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CHILI, 1833. 113 tion of the Centre of America, the Republic of Colombia, the United States of Mexico, the Republic of Peru, or the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata, are not included in the prohibition of granting particular favors to other nations which may not be made common to the one or the other of the contracting powers; and these exceptions being founded upon the intimate connection and identity of feelings and interests of the new American States, which were members of the same political body under the Spanish dominion, it is mutually understood that these exceptions will have all the latitude which is involved in their principle; and that they will accordingly comprehend all the new na-· tions within the ancient territory of Spanish America, whatever alterations may take place in their constitution , names, or boundaries, so as to include the present States of Uruguay and Paraguay, which were formerly parts of the ancient Vice-Royalty of Buenos Ayres. those of New Granada, Venezuela, and Eqnador in the Republic of Colombia, and any other States which may in future be dismembered from those now existing. Anrronu II. _ It being agreed by the tenth article of the aforesaid treaty that the T°““’ *"'*j*°l°· citizens of the United States of America, personally or by their agents, t [iw X· shall have the right of being present at the decisions and sentences of 1Q1y ° · ’ I" the tribunals, in all cases which may concern them, and at the examination of witnesses and declarations that may be taken in their trials, and as the strict enforcement of this article may be in opposition to the established forms of the present due administration of justice, it is mutually understood that the Republic of Chili is only bound by the aforesaid stipulation to maintain the most perfect equality in this respect between American and Chilian citizens, the former to enjoy all the rights and benefits of the present or future provisions which the laws grant to the latter in their judicial tribunals, but no special favors or privileges. Amuonn III. It being agreed by the twenty-ninth article of the aforesaid treaty 29th mms, that deserters from the public and private vessels of either party are to [sw Ar time be restored thereto by the respective Consuls; and whereas it is de- xxix, treaty or dared by the article 132 of the present constitution of Chili that " there 183% P- md are no slaves in Chili,” and that “ slaves touching the territory of the Republic are h·ee," it is likewise mutually understood that the aforesaid stipulation shall not comprehend slaves serving under any denomination on board the public or private ships of the United States of America. Aaerrom IV. It is further agreed, that the ratifications of the aforesaid treaty of Ratificstiouspeace, amity, commerce, and navigation, and of the present additional and explanatory convention, shall be exchanged in the city of Washington within the term of eight months, to be counted from the date of the present convention. This additional and explanatory convention, upon its being duly rati- _Eifsct oi‘¤onven· Md by the President of the United States of America, by and with the **°¤· advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by the President of the Republic of Chili, with the consent and approbation of the Congress of the same, and the respective ratincations mutually exchanged, shall be added to, and make a part of, the treaty of peace, amity, commerce,_and navigation between the United States of America and the Republic of Chili, signed on the said 16th day of May, 1832 having the same force and eifectas ifit had been inserted word for word in the aforesaid treaty. _ In faith whereof we, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries of the United S'$“"'t“'°°‘ States of America and the Republic of Chili, have signed, by virtue of it s rv-8