Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-12-29
C0nUehtI0n
Between the French Republic and the
United States Of America.

ariien between the States have refpettivelv nom
io7ted their Penpotentaries, and invefed them wi,h
iall powers 70 negotiate upon thele differences and
terminate iem That is ay, the Fril CouIu III tae
French Republic, in the name of the Frcneh reople
tas nominated for PcnIpotennares Of the fad Repub-
Lc, the Citizens f9pb B0Hqbarts Ex-Aubadader If tie
srench Republic Rome, and CounfelIor Of Stare.
s5rsi'Pirrs Ctare- FtaTja Member Of the National
ta4tue, and Of The Ocr Of Longitule of Fra7ye ana
Soie Tor Of State Proficient Of the Session of taarirs
end Pisrre LeE5R4Jerer, Member Oft National Inni
ttc, and Councillor Of State. Preident Of the Section
OF the Inefior, and The PreGden Of the United sare
"f America by and With the advice and content Of tie
Senate Of laid States, has appointed for their PIg
Jenaces, olver ElTroriL Chief Tufice of the IJofd
States, WIlrr Ri1L4rg6a Dazzle, devant Governor Of
%oTtb-Carolina and WiAfzn Pans 1Npyray. Rrldent
Aiiniiter Of the United States at the Hague:
Who alter having exchanged their fun powers, and
patiently and carefully dcufcd their reflective nte,
eas, have agreed TO the following article.
Art. l. There fhall be Grm, inviolable
aud universal peace. land true and fncere friend
ship between the French Republic and the u
nued States or America, as we'll between their
countries, territories, cities, and places, rs
5etweea their citizens and inhabitants, without
exception Of Perfons or places.
II. he Mnilters Plenipotentiary OF the two
parties, not beng empowered at prefent to a
gree relative to the treaty of alliance Of I'll.
9th Of February, 1873, to the treaty Of ireud-
flip and commerce Of the fame date ana 70 the
convention Of the I4h November, nor 70 the
indemnitiss mutually due and claimed, the
parties hall further negotiate upon thef- pcints
. convenient tine and until they fhaIl be
greed upon thefe POINTS, the fsid treaties and
conventions hall have no efttt, and The rci4
SONS az the two nations iAall Be regulated as
follows
III. The fhiPs belonging to the State taken
on either Gde Cr which may Be taken before
the exchange OF Publications, hall be given
VI
". The properties captured and not yet
deHnitive!y condemned, or which may Be cap.
cured before The exchange Of notifications. ex-
-cePt cont aband merchandise defined FOR an
enemy's port, ihail DC mutually refored upon
The following proofs Of property, viz.
On the one part and On the other, the proofs
Of property relative to merchant veGels armed
Or unarmed fall De pafport in the following
fozul
40 aAfge 10 7vJam t5sf tr5snts y6aN came,
Be il kroovH. flat bazv.r and tsrmi1Iou ba5 ben
siUsa p =. Mgfer Commander Of TIE u1gti cqlrI
fbs-, Yths eiy oJ-, Of The burden If TIM, or
tE0ea5spt5 n2cV Iyi4s IN tie part or har5ouy d.,
ond dsG;7s4 ar -, hdfn 7vitb -, that a,7e- BIB
ZIP b4s LseD g;GteA and 6rtore Biz drb1rture, be
l5aA maze oatb, before oGters or;t9rG4 fer that
3arP2h. that he id Pip 6clongs 70 one o. mare f5
.'szJ f., t5s tracmi11 OF qvAicB fam hal ~
anasrtd 10 i5e5 brtj5ats in order hat be may d.
,erve, aud cz2lt 10 Gf oBjcrvsd BY kD t~e7o the
maritime ordinances ard r<g1L1tiar5, and cir. IL a
WEgEea and afg2.d, co9t -iniag fbs n4a1eJ 1ut Jur
na@T'' PLACES Ct STt@ a54 a5odc T t5e Pe;o"' eer-
3fgg ne GRAZ Of bi5 hip, and 81 al On beard her,
~,hr- L. H,D.-- J. Il 2
e=gs and famDToH Of ne o4rsrf authorized jor KAT
2ab3t and ~ evay bsrt and kW|,w q0bae Be
l5ahentsr 4Oiib lis Zip, ~ AaN bgzv he fre(:Ht
P7'n5lG2D 10 tbe P,qter otzleys, and maIef2 fbem
taitlfai rrfor Of eli t5at las Bq6Sd dvizg fi5 V2y
1gr, and carry fbe eoI9ar5, arms and fag5 Of the
Freac6 Republic The UAls9 States, during Biz faiz
voyage IN t52i14oqy 81 4v5icb qUe baus Egned b5s
P,r5eaf5, cagfsd item 70 be copatsyfgaef iy, and
'5sreDrf" Pm TIE j:al Of our arms.
" CIusn ~ -, III The gear Of or Lord---."
And this Pahport ihIll Ne fuficient without
any 2 her document, notwithstanding any iegu
lauon 60 the contrary.
1t fall not be neceHary to renew o. revoke
this paGpnrt, whatever number Of voyages the
fad ihip fhall have made unlefs thsy fball not
have :~to-ned home wicbin the fpace Of year,
With relPeA 10 The cargo the proof, ihal
he certificates, Containing an account what pace
The lh'P has left, and where it is going to, 10
ihAt prohibited and contrablnd merchlndile
may be diin -ui.hed by certificates, which Ger
iih-aes Il have ben made by ne ot.,ccrs Of
the place from whence the Chip ihall have iet
out, agreeable 20 the accueomeI forms Of the
cont~y. And ii Thee paHports or certificates,
or both, "a III have been dchrcyed BY accident,
or taken away by force, The want ct them hall
be f'pPiiej by every other P,oof Of property
admiIl according 70 tie gea.ral ufase of
nations.
Tor other l4:pa b-EJeg mc-chl-, Mrs he
p'not iat,l be tbe carari 81, they b-ar. This
article n. Nd take etF.A frnn me 54t- nj the fG
rA-lre nt lh. nLfnl C--rentiOn . and 4 ly