The National Register.
London, England, 1808-06-13 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

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STATE PAPER.
TREATY OF ALLIANCE AND SUBSIDY, '
BETWEEN HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE UNITED KING-
DOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, AND HIS MA-
JESTY ThE KING OF THE Two sicwss, SIGNED AT rA• 4
LERMO, ON THE 30TH OF MARCH, lsOB.
His Majesty the King of the United Kinsdom of Great Br' tain
and Ireland, and his Majesty the King of the Two Skil ice, heiog
equally animated by a sincere desire of strengthening more and
more the ties of friendship and good understanding which so hap-
pily subsist between them, have judged that nothing could cots-
tribute more efficaciously to that salutary end, than the omega-
sion of a treaty of alliance and subsidy :—For this purpinqs their
said Majesties have named their respective Plruipotewiarics,
viz. his Britannic Majesty, the Right lion. William Drieseiond,
one of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, :aid his
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Court
of his said Sicilian Majesty ;—and his Majesty the King of the
Two Sicilies, the Right Illustrious and Right Excellent Thomas
de Somme, Marquis of Circello, his Gentleman of Cie Chamber,
Field-Marshal of his Armies, knight of his Royal Order of St.
Januarius, his Councillor of State, Secretary of State for the De-
partment of Foreign Affairs, and Superiutendant General of the
Posts; who, after having communicated their respective full
powers, have agreed upon the following Articles :
Article I. There shall be a continuance of the sincere and con-
stant friendship between his Brim:lie Majesty and his Majesty
the King of the Two Sicilies, their heirs and successors, tibias
has always subsisted up to the present time.
Art. I I. The two high Contracting Parties shall aford to each
other, during the present war with France, every succour and
assistance, in proportion to their respective forces, and shall
prevent, by common consent, every thing that can cause them
trouble or detriment.
Ilis Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies engages
to grant to the troops of
.his Britannic Majesty, stationed in. the.
fortresses of Sicily and to all British ships of war, an exemption
from all duties belonging to him, upon every thing of w ilta
British squadrons in the. Mediterranean, mid the troops of that
nation may stand in need, and which the country can furnish, if;
,provisions, fond, and In military and naval stores.
Art. IV, His Sicilian Majesty, being desirous of givine an ads
ditional proof of the sentiments by which he is anianrisl,
.engages to exempt from all duties belonging to him upon such
provisions as may be requisite for the British ships of aaeak
Malta, as well as all military stores which are to be fetualln
the country, on condition, however, that each vessel or sessela.
of war be furnished with a requisition from the Governor of the:
said island, which shall specify the articlos, and the quantity rti-
quired.
Art. V. His Sicilian Majesty further engages, in virtue of the
present Treaty, never to allow the enemies of Great Britain ID
bring into any of his ports during the present war, any British
ships taken by the enemies of Great Britaiu.,
Art. VI. His Sicilian Majesty also epgages re open the ports
of the Two Sicilies, during the present war, to British squad-
rons, as well as to all merekant and other ships belonging to
British subjects, without any restriction whatever, referring to
the Third Article. with respect to exemption from duties.
Art. VII. his Britannic Majesty engages in return, to de-
fend, during the present war, the fortresses of Messitta and Au-
gusta, and to maintain there for that purpose, at his charge and
expenee, a body of troops, which, in the present war, shall roils
sist of ten thousand men, and to augment their nowise!, if the
case shall require it. The disposition of which troops in tho
said fortresses, shall he in sush manner and proportion as the
Commanding Officer (to whom every requisite facility shall be
given,) shell judge expedient : and his Britannic Majesty stipu,
lates, that the said General Officers shall have the potter of
exercising martial law in the above-mentioned garrisons, with
respect to their British troops, in the same manner, and accord-
,
mg to the same rules, as are observed in other Ees:iish gars
Hums. Quarters for the said trovs shall be provided in the
above-mentioned fortressek by his Sicilian Majesty.
Art. VIII. His Britannic Majesty flatter rugages to 111 V to
his Sicilian Majesty, 'luring the continuance of the present war,
an annual subsidy of three hundred thousand pounds sterling, (to
commence from the 10th of September, Ibtrt, when the British
and Rinsing troops landed is the Neapolitan tertitor:„) payable
at the rate of t weet% e thousaud pounds sterliw per !tooth ;
which paymeot *;!i.dl :LH a‘s he made one m .nsh m ssts.nsc,
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