The National Register. — London, England, 1809-11-19 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL R,EMSTER. with the August Allies of his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, promises In adhere to the Continental S 3 stem, vi ith such moJifications as shall be more particularly stipulated in the negockttion which is about to be opened between Sweden„ rrancii and Denmark. Meanwhile, h!s Swedish Majesty engages, from the exchange of the Ratifications of the present Treaty, to order that the ports of the kingdom of Sweden shall be dosed, both to the ships of war and ►merchantmen of Great Britain. with the ex ception of the importation of salt and - colonial productions, which habit has rendered necessary to the people of Sweden.—, His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias promises before, hand, to conseat to every modification which his Allies may consider just and fit to be admitted in favour of Sweden with respect to commerce arid mercantile navigation. I. V. Iris Majesty the King of Sweden, as well for himself as• for his successors to the throne and kingdom of Sweden, re nounces irrevocably ►►nd in perpetuity • in favour of his Majesty. the Emperor of all the Russias, and his successors to the throne. and Empire of Russia, all his rights and titles to the Govern ment, hereafter specified, which have been conquered from the Crown of Sweden by the arms of his Imperial Majesty in the present war, namely : The Governments of Kymenagard, Nyland and Tavastchus. Abu and Bjovneborg, with the Isles Aland, Savolax and Core lia, Vasa, Uleahorg, and part of West Bothnia, extending to the river of Tornea, as shall he tixed in the subsequent article In the demarkation of the frontiers.—These governments, with all the inhabitants, towns, ports, fortresses, villages, and islands,• as well as all the dependencies, prerogatives, rights, and emo luments, shall henceforsh belong in full property and sovereignty:- to she Empire of Russia, and shall remain incorporated .with it. To this effect his Majesty the King of Sweden promises the most solemn and obligatory manner, as well for himself as' for his successors, and all the kingdom of Sweden, never toi make any claim, direct or indirect, on the said governments, provinces, islands and territories, all the inhabitants of .which shall, in virtue of this renunciation, be relieved from the ho-. mage and oath of fidelity by which they were bound to the Crown of Sweden. V. The Sea of Aland (Alands Haf), the Gulp!) of Bothnia ) , and the rivers of 'Forum and Muoolo, shall hereafter form the, frontier between Russia and the kingdom of Sweden: s • The nearest islands at the greatest distancefrom the main land of Aland and Finland shall belong to Russia, and those which are nearest to the Swedish coast, shall belong to Sweden. The . most advanced points of the Russian territory at the mouth of the river Tornea, shall be the isle of .Biorbea, the port of Rente hamn, and the peniumla on which the Town of Tornea stands.. —The frontier shall then be extended along the river Tornea to the confluence of the two branches of that river near Kengis. I t shall then follow the•course of the river Muonio, passing in the front of Muonioniska, Muonio Ofrehy. Palajoens, Rultane, Enontekis, Kelottijorfoi, Paitiko. Nitimaha, Raunla, and Kiel pisjaure to Norway. las the churse of the rivers Tolima and Muottio, such as it has been described, the islands situated to the east of the Thaiwag shall belong to Russia, and those to the west of the Thaiwag to Sweden. , Immediately after the exchange of the ratifications, engineers shall be appointed on each side. who shall proceed to the before-mentioned places to fix the limits along the river Tornea•and Muouiti, according. to the above-des- - cribed line. 'VI. His Majesty the Emperor if all the Russias having al ready given the most manifest proofs of the clemency and justice • with which he has resolved to p.:overn the inhabitants of the countries which he has acquired, by generously, and of his own spontaneous act, assuring to•them , the free exercise of their re ligions rights, property, and privileges, his Swedish Majesty considers himself thereby dispensed from performing the other wise sacred duty of making reservations- in-the above respects in favour of his former sobjects. VII. On the • signature of the' Pres.ent treaty, information thereof shall • be transmitted lunneefately, and with the greatest Celerity, 'to the Cenera - is of the respective armies, and hostili ties shall entirely cease on both:sittes both by sea and land.— Those acts of hostility wide!) triiiy in the• mean time he commit ted, shalt he regarded as unit; and shall not infringe.this.treaty. Whatever.intly , be,•duting the intervening period taken or con quered on the one side or . thesitlte.:, shall he faithfully restored. VIII'. Within four weeks ufter•the exchange of the ratifica tions ofthe present Treaty, the troops •of his Majesty the Em peror of Russia shall evacuate West Bothnia, and repass the river 'lumen. During th• sold four weeks, there shall be made 751 no requisition of any kind whatever on the inhabitants ; rind ,he Russian army shall draw its supplies and subsistence from its own magazines established in the towns of West Bothnia. If during the degociations the Imperial troops have penetrated in, any other direction into the kilizdom of Sweden, they shall evacuate the countries they have occupied in virtue of the before stipulated conditions. IX. All the prisoners of war made on either side, by sea or land, and all - the hostages delivered during the war, shall be restored in mass, and without ransom, &t. speedily as possible , hut at the latest within three months, reckoning from the eX 'change of the ratifications; but if any prisoners m ay , be pre vented by sickness or other cause from returning into their country within the period specified. they shall not thereby bq considered as having tnrfei fed the rip;ht stipulated above. They shall be obliged to discharge or to give security for the debts they may have contracted dit:ing ttieir captivity with theinisto •bitants of the country in which they may have•been detained. .The expellees which may have been incurred by the 40 Contracting Parties for. all subsistence and maintenance of the _prisoners, shall be reciprocally renounced, and provision shall 'espectively he made for their subsistence, and the expense of their journey to the frontiers of both places, where Commis .sioners from their Sovereigns shall be directed to recei‘e them. the Finland soldiers and seamen are on the part of his Majesty the Emperor of Russia, excepted from this restitution, with reference to the capitulations which have taken place, .if they grant them a different right. The military and oilier officers, natives of Finland, who may wish to remnain, shall enjoy that privilege, and the full exercise of all their rights over their property, debts and eifects, which they have now on may here after have in the kingdoin of Sweden, on the footing of the . lQila Article of the present Treaty. X. The Fins now in Sweden, as well as the Swedes now 'la Finland, shall he at full liberty to return into their respective countries, and to dispose of their property, moveable and im moveable, witdont paying any duty of removal, or any other impost due on like occasions. The subjects of the te - high powers established in either country, Sweden or Finland, shall have full liberty to establish themselves in the other during the space of three years, from the date of the exchange of the rati fication of the present Treaty ; but shall be held to sell or alien ate, during the said period, to any SIINCri of the Poser w boss dominions they desire to quit The property of those who, at the expiration of the above term, have rot complied with this regulution, shall he sold at a public sale by authority of the mapittrate, and the produce thereof delivered to .the owners. During the three years above fixed, it shall be allowable to all to make such use as they may please of their property,•the peaceable enjoyment - of s hick is formally secured and guaran teed to them. They may. themselves or their agents, pass freely from one State to .the other, in order to manage their affairs, without experiencing any obstacle ieha•ever in consequence of their quality of subjectsof the otter power. XI. There shall henceforth be a perpetual ttblivion "Nile past, and a general amnesty for the it si.ective subjects, s hose opinions in favour of one or the other of the hip contirarting parties during the present war, may have ren tered thenrsus peeled or liable to punishment. No trial shall hereafter he in stituted against them on such grounds. If any process have heed commenced, it shall be annulled and superseded, and, uo new proceeding shall be commenced. All sequestrations of property or revenues shall in consequence he immediately removed, •and the property shall be reserved to the owners ; it being well un derstood that such as become subjects ()frillier utiht ttito Posers, in virtue of the preceding article, shall have no ri4ls to claim from the Sovereign of whom they have et-used tope a subject, the annuities or pensions which may have been oh;ained its vit.., toe of acts of grace, concessions, or appoinuncets for preceding services. XIL. The titles, domains, archives, and other documents, pub lic and private, the plans and charts of fortressei, towns and ter ritories, devolved by the,present Treaty to his Mujesty•the Hut peror of all the RuAas, including the charts, and papers which may be deposited in the Surveyors' Office, ,shall be faithfully delivered up within the space of six m milts; or if that period shell he found too short. at the latest •w (hip ',Tie serer. Xt Ll. Intwdiately after ihe exchange of the rutin minus, tioe high contracting parties shall remove ail sequestiatious Which May have - hem played on the property or revenues elthe resipcc dye' inhabitants of the twi countries and the public establisji mentltthereia situated. • • Xl V. The debts, both public and private, contracted 4 tip •;- 1 41....& , - , • i f NOV. 10. 1