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decided according to the law of nations, and to treaties, in the courts of justice of the nation which shall have made the capture, or ordered the feizures.

Art. XXII. For preventing the revival of the law-fuits which have been ended in the islands conquered by either of the high contracting parties, it is agreed that the judgments pronounced in the last refort, and which have acquired the force of matters determined, fhall be confirmed and executed according to their form and tenor.

Art. XXIII. Their Britannic and Moft Chrif-' tian Majesties promife to obferve fincerely, and bonâ fide, all the articles contained and eftablished in the prefent Treaty; and they will not fuffer the fame to be infringed, directly or indirectly, by their refpective fubjects: and the faid high contracting parties guaranty to each other, generally and reciprocally, all the ftipulations of the prefent Treaty.

Art. XXIV. The folemn ratifications of the prefent Treaty, prepared in good and due form, fhall be exchanged in this city of Verfailles, between the high contracting parties, in the fpace of a month, or fooner if poffible, to be computed from the day of the fignature of the prefent Treaty.

In witness whereof, we the under-written ambaffador-extraordinary, and minifters plenipotentiary, have figned with our hands, in their names, and in virtue of our refpective full powers, the prefent Definitive Treaty, and have caufed the feals of our arms to be affixed thereto.

Done at Verfailles, the third day of September one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three.

(L. S.) MANCHESTER.

(L. S) GRAVIER DE VERGENNES.

SEPARATE ARTICLES.

I. SOME of the titles made ufe of by the contracting parties, whether in the full powers, and other inftruments, during the course of the negotiation, or in the preamble of the prefent treaty, not being generally acknowledged, it has been agreed that no prejudice fhould ever refult therefrom to either of the faid contracting parties; and that the titles taken or omitted, on either fide, upon occafion of the faid negotiation, and of the prefent treaty, fhall not be cited, or quoted as a pre

cedent.

II. It has been agreed and determined, that the French language, made ufe of in all the copies of the prefent treaty, fhall not form an example which may be alledged, or quoted as a precedent, or in any manner prejudice either of the contracting powers; and that they fhall conform, for the future, to what has been obferved, and ought to be obferved, with regard to and on the part of powers who are in the practice and poffeffion of giving and receiving copies of like treaties in a different language from the French; the prefent treaty having, nevertheless, the fame force and virtue as if the aforefaid practice had been therein obferved.

In witnefs whereof, we the underwritten ambaffador-extraordinary, and minifters plenipoten wiary, of their Britannic and Moft Chriftian Ma

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jefties, have figned the present separate Articles, and have caufed the feals of our arms to be affixed thereto.

Done at Versailles, the third of September one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. (L. S.) MANCHESTER.

(L. S.) GRAVIER DE VERGENNES.

DECLARATION.

THEKing having entirely agreed with his Moft Christian Majefty upon the Articles of the Definitive Treaty, will feek every means which shall not only enfure the execution thereof, with his accustomed good faith and punctuality, but will befides give, on his part, all poffible efficacy to the principles which shall prevent even the leaft foundation of difpute for the future.

To this end, and in order that the fishermen of the two nations may not give cause for daily quartels, his Britannic Majefty will take the most pofitive measures for preventing his fubjects from interrupting, in any manner, by their competition, the fishery of the French, during the temporary exercife of it which is granted to them, upon the coafts of the Island of Newfoundland; and he will, for this purpose, cause the fixed fettlements, which shall be formed there, to be removed. His Britannic Majefty will give orders, that the French fishermen be not incommoded in cutting the wood neceffary for the repair of their fcaffolds, huts, and fishing-veffels.

The Thirteenth Article of the Treaty of Utrecht, and the method of carrying on the fishery which has at all times been acknowledged, fhall be the plan upon which the fishery shall be carried on there; it shall not be deviated from by either party; the French fishermen building only their fcaffolds, confining themselves to the repair of their fishing-veffels, and not wintering there; the fubjects of his Britannic Majefty, on their part, not molefting, in any manner, the French fishermen, during their fishing, nor injuring their feaffolds during their abfence.

The King of Great Britain, in ceding the Iflands of St. Pierre and Miquelon to France, regards them as ceded for the purpose of serving as a real fhelter to the French fishermen, and in full confidence that these poffeflions will not become an object of jealoufy between the two nations; and that the fishery between the said islands, and that of Newfoundland, fhall be limited to the middle of the channel.

With regard to India, Great Britain having granted to France every thing that can ascertain and confirm the trade which the latter requires to carry on there, his Majefty relies with confidence on the repeated affurances of the court of Verfailles, that the power of furrounding Chandernagore with a ditch for carrying off the waters, fhall not be exercised in such a manner as to make it become an object of umbrage.

The new ftate in which commerce may, perhaps, be found, in all parts of the world, will demand revifions and explanations of the fubfifting treaties; but an entire abrogation of those treaties, in whatever period it might be, would throw

commerce

commerce into fuch confusion as would be of in- prehends India as well as the other parts of the finite prejudice to it.

In fome of the treaties of this fort there are not only articles which relate merely to commerce, but many others which enfure reciprocally to the refpective fubjects, privileges, facilities for conducting their affairs, perfonal protections, and other advantages, which are not, and which ought not to be, of a changeable nature; fuch as the regulations relating merely to the value of goods and merchandize, variable from circumstances of every kind.

When, therefore, the ftate of the trade between the two nations fhall be treated upon, it is requifite to be understood, that the alterations which may be made in the fubfifting treaties, are to extend only to arrangements merely commercial; and that the privileges and advantages, mutual and particular, be not only preferved on each fide, but even augmented, if it can be done.

In this view, his Majefty has confented to the appointment of commiffaries on each fide, who fhall treat folely upon this object.

In witness whereof, we his Britannic Majefty's ambaffador-extraordinary and minifter-plenipotentiary, being thereto duly authorized, have figned the prefent Declaration, and caufed the feal of our arms to be fet thereto.

Given at Versailles, the third of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. (L. S.) MANCHESTER.

COUNTER-DECLARATION.

THE principles which have guided the King, in the whole courfe of the negociations which preceded the re-establishment of peace, must have convi ced the King of Great Britain, that his Majefty has had no other defign than to render it folid and lafting, by preventing, as much as poffible, in the four quarters of the world, every fubject of uifcuffion and quarrel. The King of Great Britain undoubtedly places too much confidence in the uprightness of his Majesty's intentions, not to rely upon his conftant attention to prevent the Islands of St. Pierre and Miquelon from becoming an object of jealousy between the two nations.

As to the fishery on the coafts of Newfoundland, which has been the object of the new arrangements fettled by the two fovereigns upon this matter, it is fufficiently afcertained by the Fifth Article of the Treaty of Peace figned this day, and by the Declaration likewife delivered to-day, by his Britannic Majesty's ambassador-extraordinary and plenipotentiary; and his Majefty declares that he is fully fatisfied on this head.

In regard to the fishery between the Inland of Newfoundland, and thofe of St. Pierre and Miquelon, it is not to be carried on by either party, but to the middle of the channel; and his Majefty will give the moft pofitive orders, that the French fishermen fhall not go beyond this line. His Majefty is firmly perfuaded that the King of Great Britain will give like orders to the English fisher

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world; his Britannic Majesty may therefore be affured, that his Majefty will never permit that an object fo inoffenfive, and fo harmless, as the ditch with which Chandernagore is to be furrounded, should give any umbrage to the court of

London.

The King, in propofing new arrangements of commerce, had no other defign than to remedy, by the rules of reciprocity and mutual convenience, whatever may be defective in the Treaty of Commerce figned at Utrecht, in one thousand feven hundred and thirteen. The King of Great Britain may judge from thence, that his Majefty's intention is not in any wife to cancel all the ftipulations in the above-mentioned treaty; he declares, on the contrary, from henceforth, that he is difpofed to maintain all the privileges, facilities and advantages, expreffed in that treaty, as far as they fhall be reciprocal, or compenfated by equivalent advantages. It is to attain this end, defired on each fide, that commiffaries are to be appointed to treat upon the state of the trade between the two nations, and that a confiderable fpace of time is to be allowed for compleating their work. His Majefty hopes that this object will be purfued with the fame good faith, and the fame fpirit of conciliation, which prefided over the difcuffion of all the other points comprized in the Definitive Treaty; and his faid Majefty is firmly perfuaded that the respective commiffaries will employ the utmoft diligence for the completion of this important work.

In witness whereof, we the under-written minifter-plenipotentiary of his moft Chriftian Majefty, being there to duly authorized, have figned the prefent Counter-Declaration, and have caufed the feal of our arms to be affixed thereto.

Given at Versailles, the third of September, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-three.

(L. S.) GRAVIER DE VERGENNES.

WE, ambassador-plenipotentiary of his Imperial and Royal Apoftolic Majefty, having acted that the Treaty of Peace figned this day at Veras mediator in the work of pacification, declare failles, between his Britannic Majesty and his Most Christian Majefty, with the two separate Articles thereto annexed, and of which they form a part, as alfo with all the claufes, conditions and

ftipulations which are therein contained, was conApoftolic Majefty. In witnefs whereof, we have cluded by the mediation of his Imperial and Royal figned thefe prefents with our hand, and have

caufed the feal of our arms to be affixed thereto. Done at Versailles, the third of September, one thousand feven hundred and eighty-three.

LE COMTE DE MERCY ARGENTEAU. (L. S.)

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to annexed, and of which they form a part, as alfo with all the claufes, conditions and ftipulations which are therein contained, was concluded by the mediation of her Imperial Majefty of all the Ruffias. In witness whereof, we have figned thefe prefents with our hands, and have caufed the feals of our arms to be affixed thereto. Done at Verfailles, the third of September, one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-three.

(L. S.) PRINCE IWAN BARIATINSKOY. (L. S.) A. MARCOFF.

HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S FULL POWER. GEORGE R.

GEORGE the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenberg, Arch Treafurer and Prince Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, &c. To all and fingular to whom thefe prefents fhall come, greeting. Whereas, for perfecting the peace between us and our good Brother the Moft Chriftian King, which has been happily begun by the Preliminary Articles already figned at Verfailles, on the twentieth day of January laft, and for bringing the fame to the defired conclufion, we have thought proper to inveft fome fit perfon with full authority on our part; and whereas our right trufty and right entirely beloved coufin and counfellor George, Duke and Earl of Manchefter, Vifcount Mandeville, Baron of Kimbolton, lordlieutenant and cuftos rotulorum of the county of Huntingdon, has merited our favour, by his illuftrious defcent, eminent qualities of mind, fingular experience in affairs, and approved fidelity, on whom therefore we have conferred the character of our ambaffador-extraordinary and plenipotentiary to our faid good Brother the Moft Christian King, being perfuaded that he will highly dignify the office, which we have refolved to entrust to him; know ye therefore, that we have made, conftituted, and appointed, and by thefe prefents do make, conftitute, and appoint, him the faid George Duke of Manchester, our true, certain, and undoubted plenipotentiary, commiffioner, and procurator, giving and granting to him full and all manner of power and authority, and also our general and special command, for us and in our name, to meet and confer with the faid moft Chriftian King, and his minifters, commiffioners or procurators, furnifhed with fufficient authority, as also with the ambaffadors, commiffioners, deputies, and plenipotentiaries of the other princes and states whom it may concern, being likewife furnished with fufficient authority, whether fingly and feparately, or collectively and jointly, and with them to agree, treat, confult, and conclude, upon the reeftablishing, as foon as may be, of a firm and lafting peace, and fincere friendship and concord; and for us, and in our name, to fign whatever may be fo agreed upon and concluded; and to make and mutually deliver and receive, a treaty or treaties, or fuch other and fo many inftruments as fhall be requifite, upon the bufine fs concluded; and to tranfact all other matters,

which may relate to the happily accomplishing of the aforefaid work, in as ample manner and form, and with equal force and effect, as we, if we were prefent, could do and perform: engaging and promising, on our royal word, that we will approve, ratify and accept, in every more perfect form, whatever may happen to be tranfacted and concluded by our faid plenipotentiary, and that we will never fuffer the fame to be violated or infringed by any one, either in the whole or in part. In witnefs, and for the greater validity of all which, we have caufed our Great Seal of Great Britain to be affixed to these presents, figned with our royal hand. Given at our court at St. James's, the twentieth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, and in the twenty-third year of our reign.

HIS MOST CHRISTIAN MAJESTY'S FULL

POWER.

Lewis, by the Grace of God, King of France and Navarre, to all those who fhall fee thefe preTents, greeting. The Preliminaries figned at Verfailles the twentieth of January, in the prefent year, laid the foundation of the peace re-establifhed between us and our most dear and most beloved good Brother the King of Great Britain. 'We have nothing more at heart than to confolidate that falutary and important work, by a folemn and Definitive Treaty: for thefe caufes, and other good confiderations us thereunto moving, we confiding entirely in the capacity and experience, zeal and fidelity in our service, of our moft dear and well-beloved the Sieur Count De Vergennes, our counsellor in all our councils, commander in our orders, prefident of our Royal Council of Finances, counsellor of ftate military, minifter and secretary of state, and of our commands and finances, having the department of foreign affairs, we have named, appointed, and deputed him, and by these presents, figned with our hand, do name, appoint, and depute him, our minister-plenipotentiary, giving him, full and abfolute power to act in that quality, and to confer, negociate, treat, and agree, jointly with the minitter- plenipotentiary of our most dear and most beloved good brother the King of Great Britain, invefted with full powers in good form, to agree upon, conclude, and fign, fuch articles, conditions, conventions, declarations, definitive treaty, acceffions, and other acts whatsoever, that he fhall judge proper for fecuring and confirming the great work of peace, the whole with the fame latitude and authority as we ourselves might do, if we were there prefent in perfon, even though there fhould be fomething which might require a more fpecial order than what is contained in these prefents; promifing, on the faith and word of a king, to approve, keep firm and ftable for ever, fulfil and execute punctually, every thing that the faid Sicur Count De Vergennes fhall have ftipulated and figned, in virtue of the prefent full power, without ever infringing, or permitting the fame to be infringed, for any caufe or under any pretence whatfoever; as alfo to caufe our letters of ratification thereof to be expedited in good form, and to caufe them to be delivered, in order

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to their being exchanged, in the time which fhall be agreed upon: for fuch is our pleasure. In witness whereof, we have caufed our feal to be put to these prefents. Given at Versailles, the fourth day of the month of February, in the year of Grace, one thousand seven hundred and eightythree, and in the ninth year of our reign. Signed Louis; and on the fold, By the King, La Croix Marshal de Caftries; and fealed with the great feal of Yellow Wax.

THE EMPEROR'S FULL POWER.

WE Jofeph the Second, by the Divine Favour, Emperor Elect of the Romans, always August, King of Germany, Jerufalem, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, and Lodomeria; Archduke of Auftria, Duke of Burgundy, Lorrain, Stiria, Carinthia and Carniolia; Great Duke of Tuscany; Great Prince of Tranfilvania; Marquis of Moravia; Duke of Brabant, Limburg, Luxemburg and Gueldres, Wirtemburg, Upper and Lower Silefia, Milan, Mantua, Parma, Placentia and Guastalla, Ofvecinia and Zatoria, Calabria, Barri, Montferat and Tefchin; Prince of Suevia and Carolopolis; Count of Hapfburg, Flanders, Tyrol, Hainault, Kiburg, Goritia and Gradifca; Marquis of the Holy Roman Empire, of Burgovia, Upper and Lower Lufatia, Muffopont and Nomeny, Count of Namur, Provence, Vaudemont, Albimont, Zutphen, Sarwar, Salm, and Falkenftein; Lord of Marchpurg, Slavonia, and Mechlin

By the tenor of these prefents, make known and teftify, to all and fingular whom it doth or may in any manner concern. During the time that the late extenfive war overspread almost the whole world, we, and her Majesty the Emprefs and fole Monarch of all the Ruffias, animated with an equal defire of putting an end as foon as poffible to the calamities of the war, did not omit frequently to manifeft our earnest inclination that by the interpofition of our respective and mutual friendly offices a reconciliation of the belligerent parties might be promoted, and the former peace and fincere.concord between them be restored. It was very agreeable to us to understand that our common endeavours had not failed of the defired effect; for a more pacific difpofition afterwards prevailing in the minds of the princes engaged in the war, and the business being already so far happily advanced, that previous conditions of peace, or Preliminary Articles, were agreed upon between them, on which the general work of pacification might be founded, the aforefaid moft ferene and moft potent princes defired, in a friendly manner, that in concert with her Imperial Majefty of all the Ruffias, we would apply our joint attention to this falutary bufinefs, and interpofe our friendly offices for eftablishing the peace, of which the foundations were happily laid by the above-mentioned previous conditions, in order that by the united efforts of the mediators, the great work of peace might, on every fide, be the more certainly accomplished. We, ever intent upon that object, perceived with the greater fatisfaction the fntiments of the above-mentioned princes, and hav

ing previously concerted measures with her Majefty the Empress of all the Ruffias, did not hefitate to confirm the expectations they had conceived on our part, by accepting, with a willing and chearful mind, the truft committed to us. For which end we have made choice of the illftrious and noble, our faithful and beloved Florimond Count de Mercy Argenteau, knight of the Golden Fleece, our actual privy-counfellor, and our ambaffador refiding at the court of the Moft Serene and Moft Potent King of France and Navarre, a perfon of fingular fidelity, integrity, and experience, in the proper conduct of affairs; and have appointed, and hereby given him full power to take upon him, in our name, the office of mediator, conjointly with fuch perfon or perfons who fhall be appointed, and furnished with equal full power, as well on the part of her Majefty the Emprefs of all the Ruffias, as co-mediatrix, as on the part of the other princes who may be interested therein; and to contribute his counsel and affiftance for concluding, by the interpofition of friendly offices and united efforts, fuch treaties, conventions or regulations whatsoever, as may appear to be neceffary for compleating the work of peace; all which he shall fubfcribe and fign, and shall also deliver such inftrument or inftruments, on his part, as may be proper and required of him for perfecting the bufinefs: promifing on our imperial, royal, and archducal word, that we will ratify, accept, and faithfully fulfil, all fuch things as our faid ambaffador fhall have concluded, promised and figned, by virtue of these prefents, and that we will order letters of ratification to be expedited at the time agreed upon. In witnefs, and for the greater validity whereof, we have figned this inftrument of full power with our hand, and have ordered it to be confirmed with our imperial, royal, and archducal feal affixed thereto. Given in our city of Vienna, the 16th day of April, in the year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-three, in the twentieth of our Roman Germanic reign, and the third of our Hereditary reign.

JOSEPHUS.

W. KAUNITZ RIETBERG.

By his Sacred, Imperial, and Royal Apoftolic Majefty's fpecial command.

ANT. SPIELMANN.

THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA'S FULL POWER.

By the Grace of God, we Catharine the Se cond, Emprefs and Sole Monarch of all the Ruffias, of Mufcovy, Kiovia, Vlodomiria, Novogorod, Czarina of Cafan, Czarina of Aftracan, Czarina of Siberia, Lady of Piefcau, and Great Dutchefs of Smolensko, Dutchefs of Etonia, of Livonia, Carelia, Twer, Ingoria, Germia, Viatkia, Bulgaria, and other countries; Lady and Great Dutchefs of Lower Novogorod, of Czernigovia, Refan, Roftow, Jaroflow, Belo. Oforia, Udoria, Obdoria,. Condinia, Ruler of all the Side of the North, Lady of Iveria, and Hereditary 2 F 2 Princefs

Princefs and Sovereign of the Czars of Cartalinia and Georgia, as alfo of Cabardinia, of the Princes of Circaffia, of Gorfki, &c. Being intent, during all the course of the late war, which had extended over every part of the earth, to testify how much we had it at heart to see the calamities thereof terminated, we were inclined, in conjunction with his Majesty the Emperor of the Romans, King of Hungary and Bohemia, to employ our good offices, in order to find means of conciliation proper for re-establishing peace and good understanding between the belligerent powers. We have had the fatisfaction to obferve that our common endeavours were not fruitlefs; and the pacific fentiments, with which the faid powers were happily animated, having ripened and ftrengthened fo far that they proceeded to conclude Preliminary Articles, ferving as a bafis to the Definitive Treaties, they invited us, conjointly with his Majesty the Emperor of the Romans, King of Hungary and Bohemia, to carry our united mediation into full execution, and to interpofe our good offices in this falutary work, by concurring to confolidate and fully establish the peace, the foundations of which were laid by the aforefaid Preliminary Articles, and thus to accomplish the business of pacification fo happily begun. We, equally induced by the fentiments above exprefied, as by a juft acknowledgment of those which were manifefted to us on the part of the faid powers, did not hesitate, in concert with his Majefty the Emperor of the Romans, to confirm their expectation, and to charge ourself with the important employment which was tendered to us. For this end we have made choice of, named and deputed, and by these presents do make choice of, name and depute, our minifters plenipotentiary to his Moft Chriftian Majefty, our beloved and trufty Prince Iwan Bariatinfkoy, lieutenant-general of our forces, knight of the order of St. Anne; and the Sieur Arcadius de Marcoff, our counsellor of Chancery; giving them full power, in our name, and on our behalf, in quality of mediators, jointly with him or them who shall be named for this purpose, and likewise furnished with full powers, on the part of his Majefty the Emperor of the Romans, King of Hungary and Bohemia, co mediator, as well as on the part of the other powers interested therein, to act or interpofe, and aflift with our mediation and good offices, in the arrangement and completion of all fuch treaties, conventions, or other inftruments, as fhall be judged neceffary for the confolidation and entire confirmation of the work begun; and alfo to fign and deliver, on their part, fuch act or acts as may be required and deemed conducive to the attainment of that end: promifing, on our faith and imperial word, to approve and faithfully perform every thing which hall have been done, concluded, promifed and figned, in virtue of the prefent full power, by the faid Prince Bariatinkoy and Sieur Marcoff, as alfo to caufe our ratifications thereof to be expedited in the time agreed upon. In witnefs whereof, we have figned thefe prefents with our own hand, and have caufed the Great Seal of the empire to be fixed thereto. Given at our refidence of St. Petersburgh, the twelfth of March, in the year of Grace one thou

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THE DEFINITIVE TREATY OF PEACE AND
FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN HIS BRITANNIC
MAJESTY, AND THE KING OF SPAIN.
SIGNED AT VERSAILLES, THE THIRD DAY
OF SEPTEMBER, ONE THOUSAND SEVEN
HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-THREE.

In the name of the Moft Holy and Undivided Tri-
nity, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. So be it.

BE it known to all those whom it fhall or may in any manner concern. The Most Serene and Moft Potent Prince George the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, Duke of Brunswick and Lunenbourg, Arch Treafurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire, &c. and the Most Serene and Moft Potent Prince Charles the Third, by the Grace of God, King of Spain and of the Indies, &c. being equally defirous to put an end to the war, which for several years past afflicted their refpective dominions, accepted the offer, which their Majefties the Emperor of the Romans, and the Empress of all the Ruffias, made to them, of their interpofition, and of their mediation: but their Britannic and Catholic Majefties, animated with a mutual defire of accelerating the re-establishment of peace, communicated to each other their laudable intention; which Heaven fo far bleffed, that they proceeded to lay the foundations of peace, by figning Preliminary Articles at Verfailles, the 20th of January, in the prefent year. Their faid Majefties, the King of Great Britain, and the Catholic King, thinking it incumbent upon them to give their Imperial Majefties a fignal proof of their gratitude for the generous offer of their mediation, invited them, in concert, to concur in the completion of the great and falutary work of peace, by taking part, as mediators, in the Definitive Treaty to be concluded between their Britannic and Catholic Majefties. Their faid Imperial Majestics having readily accepted that invitation, they have named, as their reprefentatives, viz. His Majesty the Emperor of the Romans, the most Illuftrious and moft Excellent Lord Florimond, Count MercyArgenteau, Viscount of Loo, Baron of Crichegnée, Knight of the Golden Fleece, chamberlain, actual privy-counsellor of state to his Imperial and Royal Apoftolic Majefty, and his ambassador to his Moft Chriftian Majefty; and her Majesty the Emprefs of all the Ruffias, the Moft Illuftrious and Moft Excellent Lord, Prince Iwan Bariatinfkoy, lieutenant-general of the forces of her Imperial Majefty of all the Ruffias, knight of the Orders of St. Anne and of the Swedish Sword, and her minifter-plenipotentiary to his Moft Chriftian Majefty; and the Lord Arcadi De Marcoff, counsellor of ftate to her Imperial Majefty of all the Ruffias, and her minifterplenipotentiary to his Moft Chriftian Majesty. In confequence, their faid Majesties the King of Great Britain, and the most Christian King, have

named

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