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

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rounding country, and of the citizens oftlls
nation. He was. saluted as he passed Dy
! the republican brig L 'Argo. ),
The weather was exceedingly -hne, and
the temperature mild as that OF April In
a5out an hour the troops OF the United
States presented themselves, where they
were met - military form at the gates, and
after receiving theorders OF the Colonial
Project, were introduced INFO the city.
They displayed in the square, having
the American commissioners at their head
and being commanded by one of them, Ge-
neral Wilkinson. He formed them in the
line Of battle, opposite the front Of the city
I hotel. the armed militia and the French
company under captain faugand, were
arrayed on the opposite side A detached,
company, at little distance, was station.
ed near the national flag.
The American commissioners, ascend
ING to the hall, were met on the grand stair
case By the assistant of the mayor, the chief
ofthe battalion Gommanaant de Ia Place,
the first adiutant major of the militia, and
the secretary ofihe commission, who were
placed there to receive them. he COM
missioner ofthe French Republic, himself,
with the municipal body, received them IN
the audience hall; he was seated IN an ele-
waited chair, MIR Claiborne at his rigiE,
and Gen. Wilkinson on his let IN other
chairs, the secretary of the French COM
mission standing before them on the right,
and the secretary OF the American comsnls-
sion on the'left.
The commissioners of the United States
presented to the commissioner French
Republic, their full powers, which were
immediately read by the secretary OF COM
mission, tWadsworth, and repeared by the
secretary of commission, Daugerot.
Ciiz~o Lauf4t bs,tay sanouncrd the beet in
Fsench, and athis order, cltizea D4Cgero, after
w<vds r. ID the TyeQty Of Cesnqa Of louisiana,
with thc covers OF which tseh st consul Bora
parte, hid invested citizen Laussst, in the name
u the Fiencf Psopir, that he night execuse the
same, according 70 the process verbal Of the Elk
crane Of at hcatlsns, which were TO precede
th.s cxecuyos These readings over, cii2en
Lausat rosc ana said -'' That from this moment
tt give TO the commissioners or The United
OF Louisiana, COMO mably TO he articles l,~z, 4,
ana Of rie treaty and to the conventions nt
ths' 10 Eorial, year rI.h fsotb April in or
DER that accardaog 70 he treaty The sovereignty
and property O. Louisiana, should pass to the
Unlsed States, un,ier tbs same clauses and con-
d,tions with whieh II had been coded by Spainto
France, virtue Of be treaty concluded at St.
IIdes0nso, the 9fhfVeudemaire, year 9 October
I, 1900 which had ecelved its execution by
the Ftench having taken possession OF this cole.
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KEYS Of the forts of New Oteans and presented
tht m TO Mr.Csiborne he then continued thus:
here deciare tina! in virtue of the powers,
wl.b which am vested, and Of the mission with
Which m charged b. the FIST consul, that all
ct.z4ns and inhabitants OF Louisiana, who shall
remain under the government OF the Crlted
States, are from this msrant released from heir
dashs ot fidelity TO the F;cncb rpubgc.' Citi
zee~L aussat, then rose and claaged seats with
NJ Cha, bui.e. TIE secretaries oi COMMISSIONS
then read the processes verbal of this ceremony
the enc III The Freneh, and tbe other in tie E. q
Iish language; they were then on boih sides
signed and ss4.ed and reciprocaily exchanged, aid
tie sittings ended. The citizens went TO the
prncips b4.copy Of he botr!. A, their appear
ance the flag OF the Frefch republic was lowered
and at the same tire thar # the United States
rasee, when they net EQUAL height, they re.
named til signal Of .he frng oi>cannon on tie
squate, the fos,s commenced discharge, which
was repeated by az the ba fenes; at this
.r..nt tie American colours was raised and the
F,egeb AaG 'aken down.
cltiz L,ussat then,d esocnded from tie city
hotel wiki M Ci.brne and general Wilkin.
san. Trey paced themselves in front OF the lire
formed by the mil,tiss when cltizra Laussat spoke
as follows-s
. M,..tia of NV Orleans and ] on;s;an.