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T R H A T Y,
Between the united states
AND HIS CATHOLIC MAJESTY.
HIS Catholic. Majeftyand the UnitcdSu'.es
.of Ainnca, desiring to confoiidate on a
balls, the fricudlhip and good cor
rrl'pomlei*:e which happily prevails betwero
the two (rartic*, haze determined to aftibli'h
bv a convention, leveral points, th’- feitDrrv'nt
■whereof will He productive ol general advan
lag- and reciprocal utility to both nations.
With this intention, his C itholic M pefly,
lus appointed the molt Lord don
Manual de Goday, and Alvarez d? Faria, R ; bs,
Sanchez, Zazo/,a, P.inr - de Pa/., Duke de la
Mcudia, Lord of ih- Roto de Roma, and ot
the itat; of Albala, grandee of Spam ol the fir it
class. Perpetual Regidor of the city of Santia
go, Knight ol the ilhtOnons order ot the Gol
den Fi"ecC. and Great Cross of the .Royal and
alillingufh - d SpandH order of Cntrlcs 111.
of Val >nci i, del Verttpin, Rivera,
and Aeenrhitl in tint of Sautiajo : Knight and
Great Cross of the religious order of St. John:
C'jiftnHi >r of State : Firil Secretary of State,
and Dilpatch S ternary to the Queen : Sup :r
----jfttendan. General ol the P >ll* and Highways:
I’rot dtor of the Royal Academy 01 the N-jolc
Arts, and ol the Royal Societi -s of Na.ural
llttlory, It >tany, Chemidry and Adrmorny :
ti wlenvra of .the Bed Chamber in employ
ment : Captain General ot his armi “s : In
.{peftorancl M’.jorofthe Royal Corps of Body
Guards, & . dec. And the Prelident of the
United States of America, with the advice and
ronl-nt of their Senate, has appointed Thom
• > Pmrkn-y, a ci:i/-n of the United Stales,
and t.Vir Fn/oy E l ttraordinary to his Catholic
Vlajelly. And the laid Plenipotentiary have
fegreed upon and concluded the following ar
ticles.
Art. I. There Thail be a firm and inviola
ble pea t: and fipeers friendfbip between bis
C dholi: M ijfftjf, his fucreiTors and lubje&s,
and the Unit-d States, and their citizens, with
out exception ot p -rlou or places.
Art. If. To prevent all difpu.t- or* the fnb
ieft ol the boundaries which feperate the ter
.rit rl :s nftiic two high contract'n* parlies, it is
h -reby declared and agreed as follows, to wit.
1 tie south rn boundaries of the United States,
v. aicli divides th-eir territory from the Spanish
colon! ‘s ol F.aft and Weft Florida, Hull bc?de
i’ pntedby aline beginning on the river MiflilH
lippi, at the north unn •ft part of the thirty-fird
Regret/ of latitude,., north of the equator, which
ffo ni (h-nce (ball be drawn due eatl to th-mid
dle ol the river Apalachicola or Catahfuche,
thence along th? .middle thereof, to itsjunftion
with th; Flint, thyn ftraiglit to th* h~ad of St.
Mary’s river, afd thence down the middle
thereof to th : Atlantic Ocean. And it is a
,gre?d that if th-re Ihould be any troops, garri
lons or I; ttle.n'nts, of either party, ou the ter
itory of the other, according to the above men
tioned boundaries, th*/ (hall be withdrawn
from (lie faici territory wi bin the term of fix
months after the ratification of this treaty, or
flan - r, it it be polfihl?; and tfiatthey (hall be
permitted to take with them all ike goods and
cliefts which they polT'fs.
Arc. II L In order to carrv the preceding
article into efl'-il, on- com ni.boner and one
liirvcvor, fhail be appoint'd by each of th
contracting pirties, who (hall in’-?c at the
Natch/s on the left fid • of the river Midi ii ip
pi, before the expiration of fix months, from
•he ratification of the Convention, and they
shall proceed to run and make this boundary
according to the ftipuiaiions of the said article.
J hey shill make phi’s and keep journals of
fli-ir pnceedmgs, which (hall be con fide red as
•'art ot this Convention, and Ihall have the (am?
force as if this wer- in-ferted therein. And if on
anv account it (bonkl b- found necelhry that the
laid comm:!litiers and surveyors, sh mid he ac
companied by guards, they (hall be furni{b-'d in
equal proportion by the commanding officer
or his Majelly’s troops in the two Floridas,
and the com nanding officer of the troops of
the United Sl.il-s, in the Couth w ‘llern territo
ry, who ftiill ul by commoncorvfent and am
icably, as well with refpeftto this point, as to
the furni thing of provisions and instruments,
and making every other arranfement which
Jnay be neceifary or ufcful, for the execution
®1 this article.
Art. IV. It is Tikewile agreed, that the
dvdiern boundary of the United States, which
fe pa rate them from the Spanish colony of
Louidiina, is in the middle of the channel or
•tied of the river MiffiiTifippi, from the northern
boundary of the said Hates, to the complexion
of the thirty-firll degree of the latitude north
of the equator. And his Catholic Mijcfty has
like wife agreed, that the navigation of the said
*iver from its foarce to the ocean, fhail be free
only to his fubjefts and the citizens of the
United States, unless h* Ihould extend this
piivilcge to th- fubjefts of other powers by a
special convention.
t ni’ 11,e tw .° hi gh contriving parties
mall by all m’ans in their power, maintain
p ace and harmony amongll the several Indian
nations, who inhabit the country, adjacent to
the lines and rivers which by the preceding
Article form the boundaries ol the two Flori
das, and the better to attain this effect, both
parties oblige thcmfelves exprefs'y to re drain
l>y force, all hostilities on the part of the In
dian nations living within their boundaries ;
tSothat Spain will not fulT-r tfieir Indians in
habiting their territory, nor will the United
States permit their la'l m-ntioned Indians to
omm-nce hostilities against his Citholic Mi
jcfty, or his Indians, in any manner what foe ver.
And whereas several treaties of frtendfhip
rxift between the tvv i contraftiug parties and
the laid nations of Indians, it is hereby agreed,
•hat in future, no treaty of Alliance, or other
whatsoever (except Treaties of Peace) lhall be
made by either party with the Indians, living
within the boundary of the o.h”r, but both
parties will endeavour to make the. advantages
•t the Indian trade common an 1 mutually be
neficial to l !*w resp Vive (übjeds and citi
ns, obfcrvmgm all things the mod complete
SlTnS?*, 1 T th * t r* Wth partics TOa y obtaiuthe
and, cmngfrom a good underftmdmg
uli tlm laid nations, without being fubjeft to
iioned ?CnCe W lhCy havC hitlierto <*£
Art. \ I. * Each party lhall endeavor bv all
Jk?'’ 111 t ,'' lr P , “’* r r P ,ote^ and defend
Jrl velL.s and other cif.-ifs, belonging to the
Columbian
citizens or fubje/ils of the other, which [bill
he within tin? extent of their juriftliVion by
lei.or by land, andfliall tile all their efforts to re
cover and caule to be recovered to th; right
own rs, tlrir velT-ls arid eflects, which mav
have been taken from them, within the extent
of their laid jurifdifikjon, whether they are at
war or not with the fubjeVs who have taken
poif'dion ot the said ctfects.
Art. VII. And it is agreed that the fnb
jeffsor citizens of each of the said contracting
parties, their velfels or ctfefts, fhail not be lia
ble to any embargo or detention on the part of
the other, for any military exp-ditfon or oth-r
public, or private purp >le whatsoever. And in
all cases of seizure, detention, or nrr-ft for d-bts
con.rafted, or offences committed by any citi
zen or fubjeft of the on? parly, within tne ju
rifdiftion of the other, the fame lhall be made
and prosecuted by order and authority of law
only, arid according to the r-gular course of
proceedings usual in fuc’n calcs. The citizens
and fubjefts of both parties lhall be allowed
furh advocates, solicitors, notaries, agents and
faftors, as they judge proper in ail their a'fairs,
and in all their trials a: law, in which they may
he concern’d before the tribunal of the ocher
party ; and such agents (ball have free access to
be present at the proceedings in Inch causes,
and at the taking ot examinations a id eviden
ces, which may be exhibited in the said trials.
Art. VIII. In case th- fu ijefts ond inhabi
tants of either party with their {flipping,
’ whether public, and of war, or private and o.
in-rchant’s, be forced through (trels of wea.ner,
pursuit of pirates or enemies, or any other ur
gent necellity for taking fhekei- and har'ior. to
retreat and enter into any of the rivers, bays,
roads or ports belonging to the o„her pery,
they {ball be received and treated'with all hu
manity, and enjoy all favor, proteftiou and
help, and they fhail be permitted to ptovid
themfelves at reafonablg rates wirli victuals and
all things needful for th? fuft-nance of rh-ir
p-rlons, or reparation of their fbips and profr
c ition of tlieir voyage ; and they fhail no ways
be hindered from returning out of th- Did
ports or roads, but may r-inove and d-par.
when and whether they pleafc without any let
or hindrance.
Art. IX. Ail {hips and m-rchandiz* of
whatever natur- soever which {hall be reßu-d
out of th h inds of any pirates or robbers on
t!i - high { as, fhail be Drought into fom; port
of either Hate, and lhall be delivered to th?
euitody of the ofiicers of that port in ord -r to
be taken care pi and rest ired to the true p- >-
prietor, as soon as due and fa fi;icut proof {hill
he nr, i- concerning the prop-rty thereof.
Art. X. When any vessel o’s cith-r party
shad b : wrecked, foundered or otherwise dam
aged on ( tn<? coasts, or within the dominion ot
tlr other, their r/fpeftive lubjefts and citizens
ihall receive as>well for thctnielv’es as for their
vetr-b and effefts, the fame affidance which
won id be due to th? inhabitants of the coun
try where the damage happens and fhail pay
~'\2 lame charges and dues only as the said in
habitants would be fubjeft to pay in alik
rate : and if th? operation of repairs would re
pair.? that the whole or anv pirt of the cargo
be unlad-n, they {hall pay no duties, charg-s
‘ r tees on the part which fhail relade and car
ry away.
Ar . XI. The citizens and fubjefts of each
on y {had hay ‘ povv-r to ilifo ife <>l their p-r
----i mal goods within tln’jurifdiftion of the oth-r
by teftiments. donacfieigr otherwise, and their
oreferKativcs being fufiflfts or citizens of th-*
other party (hill succeed to their said persona;
pods whether by testament or ab inteltato.
md they may take poffeifion thereof of either
by th-nlelves or others ailing for th-rn, and
difpofeof the fame at th-ir will paying falc du
ties only as the; inhabitanr( of the'’country
. therein the fame goods are, or lhall be fubjeft
! tfy P a V Hke cases. And in case of the ab
• fence of the rfiprefentatives such care lhall be
taken of the laid goods as of a native in like
case, until the lawful owtver may take mealures
lor receiving them. And if question sh mid
arile am >ng leveral claiarants to which of
them the goods belong, the fame fhail be de
cid-d by ill? laws and judges of the land
ish..K.in the said goods art?. And where on
th? and :ath of any p-r!oii holding real edate
within th- territories of the one party, such re
al edate Ihould by the law ot the land delcend
on a citi/.eivor fubjeft of the other w-re he not
di{qualified by being an alien, such fubjeft {hall
be allowed a reasonable time to fell the fam ■
and to withdraw the proceeds without moles
tation and ex-mot from all right of detraction
on th? part of the government of the refpeftive
da-es. r
Art. XII. Th- merchant ships of eit!r?r par
ties which (h ill be making into ports or into
a port belonging to the enemy of the other
pirty, and concerning wltofe voyage and th;
species of goods on board her, there {b ill be
just grounds of (ufpicion, fhail b-obliged to
exhibit as well upon the high fens as m the
ports and heavens not only h?r paffp art but
lik-wife certificates exprefsty (h-wing that her
goods are not of the number of those which
have h-e:i pro!iibit“d as contraband.
Art. XIII. For the better pro mo tin? of
commerce on- both Tides, it is agreed that if a
vvar ihall break out between the two said na
tions, om- year after the procla motion of wir
(h.i.l be allowed to the merchants in the cities
and towns where they (hall live for coll -ftm*
and trans porting their goods and m-rdnandiz-’
<s. and n anv thing b? taken from them or
any injury b-d w th-m within tha - ten by
either par. y or the peoph or fubjets of cither,
full Ut Ist action fhail be mide by the govern
ment. 7 0
• n Ar u IV ’ N ’ fllis J eft of his Catholic Mi
jedy lhall apply tor, or take any commiflim
orJetters of mirque for arming anv fhm >r
(hips to aft as privateers again ft the United
btates, or againflth- citizens, peoote or inhabi
tan sos the {aid United States, or a Mind th?
pi operty of any of the inhabitan sos any of
t iem: from any Prince or State with which the
United States sh HI he a: war. Nor fhail any
citizen, fubjeft or inhabitant of the said Unit
ed States apply for or take any commiffnn or
letters ot inarqu- for arming any ihipor (hips
to act as privateer* againd the fubjefts of his
Catholic Majesty or the property of any of
them, from any Prince or State with which
the laid King lhall be at war. And if any p-r
----son ot either nation (ball take such commilfim
or letters of mirque he fhail be punilh’d as a
pirate.
(Tk( nir in ttr n:xi./
iftcieral 3Le3t(tature*
HOUSE of REPRESENTATIVES.
Tnefday, May 3.
THE hill making appropriations
towards defraying the expences of
carrying into effeft the treaty lately
concluded between the United States
and Great-Britain, was read a third
time, the blanks filled up and pafied.
The blank for the fu:n of money to be
appropriated for carrying the aft into
eifeft, was filled up with So,BOS dol
lars ; that for payment of each of the
commiilioiiers in London with 6,667
dollars and 50 cer.ts, and for those reful
ing in the United States with
dollars each.
Before the vote was taken upon the
palling of the bill, Mr. Findley apolo
gifed for his absence when the qtrettions
were taken 011 Saturday ; had he been
in the ho a fe, he said he ihould certainly
have voted for the amendment propoled,
git ing the reasons which induced the
house to vote for carrying the treaty
intoeTeft; and with that modification
for the treaty ; but that, without that
rn v.hdciri >.n, he ihou. i n.ave voted a
gaiall: the tr.\i?y. ,vlr. Vi 1 Hey declar
ed his intention of how voting againit
tae paging o; tie biii; bat as is was
o-ving to hi.n'il that he was not in the
home w.ien the yeas and navs were lad
called, he ihoui 1 not rnw call for the
yeas and nays. Mr. Findley added the
renfons which intVneacei his vote, which
will appear in their courle.
Mr. i ackfon said, he had ycllerday
declare f his Intention of calling for the
veas and navs uonn the pa ding of the
bill ; but a, it had u ace occurred to him, I
that it might be thought this would be
carrying opposition too far, he would
deedne perfiding in Ids intention. The
yeas and nays were, therefore, not tak
en.
Mr. Madison, chTrman of the com
mittee appointed to enquire into the
numoer of lots of land, and the quantity
of acres, reserved for the future dispo
sition of congress, in the Tales made to
the Q iio company and others, made a
report which was twice read and refer
red to a con nittee of the whole.
Mr. New, chairman of the commit
tee of enrollment, reparted the bill for
making further provision relative to
revenue carters, as duly enrolled, which
was accordingly signed by the fpeaker.
The bill providing for the relief to
the owners of flills in certain cases, was
read a third time and pa.fei.
Mr. S. Smith, chairman of the com
mittee to whom was referred the amend
ments of the senate to the bill for pro
viding relief and protection to Ameri
ca,l sea ne.n, reported, that the committee
were of opinion that the house would
agree to the amendments, and appoint
a committee of conference with the sen
ate. The house took up the report,
agreed to it, and a committee of confer
ence was appointed.
A petition was preferred and read
from John Nicholion,of Philadelphia,
praying that an additional duty ihould
De placed on certain kinds of glass im
ported into the United States.
Adr. Thatcher moved that the com
mittee ol the whole to whom was refer
red the report of a feieft committee ref
pefting the poll-offices and poll-roads,
•night be difeharged, on t.ie ground,
that more time mignt be given to ascer
tain whether certain propoied altera
tions in the roads would be advantage
ous or not. Tais mjtioa was negatived,
and the house rcibived itfeli into a com
mittee of the whole on the confiJeration
of the report, and atter making fome
progress therein, thecommictee role, and
had leave to fit again.
A bill relative to the making of a
roai from Wifcaifet, in Maine, to Sav
annah, in Georgia ; and a bill tor com
peafatinz J natha.i Haiiags, were read.
Mr. W. Sinith, chairman of the com
mittee of ways and means, reported the
bill as a ne.viei, in confe juence of the
inquiry made of the directors of the
band for the pay me it of tae debt due to
to the bank of’ the United States, to
gether wan a report refpefting that en
quiry, which was read a second time
and ordered to be referred to a com uic
tec of the whole.
Mr. Buck obtained leave for absence
for the remainder of the feifioa, and Mr.
Livingston (by means of Mr. Blount)
till Monday next. Adj.
PARIS, February 6.
The minister of internal affairs, gave
yesterday a grand dinner to General
joutdan.— file superb gallery in the
house of the ministers vvas chosen for a
Republican fcfiival, at which no left
than 480 persons attended.
The table offered a great many alle
gorical pieces, representing the block
ade of Maubegeand the battle of Kleu
rus ; in the centre table, rose an obeiijk
adorned with a tricoloured flag, bearing
the infeription ; “ Army of the sani
bre and Meuse.” A trophy was erect
ed in. the centre of the gallery, on which
the arms given in the name of the na
tion to general Joutdan by the executive
direftory, were suspended.
During the dinner, the celebrated ar
tills, Richer, Lais, and Arien, fang,
hymns to liberty, and that made on the
battle of Fieurus ; the hymn of the
Marfeiliois which accompanies our war
riors inali their victories, has also not
been forgot. The pupils of the confer
vatcry offimuuck, executed feferal musi
cal pieces in a masterly manner.
The deaf and dumb, and the blind
born, condufted by citizen Sicard their
initruftor, added also to the honour of
the fete, and represented the firar-e
fpeftacle of an individual, articuiatinV
founds which he had never heard.
One of the deaf and dumb pupils
wrote and pre fen ted to Jourdan the fol
lowing quatrain :
The follo-wivg is a tranjlation thereof :
Jourdan. name of an hero which story
repeats, 0
Thanks to Sicard, who teached me to
thank,
Although .ny cars are doled and my lips
l'ealed,
My hand knows how to delineate, and
ray heart to love thee.
The blind had presented another quar~
train, to the follonjsing import .
Without enjoying the bliss of fight,
We are permitted to admire the great at*
chievements of a French Hero.
Frowning nature has hid him. from our
eyes,
But the renown of his great deeds has re
sounded in our ears.
At the end of the fete several sympho
nies were executed by the moft celebra
ted Mrtuofos of France.
When Jourdan was leaving the galle
ry, the two young daughters of the min
iiter took down the arms from the tro
phy, and presented them to the general,
who seemed pleased to receive them
from the hands of innocence.
LONDON, February 20.
A Female Prophet has liar ted up in
Ciiefter. She fays, that she is the Ge
nius ot England, and she taices to hcrfelf
the title of Britannia. She is commis
sioned, she fays, to warn their majedies
of the impending fate of England ; and
indifferent illuminations from tiie divine
being, she is inftruited that the hand of
God, has been with the French through
the whole of the Revolution. She dif
fers from Richard Brothers in this,, that
she goes back for proof of all her warn
ing and threats for the future only from
the omens which we have all witnessed.
1 bus Ihe fays lafl year the French were
desirous of palling, into Holland, and the
waters were formed into hard bridges
to give them firm footing. This year
we weredefirous of croifing the Atlantic
Ocean, and the winds were lent to blow
contrary from the course of nature to
oppose our pad age. We have a weekly*
(licet of dreadful prophecies from Bri
tannia, all nr’'it tragically alarming.
Admiralty-Office, March 12.
This day, in pursuance of the king’s
pleasure, Richard Earle Howe, admiral
of the White, wa3 promoted to the rank,
of admiral of the fleet, in the room of
the lion. John Forbes, decealed.
The king has been pleased to appoint
Richard Earle Howe, admiral of the
fleet, to be general of his majeity’s ma
rine forces, in the room of the hon. John
Forbes, decealed.
Whitehall, March Ij.
The king has been pleased to grant
to the right hon. Alexander Lord Bn i
port, of the kingdom 1 of Ireland, knight
of the bath, the offices and places of
vice admiral of Great-Britain, and lieu
tenant of the navies and Teas of the king
dom of Great-Britain, in the room cf
the right hon. Richard Earl Howe.
The King has been pleased to grant
to the hon. William Cornwallis, the of
fices and places es rear admiral of Great-
Britain, and ot the admiralty thereof,
and also of rear admiral of the navie>
and Teas of thfc king lorn of Great-Bri
tain, in the room of the said. Alexander
Lord Bridporc.
The editor of the new Manchclter
paper informs us, that a Thinking Club
( on true Conjhtutional Principles ) iseftab
lifhed in that town, the Prcfidcnt of
which is deaf and dumb. For ever;,
monosyllable spoken, a penny is forfeited
by the offender; and for a polyfyliable,
two-pence !
A publican in chester has caufcdthe
No, 2c,