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 THE TREATIES OF THE UNITED STATES. CONVENTION WITH PERU, FOR THE SATISFACTION OF CLAIMS OF AMERICAN CITIZENS, Gu:. Tun United States of America and the Republic of Peru, desirous M,,,-,,1, 17, 184], of consolidating permanently the good understanding and friendship . . . . roclamation now happily existing between the parties, have resolved to arrange and 1,,,,,,,., 1;, 184*1 terminate their differences and pretensions, by means of a Convention R¤ti6<=¤¢i¤¤¤ that shall determine exactly the responsibilities of Peru, with respect to gg;"'g°gc,°b:; the claims of certain citizens of the United States against her : And with 31 1546. this intention, the President of the United States has appointed James C. Preamble. Pickett, Charge d’AH`aires of said States near Peru, and his Excellency N¢z¤¤¤¥<>¤’¤· the President of the Republic of Peru has appointed Don Manuel del Rio, principal officer of the Department of Finance, acting minister of the same Department, and supernumerary Councillor of State; and both Commissioners, after having exchanged their powers, have agreed upon and signed the following articles :— Aivrrcnn I. The Peruvian Government, in order to make full satisfaction for 'I‘he·Peruvian various claims of citizens of the United States, on account of seiz— G°*€"§3‘0°5‘5O ures, captures, detentions, sequestrations and confiscations of their  thelclaimg vessels, or for the damage and destruction of them, of their cargoes, 9V A¤¤·=fi<=¤¤ ¢i¤· or other property, at sea, and in the ports and territories of Peru, by  dg;,,,;,;: order of said Government of Peru, or under its authority, has stipu- sequestratipns, lated to pay to the United States the sum of three hundred thousand °";·°f‘h°“` P'°‘ dollars, which shall be distributed among the claimants, in the man- PED2mb1w0n ner and according to the rules that shall be prescribed by the Gov- thereoi ernment of the United States. An·rrcr.n II. The sum of three hundred thousand dollars, which the Government To be paid at 0f Peru has agreed to pay, in the preceding article, shall be paid at Limaain *°“.°qt‘;·l Lima, in ten equal annual instalments of thirty thousand dollars each, i21g11s_ um to the person or persons that may be appointed by the United States to receive it. The first instalment shall be paid on the first day of January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, and an instalment on the first day of each succeeding January, until the whole sum of three hundred thousand dollars shall be paid. Vox., IX. Tmzn. -1 (815)