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The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser
Washington, District Of Columbia
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A New York print claims a new treaty cedes West Florida to the US after the Louisiana convention, but the report deems it incorrect, asserting West Florida is already included in the Louisiana Purchase based on historical cessions from Spain to France and then to the US.
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A New York print states, that a letter has been received from Paris advising the cession of West Florida to the United States by a late treaty, made subsequent to the convention ceding Louisiana.
This statement we believe to be incorrect; as no such advices appear to have been received by our government. The facts are probably these; which account for the information contained in the New York print.
By a fair construction of the convention with France, ceding to us Louisiana, there can be no doubt that West Florida is included in the territory ceded. By this convention France cedes to the United States the province of Louisiana as she received it from Spain. We know that Spain ceded it to France as previously possessed by France. We further know that Louisiana, as held by France, embraced West Florida, that is extended to the river Perdido, including the Mobile. From these historical facts it follows that the recent cession of the province of Louisiana by France to us must include West Florida.
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A New York print reports a letter from Paris advising the cession of West Florida to the United States by a late treaty subsequent to the Louisiana convention. The statement is believed incorrect as no such advices reached the government. The facts explain that by the Louisiana convention, France ceded to the US the province as received from Spain, which included West Florida extending to the river Perdido and Mobile.