Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-04-19
Translated for the Federal Gazette.
PARIS. February l3.

TRANSLATED }of me ffGer1t GdZeHt.
PARIS, February Is.
His serene highness the prince. arch
chancellor Of the empire, Cambaceres
this day took his sea, as President Of
the Senate, and directed one of the Sc
cretares to read the following CON.
CORDAT, which was signed at Fon-
tainbleau the 2sth January, between nls
Majesty the Emperor and. King, and his
Holiness PIus VII
coNCORDAT.
His Majesty the Emperor and King,
and his Holiness, desiroue TO terminate
the differences which have existed be-
tween them, and to remove the difficult.
ties which have arisen in several sffairs
of the church have agreed to the follow
ing articles, to serve as tue basis OF a
deGnitive arrangement.
Art. /. His Holiness shall exercise
the Pon,i6cate in France and in the
kingdom Of Italy, in the same manner, *
with the same form as his predecessors.
The Ambassadors, Ministers,
Charge d'Afaires Of powers near the
Holy Father, and the ambassadors. mi.
nisters or charge d'affaires of the Pope
with Foreign powers, shall enjoy the
imnunities and privileges which are
enjoyed by other members Of tho Csrhs
Dihiomatigue.
5. The dominions which were pos.
ssssed by the Holy Father, and which
have not been alienated, shall be exemp
from every species of impsst; and sbaIi
be administered by his gent or cha: ges
d'affaires. Those which have been alien
ated shall be restored, paving Comp
sition Of two millions of tracks revenue
4. Within six months following the
usual notification of the nomination b.
the emperor, of the Archbishops * b
shops of the Empire and oftbe Kingdom
OF Italy, the Pope shall ordain them, g.
greeably to the Concordats snd in virtue
of the present indnH Previous intor-
nation Of which shall be given by the
Metropolitan Archbishop y at the ex.
piration Of six mouths, the Pope shall!
no, have granted the ordination OF tbs
Bishsp named, the senior Bishop OF the
province, shall proceed to the ordina.ion
10 the usual nanner, in order that u Va
cancy shall never exceed one year.
5 The Pape shall nominate in France
sop in I;als. q, .sn sishoprics. a. shall a'-
I'm ,telv be agreed upon in concert.
6. The six suburbicaires 6isf.9hrie'
are re-established They shall be NOM.
mated by the Pope. Their remaining
effects shsll be restored and they sbali
take measures respecting those whlch
have been sold. On the death OF tn
Bishops of d'Anagne and Rieu, their
dioceses shall be united to the s'x bi
shoprics, agreeably to All agreement be-
tween hi. Majesty and the. Holy FSther..
Z. In regard to the bishops OF the 10
man States, absent from their tiocesseS
from circumstances, the Holy Father
shall exercise in their favor the
privilege he has right to bestow on
BISHOPS in harti6us. He shall bestow
on them salaries equai to those wh'eh
thew have formerly enJ yed, and th9y
shall be nominated to place. as they BE-
come vacant in the empire or IN the
kingdom Of Italy.
8. His Majesty and his Holiness shal
concert measures It suitable time, Il"
the reduction to be made, it necessary
in the bishopric' in Tuscany and 'ne
Genoese countries, as also Tor the hiSh'
,ics to be established in n land and the
I;snseatic departments. 8
g The ProtagGnde, the Pen't""eeTe,
and the Archives shall be established
in The place where the Holy Father shali
sojourn. ,aon
10. His Majesty grants free pardon
10 all the Cardinals, Bishops Priests
Laics, who have incurred eehAufe IL
consequence of events.
II. The Holy Father agrees to the
foregoing dispositions in CONSEQUENCE.
of he existing state Of the Church; and
IN the confidence which his Majesty IN.
spires him, that he will give powerful
protection to the numerous wants OF Fe'
iipion in the times in which we live
NAPOLEON,
Plus VII.