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ably to fucK provision; ProvrAtJ, That the United States (hill have a right to vcimburfc any loan thus made within fix years after the cl ue of the fame, and that the rate ofintcreft thereupon (hall not ex ceed five per centum per annum, nor the charges thereupon the rate of five per cen tum o.i the capital borrowed : And pro 'vided aliwiyi, That the power herein given (hail not be conllrued to repeal, diminifo, or affeft the power given to the laid commissioners, by the tenth feftion <»f the aft intituled “an aft making fur ther provision for the support of public credit, and for the redemption of the pub lic debt,” to borrow certain Turns for the difeharge of the inftalmcnts of the capital', or principal, of the public debt, in the manner, and on the terms, preferibed by the said feftion ; nor the power given to them by an aft intituled “an aft making provision for the payment of certain debts of the United States,” to borrow certain Turns and to fell the (hares of the bank of the United States, belonging to the U nited States, in the manner, on the terms, ■and for the purposes aurhorifed by the said aft; provided, further, that nothing herein contained (hall he conllrued to re vive any aft or part of an aft, authorif ing the loan of money, and which hath heretofore expired. Sec. 5. Aid be it further enaAcd, That far the purpose of more effectually fccuring the reimburfeinent of the Dutch debt, the commiifioncrs of the finking fund may, and they hereby arc empow ered, with the approbation of the Presi dent of the United States, to contrast, either with the bank of the United States, or with any other public institution, or with individuals, for the payment in Holland, of the whole, or any part of the principal of the said Dutch debt, and of the intcreft and charges accruing on the fame, as the said demands become due, on such terms as the said commifli oners (hall think mod advantageous to the United States ; or to employ either the said bank, or any other pub'.ic insti tution, or any individual or individu als, as agenror agents, for the purpose of purchasing bills of exchange, or any o rher kind of remittances, tor the purpose of difeharging the interdl and principal of said debt, and to allow to such agent or agents, a compensation nor exceeding one fourth, of one per cent, on the remit tances thus purchased or procured by them, under the direction of the said commiffi bners, and as much of the duties on ton nage and merchandize as may be need* Tary for that purpose, is hereby appropri ated towards paving the extra allowance or cc nmi(Ro:i resulting from-fuch tranfaftr on or tranlVnons, and also to pay any deficiency arising from any loss incurred upon any remittance purchased or procur ed under the direction of the said commilfi oners, for the purpose of difeharging the principal and intend! of the said debt. Sec. 6s And be- it further enafttd. That the commiifioncrs of the funking fund be, and they hereby are empowered, with tj«ic approbation of the Prdidcnt of the United States, to employ, if they (hall deem it ncceilarv, an agent in Europe, tor the purpose of tranfaftmg any bufind's tola live to the difeharge of the l>utcbdfehr, and to the loans authorifed by this or any Other aft, for the purpose of difeharging the fame, and also to allow him a com pensation not exceeding three thousand dollars a year, to be paid out of aay fan cies in the treafiuy, not otherwifo appro priated. Sec. 7. And he it further That nothing in this aft contained (hall becontlrued to repeal, alter or effeft any rs the provisions of any former aft pledg ing the faith of the United States to the payment of the interdl, or principal of (.he public debt ;. and that all such pay ments (hall continue to- he made at the time heretofore preferibed by law j and the Turpins only of the appropriations made by this aft, beyond the Turns payable by virtue of the provisions of any former aft, (hall bo applicable to the reimbursement, Redemption, or purchase of the public debt, in the manner provided by this aft. Sec. 8. AnJ be ii further enaAtd, That all the reilriftions and regulations Heretofore ellablifoed by law for regulat ing the executiqjiggf the duties enjoined upon, tdie of the ilnkfffgdund, Jbail apply to, be in as full force for the execution of the analagous duties en joined by this aft, as if they were herein ,. particularly repeated and re-enafted.-*- Provided, however. That the particular annual account of all sales of (lock, ot loans, and of payments, by them made, foal!, hereafter, be laid before Congrcfs, on the tirll week of February in each year; and To much of any former aft as directed fhch account to be laid before Congrcfs within fourteen days after tlicU meeting, is hereby repealed, NATHANIEL MACON, Speaker of the Hou/e of Reprefeniattves. ABRAHAM BALDWIN, Rreji. dent of the Senate pro tempore. Approved, April 29, 1802. Th. JEFFERSON, P ref dent of ' the United Slates. PARIS, April 1 8. Letters received from Berne, mention, that the French ambaflfador has officially announced to the Council, that it was the intention of the First Consul to con fider the country of the Valais an indepen. dent Rate, as it was in the year 1798* Letters from Lemberg, of the 20th ult. announce, that great military pre parations were making in that part of Poland which has lately submitted to the Prussian government. The recruiting ser vice was going on with great spirit. — The city of Warsaw alone, was to furnilh 1800 men. The following arc the particulars of the majestic ceremony of this day, on the First Consul going to the church of No tre Dame, the installations of the Bilh ops, &c. A body of troops lined the streets from the Thuillcries to the church of Notre Dime.—Forty carriages, each drawn by four horses, conduced the amhaffadors, the counfellers of ftatc, and the ministers. Five other carriages contained the mini ster of war, the generals, and several o ther of the mall distinguished officers of our armies. The carriage of the First Consul was drawn by eight horses, which was preceeded by a number of led horses, richly comparifoncd and conduced by Mamelukes; it was fuirounded by gene ral officers, officers of the consular guard, and his aid-dc-camps, all on horfc back. The guards of the firft consul were dress ed in blue, embroidered with gold— thofc of the ministers in yellow, with red facings and gold embroidery. The counfellers of state and the mini sters, waited the arrival of the consuls at the door of the church. They were received at the entrance by the Archbi shop ot Paris, attended by his bishops and clergy—whence they were conducted un der a canopy,, where the archbishop sprink led them with holy water, and then in cense. They were conduced from undex the canopy to the place assigned for them, on the left of the altar, under anothercq , nopy, opposite to the place where the Pope’s legate was Handing in his pontifical robes. The Cardinal Legate pronounced amass during the elevation of the host—the drums beat a march, aud the troops pre fenred their arms. After the gospels were read, the archifhops and bishops were cal led to take the oath, which was admini stered by the firft consul, M. de Boifgclin, the archbishop of Tours, pronounced a difeourfe, which the weakness of his voice prevented our hearing; but which, at the request of Matfame Louis Buonaparte, will be accu rately printed.: After the mass, the legate commenced Te Deam, in which be was accompanied by two dreheftras. After the ceremony was finifhcJ, the con suls were re-condudled by the archbishop of Paris, and his clergy to the door of the church, fgß»hencc they returned to the Palace* about ||ur o’clock in the as- > ternoof*. 1 [On the yth of April, M. Port alls, on presenting the Republic with the Holy See, delivered an addrek before’ the legis lative body, on the importance and neces sity of religion to the exiftencc of govern , ment. Os this add refs the Editor of the Daily Advertiser, has promised a transla tion. Portaljs fays* “Let us lifter, to the voice of all honell citizens, who in the departmental sflemblics, have express ed their wishes, in confequencc of what has palled under their obiervntion these last ten years. It is time, fay they (in the arwlyfis of the proce Is- verbal of the general councils of the departments) that theories fnould yield to fatts. There is no inftrudion without education, and no education wirhout morals and wiihout re ligion. The profelTors have been com pelled to teach in deserts, because it was imprudently proclaimed-, that they ought never to. mention religion in the fchaols. Inftrudion has been a mere nullity for ten years past j religion, mufi be taken for the basts of education » Children have been delivered up to the molt dangcrors id c nefs, or rather to the moll alarming va- , gab 1 ullage. They are brought up with out any ideas of divinity, without anj notions of what is just or unjust. Hence mail ensue ravage, and barbarous man. ners, hence, a feroclons people. If we compare what inftruflion is, with what it ought to tie, we cannot refrain from deploring the fate which menaces the pre fcnt and future generation.”] The firft consul has appointed Etienne Hubert Cambacerts, archbiihop of Rouen ; . Jean de Dieu Raymon de Boifgelin, arch bifbop of lours ; Primat, archbishop of Thouloufc ; Jerome Marie Champion de Cice, archbiihop of Aix ; Francois, Da vian Dubois Sanzary, archbiihop of Bour dcaux ; Jean Arroand de Roquclatirc, archbiihop of Malines, and Cl. Lecoz, archbiihop of Bcfcancon. CONVENTION, Between the French Government and his ' Holiness Pins VII, The government of the French Republic acknowledges that the Catholic, aposto lic, and Roman religion, is the religion of a large majority of the French people. His Holiness acknowledges on his part, that this fame religion has received, and yet expefts to receive, the greatest ad vantages and fplendour from the re-estab lishment of Catholicism in France, and from the particular profellion made of it by the Ccnfols of the Republic. Having therefore made this mutual acknowledge ment, tending as much to the promotion of religion, as to the security o( internal tranquility, they have agreed upon the following articles: Art. 1. The Catholic, Apostolic, and Roman religion shall he freely exercised in France. Public worship (hall be fe ttered, under such regulations as govern, ment (hall judge molt conducive to peace and harmony. 11. There shall be made by the Holy See, in concert with the government, a new lilt [circon/cription] of French diocefcs. 111. His Holiness (hall declare to the titulars of the French Bishoprics, that for the interests of peace and unity, he confidently expels from them every fort of facrifice, even that of their Sees. Should they refufe to comply with this requell, didated by a regard to the inte relts of the church, a rcfufal, however, which his Holiness docs not exped, new titulars will be provided to the govern, ment of the Bilhoprics of the new lift, in the following manner : IV. The First Consul of the Republic (hull nominate within three months fol lowing the publication of the Bull of his Holiness to the Arch-bishoprics and bi lhoprics ©f the new lift. His Holiness (hall confer thccancnical institution accord ing to the ceremonies eftahlifhed in France before the change of government. V. The nomination to Bishoprics which (hall hereafter Ire vacant,, (hall be also made by the First Consul, and the canonical institution (hall be given by his Holiness the Pope, in conformity to the preceding article. VI. The bishops before entering on their fund ions, (hall formally take be tween the hands of the First Consul, the oath of fidelity which was in use before the change of government —exprefied in the following terms: — “ I swear and promise before Almighty God, on the Holy Evangelists, to main tain obedience and fidelity to the govern ment eftablilhed by the constitution of the French Republic. I promise also not to hold any communication, nor to aftlft at any council, nor to hold any league, ei ther within or without, that contravene public tranquility ; and if in my diocese or elsewhere I apprehend that any mis - chief is plotting against the (late, I will : make it known to the government.” VII. The Ecclefialtics of the second order, (hall, take the fame oath between the hands erf’ the civil authorities defi gnat - , ed hy the governments VUL The formula of the following prayer (hall be recited at the end of divine service, in all the Catholic churches of France. * Uominay falvnm sac republicans; Do mine, fa tvos sac confutes, IX. The bishops (hall make out new lifts ©f the parishes within their dioceses, which however (hall nos not have any force till ratified by government. X. The bifbop (hall noraitaje the cu rates. But their choice (hall be exprefTly confined ta such persons as axe- agreeable to the government. XI. The bishops may have a chapter for their cathedrals, and a seminary for their dioceses, bat the government will not engage to make any provifton for the fame by endowment. XII. All the metropolitan cathedrals, paDchial, and other churches which may not have been alienated,, and which are necelfary for worship,, shall be pat under the care of the bishops. * Lord! we bcfcech thee take the re public into thy fafe keeping. Lord ! we hefeeeh thee take the Con i fuls into thy fate keeping. I 3tliT.r His hdliftc&, far the fake cf peace, and the happy re-eftabliftiment 3 the catholic religion, declares ihat nei. ther he, nor his facceffors, will di(l Ur fj in any manner the proprietors of ecclefa (Heal property heretofore purthafed hv them, and that ccnfequently the title o c those estates and the privileges and reve* nues belonging to them, (hall remain in' viofahle, or those deriving titles from then’" XIV. The government will guarani tee a proper degree of refpeft to the bk (hops and curares, when dioccfcs and cu* rates are comprifcd in the new lift. XV. The government will also take meafurcs to secure to the French catholic? any endowments which may be made for the benefit cf their churches. XVI. His holinofs acknowledges that the First Consul of the French Republic poflefles all the rights and prerogatives which were enjoyed under his Moiinefs by the ancient government. XVil. It is agreed between the con. trading parties, that in ertfe any one of the fuccefibrs of the First Consul, for the ; time being, (hoald not be of the catholic religion, the rights and prerogatives mentioned in the proceeding articles, and the nomination to bifhopnes, (haH wiil> refpeft to the First Consul, be regulated by a future convention. The ratification hereof (hall be ex changed at Paris within forty days. > Done at Pans the 2gth MeJ/idor, y}y year of the French republic , From the organnic articles of the Con vention: agreed upon in the concordat, for the regulation of religious v.orfhip in France. Agreeable to the projeft of the law, the publication in France of any aft of the court of Rome, of foreign Synods, and of general councils, before they (hall have been examined by the government: is forbidden. It also forbids any ecck fiaftical assembly to deliberate in France without its authority ; gives to the coun cil of state the organizance of redrefsand errors. The Archbifliops and Biihops may subjoin to their name the title of Citoyen or Monfienr, but without any other addition. No one can receive the rank of bilhop under thirty years of age nor nnlefs a native Frenchman. The First Consul will cause the candidates to be examined touching their religious fen- I timents.. The bi(hops mull rtfide in their refpeftivc dioceses, from whence they are not to.abfent themselves without the leave q( the First Consul. Each bilhop may have two vicars general, and the arch bilhops three ; they (hall visit every year one divifton of their dioccfe, and the whole of the diocese, every five years. And they (hall submit to the First Con. ful the regulations for organizing their (emiaaifies. Title lII'. On Worjh'p, There (hall be but one liturgy and one catcehifm- for ail the French catholic churches. No curate can- order extraordinary public prayers in. his pari St without the fpecral permiifion of the bilhop. No-holiday or feftival, except Sunday*- be eftabliihed without the fanftion of go vernment. Ecclesiastics (hall wear In their religious ceremonies, habiliments and ornaments faitable to their title. They cannot in a ny case, and under any pretext, aflame the colours and marks of diftinftion, re fer ved for the bilhop?. All ecclesiastics (hill be habited in the French, manner, and in black, bilhop? may add. to that dress the pastoral crol* and the. violet coloured (lockings. No religious ceremony can take pbt p out of the edifices, consecrated to catholic worship. in the towns where there are tem ples cleftined for different worftiips. Thefolemn predications called (ermons, and those known by the name of Station 1 de. I’a.vaut et drt Ca emi t (hall be by the priests only who (hall have obtain ed fpedal authority from the bilhop fo that purpose. Ail curates when performing paraclna fervice, (ball pray, or cause to prayed k*' the prosperity of the French republic am> the consuls. : In their inftruftions, they (hall not per mit themselves to use any inveftives, di- | I rest or indir.eft, either against the oth** j worlhips authorifed by the state, or again' the individuals belonging to the said 'V° r * hips. They (hallnot in-the difeourfe* uhaij? pronounced during the divine service, iiih. any thing foreign, to. the exercise i the worship, except what may be ordcre by government. , They ftuli not administer- the nuptu- I benedlftion but to those who (hall pt° v ® in due form, their h mng con,crafted ,n 3 [ riage before the civil officer-.