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 CONVENTION WITH CHILE. 1833. 457 tity of feelings and interests of the new American States, which were members of the same political body under the Spanish dominion, it is mutually understood, that these exceptions will have all the latitude which is involved in their principle ;—-—and that they will accordingly comprehend all thenew nations within the ancient territory of Spanish America, whatever alterations may take place in their constitutions, names, or boundaries, so as to include the present States of Uraguay and Paraguay, which were formerly parts of the ancient vice-royalty of Buenos Ayres, those of New Granada, Venezuela, and Equador in the Republick of Columbia, and any other States which may in future be dismernbered from those now existing. Arvricnn II. It being agreed by the tenth article of the aforesaid Explanatory treaty, that the citizens of the United States of America, personally or j";?V‘S‘;’“i’,:°‘ by their agents, shall have the right of being present at the decisions j°6:ij€,,gcj,; and sentences of the tribunals, in all cases which may concern them, and at the examination of witnesses and declarations that may be taken in their trials ;—and as the strict enforcement of this article may be in opposition to the established forms of the present due administration of justice, it is mutually understood, that the Republielc of Chile is only bound by the aforesaid stipulation to maintain the most perfect equality in this respect between American and Chilean citizens, the former to enjoy all the rights and benefits of the present or future provisions which the laws grant to the latter in their judicial tribunals, but no special favors or privileges. Aivricra III. It being agreed by the twenty-ninth article of the afore· Sp,,,,,,, ,,0, ,0 said treaty that, descrters from the publick and private vessels of either be comprehendparty are to be restored thereto by the respective consuls—-and whereas, °d}‘t ‘h° 29** it is declared by the article one hundred and thirty-two of the present mw °’ constitution of Chile that, " there are no slaves in Chile;" and, that, " slaves touching the territory of the Republick are free"-—it is likewise mutually understood, that the aforesaid stipulation shall not comprehend slaves serving under any denomination on board the publick or private ships of the United States of America. ARTICLE IV. It is further agreed, that the ratitications of the afore- Ratification, u said treaty of peace, amity, commerce and navigation, and of the present bq eqcchanged » additional and explanatory convention, shall be exchanged in the City ‘;£m‘,:¤°‘g “ of Vlfashington within the term of eight months, to be counted from the ` date of the present convention. This additional and explanatory conyention, upon its being duly ratiiied by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by the President of the Republick of Chile, with the consent and approbation of the Congress of the same, and the respective ratifrcations mutually exchanged, shall be added to, and make a part of, the treaty of peace, amity, commerce and navigation, between the United States of America and the Republick of Chile, signed on the said 16th day of May, 1832, having the same force and effect as if it had been inserted word for word in the aforesaid treaty. In faith whereof, we, the undersigned plenipotentiaries of the United States of America and the Republick of Chile, have signed by virtue of our powers, the aforesaid additional and explanatory convention, and have caused to be affixed our hands and seals, respectively. Done in the city of Santiago this lst day of September 1833;-and in the 5Sth year of the independence of the United States of America, and the 24th of the Republick of Chile. JNO. HAMM. (1.. s. ANDRES BELLO. (L. si.; VOL. vm. 58 20