[French Guiana.] Restoration of Fortresses, &c. ART. III. The Fortress, storehouses, and all military stores shall be given up to His Most Christian Majesty according to the Inventory mentioned in Article V. of the Capitulation of French Guiana in 1809.* Delivery of French Guiana to the French Government. ART. IV. In accordance with the preceding Articles, the necessary Orders to effect the delivery of French Guiana, which Orders are in the possession of the undersigned Plenipotentiary of His Most Faithful Majesty, shall, immediately after the signature of the present Convention, be delivered to the French Government, with an Official Letter from the said Plenipotentiary, to which shall be added a copy of the present Convention, and which shall make known to the Portuguese Authorities that they must deliver, within the delay of three days, the said colony to the Commissioners appointed by His Most Christian Majesty to retake possession of them, to whom they shall present the said Orders. Portuguese Troops and Civil Functionaries to be conveyed to Pará and Pernambuco. ART. V. The French Government undertakes to convey to the Ports of Pará and Pernambuco in the ships which shall have conveyed the French troops to Guiana, the Portuguese garrison of that colony, as well as the civil functionaries with all their goods. Done at Paris, 28th August, 1817. (L.S.) RICHELIEU. (L.S.) FRANCOIS JOSEPH MARIE DE BRITO. SEPARATE ARTICLE. All the points on which difficulties might arise in consequence of the restitution of French Guiana, such as the payment of Debts, the recovery of the Revenues, and the reciprocal extradition of Slaves, shall be the object of a Separate Convention between the French and Portuguese Governments. Done at Paris, 28th August, 1817. (L.S.) RICHELIEU. (L.S.) FRANCOIS JOSEPH MARIE DE BRITO. * 12th January, 1809. [Monaco, Mentone, and Roccabruna.] No. 76.-TREATY between Sardinia and Monaco, relative to the Protection of the Principality of Monaco by His Sardinian Majesty. Signed at Turin, 7th November, 1817.* Reference to Treaties of 30th May, 1814, and 20th November, 1815. 1. Garrison of Monaco by Piedmontese Infantry. Prince of Monaco to be Captain and Governor of Monaco. 2. Lieutenant of the Garrison to be appointed by King of Sardinia. 3. Increase of Garrison of Monaco. 4. Lieutenant and other Piedmontese Officers to take the Oath to Guard Monaco. 5. Payment of Garrison by Sardinia. Provisions to enter Duty Free. 6. Sovereignty of Prince over Monaco, Mentone, and Roccabruna. 7. Coinage of Monaco. 8. Freedom of Intercourse between Sardinia and Monaco. Non-protection by Monaco of Malefactors and Deserters from Sardinian States. 9. Appointment of Officers by King of Sardinia. 10. Sardinian Protection to the Prince of Monaco, his Family and Estates, including Mentore and Roccabruna. 11. Personal Relations of Prince of Monaco towards King of Sardinia defined. 12. Grant of Pay of 12 Soldiers to Prince of Monaco and his Successors. 13. Confirmation of Ancient Privileges belonging to Monaco. 14. Protection of Port and Town of Monaco. Appointment of a Consul or Vice-Consul at Monaco. Equality in Payment of Navigation Dues and Sanitary Measures. Supply of Water to Sardinian Vessels. Consent of King of Sardinia to Conditions. (Translation.†) ARTICLES OF PROTECTION granted by His Majesty the King of Sardinia to the Principality of Monaco, agreed upon between the Plenipotentiaries of His Majesty, and those of the Prince of Monaco. Reference to Treaties of 30th May, 1814, and 20th November, 1815. DECLARATION. Ir having been settled by the Treaty of Paris of the 20th November, 1815 (No. 40), that the Relations re-established by the Treaty of the 30th May, 1814 (No. 1) between France and the * Approved by His Sardinian Majesty, 8th November, 1817. [Monaco, Mentone, and Roccabruna.] Principality of Monaco, should for ever cease, and that the same Relations should exist between Us and the said Principality; our well-beloved Cousin, the Prince Onorato of Monaco, has accredited to this our Royal Residence his Son Gabriel Onorato, Duke of Valentinois, duly provided with Full Powers for adapting, in concert with the Plenipotentiaries nominated by Us, to the new circumstances of the said Principality, and the position in which it is at present placed, with respect to our Dominions, the provisions of the Original Treaty of Protection agreed upon at Peronne, on the 14th September, 1641,* between France and the Prince Onorato of Monaco. And We having acceded to the request of the said Duke of Valentinois, Hereditary Prince of Monaco, in conformity with the Articles of Concession, agreed upon as above stated, and according to what has been by himself proposed, the following Articles have been concluded accordingly: Garrison of Monaco by Piedmontese Infantry. ART. I. There shall be in Monaco a Garrison of half a Battalion of Piedmontese Infantry, to guard that Place, to reside therein, and to render every service that may be necessary. Prince of Monaco to be Captain and Governor of Monaco. The Prince of Monaco, placed in the same Relations towards His Majesty as those in which he was formerly placed towards France, shall be Captain and Governor for His Majesty of the said Place; being nominated thereto by Royal Letters Patent, as shall also be his Heirs and Successors in the said Principality after him, with the same authority and powers as are possessed by the General commanding the other Fortresses of the Royal States, over the Officers and Soldiers. They shall receive the same pay, and enjoy the same advantages, as are received and enjoyed by the other Garrisons of His Majesty's States: the Prince shall give the pass word, and shall possess the keys of the Place. Lieutenant of the Garrison to be appointed by King of Sardinia. ART. II. There shall be in the said Place a Lieutenant of the Prince, in order to command the Garrison during his absence, to which Post His Majesty has appointed Major-General Lunel; * See Appendix. [Monaco, Mentone, and Roccabruna.] and in the event of the Appointment becoming vacant, His Majesty and his Successors shall appoint thereto some distinguished Person, to be approved of by the said Prince. Increase of Garrison of Monaco. ART. III. If in case of War, or for other reasons, circumstances should render it necessary for His Majesty to increase the Garrison of Monaco with other Piedmontese Soldiers, these shall always be under the command of the Prince, in his quality of Governor of His Majesty's Troops in that Place. Lieutenant and other Piedmontese Officers to take the Oath to guard Monaco. ART. IV. The Lieutenant and all the other Piedmontese Officers, who enter the Place, shall swear before the Prince Governor, and, in his absence, before the above-named Lieutenant, to guard it faithfully for him and his Successors, under the protection and for the service of His Majesty. Payment of Garrison by Sardinia. ART. V. His Majesty shall maintain at his own cost the said Garrison, which shall be punctually paid, without the said Prince or his Subjects being, upon that account, liable to the least expense. The Officers shall pay for their Quarters, as was done by the French; and His Majesty shall cause his War Department to indemnify the Prince for the maintenance of the Barracks occupied by the Garrison. Provisions to enter Duty free. The provisions and other articles sent by His Majesty, for the subsistence of his Troops, shall be exempt from all entry duties; proper precautions being taken for the prevention of smuggling. Sovereignty of Prince over Monaco, Mentone, and Roccabruna. ART. VI. His Majesty will leave the Prince undisturbed in his full power and Sovereignty of Monaco, Mentone and Roccabruna* (saving and excepting the conditions in that case made and provided by the Investiture of the 30th November, 1816), without the said Garrison or other Parties disturbing the said Prince, or interfering in whatever belongs to the said Sovereignty by land or sea, and still less in the government of, or dispensaBy the Treaty of 2nd February, 1861, Mentone and Roccabruna were ceded to France. [Monaco, Mentone, and Roccabruna.] tion of justice over, his people, or in the administration of his revenue; the said Garrison being only to be employed in guarding the Place as aforesaid. Coinage of Monaco. ART. VII. The Coin of His Majesty shall pass current in the Principality of Monaco, the same as in the Royal States. Freedom of Intercourse between Sardinia and Monaco. Non Protection by Monaco of Malefactors and Deserters from ART. VIII. As the geographical position of the Principality of Monaco, surrounded as it is on every side by His Majesty's States, must produce relations with those States, far more intimate, frequent, and necessary than those which existed with France; His Majesty is desirous of enabling the Inhabitants of the Principality to derive all the advantages which they may reasonably expect from his beneficient protection, by establishing, even in the distribution of his Royal favours, the least possible difference between them and his own Subjects ;-the said Prince, on his part, so regulating all the Legislation of his Government, that the Royal and private Rights of His Majesty, in his own States, may not be in the least degree compromised by such Legislation, that the Communications may be absolutely free between the two parts of the Royal States, through or across the said Principality,-and that the latter may never serve as an asylum for Malefactors and Deserters, who may escape from the States of His Majesty. Appointment of Officers by King of Sardinia. ART. IX. Whenever His Majesty shall think fit to station in the said Place of Monaco, Majors, Adjutants, or other like Officers, such Persons shall be appointed as may be approved of by the Prince, who shall exercise over them the authority belonging to a General commanding a Fortress. The other Officers, as well as the Engineers, the Surgeon, the Chaplain, and other such Persons, shall be chosen and paid by His Majesty. There shall be in the Place 12 Artillerymen, with 1 Officer. and Sardinian Protection to the Prince of Monaco, his Family and Estates, including Mentone and Roccabruna. ART. X. His Majesty, as well as his Royal Successors (whom |