Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-09-24
TREATY OF .cONSoRT AND
SUBSIDIES,

TREATY or cONSoRT AND !.
SUBSIDIES,
BETWEEN MS BRITANNIA MAJESTY AND
THE KINosoF SWEDEN,
Signed at Stockholm, on the Sd OF
March, 1918.
In the name Of fhe Most Holy and Indi.
visi6le Trinity:
His majesty, the king Of the united
kingdom st Great Britain and ireland,
and bis majesty the king Of Sweden, e.
qually animated with desire OF drawing
closer the ties of friendship and good un :
derstanding which 50 happily subsist be-
tween them, and penetrated with the ur-
gent necessity of establishing. the one
with the other, concerted intimacy so
as to insure the maintenance OF the indie
pendence of the North and in hne, to
accelerate the so much desired epoch OF
a general peace, have agreed to accom-
plish this double object by the present
treaty. To this effect, they have chosen
for their plenipotentiaries, to wit: His
Royal Highness the Prince Regent, IN
the name of, and for his majesty the
king of the united kingdsm OF Great
Britain and Ireland, the Hon. Alexander
Hope, major. general of the armies OF his
majesty /; and Edward Thornton, envoy
extraordinary and minister Plenlpoten-
tiary near his majesty the king OF owe'
den. And the king of Sweden-Law-
rens, Count d'Envestrom, one OF the
Lords Of the Kingdom of Sweden, mi
mister Of state and of foreign AFFAIRS
chancellor of the university OF land com
oandant of the orders OF the king,
knight of the royal order of Charles XIII
grand eagle Of the legion of France; ;
and Gustave, baron of Wettersted. chan
celior of the court, commander OF the
order of the polar star, sc. all OF whom,
after having duly exchanged their re
spective full powers, have agreed to tue
following articles, to wit:
Article 1. His majesty the king OF
Sweden pledges himself to employ a
corps d'arme, to consist of at least 10000
men, 70 act exclusively upon the CONT
nent, against the common enemy oil the
two high contracting parties. This ar
my will act in concert with the Russian
troops plao ed ander the command OF his
hiehness the Prince Royal OF Sweden, In
conformity to stipulations to that effect
already existing between the courts OF
Stockholm and St. Petersburg.
IL The said courts having commu-
nicated to his Britannia Majesty the en-
gagements subsisting between them' q
having formally requested that his ma
iesty accede to them, his majesty the
king Of Sweden having, BY the st'puia'
tions contained in the preceding article
given proef Of the desire with which ne
is animated to contribute also 10 the sue
cess of the common cause; his Britain
mic majesty being DESTROYS IN return to
give an immediate and unequivocai
proof Of his resolution 10 unite his inte-
rest to those of Sweden and Russia
pledges himself, By the present treaty
to accede to those conventions, already
existing between those two powers; SO
much so. that his Britannia majesty will
not only refrain from placing obstacles
to the anne xatlen and perpetual reunion
of the kingdom Of Norway, as an inte'
grail part of the kingdom of Sweden, ell
the, by good Offices, or by empl"v'ng'h
i, should be necessary, naval co-opera'
,ion, to act in concer, with the Swedish
o. Russi.n troops. Itbeing understood
nevertheless. that compulsive measures
shall not be used TO effect said re-union
OF Norway to Sweden. unless his maJes-
ty the king of Denmark should have pre-.
yiou.ly refused to Join the alliance OF
the north agreeably to the conditions STU
pulated in the existing engagements be-
tween the courts of Stockholm and St
Petersburg and his majesty the king
Of Sweden pledges himself to take spe-
cial care, that in forming this reunion,
all possible attention and consideration
shall be used to promote the happiness
and liberty of the people OF Norway.
ILL.,. In order to give greater efft Ct to
the engagements contracted by his ma
iesty the king Of Sweden in the first ar
ticle Of the present treaty, which have tor
their object immediate operations a.
eain.t the common enemy OF the two
powers, and in order to place his ma es-
ty the king of Sweden in state to- COM
mence said operations without loss OF
time, and a. soon as the season will per.
nit, bis Britannia majesty pledges HIM
self to furnish to his majesty the king OF
Sweden. Independently of other sue
cors which incidental circumstances
may place at his disposal) for the ser.
vice OF the campaign of the present year,
as well as for the equipment, the trans
porta,ion, and the maintenance OF his
troops, the sum Of one milliop sterling,
roonthlv In Ondpu. fO the a