Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1801-12-07
We give the following as coireG copy Of the
Prelimlnarles OF Peace.

9G1Sseg ora bTIIdiF n4ayi AMI 1he TFe0 HSpHOHs afG
q Luql0a OS. A. ISoI
HIS Majely tae King Of the Umted Kingdom Of
Great Britain and Ireland, and the Ftrh Conlu otHhe
French Republic the name OF the French psopt,
beng animated . ith equai deGrc of putae flop
calamIties OF deructive war and Te-etAbHih
harmony And good understanding between the twO
Eons, have appointed iOr that puIPoie viz hlS BrAn
n,c Alajelty, ROBERT BANKS JENKINSON) Etq.
(eommOny called LsFd Hawkelbury) one Of the Mem
bers OF MS Britannia MaJelyS rIivy Council and
pr nciP1l Secretary of Stale Foreign Affairs and
FirI OOnlui OF the French tePubc, the name
Of the French people, CitIzeu LOUIS WILLIAM
OTIO, C5mmitiary tor the exchange Of French prf-
ouors, Ia Eng land who, atltr duly exchan gang their
iulPowtrs IN proper form, have reed upon the fol
lowing preliminary articles -
ARA ICLE AS oon 5 the prelminares lhsll have
been iigne4 ratified, hucere frendIp lal be rc
titabGihed between his BIltanuie MsJeuy ana The
French Republic by Tea lana in every part Of Tie
Sworid and thar an hotiiItIes may Immediately ceals
between them and their allies tcpcltvey, orders DIAL
be Iraninted accordingly The fe4 aud laud 70 Cos
with The Htms!t dpalCh each Of The slng par-
ties engaging give the nrcS1Ary pals and tAcii
ties accelerate the arrival Of he iai orders, and p
snurt 'hcIr execution. l. i further agreed upon that
ali conqucIts which may Be made part OF on Or
The other ct the 4Sting parties from either of
Them their allies, after the ratification of the Defent
prchuIlnaries, ih4 he regarded As void and sna o.
faithfully iucuded 10 the T. utOn, which are 70 iakc
place the Ratification OF the def 1itvr treaty
II. his BHA mic NiajeffY 1la rcc-t to the French
Republic AID 10 her aies, namely 10 his CahJic Ma
tri;, and the Batavsn Republic, al ths DaS, lT,os
nd colonies occupied cong cred by he Eneinh Tor
IA the cUuric OF the prticnt uib ne eas of
the lilind Of Trinidad, and he Duth puhca1l5 i'm the
iland OF Ccylon Of which iiauds and pos. Zion. ns
hrtHnI: maJclty reieyeo to hmlef The comp.=.e ana
entire iOvcTegety.
I'LL. The port of the Cape of Good Hone ban h.
vie oF IL
tTaetlng Pz.Sies who ialI therein enjoy the fame AL
v6ntages
~ lac iG4nd of Malta with its depcndcn ies. n, all
&C ev4cuatdby he EugIIlh troops, aud rcRored 70
th- OTdeT OF IT. John U! JcrutAem 10 ftcure The AZ
kl0te independence OF thA land upon the one or the
osher Of the contracting parties it lhA be placed IN
aer the guarantee and protection Of ehird power to
be determined Ivy the dehurve treaty.
Y. Egypt hali he reltcred the Sublime Porte the
territory and poaclion, Of which Iha!l be IN intaned
s,.tire p they were before the prefent war.
vi He ter,itorie, end poGelIions Of her faithful
A."je0y fhail alio be maintained entire.
vi. lhe French troops ina tvacua'e the kingdom
OF NAp'es and che Roman flare. The Engll force,
ulaH hkewie cyscuate Porto-Ferrajo and gen, rav All
'he ports and Islands which they occupy tho Med
G.erfaneal Adria,ie fcas.
VIII Tie Requisite 81 he Seven United Hands fha 4
be reCogniztd Ivy he French RcpuL:.c
X The syacuAtons, ctlEons. and reilituion., Nip
sA!ed by he Preent pref mhary sricles l1al be car
RCD INTO execution IN Europe within one a1cnfh; on
the continent and teas o.! Aica and America in three
mon'hs and on the ooAtincn' and teas Of Ala in fx
months alter The ratification VI she fdelnitve trcAty
x ne reflective proners DIAL Immediately after
the exchange OF the lction Of the de6nitive treaty
&c Tehored IN body, and without rsnlom on tlre re-
eProea Paymtpt OF the private deo.s which they may
have contracted
Difference. having arien respecting the paynaen, Of
the 'cbhence OF the prIiOners Of W.T. the contracting
Is Of def -,
me dtiin tive treaty, according to The law Of nations
and the PriEcip es lan9 oucd by common ulaee.
II Ia order to prevent all fuAeets Of complaint and
'hugatIon which might arile account OF przes-Inade
at lea alter the hgnlng OF the preliminary articles Il
TccPrscaly agreed, that the veels and effects which
may be taken ia the Channel and in the feas of the
north, after the ipAce of days. the dare from the
exchange OF the ratification of TIC preent preliminary
articles, ha be reored on each party that the term
Hla DC one month from the Chanael and the Geas of
the north, far the Canary I14nGs inc uivey, whe
ther IN the OCEAN the Mediterranean Of two months
from the aid Canary Islands as far as the EQUATOR and
finally, of five moRJhs in all the other parts of the
world, without any exception any other dilincOn
more particular with Ielped to tins and place.
XII All the iequetratIons Iaid on the one part oF
the other on tbs funds revenues and debts OF what
kind they may be, belonging to ore Of the con-
tracing powers, its citizens fuheCts lal be
taken of Immediately after the fgnug Of the dentive
Treaty.
The deeifOn Of all claims between the individuals of
both nations respecting all debts, property, tFtGts or
sights whatfocver which in conformity the zcknnwl-
sdged uluagcs and rights OF nations ha be rthcom
jng the epocha peace fha be referred 70 the com
pc.ens tribunals, ana rhele cafes prGnpt and COM
pete Tutec fhsll be DONE where fuch claims 1all be
respectively made IL agreed that the prelen article
ha immediately aeT the ratification OF the defnitivc
ueEy, be applied BY the contracting powers 20 the re-
fpectivc allies and individuals % their nations, under
lhe condition Of JUL reciprocity.
XIII With ftlpeGf TO the Gflerias on The coan Of
Newfoundland, and the adjacent il.adS and ID the
guph of Lawrence, the two powers agreed TO
replace them on the fame footing upon which they
were before The prefent war, relervn: themfevGs
che rpL Of making by the deaniuve treaty, fach
5angements as may appear ju and rsciprocaIy nefu
n order to place ihe eries Of bot nations the mott
proper Rate for the maintenance of peace.
XIV. Ia al! cafes Of rrltution agreed by the pre-
fnt treaty, the Notifications 1All be reorcd in the
fats 10 which they al s5e moment Of she Enng Of