shall be charged with the administration of Most Honourable Privy Council in Great the same; the governments of the king of Britain, and also in Ireland, President of the the Netherlands and of his Britannic Majesty Committee of the former for the affairs of remaining liable and bound to the govern-Trade and of Plantations, Joint Post-masterment of his Imperial Majesty, each for the General in Great Britain, Colonel of the punctual discharge, as above, of the respec- Galway Regiment of Militia, Knight Grandtive proportions of the said charge.

Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the ART. V. It is hereby understood and Bath, and one of his said Majesty's Plenipotenagreed between the High Contracting Parties, tiaries at the Congress; and his Majesty the that the said payments on the part of their King of Sardinia, &c. &c. the Sieurs Don Majesties the King of the Netherlands and Anthony Maria Philip Asinari, Marquis de St. the King of Great Britain, as aforesaid, shall Marsan and de Carail, Count de Castigliole, cease and determine, should the Possession Cartosio and Castelletto, Val d'Erro, Knight and Sovereignty (which God forbid) of the Grand-Cross of the Military and Religious Belgic Provinces at any time pass or be Order of St. Maurice and Lazarus, of the severed from the Dominions of his Majesty Orders of the Black Eagle and of the Red the King of the Netherlands previous to the Eagle of Prussia, Major-general of Cavalry, complete liquidation of the same. It is also his Minister of State, and principal Secretary understood and agreed between the High for the War Department, and his First PleniContracting Parties, that the payments on potentiary at the Congress; and Count Don the part of their Majesties the King of the Joachim Alexander Rossi, Knight GrandNetherlands and the King of Great Britain, Cross, and Commander of the Royal and as aforesaid, shall not be interrupted in the Military Order of St. Maurice and Lazarus, event (which God forbid) of a war breaking his Majesty's Counsellor, and his Envoy Exout between any of the three Iligh Contract-traordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to ing Parties; the government of his Majesty the Court of his Imperial and Royal Aposto. the Emperor of all the Russias being actually lic Majesty, and his Second Plenipotentiary at bound to its creditors by a similar agreement. the Congress ; who, in virtue of the full

ART. VI. The present Convention shall be powers produced by them at the Congress of ratified, and the ratification thereof shall bc Vienna, found to be in due and proper form, exchanged at London in six weeks, or sooner have agreed upon the following Articles: it possible. In faith whereof we the under- ART. I. The frontiers of the States of his signed, in virtue of our full powers, have Majesty the King of Sardinia shall be; on the signed the present Convention, and affixed side of France, such as they were on the 1st thereto the seal of our arms.-Done at Lon- of January 1792, with the exception of the don, the 19th day of May, 1815.

changes effected by the Treaty of Paris of the (Signed) (Signed) (Signed)

30th May 1814. On the side of the Helvetic (L. S.) Castlereagh. Lieven. H. Fagel.

Confederation, such as they existed on the

1st of January 1792, with the exception of the No. V:-SARDINIA.—Treaty between Great change produced by the cessiou, in favour of Britain and Sardinia, respecting the Sar- Article hereinafter inserted. On the side of

the canton of Geneva, as specified in the 7th dinian Territories

. Śigned at Vienna the the States of his Majesty the Emperor of 20th May 1815. In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided January 1792; and the Convention concluded

Austria, such as they existed on the 1st of Trinity.

between their Majesties the Empress MariaHis Majesty the King of Sardinia, &c. &c. Theresa and the King of Sardinia, on the 4th being restored to the full and cntire posses- of October 1751, shall be reciprocally consion of his Continental States, in the same firmed in all its stipulations. On the side of manner as he possessed them on the 1st of the States of Parma and Placentia, the fronJanuary 1792, and to the whole of them, with tier, as far as it concerns the ancient States of the exception of the part of Savoy ceded to the King of Sardinia, shall continue to be the France by the Treaty of Paris of the 30th same as they were on the 1st of January 1792. May 1814; certain changes having since The borders of the former States of Genoa, been agreed upon, during the Congress of and of the countries called Imperial Fiefs, Vienna, relative to the extent and limits of united to the States of his Majesty the King the said States; his Majesty the King of the of Sardinia, according to the following Articles, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire- shall be the same as those which, on the 1st land, and his Majesty the King of Sardinia, of January 1792, separated those countries wishing to confirm and establish, by a formal from the States of Parma and Placentia, and Treaty, every thing relating to these points, from those of Tuscany and Massa. The bave in consequence named for their Pleni- island of Capraja, having belonged to the anpotentiaries, viz. His Majesty the King of cient Republic of Genoa, is included in the the United Kingdom of Great Britain and cession of the States of Genoa to his Majesty Ireland, the Right Honourable Richard Le the King of Sardinia. Poer Trench, Earl of Clancarty, Viscount ART. II. The States which constituted the Duulo, Baron Kilconnel, one of his Majesty's former Republic of Genoa, are united in per

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petuity to those of his Majesty the King of the civil Agents of his Majesty the King of Sardinia; to be, like the laiter, possessed by Sardinia may likewise employ the municipal him in full sovereignty and hereditary pro- guard for the preservation of good order. perty, and to descend, in the male line, in the ART. IX. The present Treaty shall form order of primogeniture, to the two branches of part of the definitive arrangements of the his House, viz. the Royal Branch, and the Congress of Vienna. Branch of Savoy Carignan.

ART. X. The ratifications of the present ART. III. The King of Sardinia shall add Treaty shall be exchanged in six weeks, or to his present titles, that of Duke of Genoa. sooner, if possible. In faith of which the re

ART. IV. The Genoese shall enjoy all the spective Plenipotentiaries have signed the rights and privileges specified in the Act, in- present Treaty, and have affixed thereunto tituled “ A. A. Conditions which are to serve the seal of their arms.-Done at Vienna the as the bases of the union of the Genoese 20th of May 1815. States to those of his Sardinian Majesty,"

Signed (L. S.) The Prince de Mettern: h. and the said Act shall be considered as an integral part of the present Treaty, and shall

(L. S.) The Marquis de St. Mursan. have the same force and validity, as if it were

(L. S.) The Baron de lessenberg, textually inserted in the present Article.

(L. S.) The Count Rossi. ART. V. The countries called Imperial Fiefs, formerly united to the ancient Ligurian No. VI. - NETHERLANDS. Treaty beRepublic, are definitively united to the States tween Great Britain and the Netherlands, of his Majesty the King of Sardinia, in the respecting the Territories of the king of same manner as the rest of the Genoese the Netherlands; signed at l'ienna the. States; and the inhabitants of these countries 31st May 1815. shall enjoy the same rights and privileges as In the Name of the Most Iloly and Undivided, those of the States of Genoa, specified in the preceding Article.

Trinity ART. VI. The right that the Powers who His Majesty the King of the United Kingsigned the Treaty of Paris of the 30th May dom of Great Britain and Ireland, and his 1814, reserved to themselves, by the 3d Arti- Majesty the King of the Netherlands, being cle of that Treaty, of fortifying such points of desirous of carrying into effect and of comtheir States as they might judge proper for pleting the arrangements contained in the their safety, is equally reserved, without re- Treaty of Peace concluded at Paris the 30th striction, to his Majesty the King of Sardinia. of May 1814, which, while it establishes a

ART. VII. His Majesty the King of Sardi- just equilibrium in Europe, and assigns to the nia cedes to the canton of Geneva, the dis- United Provinces such a proportion of territricts of Savoy specified in the Act annexed, in- tory as may enable them to support their own tituled “B. B.f Cession made by his Majesty independance, secures to them the countries the King of Sardinia to the canton of Geneva,” comprised between the sea, the frontiers of and on the conditions specified in the same France, and the Meuse, leaves undefined their Act. That Act shall be considered as an in- \ limits on the right bank of that river; and tegral part of the present Treaty, and shall their said Majesties having resolved to conhave the same force and validity as if it were clude a separate Treaty on this subject, contextually inserted in the present Article. formably to the arrangements of the Congress

ART. VIII. The provinces of Chablais and of Vienna, have appointed Plenipotentiaries Faucigny, and the whole of the territory of to concert, agree upon, and sign whatever reSavoy to the north of Ugine, belonging to his lates to this subject; viz. His Majesty the Majesty the King of Sardinia, shall form a King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain part of the neutrality of Switzerland, as re- and Ireland, the Right Ilonourable Richard cognized and guaranteed by all the Powers. le Poer Trench, Earl of Clancarty, Viscount Whenever, therefore, the neighbouring Powers Dunlo, Baron Kilconnel, one of his Majesty's to Switzerland are in a state of open or im- Most Honourable Privy Council in Great pending hostility, the troops of his Majesty Britain, and also in Ireland, President of the the King of Sardinia, which may be in those Committee of the former for the Affairs of provinces, shall retire, and may for that pur- Trade and Plantations, Joint Post-Masterpose pass through the Vallais, if necessary. General in Great Britain, Colonel of the Gala No other armed troops of any other Power, way Regiment of Militia, Knight Grand-Cross shall have the privilege of passing through, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, or remaining in the said territories and pro- and one of his said Majesty's Plenipotentiaries vinces, excepting those which the Swiss Con- at the Congress; and his Majesty the King of federation shall think proper to place there, the Netherlands, the Sieur Gerhard Charles it being well understood, that this state of Baron de Spaen de Voorstonden, Member of things shall not in any manner interrupt the the Corps of Nobles of the Province of administration of these countries, in which Gueldre, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister

Plenipotentiary from his Majesty the King of * Vide General Treaty of Congress, p. 194. the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, † Vide General Treaty of Congress, p. 197. Grand Duke of Luxemburg, at the Court of Vienna, and one of his Plenipotentiaries at of the Dutch territory to the north of Swalthe Congress; and the Sieur Hans Christopher mon, continues to encircle this territory_ Erneste Baron de Gagern, Grand Cross of the Lastly, setting out from the most eastern Order of the Lion of Hesse, and of the Order point, it joins that other part of the Dutch of Fidelity of Baden, Plenipotentiary of his territory in which Venloo is situated; that said Majesty at the Congress of Vienna; who, town and its territory being included within after having exchanged their full powers, it. From thence to the old Dutch frontier found in good and due form, have agreed to near Mook, situated below Genep, the line the following Articles :

follows the course of the Meuse, at such ART. I. The old United Provinces of the a distance from the right bank, that all Netherlands, and the former Belgic Provinces, the places within a thousand Rhenish yards both within the limits fixed by the following from it, (Rheinländische Ruthen): 1,970 of Article, shall form, together with the coun- which yards are equal to the 15th part of tries designated in the same Article, under a degree of the meridian, shall belong with the sovereignty of his Royal Highness the their territories, to the kingdom of the NePrince of Orange-Nassau, Sovereign Prince therlands: it being understood, however, as of the United Provinces, the kingdom of the to the reciprocity of this principle, that Netherlands, hereditary in the order of suc- the Prussian territory shall not at any point cession already established by the Act of the touch the Meuse, or approach it within the Constitution of the said United Provinces. distance of 800 Rhenish yards.-From the His Majesty the Emperor of Austria. King of point where the line just described reaches Hungary and Bohemia, acknowledges the the ancient Dutch frontier, as far as the title and prerogatives of the royal dignity in Rhine, this frontier shall remain essentially the House of Orange-Nassau.

the same as it was in 1795, between Cleves ART. II. The line comprising the terri- and the United Provinces. tories which shall compose the kingdom of This line shall be examined by a Commis.' the Netherlands, is determined in the fol- sion, which the governments of Prussia and lowing manner: It leaves the sea, and ex- the Netherlands shall name without delay, tends along the frontiers of France on the for the purpose of proceeding to the exact de side of the Netherlands, as rectified and termination of the limits, as well of the kingfixed by the third Article of the Treaty of dom of the Netherlands as of the Grand Paris of the 30th May 1814, to the Meuse; Duchy of Luxemburg, specified in the 4th thence along the same frontiers to the old Article: and this Commission, aided by prolimits of the duchy of Luxemburg: from fessional persons, shall regulate every thing this point it follows the direction of the limits concerning hydrotechnical constructions and between that duchy and the old bishop- other points, in the most equitable manric of Liege, till it meets (to the south of ner, and the most conformable to the muDeiffelt) the western limits of that canton, tual interests of the Prussian States; and and of that of Malmedy, to the point where of those of the Netherlands. This same arthe latter reaches the limits between the old rangement refers to the fixing, of limits in departments of the Ourthe and the Roer; it the districts of Kyfwaerd; Lobith, and in the then goes along these limits to where they whole territory as far as Kekerdom.-The touch those of the former French canton of enclaves of Huissen, Malburg, Lymers, with Eupen, in the duchy of Limburg, and following the town of Sevenaer, and the lordship of the western limit of that canton in a northerly Wiel, shall form part of the kingdom of the direction, leaving to the right a small part of Netherlands, and his Prussian Majesty shall the former French canton of Aubel, joins, at renounce them in perpetuity for himself, his the point of contact of the three old depart. heirs, and successors. ments of the Qurthe, the Lower Meuse, and ART. III. That part of the old Duchy of the Roer; parting again from this point, this Luxemburg which is comprised in the limits line follows that which divides the two latter specified in the following Article, is likewise departments, until it reaches the Worm (a ceded to the Sovereign Prince of the United river falling into the Roer), and goes along Provinces, now King of the Netherlands, to this river to the point where it again reaches be possessed in perpetuity by him and his the limit of these two departments, pursues successors in full property and sovereignty: this limit to the south of Hillensberg (the old The Sovereign of the Netherlands shall add department of the Roer) from whence it re- to his titles that of Grand Duke of Luxemascends to the north, and leaving Hillensberg burg, his Majesty reserving to himself the to the right, and dividing the canton of Sit- privilege of making such family arrangements tard into two nearly equal parts, so that Sit- between the princes his sons, relative to the tard and Susteren remain on the left, it succession to the Grand Duchy, as he shall reaches the old Dutch territory; from whence, think conformable to the interests of his moleaving this territory to the left, it goes on narchy and his paternal intentions. The following its eastern frontier, to the point | Grand Duchy of Luxemburg being intended where it touches the old Austrian principality as an indemnity for the principalities of of Gueldres, on the side of Ruremonde; and, Nassau-Dillenburg, Siegen, Hadamar, and directing itself towards the most eastern point Dietz, shall form one of the States of the

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Germanic Confederation, and the Prince, ART. VIII. His Majesty the King of the King of the Netherlands, shall form a part Netherlands having recognized and sanctionof the system of this Confederation, as Grand ed, under date of the 21st July 1814, as the Duke of Luxemburg, with all the prerogatives bases of the union of the Belgic Provinces and privileges which the other German princes with the United Provinces, the eight Articles might enjoy. The town of Luxemburg, in a contained in the document annexed to the military point of view, shall be considered as present Treaty," the said Articles shall have a fortress belonging to the Confederation. the same force and validity as if they were The Grand Duke shall, however, retain the inserted, word for word, in the present instrupower of appointing the governor and military ment. commandant of this fortress, subject to the ART. IX. A Commission shall be immediapprobation of the executive power of the ately appointed by his Majesty the King of Confederation, and under such other condi- Prussia and his Majesty the King of the Netions as it may be judged necessary to esta- therlands, to settle whatever relates to the blish, in conformity to the future constitution cession of those possessions of the House of of the said Confederation.

Nassau which belong to his Majesty, with ART. IV. The Grand Duchy of Luxem- regard to records, debts, excesses of the pubburg shall consist of all the territory situated lic chests, and other subjects of this nature. between the kingdom of the Netherlands, | That part of the records which does not consuch as it has been designated by Article II.; cern the ceded provinces, but only the House France, the Moselle, as far as the mouth of of Orange, and libraries, collections of maps, the Sare; the course of the Sure, as far as the and all other objects of the same description, junction of the Our, and the course of this last belonging to his Majesty the King of the river, as far as the limits of the former French Netherlands, shall be retained by him as pricanton of St. Vith, which is not to belong to vate and personal property, and shall be imthe Grand Duchy of Luxemburg -Disputes mediately restored to his Majesty. A part of having arisen with regard to the property of the said possessions being exchanged against the Duchy of Bouillon, bis Majesty the King other possessions of the Duke and Prince of of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxem- Nassaii, his Majesty the King of Prussia enburg, engages to restore the part of the said gages, and his Majesty the King of the Neduchy which is comprised in the line of fron- therlands consents, that the engagement stitier above mentioned, to that party whose pulated in the present Article, shall be transclaims shall be legally confirmed.

ferred to their Serene Highness the Duke and ART. V. His Majesty the King of the Ne- Prince of Nassau, with respect to those postherlands renounces, in perpetuity for him- sessions which are to be united to their States. self, bis heirs and successors, in favour of his ART. X. The present Treaty shall be ratiMajesty the King of Prussia, the sovereign fied, and the ratifications exchanged in six possessions which the House of Nassau- weeks, or sooner, if possible. In faith of Orange held in Germany; namely, the prin- which the above-mentioned Plenipotentiaries cipalities of Dillenburg, Dietz, Siegen, and have signed it, and have affixed thereunto the Hadamar, together with the lordships of seal of their arms. Done at Vienna, the 31st Bielstein, such as those possessions have been of May 1815. definitively arranged between the two branches (L. S.) Clancarty. of the House of Nassau, by the Treaty con

(L. S.) The Baron de Spaen. cluded at the Hague the 14th July 1814. His

(L. S.) The Buron de Gagern. Majesty equally renounces all claim to the principality of Fulda, and to the other dis- No. VII.--AUSTRIA. Convention between tricts and territories, which had been secured Great Britain and Austriu, concerning to him by the 12th Article of the principal the Custody of Napoleon Buonapurtě. Recess, of the extraordinary deputation of the Signed at l'aris, 2d August 1815. empire on the 25th February 1803.

ART. VI. The right and order of succession In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided established between the two branches of the

Trinity. House of Nassau, by the Act of 1783, called Napoleon Buonaparte being in the power of (Nassauischer Erb-Verein) is confirmed and the Allied Sovereigns, their Majesties the transferred from the four principalities of King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain Orange-Nassau, to the Grand Duchy of Lux- and Ireland, the Emperor of Austria, the emburg.

Emperor of Russia, and the King of Prussia, ART. VII. His Majesty the King of the have agreed, in virtue of the stipulations of Netherlands, uniting under his sovereignty the Treaty of the 25th March 1815, upon the the countries designated in the 2nd and 4th measures most proper to render all enterprize Articles, enters into all the rights and takes impossible, on his part, against the repose of upon himself all the charges, and all the sti- Europe; his Majesty the King of the United pulated engagements, relative to the provinces Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and and districts detached from France by the his Majesty the Emperor of Austria having Treaty of Peace concluded at Paris the soth May 1814.

* Vide General Treaty of Congress, p. 180. therefore named Plenipotentiaries to this in. Prussia, are to appoint Commissioners to pro-, tent; viz. His Britannic Majesty, the Right ceed to, and abide at the place which the Honourable Robert Stewart, Viscount Castle governinent of his Britannic Majesty shall , reagh, Knight of the Most Noble Order of the have assigned for the residence of Napoleon Garter, one of his said Majesty's Most Ho- Buonaparte, and who, without being responnourable Privy Council, Member of Parlia-sible for his custody, will assure themselves ment, Colonel of the Londonderry Regiment of his presence. of Militia, and

his Principal Secretary of State ART. IV. His Most Christian Majesty is to for Foreign Affairs; and the Most Noble Lord be invited, in the name of the four aboveArthur, Ďuke, Marq., and Earl of Wellington, mentioned Courts, to send in like manner a Marq. Douro, Visc. Wellington of Talavera and French Commissioner to the place of detenof Wellington, and Baron Douro of Wellesley, tion of Napoleon Buonaparte. one of his said Majesty's Most Hon. Privy ART. V. His Majesty the King of the Council, Field-Marshal of his Armies, Colo- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irenel of the Royal Regiment of Horse Guards, land, binds himself to fulfil the engagements Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Gar- which fall to him by the present Convention., ter, and Knight Grand Cross of the Most ART. VI. The present Convention shall be Honourable Military Order of the Bath, ratified, and the ratifications shall be exPrince of Waterloo, Duke of Ciudad Rodrigo, changed within fifteen days, or sooner if posand Grandee of Spain of the First Class, Duke sible. In faith whereof, the respective Pleniof Vittoria, Marquis of Torres Vedras, Condé potentiaries have signed the present Convende Vimeira in Portugal, Knight of the Most tion, and have affixed thereto the seals of Illustrious Order of the Golden Fleece, of the their arms. Done at Paris the 20 August Military Order of St. Ferdinand of Spain, 1815. Knight Grand Cross of the Imperial Military (Signed) Order of Maria Theresa, Knight Grand Cross (L. S.) Castlereagh. (Signed) of the Imperial Russian Order of St. George, (L. S.) Wellington. Knight Grand Cross of the Portuguese Royal Military Order of the Tower and Sword,

(L. S.) The Prince of Metternich. Knight Grand Cross of the Swedish Royal

Nos. VIII, and 18. Similar Conventions Military Order of the Sword, and Knight of many other orders, and Commander in Chief signed on the same day by the Plenipotenof the British Armies, and of those of his Ma- tiaries of his Majesty with those of the Emjesty the King of the Netherlands in France; peror of Russia and the King of Prussia, reand his Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty

spectively, the Sieur Clement Winceslas Lothaire, Prince

No. X. AMERICA. of Metternich - Winnbeourg-Ochsenhausen,

Convention of ComKnight of the Golden Flecce, Grand Cross of

merce between Great Britain and the the Royal Order of St. Stephen, Knight of the

United States of America; signed at LonOrders of St. Andrew, of St. Alexander

don, 3d July 1815. Newsky, and of St. Anne of the First Class, His Britannic Majesty and the United Grand-Cordon of the Legion of Honour, States of America, being desirous, by a ConKnight of the Order of the Elephant, of the vention, to regulate the commerce and navi-, Supreme Order of the Annunciation, of the gation between their respective countries, ter-, Black Eagle and of the Red Eagle, of the ritories, and people, in such a manner as to Seraphim, of St. Joseph of Tuscany, of St. render the same reciprocally beneficial and Hubert, of the Golden Eagle of Wurtemberg, satisfactory, have respectively named Pleni-, of Fidelity of Baden, of St. John of Jerusalem, potentiaries, and given them full powers to and of several others, Chancellor of the Mili- treat of and conclude such convention; that tary Order of Maria Theresa, Trustee to the is to say, His Royal Highness the Prince ReAcademy of Fine Arts, Chamberlain, Actual gent, acting, in the name and on the behalf Privy Counsellor of his Majesty the Emperor of his Majesty, has named for his Plenipoof Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, tentiaries the Right Honourable Frederick, his Minister of State, of Conferences, and for John Robinson, Vice President of the ComForeign Affairs : the said Plenipotentiaries mittee of Privy Council for Trade and Planhave agreed upon the following points anıl tations, Joint Paymaster of his Majesty's Articles :

Forces, and a Member of the Imperial ParART. I. Napoleon Buonaparté is considered liament; Henry Goulburn, Esq. a Member of by the Powers who have signed the Treaty of the Imperial Parliament, and Under Secre-' the 25th March last as their prisoner. tary of State; And William Adams, Esq.

ART. II. His custody is especially entrusted Doctor of Civil Laws: and the President of to the British government. The choice of the United States, by and with the consent of the place, and of the measures which can best the Senate thereof, hath appointed for their secure the object of the present stipulation, Plenipotentiaries John Quincy Adams, Henry are reserved to his Britannic Majesty. Clay, and Albert Gallatin, citizens of the

ART. III. The Imperial Courts of Austria United States; and the said Plenipotentiaries and of Russia, and of the Royal Court of having mutually produced and shown their said