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Jenks' Portland Gazette. Maine Advertiser
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Spanish royal order dated July 20, 1802, instructs the Intendant of Louisiana to prepare for ceding the colony to French commissioners, as per the treaty where Spain returns it to France as held before 1763. Military may relocate to Havana. Paris reports confirm cession, with land companies forming for settlers.
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"Being present this morning at the Intendant's office, when the original of the following Royal Order was transcribed, I seized the opportunity of procuring a copy, and have translated it in a hurry, under a hope that it will be acceptable to you.
"The minister of War has communicated to me the following—"In a letter of the 21st inst. Don Pedro Cevallos, informs me as follows: Whereas his majesty has ceded to the French Republic the colony or province of Louisiana in all its present extent and AS IT WAS HELD BY THE FRENCH WHEN CEDED TO HIS MAJESTY. I advise you therefore, by his Royal Order, that you make the necessary arrangements for the delivery of it to the French Commissioner or Commissioners, who being duly authorized by the government, may present themselves for the purpose. Which royal determination I have made known to the Captain General of Louisiana, informing him at the same time that it is his Majesty's pleasure with respect to the regiment of the plate, and the military that garrison the province, that individuals who voluntarily wish to remain under his majesty's dominion, shall after delivering up the colony, proceed to the Havanna, where other posts will be allotted them. Of this I advise you by royal order, that you may comply with that part of his royal determination which relates to you.
God preserve you many years.
SOLER,
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
To the Intendant of Louisiana.
Madrid, July 20, 1802."
In addition to the above we can state, on the authority of a gentleman who left Paris on the 9th of October, that the cession was universally there known to have taken place, that companies formed for the purpose had purchased large tracts of land in the territory, of the French government, and had opened subscription books at various places in Paris, to obtain purchasers who were to embark for, and become settlers in the territory.—Gaz. U. S.
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Louisiana
Event Date
July 20, 1802
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cession of louisiana colony from spain to french republic; military personnel opting to remain under spanish dominion to relocate to havana after delivery.
Event Details
Royal order from Madrid instructs preparation for transferring Louisiana to authorized French commissioners, restoring it to pre-1763 French extent. Additional reports from Paris confirm public knowledge of cession, with companies buying land and seeking settlers.