Jenks' Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1803-1805, 1803-11-07

ART vi. The United States promife TO execute
Tech IT :atI-s articles as may have been agreed be
tween Spain and the tribes and nations OF Indians
untii, by mutual content of the United States nd
lad tribes or nations, ether fatabc articles Gall
have been greed upon
ART. VII. As IS reciprocaliy advantageous to
the commerce OF France & the u. States 10 eocour
age the communication of both nations for lin:
ted tme~in the county ceded by the prefent srea-
y, until general arrang relative to the com
meree OF boh nations may be agreed on /: il has
been agreed between the contracting parties, that
he French III ps coming dresiy from France or
any Of her colonies, loaded only with the produce
and manufactures OF France or her faid colonies,
and the ihips of Spain coming diretfly from Spain
or any OF her colonies, loaded only with the pro
doee or manufactures of Spain her colonies, FALL
be admitted during the fpaee eff twelve years in the
port Of New Oleans, and in all other legal ports OF
entry within the ceded territory, in the fame man.
as the fhips of the United States comming di
really from France or Spain. or any Of their colo
mics, without being fubeta 70 any other greater
duty on merchandise, or other or greater tonnage
than that paid by the ctzenS Of the Up;ted States.
During the fpace OF time above mentioned, 90
other naion ihall have tight to thecf,me privi:
leges, m the ports of the ceied territory: the
twelve years ihall commence three months aite.
the exchange of the ratiacations if il fhall take
place in France, three months after it lhall have
been noti6ed at Paris tc the Ffench government
if iha take place 10 the United States ;ie is how
ever, we'll undcraood that tie obi ct of the above
article is to favor the manufactures, COM rerce,
freigh and navigation Of France and of Spain, 70
far as relates to the importatons that the French
and Spanith hall make into the fzid ports of the
United States without in any fort affecting the re-
-eulatons thar the United States may make con
corning The expectation Of the produce and mer
chandize of the Urited States, or any right they
may have to make fuch regulations T.
ART, VIII In future and forever after the
expiration of fhe twelve years. the thps of France
hall be treated upon the footing of the mott favor
ed nations in the ports above mentioned.
ART. TX The particular convention fgnec
this day by the REFLECTIVE miriaer., having for it:
objed TO provide for the payment Ct debts due &c
the citizens ofthe United State, by the French re-
public, prior to the so,h of September, $500 18th
Vendemaire, an g. is approved, and to have its
execution in the fame manner IS if it had been in
erted in this prelent treaty, and it all he ratifee
in the fame form and in the fame time, 70 that The
one lhall DOT be ratified ditiua from the other.
Another Particular convention iigned at TIL
fame date as the prefent treaty, relative def
nfve rule between the coefra6ing paroes, is in 10
like manner approved, and will be ratified in the
fame f'rm, and in the fame tine, and jointly.
Arr. K. The prefent treaty lhal be ratified il
good and due form, and the ratification fnall 5c
exchanged in the fpace Of fix months after the
date of The hgna ure By the miniaers plenipoten
tisry, or fsoner if pol1oe.
In FAITH WHEREOF, the REFLECTIVE plenpoten
fairies have igned thle articles in the French and
Engh language declaring nevertheless that the
preient treaty was originally agreed 10 in the
French language and have thereunte affixed their
feals.
Done at Paris the tenth day of Floreal in the
eleventh year of the french Republic, and 3oth Of
April, 1903.
BARBE MARBOIS.
ROBERT r. LIVINGSTON.
JAMES MONROE.