Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-11-03
STATE PAPER.

French Repa5Fe ard tx Sublime Ono-
man Porte.
The Fira Conful of the French Repub-
lie, in the name Of the French people, and
the Sublime Ottoman Emperor, being de-
Grous TO refore the relations of peace and
amity which have ofold iubfiaed between
France and the Sublime Porte; have for
that purpofe apo iated minltters Plenipo-
tsntiaries, viz. The Firf Conful, in the
name OF the French people, citizen c. M.
Talleyrand, minifer for foreign affairs to
the French Republic; and the Sublime
Ottoman Porte, Baied Mohamed Said
Ghallib Ehendi, Private Secretary and
Director of Foreign Affairs; who, after
exchanging their tall powers, have sgreed
to the following articles:
1T. There fall hereafter be pace and
friendGip between the French Republic
and the Sublime Ottoman Porte; hoitili-
tres fhall for the future and forever ceaie
between the two States.
I'd. The treaties and capitulatioas which
before the war defined the ref pettive rela,
tisns of every kind exiting between the
two Powers, hall be renewed in all their
particulars.
In confeqaence of this renewal, and in
fnliment of the ancient capitalization &C.
cording TO which the French have right
to enjoy in the hates OF the Sublime Porte
all The advantages granted to other nations;
the Sublime Porte contents that the French
merchant hips bearing tie French flag
fhall for the future polefs the unditputed
right to navigate and pats freely The Black
Sea. The Sublime Porte likewiGe con-
tents that the faid French mercha1, lhips,
on their paaage in and out Of this fea,
(holl, with reipea TO every thing that
can favor the free navigation Of ii, be plac-
ed pseeife!y On the fame footing with the
merchant llips of ihofe nations which now
navigate it.
'fhe Sublime Porte and The Severn
ment of the French Republic will with
common content s~ke vigorous mea(ures
to cleaffe the iea. which the fh;ps Of both
ftates navigate, from all kinds Of pirates.
The Sublime Porte promifes TO protect :
the French trading fhips in the Black Sea
againa all kinds Of pirates.
I: is hereby underGood, that the ad-
vantages fecured by the prelent articles to
the French in the Ottoman empire, hall
in like manner extend to the fabjetts and
flag of the Sublime Porte in the teas and
territory Of the French Replblic.
:. The French Republic laal, in the
Ottoman Countries which lie on, or in
the vicinity of the Black Sea, both with
refpett to their trade aud the Agents and
CommiGaries which that trade may rem
der it ueceGary to appoint in fuch places,
enjoy the fame rights and privileges
which France, before the war, enjoyed
BY virtue of the old capitulatioas, in any
other parts Of The itates OF the Sublime
Porte.
4. The Sublime Porte aGents TO all
that was ifipulated with refpett to it in
the treaty concluded at Ameins between
France and England, on the 18th of Ger
mnal of the year ten rs 9Th March, ssoI,)
or the I'D of Zillidies, of the Hegira
1916. All the articles of this treaty,
which haverelarion to the Sublime Porte,
are by the prefeat treaty formally renew
ed.
5. The French Republic and the Sub
lime Porte mutually guarantee the integri-
ty of their pof.ilions.
6. The rehitutions and indemnidcaions
which are doe to the agent Of the two
powers, or to the citizens and fuSjetts,
whole effects have been conifcated or le-