The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-06-14
NEWTREATY OF THE ALLIED
POWERS.
lFrom The German Paters,]

VIENNA, April 8.
The following treaty was concluded on the
25th of March, between Russia, Austria, Prus-
STA and reat-Britain, In consequence of
the entrance of Napoleon Bonaparte into
In the name of the holy & undivided trini-
ty--Their majesties the Emperor of all the
Russias the Emperor Of Austria, the King Of
Prussia, and the King of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, considering the
consequences which the entrance of Eonaparte
into France, and the present situation Of that
Kingdom, may have with respect to the Sc
curty of Europe, have determined in these
Teighty circumstances, to carry into effect
khe principles consecrated in the treaty of
Chaumont. They have therefore agreed, by
solemn treaty, mutually signed by each of
the four powers, to renew the engagement
Shat they will defend the so happily restored
order of things in Europe against all violation,
and to adopt the most effeCtual measures for
carrying this engagement into effect, and al
80 to give it that necessary extension which
existing circumstances imperiously demand.
lHere follow the appointments, in the usu-
al form, of the different plenipotentiarcs,
whose names are undersigned.1
Article /. The high contracting powers SOL
EMMY engage to unite the resources of their
respective states, for the maintenance of the
treaty of peace concluded at Paris on the 3Oth
of May, 1918, as well as that of the Congress
of Venna--to carry into full effect the dispo-
sitions contained in those treaties-inviolably
10 observe their ratified and subscribed agree
rnents, according to their full import-to de-
fend them against every attack, and especi-
ally against the projects of Napoleon Bona
parte Towards this end, they bind them
selves, should the King of France desire it,
and in the spirit of the declaration issued on
the 18th of March, with common consent and
mutual agreement, to bring to justice all such
as may have already joined, or shall hereaf-
ter join the party of Napoleon, in order to
compel him to relinquish his projects, and to
render him incapable i'll future of disturbing
the tranquility of Europe and the general
peace, under the protection of which, the
rights, the freedom anu the independence of
nations, have been established and secured.
il. Although so great and salutary an OBJ
ieCt does not permit that the means destined
to it's attainment should be limited, and altho'
the high contracting powers have resolved to
devote to this object all such resources as they
can, in their respective situations dispose of,
yet they have nevertheless agreed, that,
every one of them shall constantly have in
the field 10000 men complete, of whom at
least one tenth shall be cavalry, with pro-
portionate artillery (not reckoning garrisons)
and to employ them in active and united SER
vice against the common enemy.
III. The high contracting parties solemn
ly engage not to lay down their arms but
in agreement with each other, nor until the
object Of the war assigned in the first article
of the present treaty shall have been attain
ed, nor until Bonaparte shall be wholly and
completely deprived of the power of exciting
disturbances and Of being able to renew his
attempts to obtain the chief power in
France.
~. AS the present treaty principally re-
1ates to the present circumstances, the en-
gagement in the treaty of Chaumont, and par
ticularly that contained in the 10th article,
shall again recover their full force, as soon
as the pre-, ent object shall be attained.
" Every thing relative to the command
Of the allied armies, the maintenance of the
same, &c. shall be regulated by a special
convention.
VI. The high contracting parties shall have
the right Teciprocally to sccredt with the
Generals, Commanders other armies, Off
GERS who shall be allowed the liberty of cor
responding with their Governments, in or
der to inform them of the military events, &
Of all chat relates to the operations Of the ar
mics.
VII. As the engagements entered into by
ths present treaty, have for object to main
tain a general peace, the high contracting
powers agree to invite all the powers Of Eu-
rope to accedc 70 them.
VIII. rs the present treaty is simply and
solely entered into with view to support
France ani every other threatened country a
gair.t The attempts OF Bunaparte and his adj
hcreuti Ills Most Christian Majesty shall be
spe..a.i5 invited to accede thereto, and in the
event os MS Majesty's claiming tho force spe-
cited j. U,icle 3 he shall make kDown\what
ssis. &c his ciTU7I taDcCs enable han to
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