and his Majesty the King of Sweden engages, that this union shall take place with every possible regard and consideration for the happiness and liberty of the people of Norway. Art. III. In order to give more effect to the engagements contracted by his Majesty the King of Sweden, in the first article of the present Treaty, which have for object direct operations against the common enemies of the two Powers, and in order to put his Swedish Majesty in a state to begin without loss of time, and as soon as the season shall permit, the said operations, his Britannic Majesty engages to furnish to his Majesty the King of Sweden (independent, ly of other succours which general circumstances may place at his disposal) for the service of the campaign of the present year, as well as for the equipment, the transport, and maintenance of his troops, the sum of one million sterling, payable at London monthly, to the agent who shall be authorised by his Swedish Majesty to receive the same, in such manner as not to exceed the payment of 200,000l. sterling each month, until the whole shall be paid. Art. IV. It is agreed between the two High Contracting Parties, that an advance, of which the amount and the time of payment shall be determined between them, and which is to be deducted from the million before stipulated, shall be made to his Majesty the King of Sweden for "mise en campagne," and for the first march of the troops; the remainder of the beforementioned succours are to commence from the day of the landing of the Swedish army, as it is stipulated by the two high contracting parties in the first article of the present Treaty. Art. V. The two High Contracting Parties being desirous of giving a solid and lasting guarantee to their relations, as well political as commercial, his Britannie Majesty, animated with a desire to give to his ally, evident proofs of his sincere friendship, consents to cede to his Majesty the King of Sweden, and to his successors to the Crown of Sweden, in the order of succession established by his said Majesty, and the States-General of his Kingdom, under date the 26th of September, 1810, the possession of Guadaloupe, in the West Indies, and to transfer to his Swedish Majesty all the rights of his Britannic Majesty over that Island, in so far as his said Majesty actually possesses the same. This colony shall be given up to the Commissioners of his Majesty the King of Sweden in the course of the month of August of the present year, or three months after the landing of the Swedish troops on the Continent; the whole to take place according to the conditions agreed upon between the two High Contracting Parties, in the separate article annexed to the present Treaty. Art. VI. As a reciprocal consequence of what has been stipulated in the preceding article, his Majesty the King of Sweden engages to grant, for the space of twenty years, to take date from the exchange of the ratifications of thepresent Treaty, to the subjects of his Britannic Majesty, the right of entrepot in the ports of Gottenburgh, Carlshamn, and Stralsund (whenever this last-mentioned place shall return under the Swedish do minion), minion), for all commodities, productions, or merchandize, whether of Great Britain or her colonies, laden on board British or Swedish vessels. The said commodities or merchandize, whether they be of such kind as may be introduced and subject to duty in Sweden, or whether their introduction be prohibited, shall pay without distinction, as duty of entrepot, one per cent, ad valorem, upon entry, and the same upon discharge. As to every other particular relating to this object, the general regulations existing in Sweden shall be conformed to; treating always the subjects of his Britannic Majesty upon the footing of the most favoured nations. Art. VII. From the day of the signature of the present Treaty, his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great-Britain and Ireland, and his Majesty the King of Sweden, reciprocally promise not to separate their mutual interests, and particularly those of Sweden which are referred to in the present Treaty, in any negociation whatever with their common enemies. Art. VIII. The ratifications of the present Treaty shall be exchanged at Stockholm within four weeks, or sooner, if possible. In faith of which, we the undersigned, in virtue of our full powers, have signed the present Treaty, and have affixed thereto the seals of our arms. Done at Stockholm, the 3d of March, in the year of our Lord 1813. ALEX. HOPE. (L. S.) SEPARATE ARTICLE. As a consequence of the cession made by his Britannic Majesty, in the fifth article of the treaty signed this day, of the island of Guadaloupe, his Majesty the King of Sweden engages; 1. Faithfully to fulfil and observe the stipulations of the capitulation of the said island, under date the 5th of February, so that all the privileges, rights, benefices, and prerogatives, confirmed by that act to the inhabitants of the colony, shall be preserved and maintained. 2. To take for this purpose, previous to the cession before mentioned, every engagement which may be judged necessary with his Britannic Majesty, and to execute all acts conformable hereto. 3. To grant to the inhabitants of Guadaloupe the same protection and the same advantages which the other subjects of his Majesty the King of Sweden enjoy, conformably always to the laws and stipulations actually existing in Sweden. 4. To forbid and prohibit, at the period of the cession, the introduction of slaves from Africa into the said island, and the other possessions in the West-Indies of his Swedish Majesty, and not to permit Swedish subjects to engage in the slave trade; an engagement which his Swedish Majesty is the more willing to contract, as this traffic has never been authorised by him. 5. To exclude, during the continuance of the present war, all armed vessels and privateers belonging to states at war with Great Britain, from the ports and harbours of Guadaloupe; and not to A a permit permit in any future wars in which Great Britain may be engaged, and Sweden remain neutral, the entrance into the ports of the said colony of the privateers belonging to any of the belligerent states. 6. Not to alienate the said island without the consent of his Britannic Majesty, and 7. To grant every protection and security to Bitish subjects and to their property, whether they may choose to quit the colony, or to remain there. This separate article shall have the force and effect, as if it were inserted, word for word, in the treaty signed this day, and shall be ratified at the same time. In faith of which, we the undersigned, in virtue of our full powers, have signed the present separate article, and have affixed thereto the seals of our arms. Done at Stockholm, the 3d of March, in the year of our Lord, 1813. ALEX. HOPE (L. S.) Le Comte D'ENGESTROM. L.S) Convention between His Britannic Majesty and His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias sign ed at Reichenbachy the 16th of June, 1813. In the name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity. His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, have spared no sacrifice, neglected no effort, to put a limit to the destructive projects of the enemy of Eu rope. It is at a period when Providence has manifestly favoured their arms, that their Majesties, animated with the desire of restor ing independence, peace, and pros perity to nations. have agreed, with a view of employing all the means in their power for the attainment of this salutary end, to adjust, by a particular conve..tion, the nature and extent of the pecuniary succours, and the assistance which the two crowns shall m tually afford to each other during this war. Accordingly, they have appointed their respective plenipotentiaries, namely, his Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and ireland, William Shaw, Viscount Cathcart, Baron Cathcart and Greenock, a Peer of Parliament, Privy Councillor, Viceadmiral of Scotland, a General in the Army, Colonel of the Second Regiment of Life Guards, and Knight of the most ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, &c. &c. &c. Ambassador Extraor dinary and Plenipotentiary to his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias; and, his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, Charles Count de Nesselrode, a Privy Councillor, Secretary of State, Actual Chamberlain, Knight of the Order of St Vlodimir of the Third Class; and John D'Austett, a Privy Coun cil or, Knight Grand Cress of the Order of St. Vlodimir of the Second, and of St. Anne of the First Class, and of St. John of Jerusalem; who, after having compared and exchanged their full powers, have concluded the following artis cle: Art. I. His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, being firmly resolved to carry on the present war war with the utmost energy, engages to employ throughout, one hundred and sixty thousand effective troops of every description of force, exclusive of the garrisons of the fortresses. Art. 1. To contribute on his part to the same end, in the most effectual and prompt manner, his Majesty the King of Great Britain engages to place at the disposal of his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, for the service of the year 1813, the following sums: 1. One million three hundred and thirty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-four pounds sterling, payable in London." 2. England takes upon herself the maintenance of the Russian fleet and the crews thereof, now in the ports of Great Britain; an expense estimated at five hundred thousand pounds sterling. Art. III. The sum of one million three hundred and thirty-three thousand three hundred and thirtyfour pounds sterling, shall be pay able from month to month, in such manner as that the whole shall be discharged on the 1st of Jan. 1814. Art. IV. To supply the deficiency of specie, the want of which is daily more felt in the circulation of the Continent, to combine in this important contest all the means which may secure its success, the two High Contracting Parties, in concert with his Majesty the King of Prussia, have agreed to issue notes, payable to bearer, under the denomination of federative paper, a The amount of this paper mo ney shall not exceed the sum of five millions sterling, for which the three Contracting Powers are conjointly guarantees. Two thirds of this sum are placed at the disposal of Russia, and one third at that of Prussia. b. The reimbursement of this sum of five millions sterling is to be made by the three Powers in the following proportions, and in such manner that England shall only take upon herself Three sixths. Russia, Two-sixths. c. This reimbursement is not to take effect before the 1st day of July 1815, or six months after the conclusion of a definitive peace. d. The sum of five millions sterling of federative paper, so to be issued in the name of the three Powers, is in no case to be applied to any other than the expenses of the war, and the maintenance of the armies in activity. e A commission, named by the three Powers, will regulate whatever relates to the distribution of this sum. The payments are to be made progressively from month to month. All that relates, however, to the form, the guarantee, the issue, appropriation, circulation, and reimbursement of this paper, is to be regulated in a still more particular manner, by a special Convention, the stipulations whereof shall have the same force and validity, as if they had been inserted word for word in the present treaty. Art. V. The British government having taken upon itself the maintenance of the Russian fleet, for the sum of 500,0001. sterling, as stated in Article II. his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias consents, on the other hand, to the employment by his Britannic Majesty of the said fleet in the European seas, in the manner which A a 2 he he may judge the most useful to the operations against the common enemy. Art. VI. Although the present Convention stipulates only the succours to be supplied by Great Britain during the year 1813, still as their reciprocal engagements are to be in force as long as the present war shall last, the two High Contracting Parties formally promise, to concert anew on the aid they are to afford each other, if, which God forbid, the war should be prolonged beyond the above-mentioned period; such fresh agreement being chiefly with the view of giving a greater developement to their efforts. Art. VII. The two High Contracting Parties will act in the most perfect concert with regard to military operations, and will freely communicate to each other what ever relates to their respective policy. They above all reciprocally engage, not to negociate separately with their common enemies, to sign neither peace, truce, nor any Convention whatsoever, otherwise than by mutual agreement. Art. VIII. Officers shall be allowed to be accredited to the generals commanding in chief the several armies in active service; they shall be at liberty to correspond with their courts, and keep them constantly informed of the military events which may have taken lace, as well as of every thing relative to the operations of those armies. Art. IX. The present Convention shall be ratified with the least possible delay. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed Le present Convention with their hands, and have thereunto affixed the seal of their arms. Done at Reichenbach, the third (fifteenth) June, 1813. (L S.) CATHCART. (L. S.) JEAN D'ANSTETT. Convention between His Britannic Majesty and His Majesty the King of Prussia, signed at Reich enbach, the 14th of June, 1813. In the name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity. His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and his Majesty the King of Prussia, united for the purpose of securing the independence of Europe, have resolved to regulate, by an express convention, the nature and extent of the pecuniary succours, and of the aid which they shall furnish to each other. To which end they have named their respective Plenipotentiaries, viz: His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Hon. Sir Charles William Stewart, Knight of the Order of the Bath, &c Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, one of his Majesty's Lieutenant generals, and his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentary to his Majesty the King of Prussia ;-) And his Majesty the King of Prussia, the Baron Charles Augustus de Hardenberg, his Chancelier of State, Knight of the Prussian Orders of the Black and Red Eagle, of the Iron Cross, of St. John of Jerusalem, of St. Andrew, of St. Alexander Newsky, of St. Anne pfRussia, and of several others,&c.&c. Who, |