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

%a lee following 1rssfy and Co"@eah0n were RasEed
s@ BY the senate this day.
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~ TREATY
yr sts United Slater of dmsrca Gnd tbe Frsntb
ssV RpabEe
4 THE eGdeut Of rhe United States of Ameri
asss and the FIN Conful Of the French Republic in
hpes,E name of the French people, deGriog
s@a<If ource of MISUNDERSTANDING relative TO objects of
uion mentioned in the fecond and fifth articles
ssL' X,he convention Of he 8h Vendcmiare an 9,
Ma xsh SEPT 1901 relative TO the rights claimed by
ahal& Iaed States. in virtue of tie treaty conclud
aDAA !, MADRID, the 18th o.. 1893, between his
= aat tholc Majsay and the fid Un'ed States, and
:. fling TO ltrengthen the union aud fr;endfhip
bich at tie time Of toe fa convention was happi-
xn Be.easbhed between The two natoss have e.
aa aisely named their plenipoentaries, wit, the
. LeiiIcnt Of the Uaitei States bv and with the ad
Dariee and content of the Senate Of fad iates, ~
hi r. Lviogfon, mioiaer peuipotentiary of The
uaki hi,ed States, and James Monroe rninier pleni
nzpentaty and envoy extraordinary ofthe iaid Gates
81 mar the government ef he French republic; and the
Nh Confu, il the name ofthe French people, cit
,ah I'd Francis B arbe Maibois, r1uiaer Of he public
u kalury who, after having relpeeively exchanged
casi&sir ful powers, have agreed to rhe following
fhs lies.
a 1A1 Arr. l. WHEREAS, by the article the
49, Jrd Of he treaty concluded at ST. Tdefonfo, the
rla.th Vendemiaire, an Q (Ia OF. 1907 between
BIZ ahe FRI Conful OF she French Republic and his
M"a3 athotc MaIsRy. i, was agreed follows
ns His catholic nlaje0y aromifes aad engages
r ~ 4 his part, to cede 10 the French republic, fix
u Il monh after the full and entire execution of the
sha eonditious and Aspirations herein e'asve to bis
uafoyal highnets tho duse OF Parma the eolony OF
). Tor province of I.ouiiiana, with the fame extent
= hat il now has IN thc hands of Spain and that
~ had when France poi, fed II and fuch as it
mould be after the treaties iubequendy entered
5aEl into be ween Spain and other 1t ,tes."
"A And whereas ia purluance Of the treaty, and
A krdcuary of the third article, the Freneh repub
aAn has an inconicfibe title to the domain and TO
3 b. po1snion cf f4id territory The Fun Coniul
Ms the French republic dstrng to give the United
Il II sss arong proof of bis frsndhip. dori hereby
dh the faid United States, in The name of the
% eaeh republic, for ever and in full fovereignty
~ be faid territory with all It's righes and appurten-
lbnees, as folly and in The fame manner as they
ka ave been acquired by The French republic in viz
llne OF the above mentioned treaty, concluded with
aa*bi catholic maj-ay.
In n Arr. III. In the cefi IN made BY the pre-
eding article are included the aoi AGENT ifands be
paging TO Loniiisna, all public lots and fquares
Rant lands and all public buildings, forti6cAtoRs
uEuacks, and other edi6ces, which are not private
H. Voperty. The archives, papers and documents,
iatiyt TO the do main and lov=reignty Of Leuihans
nd IL dep ndencies, will be left in the pofeiEon
gSvB 'ae commiaa,es of the United States, and co
Is will be afterwards given in due form to the
Eas trates and musicip4l officers of fuch of the
j III " papess and documents as may be neeeTsry 10
tm.
''@M Arr III. The inhabitants of the ceded
frnory ihall be incor porated in the union of The
sSs oised Stares and admitted as ioon as pofible,
scodng to the principles of the federal corttu-
~ On, to the enjoyment Of all the rights, advanta,
i and nlnantes of citizens ofthe~Unitcd States
pa n the mean time hry (lia be maintained and
~ objected 10 The free enjoyment of their berty, pro
i srtN and the religion which they prSfeis.. ~
W. Aar. w. There ihall be fcnt by The gov
nmsat of France a comnsiI,ary to I.ouiGana 10
3 end that he do every aa necei{iry, well TO
80 eslve from the officers of bis catholic majefy the
8h ,''g eAA hGpcuCSEGiS5s III sAS udiUc III
ffeeeh Republic, il it has not been al eady
w. one as to tfanfmit il IN the Garne of the French
/sPu'lic to The cou1midary or agent OF the United
Dtaies
~ Arr. V. Immediately after the ratification of
w Prsieat treaty by the Preiident of the United
Yves and IN cafe that Of The Firlt Confal's fha
IN, oeSn prcvouay obtained. the commn.sty of
,JE !, 'en' republic ihall remit all military potts
81 Ns~ Orleans, and other parts of the ceded ter
x4' y 70 The commiRsry or cornmiG4res named
dfkhssaa' ffe.;dsnt to take pei zion; the troops,
ns' OF France or Span, who may be there
n 20 osenpy any military pot fom the
" taxing poiefiion, and ihall be embarked as
u ~ = ponise 10 the ccnrfe Of three months after