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London, England, 1825-01-08 00:00:00

MILITARY OCCUPATION OF SPAIN.

(From the Madrid Gazette of the 28th of Dec.)
CONVENTION BETWEEN THEIR CATHOLIC AND MOST
CHRISTIAN MAJESTIES FOR PROLONGING THE STAY OF
THE FRENCH ARMY IN SPAIN, AFTER THE IST or
JANUARY, 1825.
His Catholic Majesty the King of Spain and of the Indies,
having judged that it would be useful to continue in his States a
part of the French Army beyond the period of January 1, 1825,
in order to give time for the complete re-organization of the
Spanish Army, and to consolidate the re-establishment of public
order ;
And His Most Christian Majesty the King of France and
Navarre, desiring to give to his Catholic Majesty a new proof
of the lively and sincere attachment which be feels for his
august person, and to confirm his legitimate authority for the
welfare and prosperity of his people ;
Their Majesties have resolved to conclude, in order to effect
this object, a new convention, and have named Plenipotentiaries.
to that effect,—
His Catholic Majesty, Don Francisco de Zea Bermudez,
Knight Pensioner of the Royal and distinguished Order of
Charles 111., Councillor of State, his First Secretary of State,
President of his Council of Ministers, &c. &c. ;
And His Most Christian Majesty, the Sieur Charles Joseph
Edmund de Boislecomte, Knight of the iloyal Order of the
Legion of Honour, his Charge d'Affaires to his Catholic Ma-
jesty, &c...
Who, having exchanged their full powers, drawn up in good
and due form, have agreed to the following articles :
Art. 1. The French corps d'armee at present in Spain shall
be reduced to 22,000 men, to take place from January 1, 1825.
2. These troops shall be stationed in the following places:--
Cadiz, Isle of Leon and its deperdencies, Barcelona, St. Sebas-
tian, Pampeluna, Jaca, Seo d'Urgel, and St. Fernando de'
Figuieras.
3. Independently of these troops, a brigade, formed of two
Swiss regiments, and commanded by a General Officer, shall re-
main at Madrid, and in such of the Royal residences-where his
Majesty may be, to do service near his person, and that of the
Royal Family, jointly with Spanish troops.
4. All fortresses at present occupied by the French troops
shall be evacuated, with the exception of those which are desig-
nated in the second article ; and the troops which make no part
of any of the new garrisons shall return to France at the period
(Jan. 1, 1825) fixed by the present convention.
5. The French troops are to furnish the garrisons of the cities
and fortresses indicated in the second article. The military
command of each of those cities and fortresses shall belong
to the French officers provided with a letter of service to com-
mand in it, and the relations of the French Commandants
with the Captains-General, or with the Viceroy of Navarre, in
the cities where the two authorities, French and Spanish, are
united, shall subsist such as they were established by the last
conventions.

6. The French Commandants will apply to the service con-
fided to them the provisions of war, which are found in the ,
fortresses occupied, and which are to be furnished by Spain.
None of the arms, munitions, or magazines, forming the provi- ,
sions for the fortress, are to be withdrawn but with the approval
and consent of the French Commandant who may be there sta-
tioned.
7. His Catholic Majesty engages to provide for the establish-
ment of barracks, magazines, mateliel for the hospitals, convey-
ances, military rations, provisions for a siege in the fortresses,
and to make all repairs and other arrangements which, may be
considered necessary. '
8. The tams fixed by the tenth article of the convention'or;
9th of February, for the expences of pay, maintenance, equip-
ment, and clothing, which constitute the differences between
the peace and the war footing, being reduced in proportion to
the number of the troops, remain fixed at the sum of 900,000
francs per month.
9. Measures shall be concerted, between the two Govern-
ments to establish the amount of the expences mentioned
in the sixth article of last June, and to secure their reimburse-
ment. _ _ _

10. His Most Christian Majesty only leaving troops in Spain
in compliance with the request made by his Catholic Ma-
jesty, these troops shall be withdrawn as soon as the parties in-
terested shall judge it necessary; having regard to the reser-
vations contained in the sixteenth article of the convention of
the 9th of February last.
11. All the clauses of the convention of the 9th of February,
and the regulition which is annexed to it, those of the conven-
tion of the 10th of February relative to the service of the mili-
tary posts, which are not modified in the new arrangement to
be concluded between the two Governments, founded on the
present state of things, and all those of the convention of the
30th of June, which are not contrary to the present stipulations,
shall continue to have full and entire effect during the whole
period of the present convention.
12. The present convention shall be ratified, and the ratifica•
tions exchanged with the least possible delay.
In faith of which the respective Plenipotentiaries, in virtueof their full powers, have signed the present convention, and-
have affixed to it the seals of their arms.
Done in duplicate at ~San Lorenzo de l'Escurial, December
10, 1824.
(Signed) EDMOND DE BOISLECOMTE.
.(The ratifications follow, of their Most Christian and Catlin-
lie Majesties, bearing date Dec. 3, and Dec. 113, 1824. .. •

SCARCITY OF FISH.—The state of the winds
have been such, that for some time past fish generally has been
very scarce, and consequently dear. Yesterday morning,“ Cod
all alive, oh !" was remarkably so, foulemoderate sized fishes
having sold at Billingsgate, first hand," for the moderal'
sum of seven guineas. Sad news for the gourmand !
SAND SHOWER.—A shower of fine whitish
sand fell at Mendoza, South America, on the 13th of August+.
froth a dark cloud, which covered the whole of the city. ,A„
similar phenomenon took place to the distance of from 30 to 4?,
leagues south of the city.