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to regulate at natters et and to see employ the troops tAI 1
'he moment of their ()cluing the French territory.
In totinsotty of which the respective Plenipotentiaties Ism
;h'ned the present Cdnvention, and elated thereto the seals if;
their arms.
Diane at Pails, the twenty-third day of Apr*. In the year df
our Lord oue thousand eight hundred and fourteen.
CASTLEREAGH. (L.s.)
LE PRINCE DC HENEVIENTO. (L. 3.)

•
ATTRITIONAL ARTICLE.
The term of tea days, agreed on in virtue of the stipulations
of the third article of the Convention of this day fur the ertcua•
tion of the fortited places upon the Rhine, tad between that'
river and The ancient frontiers of France, is extended to the for-1
titled places and military establishments of whatsoever &soils-
ttmt in the United Provinces of the United States.
The present additional struck shag have the same force and
validity as if it were word fur word inserted in the Convention
of this day
in testimony of which the respect bre Plenipotentiaries have,
signed it, and affix. d thereto the seals of their arms.
Dour in Paris, the twenty-third day of April. in the year of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fourteen.
•La Platilt Da titi'lliNTO, (L. s.

WAR Dlizytivitiorn
powNING-t I'ARET, MAY 10,.11114.
A dispatch, of which the following is a eopfy,
been this day receivednLEall Bathurst's office., ad:
dressed to his Lordship by General „Lord Lyitedock,
K.B. dated Antwerp,'Ma* 5, 1814:. '
Mir Lo4n—l have -the Wilton- 16 state to your
Lordship, that agreeable to the Weiss of iheConven.;
tiou of Paris of the 25d. ultimo, this fortress, with the
different forts depending on it, was ffitally evacuated;
by theremaining 'lrene-11 tior ps this 'morning..
• Major-General Kiinigl. the-Cisfinnissi,ner of the
Allied Powers, having agnified me. his wish that
arri.rillbg to his instructions, British troops shOttla
occupy it, the 'ld division,. under the command o
Major-Gene/A Cooke, and the Ist brigade of the Is
division were marched in t .and, after the
,dideren
guards were relieved, the nese garrison received the
CoMinissioner with Military honours.
The Magistrates tl'en assembled on the .parmilej
and the Mayor, recommending Antwerp to the proi
tection, and it. future fate to the favour of the Allies,
presented the keys of the town to General Kunigl,,
who received them iu the name of the Allied Soyel

reigns. •
It is impossible to describe with itillat dertionstra •
tious ot enthusiastic joy the inhabitants expressed
their approbation of this interesting scenes ,
All the marine establishments remain in the hander
of the French. I have bad the Mostlatiifactory corn-I
murications with the 'French Admiral Gourdond
commanding I and I have no doubt of the utmost.
harmony prevailing between the French and Engliahl
of all descriptions, during the time the town shall)
cominie to be occupied by a British garrison.
Italie the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) THOS. GRAHAM.
-IsTiMiitAL TY OFFICE, MAY 10, 1814.
Copy of a Letter from Viee-Admiral Str Edward Pellew, Bait.
to John Wilson Crave, Esq. dated on board Lis Majesty's
ship Caledonia, at Sea, the 14th April, 1814.
His Majt sty's ship Caledonia, at Sea, May 14.
Sin—l have the honour to enclose a letter from Sir
Josias Ro"Wley, stating his proceedings in the Gitlphl
of Spezzia, iii.co-peration with Lord William ben-1
tinck's forces, which I doubt not will rect4ve
Lordships' approbation.—l have, &c. ;
(Signed) Enwaill) FELLEIK.
Ws Majesty's ship Amsrlea, Spossis, Marsh 41.
Sot—l have much satisfaction in informing you,
that the fortress of Santa Maria, with the forts and
Jetences on the Gulph of Spezzia, are in the occupa-
"don otitis Majesty's arms.
On the 25th instant, I anchored with the :qua-
&ion as per margin*. off Lerici, the Hon. Captain
i)undas having preceded us with the Edinburgh and
Swallow, to accompany the movements cif the troorii
under M ejor•General Moniresor, dismantling tlit.
batteries as the enemy retired on their advacce, a
party of therkendeavoured to reoccupy, the.Cat.tk ot
Lerici, bit Captain Dundas, with the marines, was
beforehand with them, and the enemy, after some
tiring from the boats of the squadron, retreated from
the town.
On the foll Owing morning, a deputation from the
inhabitants of Speztia came on board, when I learnt
that the French had, during the night, evacuated
that town and all the defences of the Oultei, except-
ing the fortress of Santa Maria, which I sent an 41-
titer to summons, but found they were prepared to
defend it. We immediately weighed and anthored.
the ships in a.pGsition between Spezaia and the for,
tress, which in the evening, on the arrival, of the
troops, was invested. Stu ug parties of seamen were
I ot(led tram the ships, and sit Ilipounders film the
Edinburgh, by the active xemons of the _ Honour.
able Captain ID Untld%, • were got up the neigh's,
through the most el 31Zult places, and tinge batteries
constructed, on which they were mounted. A 36
and 24-pounder, and two 13-inch Mortars,- were re-
mounted on one ot the dismantled forts, with two
additional howitzers, under the directien of Lirute.
nant Bazalgette, of this ship, and a battery of two
36.reinders under similar circumstances, by Lieute-
nein( Mapleton, of the Edinburgh' arid at five P. M.
'on the 29th, on a refusal Witnillitelidetiby to capitu-
:late, the tire from the whole opened on the•fortress ;
it was kept up occasionally during the night, and re-
au.sw4Al at Jay-light the endowing-morning with such
vieour .4tid effect as comPletely to silence that. of tie
•netny. Preparations, were making to storm. but at
c;even the enemy chewed a flag of trace, and capita-
iated on the inclosed terms. •
I teel much pleasure in having to report the sea-I
lona, abie„ and, andetatigable rumens of the officers
anti men employer/-on the above service; to the Ho-
,
itour.thle Captain Dundas, who undertook the gene-
royal chrecticanf the seansin eat Shore, I am particu
indebted, and to Captains jelossitsey and Stowe,
Captain Stake, of his 3ieifatar ;Majesty's corvette
!'ditiscolls, thy cheeks are doe for their assistance ; to
Cleptaig Lieutenants Bagalgette, Mapleton.
and bl.;lessemih, Mr. Olen, Master of the
Adsdrieek Sind Mr. Breary. Mate of the Edinburgh;
who had the direction of the guns of the batteries,
much credit is due; the c4Mdition of the fort on 'its
snrrender pia my evinced the effect of their tire.
A division of the Sicilian flotilla of gun-boats was
criuAlacti in a gallant and able manlier by Lieute-
,eint Lr Hume' and much d•stingtosheal theiriselves.
A detachment of Ro}4l Marines, under Capt. Rest,
'las been landed to act with the advance of 1-ieute-
• America, Ediubians, 'wigwag, Svoi*w.Ospbabis,
bieniait