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Provinces, allies of the French re-- 
public. 
15. The French republic, wish- 
ing to give a testimony of amity 
to his Catholic majesty, accepts 
his mediation in favour of the king. 
dom of Portugal, the king of Na- 
ples, the king of Sardinia, the in- 
fant duke of Parma, and the other 
states of Italy, for the re-establish- 
ment of peace between the French 
republic. and each of these princes 
and states. 
16. The French republic, sen- 
sible of the interest which his Ca- 
tholic majesty takes in the general 
pacification of Europe, consents 
likewise to accept of his good of- 
fices in favour of other belligerent 
powers, who shall apply to him, in 
order to enter into negotiation with 
the French government. 
17. The present treaty shall not 
have effect till after having been 
ratified by the contraéting parties ; 
and the ratifications shall be ex- 
changed within the space of a 
month, or sooner, from the date of 
this day. 
In witness whereof we the un- 
dersigned plenipotentiaries of the 
French republic, and of his ma- 
jesty the king of Spain, in virtue 
of our full powers, have signed 
this present treaty of peace and 
_amity, and have put to it our-re- 
spective seals. 
Done at Basle the 4th of the 
month of Thermidor, the third ° 
year of the French republic 
(224 July, 1795.) 
(Signed) Francois BARTHELEMT, 
. Dominco D’?YRrarrTE. 
The Speech of the President of the 
United States of America te both 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1793. 
Houses of Congress, December 8, 
1795+ 
Fellow citizens of the senate, and 
house of representatives, 
I trust Ido not decei¥e myself, 
while I indulge the persuasion, that 
I have never met you at any period, 
when, more than at the present, 
the situation of our public affairs 
has afforded just cause of matual 
congratulation, and for inviting 
you to join with me in profound 
gratitude to the Author of all good, 
for the numerous and extraordinary 
blessings we enjoy. 
The termination of the long, 
expensive, and distressing war in 
which we have been engaged with 
certain Indians north-west of the 
-Ohio, is placed in the option of the 
‘ United States, by a treaty which 
the commander of our army has — 
concluded provisionally, with the 
hostile tribes in that region. 
In the adjustment of the terms, 
the satisfaction of the Indians was 
deemed an object worthy no less of 
the policy than of the liberality 
of the United States, as the neces- 
sary basis of durable tranquillity. 
This object has been fully attained. 
The articles agreed upon will im. 
mediately be laid before the senate, 
for their consideration, 
The Creek and Cherokee In- 
dians, who alone of the southern 
tribes had annoyed our frontiers, 
have lately confirmed their pre- 
existing treaties with us, and were 
giving evidence of a sincere dispo- 
sition to carry them into effet, by 
the surrender of the prisoners and 
property they had taken; but we 
have to lament that the fair prospect 
in this quarter has been once more 
clouded by wanton murders, which 
some citizens of Georgia are repre- 
eva sented 
