740 SPAIN AND BOLIVIA, CHILE, EQUATOR, AND PERU.

Le Président de la République promulgue la présente Loi.* MAL. DE MACMAHON, Duc de Magenta. GAL. E. DE CISSEY, Vice-Président du Conseil,

Ministre de la Guerre.

ARMISTICE between Spain and the Allied Republics of Bolivia, Chile, Equator, and Peru, concluded under the Mediation of the United States.-Signed at Washington, April 11, 1871.

THE mediation of the United States having been offered and accepted towards relieving Spain and the allied Republics of the Pacific from the technical state of war which has existed since the hostilities of 1866, the President of the United States has, for this purpose, conferred full powers upon Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State;

His Catholic Majesty has conferred like powers on Mauricio Lopez Roberts, Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabel the Catholic; Knight General Cross of the Order of Christ, of Portugal, Grand Officer of those of the Conception of Portugal, and of Leopold of Belgium; Knight Commander of the Legion of Honour of France, Superior Chief of Administration, Deputy in various Legislatures, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of His Majesty Amadeo I, King of Spain, to the United 'States of America;

The President of the Republic of Bolivia has conferred like powers on Colonel Manuel Freyre, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Peru to the United States of America;

The President of the Republic of Chili has conferred like powers on Joaquin Godoy, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of that Republic to the United States of America;

The President of the Republic of Ecuador has conferred like powers on Antonio Flores, a Senator of that Republic, and its Minister Plenipotentiary ad hoc;

And the President of the Republic of Peru has conferred like powers on Colonel Manuel Freyre, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of that Republic to the United States of America;

And the said Plenipotentiaries having exchanged their full powers, which were found in due and proper form, have agreed upon the following Articles :

ART. I. The suspension of hostilities existing de facto between

* Promulguée au "Journal Officiel" du 28 Février, 1875.

Spain, on the one hand, and the allied Republics of Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru, on the other, is converted into a general armistice of truce.

II. This armistice shall continue indefinitely and cannot be broken by any of the belligerents, save in 3 years after having expressly and explicitly notified the other of its intention to renew hostilities. In this case, such notification must be made through the Government of the United States.

III. Each of the belligerents, during the continuance of this armistice, shall be at liberty to carry on commerce freely with neutral nations in all articles in which trade is considered lawful in a state of peace, all restriction on neutral commerce therefore ceasing.

IV. The present Agreement shall be ratified by the respective Governments, and the instruments of ratifications shall be exchanged at the Department of State at Washington within 4 months from date.

V. Those Governments which shall not have sent their ratification within the time fixed in the preceding Article may make the exchange separately in the two months following.

VI. If any one of the Governments, on account of circumstances over which it has no control, shall not be able to effect the exchange of the ratifications within the terms fixed in the foregoing Articles, such delay shall be granted it as it may request from the other party without necessity for a new agreement,

VII. The proceedings for the ratification and exchange shall not interfere with the continuation of the conferences desigred for the negotiation of a peace.

In testimony of the stipulations made in the foregoing 7 Articles, the Undersigned, Secretary of State of the United States, in the character of mediator, and the Plenipotentiaries of Spain, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru, have signed the foregoing Agreement at the Department of State at Washington, on the 11th day of April, 1871.

HAMILTON FISH,

MAURICIO LOPEZ ROBERTS, Plenipotenciario de España,
MAN'L. FREYRE, Plenipotenciario del Peru.
JOAQUIN GODOY, Plenipotenciario de Chili.

ANTONIO FLORES, Plenipotenciario del Ecuador.
MAN'L. FREYRE, Plenipotenciario de Bolivia.

Vice-Consul Elton to the Earl Dec. 15 Jan. 11 Request to Sultan to

of Derby

1875.

Mr. Bourke to Captain Pri- Jan. 16 deaux

The Earl of Derby to Dr. Feb. 2
Kirk

The Earl of Derby to Captain Feb. 4
Prideaux

1874.

erect workshops, &c.,
on Island of Bawy.
Permission given

Dhow captured by Rifle
man should have been
destroyed

On return to post to con-
tinue the same policy
as heretofore with
Sultan

....

To thank Sultan for per-
mission to erect work-
shops, &c., on Island
of Bawy.

Vice-Consul Elton to the Earl Dec. 21 Feb. 10 Receipt of instructions of Derby

1875.

in

749

751

751

752

regard to the punishment of perpetrators of outrages 752

Captain Prideaux to the Earl Jan. 18 Feb. 10 Murder of Banian at

of Derby

(Telegraphic)

for steps taken by them 780

Dr. Kirk to the Earl of Derby Nov. 12 Dec. 14 Punishment of slave

dealers by Sultan........ 780

MADAGASCAR.

The Earl of Derby to Consul | Jan. 20
Pakenham

Satisfaction of Her Ma-
jesty's Government at
Proclamation of Hova
Government order-
ing emancipation of
all slaves introduced
into Madagascar since
1865. To assist by all
proper means Hova
Government to carry
this into effect

....1781

Consul Pakenham to the Earl | May 5 Aug. 6 Proclamation of October of Derby

Mr. Lister to Consul Paken- Aug, 12

ham

2, 1874, is practically
a dead letter. Α
searching inquiry
should be made into
Slave Trade beyond

sea.....

Despatch to Hova Go-
vernment approved.
To obtain detailed in-
formation and report
to Foreign Office

Consul Pakenham to the Earl July 15 Dec. 11 Incloses reply from Hova of Derby

Chief Secretary of
State to his of the 5th
May, respecting slave
Ledy, of Mozambi-

que

Sept.11 Dec. 11 15 slaves discovered at

782

784

785