[War with Russia.] shall have been adjudicated by the Courts of the other, the net proceeds of the Prize, after deducting the necessary expenses, shall be made over in the same manner to the Government of the Captor, to be distributed according to its Laws and Regulations. Instructions as to delivering up of Prizes. ART. V. The Commanders of the Vessels of War of their Majesties shall, with regard to the sending in and delivering up of Prizes, conform to the Instructions annexed to the present Convention, and which the two Governments reserve to themselves to modify by common consent, if it should become necessary. Valuation of a Captured Vessel of War. ART. VI. When, in execution of the present Convention, the Valuation of a Captured Vessel of War shall be in question, the calculation shall be according to the real value of the same; and the Allied Government shall be entitled to delegate one or more competent officers to concur in the Valuation. In case of disagreement, it shall be decided by lot which officer shall have the casting voice. Treatment of Crews of Captured Vessels. ART. VII. The Crews of the Captured Vessels shall be dealt with according to the Laws and Regulations of the Country to which the present Convention attributes the Adjudication of the Prize. Ratifications. ART. VIII. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the Ratifications shall be exchanged at London within 10 days from this date, or sooner if possible. In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Convention, and have affixed thereto the Seals of their Arms. Done at London, the 10th day of the month of May, in the year of Our Lord, 1854. (L.S.) CLARENDON. ANNEX.-Instructions to the Commanders of Ships of War belonging to Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and to His Majesty the Emperor of the nch. * Ratifications exchanged at London, 20th May, 1854. [War with Russia.] ONT. No. 247.-CONVENTION between Great Britain and France, respecting Prisoners of War. Signed at London, 10th May, 1854. 2. Instructions to be issued as to Places and Ports to which Prisoners are to be sent. 3. Expenses of Prisoners not in Possession of either Country. 4. Exchange of Prisoners of War. 5. Ratifications. (English Version.*) HER Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and His Majesty the Emperor of the French, being desirous of regulating the disposal of Prisoners who may be taken in the course of the War in which their Majesties are jointly engaged, have named as their Plenipotentiaries for this object, namely: Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Honourable George William Frederick, Earl of Clarendon, Baron Hyde of Hindon, a Peer of the United Kingdom, a Member of Her Britannic Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, Her Britannic Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, &c.; And His Majesty the Emperor of the French, the Sieur Alexandre Colonna, Count Walewski, his Ambassador to Her Britannic Majesty, &c.; Who, after having exchanged their Full Powers, found in due form, have agreed to the following Articles: Division of Prisoners of War. ART. I. The Prisoners made in the course of the present War shall, as far as possible, be divided equally between the two Countries. Whenever one of the two Countries shall have maintained a greater number of Prisoners, or shal have supported a certain number for a longer period of time, an account shall be made For French version, see "State Papers," vol. xliv, p. 20. [War with Russia.] every 3 months of the excess of expenditure which may have been incurred, and repayment shall be made of the half of the amount by the Government of the other Country. Instructions to be issued as to Places and Ports to which Prisoners are to be sent. ART. II. Instructions shall be hereafter concerted between the two Governments in order to make known to the Officers of their Naval and Military Forces the Places or Ports to which the Prisoners are to be sent. Expenses of Prisoners not in Possession of either Country. ART. III. If a Depôt for Prisoners should be established in any place not in the Possessions of either of the two Countries, the expenses of it shall be borne between the two Governments; but the advances to be made shall be by the Government which shall have appointed officers to take charge of the establishment. Exchange of Prisoners of War. ART. IV. Whenever the two Governments shall agree to an Exchange of Prisoners with the enemy, no distinction shall be made between their respective subjects who may have fallen into the hands of the enemy, but their liberation shall be stipulated according to priority of the date of their capture, except under special circumstances, which are reserved for the mutual consideration of the two Governments. Ratifications. ART. V. The present Convention shall be ratified, and the Ratifications shall be exchanged at London in 10 days, or sooner if possible. In witness whereof the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the present Convention, and have affixed thereto the Seal of their Arms. Done at London, the 10th day of May, in the year of Our Lord, 1854. (L.S.) CLARENDON. * Ratifications exchanged at London, 20th May, 1854. [Integrity of Ottoman Empire.] Great No. 248.-PROTOCOL of Conference between Britain, Austria, France, and Prussia, relative to the Maintenance of the Integrity of the Ottoman Empire. Vienna, 23rd May, 1854.* (Translation as laid before Parliament.†) Present: The Representatives of Austria, France, Great Britain, and Prussia. THE Undersigned Plenipotentiaries have deemed it conformable to the arrangements contained in the Protocol of the 9th April (No. 241), to meet in conference, in order to communicate reciprocally and record in one common Act the Conventions concluded between France and England on the one hand, and between Austria and Prussia on the other, upon the 10th and 20th April of the present year (Nos. 242, 244). After a careful examination of the aforesaid Conventions, the Undersigned have unanimously agreed: 1. That the Convention concluded between France and England (No. 242), as well as that signed on the 20th April (No. 244), between Austria and Prussia, bind both of them, in the relative situations to which they apply, to secure the maintenance of the principle established by the series of Protocols of the Conference of Vienna. 2. That the Integrity of the Ottoman Empire, and the Evacuation of that portion of its Territory which is occupied by the Russian Army, are and will continue to be the constant and invariable object of the Union of the 4 Powers. 3. That, consequently, the Acts communicated and annexed to the present Protocol correspond to the Engagement which the Plenipotentiaries had mutually contracted on the 9th April (No. 241), to deliberate and agree upon the means most fit to accomplish the object of their Union, and thus give a fresh sanction to the firm intention of the 4 Powers, represented at the Conference of Vienna, to combine all their efforts and resolutions to realise the object which forms the Basis of their Union. BUOL-SCHAUENSTEIN. BOURQUENEY. ARNIM. See also Treaty between Great Britain, Austria, and France of 15th April, 1856. + For French version, see "State Papers," vol. xliv, p. 88. [Danubian Principalities.] No. 249.-CONVENTION between Austria and Turkey, relative to the Austrian Occupation of the Danubian Principalities. Signed at Boyadji-Keuy, 14th June, 1854. 1. Means to be adopted for Evacuation of Danubian Principalities. 2. Command of Austrian Army. 3. Administration of Danubian Principalities. 4. Sovereign Rights and Integrity of Ottoman Empire. 5. Withdrawal of Austrian Troops from Principalities on conclusion of Peace with Russia. 6. Assistance to Austrian Troops from Ottoman Authorities. Maintenance of Order by Commanders of Austrian Army. 7. Ratifications. (Translation as laid before Parliament.*) His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, fully recognising that the existence of the Ottoman Empire within its present Limits is necessary for the maintenance of the Balance of Power between the States of Europe, and that, specifically, the Evacuation of the Danubian Principalities is one of the essential conditions of the Integrity of that Empire; being, moreover, ready to join, with the means at his disposal, in the measures proper to ensure the object of the Agreement established between his Cabinet and the High Courts represented at the Conference of Vienna. His Imperial Majesty the Sultan having on his side accepted this offer of Concert made in a friendly manner by His Majesty the Emperor of Austria; It has seemed proper to conclude a Convention, in order to regulate the manner in which the Concert in question shall be carried into effect. With this object His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Austria and His Imperial Majesty the Sultan have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say: His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, M. le Baron Charles de Bruck, his Internuncio and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Sublime Ottoman Porte, &c.; * For French Version, see "State Papers," vol. xliv, p. 90. |