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vessel, they arrived in Paris in the year 1787- The young 
Prince was presented at court, and treated with every mark 
of attention and respect ; and the project of the missionary 
was so highly approved that, in the course of a few months, 
a treaty Avas drawn up and concluded betAveen Louis XVI. 
and the King of Cochinchina, signed at Versailles on the part 
of the former by the Comptes de Vergenues and Montmorin^ 
and of the latter by the young Prince. The principal articles 
of this extraordinary treaty, which I believe is now for the 
first time made public, were as follows : 
I. There shall be an offensive and defensive alliance between 
the Kings of France and Cochinchina ; they do hereby 
agree mutually to afford assistance to each other against 
all those who may make Avar upon either of the two con- 
tracting parties. 
II. To accomplish this purpose, there shall be put under the 
orders of the King of Cochinchina a squadron of tAventy 
French ships of Avar, of such size and force as shall be 
deemed sufficient for the demands of his service. 
III. Five complete European regiments, and tAvo regiments 
of native colonial troops, shall be embarked Avitliout delay 
for Cochinchina. 
IV. His Majesty Louis XVI. shall engage to furnish, Avithin 
four montlis, the sum of one million dollars ; five hun~ 
dred thousand of Avhich shall be in specie, the remainder 
