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CONVENTION WITH CHILE. NOVEMBER 10, 1858. 1083 Oonvention betueen the United States of America and the Republic of O7u.le. Arbitration of Macedonian Ulaims. Ooncluded at Santiago, November 10, 1858. Rattfieet August 4, 1859. likcehanged, October 15, 1253. Proolaimed by the President of the United States, December 22, 1 5 . BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Nov. 10, 1858. A PROCLAMATION. Wunnnns a convention, providing for the reference to an arbiter of the Preamble. questions relative to a sum of money, the proceeds of the cargo of the brig Macedonian, between the United States of America and the Republic of Chile, was concluded and signed by their respective plenipotentiaries at Santiago, on the tenth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-eight; which convention, being in the English and Spanish languages, is, word for word, as follows : Convention between the United Convencion entre la Republica de States of America and the Re- Chile i los Estados-Unidos de public of Chile. America. The government of the United El Gobierno de la Republics. de Contracting States of America. and the govern- Chile i el Gobierno de los Estados- P”*i°*· ment of the Republic of Chile, desir- Unidos de America, deseando arreging to settle amicably the claim lar amistosamente la reclamacion Claim to be made by the former upon the latter entablada por el segundo contra el Settledfor certain citizens of the United primero, a nombre de ciertos ciuda- States of America, who claim to be danos de los Estados-Unidos que the rightful owners of the silver in pi-etenden ser los legitimos duenos coin and in bars forcibly taken from de la plata sellada i en barra violenthe possession of Captain Eliphalet tamente quitadaalCapitan Eliphalet Smith, a citizen of the United States Smith ciudadano de los Estadosof America, in the valley of Sitana, Unidos de América, en el valle de in the territory of the former Vice Sitana, territorio del antiguo Virei- Royalty of Peru, in the year 1821, nato del Peru, en el aiio 1821, por by order of Lord Cochrane, at the orden de Lord Cochrane, a la sazon time Vice Admiral of the Chilean ; Vice—Almirante de la Escuadra de Squadron,—have agreed, the former Chile; han convenido en nombrar, to name John Bigler, Envoy Ex- el primero a Don Geronimo Urme- Neg,,;,,",,,, traordinary and Minister Plenipo- neta, Ministro de Estado en los Detentiary of the United States of partarnentos del Interior i de Rela- America, and the latter Don Géro- ciones Exteriores, i el segundo al nimo Urmeneta, Minister of State in Senor Juan Bigler, Enviado Extrathe Department of the Interior and ordinarioilllinistro Plenipotenciario of Foreign Relations, in the name de los Estados-Unidos de América, and in behalf of their respective para quea. nombre de sus respectigovernments, to examine said claim vos Gobiernos examinen diclia reclaand to agree upon terms of arrange- macion i acuerden los términos de ment just and honorable to both gov- un arreglo justo i honroso para amernments. bos Paises. Dichos Plenipotencia- The aforesaid plenipotentiarics, rios, despues de haber canjeado sus Excbmge gf after having exchanged their fullirespectivos Plenos-Poderes i halla- powers. powers, and found them in due and · doles eu buena i debida forma, s1n- von. x11. T1zn.4·r.—139