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ga^es to transport to the mari- 

 time towns of Para and Pernani- 

 buco (in the vessels which shall 

 have heen employed for the con- 

 veyance of the French troops to 

 Guiana) the Fortut-iiese garrison 

 of this colony, a? well as the civil 

 functionaries, with all their bag- 

 gage. 



SEPARATE ARTICLE. 



All the points upon which any 

 difficulties niiiy arise, resulting 

 from the re'^titution of French 

 Guiana, such as the payment of 

 debts, the recovery of the reve- 

 nues, and the leciprocal exchange 

 of slaves, will form the oojccf, of 

 a particular treaty between the 

 French and Portuguese govern- 

 ment. 



Translation of the Bull against Bible 

 Societies, issued from Hume, June 

 29. 1H16, by Pope Pius VI l. to 

 the Archbishop of Gnezn, Prirdate 

 of Poland. 



Pius P. P. VII. 



Venerable Brother, 

 Health and apostolic benediction. 



In our last letter to you we pro- 

 mised, very soon, to leturn an an- 

 swer to yours ; in which you have 

 appealed to this Holy See, in the 

 name also of the other bishops of 

 Poland, respecting what are called 

 liible Societies, and have earnestly 

 inquired of us w hat you ought to 

 do in this affair. We long since, 

 indeed, wished to comply with 

 yovu" request ; but an incredible 

 variety of accumulating concerns 

 have so pressed upon us on every 

 aide, that, till this day, we could 

 not yield to your solicitation. 



We have bet'n truly shocked at 

 this most crafty device, by which 



the very foimdations of religion 

 are undei mined ; and having, be- 

 cause of the great importance of 

 the subject, convened for con- 

 sultation our venerable brethren, 

 the cardinals of the holy Roman 

 Church, we have, with the utmost 

 care and attention, deliberated 

 ujjon the nieasvu'es proper to be 

 adopted by our Pontifical author- 

 ity, in order to remedy and aijolish 

 this pestilence as far as possible. 

 In the mean time, we heartily con- 

 graiulate you, venerable brother; 

 and we coiimiend you again and 

 again in the Lord, as it is fit we 

 should, upon the singular zeal you 

 have disjilayed under circuni'^tances 

 so hazardous to Christianity, in 

 having denounced to the Apostolic 

 See, this defilement of the faith, 

 most imminently dangerous to 

 souls. And although we perceive 

 that it is not at all necessary to 

 excite him to activity who is making 

 haste, since of your oyvn accord 

 you have already shown an ardent 

 desire to detect and oppose the 

 impious machinations of these In- 

 novators; yet, in contbrmity with 

 our office, we again and again ex- 

 hort you, that whatever you can 

 achieve by power, provide for by 

 counsel, or effect by autliority,you 

 will daily execute with the utmost 

 earnestness, placing yourself as a 

 wull for the house of Israel. 



For this end yve issue the pre- 

 sent Brief, viz. tbat we may con- 

 vey to you a signal testimony of 

 our approbation of your excellent 

 conduct, and also may endeavour 

 therein still more and more to ex- 

 cite your pastoral solicitude ami 

 vigilance. Fnr the general goo 1 

 impericnisly lequiresus to comtiinc 

 all our means and energies to frus- 

 trate the pliins, yvhich are pie- 

 pared 



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