By he President qf he United .sfates oJ

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A PROCLAMATION.
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 WHEREAS, Convention between the United States of America and His Majesty the King of the French, was conclude ed and signed at Paris, on the fourth day of July, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and tbirty-one which Con- ventiop is word for word as follows:

 The United States of America and His Majesty the King of the French, anima- ted with an equal desire to adjust anica- ply, and Tn manner conformable 10 equi- ty, well as to the relations of good in- telligence and sincere friendship which unite the two countries, the reclamations formed by the, respective Governments, have, for this purpose, named for their plenipotentiaries, to wit, the President of the United States, by and with the ad vice and consent of the Senate, William c. Rives, Envoy Extraordinary and Minis ter Plenipotentiary of the said United States, near His Majesty the King of the French, and His Majesty the King of tAc French, Count Horace Sebastiani, Lieu- tenant General of his Armies, his Minis ter Secretary of State for the Department of Foreign Affairs, Szc. &c, who, after having exchanged thelr full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles:

 ARTICLE I.

 The French Government, in order 10 hberate itself completely from all the re 3lanations preferred against 1t by citigens ofthe United States for unlawful seizures captures, approximations, confscations, or Instructions of their vessels, cargoes, or other property, engages to pay a sum ol twenty-five millions of franks to the Go vernment of the United States, who shall distribute 1t among those entitled, in the manner and according to the rules which II shall determine.

 ARTICLE II.

 The sum oftwenty y-fye millions offrancs above stipulated, shall be paid at Paris In six annual instalments, of four millions one hundred and sixty-six thousand six hundred and sxty-six francs sixty-six cen times each, into the hands of such person or persons as shall be authorized by the Goyernment of the United States to re ceiye it.

 The first instalment shall be paid at the expiration of ono year next following the exchange of the notifications of this con vention, and the others at successive in. tervals of year, one after another, til the whole shall be paid.

 To tho amount of each of the said install ments shall be added interest of four pei cent. tilereupon, as upon the ether install ments then remaining unpaid the said interest to be computed from the day o the exchange of the notifications of tine pre- sent convention.

 ARTICLE IT.

 The Government of the United States on it's part, for the purpose of being libe rated completely from all the reclamation presented by France on behalf of it's citi zens, or of the Royal Treasury, leithe for ancient supplies or accounts, the liqui dation of which had been reserved. or fo unlawful seizures, captures, detentions arrests, ordestructions of French vessels ,Gargoes, or ether property,) engages |