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WASHINGTON, Oft. at." Yefterday, at about 5 o'Clock, p. m. the Senate ratified the Louisiana Treaty; 24 votes In the affirmativive, and 7 in the negative. There were 8 Federal Senators pre-fent but Mr.

Dayton, we underftand, voted in the affirmative We congratulate our Fellow-citizens on the prompt approbation given by the Senate to this important aft. The Treaty, as advi-fed to be ratified by the Senate, and which we have no doubt will, in a fliort time, receive the final ratification of and promulgation by the Prefident of the U. S. is as follows TREATY, Between tbe U. S.

of America and the French Republic. THE Prefident of the U. S. of America, and the Firft Conful of the French Republic, in the name of the French People, defiring to remove all fource of unfunderftandiiig, relative to objefts of difcuffioit mentioned in the 2d and 5th Articles of the Convention of the 8th Vendemaire, an. 9 (30th Sept.

1800) relative to the Rights claimed by the S. in virtue of the Treaty concluded at Madrid, the 27th of Oftober, 1795, between his Catholic Majefty and the faid U. S. and willing to flrengthen the union and friendfiiip which, at the time of the faid Convention, was happily re-eftablilhed between the two Nations, have refpeftively named their Plenipotentiaries, to wit; the Prefident of the U. S.

by and with the advice and content of the Senate of the faid States, Robert R. Livingston, Minifter Plenepottntiary of the TJ S. and James Monroe. Minifter Plenipotentiary, and Envoy Extraordinary of the faid States, near the Government of the Trench Republic and the. Firft Conful, in the name of the French Pe ople, Citizen Francis Barbe Marbois, MinifK-r of the Public Treafury who, after having refpecYively exchanged their full powers, have agreed to the following Articles Art.

1. WHEREAS, by the 3d Article of the Treaty concluded at St. Idelfonfo, the 9th Vendemaire, An. 9 (ift Oftober, 1800) between the Firft Conful of the French Republic and his Catholic Majefty, it was agreed as follows His Catholic Majefty promifes and engages, 011 his part, to cede to the French Republic, 6 months after the full and entire execution of the conditions and ftipulations herein, lative to his royal Highnefs the Duke of Parma, the Colony or Province of Louifiana, with the fame extent that it now has in the hanHs of Spain, and that it had when France poffeffed it and fuch as it fliould be after the Treaties fubfequently entered into between Spain and other States." And whereas, in purfuance of the Treaty, and particularly of the 3d Article, the French Republic has an inconteftible Title to the domain and to tbe poffeflion of the faid Territory the Firft Conful of the French Republic, defiring to give to the U. S.

a ftrong proof of his friendfiiip, doth hereby cede to the faid U. S. in the name of the French Republic, forever and in full fovereignty, the faid Territory, with all its rights and appurtenances, as fuily and in the fame manner as they have been acquired by the French Republic, in virtue of the above-mentioned Treaty, concluded with his Majefty. Art. 2.

In the Ceffion made by the preceding Article are included the adjacent ill mds belonging to I ouifiana, all public lots and fquares, vacant lands, and all public buildings, fortifications, barracks, and other 6. The U. S. promife to execute fuch Treaties and Articles, as may have been agreed between Spain and the Tribes and Nations of Indians, until, by mntual con-fent of the U. S.

and the faid Tribes or Nations, other fuitable Articles fliall have been agreed upon. Art. 7. As it is reciprocally advantageous to the commerce of France and the U. S.

to encourage the communication of both Nations, for a limited time, in the Country ceded by the prefent Treaty, until general arrangements relative to the commerce of both Nations may be agreed on it has been agreed between the contracting Parties, that the French (hips, coming direftly from France or any of her Colonies, loaded only with the produce and manufactures of France or her faid Colonies and the fhips of Spain, coming direftly from Spain or any of her Colonies, loaded only with the produce or manufactures of Spain or her Colonies (hall be admitted, during the fpace of 12 years, in the port of Neworleans, and in all other legal ports of entry within the ceded Territory, in the fame manner as the fhips of the U. S. coming direftly from France or Spam, or any of their Colonies, without being fub-jeft to any other or greater Duty on merchandise, or other or greater tonnage, than that paid by the Citizens of the U. S. During the fpace of time above-mentioned, no other Nation fliall have a right to the fame privileges in the ports of the ceded Territory.

The 12 years fliall commence 3 months after the exchange of Ratifications, if it fliall take place in France or 3 months after it fliall have been notified at Paris to the French Government, if it fliall take place in the U. S. It is, however, well underftood, that the objeft of the above Article is to favor the manufaftures, commerce, freight, and navigation of France and of Spain, lb far as relates to the importations that the French and Spanifti fliall make into the faid ports of the U. S. without in any fort affeft-ing the regulations that the U.

S. may make, concerning the exportation of the produce and merchandize of the U. S. or any right they may have to make fuch regulations. Art.

8. In future and forever after the expiration of the 12 years, the fhips of France fliall be treated upon the footing of the moll favored Nations, in the ports above mentioned. Art. 9. The particular Convention figned this day by the refpeftive Minifters, having for its objeft to provide for the Payment of Debts due to the Citizens of the U.

S. by the French Republic, prior to the 30th of September, 1800 (8th Vendemaire, an. 9) is approved, and to have its execution 111 the lame manner as if it had been inferted in the prefent Treaty and it fhall be ratified in the fame form and in the fame time; fa that the one fliall not be ratified diftinft from the other. Another particular Convention, figned at the fame ciate as the prefent Treaty, relative to a definitive rule between the contracting Parties, is in the like manner approved and will be ratified 111 the fame form, and in the fame time, anu jointly. Art.

10. The prefent Treaty fhall be ratified in good am. uue form, and the Ratification (hall be exchanged in the fpace of 6 months after the date of the fignature by the Minifters Plenipotentiary, or fooner, if poffible. In faith whereof the refpeftive Plenipotentiaries have figned thefe Articles in the French and Engiilli languages declaring, neverthelels, that the preftnt Treaty was originally agreed to in the French language ana have thereunto affixed their Seals. Done at Paris, the 10th day of Floreal, in the nth year of the French Republic, of the Contention, contracted before the 8th Vendemaire, an.

9 (30th September, 1800) the Payment of which has been heretofore claimed of the aftual Government of France, and for which the Creditors have a Right to the protection of the U. S. The faid 5th Article does not comprehend prizes whofe condemnation has been or (hall be confirmed. It is the exprefs intention of the con-trafting Parties not to extend the benefit of the prefent Convention to reclaimations of American Citizens, who fliall have eftab-lifhed houfes of Commerce in France, Eng. land, or other Countries than the U.

S. in partnerlhip with Foreigners and who, by that reafon and the nature of their commerce, ought to be regarded as domiciliated in the places where fuch houfes exift. All agreements and bargains concerning merchandize, which fliall not be the Property of American-Citizens, are equally excepted from the benefit of the faid Convention faving, however, to fuch Perfons their Claims in like manner as if this Treaty had not been made. Art. 6.

And, that the different queftions which may aril'e under the preceding Article may be fairly inveftigated, the Minifters Plenipotentiary of the U. S. fliall name 3 perfons, who fhall aft from the prefenc and provifionally and who fhall have full power to examine, without removing the Documents, all the accounts of the different Claims already liquidated by the Bureaus eftablifhed for this purpofe by the French Republic, and to afcertain whether they belong to the claffes dtfignatedby the prefent Convention and the principles eftablifhed in it, or if they are not in one of its exceptions and, on their Certificate, declaring that the Debt is due to an American Citizen or his Reprefentative, and that it exifted before the 8th Vendemaire, 9th year (30th September, 1800) thj, Debtor fliall be entitled to an order on the Treafury of the U. S. in the manner prefcribtd by the 3d Article.

Art. 7. The fame Agents fliall likewife have power, without removing the Documents, to examine the Claims which are prepared for verification and to certify thofe which ought to be admitted, by uniting the neceffary qualifications, and not being comprifed in the exceptions contained in the prefent Convention. Art. 8.

The fame Agents fliall likewife examine the Claims which are not prepared for liquidation, and certify, in writing, thofe which, in their judgment, ought to be admitted to liquidation. Art. 9. In proportion as the Debts mentioned in thefe Articles fliall be admitted, they (hall be difcharged, rtwith Interefl at 6 per cent, by the Treafury of the U. S.

Art. 10. And that no Debt, which (hall not have the qualifications above mentioned, and that no unjuft or exorbitant Demand may be admitted, the commercial Agent of the U. S. at Paris, or fuch other Agent as the Minifter Plenipotentiary of the U.

S. fliall think proper to nominate, fliall affift, at the operations of the Bureaus, and cooperate in the examinations of the Claims and if this Agent fliall be of opinion, that any Debt is not completely proved, or if he (hall judge that it is not comprifed in the principles of the 5th Article above mentioned and if, notwithflanding his opinion, the Bureaus eftablifhed by the French Government fliould think that it ought to be liquidated, he fliall tranfmit his obfervations to the Board eftablifhed by the U. S. who, without removing Documents, (hall make a complete examination of the Debt and Vouchers which fupport it, and report the refult to the Minifter of the. U.

S. The Minifter of the U. S. Hull tranfmit his obfervations, in all fuch cafes, to the Minifter of the Treafury of the French Republic on whofe report the French Government fhall decide definitively in every cafe- The rejeftion of any Claim fliall have no other effeft, than to exempt the U. S.

from the Payment of it the French Government referving to itfelf the right to decide definitively on fuch Claim, fo far as it concerns itfelf. Art. 11. Every neceffary decifion fliall be made in the courfe of a year, to commence from the exchange of Ratifications and no reclamation fliall be admitted afterwards. Art.

1 2. In cafe of Claims for Debts contrafted by the Government of France with Citizens of the U. S. fince the 8th Vendemaire, 9th year (30th September, 1800) not being comprifed in this Convention, may be purfued, and the Payment demanded, in the fame manner as if it had not been made. Art.

13. The prefent Convention (hall be ratified in good and due form, and the Ratifications fliall be exchanged in 6 months from the date of the fignature of the Minifters Plenipotentiary, or fooner, if poflible. In faith of which, the refpeftive Minifters Plenipotentiary have figned the above Articles, both in the French and Englifh languages declaring, neverthelefs, that the prefent Treaty has been originally agreed on and written in the French Language to which they have hereunto affixed their Seals. Done at Paris, the 10th of Floreal, nth year of the French Republic (30th April, 1803.) Robert R. Livingston, Barbe Marbois, James Monroe.

A variety of Children's Books, for Sale, at 2, 4, and 6 Cents. Art. it For the Payment of the fum of 60 millions of francs, mentioned in the preceding Article, the U. S. Dial create a Stock of 1 1,250,000 dollars, bearing an interefl of 6 per cent per annum, payable half-yearly in London, Amfterdam, or Paris, amounting by the half-year to 337,500 dollars, according to the proportions which (hall be determined by the French Government to be paid at either place the Principal of the faid Stock to be reimburfed at the Treafury of the U.

S. in annual Payments of not lefs than 3 millions of dollars each of which the firft Payment (hall commence 15 years after the date of the exchange of Ratifications. This Stork fliall be transferred to the Government of France, or to fuch perfon or perfons as fliall be authorifed to receive it, in 3 months at moll after the exchange of the Ratifications of this Treaty, and after Louifiana fliall be taken poffeflion of in the name of the Government of the U. S. It is further agreed, that, if the French Government fliould be defirous of difpofing of the faid Stock to receive the Capital in Europe, at (hortcr terms, its meafures for that purpofe fliall be taken fo as to favour, in the greateft degree poffible, the Credit of the U.

S. and to raife to the higheft price the faid Stock. Art. 3. It is agreed that the dollar of the U.

S. fpecified in the prefent Convention, fhall be fixed at 5 francs 3333-1 ooooths, or 5 livres 8 fous tournois. The prefent Convention fliall be ratified in good and due form, and the Ratifications fliall be exchanged in the fpace of 6 months, to date from this day, or fooner, if poflible. In faith of which, the refpeftive Plenipotentiaries have figned the above Articles, both in the French and Englifh languages declaring, neverthelefs, that the prefent Treaty has been originally agreed on and written in the French language to which they have hereunto affixed their Seals. Done at Paris the 10th of Floreal, nth year of the French Republic (30th April, 1 103.) Robert R.

Livingston, Barbe Marbois, James Monroe. CONVENTION, Between tbe U. S. of America, and tbe French Republic. THE Prefident of the U.

S. of America, and the Firft Conful of the French Republic, in the name of the French People, having by a Treaty of this date terminated all difficulties relative to Louifiana, and eftab-lifhed on a folid foundation the friendfiiip which unites the two Nations, and being defirous, in compliance with the 2d and 5th Articles of the Convention of the 8th Vendemaire, 9th year of the French Republic (30th September, 1800) to fecure the Payment of the fums due by France to the Citizens of the U. S. have refpeftively nominated as Plenipotentiaries, that is to say; the Prefident of the U. S.

of America, by and with the advice and confent of their Senate, Robert R. Livingston, Minifter Plenipotentiary, and James Monroe, Minifter Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary of the faid States, near the Government of the French Republic and the Firft Conful, in the name of the French People, the Citizen Francis Barbe Marbois, Minifter of the Public Treafury who, after having exchanged their full powers, have agreed to the following Articles Art. 1. The Debts due by France to Citizens of the U. S.

contracted before the. 8th of Vendemaire, 9th year of the French Republic (30th September, 1800) fliall be paid according to the following regulations, with Interefl at 6 per cent, to commence from the period when the Accounts and Vouchers were prefented to the French Government. Art. 2. The Debts provided for by the preceding Article, are thofe whofe refult is comprifed in the conjeftural Note annexed to the prefent Convention, and which, with the Interefl, cannot exceed the fum of 20 millions of Francs.

The Claims comprifed in the laid Note, which fall within the exceptions of the following Articles, (hall not be admitted to the benefit of this provifion. Art. 3. The Principal and Interefl of the faid Debts (hall be difcharged by the U. S.

by orders drawn by their Minifter Plenipotentiary on their Treafury Thefe orders fliall be payable 60 days after the exchange of Ratifications of the Treaty and the Conventions figned this day, and after poffeflion fliall be given of Louifiana by the CommifTaries of France to thofe of the U. S. Art. 4. It is exprefsly agreed, that the preceding Articles fliall comprehend no Debts, but fuch as are due to Citizens of the U.

S. who have been and are yet Creditors of France, for fupplies for embargoes and prizes made at fea in which the Appeal has been properly lodged within the time mentioned in the faid Convention, 8th Vendemaire, 9th year (30th September, 1800.) Art. 5. The preceding Articles fliall apply only, ift, to captures of which the Council of Prizes fliall have ordered reftitution it being well underftood, that the Claimant cannot have recourfe to the U. S.

otherwife than he might have had to the Government of the French Republic, and only in cafe of infufficiency of the Captors 2d, the Debts mentioned in tbe faid 5th Article and the 30th ot April, 1803. Barbe Marbois, Rob. R. Livingston, James Monroe. edifices, which are not private property.

The Archives, Papers, and Documents, relative to the domain and fovereignty Louifi; na and its Dependencies, will be left in the poffeflion ot the Commiffaries of the U. S. and copies will be afterwards given in due form to the Magiftrates and municipal Officers, of fuch of the faid Papers and Documents as may be neceffary to them. Art. 3.

The Inhabitants of the ceded Territory fliall be incorporated in the union of the U. S. and admitted as foon as poffible, according to the principles of the Federal Conftitution, to the enjoyment of all the rights, advantages, and immunities of Citizens of the U. S. and, in the mean time, theyfhall be maintained and protected in the fiWcnjoyment of th-ir Liberty, property, and the Religion which they profefs.

Art. 4. There (hall be fent, by the Gov-ernment of France, a Commiffary to Louifiana, to the end that he do every aft necef-fary, as well to receive from the Officers of his Catholic Majefty the faid Country and its Dependencies, in the name of the French Republic, if it has not been already done, as to tranfmit it in the name of the French Republic to the Commiffary or Agent of the U.S. Art. 5.

Immediately after the Ratification of the prefent Treaty, by the Prefident of the U. S. and in cafe that of the Firft Conful ih all have been previoufly obtained, the Commiffary of the French Republic fliall remit all military pofts of Neworleans, and other parts of the ceded Territory, to the Commiffary or CommifTaries named by the Prefident to take poffeflion the troops, whether of France or Spain, who may be there, fliall ceafe to occupy any military poft, from the time of taking poffeflion and fliall be embarked, as foon as pcifible, in the courfe of 3 months aftttf the Ratification of this Treaty. CONVENTION, Between tbe U. S.

of America and the French Republic. THE Prefident of the U. S. of America, and the Firft Conful of the French Republic, in the name of the French People, in confluence of the Treaty of Ceffion of Louifiana, which has been figned this day, wifli-ing to regulate definitively every thing which has relation to the faid Ceffion, have author-ifed to this effeft the Plenipotentiaries, that is to say the Prefident of the U. S.

has, by and with the advice and confent of the Senate of the faid States, nominated for their Plenipotentiaries, Robert R. Livingston, Mi-nifter Plenipotentiary of the U. S. and James Monroe, Minifter Plenipotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary of the faid U. S.

near the Government of the French Republic and the Firft Conful of the French Republic, in the name of the French People, has named as Plenipotentiary of the faid Republic, the Citizen Francis Barbe Marbois who, in virtue of their full powers, which have been exchanged this day, have agreed to the following Articles Art. fa The Government of the U. S. engages to pay to the French Government, in the manner fpecified in the following Article, the fum of 60 millions of francs, independent ot the fum which fliall be fixed by another Convention, for the Payment ot the Debts due by France to Citizens of the U. S..