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and decreeing public honours to the memory of J. Jaques 

 Roufleau. 



September 22. 



The Bifhop of Paris informed the AfTembly that he had if 

 fued a mandate for a Te Deum and folemn mafs in the metro 

 politan church on Sunday next, to return thanks to God for 

 his aid and protedtion in accomplifhing the revolution, to which 

 he invited all religious perfons and the National Affembly to 

 attend. Twenty-four members are to attend. 

 September 23. 



It was decreed, that the Comtat Venaiffin and Avignon fliall 

 not form a department, that they Ihall not cleft members to 

 the Court of Appeal, but they fliall fend three deputies to the 

 Legiflature. 



M. Barnave reported from the Committees of Conftitution, of 

 Marine, of Agriculture and Commerce, and of Colonies, on 

 the ftate of the Weft India colonies. He obferved, tkat the 

 BritiiTi colonies were allowed to make laws for their internal 

 government, while Parliament made laws for their external 

 government, and propofcd this as the model.— Deferred till 

 next day. 



September 24. 



The affairs of the colonies were again taken into confidera- 

 tion, when the following articles were accordingly paflTed : 



1. The Aflembly referves to itfelf the exclufive right of de- 

 termining, v/ith the fan(5tion of the King, on the exterior go- 

 vernment of the colonies. 



2. The Colonial Aflemblies ftiall be authorifedto make, upon 

 thefe iubjeifts, all the reprefentations which they think necef- 

 fary. 



3. The laws concerning the fituation of perfons not free, 

 and the political ftate-of perfons of colour and free negroes, as 

 well as the reg'ilations relative to the execution of the faid 

 laws, (hr.ll be made by the. Colonial Aflemblies, and fliall be 

 executed provifionatly, with the approbation of the Governors 

 of the colonies, and fliall be direftly preftrnted for the fandtion 

 of the King, without any anterior decree being able to obftrudt 

 the full exercife of the right intrufted by the prefent article to 

 the Colonial Aflemblies. 



4. The forms to be obferved for the completion of the laws 

 for the internal government, which do not concern perfons, 

 fliall be determined by the Legiflative Body. 



September 25. 



A memorial, relative to the prefent ftate of the frontiers, was 



read by M. Diiportail, and the account which he gave of the 



means of defence which had been adopted appeared fuflicient. 



The Minifter pafled great encomiums upon McflT. Luckner and 



