New-York tribune., 1919-08-10
Our Treaty to Safeguard France
And One France Signed
To Help Us in 1878
The Alliance of 1873


cluded at Paris, February 6, 177S; Ratified By the
Continental Congress, May 4, 177S.
T%HE MOST Christian King United States of
North America, to wit, New Hampshire Massachusetts
II Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut New York. New
Pennsylvania, Delaware Maryland. Virginia.
North Carolina South Carolina Georgia. having day
concluded treaty of amity commerce. the reciprocal
advantage of their subjects citizens thought
ary to take into consideration the of strengthening
those engagements and of rendering them useful safety
and tranquility of the parties particularly Great
Britain resentment of that connection good
espondence which is the object of the said treaty. should
break the with France either by by
hnder1ng her commerce and navigation contrary
TO the rights OF nations and the subng between
two And His Majesty and the United States having
resolved in that and efforts against
the enterprises of their enemy respective penpo
entiares empowered to the conditions
to fulfil the said Intentions
dellberaton concluded and determined the following
articles:
Article
If should between France and Great Britain
during the continuance Of the between
States and England His Majesty the said United States
shall make it other mutually with
their good Offices their forces according to
the xgence of conjunctue good and faithful
allies.
Article III
The essential of the present defensive
alliance to maintain eectuay the liberty sovereignty and
independence absolute unlimited of the said United States
as well in matters of government Of commerce.
Article iii
The contracting parties shall each on his own nart
and IN the manner judge proper make all the
efforts in its power against their enemy to
attain the end proposed.
Article ~
The contracting parties agree in case either Of them
houd form any particular enterprise which
OF the other be desired party is de-
sired shall readily and with good faith in concert for
na' purpose as lar as circumstances and its particular
situation will permit case thew shall regulate bv
particular convention the quantity kind of succor to he
furnished and the time and it's being broeht into
action as we'll the advantages are to be it's COM
pensation.
Article
If the United States should think fit to aten tho rod.
lion o 'ne 0rsh power remaining in the northern
America, or in the islands Bernudas those countries W.
islands, in of success, confederaed with q. d.
pendent upon said United States
Article vi
The Most Christian King renounces forever the
of the islands of Bermuda as of anv rt of tho
continent of North America which before treaty of par
IN 1863 in virtue of that treaty. were acknowledged "a
belong to the Crown Britain or to the United
heretofore called British colonies which are at this time or
nave lately been under the King and Crown Of
Great Britain. ~ ~
Article VII
II his Most Christian Majesty think proper to attack
any OF the islands situated the Guph Mexico or near that
Guph which at power of Great Rrta
all he SAID islands shall
Crown of France. ~ " e
Article VIII
Neither OF the two parties shall either truce or
peace with Great Britain without formal consent Of tho
other first obaned and they mutually agree not to law down
their arms until the independence of the United States %
have been formally acy assured by the reatv or t;
that shall terminate the war - '
Article TX
The contracting parties declare that be;no roso1s
1uh each on its the clauses and conditions of h
present treaty OF alliance according own power and civ
cumsances there shall be claim of compensao ~
one side or the other, whatever the event If tho -
Done at Paris, this day of February ona +h,
seven hundred and seventyeght "
(SeaD c. A. GERARD
(SeaD B. FRANKLIN
(SeaD SILAS DEANE
(SeaD ARTHUR LEE