A PROCLAMATION.
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1 Whereas, a convention between the Uni- ! ird States of America and the republic oi ! Peru. was concluded and signed al Lima. by l their respective plefipotentiaries, on the sev- euteenih day of March, m the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ioriy- one, whirh convention IS word for word as follows:

 The United Staies of America and the re- public of Peru, desiroas of consolidating per- snsneuily the good understanding and friend- ship now happily existing between the par ties, have resolved 10 arrange and terminate their differences and preieniions by means of convention Chat shall determine exactly the responsibilities of Pern, with respect 10 the claims of certain citizens of inc uniied States against her; and with this intention the Presiteni of the Uniied States has appointed James C. PIker, charge d'afIsus of sad States. near Peru, and his exeellency the President ol the republic of Peru has sp- pointed Don MAnHel del Rio. principal off cer of the departmen, of finance, aciiag min isier of the same department aad supernume- rary councillor of Siaie, and boih commis- sioneis. after having exchanged their powers have agreed upon and signed the following articles:

 ART. The Peruvian government in or der io make full satisfaction for various claims of ciiixens of the Unaed SsBies, oB account of seizures. captures. deientions, se- qnestrations, and confscaiions of ikeis yes- sels. or for the damage and destruction of them. or tReir eargoes. IT other properly, ai sea- and in the ports and territories of Peru, by order of said government o. Peru, CT ua- der its authority. has stipulated to pay io the Uniied States the sum of three hundred thou sand dollars, which shall be dIstribatsa d. mopg lhe claimaBls. in the manner, and &C., corsrng to the rules that shall be prescribed bv the rovernmeai of the United Staies

 ART. fl: The sum of three hundred thou- sand dollars, which the goFernmen. of Peru hAs agreed ao pay, m lhe preceding article. shall be pad al Lima, ID ten equal annual insialmeuis, of thirty thousand dollars each, tc the person or persons thai may be appoin- ted by fhe United States to receive ii. The first insinlmeni shal be paid on ibe first day of each succeeding January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fony-iour and aH inssaf1nent on the first day of each sueered- iag January. Bntil the whole sum uf three hundred thousand dollars shall be paid

 ART. III The Peruvian government agrees also .o nay interest on the before mentioned snm of three hundred thousand dollars, at the rate of four per ceatam per annum. to be computed from tfss first asy of JAsaaFy. one Ghousand e,gtsi hundred and for1y-twn- and ihe inleresf scerping on eneh annual inssas- neni, shall be pAsa ~Tih ifs insssamrai =. That Is to ssy, from the frsi day of. .5anas'y enc thousand eight hundred and iarsy-twe.

 ART. " Ali the annual psymenis made on account Of the three hsndrsd lhoasassd dollars, shall be paid in Aard dollars of the same standard and va30t as those npw cainrd al the mint m Lims. and lhe annual pay mems as well as the aetraing interest, may be ex- ported from ,Pera free If all duty whatever.

 ART. Y.@7There shall nes be demanded of the government of Peru any other payment, CT ip6ewni6cafion. on account of any riaatn oE fhe eifizens nf inc UBiied States thss was presented so ii by Samuel Larnant. Esq- when charge d'adaHs of the tiaised States