The National Register.
London, England, 1815-04-30 00:00:00

SUBSTANCE OF TREATIES.

Between his Britannic Majesty and the Emperors of Austria, and
Riissi:4 slid the Kim: of Prussia, respectively, Signed at Vit.
on tlw Ystli of Marcia, 313.
Ills Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, Red his Majesty the • having
taken into consideration the consequences which the invasion of
France by Napoleon Buoimparte, and the actual situation of that
kingdom, may produce with respect to the safety Earope ; have
resolved, in conjunction with his Majesty 'the, &c. &c. aize..to apply
to that important circumstance the principles consecrated by the
Treaty of Chaumont.
They have consequently resolve to renew, by a solemn Treaty,
signed separately by each of the tour Powers with each of the three
ether., the engagement to preserve against every attack. the order
of things so, happily established in Europe, and to determines upon.!
the most effectual means of fitiftilieg that engagement, as well as of
giving it all the extension which tIO present eii cumstances so impe-
riteisly called for.
Art. I.—The High Contracting Parties above mentioned, solemnly
engage to unite tile resources of their respective States for the pur•
pose of maintaining entire the conditions of the Treaty of Peace eon-
chided at Paris the 30th of May, 1311 ; as also, the stipulation deter-
termined upon arid signed at the Congress of Vienna, with the view
to complete the disposition of that Treala., to preserve them against
all infringement, and particularly against the designs of Napoleon
Buonaparte. For this purpose they engage, in he spirit of the De
claratioe of the 13th of March last, to direct ill common, and with
one accord, should rhe case require it, all their etfurts against Mai,
atid against all those who should already have joined his faction, or
shall iereafter join it, io order to force him to desist f.rom his pro-
jects, and to render him unable to disturb in future the tranquility
of Eurdpe, and the general peace, under the protection of which, the
lights, the liberty, and independence of nations, had been recently
placed and secured.
IL—Although the means destined for the attainment of so great
and salutary an object, ought nut to be subjected to limitation, and
although the High Contracting Parties are resolved to devote there-
to all those means which, in their respective situations, they are
enabled to dispose of; they have nevertheless agreed to keep con-
stantly in the field, each, a force of 130,000 men complete, including
cavalry, in the proportion of at, least one-teptli, and a just propor-
tion of artillery, not reckoning garrisons; and to employ the same
aetivily and eonjointly against the conunon enemy.
High Contracting Parties reciprocally engage not to
lay down their Krim but by common consent, nor before the object
of the war, designated hi the first Article of the present Treaty,
shalt have been attained; nor until )Bonaparte shall have been
reinkred absolutely unable to create disturbances, and to renew his
attempts for possessing himself of the Supreme Power in France.
IV.--The present Treaty being principally -applicable to the pre-
sent circumstances, the stipulations of the Treaty of Clianniont, and
partirailarly those contained in the sixteenth Article of the same,
shall tie again in force, as soon as the object actually in view shall
have heel attained.
V.--Whatever relates to the command of the Combined Armies,
fu snpl►lies, &c. shall be regulated by a particular Convention.
I —The High Contracting Parties shalj be allowed respectively
accredit to the Generals coniniaudieg their Armies, Officers, who
l'i4lll:ave the litany of co!rospootling with their Goveiuments; fpr