Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-01-30

c..,.or .,u.ssas, ate, II. giving up Of Loai
r.c.,ved shssas1s day during thessestival, s
paar' - ne ensuing 9Ay, multiplied testimonies
a,...s eli on his leaving the country.
=, showed himself much affected by, and lt was
s.sy seen that he feeipfocarsd them.
ri, suB;o;ned paper Is the translation q
= =, 9sczaratory acfSigsled IN the French
I'd Spanish languages 1T Nsav Orleans
~ 5cth N0vember last, betaUeen the
Commissioners Of France and The Spa
.,;s6 Commissioners on the formal deilOe-
$ of louisiana BIZ nhe latter to mr.
IaasS al as Commissioner Of the French
Republic.
The undersigned, citizen Clement Pc
49, T,aussat, Colonial Project, commissi-
e0er Of the French government for receiv-
nc possession, in the name of the French
Republic, of the Colony or Province of
1onisiana from the hands of the officers or
ofber agents ofhis Catholic Majesty in con-
9ormity to the full powers conferred upon
him. in the name Of the Frenchpeople, by
stizen gonaparte, First Consul, bearing
date Of the 18th Prairial, 18th year June
9Th, 1908, countersigned by the Secreta-
r. Of State, Hughes Marer, and by his
ExceIlency the Minister of the Navy and
ofthe Colonies DEGREES, which powers he
has this moment personally delivered to the
/ Commissioners of his Catholic Majesty,
together with the Royal Order, dated Bar.
slona, the 18th Of October, 1902.
And the aforementioned Commission
ers Of his Catholic Majesty, Don Manuel
de Salcedo, Brigadier of the Royal Ar
mics, Governor military and political OF
I the Province Of Louisiana and West-Flo-
rida. Inspector Of the veteran troops and
/ the militia Of the same, Vice Patron Row
| al, fudge Su5-dszcgats of the Saperintend-
ance General of the Couriers, &c. and Don
Sebastian Calvo de la Puerta, and Don
Farriil Marquis de Casa Calvo, Knight of
the Order of ST. James, Brigadier OF the
ROYAL Armies and Colonel OF the Regiment
Of Infantry Of the HAVANA; appointed
Commissioners BY his Catholic Majesty,
for the deliverv.of the said Province to the
French Republic, according to a Royal
Oder of the 18th January 1908, certifying
BY the present that on this day, the 9Th of
Frimaire, 18th year of the French Repub-
|ic, andthe 3oth November, 1908, having
met in the halls of the CITY shot4l of New
Orleans, respectively accompanied by the
|Chlefs and officers Of the army and navy,
Ithe Cabildo, Secular and Ecclesiastical, the
ADMINISTRATION of the Royal Finances, the
siyil administration, and by several other
distinguished persons of their respective
patlons.
Tie sad citisen Iaussat has delivered TO The
said commissioners Of bis c NJ. she above menii
eaed full powers of citizen Ruonaparte, Fisst
Consul of the French ReTuoiic, ard Immediately
aEer, the sai5 Don VI u de Salceco and Mar.
\ gus de Casa CaIyo have declared that IN virtue
and according to the trrms OF the order OF the
king Of Span. dated Barcelona. 5sh Oh. 1902,
and cousiersgned by his excellency Don Pedro.
Eesallos, first secretary aud couacelsr Of state,
they irom;this mcment give TO the said commis
Aoner Of France citlzcn Laussat, possession of
OF the said colony Of LOUISIANA, and of ITS Deepen
aenciss as aEso Of he eity and island Of New
Orleans, with the same extent which 'hey have
tbs DAY, ard which they bad VIXEN France pos
'sssed them, and ceded them 10 The royal crown
al ePan' and such assehey ought to be after
ne treaties which msy have successivey been
MADE between these states q his c. NJ. and
.nese OF other powes, in order that trey may
bencetosth appettan to the French Republic.
and be governed and administered by ITS
SINGERS OF governors, in the manner which may
suit her interests; and accordingly they lave SO.
Emmy delivered 10 him the keys Of this place
ns'soy declaring that they Feiease from the oath
= aiseg'ance towards his said majesty, all the
'AadoNanss who stall choose to remain IN the
's,Vce ana under the suthorlty Of the French re.
PVOac and IN order thar this solemn act may
spseaf forever, thsundersigned have affixed to