CONVENTION WITH VENEZUELA. JANUARY 14, 1859. 803 Oonvention between the United States Uonvenio entre los Estado.: Unidos Jsn.14, 1860. and Venezuela for settlement of g Venezuela para el arregfo de re- ____`-. Aves Jsland claims. Signed Jan- elamaeianes teniendo relacion dla nary 14, 1859 ; Ratijied Feb. 26, 1sZa de Aves. 1861. Enwsnn A. Trmpm, Minister Enusnno A. Torzrm, Ministm 4;,,,,,;,,,,,,;,,8 Resident of the United States of Residente de los Estados Unidos de l>¤·¤i¢¤· America, and Luis Sanojo, Secre- América,y Luis Sanojo, Secretario tary of State in the Department of de Estado en el Departamento de Foreign Relations of the Govern- Relaciones Exteriores del Gobierno ment of Venezuela, being duly de Venezuela, debidamente autorizaauthorized to form an equitable dos para former un convenio equitaagreement for the satisfaction of the tivo para la satisfaccion de los daiios damages and losses sustained by y pérdidas sufridos por Philo S. Philo S. Shelton, Sampson and Shelton, SampsonyTappan,yLang Tappan, and Lang and Delano, in y Delano a. consecuencia de haberse consequence of the evictions of their lanzadoa sus agentes y empleados agents and employees from the de la isla de Aves, por medic de las Aves Island by the forces of Vene- fuerzas de Venezuela, han convenido zuela, have agreed upon the follow- en los articulos siguientes : —— ing articles : — Amicus I. Amionno 1°. The Government of Venezuela El Gobierno de Venezuela se Venezuela to obliges itself to pay to the Govern- oblige a pager al Gobierno de los ggtggihglgig ment of the United States or to itsl Estados Unidos, ee su Ministro Res- Om 130,000 in Minister Resident in Venezuela the=idente en Venezuela la suma total li<l¤i<i¤¤i¤¤_¤f gross sum of one hundred and thirty de ciento treiuta mil pesos, moneda °°”°°"‘ °l°'m°' thousand dollars, United States our- corriente de los Estados Unidos rency ($ 130,000) of which said (S5 130,000), de cuya suma ciento y sum, one hundred and five thousand i cinco mil pesos ($ 105,000) pertenedollars ($ 105,000) is in liquidation. cen a la liquidacioo de los reclamos of the claims of Shelton, Sampson,lde Shelton, Sampson y Tappan y and Tappan, and is to be distributed l deben distribuirse por ellos y entre among themselves, and the residue, ellos; y el residuo, es decir, veinte that is to say, twenty-five thousand y cinco mil pesos ($5 25,000) perdollars ($5 25,000) is in liquidation tenece ala liquidacion del rcclamo of claims of Lang and Delano. de Lang y Delano. Amxons II. Anricuno 2°. The said sum of one hundred and La suma dicha de ciento treinta M;>d<·> ¤1" pay- fhirty thousand dollars, shall be paid I mil pesos sera abonada dentro de los mm ' in the following terms: — Iplazos siguientes :— For Shelton, Tappan, Sz Sampson. Para Philo Sampson8c 0*., 8c Sampson8e Tappan. i*€i““° t ·‘·‘‘‘ EE i?SZl“E3‘€. ‘‘‘‘‘ *3*% 1859{1gt0:5;bir `. `. `. `. '. 2,600 mglieaeogninré . 2:500 lst December. . . . . 2,500 1° de Diclembre . . . . 2,500 $@*0 $10,000
