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TREATY WITH PORTUGAL. Fmsnuartr 26, 1851. 911 BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Feb. 26,18s1. A PROCLAMATION. IVnunuAs a Convention between the United States of America and Her Most Faithful Majesty, the Queen of Portugal and of the Algarves, was concluded and signed by their Pleuipotentiaries, in this City, on the twenty··sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and nfty-one, which Convention, being in the English and Portuguese languages, is word for word as follows : The United States of America Havendo os Estados Unidos da Prcmnblcand Her Most Faithful Majesty, the America, e Sua Magestade Fidelis- Queen of Portugal and of the Al- sima, A Rainha de Portugal e dos garves, equally animated with the Algarves, igualmente animados do desire to maintain the relations of dezejo de mantérem a harmonia e harmony and amity which have al- relacoens de boa amizade, que semways existed, and which it is desi- pre tem existido e tanto convem rable to preserve between the two conscrvar entre as duas Potencias, Powers, having agreed to terminate, Deliberado terminar por uma Conby a Convention, the pending ques- vengao as questoens pendentes entre tions between their respective Go- os dois Governos, relativas a certas vernments, in relation to certain pe- reclamacoens pecuniarias dc cidacuniary claims of American citizens daos Americanos, apresentadas pelo presented by the Government of Governo dos Estados Unidos, contra the United States against the Go- 0 Governo Portugues, Nomearam vernment ofI’ortugal, have appoint- Seus Plenipotenciarios para esse ed as their Plenipotentaries for that tim, a saber: purpose, to wit: The President of the United O Presidente dos Estados Unidos Nc mmm States of America, Daniel Webster, da America, a Daniel `Webster, Se- g i Secretary of State of said United cretario de Estado dos ditos Esta- States, and dos Unidos, e Her Most Faithful Majesty, J. C. Sua Magestade Fidelissima a de Figaniere éMorao, of Her Coun- Joaquim Cesar de Figaniere e Mocil, Knight Commander of the Or- rao, do Seu Conselho, Commendaders of Christ, and of O. L. of dor da Ordem de Christo, e da. de Conception of Villa Vigoza, and N. S. da Conceicao de Villa Vicoza, Minister Resident of Portugal near e Ministro Residente de Portugal gre Government of the United nos Estados Unidos-— tates-—— Who, after having exchanged Os quaes, depois de terem trocado their respective full powers, found os seus Plenos Poderes, que foram to be in due and proper form, have achados em boa e divida forma, agreed upon and concluded the fol- adjustaram e concluiram os artigos lowing articles: seguintes: Anrromc I. Amico I. Her Most Faithful Majesty the Sua Magestade Fidelissima, A Payment tobe Queen of Portugal and of the Al- Rainha de Portugal e dos Alga1‘ves,"{*£;sl¤ mu Of garves, appreciating the difficulty Reconheeendo a difliculdade de seca ` of the two Governments’ agreeing entendercm os dois Governos sobre upon the subject of said claims, from o assumpto de aquollas reclamagoens