Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-05-29
IMPORTANT STATE PAPER.

iln1 O|NA A<sA - ~ IL 81 GN'
DrY,xYwrs sTRsAry Or PsAcs. hetwsen
The ftepH Republic. she King oISPain, and
the Batssian Republic, on the enc part, and
His Msjeay the King Of the United Kingdom
Of Gse8- Britain, and Ireland on the olhsr.
THE FLA Conful of,he French Republic,
i in the name Of the French NssioA and Hts
Msjcay ths King of the Uui,ed Kingdom, Sec.
squsliy animated by adehre 20 pot .hop 70 the
caiaminirs Of war, have laid the foundations Of
,hs peace, by the Preliminary Aricies Ggoed At
London, the III of O6. Sol and a., by the
Issh atclc Of the laid Psc:iminaTics, il has been
agreed, '' that there fhsll be dominated on the
one part and the othes, Plsnipotentisries, who
fksl tefort 10 Amicns, to draw up the De6nitivs
Treaty, in concert with thc sllies OF the contrac-
ting parties !" the FRI Confnl Of the French Re
public. in the name of the French Isatiou, has
sppointsd Cisizen JosrrH BoNAPAgrs. Coun-
fcor OF Slase and His Majeay the King Of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and iceland,
ihe Marquis CORVALLIS. Knight Of The mott
illsArious Order of the Garter, &c. His Majef-
~ rhe KinS Of Spain, and tbe Government OF
the B,,avian Republic, have appointed, for their
Pienipoten.iariss. Don Joss PHI NIcHoLAsp'A-
zARRA, &c. and RocER JoHN ScHiMmsL-
rrKriEcE. &c. and after having exchanged in
due form, theis powers, which arc hereafter
datcd, have agreed 10 the following articles
ARr.I There ihall he peace, amisy anda
good ondciftandins between the French Repub.
lie, the King Of spain, his heirs and fnccehsrs,
and the Batasian Republic, on the one part; add
His M,jsny the King Of The United kingdom Of
Great Britain and iceland, his heirs and fucccf-
fors. on the other part.
The contrstiing paries fhall endeavour TO
r,ain,sin per.cti harmony between thtm and
their States, without uffsnng, on either 6dc, any
fort of ho!liity by land OF Tea, under any pre-
tence whatever; they ilnah carefully avoid every
thing which may, in future. diiturb the union 70
happily eaabl. .fhed, and fhaI sFlrd aeitl,ei aid
vrYu vat46f inr,uAieeSas -;svAs"sA q.
III. All thu ,rifonen made on either hde,by
land or by fra, and the hoasgcs taken or gwen
during the was, ard to the Peient time, iha'i oe
,saored. wi,host ranfom. in Gx weeks az faTthcn'
70 reckon from, the day of the exchange OF the
,a,i6 cations of the prcfcnt Treaty, after payicg
the debts eontstied during their CAPTIVITY
Each contracting party fhali lliquidau) Fay.
rejpefaiycly. the ad vances made by either OF the
con,sat ataine parties for the fubGhence ard main
,a;n,ncc 81 the prifcne,s in the country whers
,b.v chall have lcon detained. There lhaIl be
sopointel a f,ccial comr,;iiien TO cftab'ith ana
,rruls,e thc compepin,ion duc citier party.
The tine and place Of meeting OF the Comm'iI-
oncss, charged with ti,s execution OF thi' sH'e'e'
lh,n Be fixed in concert they fhali itate an &C.
count, not only Of the exPenccs tor the Prnons"
bct ALTO for the fersien troops. which, bsioI'
beiss taken, were ia the pay Of any ono OF I'm
parties. :.
French Republic snd i,s allies, the King Of SPau
and the Bs,avian Republic, all the poheii'ons ant
colouie. which belonged to q IN reiPeth,,siy
and which have been occupied or conquered o
the Br;s;sh forces inthe couhe Of the preient val
.ih ,he exccp,ion Of the ihc Of Trinidad, 40
the Dutch soigeiIicns in the iiland OF Ceylon.
w. His Catholic MseAy ccdcs and goa.l
rsutess ~ foil pofefion and fovsrsignsy to n
Bntann;c Msjeny the iaand Of T'rinadad.
, v. The Basavian Republic cedss gusfrsl
zee. IN full poacfion and fovsrcignsy 20 n
!. Rs;saanic Ms;eAy. al the poHslicns and eHa
l;hment, in the iAand Of Crylon, which bslon
ca. before the war, 40 the Republic OF the Unit
Provinces, or to ITS EAT India Company.
vi. The port Of Cspc Of Good Hope Is
;; Aossd in full sovereignty. ~ before the war,
the Ba,avisn Republic.
The ysileis, ofevcry defcrip,ion, helons'
to the Other conrrstsiug partie5, fhali have
criyilspe OF re6ttins aud pnrcxahng thc nee
iary provi6ons ss formerly. without paying q
orhcs duties than rhe Dutch sse iubjed to.
q VII. The tsrritorics aka poG-nions OF
se Nor Faithful Msjsay arc 20 remain entire,
= they were before the War hnt the limits
<, French and Porugueie G paana are fixed At
h, riyer An~sry. which emplies into the ocean
e. bove the s' North Cape. near s. New lne."
!, tho lne Of Pmi,rnce. ia aboos degree an
~ th;sd Of ror,h latitude. Thefe limin ihall
no icw III. couric Of the liver Ara~sry, from
nou,h, the is',hea from the Cape, to is ios
.--thenee IN Arait line drawn from this 10.
u te"Rio. Brsnco" towsrd tho wea. Theref
the nosilern bark Of the river Arawary, 4
n, nou.h to the iource and the territory %
IT. Of the above limits, n belong in fun pohei
10 the French Republic The foushesn bsn
tie fsid siver, from the mouth aud all the
,;sory foosh Of the faid limits, hali be!on
r ~ "A. n Tss&kf~f A.trRr-Tke u1 vica aki1