[Lauenburg, Oldenburg, &c.] the Duke of Oldenburg, promises to cede to him a district containing a population of 5,000 inhabitants. Ratifications. ART. XIII. The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the Ratifications exchanged within four weeks, or sooner, if possible. In faith of which the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it, and have affixed thereunto the Seal of their Arms. Done at Vienna, the 29th May, 1815. (L.S.) LE PRINCE DE HARDENBERG. (L.S.) LE BARON DE HUMBOLDT. (L.S.) LE COMTE MUNSTER. (L.S.) LE COMTE HARDENBERG. [Holland and Belgium, Luxemburg, &c.] No. 22.-TREATY between Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia, and the Netherlands. Signed at Vienna, 31st May, 1815. [This Treaty formed Annex X to the Vienna Congress Treaty of 9th June, 1815, No. 27.] ART. Preamble. TABLE. 1. Territories forming Kingdom of the Netherlands. Recognition by Austria of Royal Dignity in the House of Orange-Nassau. 2. Boundaries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Frontier between Cleres and United Provinces. Mixed Commission between Prussia and the Netherlands. Prussian renunciation of Huissen, Malburg, Lymers, Sevenaer, and Weel. 3. Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. Sovereignty of the King of the Nether lands. Succession. Grand Duchy of Luxemburg a State of the Germanic Confederation. Luxemburg a Fortress of the Germanic Confederation. Right of King of the Netherlands to Fortify. 4. Boundaries of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. Arrangements respecting the Duchy of Bouillon. Disputes to be settled by Arbitration. 5. Cession to Prussia of the German Possessions of the House of NassauOrange. Principality of Fulda. 6. Family Pact of the Princes of Nassau. Succession. 7. Charges and Engagements relating to the Provinces detached from France. 8. Basis of the Union of the Belgic Provinces. 9. Commission to settle concerns of ceded Possessions of House of Nassau. 10. Ratifications. Annex to Article VIII of the Treaty of 31st May, 1815. Act of Acceptance of Sovereignty of Belgic Provinces by the Prince Sovereign of the Netherlands. 21st July, 1814. 1. Union of Belgium with Holland. Constitution. 2. Religious Equality. 3. Belgic Provinces to be represented in Assembly of States General. 4. Equality of Inhabitants of the Netherlands. 5. Commerce and Navigation in Dutch Colonies. 6. Debts to be paid by the Netherlands. 7. Expenses of Frontier Fortresses to be paid by the Netherlands. 8. Repair of Dykes. (Translation as laid before Parliament.*) In the Name of the Most Holy and Undivided Trinity. For French version, see "State Papers," vol. ii, p. 137. [Holland and Belgium, Luxemburg, &c.] Bohemia, and His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, being desirous of carrying into effect and of completing the arrangements contained in the Treaty of Peace concluded at Paris the 30th day of May, 1814 (No. 1), which, while it establishes a just equilibrium in Europe, and assigns to the United Provinces such a proportion of territory as may enable them to support their own independence, secures to them the countries comprised between the sea, the frontiers of France, and the Meuse, leaves undefined their limits on the right bank of that river; and their said Majesties having resolved to conclude a separate Treaty on this subject, conformably to the arrangements of the Congress of Vienna (No. 27), have appointed Plenipotentiaries to concert, agree upon, and sign whatever relates to this subject, viz.: His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, the Sieur Clement Vinceslas Lothaire, Prince Metternich-Winnebourg-Ochsenhausen, Chancellor of the Military Order of Maria Theresa, Curator of the Academy of the Fine Arts, Chamberlain, intimate and actual Councillor of His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, his Minister of State, of Conferences, and of Foreign Affairs, his principal Plenipotentiary at the Congress, &c.; And the Sieur John Philip Baron Wessenberg, Chamberlain and intimate and actual Councillor of His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, his second Plenipotentiary at the Congress, &c.; And His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, the Sieur Gerhard Charles, Baron de Spaen de Voorstonden, Member of the Corps of Nobles of the province of Gueldre, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau, Grand Duke of Luxemburg, at the Court of Vienna, and one of his Plenipotentiaries at the Congress; And the Sieur Hans Christopher Ernest, Baron de Gagern, Plenipotentiary of His said Majesty at the Congress of Vienna, &c.; who, after having exchanged their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed to the following Articles: Territories forming Kingdom of the Netherlands. Recognition by [Holland and Belgium, Luxemburg, &c.] Boundaries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Frontier between Cleves and United Provinces. Mixed Commission between Prussia and the Netherlands. Prussian Renunciation of Huissen, Malburg, Lymers, Sevenaer, and Weel. ART. II. (Embodied in Vienna Congress Treaty (No. 27) as Art. LXVI.) Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. Sovereignty of the King of the Netherlands. Succession. Grand Duchy of Luxemburg a State of the Germanic Confederation. Luxemburg a Fortress of the Germanic Confederation. Right of King of Netherlands to Fortify. ART. III. (Embodied in Vienna Congress Treaty (No. 27) as Art. LXVII.) Boundaries of the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg. ART. IV, (Embodied in Vienna Congress Treaty (No. 27) as Art. LXVIII.) Arrangements respecting the Duchy of Bouillon. Disputes to be settled by Arbitration. (Embodied in Vienna Congress Treaty (No. 27) as Art. LXIX.) Cession to Prussia of the German Possessions of the House of Nassau-Orange, Principality of Fulda. ART. V. (Embodied in Vienna Congress Treaty (No. 27) as Art. LXX.) Family Pact of the Princes of Nassau. Succession. ART. VI. (Embodied in Vienna Congress Treaty (No. 27) as Art. LXXI.) Charges and Engagements relating to the Provinces detached from France. ART. VII. (Embodied in Vienna Congress Treaty (No. 27) as Art. LXXII.) Basis of the Union of the Belgic Provinces. ART. VIII. (Embodied in Vienna Congress Treaty (No. 27) as Art. LXXIII.) [Holland and Belgium, Luxemburg, &c.] Commission to settle concerns of Ceded Possessions of House of Nassau. Art. IX. A Commission shall be immediately appointed by His Majesty the King of Prussia and His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, to settle whatever relates to the cession of those Possessions of the House of Nassau which belong to His Majesty, with regard to records, debts, excesses of the public chests, and and other subjects of this nature. That part of the records which does not concern the ceded provinces, but only the House of Orange, and libraries, collections of maps, and all other objects of the same description, belonging to His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, shall be retained by him as private and personal property, and shall be immediately restored to His Majesty. A part of the said possessions being exchanged against other possessions of the Duke and Prince of Nassau, His Majesty the King of Prussia engages, and His Majesty the King of the Netherlands consents, that the engagement stipulated in the present Article shall be transferred to their Serene Highnesses the Duke and Prince of Nassau with respect to those possessions which are to be united to their States.* Ratifications. ART. X. The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the Ratifications exchanged in six weeks, or sooner, if possible. In faith of which the above-mentioned Plenipotentiaries have signed it, and have affixed thereunto the Seal of their Arms. Done at Vienna, the 31st of May, in the year of our Lord 1815. (L.S.) LE PRINCE METTERNICH. Annex to Article VIII of the Treaty of 31st May, 1815. Act signed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, on the occasion of His Royal Highness's acceptance of the Sovereignty of the Belgic Provinces, of 21st July, 1814 (No. 4). NOTE.-Treaties containing the same stipulations were concluded and signed between Great Britain, Prussia and Russia, and the Netherlands, on the same day. * See Treaty between Prussia and Nassau, of 31st May, 1815, Art. XVII. |