[Vienna Congress Treaty.]

out conformable one to the other, of which 8 Acts one is in the possession of each of the 7 signing Powers, and the 8th is deposited, in execution of Article CXXI of the said Instrument, among the Public Archives at Vienna, to serve as a document common as well to the parties who signed the same, as above mentioned, as to the other Powers and States acceding thereto : And whereas the said General Treaty received on the 9th June, 1815, amongst other signatures, those of His Britannic Majesty's Plenipotentiaries, and those of the Plenipotentiaries of His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty.

We, having read and examined, as well the General Treaty of the 9th June, 1815, as the Treaties, Conventions, Declarations, Regulations, and other Instruments, recited in Article CXVIII thereof, and making part of the same, all of which are to be regarded as if they were here inserted, word for word, have found them altogether conformable to our will and pleasure; in consequence whereof, we have approved, confirmed, and ratified them, as by these presents we approve, confirm, and ratify them; promising, as well for His Majesty, as for his heirs and successors, faithfully to fulfil what is therein contained.

In faith whereof We have signed and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland to these Acts of Ratification, in seven corresponding Instruments, one of which shall be annexed to the original copy of the Treaty, deposited as above, in the Imperial Archives at Vienna, to serve as a Document to all; and the 6 others shall be exchanged with the 6 Signing Powers, and this present Instrument shall be exchanged against the Act of Ratification of His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty.

Done in Duplicate, in order that one copy of the Ratification of His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty may be deposited in the Public Archives of Vienna, together with the General Treaty, and the other in the Office of His Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs.

Given at the Palace of Carlton House, the

day of

in the year of Our Lord, 1815, and in the 56th year of His Majesty's reign.

In the name and on the behalf of His Majesty.

GEORGE, P.R.

[Westphalia, &c.]

No. 28.--TERRITORIAL CONVENTION between Austria, Prussia, and Hesse-Darmstadt. Signed at Vienna, 10th June, 1815,*

1. Cession of Duchy of Westphalia to Prussia.

2. Cession of Territory on Left Bank of the Rhine to Grand Duke of Hesse.

3. Salt-Works of Kreuznach to belong to the Grand Duke.

4. Delivery of Territories to Prussia and Hesse-Darmstadt. 5. Revenues of Ceded Territories.

6. Civil Officers and Pensioners of the Duchy of Westphalia.

7. Debts and Pensions to be paid by the Duchy of Westphalia.

8. Debts and Burthens of Territories on Left Bank of the Rhine transferred to States on the Right Bank.

9. Troops in Westphalia to remain attached to Hessian Army for One Year. Liberty to Officers to enter Prussian Service,

10. Title of Prince of Worms.

11. Guarantee of States to Grand Duke of Hesse.

12. Ratifications.

Separate and Secret Article.

Restoration of Possessions, &c., to Prince of Hesse-Homburg.

(Translation.†)

In the Name of the Most Holy and Indivisible Trinity.

THEIR Majesties the Emperor of Austria and the King of Prussia on the one part, and His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse on the other part, wishing to regulate everything relating to the Cession of the Duchy of Westphalia to His Prussian Majesty, and to the Indemnity to be fixed for the said Cession, have named for that purpose, namely :

His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, the Sieur Clement Wenceslas-Lothair Prince of Metternich-Winneborg-Ochsenhausen, Curator of the Academy of Fine Arts, Chamberlain, Actual Intimate Councillor of His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, his Minister of State, of Conferences and Foreign Affairs, his First Plenipotentiary to the Congress, &c.;

His Majesty the King of Prussia, the Prince of Hardenberg, his Chancellor of State, and First Plenipotentiary to the Congress of Vienna, &c.;

See also Treaty of 20th July, 1819, Art. xvii.

For French version see "State Papers," vol. ii, p. 831.

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And His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, the Sieur Jean Baron de Turkheim of Altdorff, his Minister of State, and Envoy Extraordinary to the Congress, &c.;

Who, after having exchanged their Full Powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles:

Cession of Duchy of Westphalia to Prussia.

ART. I. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse cedes the Duchy of Westphalia to His Majesty the King of Prussia, to be possessed by him, his heirs and successors, in full right and Sovereignty,

Cession of Territory on Left Bank of the Rhine to Grand Duke of Hesse.

ART. II. His Royal Highness shall receive, in exchange for the Cession mentioned in the preceding Article, a Territory on the left bank of the Rhine, containing a population of 140,000 souls, to be likewise possessed by him, his heirs and successors, in full right and Sovereignty. This Territory shall be in perfect contiguity, and shall contain the towns of Worms, Frankenthal, and Oppenheim. Commissioners shall be appointed without delay, on the part of His Majesty the Emperor of Austria and of His Royal Highness, to settle the valuation and the Limits of the said Territory, and to regulate everything bearing upon the execution of the present Article.

Salt-Works of Kreuznach to belong to the Grand Duke of Hesse.

ART. III. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke shall also have the full and free property and enjoyment of the Salt-Works of Kreuznach, situated on the left bank of the Nahe. The working and exportation of the produce of the said Salt-Works shall be free of all duty and dues whatsoever.

Delivery of Territories to Prussia and Hesse-Darmstadt.

ART. IV. The Duchy of Westphalia, such as it has been lately possessed, shall be delivered to the Authorities appointed for that purpose by His Majesty the King of Prussia, on the 15th July; and His Royal Highness shall at the same time be put in possession of the Territories and Works mentioned in Articles II and III.

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Revenues of Ceded Territories.

ART. V. The Revenues of the Duchy of Westphalia up to the 15th July, are explicitly reserved to His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, and His Majesty the King of Prussia undertakes that the arrears shall be paid before the end of the present year. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse shall enjoy all the Revenues of the country and of the works mentioned in Articles II and III, from the 15th July.

Civil Officers and Pensioners of the Duchy of Westphalia.

ART. VI. His Majesty the King of Prussia takes charge of all Civil Officers employed in the administration of the Duchy of Westphalia, as well those in actual service as those enjoying Pensions.

Debts and Pensions to be paid by the Duchy of Westphalia.

ART. VII. The Debts devolving on the Duchy of Westphalia, arising from the Electorate of Cologne, or contracted for its internal administration, remain chargeable on the said Duchy. The same applies to Pensions and burdens imposed upon that country by the Recès of the Empire of 1803,* namely, the revenue of 15,000 florins settled upon the Duchy in favour of the Prince of Wittgenstein-Berleburg.†

Debts and Burthens of Territories on Left Bank of the Rhine transferred to States on the Right Bank.

ART. VIII. The Territories on the left bank of the Rhine having been freed by former Treaties from all feudal dues, as well as from debts formerly hypothecated or imposed upon them, and having thrown those burthens upon the possessors of States on the right bank of the Rhine, who at the time received Indemnities for them, it is agreed that none of those burthens shall be chargeable on those countries without the consent of His Royal Highness the Grand Duke. It is nevertheless recorded that Article XXVII of the Treaty of Paris of 30th May, 1814 (No. 1), relative to the possessors of National Domains, shall have its full effect in the said countries.

Troops in Westphalia to remain attached to Hessian Army for One Year. Liberty to Officers to enter Prussian Service.

ART. IX. The troops drawn from the Duchy of Westphalia * See Appendix.

† See Treaties of 30th June, 1816, and 12th March, 1817.

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shall remain attached to the army of His Royal Highness the Grand Duke for the space of one year. The officers who shall not wish to remain in the service of Hesse shall pass over to the service of His Majesty the King of Prussia, retaining their rank.

Title of Prince of Worms.

ART. X. His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse shall take the Title of Prince of Worms.

Guarantee of States to Grand Duke of Hesse.

ART. XI. His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty and His Majesty the King of Prussia Guarantee to His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse, the Sovereignty and Independence of his States, and promise to obtain the same Guarantee from the Court of Russia. The arrangements which may still remain to be made, in conformity with the Treaty of Frankfort of 23rd November, 1813,* shall be made by common consent. This reserve is specially applicable to the Bailiwicks of Hanau.

Ratifications.

ART. XII. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the Ratifications thereof shall be exchanged within the space of 30 days.

In faith of which the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed it, and have affixed thereunto the Seal of their Arms.

Done at Vienna, the 10th of June, in the year of Our Lord, 1815.

(L.S.) LE PRINCE DE METTERNICH. (L.S.) LE PRINCE DE HARDENBERG. (L.S.) LE BARON DE TURCKHEIM.

Separate and Secret Article.

Restoration of Possessions, &c., to Prince of Hesse-Homburg.

His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Hesse engages to reinstate the Prince of Hesse-Homburg† in his Possessions, Revenues, Rights, and Political Relations, of which he was deprived by the Confederation of the Rhine.

The present Article, Separate and Secret, shall have the same † See Note, page 241.

* See Appendix.