Indiana Intelligencer, Volume 5, Number 235, Charlestown, Clark County, 12 February 1823 — Page 1

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MV rill-. 1UIDK.N l OF i H IjSHA P II 0 C L A M -7 T I O A. Whereas a Convention between tV United States of America ar-d I',s ikin-'iiic Maj. stv was conclud,'..mi msiu-d at S.. Peierslvmt, on. fi r the mediation ol tht- lanperor of ..':t- Husibs, on the twelfth (lay ol j.iiv last. y the respective i ienipo t-iMarie ol th; three po ve.s: And

v, " js die said Convention ins h ,'."hy them duly ranted, and the n-o etive ratif.c-rio'is ei tfe same .' exchanged at Waslunrnn o t.c 'fidi ("tv :t die pr-voiit nior.dj, !a John lt'N'cv Adams, S.oict.i-

lk.;tli'ntral)it Stkaitoed tAN( Mno, V-nvoy 'Kxtiu.dMi'-y hikI Mi-Mstt-r Plenipotentiary ol Hi- iSn J.-inic N5i)jest, n.v! Mr. GtoitGE ! iusf.n,' diait- d'A.tred His I. ,..'( i.a l -jcbtv the Ivnpcrorot all th ' I'.'s'M-i on the pare of their sc v. 'i! (V-.virnmcMts: which Cuineniir. ii in the words -following, to vit; i t i I the name of the tnot u y &nu iiu'iivisihle T- inity :

The iVesidcnt ot die L nited Mates

rf Amfrien, and His Majesty t.se Kmf oi the United k!!L'dom ot (irtar Hrita-n ar.d Irehnd, haviug 8:;-' t'd; in pursuanee of the fifth ar 1 1 v !e ol the Convention concluded at L !it)un on the 20t!i Uy oi OctoUr, 1MB, to refer the ditTcrencc whi.ii had arisen between the two p.'iveni mtnts, upon the tnie constrtiriion rnd meaning ol the first article ! the Trtav of reace and Amity, con. r'-.iledat Ghent ontli-'J4th day ol Do-ember, 1 1 4 . to the Iricndly ar-litrati-jn of His M jesty die hmpvrer of ail the Kus hs, mutually tn::;'ir ir to consider his dee'r ion a

ti ;,1 and conclusive. A id ins s um br.iu ri.d Majesty havims aio r du rri,isi(h ration, i?iven his dici,:i n opon these ddiVrrnces it) the lol!owitK terms, ro wit : "That thi Unifd Sta'cs of Amc rica are entitled to clum fV -m "(i-uit B iiri a jnt indeuinifi::.!"tiim for all private progeny, which tl 'he British l rce-. ni y hive ca- ri; d 'avav; and as X'- (piesti Mi rtTat-,:s ik to slaves mort t specially, for .11 'iie "slaves that the H'liidi t rcc a ;v ""hivt? carried avv ty fr m places i d t'-rri'.incv, of which K.e Treaty

"tin? theuesamc places and tetritoik rh s. 14 Thar t!ie U- States are r.titlcd to 'consider as having; been so carried "away, all such slaves as may have "been transferred from the above "mentioned territories to British "vessels within the w-ters of the "said territories, and who for tins " re.ion may not have been restored ,k But that if there should be any "American slaves who were carried "away from territories of which the "first article of the Trraty of Ghent

"lias not stipulat d the restitution " to the United .States, die U. S- are " not entitled '.o claim an iudcmtuf " cation for the said slaves." Now, for the purpose of carrying into effect this award His Imperial Majesty, as arbitrator, his good office have been fa th-r invoked to assist in framing such Convention or Articles of Agreement between the U. S. of America and His B-itannic Majesty, as sh dl provide the mode ot ascertaining and detmnhdng the value of slav -s and of other private property, w hich may have been car r.ed away in coutraveuti m of the Treatv of Gent, and l r which tnd m.nfi ati n is n m-.dc to the citizen- of the U. S- in virtue of Hi' hnperial Majesty's saul award, and sliah scenic cor,;;, eolation to the suf ft-rers for their lo-S'iS. so ascr rained

and de-er;niot d, And His l upe- ial Nlajesty has consen'ed to le; d his mediation for the ab-n-c purpose, and has constituted a (1 aptom't d Charles Robert Count Kesxelrodt, H'li Imjerial Maj s y's Privy Counsellor, member of the Council of St ite. Secretary of S;aie directing the imperial l)epar.ni; iu of Foreign Allair. Chamberlain, Knight of the o-der of Sii'if Alexa tder Ncvs)y, (rand Cross of the order of Saint VI nhm.r of the first class. Knight of dut of the White Y. vv ot P.nnd. Grand Cross of the order o S- '-t phen of Hungary, of the Uiaek and of die Bed Lals of Prussia, of 'he

Legion ! Honor ot V ranee, ot -n s. HI. 4 f Spiin, of St Ferdinind and of Merit of NapL-s, of the Annuncir . lion of Saidmia, cf dv: Polar Star of

Sweden, of the hlephar.t ot i;sn nrvrk, of the (ioiden tvi.de of Wir tembere, ofTicMuy .f B denr of St. Cootantine of P -rma and ot Gnelph ot liao.over; and jn Cuwii Croats trms, Hrs Iinprul SI jesty's Privy

CounviloT, and Secre ary ot bcate,

and Iieland, the Right Honoral)!e Sir Cbtn!ex Ilif;ot, one . I His M 'jesty's most honorable Privy Council, Knight Grand Cross of -the most honorable order ot the Bi'th. and His. Majesty, 's Ambassador Kxiraordin ary and Minister Plenipotentiary to lbs Majesty the l'.mperor of all the

Hussias. And the said n nipoien tiarics, ; ftcr a reciprocal couimue.ication of their respective full power-, found in good and due form, hue agreed upon the fnlhwimjatticlca. ARTICLE I. Tor the purpose of ascertaining and determining the amount ol in demniiicjjtion which may be due ro citizens of the U ti under the dccision of his Imperial Majesty, two Commissioners and two Arbitrators shall be oppointcd m the manner following: 'That is to s iy, one commissioner and one arbitrator shad b? ncmimtcd appointed by the President of the U. S. of America, by & with the advice nnd consent of the Senate thereof ; t one commisioni r and one arbitrator shall be appointed by his Pritannic Majesty And the two commissioners and two arbitrators, thus appointed, shall meet and hold their sittings as a Board m the city of Washington. They slv.ll hive power to appoint a Secretary, and lit fore proceeding to the odier bmdness of the commission, they sin!!, n-r-pectivf ly, take ibe followintrn .th t, r .i; r inr' f ion ) in the l)es

ence of each other. Which oath or afhrmation. bein -o tak-cn, and duly

attested, i.h.A be c. -e-eU en t.'if Record of their proceedings: th?.t i-to say: " J, A B, one of the coinmis-"sio-e.-h (or arbitra'ors, as tlie casc "uny be,) appointed in pu-su .oce " of the convention rw.rluded at St. " Pcteribisrr; on the day cf - "one thousand eight hundred and 'tweii'y two, brr.ve: n ids M .jesty die P.rr.;tror oi a'l th : Hn ssa-., tne U. S. of Amcica, a.d his liritau'nic jestv, do solemnly iwcar "forafli'm) that I will dihqmdy.

j M impanrdly, and care fu ly examine, I and, to the b- st of my judgment, ! "according to justice and equity, dc-

"cidt; all matters submitted co mr as " commissioner (or arbitrator, a- the "case mav be,) undor tfi- uaiJ con-

1 power, accredited to the governin.-i C

ofiheU S. A statement o M,f v -deuce produced. ';'.! of die pp. codings of the h ii.rd tlj. rt! ; on shall lc communicated to the sard minister ur agtnt, and Ins decision, ton'Jtd upiiti such evidence and proceed) 'g sh ill !e final nnd conclusive. And he sa'd nvei-T.c value, when fixed o d d trrmi' cd by iti.er of the thttc bf fore mvtitiom d n:t:!;eds, ihall in all eases servt as a ro! - tor the compeusa'ion to k' aw.o:!. d for tach m every slave, for whom it niav aiterw.irdsl;e fo-Ji:d '.hat indcnitiUicHioti

is due

Knight ol the order ol Sn Alex adrr

Ne v -1 y. Grand Lro-s ot tne oriic ir St Vla '.imir of he first class, Kmglu o( rhatof the White K -gl-'of Poland, Gr. t,d Cross of die order ot St btephen of Hungary, of the Wick and ol'the Bed Kagle of Prussia, of the Legion of Honour of France, of Ch s. Ml ..tSoain of St. Ferdinand and

Merit of Naples, of St. Maurice ard of St. Laz irus ol S rdmi-: of the droh:int of Ueno-rk, of Fidelity and'of theLi x. cf Zahringen of Badin, Burgher of die Canton of aud, au.i also of the divon and ni the Kepubhc oi Geneva as his Plenipotentiaries to in 't. adjust. Jnd conelude such Ar ioies o; Agreement as may tend D t!e atia.un'eat o- the above i-cnnot.etier.d.vMthtliel'eti-UoUHiatu s ot the U. S. a'.d of a-. M ; -k-v rli.ir is to s: :

on th" part ol the Pioiocntot tae u. with die advi;;c and C"ts-nt ol Uir

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All vacancies occurrimt by death

cr othrrw ise slull be filled up in the minner of the original ai'pomtmcnt, and the new cotnn,i-j:o aers or edit-

tr-.tors shall take the s-ime oath r afnnnatiun, and perforia the wmt duties. ARTICLE II. If, at the first meeting of this board, the governments of Use U. S. and ot

(i.e.--: I5ritain shall cot have ag ecu upon an average value, to be allow d as compensuticn for each slave for whom indemnification m iy tic due; then, and in that case, thr comnin. sioner and arbitrators dn I co jointly proceed to examine the te-timo. ny which shall U" p-oduccd u itbi roe authority of the President 'd die U. S. together w.t!isu. h other competent testimoiv y as they nuy see cause to require or adow, going to prove the true value of sl.ivcs at tte period of the ex :.h nge of th rat fi cations of the treaty ot Ghent; and upon the evidence s ob'amed, th; y ugree upon and fi the. average value. Bu: so ca-e tlur a m.ijority of the b a (1 of co-nmissi -ners . lid arbitrators should not beab'etoarpee respecting such avemge va.ue, then and in lint case, recourse shal i,e h rl 'o the arbitration of tae min i ittr or vihtr sctp,cf die mhaiu.

Ainici i: m. When the average value of $!ave3 sh.dl have ben asc::?an;td and ftaced. tn? two commit; toners ihall confjtitutr a !;oard for rhe cxmina ucn i the chutrn tvhich are to be stdv.nitted to them, and they shall notify to the Sicrefary of St.-te rf the Uivfd SrKtts, tht !iey arc ready to receive ' firudvc list of the flavcs and cthT p; iva e property, or which the citizens of the U. S- claim indior.niucniou; it b ir.g understood and hereby fg'Ced that die commis-. sioa shtiii not take ccrn.r.mce of. ror rereivP, and Put hi.- 2"iUnr.ic M:.-;estv sh.dd not be r; paired to make corr.pn.'S adnn for any claims for private prop'r'y under iiie frst article of ti c treaty of Ghent. noC ..ontaitvcl in the s:id list. Acd his B. jtutimc mtde-ty lien by eng..' s to ijiiv: to be pri-dticed before the c-ntiiision, is m.terid towards rcertam'ng fuc'f all the evidence of which h.s injeMvi P"1' rrument may be in po s- -sion, by returns

from irs Majesty's clnctrs or oincr. ( wise, ti the number of slues earn-

eu away, tiu me iviacnu in duced, cr iisd-iectiveoess, shallnoe Ko in bar of anrk'i'" vr im '.'vhicli -ha!l be oii-.crwi'jc-tuitafacto riiy cutiicnticated ARTICLE If. The two Comt'-si'nKr arc h?n by tir.powercd and req'ibed to g i-t., o.. .v mil. :' if :n f.l Vpth CljimS

j submitted, thronb the bove-ineti-

tiotied bs', by toe owners ot slaves or other $-ropety. or by tieir L.vful attorneys o- representatives, and to determine the same, nr pecuvelyj accord ng to he merits of the .scv;ral cast s, uii ier the ride of the Imperial decision herein above iccit-'d, aud having rcfeienee, if need there be. to the esplarr-it!ry documents hueunto ai.iK xcd. marked A :.;;d U. And in eonidcri g 'stich cl?.i:r.si tlw Conmiis'f.cr.eis are eotp-' trc'', and required, to etunjme, oii c .ii, or aihrmui m, el! .uea pcrDr.u shajl ome b- fore 'd.em. toacdiiug b e real number of die daves, or value of other pro :-! ty, f(. which i'uJomnification c dui'-'d : and, Ko. 'o ,c ecivc in evd ri-e. aceo di g a they may thin!; c .nsi stent with equity end justice, ori'Jta depositions er pipers, suc h d posiuooi or PH-ers be-i-.g duly audi'-nticated. either according to existing legd fonr.s, or ir such other uvnmcr as the si;d Coniinissiont rs shall ice cause lo jequue

or dlovv. ARTICLE F. In the event of the two commissioners not agreeing in any pirhrular case under examination, or of their dis-gretmetit unon any question which m v result from ihe stpulati ins of 'his oave'.'ion, thf-n a. id i m t'nt c.sc t icy sl.al draw by lot the name ' si-"of h two arbitrators, who after hi iug given due constd radon fr th- matter i (invested, sh ul consult wi h he cotri.nissim. r-, and a fiol decision shall he giy wti. ?;Uo. ni.b'y tf tlv.: ootiija li$

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