The National Register. — London, England, 1815-12-03 00:00:00

'4 TILE NATIONAL REGISTER. 1) CC. 3. this treaty, the relations shall be fixed between the occupying Army and the Civil and Military Authorities of the country.. This military occupation cannot last above five years, and may end before that period, if the Allied Sovereigns, after the expiration of three years, and after they have first in agreement with the King of France, maturely weighed the situation and mutual in terest, as well as the progress which the re-establishment of order antl peace may have made in France, have recognized in common, that the motives which induced this measure no longer exist. But whatever may be the result of this deliberation, all the places and positions occupied by the allied troops, will, at the expiration of t;ve years, be evacuated without further delay, and given up to his Most Christian Majesty, or his heirs and success Ors. Art. Vl.—All the other foreign troops' not belonging to the Army of Occupation, shall quit the French territory in the periods fixed h the Military Convention, annexed to the Oth Article of the pre sent Treaty. Art. VII.—In all countries which shall change Sovereigns, as well In virtue of the present Treaty as of the arrangements which are to be made in consequence thereof, a period of six years from the date of the exchange of the ratifications shall be allowed to the inhabitants, natives or foreigners, of whatever condition and nation they may be, to dispose of their property, if they should think fit so to do, and to retire to whatever country they may choose. Art. VIII.—AII the dispositions of the Treaty of Paris of the 30th of May, 1814, relative to the countries ceded by that Treaty, shall equally apply to the several territories and districts ceded by the present Treaty. Art. IX.—The High Contracting Parties have caused represen tations to be made of thi different claims arising out of the non execution of the nineteenth and following Articles of the Treaty of the 30th of May, Isll, as well as of the Additional Articles of that Treaty signed between Great Britain and France, desiring to ren der more efficacious the stipulations made thereby, and having determined, by two sepal ate Conventions, the line to be pu..itied on each side for that. purpose, the said two Conventions, as annexed to the present Treaty, shall, in order to secure the complete exe cution of the above;mentioned Articles, have the same force• and aect a: if the same were inserted, word for word, herein. Art. X—All prisoners taken during the hostilities, as well as all hostages which may have been carried off or given, shall be re tored in the shortest time possible. The same shall be the case with respect to the prisoners taken previously to the Treaty of the 30th of May, 1814, and who shall not already have been re stored. Art. Xl.—The Treaty of Paris of the 30th of May,lBll, and the final Act of the Congress of Vienna of the 9th of June, 1815, are confirmed, and shall be maintained in all such of their enact ments as shall not have been modified by the Articles of the pre sent Treaty. Art. XII. -!--The present Treaty, with the Conventions annexed thereto, shall be ratified in one act, and the ratifications thereof ,hall be exchanged in the space of two months, or sooner, if bk. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed t.::e same, and have affixed thereto the seals of their arms. _ . Done at Paris this vOth day of November, in the year of our Lord 1815. (Signed) (L.S.) CASTLF.RF.AGH, (L.S.) WELLINGTON, (LS.) RICHELIEU. 77 1 SEPARATE ARTICLE SIGNED WITH RUSSIA ALONE. In execution of the additional AW.iele of the 30th of May, 1814, his Most Christian Majesty engaged to send without delay, to War saw, one or more Commissioners to concur in his name, according to the terms of the said article, in the. examination and liquidation of the reciprocal claims of France and the late Melly o# Warsaw, and in all the arrangements relative to them. His Most Christian Majesty recognizes, in respect to the Em peror of Russia, in his quality of King of Poland, the nullity of the convention of Bayonne, it being well understood that this dis position cannot receive any application but conformity to the prin ciples established in the convention mentioned in the 9th Article of the Treaty of this day. The present separate Article shall have the same force and validity as if it were inserted word for word in the Treaty of this day. It shall be ratified, and the ratification shall be exchanged at the same time. In testimony whereof the Plenipotentiaries have signed, it and affixed to it the seal of their arms. Done at Paris, .20th of November, Year of Grace, 1815. (The Signatures.) . No. IV.—SUBSIDIARY CONVEN l'1ON.• Abstract of the Convention for the liquidation of e!ain:s upon the French Gorernmcnt. To lessen the difficulties which have arisen in the execution of divers articles of the treaty of Paris of the .50th of May. 1814, and especially those relative to the claims of the subjects of the Allied Powers, the High Contracting Parties, desirous of making their respective subjects enjoy the rights which those articles ensure them, and prevent at the same time,. as much as possible, all the disputes which may arise on the sense of some dispositions of the said treaty, have agreed on the following articles :-- Art. 1. 'Flo Treaty of the !oth of May, 1514, being confirmed by the 11th Article of the principle treaty _to which this canvent:on 'is - annex4 this•confirmation extends principally to Articles to, 1, t2.23....4. 25 - 26, 80, atad' 31 of that Treaty, as far as they aye not moctified by the present Act ;'and it - is expressly agreed that the explanations and dew:tenements wiLicit the liigti rontracting.Par ties hare thought fit to give them by the following articles, shall, in no wise peej%_ dice the claims of any other nature, which May be authorised by thu.said treaty, without being specially reck,itulated by the present contention. : • 11. His Most Christian Majesty consequently promises to pay all the sums owing by France (in countries out of its territory as fixed by the treaty of this date,) by virtue of Art. ly. of the Treaty of 30th May, 1314 whether to individuals, communes or pat ticular establishments, whose revenues art.. not at the disposal et government. Their liquidation shall extend specially to the following claims 1. To those arising from articles furnished or supptivil by, communes or indivi duals, by virtue of contracts or other arrangements, coming from the French ad ministrative authorities, and including promise of payment. 2. To arrears of pay &e. due to military persons or en player, in the French army, who, by the Treaties or Paris, of May :30, 1514, and Nov. 20, 18:5, are become subjects of another power. 3. To the support of French troops, in hospitals not belonging to that govern ment. 4. To the restitution of funds entrusted to the French Post Office, which have not reached their destination. 5. To the discharge of mandate, tons, or orders of payment upon the French treasury, &c which have been subscribed in favour of individuate, &c. in provinces which have ceased to be a part of France, or Widish may be in the hands of those individuals, Sic. ; nor can I ranee refuse to pay them, under the pretext that the objects by the sale of which these boos, lac. are to be realized, have passed under foreign dominion. 11. Upon loans made by the French civil and military authorities with the pro. mite of re payment. 7. To indemnities granted for the non enjoyment of national domains let. upon lease &c. 8. To reimbursement of advances made from the fends of the Communes by order of the French Authorities, with promise of re-payment. 9. To the indemni ties rine to individuals for destruction of buildings, &c: for the enlargement or security of fortresses, &c. 111. The reslamations of the Senate of Idam!nireh, on account of the bank of that city, shall he the subject of a particular Convention between the Cominissiest- I cis of his Most Christian Majesty and those of the city of lismburgli. IV. The reelamations shall be also liquidated, made by several persons agaimt * were deprived of colonial goods a !'s na c :ne the ()aims, and lay ed former . thould not agree. c t. whichoec rii r . :(e'it.othildenesyemtietiodttatredi;priihiosrrefe:thlir'aai q\st arersat trtoo:otlndnsclicahl:dee:otyo French 1 1 1 e e l c m h f ( o :;t r: l n ‘ m :ey ed c r :l oc the'" --(llcre follow eight ssetion ) on the mode in %%hien these Co tnmittees are to pro. seed.] • The second and third have appeared 1 par former Numbers. ADDITIONAL ARTICLE. The High Contracting Powers, sincerely desiring to give effect to the measures on which they deliberated at the Congress of Vienna, relative to the complete and universal abolition of the Slave Trade, and having, each in their respective dominions, prohibited, without restriction, their Colonies and subjects from taking any part whatever in this tratte, engage to renew con jointly their efforts, With the view of securing final success to those principles which they proclaimed in the Declaration of the 4th of February, 1815, and of concerting, without loss of time, through their Ministers at the Courts of London and of Paris, the most effectual measures for the entire and definitive abolition of a com merce so odious, and so strongly condemned by the laws of religion and of nature. The present Additional Article shall have the same force and effect as if it were inserted, word for word, in the Treaty signed this day. It shall be included in the ratification of the said Treaty. In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereunto the seals of their arms. [Here fullow tike signature i .... ‘ NM