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 CONVENTION WITH PERU. JULY 22, 1856. 695 T R E A T I E S. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: A PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS a convention, between the United States of America and the July 22, §>j_ Republic of Peru, was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries, at Lima, on the twenty-second day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six; which convention, being in the English and Spanish languages, is, word for word, as follows : The United States of America La. Repliblica del Peru y los Es- P*°¤ml>l**· and the Republic of Peru, in order tados Unidos de América, a fin de to render still more intimate their estrechar mas y mas cada dia sus relations of friendship and good un- cordiales relaciones de amistad y derstanding, and desiring, for the buena inteligencia, y deseando, en benefit of their respective commerce bien de su comercio respective y del and that of other nations, to establish de todas las naciones, contribuir a an uniform system of maritime leg- que sea una sola, como le exige la islation in time of war, in accordance actual civilizaoion,la legislacion marwith the present state of civilization, itima universal en tiempo de guerra, have resolved to declare, by means han resuelto consignar en una conof a formal convention, the princi- vencion especial, los principles en ples which the two republics ac- que las dos republicas fundan los knowledge as the basis of the rights derechos dc los neutrales en la mar, of neutrals at sea, and which they y que ambas reconocen y profesan recognize and profess as permanent como permanentes é inmutables, and immutable, considering them as considerandolos abselutamente necetl1e true and indispensable conditions sarios para Ia verdadera libertad de of all freedom of navigation and mari- la navigacion y de todo comercio y time commerce and trade. tratico maritime. For this purpose, the President Con tal objeto el Libertador Presi— N“5°*i°*°”· of the United States of America has dente de la Republica del Peru ha conferred tlill powers on John Ran- conferide plenes poderes a Den José delph Clay, their envoy extraordi- Maria Seguin, Oticial Mayor del nary and minister plenipotentiary to Ministerio de Relaciones Exterieres, the government of Peru; and the encargado de su despacho ; y el Liberator President of the republic Presidente de los Estados Unidos de of Peru has conferred like full powers América ha conferide iguales plenes on Don José Maria Seguin, chief pederesa Don Juan Randelfe Clay, eiiicer of the Ministry of Foreign Enviado Extraordinarie y Ministro Aftairs, in charge of that department, Plenipotenciario de les referides who, after having exchanged their Estados cerea del gobierno del Peru; said fhll powers, found to be in good quienes despues de haber canjeado and due form, have agreed upon and sus dichos plenes poderes, que halcoucluded the following articles : laron en buena y debida forma, han convenido en los articulos siguientes: ARTICLE I. .uzr1cUL0 1°. The two high contracting partiesl Las dos altas partes centratantes recognize as permanent and immuta- reconecen como permanentes é in- Decmmon of ble the following principles : mutables los siguientes principios: principles as to