The National Register.
London, England, 1814-01-16 00:00:00

TUE NATIONAL REGPSTER.

5T.411: PAPER.

TREATY OF ALLI4NCE pit t %VEEN GREtT BRITAIN

AN I) AUSTRIA.

In the name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity.-
1 lis Mtjesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and
Bohemia, and his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of,
Great. Britain and Ireland.: animated by the 'Humid desire of
renewing the. friendship and good understanding bet seen their
rtspertive Crtitves and States, and convinced of the
_pecessit:- of
entering into mutual agreements for the purpose of necelerattog
the wi-lied-ter luornent of it general Peace, which by ileum Mg ;s
just leilance 'it. tamer anuurg states, would ia,m-t. the peace witt
liapme:4 of Emope, nu the ,ecaritv w. solid and durable fouttitn-
li,,;--:, have, for the attainment Of. this two-fold object, agreed to
conclude this present Preliminary Treaty of Alliance.
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For this purpose Hid* said Majesties have nominated as their
Plettipotentiaries. viz.
His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, Kiug of Ming:try and
Bohemia. appoint* M. Clemens Wenzel Letleirio, Count of Metter-
nich, AVinehoure. Ocksenhansin, of the Ge!den Fleece,
tirtual Cr, Aof tile Royal Hungarian Order of alt „Stephen, of the
Ressi,a oi•ders of St. Amhaw, St. Alexander New.ky, St- Ann ;
as likewise of the Prussia:, Orders of the iintek and Red E;ig!e and
se trial others, Cliance,lor of the Military 0:-!1er of Maria rter,:s,t.
Curator of the Imperial Academy of 111. nulled Fine Ails,
leis Ini-
periai and Royal A plstolic Majesty's Actual frea-urer, Privy Coun-
cillor of State Minister of State and i;;:ufe,eitees ; and likewise
nister for the Foreitin Departments. -
And his Majesty the King of Great Britaie. Lord George Gar don, •
Earl Of Abet fleet), Viscount Termartine, Lord Ha•klu, Meitilie. Jar-
vis, and Kelpie, &e. one of the iti Peers of Scotland, in the limier if
Lords. Knight of the I'u-ea A ucient and Noble Order of the PO tie,
his Envoy Exttaordiuntv and Nlini-ter Plenipotentiary to hi* Inipe-
rial and Royal Apostioie Majesty : who after excel:awing ,their
respective Powers,liave agreejl :11)011 the following articles
Art. 1. There shall he a continual amity an-I sincere unanimity
between his Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary an&
Bohemia, and his Majesty the King of Great Britain and Ireland.
their heirs and succes*ors, and the ancient eennexions between the
(no Courts restored to their full extent. Both the high contracting
parties will therefore pay the greatest attention to the continuance
of the mutual friendship and good understanding existing between
them, and avoid every thing which might disturb the concord and •
amity 110 W 50 happily restored between them. They will, as soon
as possible, agree upon the articles of a Definitive Treaty of
'. His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, being fay determined on
vigorously pro venting the present war by every means in hi:poet-et,
obligcs himself to employ all his forces in active operations against
the common enemy.
His Majesty the King of Great raitain and Irelata on his
;mart, obliles himself to support the exertions of Austria- by every
mewls ill his power.
4. Both the high contracting parties will net in perfeet unison
in the mi Mat y operations. They will, withont reserve, communi-
cate to each other whatever concerns their policy. lint above id',
they mutually bind thi mselves not to enter into any separate to•-
coriations w ith the common enemy, nor to make or conclude ;my
Peace, Armi*tice, or any other Convention whatever, unless by
mutual consent.
5. Officers shall be accredited to the Commander-in-Chief of' the
acting armies, who shall have the right of eorrespoudiug with the it
Courts, and of keepile, them constantly informed of the ireeing
litaty nectureneetL, and- whatever else is cow:yeti:it with the cep:; ra-
tions of those armies.
6. The commercial relations between both countries, shall be mu-
tually restored.
7. Ting present Treaty shall be communicated to. the Allies of
both Court;.
8. It shall he rmitually ratified within two months, or if possible,
sooner. In testimony u hereof; we the undersigned Plenipoten-
tiaries, have by virtue of our power: signed the present pr
Treaty of Alliance, and caused our seals to he theremito
Qiven at Toplitz, On the .5:1 October, 18
(Sigtwfl) (t.,. H.) CLEMENS IVENZELL LOTHA
Count of Met lei nich, Witmeliurg. Oct
L. A.) A HER DE EN.

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