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926 TREATY WITH PERU. JULY 26, 1851. July 26, 1851. BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. A PROGLAMATION. WHEREAS, a Treaty of Friendship, Commerce, and Navigation, between the United States of America and the Republic of Peru, was concluded and signed at Lima, on the twenty-sixth day of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-one, which treaty, being in the English and Spanish languages, is word for word as follows: Preamble. The United States of America La Republica del Peru y los Esand the Republic of Peru, being tados Unidos dc América, hallan— equally animated with the desire dose igualmente animados con el to render firm and permanent the deseo de hacer firmes y permapeace and friendship which have nentcs la paz y Amistad que felizalways so happily subsisted be- mente han subsistiolo siempre entre tween them, and to place their com- ellos, y de colocar sus relaciones de mereial relations upon the most comercio bajo las bases mas libeliberal basis, have resolved to tix ralcs; han resuelto fijar reglas claclear and precise rules which shall ras y precisas, las que se observain future be religiously observed ran religiosamente en lo sucesivo between the two nations by means entre ambas naciones, por medic de of a treaty of friendship, commerce, un tratado de Paz, commercio, y and navigation. navigacion. Negotlators. To attain this desirable object the Y para lograr este deseado ob- President of the United States of jeto ; el Presidente de la Republica America has conferred full powers del Peru ha conferido plenos poon John Randolph Clay, the aecre- deres al Jeneral de Brigada Don dited charge d’aj`aires of the said Juan Crinsostomo Torrico,Ministro States, to the government of Peru, de Guerra y Marina, Encargado and the President of the Republic Interinamente del Ministerio de Reof Peru has conferred like full laciones Exteriores; yel Presidente powers on Brigadier General Don de los Estados Unidos ha conferido Juan Crisostomo Torrico, Minister iguales plenos poderes al Seior of War and the Marine, Minister Juan Randolph Clay Encargado dc of Foreign Atl"airs,ad interim, dce., Negocios de los Estados Uniclos who, after exchanging their respec- cerca del gobierno del Peru: los tive full powers, found to be in cuales despues de haber canjeado good and due form, have agreed sus respectivos poderes,yhalladolos upon and concluded the following en buena y debida forma han conarticles : venido en los articulos siguientes : ARTICLE I. Anrreoro I. sms gfpggcg There shall be perfect and per- Habra perfecta y perpetua paz Pwvided fm`- petual peace `andfriendship between y Amistad entre la Republica del the United States of America and Peru y los Estados Unidos de the Republic of Peru, and between America y on entre sus respectivos their respective territories, people, territorios,pueblos yciudadanos sin and citizens, without distinction of distincion de persona 6 lugares, persons or places. IXRTICLE II. Anrrouro II. Freedom of The United States of America, La Republica del Peru y los Escommerce. and the Republic of Peru, mutually tados Unidos de América convienen