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THE TREATY OF ALLIANCE BETWEEN
FRANCE AND ENGLAND.

THE TREATY OF ALLIANCE BETWEEN
FRANCE AND ENGLAND.
We find in the London Times of the I'D ult,
copy of the text of the Convention between
the Queen of England and the Emperor of the
French, respecting Turkey. 1t is in French,
and we are compelled to make very hasty
translation of it half an hour before going to
press. 1t is as follws;- EDS. CHAR. COURIER
"Their Majesties the Queen of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the
Emperor of the French, having decided to lend
their aid to His Majesty the Sultan Adul Mad
lid Emperor of the 0ttomans, in the war which
he is carrying on against the aggressors of
Russia,ap led morecyer,in spite of their sincere
and persevereing efforts to maintain peace to
become themselves belligerent parties in the
would have menaced the existence of the equi-
librium of Europe and the interests of their
own countries, have, in consequence, resolved
to concluded Convention designed to deter
mine the object of their alliance, as well as the
means to. be employed in common to accomplish
I it, and have named, for this pupose as their
plenipotentaries, as follows;
"Her Majesty the Queen of the United King
dom of Great Britain ard Ireland, the Right
Honorable George Frederick, Earl of Claren-
/ don, Principal Secretary of State of her Britain
/ ic Majesty for Foreign Affairs.
"And His Majesty the Emperor of the French,
/ Al L.. (olo &c 4
etc. his AMBASSADOR near her britanic Majesty.
"Who, having reciprocally communicated
their full powers, found to be good and in prop
Ell form, have concluded and signed the follow
ing articles:
"Article /. The High Contracting Parties
engage to do what is in their power to bring
about the establishment of peace between
Russia and the Sublime Porte, upon durable
and solid basis, and to guarantee Europe against
the return of the regretable complications
which have lately-so unhappily disturbed the
general peace.
"Artclc H. The integrity Of the Ottoman
Empire being violated by the occupation Of the
provinces of Moldavia and Wallachia, and by
other movements of the Russian troops, their
Maesties the Queen of the United Kingdom
Great Britain and ireland, and the Emperor OF
the French, have concerted and will concert
means the most proper to free the territory OF
the Sultan from foreign invasion, and to attain
the object specified in Article l. They engage,
for the purpose to keep, according to the neces
sites of the war, estimated by common agree
ment, land and sea forces sufficient to meet
them, and of which subsequent arrangements
shall determine the quality, the number and
destination.
ARTICLE III. Whatever event may arise in
consequence of the execution Of the present
Convention, the High Contracting Parties bind
themselves to entertain no overture or PROPOSE
ton tending towards cessation of kostilities
and to enter into no arrangement with the I'm
perial Court of Russia, without having previous
ly deliberated on it Jointly.
article ". Animated with the desire o
maintaining the equilibrium of Europe,and fol
lowing no interested object, the High Con
| tracing parties renounce before hand any par
4 ticular advantage from the events which may
occur.
: "Article " Their Majesties the Queen o
< the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire
: land and the Emperor of the French will re
ceive with eagerness in the alliance for co-ope
. ration in the object proposed, such other Pow
n ers of Europe as may wish to enter into it.
9 "Article VI. The present Convention shall b
+ ratified and the notifications exchanged at Lon
+ don within the space Of eight days. In pledge
$ of which the respective Plenipotentiarles hav
signed and affirmed to it the seals of their arms
f "Done at London, on the 10th of April II
c the year Of Grace, 1854
o "CLARENDON.
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