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London, England, 1815-12-15 00:00:00

STATE PAPER.

EXTRACT OF A PIRITLCOL FOR BERCI. ATI vG TII II
DlsrOSlTlolla RELATIVE TO TILE ThatitiTofilEv AN!)
PLACES CEDED BY FRANCE. SY ARTiCL Ls 1,2,

AND 3, OF INNATY.
The Ministers of the Imperial and Royal Courts
of Austria, of Russia, of Great Britain, and of
Prussia, having taken into consideration the measures
become necessary by these arrangements with France
which are to terminate the present war, have agreed
to lay down in the present Protocol, the dispositions
relative to the territorial cessions to be made by
France, and to the contributions destined for strength-
ening the line of defence of the bordering states.
Arr. I.—Kingillm of the Low Countries.—Considering that
his Majesty the Kii.g of the Low Countries Gupta to participate
in a just proportion in the advantages resulting front the prerent
arrangenieut with France, and considering the state of his fron-
tiers on the side art that country, it is agreed, tbu the districts
which honied part of the Belgic Provinces, of the Bishopric of
Liege, and of the Duchy of Bouillon, as well as the towns of
Philipperrille and Marienhourg, with their territories, Which
t.:..itice is to cede to the Allies, shall be assigned to his Majesty
the King of the Low Cruntries, to be united to his &immune.
His Majesty the King of the 1 ow Countries shall receive,
moreover, out of that part of the trench contribution which is
destined towards strengthening the line of defence of the States
bordering upon France, the sum of sixty millions of francs, which
shall 'se WA out in (outlying the frontiers of the Low Countries,
in coti(ormity with the plans and regulations which the Powers
shad settle in chi, re:lu et.
It is beetles agreed, that in consideration of the advantages
which Its Majesty the Kleg of the Low Countries wits derive
trent these dispositions, butt. in the increase of, and b. the means
fur defending his territory ; that that proportion of the p.ciiieary
indemnity payable by France to which his said Nlsj sty might
lay clam, shall serve towards putting the indemnities of Austria
and Prussia on the level of a just proportion.
Art. 2.—Acquisitions of Prussia..-. The districts which, by the.
new Treaty of France, will be detached from the trench tern nor)
, in 'the department of the Sarre and the Mwelle, including the
fortress ol Sarre-Louis, shall be united to the slonnosons or the
Kiag of Prussia.
Art. S.--Acquisitions of Austria.—The territories which
Prance is to cede in the department of the Lower Rhine, la.
eluding the town and fortress of landau, shall he ii cited to those
pessersions on the left bank of the Rhine, select' devolve to his
Imperisl and Royal Apostolic Majesty by the final at of the
Congress of Virtu:- lils Majesty may dispose of his possessions
on the left bank of the Rhine in the terrisoriet arrangements with
Bavaria, and other states er the Germanic Confederation.
Art. 4.--lielveric Coutederadoo.-.Versoix, wits that part et
the Pays de Get which is to be ceded by France, shall be united
to Switzerland, rid limo part of the canton of Geneva.
'I he neutrality of Switzerland shall he mended to that terri-
tory, which is placed north of a line to be drewn trim Ugina,
(including that town) to t:,e mouth of the Lake of Annecy, and
from thence to the lake of lluoyget, as far as the Rhone, in the
same manner as it has been wended to the provinces of Chablis
and Faucisny by the it4l Article of the final Act of the Congress
of Vienna.

Art. s.—Sardinia.—ln order that his Majesty the King of
Sardinia may panicipate in a just proportion in the advantages
resulting from the present arrangemest with France, it is agreed,
that the portion of Sway which remained to France in virtue
of the Treaty of Paris of the 30th of May, 1814, shall be re-
united to the dominion* of his said Majesty, with the exception
of the Commune of St. Julian, which shall be given up to the
Canton of. Lleneva.

The Cabinets of the Allied Courts will use their
good offices for inducing his Sardinian M.ijesty to
cede to the Canton of Geneva the Communes of
Chesne, Thonex, and some others necessary ,for disen-
gaging the Swiss territory of Jassy from the effects
of the retrocession, by the Canton of Geneva, of that
territory situated between the road of Euron and the
Lake, which had been ceded by his Sardinian Ma-
jesty, by the Act of the 29th of March, MIS.
The French Government having consented to with-
draw its lines of Custom and Excise from the fron-
tiers of Switzerland, on the side of the Jura, the Ca-
binets of the Allied Powers will employ their good
offices for inducing his Sardinian Majesty to with-
draw, in like manner, %Us lines of Custom and Ex-
cise, on the side of Savoy, at least upwards of a league
from the Swiss frontiers, and on the outside of the
great road of Saleve, and of the mount.tin, of bsufl
and of Waache.

His Majesty the King of Sardinia shall receive,
moreover, out of that part of d►e Fiench contribution
which is destined for the strengthening tl►e line 01 de.
fence of the States bordering upon France, the sum
of ten millions of francs, which is to he I.tid out hi
iortifying his frontiers, in cuntortnity with the plans
and regulations which the rowers shall settle in this
respect.
It is likewise agreed, that, is consideration of the
adirantages which his Sardinian Majesty will derive
from these dispositions, both in the extension and in
the means of defending kis ;en icon, that part of the
pecuniary indemnity payable by France, to which his
said Majesty might lay claim, shall serve towards
putting tle indemnities of Austria and ?rustle on the
keel of a just proportion.

P.IRIS, DECEMBER 8.