The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-12-12

from the Office of the Newport Mercury, A
pril 9Th 1888.
BY the ship Astrea, Capt. John Derby, who
arrived at Salem last Friday, in 22 days
from France, we have received II printed
copy of Declaration Of the American
Ministers, as follows:
By the MINISTER'S PLENIPOTEN-
TIARY of the Uuited States of Ameri
ca, for making Peace with Great t-Brtain.
A DECLA RATION
or the cessation of arms, as well by sea, as
land, agreed upon between His Majesty
the King of Great Britain and the United
States of America. .........
WHEREAS preliminary articles were
sigued at Paris, on the ihirtieih day of No
vember last, between the Plenipotentiaries
Of bis said Majesty, the King of Great Brit
ain, and Of the said States, to be inserted in,
and to constitute the Treaty of Peace, to be
concluded, betwee his said Majesty and
:he said United States, when terms OF peace
should be agreed upon between his SAID Ma
iesty and his Most Christian Majesty AND
WHEREAS prelimiuaries for restoring Peace,
between his most Christian Majesty and his
said Majesty the King of Great-Brltain,
were signed, at Versailles, on the twentieth
day of January last, by the respective Min
isters of their said Mnjesties: AND WHERE
AS Aspr-liminarirs for restoring Peace, between
his Majesty, the King of Spain, and hls
said Majesty, the King of Great Britain,
we're also signed, at Versailles, on the twen-
,ieth day of January last, 10y their respective
Ministers: AND WHEREAS, for putting an
end to the calamity of war, as soop and as
far as possible, it has been agreed, between
his Most Christian Majesty, the King of
Spain, the King of Great Britain, the States
General uf the United Provinces, and the
United States of America, as follows: Tint
is to say,
THAT such vessels and effects as should
be taken liz the Chauuel, and the North
Seas, after the space of twelve days, TO be
computed from the ratification of the said
preliminary articles, should he restored on
all sides that the term should be one month
from the Channel and the North Seas as
far as the Canary Islands, ,inclusiyely, wheth'
er in the Ocean or Mediterranean two
months from the said Canary Islands MS far
as the EquiuoxiaI Line or Equator and
lastly, FIVE months in oil other parts of the
world, without any exception, or any otheI
more particular description of time or place
AND WHEREAS the ratification of the saio
preliminary articles, between his Mos
Christian Majesty and his said Majesty, th,
King of Great Britain, in due form, were
exchanged by their Ministers, on the thlrc
day Of this instant February, from whicl
day the several terms above mentioned, o
twelve days, of one month, of two months
and of five months, are to be computed, rel
ntive 10 all British and American vessel,
and effects:
Now therefore, We the Ministers Pteni
potentidry from the United States of Amer
iea, for making Peace with Great-Bri,oin
do notify to the people and the citizens 0
the United State. of America, that hostili
lies, on their part, against bis Britannia
Majesty, both by sea aud land, are to ceas'
a, the expiration of The terms herein befor'
specified therefor, and which terms are Il
be computed from the third day of Febrna
ry instant; And We do, in the name ant
iy the authority Of the said United States
accordingly warn and enjoin all their Off
GERS and citizens, 10 forbear all acts of hos
iiliiy, whatever, either by land or sea, again
his said Majesty, the King of Great.B Britain
or bis subjects, uuder Penalty Of ineurrin,