Page images
PDF
EPUB

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

Done at Paris, this 10th day of July, 1815.

(L.S) WELLINGTON.

(L.S.) C. W. H. WIELANDT. (L.S.) J. DE SEELHORST.

(2.)-TREATY of Subsidy between Great Britain and Baden.— Signed (in English and French) at Brussels, 19th May, 1815.

HIS Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Baden, having, by a Treaty signed at Vienna on the 13th May, acceded to the Treaty of General Alliance signed at the same place on the 25th of March last, by the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, Austria, Russia, and Prussia; and having engaged to employ in the field a contingent of 16,000 men, one-tenth of which shall be Cavalry, with Artillery in proportion;

And His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty The King of Great Britain and Ireland, being desirous, as far as may be in His power, to assist His Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Baden, in order to enable His Royal Highness to make the exertions to carry into execution His engagements, has named the Duke of Wellington, &c. &c. ;

And His Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Baden has named the General Major Baron de Francken, in order to discuss and settle the terms on which the said assistance shall be given;

Who, having communicated to each other their respective Full Powers, have agreed to the following Articles:

ART. I. His Britannic Majesty engages to pay to His Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Baden, a Subsidy of £11 2s. per man, for the service of the year ending the 1st April 1816, to the number of 16,000 men. This Subsidy shall be paid in London at the end of each month, by monthly instalments, to the Person duly authorized to receive the same on the part of His Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Baden; and the 1st payment is to be made upon the exchange of the Ratifications of this Treaty.

In case Peace should take place or be signed between the Allied Powers and France before the expiration of the said year, the Subsidy shall be paid up to the end of the month in which the Definitive Treaty shall have been signed; and His Britannic Majesty promises, in addition, to pay to His Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Baden, the Subsidy of 1 month, to cover the expenses of the return of his Troops within his own Frontiers.

II. The Minister of His Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Baden in London, shall concert with the Officers to be appointed by His Britannic Majesty, as to the mode most convenient for the traus

mission of the money for the use of His Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Baden,

III. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty The King of Great Britain and Ireland, shall commission an Officer to the Head-Quarters of His Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Baden, in order to report the military operations; and this Officer shall be permitted to ascertain that the Contingent of His Royal Highness is kept complete.

IV. This Treaty shall be ratified, and the Ratifications shall be exchanged in London as soon as possible.

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

Done at Brussels, this 19th day of May, 1815.

(L.S.) WELLINGTON.

(L.S.) DE FRANCKEN.

(3.)—TREATY of Subsidy between Great Britain and Bavaria.Signed (in English and French) at Brussel 7th June, 1815.

His Majesty the King of Bavaria, having, by a Treaty signed at Vienna, on the 15th April, 1815, acceded to the Treaty of General Alliance signed at the same place on the 25th March last, by the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, Austria, Russia, and Prussia, and having engaged to employ in the field a contingent of 60,000 men, 1-10th of which shall be Cavalry, with Artillery in proportion;

And His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty The King of Great Britain and Ireland, being desirous, as far as may be in his power, to assist the King of Bavaria, in order to enable His Majesty to make the exertions to carry into execution his engagements, has named the Duke of Wellington, &c. &c.:

And His Majesty the King of Bavaria has named Colonel Washington, &c. &c. in order to discuss and settle the terms on which the said assistance shall be given;

Who, having communicated their respective Full Powers, have agreed to the following Articles:

ART. I. His Britannic Majesty engages to pay to His Majesty the King of Bavaria, a Subsidy of £11. 2s. per man, for the service of the year ending on the 1st of April, 1816, to the number of 60,000 meu; this Subsidy shall be paid in London at the end of each month, by monthly instalments, to the Person duly authorized to receive the same on the part of His Bavarian Majesty ; and the 1st payment is to be made upon the exchange of the Ratifications of this Treaty.

In case Peace should take place, or be signed between the Allied Powers and France before the expiration of the said year, the Subsidy

shall be paid up to the end of the month in which the Definitive Treaty shall have been signed; and His Britannic Majesty promises, in addition, to pay to His Bavarian Majesty the Subsidy of 2 months, to cover the expenses of the return of his Troops within his own Frontiers.

II. The Minister of His Majesty the King of Bavaria in London, shall concert with the Officers to be appointed by His Britannic Majesty, as to the mode most convenient for the transmission of the money for the use of His Bavarian Majesty.

III. His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty The King of Great Britain and Ireland, shall commission an Officer to the Head-Quarters of His Bavarian Majesty, in order to report the military operations; and this Officer shall be permitted to ascertain that the Contingent of His Bavarian Majesty is kept complete.

IV. This Treaty shall be ratified, and the Ratifications shall be exchanged in London, as soon as possible.

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

Done at Brussels, this 7th day of June, 1815.

(L.S.) WELLINGTON.

(L.S.) J. WASHINGTON.

(4.)—TREATY of Subsidy between Great Britain and Brunswick. Signed at Paris, 28th August, 1815.

His Serene Highness the late Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg, having, by a Treaty signed at Vienna on the 27th April, 1815, acceded to the Treaty of General Alliance signed at the same place on the 25th of March last, by the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, Austria, Russia and Prussia, and having engaged to employ in the field a Contingent of 3,000 men, but having actually brought into the field a Corps of 7,149 men ;

And His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty the King of Great Britain and Ireland, being desirous, as far as may be in his power, to assist the Brunswick Government, in order to enable them to carry into execution the engagements contracted by His Serene Highness the late Duke of Brunswick, has named his Grace the Duke of Wellington, &c. &c. &c.

And His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, in his capacity of Tutor to the Minor Duke and Regent of the Dukedom of Brunswick, has named His Excellency Count Munster, in order to discuss and settle the terms on which the said assistance should be given.

Who having communicated to each other their respective Full Powers, have agreed to the following Articles:

ART. I. His Britannic Majesty engages to pay to the Brunswick Government a Subsidy of £11 2s. per man, for the service of the year ending on the 1st of April, 1816, to the number of 7,149 men. This Subsidy shall be paid in London, at the end of each month, by monthly instalments, to the Person duly authorized to receive the same on the part of the Brunswick Government; and the 1st payment is to be paid immediately.

In case Peace should take place between the Allied Powers and France before the expiration of the said year, the Subsidy shall be paid up to the end of the month in which the Definitive Treaty shall have been signed; and His Britannic Majesty promises, in addition, to pay to the Brunswick Government the Subsidy of 1 month, to cover the expense of the return of the Troops within the Brunswick Frontier.

II. The Minister of Brunswick in London, shall concert with the Officers of His Britannic Majesty, as to the mode most convenient for the transmission of the money for the use of the Brunswick Govern

ment.

Done at Paris, the 28th August, 1815. (L.S.) WELLINGTON.

(L.S.) MUNSter.

Additional Articles.

ART. I. Whereas His Serene Highness the late Duke of Brunswick and Luneburg has agreed to contribute, for the Common Cause, the services of 4,149 men, over and above the Contingent of 3,000 men, and as the rate of £11 2s. per man, paid in London, is insufficient to defray the expense of this additional Corps, His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of His Majesty the King of Great Britain and Ireland, agrees to pay, monthly, to the Government of Brunswick, such sum as shall be found to cover the actual expense to Brunswick of the above-mentioned 4,149 men.

II. The Commanding Officer of the said Corps shall give in to the Comptroller of Army Accounts with the British Army, monthly, an estimate of the expense incurred, including pay and other allowances to the Officers and Troops, and contingent expenses of all descriptions. The amount of this estimate, which shall exceed the sum of £11 2s. per man, paid in London, for the 4,149 men, after having been examined and checked, shall be paid to the Brunswick military chest with the Army.

III. Brunswick shall be at no expense for provisions or hospitals

for the Officers and Troops of this corps of 4,149 men, and the British Government shall be entitled to receive the stoppage.

IV. All arms, accoutrements, camp kettles, and other military effects belonging to the said Corps, which may be lost or become unserviceable during the existence of this Treaty, shall be replaced at the expense of Great Britain,

The British Government shall likewise make good to Individuals the amount of their personal losses, to which they may be entitled according to the regulations of the Brunswick Corps; such losses being first investigated, ascertained and certified, by a Board of Brunswick Officers, whose proceedings, and the regulations by which they are governed, are to be submitted to the Comptroller of Army Accounts.

V. In order to cover all the expenses which the Brunswick Government would have to defray in maintaining the said Corps of troops in an efficient state for service, it is agreed that the British Government shall pay :

Rix dollars.

For every Artillery and Draught Horse lost, at the rate of ... 115
For every Bat Horse .......

For every Cavalry Appointment.......

For every Soldier sent from Brunswick to make up losses by casualties, according to the different description of the Arm to which he may belong:

For an Artillery Man ......

For a Hussar ....

For an Infantry Man......

80

27

40

65

40

The existence of these losses, as also that they have been made good, must be ascertained every month, by a Board of British and Brunswick Officers, whose Report shall be laid before the Comptroller of Army Accounts.

VI. Such of the Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, Musicians, and Privates, belonging to the Corps of 4,149 men, as may become disabled, or rendered unfit for service, by wounds, or by other casualties happening to them, whilst actually in British Subsidy, shall be allowed the usual Brunswick Pension, at the expense of Great Britain; which said Pensions are, moreover, to be paid to them in their own Country, upon authentic and satisfactory Certificates of their existence and identity, being, from time to time, produced by the Brunswick Chancery of War.

VII. The Brunswick Corps being, in the month of January next, entitled to clothing for the year 1816, Great Britain engages to pay to Brunswick a compensation for such clothing, for the time it may continue in British Subsidy.

« PreviousContinue »