Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-12-26
forrlgu gntelslgence.
LONDON. OCT 27.

LONDON, OCT IT.
Two Hamburg and one Flanders mail
have arrived alto Frankfort papers to
the 10th infant. The following extracts
prefcnt their principal contents:
THE NEGOTIATIONS.
PyoeeG va6ai Of The Conference o( Oct ?.
After fevcral confidential explanations
between the Plenipotentisries of Auifria.
Great Britain, PrufIia and RuiIia, on one
fide, and the Duke Of Richelieu, appoint
ed Plenipctcntiary of his Majelty the
King of France, on the other fidc, it has
been agreed upon TO. day the relations be-
tween France and the Allied Powers,
armed for the re eitabIifhment and main
tainapce of the general peace, are def
nitively regulated upon the following ca
ies-
y. The boundaries Of France as they
were in 1890, from the North Sea TO
the Mediterranean, fhall form the fun
damental principles of the territorial ar
engagements, 70 that thofe diitrcas and
territories of former Belgium, of Germa
ny and Savoy, which, by the treaty of
Paris of 1914 were annexed to old
france, fhall remain feparated therefrom.
2s Where this principle is departed
from, the boundaries of 1899 ihall be
modified and better arranged according
to mutual conventions and interelfs, b,th
in regard to civil jurifdiction, 70 as TO
cut off inclofed diftri6ts. and align, on
both fides, more regular territory, and
alto 10 regard to military juriidiction,
70 as TO itrengthen certain weak parts of
the boundaries of the counterminous
countries.
In conformity to this principle, France
cedes to the Allies
Landau, Saariouis, Phillippevil'e, and
Marienburg. with thofe circles of terrific
ny which are more fully laid down in the
plan of the Treaty propofed by the four
Allies Cabinets, on the 10th september.
Verfoy with the neotfary territory
ihall be ceded to the Helveic Confedera-
ton, in order to bring he Canton of
Geneva in direct communication with
Switzt rland, and the French line of cuf
toms fhaIl be there eitabliihed in the
manner mott convenient for the admins
srative fyffem of both Countries
The works Of Huningen hall be &C.
moli!hed. he French Government
binds itfelf to erect no others within
diftance of three miles from Basic.
France relinquifhes her rights to the
prineipalitv of Monaco. On the other
hand the poHeilion of Avignon and the
Venaiflin, as well as tie county of Nom
pelgard, and the poheilion of every other
territory which is included within the
French lines, fhall be anew fecured to
France.
3. France pays to the Allied Powers,
by way of indemnify for the expepces of
their lat ornaments, the sum of 100
millions of francs "A fpecial Commits
fion fhall fix tie modes, the periods, and
the feculities for this payment.
a. A military line of the following :
fortref fes, viz :-Cande, Valenciennes,
Bouchain. Canbray, lie Queinov Man
bVuge, Landrecies, Avefnes, Rocroy,
Gnet, Mezeres, Sedan. Montmedy,
1hionville, Longwy, Ritcbe, and the
brid ge- head of Fort Louis, fEall be eccu
pied by an army of 10000 men, of the
allied powers. This army, which ihaIl
be placed under the command of Cen
eral, chofsn by theie powers, ihal be
wholly maintained at the expenfe of
France.
n ipecial commfion fhall fix all that
relates to ITS maintenance, which fhall
be regulated in the beit wav for fupply-
ing all the wants of the army. and at the
fame time the leaf burdeniome for the
country
The longeR duration of this military
occupation is fixed at i've years How
ever, on the expiration of three years,
after the Allied Sovcrcigns have weigh |
ed the fituation of things and of mutual |
as well as the advances which |
may have been made in the reiforation of
order and tranquility in France, they will
come TO common decifion with the