Art. 3.--The undertaking shall be commenced by two vessels of three hundred or more tons, and one hundred horse power. The latest discoveries that shall have been made both for the acceleration of speed and for the prevention of accidents of explosion or others, are to be applied to their construction and machinery. Art. 4.--The vessels of this undertaking shall convey, free of all charge, the mails of the Republic to and from all the ports of their transit; the captains or masters being responsible for their safety, unless the Government shall appoint a person for this object. Art. 5.--Each vessel shall maintain on board two young Oriental citizens as apprentices to instruct them as engineers and pilots. Art. 6.--The vessels of this undertaking shall navigate free of all tonnage dues, under the British flag, having liberty to deposit on shore or on board of hulks, such coals, machinery or other matters intended for use and consumption on board, not including provisions, the Executive to determine the measures necessary to prevent the abuse of this liberty, and it being understood that the said deposits shall not be entitled to any other guarantee than such as belong to foreign property on shore. Art. 7--Whatever may be the state of the relations of this Republic with Great Britain, this undertaking, its funds and property, and the men employed in it, shall never under any pretext 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.