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STATE PAPER.

TREATY BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE
NETHERLANDS.

In the name of the Most Holy and Indivisible

Trinity. •
His: Majesty the KING of the NETHERLANDS, and his
Majeity the King of the United Kingdoms of Great Britain and
Ireland, desiring to place their respective possessions, and the
commerce of their subjects in the East Indies, on a fboting
reciprocally advantageous to both parties, so that the welfare
and prosperity of both nations may be henceforth at all times
promoted, without the differences and rivalry which at former
periods have disturbed the good understanding which ought to
subsist between them, and being willing, as far as possible, to
prevent all grounds of misunderstanding between the respective
agents, and at the same time to regulate certain differences
which have occurred in the execution of the Convention con-
cluded at London on the 13th of August, 1814, as far as it
relates to the possessions of his Majesty the King of Nether-
lands in the East Indies, have appointed for their Plenipo-
tentiaries, namely, his Majesty the King of the Netherlands—.
Baron Hendrick Fagel, Member of the Equestrian Order of
the Provinces of Holland, &c., at present his Majesty's Am-
bassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the
Court of London, and M. Anton Reinhard Falck, Minister of
Public Instruction, &c. ; and his Majesty the King of Great
Britain—the Right Hon. George Canning, Member of his Ma-
jesty's Privy Council, and of the Parliament, Principal Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs, and the Right Hon. Charles
Watkin Williams Wynn, Member of his Majesty's Privy
Council, &c., who, after exchanging their full powers, which
were found to be in due and proper form, have agreed on the
following articles :
Art. 1. The High Contracting Parties engage to place the
trade of the subjects of each other in their respective possessions
in the Indian Archipelago, and on the continent of India and
Ceylon, on the same footing as the most favoured nations, it
being understood that the subjects of both parties shall conform
to the local regulations of each settlement.
2. The subjects and ships of one nation shall pay no duties
of importation and exportation to and from the ports of the
other in the Eastern Seas, higher than double the amount of
those imposed on the subjects and ships of the nation to whom
the port belongs.
The duties on importation and exportation on Netherland
ships in a British port of the continent of India, or in Ceylon,
being paid, shall be settled in such a manner that in no case
more shall be charged for them than double the duties paid by
British subjects and for British bottoms.

With respect to articles on which no duty is laid when they
are imported or exported by the subjects or in the vessels of the
nation to which the port belongs, the duties to be imposed on
the subjects of the other shall in no case exceed six per cent.
3. The High Contracting Parties engage, that no treaty
shall henceforward be concluded by either of them, with any
state in the Eastern Seas, tending either directly, or by the im-
position of unequal duties, to exclude the commerce of the other
party from the ports of such native State, and that in case in
any of the treaties now subsisting on either side, such an article
should have been adopted with this view, such article shall be
null and void, from the conclusion of the present treaty.
It is further understood, that before the conclusion of the
present treaty, communication has been made by each of the
contracting powers, of all treaties and conventions respectively
subsisting between them and any native Government in the
Eastern Seas, and that a similar communication shall be made
of all such conventions which may be respectively concluded by
them in future.
4. Their 3lajesties the Kings of the Netherlands and of
Great Britain engage to give strict orders, as well to their civil
and military authorities, as to their ships of war, to respect the
freedom of trade fixed by articles 1,2, and 3, and in no case
to impede the intercourse of the natives of the Eastern Archipe-
lago with the ports of the two Governments respectively, nor
that of their respective subjects with the ports belonging to na-
tive Governments.

5. Their Majesties engage, in like manner, effectually to
contribute to the suppression of piracy in these seas. They
will afford no asylum or protection to vessels employed in pi-
racy ; nor in any case allow vessels or goods taken by such pi-
ratical vessels to be introduced, preserved, or sold in any of
their possessions.
6. It is agreed that orders shall he given by both Govern-
ments to their officers and agents in the East Indies, not to
establish any new factory on any one of the eastern islands,
without the previous permission of their respective Govern-
ments in Europe.
7. From the'stipulations in articles 1,2, 3, and 4, the Mo-
lucca islands, and especially Amboyna, Banda, and Ternate,
with their immediate dependencies, are excepted, till such time
as the Government of the Netherlands shall think fit to'desist
from the monopoly of the spice trade ; but, if, before such a
' renunciation of the monopoly, that Government should think
fit to allow the subjects of any Power, not a native Asiatic
State, to have any commercial intercourse with the said islands,
the subjects of his Britannic Majesty shall be admitted to have
such intercourse on the same footing.
8. His Majesty the King of the Netherlands cedes to his
Majesty the King of Great Britain, all his settlements on the
Continent of India, and renounces all rights and priveleges
which have hem enjoyed or claimed on account of those
settlements. . _

9. The factory of Fort Marlborough, and all the possessions
of Great Britain in the island or Sumatra, are hereby ceded to
his Majesty the King of the Netherlands. As the King of
Great Britain engages that no British factory shall be este.;
blished in that island, nor any treaty concluded under the
British authority with any of the native princes, chiefs, or
states, in the said island.
10. The town and fortress of Malacca are hereby ceded to his
Majesty the King of Great Britain. And his Majesty the
King of the Netherlands engages, for himself and his subjects,
never to establish a factory in any part of the peninsula of Ma-
lacca, or to conclude treaties with any of the native princes or
states in that peninsula.
11. His Majesty the King of Great Britain desists from all
representations against the occupation of the island of Bills.
ton and its dependencies by the agents of the Netherland
Government.

His Majesty the King of the Netherlands desists from all
remonstrances against the occupation of the island and Sines-
pore by the agents of his Britannic Majesty.
12. On the other hand, his Britannic Majesty engages that no
British factory shall be established in the Carimon Islands, or
in the Islands of Ballam, Binglag, Lingin, or any of the
Islands lying to the south of the strait of Sincapore, and that
no treaties with their Chiefs shall be concluded under British
authority.
13. All the Colonies, possessions, and establishments, ceded
by the preceding articles, shall be delivered up to the officers of
the respective Governments on the lit of March, 1825. The
fortresses shall remain in the condition in which they may be
when this present treaty shall be made known in India ; but
no demand shall be made on either side on account either of ar-
tillery, or necessaries of any kind, left behind or taken away by
the ceding power, or arrears of revenue or taxes of any descrip-
tion whatsoever.

14. All the inhabitants of the countries thereby ceded shall
have the liberty, for the space of six years' delay from the ratifi-
cation of the present treaty, to dispose of their property at
their pleasure, and to remove to whatever place they may
think fit.

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of those possessions should be abandoned by one of the parties
now contracting, its rights shall immediately devolve to the
other party.
16. It is agreed that all accounts or demands which have
arisen from the restoration of Java, and other establishments,
to the officers of his 'Majesty the King of the Netherlands, in
the East Indies, as well those which made the subject of a con-
vention concluded in Java, on the 24th of June, 11117, between
the Commissioners of both nations, as all others, of what
description soever, shall be finally and fully liquidated by
the payment on the part of the Netherlands of a sum of
100,0001. sterling, to be made in London before the end of the
year 1825.
17. The present treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications
shall be exchanged at London three months after the date of the
present; or sooner if possible.
Done at London the 17th of March, in tie year of our Lord
1024. (Signed) H. FAGE L.
A. It. FALCK.

HAMBURGH MAIL.

BRUNSWICK, MAY s.—The question which?!
been debated for some years past, before severs
tribunals in this country, viz. " Whether to
alienation of the estates and capital belonging of
Teutonic Order, in the territory of the Duchho,
Brunswick, made by the late Westphalian le
vernment, is valid in law," was definitively
cided in the month of March, by the SuPrea/0:
Court of Appeal at Wolfenbuttel. This tribes,'
has rejected as destitute of foundation the
cation of the Ducal Treasury against the tri
chasers of the land, or funds of the commander
of Lucklum, belonging to the Teutonic Order'u
DRESDEN, MAY 6.—Among the plans luted
brought forward, is one to reduce the interest
eil
the whole of the Saxon National Debt, to 5 pfC
Cent. with as little injury as possible to the Pub, d'
creditor. This plan appears to have originate(
in the circumstance, that even the new 51),
Cent. Treasury Bonds are at 14.- per Cent. abtig,/1.
par. The question has been very much discllso,,
ed, as the monied men, as such, contribute °or
thing to the public burdens; the reduction oil
the interest would afford many advsottigiiii
to the landholders, who are the most heuvit
taxed. But, on the other hand, it is cone
dered by conscientious Statesmen, that
according to the laws, the funds of all charitema
le
Institutions, and the property of minors,
placed in the Public Funds, a class of pero;
many of whom are very indigent, would sustiti
a very serious loss by such a measure, and rill
of the public creditors in foreign countries Wig.
be induced to withdraw their capital.
FRANEFORT, MAY 9.—A. few days ago, ellij
was so scarce here, that ready money 01101
hardly be had for seven per cent. The 106110(
300,000 -florins, negociated for the Prince lk
Tour and Taxis, on the 11th of July, 18111 With
be wholly reduced by the repayment of the 51%4
and last instalment of 50,000 florins on the '
of June, this year.
ST. PETERSBURGH, MAY I.—On the 12th he
March died, at Sebastapol, in the Crimea, to
Greek Metropolitan Christopher, in the 91
year of his age. Being expelled by his one"lebil
he wandered through almost all Asia, till of
found an Asylum in Russia, and became rfr
of the monastery of St. George.
as
terming MAY 4.—His Majesty will 0
termitic at some future time, when the Nonvegili,
Storthing shall close, he having now, at the fer
quest of the Representatives, given leave to pie
long the Session beyond the time fixed by
COUBtittltiOD.