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The directory agrees upon and signs the present treaty of peace with the duke of Wurtemberg, negociated in the name of the French republic by the minister of external relations, named by the executive directory, by an arret of the rith thermidor, (present month) and charged with instructions for that purpose, at Paris, 21ft thermidor, 4th year of the French republie, one and indivisible.

(As an authentie copy) (Signed) REVELLIERE LEPEAUX,

president. LAGARDE, feeretary general.

This treaty was ratified by the legiflative body.

Treaty of Peace between the French Republic and the Margrave of

Baden.

THE French republic, and his ferene highness the Margrave of Baden, defirous of re-establishing between both countries the relations of friendship and good neighbour hood which exifted between them before the present war, have appointed as their plenipotentiaries, namely, the executive directory, in the same of the French republic, citizen Charles Delacroix, minifter of foreign affairs, and his ferene highness the mangrave of Baden, the baron de Reitzenstein, his chamberlain, and great bailiff of Lorrach, who, after having exchanged their respective powers, have refolved on the following articles:

ART. 1. There thall be peace and good understanding between the French republic and his serene highness the margnave of Baden. In confequence, all hoftilities thall eeate between the contracting parties, to reckon from the ratification of this present treaty.

2. The margrave of Baden revokes all adherence, consent and access, public or secret, by him given to the coalition armed againft the French republic, every contin gent or fuccour, in men, horfes, previsions, money, ammunition, or other stores, under any pretence whatever, even if he should be required as member of the Germa nie empire.

3. The troops of the republic shall pass freely through the dominions of his ferene highnefs, refide there, and occupy all military posts neceffary for their opera tions.

4. His ferene highness the mar grave of Baden, for himself and his fucceffors, cedes to the French republic all the rights that may belong to him upon the lordships of Rodemachern and Hefperingen, in the ci-devant duchy of Luxem burgh, the portion belonging to him in the county of Sponheim, and his rights upon the other por tion; the lordship of Grevenstein, the bailiwicks of Beinheim and Rhod, and generally all the territories, rights, and revenues, which he poffeffed, or pretends to have a right to poffefs on the left bank of the Rhine He renounces all demands upon the republic refpec. ting the arrears of the faid rights and revenues, and for every other cause anterior to the present treaty.

5. His ferene highness, the reigning margrave of Baden, as well in his own name, as in that of his two fons, the princes Frederick and Louis of Baden, for whom he interests himself strongly, "cedes and abandons, with entire gua rantee to the French republic, the two-thirds of the manor of Kntzenhausen, situate in the ci-devant province

province of Alface, with all its rights and dependencies, together with the arrears of the faid rights and revenues, which might remain due, renouncing all demands upon the republic thereto relating, and for every other caufe anterior to the prefent treaty.

6. His ferene highnefs the margrave of Baden alfo cedes for himfelf, and his fucceffors, all the iflands of the Rhine which may belong to him, all the rights to which he may pretend upon the faid iflands, as likewife upon the courfe and the different branches of that river; especially the rights of tolls, high jurifdiction, direct lordship, civil or criminal justice, or police.

There thall not be included, under the denomination of the different arms of the Rhine, the fmall branches, and the dead or ftagnant waters left in confequence of the inundations of the ancient courfe of the river, and known to the watermen by the names of Altwaffer, Alt Rhine, or Old Rhine.

7. Each of the contracting parties fhall be at liberty to finish the work of the dykes, which may be thonght neceffary for the prefervation of his territory; but this is to be done fo as not to injure the country on the oppofite bank. All difputes which may arife from this object, as alfo from the eftablishment and prefervation of the towing path, fhall be decided by juridical means, between the refpective governments.

8. His ferene highness engages to leave, or caufe to be left, on the right bank of the Rhine, a space of thirty-fix feet broad, to ferve as a towing road in the navigable parts, or in those which may become fo. This road fhall be cleared VOL. XXXVIII.

of every thing that may injure its ufage. It is, however, agreed, that the houfes which ftand on the ground which it is to take up, or which would be neceifary for continuing it, fhall not be demolished without paying a juft and previous indemnity to the owner

9. The punishment of offences relative to navigation, which may be committed on the faid towingroad, fhall belong to the French republic

10. The portions of that road, as likewife the iflands on that ri ver, which belonged by special right to his ferene highnefs, or which were poffeffed by ecclefiaftical bodies or commonalties, are ceded, without referve, to the republic. The lay or private com munities fhall continue to enjoy, under the fovereignty of the republic, the portions which were in their poffeflion. It is however agreed, that the faid fovereignty hall not be exercifed over houfes depending on the margraviate, which may be deemed neceffary for continuing the towing-way, but only on their fites, after they thall have been demolished in execution of Art. 8.

11. The navigation of the river fhall be free for the citizens and the fubjects of both contracting parties

12. The tolls gathered on that part of the river Rhine which flows between the dominions of the contracting parties are abolished for ever. There fhall be none established hereafter on the na tural bed of the river.

13. The ftipulations contained in the preceding treaties between France on the one part, and his ferene highnefs the margrave of Baden, or the emperor and the Q

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empire, on the other, relative to the course of the Rhine, its navigation, the works to be constructed for the prefervation of its bed and its banks, shall continue to be executed in as far as they are not contrary to the present treaty.

14. His ferene highness engages not to permit the emigrants, and the priests transported from the French republic, to reside in his territories,

15. There shall be concluded, without delay, between the two powers, a treaty of commerce on grounds of reciprocal advantage. Meanwhile all commercial relations shall be re-established, fuch as they were before the present

war.

All commodities and merchan dize, being the produce of the French foil, manufactories, colonies, and fifheries, shall enjoy in the territories of his ferene highness the liberty of tranfit and staple, exempted from all duties, except those of the tolls upon waggons and horfes.

from the exchange of the ratification of the present treaty, on paying the debts which they may have contracted during their captivity.

The fick and wounded shall continue to be taken care of in the respective hofpitals; they shall be given up immediately after their recovery.

18. Conformable to the treaty concluded at the Hague, the 27th Floreal of the third year, the prefent treaty of peace and friendship is declared common with the Batavian republic.

19. It shall be ratified, and the ratifications exchanged at Paris, within one month, to reckon from its fignature, and fooner if practicable.

Paris, 5 Fructidor, of the fourth
year of the French republic,
one and indivisible.
(Signed)

The French waggoners shall be treated, with regard to the pay-peace with the margrave of Baden,

ment of those duties of toll, like the most favoured nation.

16. The French republic and his ferene highness the margrave of Baden, refpectively engage to grant replevy on the requestration of all effects, revenues, or efstates, confifcated, detained, or fold from French citizens on one part, and on the other, from the inhabitants of the margraviate of Baden, and, to admit them to the legal exercife of the actions and rights which may belong to them.

17. All the prisoners of war respectively taken thall be delivered up within one month, to count

CHARLES DELACROIX, SIGISMUND CHARLES JOHN Baron de REITZENTEIN. The Executive Directory refolve and ratify the present treaty of negotiated in the name of the French republic by the minifter for foreign affairs, appointed by the Executive Directory by the refolution of the 28th of laft Thermidor, and charged with their inftructions for that purpose.

Paris, 8th Fructidor, fourth year of the French republic, one and indivifible.

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THE French republic and his majefly the king of the Two Sicilies, equally animated with the defire to make the advantages of peace succeed to the miseries infeparable from war, have named, viz. the Executive Directory, in the name of the French republic, the citizen Charles Delacroix, minifter for foreign affairs; and his majesty the king of the Two Sicilies, the prince Belmonte Pignatelli, gentleman of the chamber, and his envoy extraordinary and minifter plenipotentiary to his Catholic majefty, to treat, in their name, the clauses and conditions proper to reestablish good understanding and friendship between the two powers, who after having exchanged their respective full powers, have agreed on the following articles:

Art. 1. There shall be peace, friendship, and good understanding, between the French republic and his majesty the king of the Two Sicilies: in confequence, all hoftilities thall definitively cease, reckoning from the day of the exchange of the ratification of the present treaty. Meanwhile, and till that period, the conditions sti pulated by the armistice concluded on the 17th Prairial of the 4th year (5th of June, 1796) shall continue to have full power and effect.

2. Every interior act, engagement, or convention, on the one part or the other of the two contracting parties, which are contrary to the present treaty, are revoked, and shall be regarded as bull, and of no effect; in conse quence, during the course of the present war, neither of the two

powers shall furnish to the enemies of the other, any fuccours of troops, ships, arms, warlike stores, provifions, or money, under whatever title or denomination that may be.

3. His majesty the king of the Two Sicilies shall observe the most strict neutrality towards all the belligerent powers; in confequence, he pledges himself to prevent indifcriminately access to his ports to all armed ships of war belonging to the faid powers, which shall exceed four, according to the regulations acknowledged by the faid neutrality. All stores or merchandise, known by the name of contraband, shall be refused them.

4. All security and protection shall be granted against all perfons whatever, in the ports and roads of the Two Sicilies, to all French merchantmen, of whatsoever number they may be, and to all the ships of war of the republic, not exceeding the number specified in the above article.

5. The French republic and the king of the Two Sicilies engage to take off the fequeftration from all effects, revenues, goods seized, confifcated, and kept from the citizens or subjects of koth powers, in consequence of the present war, and to admit them respectively to the legal exercise of all civil rights that may belong to them.

6. All prifoners made on one fide or the other, comprifing mariners and failors, thallte reciprocally restored within a month, reckoning from the exchange of the ratification of the prefent treaty, paying the debts which they may have contracted during their captivity; the fick and wounded shall continue to be taken

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7. To give a proof of his friendfhip for the French republic, and of his fincere defire to maintain the most perfect harmony between the two powers, his majefty the king of the Two Sicilies confents to be fet at liberty every French citizen who may have been arrested and detained in his ftates, on account of his political opinions refpecting the French revolution; all goods and property, moveable or immoveable, which may have been fequeftrated on the fame account, fhall be restored to them.

8. From the fame motives which dictated the preceding articles, his majefty the king of the Two Sicilies engages to caufe all proper fearch to be made for difcovering, by legal means, and for giving up to the rigour of the laws, the perfons who ftole, in 1795, the papers belonging to the late minifter of the French republic.

9. The ambaffadors or minifters of the two contracting powers fhall enjoy in their refpective ftates, the fame prerogative and precedence which they enjoyed before the war, excepting thofe which were allowed them as family ambaffadors.

10. Every French citizen, and all perfons belonging to the houfehold of the ambaffador or minifter, or to that of the confuls and other authorised and acknowledged agents of the French republic, thall enjoy, in the states of his majesty the king of the Two Sicilies, the iame freedom of religious worfhip as is enjoyed by the individuals of thofe nations, not Catholics, which are the moft favoured in that re1pect.

and concluded, without delay, a 11. There fhall be negotiated. two powers, founded on the bafis treaty of commerce between the of mutual utility, and fuch as fhall infure to the French nation advantages equal to all thofe which Two Sicilies by the most favoured are enjoyed in the kingdom of the nations. Until the completion of this treaty, the commercial and confular relations fhall be recipro cally re-established on the fame footing as before the war.

fixth article of the treaty concluded 12. In conformity with the at the Hague on the 27th Floreal, (16th of May, 1795. old ftyle), the in the third year of the republic fame peace, friendship, and good understanding, that are ftipulated in the prefent treaty between the French republic and his majefty the king of the Two Sicilies, fhall fubfift between his majesty and the Batavian republic.

13. The prefent treaty fhall be ratified, and the ratifications exchanged, within forty days from the date hereof.

Done at Paris 19th Vendemiaire, in the 5th year of the French republic, one and indivifible, correfponding with the 10th (Signed) CHARLES DELACROIX. October, 1796, (old style). The Prince of BELMONTE PIGNATELLI.

Offenfive and Defenfive Treaty of Alliance between the French Republic and Spain.

French republic and his Catholic THE executive directory of the majefty the King of Spain, animated by the wish to itrengthen the bonds of amity and good understanding happily re-established

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