Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1814-06-30
PRELIMINARY TREATY.
PARIS, April IS.

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PARIS, April Is.
This day have been ra'ihed BY ms
ROYAL Highness Monsieur, Son oi France
Brother OF the King, Lieutenant Gene
raj Of the Kingdom of France, Conven-
| lions with each Of the High Allied Pow
ers, of which the following are the par
tlculars
The Allied Powers. consentaneoussy
determined to pu, an end to this miseries
| Of Europe, aud to Law the basis OF It's
future tranquility Oh a just division OF
strengths between the States OF which It
is composed: wishing to give TO France
wNose newly formed Government at.
| fards all necessary securities Tor the
maintenance If peace, proofs OF their de-
sire 10 unite with her IN relations OF a.
| nifty; wishing also to allcw France to
enjoy. as far a. possible. and imMeci
ateIy, the advantages of peace, even be-
fore sll lis arrangements may be deter
mined on, have agreed conformity With
| Mansicur, S n of France Brother OF the
King, Ll;ut. General of the Kingdom
OF Frsnce to suspension OF hos'lllties
between their respective forces, and the
re e, ablisnmeut ofthe ancient relations
of iendsbip between them.
II. Rpsal Highness Monsieur. Son of
! F, ance. SC. SC on the one part, and
the respective Sovereigns, sc. on their
| part, have, in consequence, nominated
Pisuippten,iarics to agree to an Act,
which withou, prejudicing the arrange
ments for Peace, SHALL contain the Sill
! Dulations for suspension OF hostiliues,
and which shall be followed as soon as
possible by regular Treaty OF Peace,
namely.
There fellow the designations Of the
different High Contracting Powers, &
their Pienipo,en,iarIes.
ARTICLE |. All hos,ilities by land &
sea are, aud shall remain. suspended be-
.ctween the Allied Powers and France
namely by land, as soon as the Generals
commanding the French armies and for
tilted places shall have made known 70
the Generals commanding the Allied
Troops who are opposed to them, that
they have acknowledged the authority
of line Lieutenant General Of the King
dom Of France and as well by sea, as
with regard TO all maritime places and
stations, as soon as tbs fleets and ports
Of ,he Kingdom of France or the pla-
ces occupied by French troops shall
have .rade the same submission
III. In order to confirm the re-e,tab-
| lishment of the relations of amity be
tween the Allied Powers and France,
and to let her enjoy. a. much as possible
beforehand, the Allied Powers shall
, cause to be evacuated by their armies
the whole of the French territory, such
as it was on the LIST Of January 1892,
while toe places still occupied beyond
those limits by the French troops shall
be evacuated and restored to the Allies.
Ill The aforementioned of the
Kingdom of France, will in consequence,
| give orders to the Commandan,s ofthose
places, 10 resign them on the following
conditions wiz. The places situated
on the RhiBe, not comprised within the
limits of France, on the LIST OF January,
1872, aud those between the Rhine and
the said limits, within the space Of ten
days from The date OF the signature of
the present Act; the places in Pied
mont and the other parts OF Italy which
belonged to France, within the space OF
fifteen days; those in Spain within TWEEN
,y days; and ell other places without
exception, which are at present occu-
pied by French troops /; so that total
surrender may be made previous to the
lst Of June next-The garrisons ofthoss
places shall march out with their arms
nd baggage, and the military aud other
persons of every description in the
French service, with their private pro.
| perry. Thsy shall also be allowed to
take with them their field artillery, in
the proportion of three pieces to every
thousand men, the sick and wounded
being included in the numbers
Tho sppustenances of the fortress,
and whatsysrsis not private properly,
shall remsin and be consigned to the
Allies as they may be found. without a.
ny diiapidaiion.-In the appurtenances
arc comprised, not only the depots oil
artillery aud amnGni,ion, bur also all o.
her sorts Of warhke ssores of any kind