and Commander of the Order of St. Stephen; the Moft Illuftrious and Moft Excellent Lord, Marquis Charles Demarco, His Councillor and Secretary of State for the Department of the Royal Houthold, and Knight of His Order of St. Januarius; the Moft Illuftrious and Moft Excellent Lord, Thomas de Somme, of the Princes del Colle, Marquis of Circello, His Gentleman of the Chamber, Brigadier of His Armies, and Knight of His Order of St. Januarius; Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, have agreed to the following Articles.

ARTICLE I. Their Britannick and Sicilian Majefties, from the motives above explained, will make common caufe in the prefent war against France, and will concert together upon the military and naval operations, efpecially in the Mediterranean Sea.

ART. II. The high contracting parties reciprocally guaranty to each other their dominions against the common enemy, and engage not to lay down their arms, unlefs by common confent, without having obtained the entire and full reftitution of all places, towns, and territories, which refpectively belonged to them before the commencement of the prefent war, and which the enemy may have taken during the courfe of the war.

ART. III. His Sicilian Majefty promifes to unite to the forces of His Britannick Majefty, in order that he may employ them in the Mediterranean, either conjointly or in concert with his own military and naval forces, a body of fix thousand land troops, as well as four fhips of the line, four frigates, and four small ships of war. His Majefty the King of the Two Sicilies offers to contribute the contingent above fpecified from the prefent time, and to augment it hereafter, if circumftances will permit him.

His Britannick Majefty will defray the expence of the veffels for tranfporting the faid body of troops to the places where it fhall be required to ferve; and as foon as the faid corps fhall have quitted the dominions of His Sicilian Majefty for that purpofe, His Britannick Majefty thall be obliged to provide it with the fubfiftence and forage which may be neceflary.

ART. IV. His Britannick Majefty fhall keep a refpectable fleet of fhips of the line in the Mediterranean, as long as the danger of the Two Sicilies, and the operations which they fhall undertake against the common enemy, fhall require; and His faid Majefty engages to take fuch arrangements as fhall be moft proper for maintaining either by his own forces, or in concert with the other maritime powers engaged in this war, a decided fuperiority in that fea, and to provide, by this means, for the fecurity of His Sicilian Majefty's dominions.

ART. V. His Sicilian Majefty will prohibit his fubjects from all commerce with France, of what nature foever; and will not even permit the fhips of other nations to export from the ports of the Two Sicilies to the ports of France, any fort of provifions or military or naval ftores.

ART. VI. His Sicilian Majefty promifes to open the ports of the Two Sicilies, without referve or reftriction, to the English fquadrons, and to furnish them with all the fuccour and provifions which they may be in want of, at the current prices, and in the manner practifed in fimilar cafes. His faid Sicilian Majefty will fhut his ports against all French veffels, whether merchantmen or fhips of war.

ART. VII. The fhips of war of his Britannick Majefty, which fhall be employed in the Mediterranean to ferve as convoy to the merchantmen belonging to the fubjects of His faid Majefty, fhall alfo take under their convoy the veffels of His Sicilian Majefty, which may have the

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fame destination. A fimilar conduct shall be obferved on the part of his Sicilian Majefty; and to this end the neceffary and proper orders fhall be respectively given to those whom it may concern.

A&T. VIII. If, in the courfe of the events which may occur, His Sicilian Majefty fhall judge that he cannot any longer, with justice and dignity, continue the war, he declares, not only that he will not make peace without ftipulating, that the above-mentioned conditions, in the fecond article of this Treaty, fhall be at the fame time offered, on the part of the enemy, to His Britannick Majefty, but alfe, that if his Britannick Majefty fhould, notwithstanding, determine to continue the war, His Sicilian Majefty fhall obferve a strict and exact neutrality during all its further duration.

ART. IX. His Britannick Majefty, at the future peace, and at the congreffes which may be held for that purpose, will give all requifite attention to the welfare and fecurity of Italy, and efpecially to the dignity and interefts of the Crown of the Two Sicilies, and to the procuring for his Sicilian Majefty, at the peace, all due fatisfaction and fecurity.

ART X. The prefent convention fhall be ratified by the high contracting parties, and the ratifications thereof fhall be exchanged in due form, in the fpace of three months, or fooner, if it can be done, to be computed from the day of the signature.

In witnefs whereof we the undersigned, furnished with the full powers of our refpective fovereigns, have figned the prefent convention, and have caufed the feals of our arms to be affixed thereto. Done at Naples, the twelfth day of the month of July, in the year 1793. JEAN ACTON. (L. S.) MARQUIS CH. DEMARCO. LE MARQUIS DE CIRCELLO.

(L. S.) W. HAMILTON.

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Convention between His Britannick Majefty and the King of Prussia, Signed at the Camp before Mayence, the 14th of July, 1793. THE HEIR Majefties the King of Great Britain and the King of Prussia, in confequence of the ties of friendship and of alliance by which they are now fo happily united, and animated by the defire of establishing with each other a more direct and a more confidential communica tion upon every thing which relates to the unjust and cruel war, which the perfons who exercife the powers of government in France have commenced againft feveral great powers in Europe, adopting towards others measures equally unjust and offenfive, and conducting themselves towards them by principles incompatible with the fecurity and the tranquillity of all independent ftates, and even with the existence of all focial order; Their faid Majefties have thought proper to concert together upon the means of oppofing a fufficient barrier to the dangers which threaten all Europe, in confequence of fuch principles, views, and conduct. Their Majefties have therefore authorized their refpective Ministers Plenipotentiary, to wit, His Majesty the King of Great Britain, the Earl of Beauchamp, One of His faid Majelty's Privy Council; and His Majefty the King of Pruffia, the Marquis Jerome de Lucchesini, his Actual Chamberlain, Knight of the Orders of the Black Eagle and of the Red Eagle: Who, after having communicated to each other their respective full powers, have agreed to the following Articles.

ARTICLE I. Their Britannick and Pruffian Majefties will exert all their endeavours to establish and to maintain with each other the most perfect concert, and the most intimate confidence, upon all the objects elative to the prefent war. The two high contracting parties, feeing

in the fame point of view the indifpenfable neceffity of continuing their plans and operations for the accomplishment of the juft and lawful object of a peace, in which all Europe may find tranquillity and fecurity, will continue to employ their respective forces, as far as their circumftances will permit, in carrying on a war equally juft and neceffary.

ART. II. Their Majefties the King of Great Britain and the King of Pruffia reciprocally promise not to lay down their arms but by common confent, without having obtained reftitution of all the conquefts which France may have made upon either of the two high contracting parties, or upon fuch other of the powers, friends or allies of Their faid Majefties, to whom they fhall judge proper to extend this guaranty, by common confent.

ART. III. The high contracting parties having already taken the refolution to fhut all their ports against French fhips, and not to permit the exportation, in any cafe, from their faid ports for France, of any military or naval ftores, or corn, grain, falt meat, or other provisions, they reciprocally engage to continue those measures, and promise to employ all other means which fhall be in their power for injuring the commerce of France, and for bringing her, by fuch means, to just conditions of peace.

ART. IV. Their Majefties engage to unite all their efforts to prevent, on this occafion of common concern to every civilized ftate, other powers, not implicated in this war, from giving, in confequence of their neutrality, any protection whatever, directly or indirectly, to the commerce or property of the French, on the fea, or in the ports of France.

ART. V. Their Britannick and Pruffian Majefties engage to ratify the prefent convention; and the ratification thereof fhall be exchanged in the space of fix weeks or fooner, if it can be done, to be computed from the day of the fignature of the present convention. In witness whereof, we the undersigned, Plenipotentiaries of His Majefty the King of Great Britain and of His Majesty the King of Prufsia, have figned the prefent convention, and have caufed the feals of our arms to be affixed thereto.

Done at the camp before Mayence, the 14th of July, 1793. BEAUCHAMP. (L. S.) JEROME Marquis de LUCCHESINI. (L. S.) Convention between His Majefty the Emperor and His Britannick Majefty. Signed at London, the 30th day of August, 1793. HIS Majefty the Emperor and His Majefty the King of Great Britain, finding themselves equally engaged in a war with France, and defiring to act conjointly and with vigour, in order to provide, by that means, for the common interests of their dominions, as well as for the general tranquillity of Europe, have determined to establish with each other a perfect and confidential concert and co-operation in every thing which may relate to that war. Their Majefties have therefore named for that purpose their refpective Minifters; to wit, His Majefty the Emperor, the Moft Illuftrious and Moft Excellent Lord, Lewis Count of Starhemberg, Count of the Holy Roman Empire, his actual Chamberlain, and his Envoy Extraordinary and Minifter Plenipotentiary to His Majefty the King of Great Britain; and His Majesty the King of Great Britain, the Most Illuftrious and Moft Excellent Lord William Wyndham, Baron Grenville of Wotton, one of His Majefty's Moft Honourable Privy Council, and His Principal Secretary of State for the Department of Foreign Affairs: Who, after having communicated to each other their refpective full powers, have agreed upon the following Articles:

ARTICLE I. There fhall be, upon all points relative to the present war, the most perfect concert, and the most intimate confidence be

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tween the two high contracting parties; and they mutually engage to employ their forces, as far as circumftances fhall permit, in the molt efficacious manner, and to concert together upon all military operations, in order to annoy the enemy, and to contribute to the advantage of the common cause.

ART. II. Their faid Majefties reciprocally engage to fhut their ports against French veffels; not to permit in any inftance, warlike or naval ftores, corn, grain, falted meat, or other provifions, to be exported from their faid ports for France; and to take all other means in their power to annoy the commerce of France, and thereby to reduce her to juft conditions of peace.

ART. III. Their Majefties engage to unite all their efforts to prevent other powers, who fhall not take part in this war, from giving, on this occafion of common intereft to every civilized ftate, any protection whatever, direct or indirect, in confequence of their neutrality, to the commerce or to the property of the French, at sea, or in the ports of France.

ART. IV. Their Imperial and Britannick Majefties reciprocally promise not to lay down their arms (unless by common confent) without having obtained the reftitution of all the dominions, territories, towns or places, which may have belonged to either of them before the commencement of the war, and which the enemy may have taken during the course of hoftilities, or which may likewife have belonged to fuch of the powers, friends or allies of their faid Majefties, to whom they fhall judge proper by common confent to extend this guaranty.

ÁRT. V. If either of the two high contracting parties fhould be attacked, molefted, or difturbed in his dominions, rights, poffeffions, or interefts, at any time or in any manner whatever, by land or by fea, in confequence and in hatred of the articles or ftipulations contained in the prefent convention, or of the measures to be taken by the faid high contracting parties, in virtue of this convention, the other contracting party engages to affift him, and to make common cause with him, in the manner ftipulated in the preceding articles.

ART. VI. His Majesty the Emperor, and His Majesty the King of Great Britain, engage to ratify the prefent convention; and the ratification thereof shall be exchanged in the space of fix weeks, or fooner, if it can be done, to be computed from the day of the fignature. In witness whereof, we the undersigned, Plenipotentiaries of their refpective Majefties, have figned the prefent convention, and have affixed thereto the feal of our arms.

Done at London, the thirtieth day of Auguft, in the year one thoufand seven hundred and ninety three,

GRENVILLE. (L. S.)

Treaty between His Britannick Majefty and the Margrave of Baden. Signed at Carlfruhe, the 21ft Day of September, 1793.

BE it known to those whom it may concern, that His Majesty the King of Great Britain, being defirous of taking into his fervice a corps of the troops of His Serene Highnefs the Margrave of Baden, to be employed in the prefent war against France, and His Serene Highnefs being difpofed, as a proof of his attachment to His faid Majelty, to furnish a corps of his faid troops, His Britannick Majefty has thought proper to nominate, on his part, as his Minifter Plenipotentiary, Francis Earl of Yarmouth, one of his faid Majefty's Moft Honourable Privy Coun cil; and His Serene Highnefs has nominated, on his fide, for the fame purpose, the Baron of Gailing, Minister of State, and Prefident of the Chamber of Finance; Who being furnished with the neceflary full

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powers, have agreed to take for bafis of the prefent Treaty, the Treaty concluded at Caffel, the roth of April laft, between His Britannick Majefty and the Landgrave of Heffe Caffel. In confequence, it is agreed, that His Highness the Margrave of Baden fhall enjoy, proportionally, for his corps of troops, all the advantages granted to His Highness the Landgrave of Heffe Caffel, as well as in the faid Treaty as in the fecret Articles, in cafe there fhould be any; that every thing which fhall not be determined by the following articles, in a precife manner, shall be regulated, in future, according to the principles of equity and good faith, which have conducted the whole of the prefent negociation; and the faid Plenipotentiaries have agreed, accordingly, upon the following Articles:

ARTICLE I. There fhall be, therefore, in virtue of this Treaty, between His Majefty the King of Great Britain, and His Serene Highnefs the Margrave of Baden, their successors and heirs, a strict friendfhip, and a fincere, firm, and conftant union, fo that the one fhall confider the intereft of the other as his own, and fhall ftrive to promote them with good faith, as much as poffible, and mutually to prevent and remove all difturbance and injury.

ART. II. His Majefty the King of Great Britain, defiring to fecure for his fervice a body of the troops of the Serene Margrave, and His Serene Highnefs, wifhing for nothing more than to give the King real proofs of his ftrong attachment to His Majefty, and of his defire to co-operate, as much as lies in his power, towards the common object of the prefent war against France, engages, by virtue of this article, to keep in readiness for this purpose, during the space of three fucceffive years, reckoning from the day of the fignature of the prefent Treaty, a body of feven hundred and fifty-four men, including officers, according to the fpecification hereunto annexed. This corps fhall be completely equipped, furnished with tents, and all neceffary equipage, and thall be put upon the beft poffible footing, and none fhall be admit ted into it but difciplined men, and capable of ferving immediately, acknowledged as fuch by the Commiffary of his Britannick Majesty. As in the prefent circumftances there is no time to be loft, the abovementioned Plenipotentiaries have agreed that the day of the fignature of the prefent Treaty fhall be deemed to be alfo the period of the requifition for the march of the troops above mentioned; and that the faid troops fhall be in readiness to pass in review before the Commissary of His Britannick Majefty on the 10th of the month of October 1793, and fhall be ready to begin their march on the following day for the place of their deftination. These troops fhall not be separated, unless the course of the war fhall require it, but fhall continue under the orders of their Baden chief, under the command, however, of the General to whom His Britannick Majesty shall entrust that of his whole army. ART. III. Each battalion of infantry of this corps of troops fhall be provided with two field-pieces, and the officers, cannoneers, and other men and equipage attached to them.

ART. IV. In order to defray the expence to which the Serene Margrave fhall be put, by equipping the above-mentioned corps of feven hundred and fifty-four men, His Majesty the King of Great Britain promises to pay to His Serene Highnefs, for each horfeman or dragoon, properly armed and mounted, eighty crowns banco; and for each foot foldier, thirty crowns banco. This levy money fhall be paid in fifteen days after the fignature of the prefent Treaty.

ART. V. Befides what is ftipulated in the preceding article, His Majesty the King of Great Britain engages to caufe to be paid to the Serene Margrave, an annual fubfidy during the three years that this

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