[Defence of Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, &c.] conformably with Article LIV* of the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna (No. 27). Arrangements relating to Bavaria. ART. VII. His Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, His Majesty the King of Great Britain, and His Majesty the King of Prussia engage to use every means to obtain for His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty from His Majesty the King of Bavaria the reconveyance of the territories and the objects designated in the annexed Schedule (2), in exchange for the indemnity designated in the same Schedule. They undertake at the same time with the Court of Bavaria to exchange with His Royal Highness the Elector of Hesse, the districts of Aufenau, Wört, and Hochst, and the road from Saalmünster to Gelnhausen for a sufficient part of the bailiwick of Lohrhaupten. In consideration of the arrangements above specified the Four Powers insure to His Majesty the King of Bavaria the following advantages: a. An amount proportional to the part of the French contributions intended to reinforce the defensive line of the frontier States, which amount shall be employed according to the plans and regulations which shall be generally fixed in this matter. b. The Reversion of the part of the Palatinate belonging to the House of Baden, after the extinction of the direct line of the reigning Grand Duke. c. A military road from Wurzburg to Frankenthal. Landau to be a Fortress of the Germanic Confederation. Bavaria to have Right to Garrison. d. The right of garrison in the fortified Town of Landau, which will be one of the Fortresses of the Germanic Confederation. These Articles will be regarded as fully obligatory as soon as the Court of Bavaria shall have declared its adhesion to the arrangements specified above.† The Countries devolved to His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty under Article LI of the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna (No. 27), and of which His Majesty can dispose by exchange with the other Princes of the Germanic Confederation, being still found, in spite of the representations on this subject made by *See Convention of 1st July, 1816. + See Treaty between Great Britain, Austria, &c., of 20th July, 1819. [Defence of Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, &c.] the Imperial Court of Austria, partly occupied by the Bavarian authorities, there will be made by the Four Cabinets a simultaneous action against the Bavarian Government, in order that the said countries may be placed without delay at the free disposal of His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty. Austrian Cessions to Grand Duke of Hesse. ART. VIII. Austria shall cede to the Grand Duke of Hesse, as an indemnity for the Duchy of Westphalia, a territory on the left bank of the Rhine, comprising a population of 140,000 inhabitants, conformably to the Treaty between Austria, Prussia, and the Grand Duke, of 10th June, 1815 (No. 28). The arrangements with the Grand Duke of Hesse shall be made according to the annexed Schedule (3), drawn up on the basis of the exchange of territory between Austria and Bavaria, such as may be found indicated in the preceding Article. Austrian Cession to Bavaria. ART. IX. The Reversion of the part of the Palatinate belonging to the Grand Duke of Baden having been assured to Austria by the Protocol of 10th June, 1815,* of the Conferences of the Congress of Vienna, His Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty is ready to renounce this Reversion in favour of His Majesty the King of Bavaria, in order to facilitate the arrangements indicated by Article VII of the present Protocol. The Reversion of Brisgau, which has also been assured to Austria by the said Protocol of 10th June, will be carried out. C. Defensive System of the Germanic Confederation. Mayence, Luxemburg, and Landau to be Fortresses of the Germanic Confederation. ART. X. The Fortresses of Mayence, Luxemburg, and Landauf are declared Fortresses of the Germanic Confederation, with the exception of the territorial Sovereignty of the Fortresses. Fortress of Mayence. Right of Garrisoning Fortress. The Plenipotentiaries of Austria and Prussia, not being authorised, considering the Acts formerly existing, and the absence of their Sovereigns, to renounce the right of garrisoning the Fortress By the Project of Convention annexed to the Protocol of 10th June, 1815, the Reversion of Brisgau, and of the Palatinate, were secured eventually to the House of Austria (excepting those parts which were ceded to Prussia). † See Treaty between Austria and Bavaria of 16th April, 1816. [Defence of Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, &c.] of Mayence to one or other of their respective Courts, it is agreed that the military service and the administration shall continue to subsist in that Fortress according to the actual arrangement in force, until the Allied Courts shall come to some definitive arrangement on this point. Fortress of Luxemburg. Right of Garrisoning, and of Nominating Governor. Their Majesties, the Emperor of Austria, the Emperor of all the Russias, and His Majesty the King of Great Britain, will employ their best offices in order to obtain for His Majesty the King of Prussia the right of garrisoning the Fortress of Luxemburg, conjointly with His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, as well as the right of nominating the Governor of that Fortress. Fortress of Landau. Right of Garrisoning. The garrison of Landau shall be, until the time of its exchange, entirely composed of Austrian troops, and in like manner after the transfer it shall be in time of peace entirely composed of Bavarian troops. Nevertheless, in the case of war, the Grand Duke of Baden shall furnish a third of the garrison necessary for the defence of the Fortress. Distribution of Sums of Money to be devoted to the Defensive System of Germany. The Powers having agreed to devote to the defensive system of Germany the sum of 60,000,000 francs, to be taken from a part of the French contribution destined to strengthen the line of Defence of the frontier States, the said sum shall be distributed as follows: His Majesty the King of Prussia shall receive 20,000,000 Francs of it for the fortification of the Lower Rhine; 20,000,000 shall be reserved for the construction of a fourth Federal Fortress on the Upper Rhine; His Majesty the King of Bavaria, or some other Sovereign of the countries bordering upon France between the Rhine and the Prussian States, shall have 15,000,000; and 5,000,000 shall be employed to complete the works at Mayence. These different sums shall be disposed of, conformably to the plans and regulations which shall be settled with reference to them. Protocol to have same force as a Convention. ART. XI. The present Protocol shall have the force of a Con [Defence of Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, &c.] vention between the four Powers, until the arrangements to which they refer may be definitively completed. Done and signed at Paris, 3rd November, 1815.* WELLINGTON. METTERNICH. HARDENBERG. CASTLEREAGII. RASOUMOFFSKY. CAPO D'ISTRIAS. (Annex 1).-Austrian Cessions to Prussia. Austria shall cede to Prussia on the left bank of the Rhine:a. Saarburg, with the remainder of Conz, according to the limits of the Peace of 1814, and exclusively of Parcelles, on the right bank of the Moselle, which formerly belonged to Luxemburg. b. Moertzig. c. Wadern. d. Tholey. e. Part of Lebach according to the conditions of 1814 (No. 1). f. Ottweiler. g. St. Wendel. h. The remainder of Birkenfeld and Hermeskeil. i. The remainder of Baumholder and Grumbach. (Annex 2).-Arrangement with Bavaria.† Cessions demanded from Bavaria. 1. The Hausruck viertel 2. The Innviertel 3. The Principality of Salzburg, with the exception 4. The Tyrolese Bailiwick of Vils.... Population. 92,396 125,671 168,000 946 His Majesty the King of Bavaria would grant freedom of transit on the road which leads from the Tyrol to Bregenz by the Bavarian States, for a quantity of salt and corn, to be agreed upon. * Initialed on the 3rd, and Signed on the 20th November, 1815. [Defence of Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, &c.] c. The district of Spire, excepting the cantons of Worms and Pfeddersheim..... 144,042 d. In the district of Alzey, the canton of 12,066 2. In the Department of the Sarre. .... 10,795 14,636 b. The canton of Bliescastel c. The canton of Coussel, excepting certain 8,698 b. The bailiwick of Radewitz.. c. Of Darmstadt-the bailiwicks of Mitten- 3,000 24,661 4,927 Total.... 469,634 (Annex 3).-Territorial Transfers by the Grand Duke of Darmstadt. Darmstadt would cede: A. To Prussia. The Duchy of Westphalia Subjects. 140,000 * Viz., the Bailiwicks of Bruckenau, Hammelburg, that part of Bieberstein belonging to Austria, and a part of the Bailiwick of Weihers belonging to Prussia, or other adjoining territories sufficient to compensate for the Bailiwicks of Saalmünster, of Ursel, and of Sannerz, which Austria places at the disposal of Prussia. |