Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1814-07-07
troops back to their W territories.

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commissioned with the Generals command.
ing those armies. who may freely cores
pond with their Government, and ~acqusint
them of the military events, and of every
thing relative to the operations of the ar
mics.
V. Though the high contracting powers
have reserved 1t to themselves, in the mo-
ment when peace shall be concluded with
France, to consult with each other on the
means by which they may most certainly
secure to Europe and reciprocally to each
other the maintenance of this peace they
have nevertheless thought it necessary for
the defence of their European possessions,
in case of an interference to be apprehend-
cd from France, In the order of things re-
sulting from the said peace, to make im-
mediately a defensive convention.
VI For this end they mutually agree,
that if the dominions of one of the high
contracting powers should be threatened
with an invasion from France, the rest shall
leave no means untried to prevent such in
vasion by amicable mediation.
VII. But in case such endeavors should
be fruitless, the high contracting powers
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auxiliary army Of &c, 900 men.
VIII. This army shall consist Of $4,000
foot and 10000 horse, with a proportion
ate train of artillery and ammunition
Care should be taken that it shall take the
field at the very latest in two months after
it is called for, and in the manner most eff
fectual for the power SO attacked or threat.
ened. =
TX. As on account of the situation OF
the theatre of war, or for other reasons,
it might be difficult for Great Britain to
furnish the stipulated assistance in En-
glish troops within the appointed time, and
keep them up to the full war compliments,
his Britannia majesty reserves to himself
the right, to furnish the stipulated assis-
in English troops within the appoint
ed time, and keep them up to the full war
compliments his Britannia majesty reserves
to himself the right, to furnish his con
tigen, to the power requiring it, either in
troops in his pay or to pay an annual
sum, at the rate of 20s sterling for every foot
and SOL. for every horseman, to the
full amount of the stipulated contingent.
The manner in which Great Britain will
have to afford its assistance in every par
case shall be arranged by an ami
cable agreement between the British 60
vernment and the power attacked or threat
ened, at the same time that the assistance
IS required. The same principle shall BE
to the number of TROOPS which
his Britannia majesty engages to furnish
by the first article of the present treaty.
X. The auxiliary army is under the i'm
mediate command of the General in Chief
Of the requiring power but it shall be
ed by its own General, and employed in
Ill military operations according to the
rules of war. The pay of the auxiliary
army to be at the charge of the power
requiring. The rations and portions of pro-
forage, sc. as also quarters, will
be furnished as soon as the auxiliary army
has passed its own frontiers, by the power
re quiring-and be supplied according to
he same standard as it supplies its own
troops, in the field and in quarters.
XII. The military regulation and econo-
nv in the interior administration OF the
troops depends wholly on their " Gene
raj. The trophies taken from the enemy
belong to the troops which have gained
them.
XII. The high contracting Powers re-
serve to themselves the right, IN case Che
herein stipulated should be found
insufficient, to make, without loss o. time,
new arrangements for further assistance.
XIII. The high contracting Powers reel
~procally promise, that in case one or other
be drawn into hostilities by furnish
ing the succour herein stipulated, neither
the requiring party, nor party engaged in
the war as ain auxiliary, shall make peace,
except with the consent Of the other.
xiv. The engagements contracted by
this treaty shall by no means detract from
those which the high contracting Powers
may have entered already into with other
Powers, nor hinder them from concluding
alliances with other States which may have
for her object the attainment OF the same
happy result.
XIV. In order to give greater effect to
the above stipulated defensive arrange
ments by the union of the powers most ex-
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