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The following were 'received last week from England
by the Congress.
Translation of a TREATY between his Majesty and
the Reigning Dube of B) unfwick.
' Signed at Brurfwick, the 9th of January, 1776.
BE it known onto all whom it does or may concern,
that Ins Majesty, the King of Great-Britaiw, hav
ing judged proper to propose to his most Serene High
ness the Duke of Brunswick and Lunenburg, the ces
sion of a body of his troops, to be employed in thG Ser
vice of Great Britain, and his most Serene Highness
having yielded with zeal and readiness to his Mafeft/s
views, the high contrasting parties have given orders
for this purpose to their refpe&ive Ministers; that is to
lay, his Britannic Majesty to Col. William Faucitt,
Captain of the Guards; and the most Serene D^ke of
Truofwick and Lunenburg to the Privy Courcellor de
Fer< nee, who, after the exchange of their full powers,
have agreed upon the following Articles.
Art. I. The most Serene Duke of Brunswick yields
tp his Britannic Majesty a corps of infantry of his troops,
of three thousand nine hundred and sixty four men;
which shall be entirely at the disposition of the King,
as oel it s Europe as in America.
Art [I. His mod Serene Highness also yields to his
FtA c Majedy a body of Ii ?,ht caval y of three hun
dred and thirty-fix men, but as his Britannic Majesty
\il not have ocCafion for the hotfes of this corps, the
laid co ps shall serve as a corps of infantry ; and if the
fetvice requires them to be mounted, his Majesty enga
ges to do it at his own rxpence.
nrt. 111. The mod Serene Duke engages to equip
eomp'etely both Fefe corps, except the hordes for the
light cavahy; his moll Serene Highness will keep in
readiness fur marching, towards the 15th of February
next at fartheft; the firft dividon of this corps, Confid
ing of two thuufand two hundred and eighty two men,
in uch manner, that this firH division shall arrive, to
ward, the 25th of February; at the place of embarka
tion, to be agreed upon between the refpe&ive Mmi
fiers; as to the fecund diviflonof the Did body of troops,
amounting to two thoufid eighteen men, his most Se
rene Highness wi ? ! cau'e them to begin their march in
the lad &e:k 1? toe month of March, at farthett ; these
two corps ibid pas in review at the pace of their em
barkation, before his Britannic Majetiy's Commissary;
and in order to pevent defer.ion in their march, his
Britannic My tty will cause the mod precise orders to
be given in his Electoral domi Dos, that all necefTary
ri affords be taken to Hop every deserter from this body
or troops, and to ~rn-cy them, without delay, to t' 6
price of emVi kition, there to join their regiments.
H.s Brita ncM jHy will cause dire&ims to be give ,
to the Mvernus and Commandants of places, Bailiffs,
and uhers, to execute these orders with the fame ex
arioefs as is observed with regard to his Majesty's Elec
toral toons
// , AJ. This body of infantry and of light cavalry
ft g competed of five regiments, and of two batta
li s, according to the HHs annexed to the prefect
treaty; the officers servants on the laid lifts shall be
uruilhed with arms, and every necessary equipment as
. Tiers, they shall do service like them, if occasion re
eui.es rj and be paid as such.
^a. V. f^e mutt Serene Duke engages to furnifh
the recruits that may be annually necefLry for this
c ^s ; tne(e lecrurs dial be delivered, after a previous
Dot ce of four m mhs, to his Britannic Maje Hy's Cum
-I.lil.ry, ducipioed and equipped; the laid recruits
^ad arrive at the place of their embarkation at the
time that (half be agreed upon before the opening of
each e^mcaign.
✓hit. vl Lhe King's service, and the preservation
of th troops, reomung equally, that'the Command
i g Officers and Subalterns ihoald be expert persons,
ras mod S.reae Htghncls will take proper care in the
choice ^ them.
Art. VII. The most Serene Duke engages to put
th?s corps on the bell footing poftible; and none shall
b admitted into it but perfoas proper for campaign
service, and acknowledged as such by his Britannic
Maj tty’s CommifTary.
rt. VIII. This corps shall be furnifhed with tents,
anl all necessary equipage.
^rt. IX The King grantsto this corps the ordinary
and extraordinary pay, as well as all advantages in fo
r^ge, provifi m, &c &c, enjoyed by the Royal troops ;
and tl e molt Serene Duke engages to let this corps en
j. y a'l the emoluments of pay, th t his Britannic Ma
jriy a lows then ; the fi:k and wounded of the said
corps n u li be taken care of in the hofpi als, and at the
e^neoc.- of the King, as the tioops of his Britannic
Mqdy; the wounded, not in a condition to serve,
fh?r be : anip >t d into Europe, at the expence of the
La— ind landed in a port on the E : be or the Wefer;
what regards he body of light cavalry, they shall
be put on die footing of Br: ih light cavalry, when
they are dfnounted; but they Fall have the fame pay,
as we l ordinary as extras dinary, as the light horse
of bis Majesty, from <he day that they shall serve on
horseback.,
4rt X There shall be paid to his most Serene
Highness, under the title of levy-money, for each foofr
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soldier, or trooper not mounted, thirty crowns banco,
the crowh reckoned at fifty-three foh of Holland, and
reckoned at ;four drillings nine pence three farthings';
One third of this levy money ihail be paid a month af
ter the signature of the treaty, and the other two thirds
shall be paid two months after the lignature; the pay
ment of this levy money shall be made; nevertheless,
on condition, that thirty crowns banco shall be retained
for each soldier of the said corps, who without cause
of sickness fhal'l be absent on the day when they pals
in review before his Britannic Majelly's Comnuffary;
which thirty crowns banco fiall, however, be paid as
soon as the absent loldiers shall join their relpe&ve
corps.'
,Art. XI. According to c &lom, three wounded men
shall be reckoned as one killed; a man killed shall be
paid for at the rate of levy money; if it (ball happen,
that any of the regiments, battalions, or companies of
this corps, fhouid buffer a loss altogether extraordinary,
either in a battle, a siege, of by an uncommon conta
gious malady, or by the lots of any transport yeffel in
the voyage to America, his Britannic Majesty will
make good, in the moll equitable manner, the loss of
the officer or soldier, and will be at .the expence of the
heceffary recruits, to re-eflablfn the corps that shall
have filtered drA extraordinary lqfs. r -,..
Art. XII. The molt Serene Duke reserves to bim
felf the nomination to the vacant employments, as allo
the admirih-ation of justice; moreover, his Britannic
Majesty will cause orders to be given to the comman
der of the <omy, in which this corps shall lerve, nut
to exafl of th s corps any extraordinary feivices, < r
such as are beyond th^ir proportion with the rest of
the army; this corps shall take the oath of fidelity to
his Britannic Majesty, without prejudice to the oadi
V/hich they have taken to ,heir Sovereign.
Art. XIII. Towards defraying the extraordinary
expences, which the hally equipment of this body of
troops occifions, his Britannic Majesty grants two
months pay, previous to the march of the laid troops,
and from the time the troops shall have quitted their
quarters, in order to repair to the place of their desti
nation, all the expences of their march a*d transport
shall be at rhe charge of his Britannic Majesty.
Art. XIV. His Britannic Majesty grants to his most
Serene Highoefs an annual subsidy, which fliail be re
gulated in the manner following: It shall commence
from the day of the signature of the prelent treaty,
and shall be single, that is to fay, of the amount of
sixty four theufand five hundred German Crowns, as
long as these troops shall enjoy the pay; from the time
the pay shall cease the subsidy shall be double, that is
to fay, of one hundred twenty nine thousand Germaa
Crowns. This double fubfidyfhall be continued during
two years after the return of the said troops into his
most Serene Highness's dominions.
Art. XV. This treaty shall be ratified by the high
contrasting parties, and the ratification thereof shall be
exchanged as soon as poffib'e.
Thus concluded and signed by the Minister Pleni
potentiary of bis Majesty, the King of Great- Britain,
on one part, and by the Minister Plenipotentiary of
his r^oft Serene Highness the Duke of Branfwick and
Lunenburg, on the other part.
Done at Brunfaick, this <)th sf January, 1776.
William Faucitt(L.S.) J. B.ocFeronce(L.S.)
Note concerning the Levy Money.
B Y the Hate annexed to the prefect note, it is ma
nifeft, that the total of the heads for which levy mo
ney is paid, amounts to four thousand eighty four. By
the tenth article of the treaty it is agreed, that thirty
crowns banco of fifty-three sols of Holland, shall be
paid; the crown banco is valued at 4s. gd. g^ths,
which makes for the whole 294811. 7s. 6d. By the
fame tenth article it is agreed, that one third part of
this lum shall be paid one month, and the two other
third pares, two months after the signature; conse
quently his Britannic Majesty will be pleased to order
it to be paid on the 9th of February next, to the ban
ker properly authorised, the third part of the levy mo
ney making 98271. 2s. 6d. the two other third parts
shall be paid on the 9th of March next, the amount of
which is 196541. gs.
Done and signed at Brunfivick, this gtb of lanuary, 1776.
William Faucitt. J. B. de Feronce.
Translation ofaTREATY between bis Majefly and
the Landgrave of Hesse Caffell.
Signed at Caffell, the igth of January, 1776.
HIS Britannic Majesty being desirous of employ
ing in his service a body of twelve thousand men
of the troops of his most Serene Highness the reign
ing Landgrave of H ffe Caffell, and that Prince full
of attachment for his Majesty, desiring nothing more
thaa to give him proofs of it, his Majesty, in order to
fettle the objects relative to this alliance has thought
proper to feud to Calfell the Sieur William Faucitt, his
Minister Plenipotentiary and Colonel in his service;
and his most Serene Highness has named, on his part,
for the fame purpose, the Baton Martin Ernefte de
Schlieffen, his Minister of State, Lieutenant General
and Knight of his orders, who being furnifhed with
requisite full powers, have agreed that the treaties for
merly concluded between Great-Britain and Hesse, shall
be made the basis of the prefect treaty, and to. adopt
as mqch,of them as shall be applicable to the present
cirpumHances, ,or ;c determine, by new articles such
points as niuH be levied o,therwife ; every .thing that
shall not be differently regulated, shall be deemed to
fubhd in full force, as it foil appear to be declared in
the above-mentioned treaties; ,and as it is not possible
to fpecify each particqlar case, every thing that shall
hot be found regulated in a precise .manner, neither in
the piefent treaty nor in the former treaties, ought to
be fettled withequity and gepd faith, conformably to
the fame principles which were agreed on each part to
be pursued for regulating all such cases, whether du
ring or afierthe last war. &, r
l. There ihall be therefore, by virtue of this treaty
Fetweenhis Majesty the King of Great-Britain and
his moll Serene Highness the Landgrave of Hesse Caf
fell, their successors and heirs, a ftn& friendship, and
a fincerp, firm and conHaat union, insomuch that the
one shall confider the inteteHs of [he other as his own,
apd shall apply himfelf with good faith to advance
them to the utmost, and to prevent and avert mutually
all trouble and loss..
11. To this end it is agreed, that all former trea
ties principally of guaranty, be deemed to be renewed
and confirmed by the present treaty in all their points,
a ticles andclaufes, and shall be of the fame force as if
they were herein inferred, word for word, so far as
is not derogated from them by the prelent treaty.
111. This body of twelve thousand men 6f the troops
of Hesse, which is tu be emp'oyed in his Britannic Ma
jeH)'s service, ska consist of four battalions of grena
diers of four companies each, fifteen batariins of in
fartry of five companies each, and two companies of
chaffeurs ; the whole provided with general a^d other
necessary officers. This corps shall be comically e
quipped a>d provided with tents, and accoutrements
of which it may Hand in need; in a word ihah be put
upon the beHfuoting possible, and none fhal! be ad
mitted into it but men fit for service, and acklow'tJ,
cd to be such by his Britannic Majedv's Cummiffar.
Formerly the signature ofthe treaty has ufualiy p^ce
ded, by fume time, the term of the requ.fiiion for ..he
march of the troops', but as io the prefect circumHan
ces there is no time to be loft, the day of the rignature
of the prefenttceaty is deemed alto to be the term of
the requifirion ; and three, battalions of grenadiers, bat
talions of infantry, with qne company of xhTfenrs,
shall be in a condition to pass in review before hs Bri
tannic Majesty's Commi&ry on the fourteenth of Fe
bruary, and shall begin to march on the day so lowing
the fifteenth of February,for rhe place of embarkation.
The rest shall be ready to march in four weeks after,
if poilible, and march ia like manner.
This body of troops shall not be separated, unless
reasons of war require it, but shall remain under the
orders of the General to whom his most Seiene High
ness has entrusted the command; and the second divi
sion fhaifbe conduced to the fame places only where
the lirft Hull adually be, if not contraiy to the plan of
operations.
IV. Each battalion of this body of troops shall be
provided with two pieces of field artillery, with the
officers, gunners, and other persons, and the tram
thereunto belonging, if his Majesty is deli ous of it.
V. Towards defraying the expence ia which the
most Serene Landgrave shall be engaged for the arm
ing and putting in condition the said corps offowelve
thousand men, his Majesty the King of Great Britain
proniifes to pay to his most Sere ne Highness, for each
foot soldier thirty crowns banco levy money, as well
for the infantry as for the chafTeurs, or artiTiy,iftheic
fhoald be any, the f^m total of which shall be ascer
tained according to the number of men composing this
corps, and as they have been reckoned in former al
liances.
The sum of one hundred and eighty thousand crowns
banco valued as in the following article, shall be paid,
on account of this levy money on the tenth of Febru
ary, and the residue shall be paid when the second di
vision of this corps shall begin their march.
VI. In all the farmer treaties a certain number of
years is stipulated for their duration , but in the pre
fect his Britannic Majesty chufing rather not to engage
himfelf for any longer time t^an he shall have occasion
for these troops, consents inHead thereof that the sub
sidy shall be double from the day of the signature of
this treaty to its expiration, that is to fay, that it shall
amount for this body of 12000 men to the sum of four
hundred and fifty tbowfand crowns banco per annum; the
crown reckoned at fifty three sols of Holland : or at
four Shillings and nine-pence three farthings English
money, and that the subsidy shall continue upon this
foot during all the time that this body of troops shall
remain in British pay. His Britannic Majesty engages
also to give notice to the most Serene Landgrave of its
determination twelve months or a whole year before it
shall take place ; which notice shall not even be given
before this body of troops is returned, and actually ar
rived in the dominion of the said Prince, namely in
Hesse, properly so called. His Majesty shall conti
nue equally to this corps the pay and other emoluments:
for the remainder of the month in which it shall repafs
th^ frontiers of Hesse ; and his Most Serene Highness