date of the exchange of the ratifications shall be allowed to the inhabitants, natives, or foreigners, of whatever condition and nation they may be, to dispose of their property, if they should think fit so to do, and to retire to whatever country they may choose. VIII. All the dispositions of the Treaty of Paris of the 30th of May, 1814, relative to the countries ceded by that Treaty, shall equally apply to the several territories and districts ceded by the present Treaty. IX. The high Contracting Parties having caused representation to be made of the different claims arising out of the nonexecution of the 19th and following Articles of the Treaty of the 30th of May, 1814, as well as of the Additional Articles of that Treaty, signed between Great Britain and France, desiring to render more efficacious the stipulations made thereby, and having determined by two separate Conventions, the line to be pursued on each side for that purpose, the said two Conventions, as annexed to the present Treaty, shall, in order to secure the complete execution of the above-mentioned Articles have the same force and effect as if the same were inserted, word for word, herein. X. All prisoners taken during the hostilities, as well as all hostages which may have been carried off or given, shall be restored in the shortest time possible. The same shall be the case with respect to the prisoners taken previously to the Treaty of the 30th of May, 1814, and who shall not already have been restored. XI. The Treaty of Paris of the 30th of May, 1814, and the final Act of the Congress at Vienna of the 9th of June, 1815, are confirmed, and shall be maintained in all such of their enactments which shall not have been modified by the Articles of the present Treaty. XII. The present Treaty, with the Conventions annexed thereto, shall be ratified in one Act, and the ratifications thereof shall be exchanged in the space of two months, or sooner if possible. In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereunto the seals of their arms. Done at Paris, this 20th day of November, in the year of our Lord, 1815. Signed CASTLEREAGH, (L.S.) Signed ARTICLE ADDITIONNEL. Les hautes Puissances Contractantes, désirant sincèrement de donner suite aux mesures dont elles se sont occupées au Congrès de Vienne, relativement à l'abolition complette et universelle de la Traite de Nègres d'Afrique, et ayant déjà, chacune dans ses Etats, défendu sans restriction à leurs colonies et sujets, toute part quelconque à ce trafic, s'engagent à réunir de nouveau leurs efforts pour assurer le succès final des principes qu'elles ont proclamés dans la déclaration du 4 (8) Février, 1815, et à concerter, sans perte de tems, par leurs ministres aux Cours de Londres et de Paris, les mesures les plus efficaces pour obtenir l'abolition entière et définitive d'un Commerce aussi odieux et aussi hautement réprouvé par les lois de la réligion et de la nature. Le présent Article Additionnel aura la même force et valeur que s'il était inséré mot à mot au Traité de ce jour. Il sera compris dans la ratification du dit Traité, En foi de quoi, les Plénipotentiaires respectifs l'ont signé et y ont apposé le cachet de leurs armes. Fait à Paris, le 20 Novembre, l'an de Grâce, 1815. Signé CASTLEREAGH, (L.S.) Signé RICHElieu, (L.S.) CONVENTION entre la Grande Bretagne et la France. Signée à Paris, le 20 Novembre, 1815. Conclue en conformité de l'Article 9 du Traité Principal, rélativement à l'examen et à la liquidation des réclamations des sujets de Sa Majesté Britannique envers le Gouvernement Français. I. Les sujets de Sa Majesté Britannique porteurs de créances sur le Gouvernement Français, lesquels, en contravention à l'Ar ADDITIONAL ARTICLE. The high Contracting Powers, sincerely desiring to give effect to the measures on which they deliberated at the Congress of Vienna, relative to the complete and universal abolition of the Slave Trade, and having, each in their respective dominions, prohibited, without restriction, their colonies and subjects from taking any part whatever in this traffic, engage to renew conjointly their efforts, with the view of securing final success to those principles which they proclaimed in the declaration of the 4th (8th) of February, 1815,* and of concerting without loss of time, through their ministers at the Courts of London and of Paris, the most effectual measures for the entire and definitive abolition of a commerce so odious and so strongly condemned by the laws of religion and of nature. The present Additional Article shall have the same force and effect as if it were inserted, word for word, in the Treaty signed this day. It shall be included in the ratification of the said Treaty. In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereunto the seals of their arms. Done at Paris, this 20th day of November, in the year of our Lord, 1815. Signed CASTLEREAGH, (L.S.) Signed RICHELIEU, (L.S.) WELLINGTON, (L.S.) CONVENTION (No. 7.) between Great Britain and France. Signed at Paris, November 20, 1815. Concluded in conformity to the 9th Article of the Principal Treaty, relative to the examination and liquidation of the claims of the subjects of His Britannic Majesty against the Government of France. I. The subjects of His Britannic Majesty having claims upon the French Government, who, in contravention of the Second Article * See Declaration, Page 9. ticle II. du Traité de Commerce de 1786,* et depuis le 1er Janvier, 1793, ont été atteints, à cet égard, par les effets de la confiscation ou du séquestre décrétés en France, seront, conformément à l'Article IV. Additionnel du Traité de Paris de 1814, eux, leurs héritiers ou ayant-cause, sujets de Sa Majesté Britannique, indemnisés et payés, après que leurs créances auront été reconnues légitimes et que le montant en aura été fixé, suivant les formes et sous les conditions stipulées ci-après. II. Les sujets de Sa Majesté Britannique, possesseurs de rentes perpétuelles sur le Gouvernement Français, et qui, depuis le 1er Janvier, 1793, ont été atteints à cet égard par les effets de la confiscation ou du séquestre décrétés en France, seront, eux, leurs héritiers ou ayant-cause, sujets de Sa Majesté Britannique, inscrits sur le grand-livre de la dette consolidée de France, pour la même somme de rentes dont ils jouissaient avant les lois et décrets de séquestre ou de confiscation susmentionnés. Dans le cas où les édits constitutifs des rentes mentionnées ci * EXTRAIT du Traité de Navigation et de Commerce entre la Grande Bretagne et la France. Signé à Versailles, le 26 Septembre, 1786. “II. Pour assurer à l'avenir le commerce et l'amitié entre les sujets le leurs dites Majestés, et afin que cette bonne correspondance soit à l'abri de tout trouble et de toute inquiétude, il a été convenu et accordé, que si quelque jour il survient quelque mauvaise intelligence, interruption d'amitié ou rupture entre les Couronnes de leurs Majestés, ce qu'à Dieu ne plaise! (laquelle rupture ne sera censée exister que lors du rappel ou du renvoi des Ambassadeurs et Ministres respectifs) les sujets des deux Parties qui demeureront dans les états l'une de l'autre, auront la faculté d'y continuer leur séjour et leur négoce, sans qu'ils puissent être troublés en aucune manière, tant qu'ils se comporteront paisiblement, et qu'ils ne se permettront rien contre les loix et les ordonnances: et dans le cas où leur conduite les rendroit suspects, et que les Gouvernemens respectifs se trouveroient obligés de leur ordonner de se retirer, il leur sera accordé pour cette fin un terme de douze mois, afin qu'ils puissent se retirer, avec leurs effets et leurs facultés, confiés tant aŭ particuliers qu'au public. Bien entendu que cette faveur ne pourra être reclamée par ceux qui se permettront une conduite contraire à l'ordre public." of the Treaty of Commerce of 1786,* and since the first of January, 1793, have suffered on that account, by the confiscations or sequestrations decreed in France, shall, in conformity to the Fourth Additional Article of the Treaty of Paris of the year 1814, themselves, their heirs or assigns, subjects of His Britannic Majesty, be indemnified and paid, when their claims shall have been admitted as legitimate, and when the amount of them shall have been ascertained, according to the forms and under the conditions hereafter stipulated. II. The subjects of His Britannic Majesty, holders of permanent stock under the French Government, and who, on that account have, since the 1st of January, 1793, suffered by the confiscations or sequestrations decreed in France, shall themselves, their heirs or assigns, subjects of His Britannic Majesty, be inscribed in the great book of the consolidated debt of France, for an amount of stock equal to the amount of the stock they possessed prior to the laws and decrees of sequestration or of confiscation abovementioned. In the cases in which the edicts or decrees constituting the * EXTRACT from the Treaty of Navigation and Commerce between Great Britain and France. Signed at Versailles, 26 September, 1786. "II. For the future security of commerce and friendship between the subjects of their said Majesties, and to the end that this good correspondence may be preserved from all interruption and disturbance, it is concluded and agreed, that if, at any time, there should arise any misunderstanding, breach of friendship or rupture between the Crowns of their Majesties, which God forbid! (which rupture shall not be deemed to exist until the recalling or sending home of the respective Ambassadors and Ministers) the subjects of each of the two Parties residing in the Dominions of the other, shall have the privilege of remaining and continuing their trade therein, without any manner of disturbance, so long as they behave peaceably, and commit no offence against the laws and ordinances and in case their conduct should render them suspected, and the respective Governments should be obliged to order them to remove, the term of twelve months shall be allowed them for that purpose, in order that they may remove, with their effects and property, whether entrusted to individuals or to the State. At the same time it is to be understood that this favour is not to be extended to those who shall act contrary to the established laws." |