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6. Pecuniary Indemnity and Subsistence of the Army of Occupation.

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Contingents of Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia.
Contingents of Bavaria, Denmark, Saxony, Hanover, and Wurtem-
berg.

Command of the Armies, and communication with the French
Government.

8. Territorial Arrangements. Acquisition of French Territory, and

Share of Fortification Money by the Netherlands. 3rd November. 234 A. Augmentation of Austrian and Prussian Indemnity by Netherlands. Quota

Territorial Acquisition from France by Prussia, Austria, and
Switzerland.

Extension of Swiss Neutrality.

Acquisitions from France by Sardinia.

Territorial Arrangements between Sardinia and Genoa.

Removal of French and Sardinian Custom Houses.

French Fortification Money for Sardinia.

Augmentation of Austrian and Prussian Indemnity by Sardinia.
Territorial Arrangements between Austria and Prussia. Quota.
B. Indemnification of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Oldenburg. Coburg.

Hesse-Homburgh and Pappenheim....

Exchanges between Austria and Bavaria, and between Bavaria

and Hesse-Cassel.

Augmentation of Bavarian share of Fortification Money.
Reversion to Bavaria and Baden in part of Palatinate.

Military route from Wurtzburg to Frankenthal.

Bavarian Garrison of Landau.

Cession by Bavaria to Austria of Territory derived from France.
Cession by Austria to Hesse Darmstadt in return for the Duchy of
Westphalia.

Retention of the Bresgau by Austria.

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c. Defensive system of the Germanic Confederation. Fortresses of Mayence, Luxemburg, and Landau. Sovereignty. Garrisons. Distribution of French Indemnity for Fortifications to Prussia and Bavaria, and for a Fourth Fortress on the Upper Rhine, and the completion of the Works of Mayence.. 20th November. 238 9. French Indemnity, Distribution of, for Fortifications between the Netherlands, Prussia, Sardinia, Bavaria, and Spain.

6th November. 242

[Paris Conferences. Territorial Arrangements.]

"State Papers," vol. iii. Page

Sums for Fourth Fortress on the Upper Rhine and Mayence.
Distribution of Indemnity for Compensation to Spain, Portugal,
Denmark, and Switzerland, and to Great Britain and Prussia.
Division of Residue of Indemnity between Austria, Great Britain,
Prussia, Russia, Bavaria, Netherlands, Wurtemberg, Sardinia,
Baden, Hanover, Saxony, and the Minor Powers of Germany.
Transfer of Sardinian and Netherland Stores to Austria and
Prussia.

Payment of Indemnity.

Anticipation by Austria and Prussia.

Commission of Liquidation at Paris.

French payments for Subsistence, &c., of Allied Army of Occupation.

246

(Annex.) Table, Division of, between Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, Russia, and the acceding Powers of the Alliance...... 10. Command of the Allied Army of Occupation...... 20th November. 246 Nature and Extent of the Command.

Non-interference with Royal Authority.
Suppression of Revolutionary Convulsions.

Communications between the Commander-in-Chief and the Allies
and the French Government.

11. Alliance between Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia. 20th November. 248

Objects of the Alliance, Tranquillity of France, and General Peace of Europe.

12. Fortification Money, Employment of: in the Netherlands, in concert with Great Britain; in Germany, in concert with Austria and Prussia; in Sardinia, in concert with Austria; in Spain, as to be agreed upon...... 21st November. 249

Communications as to general system of Fortifications.

[On the 27th November, 1815, a Constitutional Charter was granted to the Kingdom of Poland; a French Translation of which is to be found in "State Papers," vol. xix, p. 971.]

[Fulda.]

No. 50.-PROTOCOL between Prussia and Hesse-Cassel,

SEC.

relative to the former Department of Fulda.
5th February, 1816.

TABLE.

Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 16th October, 1815.

Fulda,

1. Transfer by Prussia to Hesse- Cassel of part of Department of Fulda.

2. Liquidation.

3. The Military.

4. Articles excepted from the Cession.

5. Postal Rights.

6. Arrears.

7. Advances made from the General Fund,

8. Rents, &c., in arrear.

9. Archives.

10. Pensionaries.

(Translation.)

Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 16th October, 1815.

THE Commissioners appointed for the execution of the Treaty between His Royal Majesty of Prussia and His Royal Highness the Elector of Hesse-Cassel, concluded on the 16th October, 1815 (No. 37), namely:

For Prussia, Herr Friedrich Christian Adolph von Motz, &c. For the Elector of Hesse, Herr Ferdinand Carl Wilhelm Heinrich Schenk von Schweinsberg, &c., &c., met at the palace here, and after producing their Full Powers, arranged as follows:

Transfer by Prussia to Hesse-Cassel of part of Department of

Fulda.

§. 1. That part of the former Grand Ducal Department of Fulda, with the thereunto belonging Domain of Hettrichshausen, situated in the Principality of Hanau, still at the disposal of His Royal Majesty of Prussia is-in accordance with the Treaty of 16th October, 1815 (No. 37), but with reservation of the exchange of the District of Salmünster with Merzel, Sannerz, and the Huttischland, against an equivalent situated in the District of Weihers or its neighbourhood, to be effected by exclusive Treaty between their Majesties the King of Prussia and the Emperor of Austria, without any other exception, and with all rights and obligations, transferred to His Royal Highness the Elector of

[Fulda.]

Hesse; and the inhabitants of the ceded districts are released from their engagements to His Royal Majesty of Prussia, in such wise that the full Rights of Possession may be immediately demanded for Ilis Royal Highness the Elector and his descendants.

§§. 2 to 10. (See Table.)

Done at Fulda, 5th February, 1816, and Signed and Sealed by both Commissioners.

VON MOTZ.

VON SCHWEINSBERG.

[Hesse-Rothenburg.]

No. 51. TERRITORIAL

CONVENTION between

Prussia, Hesse-Cassel, and Hesse-Rothenburg. Signed at
Cassel, 4th March, 1816.

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Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 16th October, 1816.

1. Cession by the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg of his Right of Indemnification to the Elector.

2. The Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg to receive an Estate under Prussian Sovereignty, with a clear Revenue to a certain amount.

3. The Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg to possess the Estate in fee. 4. With all Rights appertaining to an Estate of that extent.

5. The Estate to be selected with his own concurrence.

6. The Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg to decide within a certain time whether he will accept the Lordship of Ratibor and Rauden as an Indemnification.

7. The Elector to take the necessary measures to obtain possession of it if the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg accepts the said Lordship.

8. If the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg refuses, he will still be entitled to the Indemnification.

9. Prussia guarantees both Elector and Landgrave against any interference on the part of the Landgrave's uncle, Charles Constantine.

(Translation.)

Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 16th October, 1816.

IN the Treaty between Prussia and Hesse-Cassel of 16th October, 1815 (No. 37), a complete Indemnification was ensured to the Landgrave of Hesse-Rothenburg for the Cession of the Lower County of Katzenellnbogen, the Lordship of Plesse, including the Monastery of Höckelheim, and the Bailiwick of Neuengleichen.

As several difficulties have arisen as to the manner in which the Indemnification is to be made, His Majesty the King of Prussia has undertaken to facilitate the business by his cooperation.

For this purpose Plenipotentiaries have been appointed:

On the part of Prussia, President Conrad Sigismund Charles von Hoenlein, &c., &c. ;

On the part of Hesse-Cassel, Privy Councillor John Hassenpflug, &c., &c.;

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