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said works all in the time required, then, in such case, this treaty, in all 

 its parts wherein the State of Nicaragua grants to the United States, or to 

 a company to be chartered by the President or Congress thereof, the ex- 

 clusive privilege to be the constructors and owners of said works, shall be 

 void and of no force or effect. 



3d. Nevertheless, in such case as is set forth in the 2d section next 

 .preceding, if said company shall ar-.cede to the fifth, (5th,) the sixth, 

 (6th,) and the eleventh, (11th,) and the eighth, (8th,) articles of this 

 treaty, and shall consent and agree that the United States of America, 

 and the citizens thereof, shall have and enjoy all the rights and privileges 

 therein granted to them, and as defined, also, in the tenth (10th) section 

 of the third (3d) article; then, in such case, the above-named Sth, 6th, 

 '8th, and llth articles of this treaty, as also the 12th article thereof, shall 

 be valid and obligatory between the contracting parties. 



4th, But if in such case existing as is set forth in the 2d section above, 

 the said company shall refuse to accede or agree to the said fifth, (5th,) 

 sixth, (6th,) eighth, (8th,) and eleventh, (llth,) articles hereot, as speci- 

 fied in the preceding 3d section, then this treaty shall be altogether void, 

 and of no force or effect whatever. But the contracting parties, anticipa- 

 ting that said company, being satisfied that the great enterprise in view 

 cannot succeed unless under the protection and patronage of the two 

 governments, will concur and co-operate with them in the promotion 

 thereof, they are assured that this treaty will meet their cordial approba- 

 tion, and that it will be fully acceded to by them. 



The present special convention between the United States of America 

 -and the State of Nicaragua shall hv, approved and ratified by the Presi- 

 dent of the United States of America, by and with the advice and con- 

 sent of the Senate thereof, and by the director of the State of Nicaragua, 

 with the consent oi the legislative chambers thereof; and the ratifications 

 :shall be exchanged in the city of Washington, Santiago de Managua, or 

 Leon, within the term of two years, counted from this date. 



In faith whereof, we, the plenipotentiaries of the United States of Amer- 

 ica and of the State of Nicaragua, have signed and sealed these presents, 

 in the city of Guatemala, on the 21st day of .Tune, in the year of our Lord 

 one thousand eight hundred and forty-nine, in the seventy-third year of 

 the independence of the United States of America, and in the twenty- 

 ^eighth year of the iiidepend,ence of the State of Nicara2:ua. 



ELIJAH HIS^E. [l. s.] 



BUENAY'A SELVA. [l. s.] 



Mr. Clayton to Mr, Hise, 



Department of State, 



Washington, May 2, 1849. 



Sir: The President having appointed Mr. E. George Squier to succeed 

 you in the mission to Guatemala, I transmit a letter to the Minister for 

 Foreign Affairs of that republic, announcing the termination of your 

 functions. You will take an early opportunity to deliver this communica- 

 tion to its address, and will inform the department of the date of the de- 

 livery. If Mr. Squier should not have arrived at Guatemala before you 



