Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1814-04-20

FRANCE AND SPAIN.

Z'REA7r OF PEACE AND FRIENDSHIP
Brtqreemfhe Emheror ef The. French King
Of Hoiy. eJc. and His Catholic 1IyeSfy
Fereiaand I'm.
His Catholic Majesty and His Majesty
the Emperor Of the Freach, King of Italy,
Protector Of the Confederation OF the Rhine
and Mediator OF the Confederation OF
Switzerland, equally animated by desire
of putting Az end to hostilit,es, and OF con
Guiding definitiye Treaty OF Peace oe-
tween the two powers. have tor TINS end
named Plenipotentiaries that is 70 say:
His Catholic Majesty Ferdinand has
named Don lose Meguel de CarDaJal,
Duks of st. Carlos. &c. &c.
His Msjesty the Emperor and hing mas
named Mr.. Antonio Renato Charles Methu'
rim, Count de Latorrest, &c. &c VINO ha-
wing exchanged their respective iuli powers
have agreed on the following arucies:
Artice1 there shall be hereafter and
from the date of this treaty, peace and
friendship between His Majesty Ferdinand
Il 7th and his successors, aud His MaJesty
the Emperor and King and his successors.
Art. :. All hostil,,es both by sea and
land shall cease between the two uat,ons ],
that is to say in their European contihen,ai
passess;aps Immediately after the rati'ca'
tiou Of the treaty fifteen days In. reafier III
the seas which wash the shores of Europe
and Africa ON this side the Equatoi and
40 DAYS thereafter in the seas OF Africa
and Amerisa on the othe rside oil the qua
tor and three months thereaf.ty' III an tne
countries aud seas situated To the East OF tue
Cane of Good Hope.
Art. 8. His Majesty the Emperor Of the
French. King of !,aly, acknowledges Fer
dinand and his successo S, accord 20 the
order of succession established by the fune
damenal laws Of Spain, as kI.g OF opain
and the Indies.
Art 4. His Majesty the Emperor and
King recognises The integrity Of the territory
OF Spain, such as it existed before the pre-
seat war.
At S. The provinces and places actually
occupied by the French troops shall be de-
liveredin the state in which the may lie
found to the Governors and Spanish troops
who may be sent by :he King.
Art. 6. His Majesty King Ferdinand o
bliges himself ON his par to maintain the
Integrity of the territory Of SoaiD, Islands,
Places atd fortresses adjoining, especially
Mahon and Ceu;a he also obliges himself
to cause to be evacaa ed the provinces, pla>
ces aud territories occupied by the British
governors and army.
Arr z. There stall be military con-
veption between a French and Spanish
copnissary, for the purpose OF ehecting a
Simultaneous evacuati n OF the Spanish pro-
vinccs. whether occupied by the French or
British.
Art 8. His Christian Majesty and His
Majesty the Emperor ard King reciprocal
ly o5iige themselves to MAINTAIN the inde
pendence Of their maritime rights, such as
: they were stipulated in the treaty OF u
trecht d a. the two nations had maintain.
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Art. 9. All the Spaniarls devoted to King
Joseph, Who had served him in civil or MI
litar1 employments and had followed HIM,
shall be restored tn the hoDors, rights and
pretoea.iees which they enjoyed. All the
property of which they had been deprived
shat be restored To them. Those who
wished tn remain out of SPAN shall be al
lowed the term of ten years to sell their
property AID take all the necessary STEPS
for new reside0ce They shall be secure
in their rights Inheritance, and shali en-.
joy their prope,It, ana dispose of ie withoui
beirg subjected to @ny duties OF deductions
whaie rr:
art. 10. All property, movable or inn
mosab.G belonging to Frenchmen or Itali-
ans IN Spain, shall be re-iored to then. il
the state Isl which they enjoyed it prior to
the war property sequrstered or con
b,oated III France OF Italy, belonging to
SpanarGs be,ore the war, shall like~ ist be
restored 10 them, Commissioners shall be
appeiuted by both parties to settle all
dou1tfui questions which MAY arise between
Fren. h, l,hlIars and Spanards, as we'll ia
discussion of interests PRIOR 10 the war. as
OF those wkich may have arisen since.
An. II. Inc prisoners made On both
side hall be restored, as wei those which
aie in the deposit as those IN any other
place. aud those which have entered into
service, unless Immediately alter the peace
they declare before compissary Of their
ration, that t!ey wnn to continue the ser.
vice of the psf er which they are now SER
wins.
Art. I2. TIE garrison of Pamplona, the
prisoners at Cadiz. at Coruina, in the l.
Stands Of tie Mediterranean, aid III any o.
Their depo y, who have been delivered I'D
TO the English, shall likewise be restored
whether taey are IN SPAN or have been seat
To AmetCa
Arr I. sis Majesty Ferdinand the 7ih
ais ob ice h'WSeii to pay TO KING Charles
the h, a d 70 IN gu, Ell. has spouse, The an
naI SUM % 30 millions OF JiaIs, winch shall
he punctusil' aid qGafterly. Atih death Of
the kins, ?, " 1000 francs shall De the dow.
err OF tne qGeen Allthe Spaniards who ma,
be IN theIr se,vite, shall have the Liberty 10
remain out Of fbe spanish TERRITORY as long
az their maJes,ies may thnk proper.
Afi. Ia a treaty OF commerce shsll be
Concluded between tile two y wers and un'
III then their commercial relations shsf re.
main on the same fDGtIuk as tney were prlOr|