retext be an object of
sequestration, indemnification, nor guarantee of any kind of
reclamations or reprisals, which may occur between the two nations,
but rather during the whole term of the contract until its
dissolution, it shall be under the protection of the laws as if such
misunderstandings did not exist; but the navigation may be temporally
suspended and with it the term of the privilege, if the defence of the
Republic or other similar interests should so require.

Art. 8.--If there should be national contractors or shareholders the
undertaking shall admit them to the number of one third of the shares.

Act. 9--This privilege shall become of no effect by the voluntary
interruption of its exercise, by the contractor, during a period of
six months continuously.

Art. 10.--Let it be communicated, &c.

And in making this known to the Executive Power, the undersigned
President takes the opportunity of saluting the Executive with his
most distinguished consideration.

Dr. PEDRO PABLO VIDAL,
_Juan Manuel de la Sota_,
Secretary.

Monte Video, February 7th, 1844.

_To H. E. the Vice-President of the Republic, Don Joaquin Suarez._

* * * * *

_Monte Video, February 8th, 1844._

Be it fulfilled, the receipt thereof acknowledged, let be communicated
to whom it may concern, published and inserted in the National Register.

SUAREZ.
_Santiago Vazquez._

Printed at the Liverpool Times Office, Castle-street.

TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

1. Passages in italics are surrounded by _underscores_.

2. Footnotes have been moved from the middle of the text to just before
appendix.

3. The following misprints have been corrected:
"the the" corrected to "the" (page 6)
"it" corrected to "its" (page 13)
"on" corrected to "of" (page 28)
"notwithsanding" corrected to "notwithstanding" (page 32)

4. Other than the corrections listed above, printer's inconsistencies in
spelling, punctuation, and ligature usage have been retained.

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