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 C 0 N V E N T I 0 N oct. 14, mz. Between the Government of the United States of America, jggggggj and his Majesty the King of the Kingdom of the Two 8, ieee. _ Sicilies to terminate the reclamatzons of said_ Governafiiigiiiiiiiiifit ment, fur the depredations injtzcted upon American com- °f 0*** U"**°‘* meme, by Murat during the years 1809, 1810, 1811, and States, Aug. 27, mss. 1812. Tun Government of the United States of America and his Majesty 1883, ch.96. the King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, desiring to terminate the reclamations advanced by said Government against his said Majesty, in order that the merchants of the United States may be indemnified for the losses inflicted upon them by Murat, by the depredations, seizures, confiscations and destruction of their vessels and cargoes, during the years 1809, 1810, 1811, and 1812, and his Sicilian Majesty desiring thereby to strengthen with the said Government the bonds of that harmony, not hitherto disturbed ; the said Government of the United States and his aforesaid Majesty, the King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, have with one accord resolved to come to an adjustment; to effectuate which they have respectively named and furnished with the necessary powers, viz. the said Government of the United States, John Nelson, Esquire, acitizen of said States, and their Chargé d’AH'aires near his Majesty the King of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies; and his Majesty his Excellency D. Antonio Maria Statello Prince of Cassaro Marquis of Spaccaforno Count Statello etc. etc. etc. his said Majesty’s Minister Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs etc. etc. who after the exchange of their respective full powers found in good and due form, have agreed to the following articles: Ag,.,,,,m,,,,,,,, Anrxczn lst. His Majesty the King of the Kingdom of the Two puy_U, S. for Sicilies, with a view to satisfy the aforesaid reclamations, for the depre- 2*%;*:jgT 0:) dations, sequestrations, confiscations and destruction of the vessels and pany_ p cargoes of the merchants of the United States, (and for every expense of every kind whatsoever incident to, or growing out of the same) iuflicted by Murat during the years 1809, 1810, 1811, and 1812, obliges himself to pay the sum of two millions, one hundred and fifteen thousand Neapolitan ducats to the Government of the United States; seven thousand six hundred and seventy-nine ducats, part thereof, to be applied to reimburse the said Government for the expense incurred by it, in the transportation of American seamen from the Kingdom of Naples, during the year 1810, and the residue to be distributed amongst the claimants by the said Government of the United States, in such manner and according to such rules as it may prescribe. To be mid in Arvrrcns 2d, The sum of two millions one hundred and fifteen thoupipe equnlin- sand Neapolitan ducats agreed on in article the lst, shall be paid in ¤¥¤im¤¤!¤· Naples, in nine equal instalments of two hundred and thirty-five thousand ducats and with interest thereon at the rate of four per centum per annum, to be calculated from the date of the interchange of the ratifications of this Convention, untill the whole sum shall be paid. The first instalment shall be payable twelve months after the exchange of the (442)