Chapter XVIII.

treaty, amounted to $6,455,464. Of these, by the treaty of peace, the American Government assumes and promises to pay such as may be found vahd by its own Commissioners, not exceeding, hoioeveXy in amount $3,250,000. This sum deducted from the balance above, leaves no less than $3,205,464, absolutely and irrevocably abandoned and repudiated by the Federal Government, while the Government of Mexico is by treaty • * It will be recollected that a convention concluded by Mr. Thompson, the interest on the whole award was to be paid on the 30th April, 1843, and the principal in twenty instalments, one every three months. The Interest was punctually paid, as were the three first instalments. The money for these payments was raised by forced loans, so anxious was the Mexican government to meet" its engagements, notwithstanding its financial embarrassments. The measures adopted by our own government in reference to the annexation of Texas, together with the state of the Mexican treasury, delayed, and finally prevented the other payments.