[Peace of Milan.] No. 215.-TREATY OF PEACE between Austria and Sardinia. Signed at Milan, 6th August, 1849.* 3. Limits of Sardinia. Reference to Vienna Congress Treaty of 9th June, 1815. 4. Renunciation to all Rights, &c., beyond the Limits mentioned. Right of Reversion of Sardinia over Placentia maintained. 5. Modena and Parma to be invited to accede to the Treaty. 6. Ratifications. Separate and Additional Articles. 1. Indemnity to be paid by Sardinia. 2. Dates of Payment of Indemnity. 3. Evacuation of Sardinian Territory by Austrian Troops. 4. Line of Demarcation near the Town of Pavia. 5. A Commercial Treaty to be concluded between the High Contracting Parties. 6. Abrogation of Commercial Convention of 11th March, 1751, between Sardinia and Lombardy; and of the Decree of the Aulic Chamber of 1st May, 1846. 7. Ratifications. (Translation.†) In the Name of the Most Holy and Indivisible Trinity. His Majesty the King of Sardinia, Cyprus, Jerusalem, &c.; His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, Bohemia, Lombardy, Venice, &c., having equally at heart to put a stop to the calamities of War, and to re-establish the ancient relations of friendship and good understanding which have existed between their respective States, have resolved to proceed without delay to the conclusion of a Definitive Treaty of Peace, and have in consequence appointed as their Plenipotentiaries, namely: *See also Treaties of 10th December, 1859, and Treaty of 23rd August 1866, for the incorporation of the Lombardo-Venetian Kingdom with Italy. + For French version, see "State Papers," vol. xxxviii, p. 1239. In March, 1848, Lombardy and Venice revolted against Austria. Charles Albert, King of Sardinia, joined the Lombardo-Venetians, and Hostilities ensued between Austria and Sardinia. An Armistice was concluded on the 9th August, 1848, which terminated on the 12th March, 1849, and on the 20th of the same month hostilities were resumed. An Armistice was again concluded between Austria and Sardinia at Novara, on the 26th March, 1849; and on the 6th August following Peace was concluded. [Peace of Milan.] His Majesty the King of Sardinia, &c.; the Sieur Charles Berando Count de Pralormo, his Minister of State, &c. ; the Sieur Joseph, Chevalier Dabormida, his General of Artillery, &c.; the Sieur Charles, Chevalier Boncompagni, President of the Court of Appeal; and His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, &c.; the Sieur Charles Louis, Chevalier de Bruck, his Minister of Commerce and Public Works, &c.; Who, after having communicated their Full Powers, found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles : Peace and Friendship. ART. I. There shall be from henceforth and for ever, Peace, Friendship, and good understanding between His Majesty the King of Sardinia and His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, their Heirs and Successors, their respective States and Subjects. Renewal of Treaties. ART. II. All Treaties and Conventions concluded between His Majesty the King of Sardinia and His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, which were in force on the 1st March, 1848, are fully renewed and confirmed, in so far as they are not altered by the present Treaty. Limits of Sardinia. Reference to Vienna Congress Treaty of 9th June, 1815. ART. III. The limits of the States of His Majesty the King of Sardinia on the side of the Po, and on the side of the Tessin, shall be such as they have been fixed by Paragraphs 3, 4, and 5 of Article LXXXV of the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna, of 9th June, 1815 (No. 27), that is to say, such as they existed previous to the beginning of the War in 1848. Renunciation of all Rights, &c., beyond the Limits mentioned. ART. IV. His Majesty the King of Sardinia, as well for himself as for his Heirs and Successors, renounces all Rights and Pretensions whatever over the Countries situated beyond the Limits mentioned in the above-mentioned paragraphs of the Act of 9th June, 1815 (No. 27). Right of Reversion of Sardinia over Placentia maintained. Nevertheless the right of Reversion of Sardinia over the [Peace of Milan.] Duchy of Placentia is maintained in accordance with Treaty stipulations. (Nos. 19, 73, 95.) Modena and Parma to be invited to Accede to the Treaty.* ART. V. His Royal Highness the Archduke, Duke of Modena, and His Royal Highness the Infant of Spain, Duke of Parma and Placentia, shall be invited to accede to this Treaty. Ratifications. ART. VI. This Treaty, as well as the Acts of Accession, shall be ratified, and the Ratifications thereof shall be exchanged within 14 days, or sooner if possible. In witness whereof the Plenipotentiaries have signed, and sealed it with the Seal of their Arms. Done at Milan, 6th August, 1849. (L.S.) DE PRALORMO. (L.S.) DABORMIDA. (L.S.) BONCOMPAGNI. (L.S.) DE BRUCK. SEPARATE AND ADDITIONAL ARTICLES. ARTS. I to III. (See Table.) Line of Demarcation near the Town of Pavia. ART. IV. As there exists for many years past a difference between Sardinia and Austria with reference to the Line of Demarcation near the Town of Pavia, it is agreed that the Limit at that place shall be formed by the Thalweg of the Canal called Gravellone, and that a Bridge shall be constructed by common consent, and at the expense of both parties, on the said Canal, on which no Toll shall be levied. ARTS. V to VII. (See Table.) Done at Milan, 6th August, 1849. (L.S.) DE PRALORMO. (L.S.) DABORMIDA. (L.S.) BONCOMPAGNI. (L.S.) DE BRUCK. * Modena acceded to this Treaty on the 12th, and Parma on the 14th August, 1849. [Limits on the River Po.] No. 216.-TREATY between Austria and Modena respecting the Navigation and the Regulation of Limits on the Po. Signed at Milan, 8th August, 1849. 1. Renunciatiou by Modena of Jurisdiction between Brescello and Gualtieri. 2. Cession by Austria to Modena of Commune of Rolo and part of Commune of Gonzaga. 3. Revenues and charges of ceded Territories to pass over with them. 4. The part of the Po running before the Este bank from Brescello to Gualtieri, to be subject to the stipulations applied to the part in front of the Guastalla bank which became Este Territory by Treaty of 28th November, 1844. 5. The Islands on the left of the Midstream (Thalweg) of the Po to remain or become Austrian, those on the right Modenese. 6. The same principle to be applied to new Islands and increments of land. 7. Islands and increments which become attached to the shore to belong to the party with whose Territory they unite. 8. Islands which become united to belong to the possessor of the larger one of them. 9. Course of the Po between the two Countries to be surveyed from time to time. 10. Revenues of Islands or increments passing from one Party to the other to pass with them. 11. Dykes and other hydraulic works only to be constructed by common consent. 12. Commission to be appointed to decide upon the respective Sovereignty of the Islands. 13. Another Commission to be appointed to decide upon any exchanges of Territory required to regulate the Boundary. 14. This Treaty not to take effect unless the Treaty for the free Navigation of the Po (of 3rd July, 1849*), shall come into operation with the adhesion of the Pontifical Government. 15. Ratifications. (Translation.) His Imperial Royal Apostolic Majesty Francis Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, Bohemia, &c. ; His Royal Highness the Archduke of Austria, Duke of Modena, &c.; ary, Having come to the determination of undertaking the rectifi *The Pope acceded to the Treaty of 3rd July, 1849, on the 12th Febru1850. [Limits on the River Po.] cation of the Boundaries between the two respective States, in order thus to simplify the commercial relations of their subjects, especially with the view of being able to effectuate as soon as possible the free Navigation of the Po, for which they have already taken steps by an appropriate Convention, have resolved to proceed to the stipulation of the present Treaty. They have therefore appointed as their Plenipotentiaries : His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, &c., Charles Lodowick de Bruck, his Minister of Commerce, &c. ; His Royal Highness the Archduke, Duke of Modena, &c., Count Theodore de Volo, his Chamberlain, &c.; Who, after the exchange of their Full Powers, found in valid form, have agreed as follows: Renunciation by Modena of Jurisdiction between Brescello and Gualtieri. ART. I. In case that, when His Majesty the Emperor has obtained the adhesion of the Pontifical Government to the free Navigation of the Po, the Convention thereon, signed by the Austrian, Modenese, and Parmesan Plenipotentiaries, on the 3rd July, 1849 (No. 212), shall come into force, His Royal Highness the Duke of Modena renounces the Jurisdiction which he has hitherto exercised in front of the line between Brescello and Gualtieri up to the left bank of the Po, in virtue of ancient Treaties, of which Articles XCV and XCVIII of the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna (No. 27), have recognised the existence, and he admits the restriction that the line of demarcation of his States shall follow on that side the course of the River in the manner and with the conditions which will be stated hereafter. Cession by Austria to Modena of Commune of Rolo and Part of Commune of Gonzaga. ART. II. His Imperial Royal Apostolic Majesty, as a compensation for this renunciation of Jurisdiction, and also as an indemnification for the duties which belong to the Este finances, now the Imperial finances, for the transit of the Royal goods in the Waters considered as under Este Jurisdiction, and especially to arrive at the desired regularity of boundaries, gives in exchange to His Royal Highness the Duke of Modena, the high dominion, as well as any other right of Sovereignty and Jurisdiction over |