtain the az
sent of his Majesty the King of Belgium tC
act in the Office hereby conferred upon him.
After his Majesty the King of Belgium shall
have declared his assent to exercise the office
OF arbiter, the two contracting parties will
| submit, through their diplomatic agents resi-
ding at Brussels to his Majesty copies Of all
the correspondence, proofs, papers, and docu-
ments which have passed between the two
governments or their respective representa-
tives; and should either party think proper
to present to said arbiter any other papers,
proofs, or documents in addition to those
above mentioned, the same shall be communi-
Gated to the other party within four months
after the ratification of this convention.
ARTICLE III.
Both parties being equally interested in hav-
ing decision upon the questions hereby sub
mitted they agree to deliyer to the said arbi-
ter all the documents referred to in the second
article within six months after he shall have
Sfgnlfled his consent to act as Such
ARTICLE ".
The sentence or decision Of said arbtcr
when given, shall be final and conclusive upon
all the questions hereby referred, and the con-
tracing parties hereby agree to carry the same
into immediate effect. ,. s.. q. 1...'.... ...
ARTICLE V. ...
This convention shall be ratified and the rat :
ifications exchanged in the term of six months
from the date hereof. ts ...r. .... ..t'..
In faith whereof the Plcnipotcntiares of
the two governments have signed and sealed
with their respective seals, the present conven-
ton. "r5" 2. ''s .'. .'
Done in the city of Lima, in duplicate, or,
the twentieth day of December, in the year
OF our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
sixty-two. . ...... .H.s.f I.H. ...s ....
CHRIsToPHER ROBINSON. H. 81
JOSH g. PAz SoLpAN. l.. s
And whereas the said Convention has been
duly ratified on both parts, and the RES pective
ratihcations of the same were exchanged in
the city OF Lima on the twenty fourth day of
April last ..- .r.'' s-s.;.giasr - .g
Now, therefore, be it known that I, ABRA.
HAN LINCOLN, President of the United States
OF America, have caused the said invention
to be made public, to the end that the same
and every clause and article thereof may be
observed aud fulfilled with good faith by the
United States and the citizens thereof.
in witness whereof have herennto set NV
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington, this nine
teenth day of May, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and
Us. sixty-three, and of the independence
r.. OF the United States OF America the
eighty seventh.
~ ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
BY the President ..s. .. .,.' .'.....r, ..I
WILLIAM II, SEWARD,
Secretary of State.