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be formed by a line to be drawn from Perle as far as Fremorsdorf, or by that which separates the Canton of Tholey, from the rest of the department of the Moselle.

4. In the Department of the Sarre, the Cantons of Saarbruck and Arnwal shall remain to France,

neburgh Ochsenhausen, Knight of the Golden Fleece, Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen, Grand Eagle of the Legion of Honour, Knight of the Russian Orders of St. Andrew, St. Alexander Neusky, and St. A ne, of the 1st class, Knight Grand Cross of the Prussian Orders of the Black and Red Eagle, Grand Cross of the Or-rehenbach, Uebechosen, Hil-bagh, and Hall der of St. Joseph of Wurtzburgh, Knight of the Order of St. Hubert of Bavaria, of that of the Gold Eagle of Wurtemberg, and of many others; Chamberlain, actugl Privy Councillor, Minister of State, of Conferences, and for Foreign Affairs, of his Imperial, Royal, and Apostolic Majesty; and Count John Phillipe de Stadion Thann-year 1792, formed an insulated point in Germany,

as well as that part of the Canton of Lebach, which is situated to the South of a line to be drawn along the confines of the villages of He(leaving these different places, without the French frontier) to the point where, taken from Querselle, (which belongs to France) the line which separates the Cantons of Arnwal and Ouweiler, reaches that which separates those of Arnwal and Lebach; the frontier on this side shall be formed by the line above marked out, and then by that which separates the Canton of Arnwal from that of Bliescastel.

5. The fortress of Landau baving, prior to the France retains beyond her frontiers a part of the hausen and Warthausen, Knight of the departments of Mont Tonnerre and the Lower Golden Fleece, Grand Cross of the Order Rhine, in order to join the fortress of Landau and its district to the rest of the kingdom, The new of St. Stephen, Knight of the Russian Or- demaration proceeding from the point where, ders of St. Andrew, St. Alexander Neusky, at Obersteippach (which remains without the and St. Anne of the 1st class, Grand Crossment of the Moselle, and that of Mont Tonnerre, French frontier), the frontier enters the departof the Pussian Orders of the Black and joins the department of the Lower Rhine, shall Red Eagle, Chamberlain, Privy Coun-low the line which separates the Cantons of cillor, Minister of State and Conferences to his Imperial, Royal, and Apostolic Ma jesty; who, after exchanging their full powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles:

France) from the Cantons of Pirmasens, Dalm, Weissenburgh and Bergzabern (on the side of and Anweller, (on the side of Germany) to the point where these limits, near the village of Wohnersheim, touch the ancient district of the fortress of Landau, Of this district, which remains as it was in 1792, the new frontier shall Article 1. There shall be, reckoning from this follow the arm of the river Queich, which, in date, peace and friendship between his Majesty leaving this district near Queichheim (which the King of France and Navarre, on the one part, rests with France), passes near the villages of and his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Merlenheim, Kniltelsheim, and Beiheim (also Hungary and Bohemia, and his Allies, on the remaining French) to the Rhine, which thence other part, their heirs and successors, their respec- continues the boundary between France and tive States and subjects in perpetuity. The high Germany, As to the Rhine, the Thalveg, pr. contracting parties shall apply all their cares to course of the river, shall form the boundary; the maintain, not only between themselves, but also changes, however, which may occur in the course as far as depends on them between all the States of the river, shall have no effect on the property of Europe, the good agreement and understand-of the isles which are found there. The possesing so necessary to its repose.

Article II. The Kingdom of France preserves the integrity of its limits, such as they existed at the period of the 1st of Jan. 1792. It shall receive besides an augmentation of territory comprised within the line of demarkation fixed by the following article:

sion of these isles shall be replaced under the same form as at the period of the Treaty of Luneville.

6. In the Department of the Doubs, the frontiers shall be drawn so as to commence above La Ranconniere, near the Loell, and follow the crest of the Jura between Cerneaux Pequignot and the village of Fontenelles, so far as that summit of the Jura which lies about seven or eight miles to the north-west of the village of La Brevine, where it will turn back within the an

Art. III. On the side of Belgium, Germany, and Italy, the ancient frontier, such as it existed on the 1st Jan. 1792, shall be re established, the Same commencing from the North Sea, between Dunkirk and Niewport, even unto the Mediter-cient limits of France. ranean between Cagnes and Nice, with the fol-lowing ratifications:

7. In the Department of the Leman, the frontiers between the French territory, the Pais de 1. In the Department of Jemappes, the Canton Vand, and the different portions of the territory of Dour Merbes-le-chateu, Beaumont and Chi- of Geneva (which shall make a part of Switzer may, shall remain to France the line of demarka- land), remain as they were before the incor tion, where it touches the Canton of Dour,poration of Geneva with France. But the Cans shall pass between that Canton and those of Boussu and Paturage, as well as, farther on, be tween that of Morbes-le-Chateau, and those of Binch and Thuin.

2. In the Department of the Sambre and Meuse, the Cantons of Valcourt, Florennes, Beauing, and Gedume, shall belong to France; the demarkation, upon reaching this department, shall follow the line which separates the forementioned Cantons, from the department of Jemappes, and from the rest of that of the Sambre and Meuse.

3. In the Department of the Moselle, the new demarkation where it differs from the old, shall

ton of Frangy, that of St. Julien (with excep tion of that part lying to the north of a line to be drawn from the point where the river of La Laire enters near Chancey into the Genevese territory, along the borders of Sesseguin, La conex, and Seseneuve, which shall remain without the limits of France), the Canton of Regnier (with exception of that portion which lies eastward of a line following the borders of the Muraz, Bussy, Pers, and Cornier, which shall be without the French limits), and the Canten of La Roche (with exception of the places named La Roche and Armanay, with their districts), shall rest with France. The froutier shall fol

low the limits of those different Cantons, and I the lines separating those portions which France retains from those which she gives up.

dencies shall belong, in full possession and sovereignty, to his Britannic Majesty.

Art, VIII. His Britannic Majesty, stipulating for himself and his Allies, engages to restore in his Most Christian Majesty, within periods af terwards to be fixed, the Colonies, Fisheries, Factories, and Establishments of every kind which France possessed on the 1st of January, 1792, in the seas, or on the continents of Ainerica, Africa, and Asia, with the exception, nevertheless, of the islands of Tobago, St. Lucia, and the Isle of France and its dependencies, namely Rodigrue and the Sechelles, all which his most Christian Majesty cedes in full property and so vereignty to his Britannic Majesty, as also that part of St. Domingo ceded to France by the Peace of Basle, and which his most Christian Majesty retrocedes to his Catholic Majesty, in · full property and sovereignty.

Art. IX. His Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway, in consequence of arrangements entered into with his Allies, and for the execution of the preceding Article, consents that the island of Guadaloupe be restored to his Most Caristian Majesty, and cedes all the rights which he might have to that island.

8. In the Department of Mont Blanc, France shall obtain the Subprefecture of Chambery (with exception of the Cantous de l'Hospital, St. Pierre d'Abigny, La Rocetie and Montmelian), the Subprefecture of Annecy, with exception of that part of the Canton of Faverges, situated to the east of a line pa-sing between Ourechaise and Marilen on the French side, and Marthod and Ugino on the opposite side, and which then follows the crest of the mountains to the frontier of the Canton of Thones. This line, with the limits of the aforenamed Cantous, shall constitute the new frontier on this side.-On the side of the P renees, the frontiers remain as they were between the two kingdoms of France and Spaio, on the 1st of January, 1792. There shall be appointed on the part of both, a mutual Commission to arrange their final demarkation. France renounces all claims of sovereignty, supremacy, and possession over all countries, districts, towns and places whatsoever, situated without the above stated frontier. The principality of Monaco is replaced in the same situation as on the 1st of January, 1792.-The Allied Art. X. His most Faithful Majesty, in conse Courts assure to France the possession of the quence of arrangements entered into with his principality of Avignon, the Venaissin, the Allies, engages to restore to his Most Christian County of Montbeaird, and all the inclosed dis- Majesty, without a period hereafter fixed, French tricts once belonging to Germany, comprised Guyana, such as it was on the 1st Jan. 1792. The within the above indicated frontier, which had effect of the above stipulation being to revive the been incorporated with France before or after dispute existing at that period as to limits, it is the 1st of January, 1792.-The Powers preserve agreed that the said dispute should be termi mutually the full right to fortify whatever pointnated by an amicable arrangement, under the me of their States they may judge fitting for their diation of his Britannic Majesty. safety. To avoid all injury to private property, and to protect on the most liberal principles the possessions of individuals domiciliated on the frontiers, there shall be named by each of the States adjoining France, Commissioners, to proceed jointly with French Commissioners, to the demarkation of their respective boundaries. So soon as the office of these Commissioners shall be completed, instruments shall be drawn up, signed by them, and posts erected to mark the mutual limits

Art. IV. To secure the communications of the

town of Geneva with the other parts of the Swiss territory on the Lake, France consents that the roads by Versoy shall be common to the two countries. The respective Governments will have an amicable understanding on the means of preventing muggling, the regulation of the posts,

and the maintenance of the roads.

Art. V. fae navigation of the Rhine, from the point where it becomes navigable to the sea ani back, shall be free, so as to be interdicted to no person. Principles shall be laid down at a fature Congress, for the collection of the duties by the States of the Banks, in the manner most equal and favourable to the commerce of all nations. It shall be also enquired and ascertained at the same Congress, in what mode, for the purposes of more facile communication, and rendering nations continually less s'rangers to each other, this disposition may be extended to all rivers, that in their navigable course separate or raverse different States.

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Art. XI. The fortresses and forts existing in the colonies to be restored to his Most Christian Majesty, in virtue of Articles VIII. IX. and X. shall be given up in the state in which they shall be at the time of the signature of the present treaty.

Art. XII. His Britannic Majesty engages ta cause the subjects of his Most Christian Majesty to enjoy, in regard to commerce, and the secu rity of their persons and properties, within the limits of the British Sovereignty on the Conti nent of India, the same facilities, privileges, and protection, which are at present granted to the most favoured nations. On this side, his Most Christian Majesty having nothing more at heart than the perpetuity of the peace between the two Crowns of France and England, and wishing to contribute, as much as in him lies, to remove henceforward such points of contract be tween the two nations as might one day alter a good mutual understanding, engages not to erect any work of fortification in the establishinents to he restored to him, and which are situated with in the limits of British sovereignty on the Continent of India, and to place in those establishments only the number of troops necessary for the maintenance of the police.

Art. XIII. As to the French right of fishery on the grand bank of Newfoundland, on the coasts of the isle of that name and the adjacent isles, and in the Gulph of St. Lawrence, every thing shall be restored to the same footing as in 1792.

Majesty by his Britannic Majesty or his Allies, shall be given up, viz. those in the seas of the North, or in the seas and on the Continents of America and Africa, within three months, and thase beyond the Cape of Good Hope within six months after the ratification of the present treaty.

Art. VI. Holland, placed under the sovereign Art. XIV. The colonies, factories, and estaty of the House of Orange, shall receive an in-blishments to be restored to his Most Christian crease of territory. The title, and the exercise of its sovereignty, cannot, under any circumstance, belong to a Prince wearing or designated to wear a foreign crown.-The German States shall be independent, and united by a federat ve Jeague. Independent Switzerland shall continue under its own Government. Italy, without the limits of the countries which shall return to Austria, shall be composed of Sovereign States. Art. VII. The Island of Malta and its depen

Art. XV. The high contracting parties having reserved to themselves by the 4th Article of the Convention of April 23, the regulation in the

and the French authorities, both for supplies
and legal obligations.

present Definitive Treaty of Peace, of the fate of the arsenals and vessels of war, armed and not Art. XX. The High Contracting Powers, imarmed, which are in maritime fortresses, surrendered by France in execution of Art. II. of the mediately after the exchange of the ratifications said Convention, it is agreed that the said vessels of the present treaty, will appoint Commissaries to regulate and effectuate the execution of the, and ships of war, armed and not armed, as also the naval artillery, the naval stores, and all the whole of the measures contained in Articles materials of construction and armament, shall be XVIII. and XIX. These Commissaries shall divided between France and the country where employ themselves in the examination of the the fortresses are situated, in the proportion of claims mentioned in the preceding Article, of the two-thirds to France, and one-third to the liquidation of the sums claimed, and of the mode powers to whom such fortresses shall appertain. which the French Government shall propose for The vessels and ships which are building, and paying them. They shall also be charged with which shall not be ready for launching in six the giving up of the titles, obligations, and do weeks after the present treaty, shall be consi-cuments relative to the debts which the high dered as materials, and as such divided in the contracting powers mutually renounce, in such proportion above assigned, after being taken to way, that the ratification of the result of their pieces. Commissaries shall be mutually appoint- labours shall complete this reciprocal renunciaed to arrange the division, and draw up a statement thereof, and passports shall be given by the Allied Powers, to secure the return to France of the French workmen, seamen, and agents. The vessels and arsenals existing in the maritime fortresses which shall have fallen into the power of the Allies anterior to the 23d of April, are not included in the above stipulations, nor the vessels and arsenals which belonged to Holland, and in particular the Texel fleet. The French Government binds itself to withdraw, ar cause to be sold, all that shall belong to it by the above stated stipulations, within the period of three months after the division has been effected. In future, the Port of Antwerp shall be solely a port of Commerce.

Art, XVI. The high contracting parties wishing to place and cause to be placed in entire oblivion the divisions which have agitated Europe, declare and promise, that in the countries restored and ceded by the present treaty, no individual of whatever class or condition shall be presecuted, harassed, or disturbed in his person or property, under any pretext, or for his, attachment either to any of the contracting par ties, or to Governments which have ceased to exist, or from any other cause, unless for debts contracted to individuals, or for acts posterior to the present treaty.

Art. XVII. In all the countries which may or shall change masters, as well in virtue of the present treaty, as of arrangements to be made in consequence thereof, the inhabitants, both natives and foreigners, of whatever class or condition, shall be allowed a space of six years, reckoning from the exchange of the ratifications, in order to dispose, if they think proper, of their property, whether acquired before or during the present war, and to retire to whatever country they please.

tion.

Art. XXI. The debts specially hypothecated in their origin on the countries which cease to belong to France, or contracted for their inAn account shall in conternal administration, shall remain a charge on these same countries. sequence be kept for the French Government, commencing with the 224 December, 1815, of such of those debts as have been converted into inscriptions in the great book of the public debt of France. The titles of all such as have not been prepared for the inscription, nor have been yet inscribed, shall be given up to the Governments of the respective countries. Statements of all these debts shall be drawn up by a mixed commission.

Art. XXII. The French Government, on its side, shall remain charged with the repayment of the sums paid by the subjects of the abovementioned countries into the French chests, whether under the head of cautionments, de posits, or consignments. In like manner French subjects, servants of the said countries, who have paid sums under the head of cautionments, deposits, or consignments, into their respective treasuries, shall be faithfully reimbursed.

Art. XXIII. The titulars of places subjected to cautiorment, who have not the handling of the money, shall be repaid with interest, until the full payment at Paris, by fifths and annually, commencing from the date of the present Trea ty. With regard to those who are accountable, the payment shall take place, at the latest, six months after the presentation of their accounts, the case of malversation alone excepted. A copy of the last account shall be transmitted to the Government of their country to serve it før information, and as a starting point.

Art. XXIV. The judicial deposits and con signments, made into the chest of the sinking Art. XVIII. The Allied Powers, wishing to fund in execution of the law of the 28th Nivoise, give his most Christian Majesty a new proof of year 13 (18th of January 1805), and which be Their desire to cause to disappear as much as lies long to the inhabitants of the countries which in their power, the consequences of the period France ceases to possess, shall be restored withof calamity so happily terminated by the present in a year, dating from the exchange of the ra peace, renounce, in toto, the sums which the tifications of the present treaty, into the hands Government had to re-demand of France, by of the authorities of the said countries, with the reason of any contracts, supplies, or advances exception of such deposits and consignments as whatsoever, made to the French Government in French subjects are interested in; in which the different wars which have taken place since case, they shall remain in the chest of the sink3792. - His Most Christian Majesty, on his side,ing fund, not to be restored but on proofs result. renounces every claim which he might make on ing from the decisions of the competent authori the Allied Powers on similar grounds. In execution of this Article, the high contracting parties engage mutually to give up all titles, bonds, and documents relating to debts which they have reciprocally renounced.

ties.

Art. XXV. The funds deposited by the com munes and public establishments in the chest of service and in the chest of the sinking fund, or any other government chest, shall be repaid to Art. XIX. The French Government engages them by fifths from year to year, reckoning from the date of the present treaty, with the deducto cause to be liquidated and paid all sums which it shall find itself bound in duty to pay iation of advances which shall have been made to Countries beyond its territories, in virtue of contracts or other formal engagements entered into between individuals or private establishments,

them, and saving the regular claims made upon these funds by creditors of the said communes. and public establishments.

Art. XXVI. Dating from the 1st of January, to be 1814, the French Government ceases charged with the payment of any pension, civil, military, or ecclesiastical, pension of retireuent, or half-pay, to any individual, who is no longer a French subject.

Art. XXVII. The national domains acquired

for a valuable consideration by French subjects, in the ci-devant departments of Belgium, the left bank of the Rhine and of the Alps, without the ancient limits of France, are and remain guaranteed to the purchasers.

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The same day, at the same time and place, the same Treaty of Definitive Peace was concluded-between France and Russia; between France and Great Britain; between France and Prussia; and signed, viz. The Treaty between France and Rus

sia:

Art. XXVI. The abolition of the droits, d'aubaine, detraction, and others of the same nature, in the countries which reciprocally stipuFor France by M. Charles Maurice Talleyrand lated it with France, or which had been antePerigord, Prince of Benevent (ut supra); and cedently annexed to it, is expressly confirmed. for Russia, by M. M. Count Rasomoufï-ky, Art. XXIX. The French Government engages Privy Counsellor of his Majesty the Empeior to cause to be restored the obligations and of all the Russias, Knight of the Orders of St. other titles which shall have been seized in the Andrew, St. Alexander Newsky, Grand Cross provinces occupied by the French armies or adof that of St. Wolodimir of the 1st class; and ministrations; and in cases where restitution canCharles Robert Count Nesselrode, Privy Coun-* not be made, these obligations and titles are and sellor of his said Majesty, Chamberlain, Secretary Art. XXX. The sums which shall be due for of State, Knight of the Order of St. Alexander Newsky, Grand Cross of that of St. Wolodimir of all works of public utility not yet terminated, or the 2d class, Grand Cross of the Order of Leoterminated posterior to the 31st of December, 1819, on the Rhine, and in the departments de-old of Austria, of that of the Red Eagle of tached from France, by the present treaty, sba'l pass to the charge of future possessors of the territory, and shall be liquidated by the commission charged with the liquidation of the debts of the district.

remain annihilated.

Prussia, of the Polat Star of Sweden, and of the
Golden Eagle of Wurtemberg.

The Treaty between France and Great
Britain:--

For France, by Charles Maurice Talleyrand Art. XXXI. All archives, charts, plans, and Perigord, Prince of Benevent (ut supra); and documents whatsoever belonging to the coun- for Great Britain, by the Right Hon. Robert tries ceded, and connected with their adminis- Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, Privy Counsellor tration, shall be faithfully restored at the same of his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom tun with the countries; or, if that be imprac- of Great Britain and Ireland, Member of his ticable, within a period not more than six Parliament, Colonel of the Regiment of Lonmonths after the surrender of the said countries. donderry Militia, and his Principal Secretary of This stipulation is applicable to archives, charts, State for Foreign Affairs, &c. - George Gordon, and plaus, which may have been carried off in Earl of Aberdeen, Viscount Formartin, Lord. countries for the moment occupied by the dif-laddo, Tarvis, and Kellie, &c. one of the 16

fercut armies.

Art. XXXII. Within a period of two months, all the Powers who have been engaged in both sides in the present war, shall send Plenipotentiaries to Vienna, in order to regulate, in a General Congress, the arrangements necessary for completing the dispositions of the present Treaty.

Art. XXXIII. The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications exchanged within a fortnight, or sooner, if practicable.

In testimony whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and affixed therein the seal of their arms.

.S.) (Signed) The Prince of BENEVENT. (L. S.) The Prince of METTERNICH. (L. S.) J. P. Count STABION. ADDITIONAL ARTICLE.

Scotch Peers, Knight of the most ancient Order of the Thistle, and his Ambassador Extraordina ry and Plenipotentiary to his Imperial, Royal, and Apostolic Majesty, William Shaw Cathcart, Viscount Cathcart, Baron Cathcart and Greenock, Counsellor of his said Majesty, Knight of the Order of the Thistle, and of several Russian Orders, General in his Armies, and his Ambassador Extraordiary and Plenipotentiary to his Majesty the Emperor of Russia; and the Hon. Charles William Stewart, Knight of the most Honourable Order of the Bath, Member of his Parliament, Knight of the Prussian Orders of the Black and Red Eagle, and of many others, and his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to his Majesty the King of Prussia.

The Treaty between France and Prus

sia:

The High Contracting Parties, wishing to efface all traces of the unfortunate events which have weighed heavily on their people, have agreed explicitly to annul the effects of the Treaties of 1305 and 1809, in as far as they are not already actually annulled by the present Treaty. In consequence of this declaration, His Mest Christian Majesty engages that the decrees issued against French, or reputed French subjects, being, or having been in the service of his Imperial, Royal, and Apostolic Majesty. rial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, shall remain without effect, as well as the judgments which may have been passed in execution of these decrees.-The present additional Article shall have the same force and effect as if it had been inserted in the patent Treaty of this date. It shall be ratified, and the ratification shall be exchanged at the same time. In testimony whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it, and

For France, by M. C. Talleyrand Perigord, Prince of Benevent, (ut supra.). And for Prussia by M. M. Charles Augustus Baron Hardenberg, Chancellor of State to his Majesty the King of Prussia, Knight of the Orders of the Black and Red Eagle, and of many other Orders, and Charles William Baron Humboldt, Minister of State of his said Majesty, and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to his Impe

With the following additional articles:ARTICLE ADDITIONAL TO THE TREATY WITH RUSSIA.

The Duchy of Warsaw having been under the administration of a provisional council established by Russia ever since that country was occupied by her arms, the two high contracting parties have agreed to appoint immediately a Special Com

to

mission, composed on both sides of an equal desirous to establish the most amicable relations number of Commissaries, who shall be charged between their respective subjects, reserve with the examination and liquidation of their themselves a promise to come to an understand. respective claims, and all the arrangements rela-ing and arrangement as soon as possible, on their tive thereto. The present additional article shall commercial interests, with the intention of enhave the same force and effect, as if juserted ver-couraging and augmenting the prosperity of their batim in the patent treaty of this date. It shall be ratified, and the ratifications exchanged at the same time: In testimony whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed and same, and affix ed thereto the seal of their arms.

Done at Paris, this 30th day of May, 1814. (L. S.) (Signed) The Prince of BENEVENT. (L.S.) ANDREW Count RASUMOUFFSKY (L. S) CHAS. ROBERT Count NESSELRODE ARTICLES ADDITIONAL TO THE TREATY WITH GREAT BRITAIN, Article I. His Most Christian Majesty, parti cipating without reserve in all the sentiments of his Britannic Majesty relative to a species of commerce, which is equally repugnant to the principles of natural justice, and the lights of the times in which we live, engages to unite, at a future Congress, all his efforts to those of his Britannic Majesty, in order to cause all the Powers of Christendom to proclaim the abolition of the Slave Trade, in such manner that the said trade may cease universally, as it shall cease definitively, and in all events on the part of France, within a period of five years, and that besides, pending the duration of this period, no trader in slaves shall be at liberty to import or sell them elsewhere, but in the colonies of the state to which he belongs.

Art. II. The British Government and the French Government will immediately appoint Commissaries to liquidate their respective ex pences for the maintenance of prisoners of war, for the purpose of coming to an arrangement on the manner of paying off the balance which shall be found in favour of either of the two powers.

respective States. The present additional arti-
cles shall have the same force and validity, as if
they had been inserted in those words in the
treaty of this day. They shall be ratified, and
the ratifications shall be exchanged at the same
time. In faith of which the respective Pleni-
potentiaries have signed them, and affixed tue
seal of their arms.

Dated and signed as above,
ADDITIONAL ARTICLE TO THE TREATY
WITH PRUSSIA.

Though the Treaty of Peace concluded at Basle the 8th of April, 1795; that of Tilsit, of the 9th July, 1807; the Convention of Paris, of the 20th September 1808; as well as all the Convention and acts whatsoever, concluded since. the peace of Basle between Prussia and France, are already virtually annlled by the present Treaty, the High Contracting Powers have nevertheless thought fit to declare expressly that the, said Treaties cease to be obligatory for all their articles, both patent and secret, and that they mutually renounce all right, and release themselves from all obligation which might result,

from them.

His Most Christian Majesty promises that the decrees issued against French subjects, or reputed Frenchmen, being or having been in the service of his Prussian Majesty, shall be of no effect, as well as the judgments which may have been passed in execution of those decrees.

The present additional Article shall have the same force and effect, as if it were inserted, word for word, in the patent Treaty of this day. It shall be ratified, and the ratifications exArt. III. The prisoners of war respectively changed at the same time. In faith of which the shall be bound to discharge, before their depar-respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it, and ture from the place of their detention, the private debts which they may have there contracted, or at least to give satisfactory security.

Art. IV. here shall be on both sides, imme

affixed their seals.

Dated and signed as above.

AMERICAN WAR.-But we are at war yet. It is the Continent only which has

diately after ratification of the present Treaty, a removal of the sequestration which, since the year 1792, may have been placed on the funds, reve- got peace. We have a finger in the pye

This

Portugal, a collation in Spain, a nues, debts, and all other effects whatever of the in high contracting powers, or of their subjects. tid bit in Sicily, and a good thumping war The same Commissaries mentioned in Art. 11. shall employ themselves in the examination and with America as a standing dish.liquidation of the claims of his Britannic Majesty war promises to be to us, like the last laupen the French Government, for the value of bour of Hercules, the toughest of all. It property moveable or immoveable unduly confiscated by the French authorities, as well as for does not appear to be very easy for us the total or partial loss of their debts or other to get any foreign troops to fight for our property, unduly detained under sequestration since the year 1792.- France engages to treat money in that country. The distance to in this respect the subjects of England with the send horses, with their hay and straw, is same justice that the subjects of France have experienced in England; and the English Go pretty considerable. When I first heard vernment wishing, on its part, to concur in of a camp of Russians being about to be this new testimony that the Allied Powers have formed in my neighbourhood, I destined given to his most Christian Majesty of their desire to remove entirely the consequences of the them for America; but, it seems, from epoch of misfortune, so happily terminated by what I see in the newspapers, that they the present peace, engages on its side (as soon as are merely coming as a guard to the Emcomplete justice shall be done to its subjects,) to renounce the whole amount of the excess peror, and are to go home in their own fleet.` which may be found in its favour, relative to the That the object of the American war is, maintenance of the prisoners of war, so that the however, become rather serious, would apratification of the result of the labours, of the. andersigned Commissioners, sad which shall be pear from the Report of a speech of Sir adjudged to belong to the subjects of his Bri-JOSEPH YORKE, in the House of Comtannic Maje ty, shali render its renunciation mons, Wednesday, the 1st instant, in the complete. following words, as taken from the Courier

Art. V. The two High Contracting Powers,

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