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eluded, between the United States, of America, and the Republic of Mexico, dated at Guadalupe, Hidalgo the Second day of February, one thousand eight hundred and forty Eight, and proclaimed by the President of the United States of America, on the fourth day of July; one thousand eight hundred and forty eight; In the following words and figures, to wit. Article XI. Considering that a great part of the Terri- "tories which will be the present treaty, are to be comprehended "for the future within, the limits of the United States, is now "occupied by Savage tribes who will hereafter be under the "exclusive control of the United States, and whose incursions "within the territory of Mexico would be prejudicial in the ex- "treme, it is solemnly agreed that all such incursions shall be "restrained by the government of the United States, whensoever "this may be necessary and that when they cannot be pre- Hvented, they shall be punished by said government, and satis- "faction for the same shall be enacted-all in the same way, and "with equal diligence and energy, as if the same incursions were Hmeditated or committed in its own territory, against its own Hcitizens,- "It shall not be lawful under any pretext whatsoever, for any "inhabitant of the United States to purchase or acquire any HMexican or any foreigner residing in Mexico, who may have "been captured by the Indians, inhabiting the territory of either "of the two republics, nor to purchase or acquire horses, mules, Hcattle, or property of any kind, stolen within the Mexican ter- "ritory by such Indians- ,.And in the event of any person or persons, captured within "the Mexican territory by Indians, being carried into the terri- "tory of the United States, the government of the latter engages Hand binds itself, in the most solemn manner, so soon as shall "be known, of such captives being within its territory and shall "be able so to do, though the faithful exercise of its influence, "and power, to rescue them and return them to their country, "or deliver them to the agent or representative of the Mexican government. The Mexican authorities, will as far as prac- tica[ble], give to the government of the United States, notice of such captures; and its agents shall pay the expences incured in the maintainance and transmission of the rescued captives; who in the meantime, shall be treated with the. utmost hospital- ity, by the American authorities, at the place where they may be, - But if the government of the United States before re-
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