charged with this negociation, viz. the French republic, citizen Francis Barthelemi, their ambaffador in Switzerland; and his Catholic majefty, his minifter plenipotentiary and envoy extraordinary to the king 'and republic of Poland, Don Domingo d'Yriarte; who, after having exchanged their powers, have agreed to the following articles :

Art. 1. There fhall be peace, amity, and good understanding between the French republic and the kingdom of Spain.

2. In confequence, all the hoftilities between the two contracting powers fhall ceafe from the date of the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty; and none of them fhall, from that period, furnish against the other, in any quality, or under any title, any aid, or contingent, either in men, horfes, provifions, money, warlike flores, hips, or other articles.

3. Neither of the contracting powers hall grant a paffage through their territories to any troops at war with the other.

4. The French republic reftores to the king of Spain all the conquefts which the has made from him in the courfe of the prefent war the conquered places and territories fhall be evacuated by the French troops within fifteen days after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty.

5. The fortified places, of which mention is made in the preceding article, fhall be restored to Spain, with the cannons, warlike flores, and other articles belonging to thofe places, which fhall have been in them at the moment of the figuing of this treaty.

6. All forts of military contri

butions, requifitions, and payments fhall entirely ceafe from the date of fifteen days after the figning of the prefent pacification: all the arrears due at that period, even bills and promiffory notes, given for thefe objects, fhall be of no effect: what fhall have been taken or received after the above-named period, thall be gratuitoutly reftored, or paid for to the amount of its value.

7. There fhall immediately be named by both fides commiflioners, for the purpofe of adjusting a treaty of limits between the two powers: they thall as much as poffible take as the bafis of this treaty with refpeét to the territories which were difputed before the prefent war, the tops of the mountains which are the fources of the rivers of France and Spain.

8. Neither of the contracting powers can, at the expiration of a month after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty, maintain on their refpective frontiers more than the number of troops they had ufually been accuftomed to have ftationed there previous to the prefent war.

9. In exchange for the places reftored by the 4th article, the king of Spain, for himself and his faccuffors, gives up and abandons to the French republic all right of property in the Spanith part of St. Domingo, one of the Antilles: a month after the ratification of the prefent treaty fhall be known in that ifland, the Spanish troops fhall be in readiness to evacuate the places, ports, and establishments which they at prefent occupy, in order to give them up to the troops of the French republic as foon as they thall arrive to take poffeflion

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of them; the places, ports, and eftablishments, of which mention is made above, fhall be delivered up to the French republic, with the cannons, warlike teres, and articles neceffary for their defence, which thall be in them at the moment when the prefent treaty fhall, be known at St. Domingo. The inhabitants of the Spanish part of St. Domingo, who, from induce ments of intereft or other motives, thall prefer removing with their property into the dominions of his Catholic majefty, thall be able to do fo within the pace of a year from the date of the treaty: the refpective generals and commanders of the two nations thall concert the measures neceflary to be taken for the execution of the prefent article.

10. There fhall be refpectively granted to the individuals of the two nations reftitution of the effects, revenues, and property of all forts, detained, feized, or confifcated, on account of the war which has fubfifted between the French republic and bis Catholic majefly; and likewife the moft fpeedy juftice with refpe&t to the particular claims which thefe individuals may have in the states of the two contracting powers

11. In the mean time, till there shall be a new treaty of commerce between the contracting parties, all correfpondencies and commercial relations fhall be re-established between France and Spain on the footing on which they flood before the prefent war.

All French merchants fhall be allowed to pafs into Spain, there to refume their commercial etablishments. They thall make new ones according to their conveni

ence, fubmitting, in common with all other individuals, to the laws and ufages of the country.

The Spanish merchants fhall enjoy the fame privileges, fubjećt to the fame conditions, in France.

13. All the prifoners reipectively made fince the commencement of the war, without regard to the difference of number and rank, comprehending the feamen and marines captured on board French or Spanith veilels, or thofe of other nations, as well as in general all thofe imprifoned on either fide on account of the war, thall be delivered up within the space of two months at lateft, after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty, without any appeal on either part, difcharging, however, the private debts which the prifoners may have contracted during their captivity. The fame mode thall be adopted with respect to the fick and wounded, immediately after their recovery or cure.

Commiflioners on either fide fhall be immediately appointed to proceed to the execution of the prefent article.

13. The Portugueze prifoners making a part of the troops of Portugal, who have ferved with the armies and on board the fhips of his Catholic majefty, thall be in like manner comprehended in the above-mentioned exchange. It fhall be the fame with respect to the French troops .taken by the Portuguese troops in queftion.

14. The fame peace, amity, and good understanding, stipulated by the prefent treaty between France and the king of Spain, fhall take place between the king of Spain and the republic of the United

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fented to have recently perpetrated on hunting parties of the Creeks; which have again fubjected that frontier to difquietude and danger, which will be productive of further expence, and may occafion further effufion of blood. Meafures are pursuing to prevent or mitigate the ufual confequences of fuch outrages; and with the hope of their fucceeding, at least to avert a general hoftility.

A letter from the emperor of Morocco announces to me his recognition of our treaty made with his father the late emperor; and confequently the continuance of peace with that power. With peculiar fatisfaction I add, that information has been received from an agent deputed on our part to Algiers, importing, that the terms of the treaty with the dey and regency of that country had been adjufted in fuch a manner, as to authorize the expectation of a speedy peace, and the restoration of our unfortunate fellow citizens from a grievous captivity.

The lateft advices from our envoy at the court of Madrid give, moreover, the pleafing information, that he had received affurances of a speedy and fatisfactory conclufion of his negociation. While the event, depending upon unadjufted particulars, cannot be regarded as afcertained, it is agreeable to cherish the expectation of an iffue, which fecuring amicably the very effential interests of the United States, will, at the fame time lay the foundation of lafting harmony with a power, whofe friendship we have uniformly and fincerely defired to cultivate.

Though not before officially difclofed to the house of reprefenta

tives, you, gentlemen, are apprized, that a treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, has been negotiated with Great Britain; and that the fenate have. advised and confented to its ratification, upon a condition which excepts part of one article. Agreeably thereto, and to the best judgment I was able to form of the public intereft, after full and mature deliberation, I have added my fanction. The refult on the part of his Britannic majefty is unknown. When received, the fubject will, without delay, be placed before congrefs.

This interefting fummary of our affairs with regard to the foreign powers, between whom and the United States controverfies have fubfifted, and with regard also to thofe of our Indian neighbours with whom we have been in a state of enmity and misunderstanding, opens a wide field for confoling and gratifying reflections. If, by prudence and moderation on every fide, the extinguishment of all the caufes of external difcord, which have heretofore menaced our tranquillity, on terms compatible with our national rights and honour, fhall be the happy refult, how firm and how precious a foundation will have been laid for accelerating, maturing, and establishing the profperity of our country?

Contemplating the internal fituation, as well as the external relations, of the United States, we difcover equal caufe for contentment and fatisfaction. While many of the nations of Europe, with their American dependencies, have been involved in a contest unufaally bloody, exhaufting, and calamitous; in which the evils of fo