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98 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,