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 MEXICO, 184-8. 493 Ammonia III. Immediately upon the ratification of the present treaty by the Gov- Blockadc ofmoxernment of the United States, orders shall be transmitted to the com- i¤¤¤ Dem wwwmanders of their land and naval forces, requiring the latter (provided this treaty shall_ then have been ratified by the Government of the Mexican Republic, and the ratificatious exchanged) immediately to de-. sist from blockading any Mexican ports ; and requiring the former StE,:°,°IQ?, °:,F (under the same condition) to commence, at the earliest moment prac- smwn. ticable, withdrawing all troops of the United States then in the interior of the Mexican Republic, to points that shall be selected by common agreement, at a distance from the seaports not exceeding thirty leagues · and such evacuation of the interior of the Republic shall be completed with the least possible delay; the Mexican Government hereby binding itself to afford every facility in its power for rendering the same convenient to the troops, on their march and in their new positions, and for promoting a good understanding between them and the inhabitants. In like manner orders shall be despatched to the persons in charge of C“¤*”¤!*·h° U ¤°¤ the custom-houses at all ports occupied by the forces of the United t° °°d°1"'°"‘“1 “P‘ States, requiring them (under the same condition) immediately to deliver possession of the same to the persons authorized by the Mexican Government to receive it, together with all bonds and evidences of debt for duties on importations and on exportations, not yet fallen due. Moreover, a faithful and exact account shall be made out, showing the A°°°¤¤*°fd¤**°¤ entire amount of all duties on imports and on exports, collected at such °°“"°*°‘]‘ custom-houses, or elsewhere in Mexico, by authority of the United States, fr·om and after the day of ratification of this treaty by the Government of the Mexican Republic; and also an account of the cost of collection; and such entire amount, deducting only the cost of collection, shall be delivered to the Mexican Government, at the city of Mexico, within three months after the exchange of ratifications. The evacuation of the capital of the Mexican Republic by the troops E V ¤_¤¤ ¤¢i¤¤ 0* of the United States, in virtue of the above stipulation, shall be com-  °"P‘”“1 °f M°" pleted in one month after the orders there stipulated for shall have been_ ‘ received by the commander of said troops, or sooner if possible. Anrrcnn IV. Immediately after the exchange of ratitications of the present treaty &C¤·¤*J?; *`°t'*"`» all castles, forts, territories, places, and possessions, which have been °‘**° "° °""‘ taken or occupied by the forces of the United States during the present war, within the limits of the Mexican Republic, as about to be established by the following article, shall be definitively restored to the said Republic, together with all the artillery, arms, apparatus of war, munitions, and other public property, which were in the said castles and forts when captured, and which shall remain there at the time when this treaty shall be duly ratided by the Government of the Mexican Republic. To this end, immediately upon the signature of this treaty, orders shall be despatched to the American officers commanding such castles and forts, securing against the removal or destruction of any such artillery, arms, apparatus of war, munitions, or other public property. The c1ty_ of Mexico, within the inner line of intrenchments surrounding the said city, is comprehended in the above stipulation, as regards the restoration of artillery, apparatus of war, &c. _ _ _ The final evacuation of the territory of the Mexican Republic, by the ofF(`*}*;;(?;a°;_°‘*€;;;lQ forces of the United States, shall be completed in three months from the tory_ said exchange of ratitications, or sooner if possible; the Mexican Government hereby engaging, as in the foregoing art1cle,_to use all means in its power for facilitating such evacuation, and rendering it convenient to the troops, and for promoting a good understanding between them and the inhabitants. _ If, however, the ratification of this treaty by both parties should not