Republic, to the Citizen José Maria de Pando, Minister 1832 of State in the Department of Government and Foreign Affairs; who, after recognizing and exchanging their respective Full Powers, have agreed upon the following Articles: Art. I. There shall be unalterable peace and constant and sincere friendship between the State of Equator and the Peruvian Republic, and between the Citizens of both Countries. II. There shall also be an alliance between the 2 States for their mutual defence against any foreign aggression. III. The contracting Parties agree to invite the Republics of Bolivia and Chile, respectively, to form with the States of Equator and Peru a quadruple alliance, for the purpose mentioned in the preceding Article. IV. In the event of the Republic of Equator having any subject of disagreement with any of the other Continental States, that of Peru shall offer its mediation for an amicable arrangement of it; the State of the Equator rendering a similar service, should the Peruvian Republic find itself in like circumstances. V. If this mediation should unfortunately prove unsuccessful and either of the Contracting Parties should find itself threatened by an external Enemy, it may require from the other, the assistance of Vessels of War, Troops, and any other description of aid that it may deem necessary, which aid must be afforded immediately upon its being applied for. VI. All the expenses of the transport of troops, as well as of their maintenance and pay, the arming of Vessels, and other assistance afforded, shall be paid by the Contracting Party applying for them. VII. Should any disagreement arise between the State of Equator and the Peruvian Republic, every conciliatory means suggested by the strict union between them shall be employed for its friendly settlement, and in the unexpected case of the Plenipotentiaries being unsuccessful in their endeavours to effect the same, the question shall be referred to another State for its arbitration. 1832 VIII. Los Ecuatorianos en el Perú, y los P ruanos en el Ecuador, serán garantidos en sus de rechos civiles, del mismo modo que lo están p las respectivas Constituciones los Naturales del pa en que residen. IX. Los Ecuatorianos en el Perú, y los Pe ruanos en el Ecuador, estarán esentos del ser vicio de armas, y de las Contribuciones extraordi narias que las Leyes de una y otra Nacion impu sieren a sus respectivos Ciudadanos; exceptuandos los individuos que respectivamente hayan ganad la vecindad, segun las Leyes de cada Pais. X. Ninguna de las 2 Partes Contratante dará asilo en su Territorio á los famosos ladrones á los asesinos alevosos, á los incendiarios, n á los falsos monederos; cualquiera de estos crimi nales que se acogiere á buscarlo, será devuelto a Pais donde perpetró el crimen, tan luego com sea reclamado por el Ministerio de relaciones Ex teriores, con un testimonio auténtico de la senten cia definitiva, que'contra él se hubiese pronunciado XI. Ninguno de los Gobiernos del Ecuador del Perú permitirá que los asilados en su Territorio por opiniones políticas, ó por hechos que hayan resultado ellas, ataquen la seguridad pública del Pais a que pertenezcan, promoviendo sediciones desde el lugar donde residan. el En tal caso el Gobierno, que descubra estos manejos, pedirá con Documentos que los acrediten, que sean retirados de sus fronteras al lugar que ellos elijan dentro del Territorio de la República donde se hallen refugiados, y que no podrá distar de estas menos de 50 leguas. XII. Los desertores del Ecuador al Perú, y del Perú al Ecuador, serán asilados; pero cada Estado devolverá el armamento, caballos y equipo que estos lleven consigo debiendolos entregar para el efecto á la primera autoridad fronteriza del Estado á que pertenezcan. XIII. Ninguno de los dos Estados dará ser VIII. Equatorians in Peru, and Peruvians in 1832 Equator, shall be guaranteed in their civil rights, in the same manner as the Natives of the Countries in which they reside, are, by their respective Constitutions. IX. Equatorians in Peru, and Peruvians in Equator, shall be exempted from military service, and from the extraordinary Contributions imposed by the Laws of the two Nations upon their respective Citizens: with the exception of such individuals as have obtained the right of Citizenship, according to the Laws of each Country.. X. Neither of the 2 Contracting Parties shall afford an asylum within its Territory to notorious robbers, assassins, incendiaries, and false coiners, and should any criminal of this description endeavour to seek refuge in either State, he shall be delivered up to the Country in which the crime was perpetrated, as soon as he shall have been claimed by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, accompanied by an authentic Copy of the final Sentence pronounced against the delinquent. XI. Neither of the Governments of Equator or Peru shall allow persons, who have sought an asylum within its Territory, either in consequence of their political opinions or of acts resulting from those opinions, to attack the public safety of the Country to which they belong, by promoting sedition from the place where they reside. In such case, the Government which shall discover these machinations, may require, (the requisition being companied by the necessary Documents in proof,) that the parties so offending shall be removed from its Frontiers to the place which they themselves shall choose, within the Territory of the Republic which affords them an asylum, and which place shall not be within 50 leagues of the said Frontiers. XII. The Deserters from Equator to Peru, and from Peru to Equator, shall be allowed an asylum; but each State shall return the arms, horses, and equipments brought by the said Deserters, for which purpose they must be delivered up to the nearest Frontier Authority of the State to which they belong. XIII. Neither of the two States shall employ 1832 vicio bojo su Pabellon á los Desertores de que bla el Artículo anterior. XIV. Mientras se celebre un Convenio arreglo de limites entre los 2 Estados, sé rec cerán y respetarán los actuales. XV. La liquidacion de las deudas entre y otra República, queda reservada para la é en que este negocio sea definitivamente acor entre el Ecuador y los demas Estados de Colon XVI. Una y otra República conservarán nistros residentes cerca de los respectivos Gol nos, ó en defecto de estos, encargados de nego que mantengan las relaciones estrechas establec. por este Tratado. XVII. El presente Tratado será ratificado, y Ratificaciones cangeadas en el término de 60 a contados desde la fecha, ó mas pronto si fuese sible, y sometido á la aprobacion de los Congr respectivos, tan luego como se reunan. En fé de lo cual, nos los infrascriptos Minis de las Partes Contratantes, hemos firmado el p sente Tratado de Amistad y Alianza, selland con las armas de nuestras respectivas Repúblic en la Ciudad de Lima á 12 dias del mes de Ju del año del Señor de 1832. (L. S.) 5. DIEGO NOвOA. Tratado de comercio entre la Rep blica del Peru y el Estado del Ecu dor. Fecho 12. Julio 1832. (Publication officielle à Lima.) En el nombre de Dios Todo Poderoso. Conociendo el Estado del Ecuador y la Rep blica del Perú la necesidad de fijar sobre bases s lidas la amistad y alianza, felizmente establecid en el Tratado celebrado con esta misma fecha; animados de un vivo deseo de contribuir à su m tua prosperidad, han determinado arreglar s under its Flag the Deserters mentioned in the ceding Article. pre- 1832 XIV. Until a Convention, respecting the limits of the 2 States, shall have been concluded, the present limits shall be recognized and respected. XV. The liquidation of the debts existing between the two Republics, shall be deferred until the period when this business shall be definitively agreed upon, between Equator and the other States of Colombia. XVI. The two Republics shall have a resident Minister at their respective Governments, or, in default of them, Chargés d'Affaires, who shall maintain the strict relations established by this Treaty. XVII. The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the Ratifications exchanged within the term of 60 days, reckoned from the date thereof, or sooner if possible, and shall be submitted to the approval of the respective Congresses, as soon as they assemble. In faith of which, we, the Undersigned Ministers of the Contracting Parties, have signed the present Treaty of Friendship and Alliance, sealing it with the Arms of our respective Republics, in the City of Lima, on the 12th day of the month of July, in the year of our Lord, 1832. (L. S.) DIEGO NOBOA. 5. Traité de commerce entre la Républi- In the Name of Almighty God. The Republic of Peru, and the State of Equator, being convinced of the necessity of fixing upon a solid basis, the friendship and alliance happily established by the Treaty concluded this day, and animated by a sincere desire to contribute to the prosperity of each other, have determined to regulate their commercial |