Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-01-27
&c. The relations which the
Paris of 1914 had re-established

dina.
5. All the territories and districts in
Guided within the limits of the French ter
ritory, such as they have been determined
by the present article, shall remain united
to France.
.. The high contracting parties, within
three months after the sIgning of the pre-
sent treaty, shall appoint commissioners
Tor the purpose OF regulating whatever may
have relation to the boundaries of coun-
tries on either side: and on the compile
ton OF their labors, maps shall be drawn,
and boundary marks placed, to show the
respective limits.
Art. Ill. The places and districts which,
according to the preceding article, shalt no
longer compose part of the French terri
tory, shall remain at the disposition of the
allied powers, under the terms fixed by
the 9th article of the Military Convention
annexed to the present treaty and his
majesty the King of France, for himself his
heirs and successors, perpetually renoun-
ces the rights of sovereignty and property
which he hath hitherto exercised uye,. the
aforesaid places ond districts.
Art. I'LL. The fertilization of IIuninguan
saving been constantly an object of unca-
siness to the town of Basic, the high con-
tracing parties, in order to give to the
Ilelvetic confederation n new proof of
their good will and solicitudc, have agreed
between each other to demoish the lurti-
tications of Huntingdon and the French
government, from the same motives, stpu-
iates, that they shall never be rebuilt, and
not replaced by other Notifications at u
distance less than three leagues from the
town OF Basle. The neutrality of Switzer-
land shall be extended to the territory
which ls to the north of IilIe to be drawn
from Usine, including that city, to the
south OF the Lake of Annecy, by Fayerge,
as lar as Lochcraine, and from thence to
the Lake oil Brouget and the Rhone, in the
same manner that it was extended To the
provinces of Chablais and Fancigny, by
the god article of the final act of the Con-
gress of Vienna.
Art Nv. The pecuniary indemnity to
be furnished by France to the allied BOW
ers, is fixed at the sum of seven hundred
millions OF francs. The mode, terms, and
guarantee OF the payment of said sum,
shall be regulated by a particular cOnven-
ton. which shall have the same force and
validity as ifit were formally inserted in
the present treaty.
Art. V. The state of disquiet and fer
mentation TO which France, after SO many
violent shocks, and more especially since
the last catastrophe, notwithstanding the
Paternal intentions of the king, aud the
advantages assured by the constitutional
charter to all classes other subjects must
necessarily be subjected, requiring, for the
security of the neighbOring states, mea-
sures Of precaution and temporary guaran-
tees, the occupation for a certain time, of
the military positions along the frontiers
OF FRANCE, by corps of the allied troops,
has been Judged indispensable under the
express reservation that such occupancy
shall in no wise tend to prejudice the SOW
reignty OF his most christian majesty, nor
the state of possession, such as it is recog-
nized and confirmed 10y the present treaty
The number of those troops shall not ex-
coed 10000 men. The commander in
chief OF this army to be appointed by the
allied powers. The corps Of the army
shall occupy the places of Condo, Valen-
ciennes, BonChaIn, Cambria LIE Quesnoy,
Maubeuse, Landrecy, Avrones, RocrOy,
Glvet and CharlmOnt, Mezieres, Sedan,
Montmedi, Thionville, Longwy, Bitche
and the tete du pOHt of Fort L0nis. France
having to furnish subsistence for the army
destined to this service, every thing that
has relation thereto will be regulated by
particular convention. This convention
which shall be of the same force aud va
lIdity as lift were verbally inserted in the
present treaty, will, in like manner, regu-
late the relations of the army of occupation
with the civil and military authorities of
the country. The maximum of the dura
ton OF such military occupancy, is fixed at
hive years. Itmay terminate before that
time, it at the expiration of three years,
the allied soyereigns. in concert with his
majesty the king of France, after having
maturely examined the situation, the reci-
procal interests and the progress which
the establishment Of civil order shall
have made in France, shall unite in ac-
khowledging that the motives which led
them to the adoption OF these measures
nave ceased to exist. But whatever NAV
be tile result of their deliberations, all the
places and positions occupied by the allied
troops, shall, at the expiration Of the term
ct hve years, be evacuated without any
iurther delay aad restored to his most
christian majesty, his heirs and successors.
Art. vi. The foreign troops, exclusive
OF those which shall compose a part of the
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