The Kentucky Gazette

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

France.

PARIS, 12 Vendemaire (Oct. 4.)

TREATY OF PEACE.

Between the French Republic and the Emperor of all the Russias.

The first consul of the French republic, in the name of the French people, and his majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, animated with the desire of re-establishing the relation of good understanding which subsisted between the two governments before the present war, and to put an end to the evils with which Europe is afflicted, have appointed for that purpose their plenipotentiaries, viz.

The first consul of the French republic, in the name of the French people: citizen Maurice Talleyrand, minister of foreign affairs, and his majesty the emperor of all the Russias, the Sieur Arcadi Count de Markoff, his privy counsellor, and knight of the order of St. Alexandria Neufki, and Grand Cross of that of St. Vlademir of the first class, who, after the verification and exchange of their full powers, have agreed upon the following articles:-

Art. I. There shall be in future peace, friendship and good understanding between the French republic and his majesty the Emperor of all the Russias.

2. In consequence, there shall not be committed any hostility between the two states, reckoning from the day of exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty; neither of the contracting parties shall furnish to the enemies of the other, internal as well as external, any succour, or contingent, in men or money, under any denomination whatever.

3. The contracting parties wishing, as much as is in their power, to contribute to the tranquility of the respective governments, promise mutually not to suffer any of the subjects to keep up any correspondence direct or indirect, with the internal enemies of the present government of the two states, to propagate in them principles contrary to their respective constitutions, or to foment troubles in them, and as a consequence of this concert every subject of one of the two powers, who during his residence in the state of the other, shall make any attack upon its security, shall immediately be removed out of the said country, and carried beyond the frontiers, without being able in any case to claim the protection of his government.

4. It is agreed to adhere, with respect to the re-establishment of the respective legations, and the ceremonies to be followed by the two governments, to that which was in use before the present war.

5. The two contracting parties agree, till a new treaty of commerce be made, to re-establish the commercial relations between the two countries on the footing in which they were before the war, as far as possible, and with the exception of the modifications which time and circumstances may have produced, and which have given rise to new regulations.

6. The present treaty is declared to be common with the Batavian Republic.

7. The present treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications exchanged in the space of fifty days or sooner if possible.

In faith of which, we the undersigned, in virtue of our full powers, have signed and sealed the said treaty.

Given at Paris, the 16th Vendemaire, year 10th of the French Republic (8th October, 1801.)

Ch. M. Talleyrand.

The Count de Markoff.