ceivable at the maritime custom-houses of the Republic in payment of any duties which may be due or imposed at said custom-houses upon goods entered for importation or exportation; said Treasury notes to bear interest at the rate of eight per centum per annum from the date of the award on the claim in payment of which said Treasury notes shall have been issued until that of their receipt at the Mexican customhouses. But as the presentation and receipt of said Treasury notes at said custom-houses in large amounts might be inconvenient to the Mexican Government, it is further agreed that, in such case, the obligation of said Government to receive them in payment of duties, as above stated, may be limited to one-half the amount of said duties. ARTICLE VII. In case of the com It is further agreed that in the event of the commissioners differing in relation to the aforesaid claims, they shall, jointly or severally, draw up a report stating, in detail, the points on missioners differing. which they differ, and the grounds upon which their respective opinions have been formed. And it is agreed that the said report or reports, with authenticated copies of all documents upon which they may be founded, shall be referred to the decision of His Majesty the King of Prussia. But as the documents relating to the aforesaid claims are so voluminous that it cannot be expected His Prussian Majesty would be willing or able personally to investigate them, it is agreed that he shall appoint a person to act as an arbiter in his behalf; that the person so appointed shall proceed to Washington; that his travelling expenses to that city and from thence on his return to his place of residence in Prussia, shall be defrayed, one-half by the United States and one-half by the Mexican Republic; and that he shall receive as a compensation. for his services a sum equal to one-half the compensation that may be allowed by the United States to one of the commissioners to be appointed by them, added to one-half the compensation that may be allowed by the Mexican Government to one of the commissioners to be appointed by it. And the compensation of such arbiter shall be paid, one-half by the United States and one-half by the Mexican Gov ernment. ARTICLE VIII. Umpire. Immediately after the signature of this convention, the Plenipotentiaries of the contracting parties (both being thereunto competently authorized) shall, by a joint note, addressed to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of His Majesty the King of Prussia, to be delivered by the Minister of the United States at Berlin, invite the said monarch to appoint an umpire to act in his behalf in the manner above mentioned, in case this convention shall be ratified respectively by the Governments of the United States and Mexico. ARTICLE IX. It is agreed that, in the event of His Prussian Majesty's declining to appoint an umpire to act in his behalf, as aforesaid, the contracting parties, on being informed thereof, shall, without delay, invite Her Britannic Majesty, and in case of her declining, His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, to appoint an umpire to act in their behalf, respectively, as above provided. ARTICLE X. And the contracting parties further engage to consider the decision of such umpire to be final and conclusive on all the matters so referred. Decision of the umpire. ARTICLE XI. For any sums of money which the umpire shall find due to citizens of the United States by the Mexican Government, Treasury notes shall be issued in the manner aforementioned. Treasury notes to be issued. ARTICLE XII. Mexico exonerated And the United States agree forever to exonerate the Mexican Government from any further accountability for claims which from certain claims. shall either be rejected by the board or the arbiter aforesaid, or which, being allowed by either, shall be provided for by the said Government in the manner before mentioned. Compensation of ARTICLE XIII. And it is agreed that each Government shall provide compensation for the commissioners and secretary to be appointed by it; commissioners, &c. and that the contingent expenses of the board shall be defrayed, one moiety by the United States and one moiety by the Mexican Republic. ARTICLE XIV. This convention shall be ratified, and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington within twelve months from the signature hereof, or sooner if possible. In faith whereof we, the Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America and of the Mexican Republic, have signed and sealed these presents. Done in the city of Washington on the eleventh day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine, in the sixty-third year of the Independence of the United States of America, and the nineteenth of that of the Mexican Republic. JOHN FORSYTH. [L. S.] FRAN. PIZARRO MARTINEZ. [L. S.] MEXICO, 1843. CONVENTION FURTHER TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF AWARDS IN FAVOR OF CLAIMANTS UNDER THE CONVENTION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE MEXICAN REPUBLIC OF THE 11TH OF APRIL, 1839. CONCLUDED JANUARY 30, 1843; RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED MARCH 29, 1843; PROCLAIMED MARCH 30, 1843. Preamble. Whereas, by the convention between the United States and the Mexican Republic, of the 11th April, 1839, it is stipu lated that, if it should not be convenient to the Mexican Government to pay at once the sums found to be due to the claimants under that convention, that Government shall be at liberty to issue Treasury notes in satisfaction of those sums; and whereas the Government of Mexico [is] anxious to comply with the terms of said convention, and to pay those awards in full, but finds it inconvenient either to pay them in money or to issue the said Treasury notes: The President of the United States has, for the purpose of carrying into full effect the intentions of the said parties, conferred full powers on Waddy Thompson, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister of the United States to the Mexican Government, and the President of the Mexican Republic has conferred full powers on their Excellencies José Maria de Bocanegra, Minister of Foreign Relations and Government, and Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza, Minister of Finances. And the said Plenipotentiaries, after having exchanged their full powers, found to be in due form, have agreed to and concluded the following articles: ARTICLE I. ¦ Mexico to pay all On the 30th day of April, 1843, the Mexican Government shall pay all the interest which may then be due on the awards in favor of claimants under the convention of the 11th of interest due. April, 1839, in gold or silver money, in the city of Mexico. ARTICLE II. The principal of the said awards, and the interest accruing shall be paid in five years, in equal instalments every three months, the said term of five years to commence on the 30th day of April, 1843, aforesaid. ARTICLE III. thereon, Principal and in terest to be paid in five years. Mexico, in gold or The payments aforesaid shall be made in the city of Mexico to such person as the United States may authorize to receive them, Payments to be in gold or silver money. But no circulation, export, nor made in the city of other duties shall be charged thereon; and the Mexican silver. Government takes the risk, charges, and expenses of the transportation of the money to the city of Vera Cruz. ARTICLE IV. The Mexican Government hereby solemnly pledges the proceeds of the direct taxes of the Mexican Republic for the payment Mexico pledges the of the instalments and interest aforesaid, but it is under- proceeds of direct stood that whilst no other fund is thus specifically hypothe taxes. cated, the Government of the United States, by accepting this pledge, does not incur any obligation to look for payment of those instalments and interest to that fund alone. ARTICLE V. Mexico to pay two and a half per centum on each payment to As this new arrangement, which is entered into for the accommodation of Mexico, will involve additional charges of freight, commission, &c., the Government of Mexico hereby agrees to add two and a half per centum to each of the aforesaid cover charges. payments on account of said charges. ARTICLE VI. A new convention shall be entered into for the settlement of all New convention to entered into for claims on Mexico. claims of the Government and citizens of the United States the settlement of all against the Republic of Mexico, which were not finally decided by the late commission which met in the city of Washington, and of all claims of the Government and citizens of Mexico against the United States. ARTICLE VII. Ratifications, when The ratifications of this convention shall be exchanged at Washington within three months after the date thereof, provided it to be exchanged. shall arrive at Washington before the adjournment of the present session of Congress; and if not, then within one month after the meeting of the next Congress of the United States. In faith whereof we, the Plenipotentiaries of the United States of America and of the Mexican Republic, have signed and sealed these presents. Done at the city of Mexico on the thirtieth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and in the sixty-seventh year of the Independence of the United States of America, and in the twenty-third year of that of the Mexican Republic. [L. S.] J. MA. DE BOCANEGRA. L. S.] M. E. DE GOROSTIZA. WADDY THOMPSON. [L. S.] MEXICO, 1848. TREATY OF PEACE, FRIENDSHIP, LIMITS, AND SETTLEMENT, WITH THE REPUBLIC OF MEXICO. CONCLUDED FEBRUARY 2, 1848; RATIFICATIONS EXCHANGED AT QUERETARO, MAY 30, 1848; PROCLAIMED JULY 4, 1848. In the name of Almighty God: Preamble. The United States of America and the United Mexican States, animated by a sincere desire to put an end to the calamities of the war which unhappily exists between the two Republics, and to establish upon a solid basis relations of peace and friendship, which shall confer reciprocal benefits upon the citizens of both, and assure the concord, harmony, and mutual confidence wherein the two people should live, as good neighbours, have for that purpose appointed their respective plenipotentiaries, that is to say: The President of the United States has appointed Nicholas P. Trist, a citizen of the United States, and the President of the Negotiators. Mexican Republic has appointed Don Luis Gonzaga Cuevas, Don Bernardo Couto, and Don Miguel Atristain, citizens of the said Republic; Who, after a reciprocal communication of their respective full powers, have, under the protection of Almighty God, the author of peace, arranged, agreed upon, and signed the following Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits, and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic. ARTICLE I. There shall be firm and universal peace between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic, and between their respective countries, territories, cities, towns, and people, without exception of places or persons. ARTICLE II. Firm and universal peace. provisional suspen Immediately upon the signature of this treaty, a convention shall be entered into between a commissioner or commissioners Convention to be appointed by the General-in-chief of the forces of the United entered into for the States, and such as may be appointed by the Mexican Gov- sion of hostilities. ernment, to the end that a provisional suspension of hostilities shall take place, and that, in the places occupied by the said forces, constitutional order may be re-established, as regards the political, administrative, and judicial branches, so far as this shall be permitted by the circumstances of military occupation. ARTICLE III. of this treaty, blockade of the . Immediately upon the ratification of the present treaty by the Government of the United States, orders shall be transmitted Upon ratification to the commanders of their land and naval forces, requiring the latter (provided this treaty shall then have been rati- Mexican ports fied by the Government of the Mexican Republic, and the ratifications exchanged) immediately to desist from blockading any Mexican ports; and requiring the former (under the same condition) to commence, at the earliest moment practicable, withdrawing cease. Troops of the withdrawn, &c. Custom-houses. all troops of the United States then in the interior of the United States to be 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 the custom-houses at all ports occupied by the forces of the United 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 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, from 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 of the United States, in virtue of the above stipulation, shall Evacuation of the be completed in one month after the orders there stipulated capital of Mexico. for shall have been received by the commander of said troops, or sooner if possible. ARTICLE IV. Immediately after the exchange of ratifications of the present treaty |