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London, England, 1818-11-30 00:00:00

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:41tiNrD AT AtIC-LA-CIIAPELLE. ON T:IE 13'4'11 NOV. 181 k. NT
TliF. rtr:NIPOTENTI.ttLIF.S Of TUE COURTS OF AVSTRIA,

IttANL E. UREAT IIIIITAIs. PRUSSIA, ANL 1:1/3:21.i.

" The. Nth:hoer, of Austria, France, Great Britain, Prussia,
and Russia. ;i4 a t:nasegieire• ul• the exchange of• the ratifica-
bons oe the roo,totiurt signed on the !tilt ul• October, tel.tlive
to the evacuation of then, hrh lel Blot) !y 11w foreign troops,
and after having addressed to cavil other the notes, of• which
copies are subjoined, have assembled iu r otiferetree, to take
into consideration the relations which ungli, to be' established,
in the esisting stale of things, between France mai Ilse co.
subscribing Powers of the neat y of peace of the 2ndi of Nov.
Int-I—relations which, by seuriiig to Ft atice the place that
belongs to her in tire systein of Europe, will 1611411,er mole
closely to the pacify and benevolent views in which all
the Sovereigns pat tteipatc, aair will tiles cuusultdate the ge-
neral tranquillity.
After having maturely investigated the conservative prim
cii,les of the great interests which. constiinte the order of
things established, under the Hospices of Divine Pt uvitlatice,
in Europe, by the treaty of Part- ot• the 30th of May, leis,
the reces at Vieurra, and the treaty of Peace of the year 1St:),
the Com ts subscribing the precut act, du, in cutasequener,
unanimously acknowledge and declare—
" f. That they are firmly ecsolved never to depart, neither
in their mutual relations, ttol• in those which connect them
with other states, fr be principles of intimate union which
has hitherto decided over all their common relations mid in..
tercsts—it union rendered more strong and iudi•solhblr by
the hoods of Christian fraternity which the Sovereign, hose
lorno•d UlllOlll4 theii.-elve,._

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inasmuch as it depends on nu separate intettst or temporary
combination, can only have for its object the maintempice of
general peace, founded un a religious respect for the engage-
ments contained in the treaties, and fur the whole UI the
rights resulting Ili. reteom.
"3. That France, associated with other Powers by the
restoration of the legitimate Monarchical and Constitutional
Power, engages henceforth to concur iii the mai tittatatiee and
consolidation of a system which has giveli peace to Earupe,
and assured its duration.
" 4. That if, fu• the better attaining the above declare&
object, the Powers which have conctiried in the present act,
should judge it necessary to establish partienlar mertiou,s,
either the Sovere.gus tbeinselvex,or of their respective Mons-
ters and Plenipotentiaries, to treat in common of their proper
interests, in so far as they have reference to the object of
their present deliberations, the time soil place of these u❑ , •.
ings shall, on each occasions, be pi es Lowly hued. by means
of diplomatic communications ; and that iii the case of these
meetings having for their object affairs specially connected
with the interests of the other States of Earope, they shall
only take place in consequence of a formal lovitatitat on the
part of such of those Sta:cs as the said affairs may concern.
and under the express reservation of their right of direel
participation therein, either directly or by their pleciputetr•
tiaries.
"5. 'That the resolutions contained in the present act shall
be made known to all the Courts of Europe, by the subjoined
Declaration, which shall be considered as sanctioucd by the
Protocol, and forming part thereof'.
" Done in quintuple, and recierocally exchanged in the
original by the subarsibinL! Cahinets.
" Aix•la-Chapelle. Nov. 15, ism
(Signed) " I`.IE'rIERNICH. " HARDENBERG.
e• RICHELIEU. BERNSTOLIFF.
" CASTLE/1 EAG H. " NESSELRODE.
" WELLINGTON. " CAPO D'ISTRIA."