[Department of the Saar.] ANNEX.-Designation of the Territory to be eventually ceded by His Majesty the King of Prussia to His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. [Limits.] No. 62.—TREATY of Limits between Prussia and the Netherlands. Signed at Cleves, 7th October, 1816. Preamble. Reference to Vienna Congress Treaties of 9th June, 1815, and 26th June, 1816. 1. Line of Frontier to be traced. 2. to 45. Detailed description of the Line of Frontier to be traced by Commis. sioners. 46. Ratifications. (Translation.*) Preamble. Reference to Vienna Congress Treaties of 9th June, 1815, and 26th June, 1816. His Majesty the King of Prussia, &c., and His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Grand Duke of Luxemburg, &c., having determined, by the Treaty of the 26th June last (No. 56), the Limits of the two Kingdoms from the borders of France on the Moselle to the ancient Dutch town near the Mook, and wishing to examine that ancient frontier, and to regulate on the Lower Rhine everything relating to hydrotechnical works and others of a similar nature, in the most equitable manner and the most convenient for the mutual advantage of the two States, have, in conformity with Article XXV. of the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna (No. 27) appointed as Commissioners, and furnished with their Full Powers, namely: His Majesty the King of Prussia, the Sieur Frederic, Comte de Solms-Laubach, First President of the Duchies of Juliers, Cleves, and Berg, &c., who, in virtue of the power conferred upon him by his Full Power, has appointed to the same effect and with the same powers the Sieurs Frederic Guillaume de Bernuth, Chief President of Regency at Arnsberg, and John Albert Eytelwein, Intimate Councillor and Director-General of the Public Works of the Kingdom; And His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, the Sieurs Maximilian Jacques de Man, Colonel of Engineers, Director of Archives of War, and of the Topographical Department, &c., and Jan Blanken-Iz, Inspector-General of the Waterstaat, &c. * For French version, see "State Papers,” vol. iii., p. 736. [Limits.] Who, after having exchanged their Full Powers, found to be in good form, have agreed upon the following points and Articles: Line of Frontier to be Traced. ART. I. The Limits determined upon by the present Treaty shall settle the Frontiers between the two States from the point at which the Limits along the Meuse reach the old Dutch territory, near the houses called Aan-Het-End, as far as the Hanoverian territory, where the line of boundary between the two States ceases. ARTS. II to XLV. Detailed Description of the Line of Frontier to be traced by Commissioners. Ratifications. ART. XLVI. The present Treaty shall be submitted to the two Courts, in order to be ratified, and the Ratifications thereof shall be exchanged within two months, or sooner if possible. In testimony whereof the Commissioners of the High Contracting Parties have signed it, and have affixed thereto the Seal of their Arms. Done at Cleves, 7th October, 1816. (L.S.) DE BERNUTH. (L.S.) EYTELWEIN. (L.S.) M. J. DE MAN. [Bank of Hamburgh.] No. 63.-CONVENTION between France and Hamburgh, relative to the Claims of the Bank of Hamburgh. Signed at Paris, 27th October, 1816. Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 20th November, 1815. 1. Amount due by France to the Bank of Hamburgh. 2. Mode of payment by France. Stock to be inscribed in the name of Senator Sillem. 3. Payment of Arrears of Interest. 4. Date of Payment of Interest and Arrears of Interest. 5. Renunciation of all further Claim by Hamburgh. 6. Previous Acts Annulled, 7. Ratifications. (Translation.*) Preamble. Reference to Treaty of 20th November, 1815. His most Christian Majesty, wishing to fulfil the conditions of Article III. of the Convention concluded on the 20th November, 1815 (No. 45), between him and the Allied Powers, relative to the liquidation of Foreign Claims, and wishing moreover to give to the Town of Hamburgh a proof of his good will, by indemnifying, so far as circumstances will admit, the Bank of that Town, for the Losses she sustained in 1813 and 1814, has appointed the Sieur Baron Portal, Councillor of State, &c., and the Sieur Baron Dudon, Councillor of State, &c., to confer and treat on the subject with the Sieur Senator Sillem, appointed for that purpose by the Burgomasters and Senate of the Town of Hamburgh; and the said Commissioners, having reciprocally communicated to each other their Powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following: Amount due by France to the Bank of Hamburgh. ART. I. The Debt which the Senate of Hamburgh, in the name of the Bank of that Town, claimed to be reimbursed by France, and the origin of which was the carrying off of the Funds of the Bank of that Town in 1813 and 1814, is and remains fixed at the sum of 10,000,000 francs. Mode of Payment by France. ART. II. France engages to pay that sum of 10,000,000 francs, * For French version, see "State Papers," vol. iii., p. 559. [Bank of Hamburgh.] and the payment shall be effected by an Inscription of Stock (Inscription de Rente) of 500,000 francs on the Great Book of the Public Debt. Stock to be Inscribed in the Name of Senator Sillem. The said Stock shall be inscribed with possession from the 22nd March, in the name of the Senator Sillem (Martin Garlieb Sillem), and the Certificate of Inscription shall be delivered to him on the day of the Exchange of the Ratifications of the present Convention. Payment of Arrears of Interest. ART. III. Interest on the Capital of the said Sum of 10,000,000 francs shall be accounted for to the Senate of Hamburgh, fron the 20th November, 1815, to the 22nd March, 1816, at the rate of per cent. per annum. 4 Date of Payment of Interest and Arrears of Interest. ART. IV. These interests, amounting to the sum of 134,794 francs 52 centimes, and that of the Arrears of the Annuity of 500,000 francs, dating between the 22nd March and 22nd September, 1816, amounting to the sum of 250,000 francs, shall be paid in cash by the Treasury of France, and into the hands of the Senator Sillem, on the day of the exchange of the Ratifications of the present Convention. Renunciation of all further Claim by Hamburgh. ART. V. On the delivery of the Inscription of 500,000 francs Annuity, and on the payment of the Interests stipulated for in the preceding Article, the Senate of Hamburgh renounces, as well in its name as in the name of the Bank of that Town, to all renewal or claim whatever, on account of the carrying off of the Funds of the said Bank. Previous Acts Annulled. ART. VI. It is well understood that all Acts whatever made previous to the present Convention, and bearing on the reimbursement by France of the Funds of the Bank of Hamburgh, are considered as null and void and declared of none effect. Ratifications. ART. VII. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the |