258 Arrr.NDix. 



ton, KiiiK'it roinniaiiilor of ilio Afo-t lIcmoraMi' Onlcr of tlio Hulli, Ifcr Mnjos- 

 tv's Kiivoy l'',xtrnonlimin' ami Miiii-'liT rUMiipotoiitiaiy to tlu! United SnutM 

 (if AintM-icu ; Sir iFoliii iMi'xandor Macdoiialil, Kiii^'lil Coininandcr of llio Most 

 ll<inonilpl«' OrdiT of tlio Kalli, u infinluT of Her MajtwiyV I'livv Conncil for 

 Canada, and Mini-liT of .liistid- and Aitorncy-dcncnd of llcr MajcxtyV Do- 

 minion of ( 'anada ; and Monnta;,'iie llcinaid, Ktiiuiie, ( liirliclc I'litfi'ssor of In- 

 tcinalionul Law in llic l'niviM>ily of Oxford. 



And tlio said l'lcni|tr)ti'ntiaiiiw, after liavinKONflninK»'d lliclr fall |io\voi-«,«ldi'li 

 «(Mo I'oiind to l>o in di.u and iifoiier form, liavc iijjtocd lu mid i-oiieindcd tlio 

 foliowitig nrlicloit i 



AuTii i.i; I, 

 Wlii'nat dillVivncciliavo arisen liclwccn llie (iovprnmont of llio I'liitod StatP«4 

 and till' (ioM'rinniMit of Her Mrilannie Majesty, ami xtill exi'*!, ^'nivvliiK out, of 

 tlio «et< «oinmiilei| liy llie neverid ve«Kei« wliiili luivu j,'ivon riso to tlio {luim-i 

 tjoneriiaily known a* ilie 'MAi'/'k/ci CliUinH!" 



And >%liere.M Her Mrilannie .Majesty lias antliori/.ed lier llij^li Conimi'.'.ionerrt 

 and rietniioieniiiiries to esiire"-*, in a friemlly h|iirii,lln) reniei fell liy Her Maj- 

 esty's (ioviMiiinont I'or the i-seaiie, nnder wlialever eireninstanees, of llui Alu- 

 liaiim \»nd otiier vi;»sels from llrilisli ports, and fur tlio deiircdiitioiiH eoinmitted 

 by tlioso vessels ; 



Now, In order lo rcmovo and adjust nil eoinplaintK and claims on tlie |iart 

 (if the I'niled Sfatos, i\iul to jirovido for the speedy HCttlement of nneli claims, 

 Miiieli are not edMiiiu'd liy ller IJritannie MaJeslyV (iovornment, llio lliKli*'"!!- 

 Iraetiiij; Parties aK'ree that all the Mini claims, ^rowiiij; out of m-ts eomniilteil 

 liv the iifures.iid ve-els and ^enerieally known as the ''Alnlxtmit {"laiins," ftliall 

 he relVrri'd to a 'rrilimid of Arhiiialion to he composed of (ivo Arhitrators, lo ho 

 appointed in the following manner, that Is lo say: One shall ho named liy llio 

 rrc'ideiil of the rniled Slates; one shall l'(f named hy Her Uritannic .Majesty; 

 His .Miije»ly the Kin^ of Italy shall he leijiiested to namo one; the l're«ident 

 of the Swiss ('(aifedeniiion shall he reipiesied to namo oiio ; and His .Majesty the 

 llinporor (if llra/.il shall ho reipiesied to iniMie ono. 



In eain of iho death, ahsenee, or ineaiiaeity to nervo of any or eiiher of the 

 • jiaid Arhitrators, or, in the event of eiiher of tln^i naid Arhltralors omilliiiK' or 

 (lecliiiin;; or ceasiii;; to act as such, the rresidenl of iho I'liited Stales, or Her 

 llritannie Maj('«iy, or His Majesty the Kiii); of Hnly, or llio 1 'resident of tlio Swixs 

 ('onfi-di'iatioi^or His Majesiy ih(> I'.mperor of llra/.ll, as tho caso may lie, may 

 fiirihwiili namo anoiher person In ad as Arhitralor In llio plaeo and slead of 

 the Arhitralor (iiiK'iiialiy named hy mich Head of a Stato. 



And in the event of {he rel'iisal or omission for two monllis after receipt of tho 

 rcipu'Nt from t-itlur of the Hi^rh Contractiii;; Parties of His .Majesty the Kin^ 

 (if liuly, or tho rresidfiit of tho .Swiss Confederation, or His Majesty tho ICm- 

 pcror of llnuil, to namo an Arhitralor cither to (ill the orininnl appointment or 

 in the jiluco of ouc who lua^ have died, ho absent, or incnpacitntcd, or who nuiy 



