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


changed in the fpace of tx months 10 date from
this day, o. fooner If poniae.
/ In FAITH OF WHICH, The reflective plenipotsn
liaiss have iigned the above aricles, both in the
French and Englh languages, declaring never
thelefs that the preient treaty has been originally
agreed on aud written ID the French language ];
10 which they have heeunto affixed their ieals
DoNE at Paris the tenth of Floreal, eleventh
year of the French republic, sosh q pfit, I8os.)
ROB. r. LIVINGSTON
BARRIE MARBOIS,
JAMES MONROE.
cos7z77iox. F9fu
Estseen he United States Of 44merca aad The Fr<ae5
Republic.
THE PRECEDENT of the Uaited States Of Amer
ca, and the Firt Con(ul of the French republic, in
the name Of the French people, having by treaty
Of this da:e terminated all difficulties relative to
LouiGana, and eaabhsd on fold foundation he
feiendihp which uoites the two na,ons, and beog
dehrous in compliance with the fecond and fifth ar
tices of the convention of the s h Vendefniare
oh year OF the F,ench republic 3oh September,
| ieool to fecure the payment OF the iun,s due by
France 70 the citizens Of the United States, have
respectively nominated as pisnpotentiaries, that is
TO FAY the Prelident of the United States of "A
lea, by ard with the advice and content of their
Senate, Robert r. Livingston, miniGer plenipo
Tertiary, and James aMunroe, miniler plenipotsn
tiary and envoy exrtaord binary of the faid Gates,
near the government of the French republic and
the Flrt Congnl, in the name of the Freneh people,
the citizen Francis Barbe Marbois, miniaer Of the
public trealnry; who after having exchanged their
fail powers, have agreed 10 the following articles
Article +. The debts due by France to citizens
a I'D ,1aI hafo he Orb af
Vendemaire, moth year of the French republic,
goth September, 1900 lhall be paid according
to the following regulations, with interea at fix
per cent. 10 commence from the period when the
accounts and vouchers were prelented 10 the French
government.
Art. z. The debts provided for by the preceding
article a.e hofe whofe refalt is comprifed in the
conf .tura note annexed to the prefent convention
and which, with the interea, cannot exceed the fun
Of tweih millions of francs. The claims compri
fed in The faid note which fall hin the ezcep
tons Of the following articles III all not be admit
ted TO the bene6t of this provGon <. 1t0.
| Art. !. The principal and interef of the Gid
debts fall be discharged by the United States, by
| order. drawn by their miniter plenpotentiary on
their treafuy; theie orders ihall he payable fxty
days after the exchange of rati6caoos of the tyaa.
ty and the conventions Ggued this day, and after
| petition thall be given OF LouiGana by the com
mlares of France to thofe Of the Ulited States.
| Art 4. Il is expressly agreed thai the preceding
articles halI comprehend debts but iuch as are
due to citizens of the United States, who have been
and are yet creditors OF France, for fupplies for
embargoes and prizes made at fea. in which the
appeal has been properly lodged within The time
| mentioned in the iaid convention, 9Th Yenderaaire
oh year, goth Sept 1900
| AIT. g. The preceding articles ihall apply only
frR, to captures of which the council of prizes fhalI
have ordered reatution It beng well underfood
that the claimant cannot have recourf- to the Uni.
ted STATES othe rwife than he might have had 10 the
government of the French repeblc, and only in
cafe of inlufficeucy of the eapors; I'd, the debts
mentioned IN the fAid firth article of the conven.
ton contracted before the 9th VendemiAire, an. 9,
| (3eth Sept 1900 the payment of which has been
heretofore claimed of the actual government OF
France, and for which the creditors have right to
the protection of the Uoted State; the faid 9Th
article does not comprehend prizes Whole condem
nation has been or hall be confirmed ii is the ex
| rrefs intention of the contracting parties not TO
end TIE benefit of the Frefens convention to reela:
nations Of American citizens, who fhsll have e.
tabliihed hocfes Of commerce 10 France, England
or other countriss tkan the Unted States, in part
nerfhip with foreigners, and who by that reaioa
and the nature of their commerce ought to be re
garded as domiciliated 10 the places where fuch
| houies exit. All agreements and bargains con
eerning merchandise, which fha not be the pro
perty Of American ci,izens, equally excepted
from the benefit of the faid convention, favog,
however, 10 fueh perfons their claims in like
ner as il this treaty had not been made.
Art s And that the different queaien; which
may aril- uojer the precedIn: article MAJ fairly