Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-10-24

faid ceiion. have authorized TO ii, .e.a
n,potsniiaries' that isso f,y the ptei4a@ PIE.
United States has, by and with Il. sa Of liz
content OF tie Senate OF tie laid aa,., lyic, and
ed TOR thei: pltnipotentisrics, Robe,r nominal,
fon, minteer plenipoieutlsry of Il. IN ~ LlYiag>
and a"es Monroe, miniaer pIcnipofso,,;;saS ;a':s
envoy ex'raof linary OF tho laid Uoi,.4 : and
near the government OF the French REMIT; atf,
the hF.t Conial of the French Republic aoi
pane OF the FSench people, has NAMED - >, ~ TIE
tertiary of the faid Republic, the c,;v.o ppsn'po'
Bdtos ~ "bo,s; who, in the virtue of th.;, 'e ss
powers which have been exchanged hi, ! Iuif
have agreed to the following articles -" Gay,
Article L. The government Of II. r..
States engages % pay to The French govern, ~a'''a
in the manner lpeciaed 10 the FOLLOWING s,"u.'a,
the fum OF iixty millions Of Francs, iol-Deoo 1'''
the fun which ihali be fixed BY another coar o.
ton f,r the payment of the debis due by NV
70 citizens of The =Uaitcd States. N'fes
Article II. For the payment of n. c., !,
Exty millions oftrancs, mentioned in n. NJ. ~" %
ing article, the y. States haIl crca,e Fo. Az.
eleven millions two hundred aad fi,y tso >H u
dollars, bearing an intcfea of FIX per cen, ', n
annum, payable half yearly in London, 4me. %'
dam, or Paris, amounting by the bali rs, ,.' :,
three buudred and thlsty fcven thousnd 6v, r.' "
dred dollars, according 10 the proportions ws i''
fhsl be de,ernioeG by The French govsrnnsn, ~, ~
be paid at either place; the principal Of ii. ia
flock to be rcimbuTf.d a. the lreafory Of ii. II
States, IN annual paymenfS Of not leis than rb,..
millions of dollars each; of which the 6,R n,v
ment hali commence fifteen years after rbc A..
OF the exchange OF Publications this Gock h,tl
be transferred 10 thc government ofFranc.. Mu
fach perfon or pcrfons as (hall be authorized tore
ccigciit, in three months at mott after he az
chaag. Of the rathcatons Of this treaty, and aG.r
Lou;Gana fhal be rak n pofcGion of in the name
of thc goveromcnt OF ne -Uoited STATES
it is further agreed, thar if the Frensh %.
vernment Mould be deGrous Of diipofng Of h.
laid ltock 10 receive the capital 10 Ealope a,
hor,cr terms, that lis neaiurcs for thar purpof.
ihall be taken 70 as TO favour in the grea,ea de.
gree pofiolc, the credit Of the Uoued States, and
TO railc to the highef price the laid aock
Article LII. It's agreed that the dollar he
United Stsses fpeciaed in the prsfent convention,
fhaII be fixed at five francs 3355-Iooootas, Of
five livres eight fous ,outnois.
The prefsnt conventions ihl be ratified in good
and due form, and the ratihcations hall b: ex.
changed in the fpacc of fix months to date from
this day, or fooner If poiible.
IN FAITH OF WHICH, the REFLECTIVE
plenipoten,Isfes have Ggned the above articles,
both 10 the French and Engiilh languages, d:car.
ing, nevertheless, that he pelent treaty has been
originally agreed on and written in the French
language, TO which they have hcreantO affixed
their leals.
Done a, Paris the tenth CT Floreal, eleventh
year of the French Republic, lsotA of April
1869
ROB. R. LIVINGSTON,
BARRIE MARBOIS,
JAMES MONROE.