The National Register.
London, England, 1814-05-01 00:00:00

MAY I.

deliver them tip within the followiuz periods, viz. ; the place-
chimed on the Rhine, not comprehended within the limits of France
on the Ist or Jan. 1792, and those between the Rhine and the same
limit, in the space of ten days, dating from the -ignatnre of the
present Act; the fortresses, in Piedmont anti the other parts of Italy
which belonged to France, in the space of 15 days ; those of Spain
within 20 days ; and all other places without exception, which arc
occupied by French troops, in such way that their complete surren-
r shall be effected by the first of next June. The garrisons of
these fortressess shall march out with arms and.baggage, and the
soliiiers and agents of all r.trks shall retain their private property.
They may carry with them field-artillery, in the proportion of three
pieces tur every thomsand men, sick and noanded included.
Every thing belonging to the fortresses, not private property.
shall be delivered np entire to the Allies, without A single article
being carried oil. In these articles are included not only Med, pots
of artillery and ammunition, but all other stores of every kind,
together with archives, inventories, plans, charts, &T.
Innuediltely after the sigineule of the present convention, Cor.mis-
s tries of the Allied Powers and of France shall be scut to the for-
-tresses, to ascertain the state in %Lich they are, and to regulate in
common the execatiou of this article.

The garrisons sh.dl have ruffles assigned them in different lines as
shall be cgreed upon, for their re•t►trn tr.. France.
rile blockade of fortresses in France shall be forthwith raised by
fie Allied Armies. The French troops formii,g part of tie army
of Italy, or I ,ccupying tin; strong places in that country, or on
the Mediterranean, shall be immediately recalled by his Royal
Highness.

IV. The stipulation of the preceding article shall be equally ap-
lilted to maritime 'daces; the contracting Powers always re•erving
to thrlitmtlses the definitive regulation iii the Treaty of Peace of the
fate f the arsenals, vessels of war, armed and unarmed, which are in
these places.

V. The fleets and vessels of France shall remain in their respective
fituations, with the exception of the departure of ships charged with
snissions; but the immediate effect of the resew act, in regard to
French ports, shall be the raising of all blockade by land or sea, the
liberty of tishory, that of the coasting trade, particularly that which is
requisite tor the supply of Paris, and the restoration-of commercial
relations, conformably to the internal regulations of every country;
and the immediive effect in respect to the interior shall be the free
supply of towns, and the free passage of military or commercial
transports.

Vi. To prevent all subject of complaint and of dispute, which might
arise in consequence of captures made at ten, alter the signature of the
►resent Convention, it is reciprocally agreed, that ships and merchan-
dise which may be taken on the coast of the Channel, and in the
N►►rth Sea, twelve days after the exchange of the ratifications of the
present act, shall be mutually restored : that the period shall be a
month, from the Channel and the North Sea to the Canaries, and the
Equator ; and in fine, fire months in all other parts of the Globe, with-
eat esception, or any other distinction of time ur
Vii. 01l both sides all 1)0-pliers, officers, and soldiers, by land and
sea, or of whiitever nature they may be, and especially the hostages,
shall be immediately sent back. to their respective countries, wi►hout
ransom or exchange.

Ylll. Tnc administration of the departments, end of the towns nt
present occupied ivy the forces of the co-belligerents, shall, inimedi
ately after the sign•iture of the present act, be given up to magistrates
appointed by his Royal lfighness the Lientanaut-General of the King-
dom, The goyal Authorities shall pro,ide for the subsistence and
wants of the troops, till the moment when they shall have evacuated
flue French territory the Allied Powers wishing, as an effect of their
friendthip for France, to cause military requisition to cease as soon as
the giving up of the towns, &c. to legitimate power shall haver been
carried into effect.

Every thing that coneerns the etccution of this article shall be regu-
lated by a particular convention
IX. An understanding -shall be come to, in terms of Art. IL with
regard to the routes which the troops of the Allies shall take on their
march, in order that the means of subsistence, thereon may be provided;
and Connuiskarit4s shall be appointed to regulste all the arrangements
nt detail 4 and acrumpany the troops, till the moment of their quit-
tiar; the French territory.
In testimony whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed
the present convention, and have Allred thereto the seal of their arms.
.—Done at Paris this Od April, 1814.
(Here follow the Signatures.)

ADDITIONAL ARTICI.E.

The term of ten days allowed by the stipulations of art. 111. for the
/evacuation of plaQes km the Rhine; and betwcgn that liver and the oid