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 260 TREATY WITH SPAIN. 1819. 3. To all injuries caused by the expedition of Miranda, that was fitted out and equipped at New-York. 4. To all claims of Spanish subjects upon the government of the United States, arising from unlawful eizures at sea, or within the ports and territorial jurisdiction of the United States. Finally, to all the claims of subjects of his Catholic Majesty upon the government of the United States, in which the interposition of his Catholic Majesty’s government has been solicited, before the date of this Treaty, and since the date of the Convention of 1802, or which may have been made to the Department of Foreign Affairs of his Majesty, or to his Minister in the United States. Rcnunciation And the high contracting parties, respectively, renounce all claim to gin indemnities for any of the recent events or transactions of their respect,, pp,,.,,j,,,_ five commanders and officers in the Floridas. Satisfaction by The United States will cause satisfaction to be made for the injuries, j,,‘j,m, ,,,- F10, suffered by the Spanish officers, and individual Spanish inhabitants, by rida. the late operations of the American army in Florida. ARTICLE 10. Convention of The Convention entered into between the two governments, on the 1ltl1A¤:p·1802. 11th of August, 1802, the ratifications of which were exchanged the °“““n° ‘ 21st December 1818 is annulled Ante, p. 198. » » - ARTICLE 11. U, S. to satisfy The United States, exonerating Spain from all demands in future, on gjgzrpgsvjothvrr account of the claims of their citizens to which the renunciations ummm, 0,- herein contained eirtend, and considering them entirely cancelled, nn- $5,000,000. dertake to make satisfaction for the same, to an amount not exceeding Three com. five millions of dollars. To ascertain the full amount and validity of zgigzjghggs jg U6 those claims, a Commission, to consist of three Commissioners, citizens °r:*·*·*“****" ${.**33.Y£€t§I.‘.iS.f2"1Z.°Z..il€l‘$32 §§EZ€§“'?.i.i°!h`*éZ£?§’§SE3`;fii“§.‘ZQZ‘Li c rms. S, I 1 the City of Washington, and, within the space of three years from the time of their first meeting, shall receive, examine, and decide upon the amount and validity of; all the claims included within the descriptions Commission. above mentioned. The said Commissioners shall take an oath or affirmg;}:<>§;j<° im ation,·to be entered on the record of their proceedings, for the faithful ’and diligent discharge of their duties; and, in case of the death, sickness, or necessary absence, of any such Commissioner, his place may be supplied by the appointment, as aforesaid, or by the President of the United States, during the recess of the Senate, of another Commis- Commission- sioner in his stead. The said Commissioners shall be authorized to
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,,,,,j,,&,,,_ and to receive all suitable authentic testimony concerning the same. Spanish go- And the Spanish government shall furnish all such documents and eluci- _ daticns as may be in their possession, for the adjustment of the said m,,,,,,,? &c_ cjarms, apcordingf tp me pringiples of justice, the laws of nations, and t e sttpu ations o tie `reat, etween the two arties of27'th October 1795; the said documents lie be specified, tvhibn demanded, at the in: stance of the said Commissioners. p,,,.,,,,,,,, or The payment of such claims as may be admitted and adjusted by the the claims. said Commissioners, or the major part of them, to an amount not exceeding five millions of dollars, shall be made by the United States, either immediately at their Treasury, or by the creation of Stock bearing an interest of six per cent. per annum, payable from the proceeds of sales of public lands within the territories hereby ceded to the