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 witnefs 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.

fpective fovereigns, or states, whom they reprefent, you may treat, fettle, conclude, and fign, all fuch points as relate to the establishment of the general peace, by means of the Definitive Treaty which is now in agitation; promifing, on the faith and word of a king, to approve, ratify, fulfil, and caufe to be strictly fulfilled, whatever articles, conditions, or agreements, you may conclude and fign. In witness whereof, I have ordered these presents to be dispatched, figned by my hand, fealed with my privy feal, and coun terfigned by my under-written counsellor, and first secretary of state and of the dispatches. Pardo, the eighth of February, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three.

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, Bohe mia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia and Lodomeria; Archduke of Auftria, Duke of Burgundy, Lorrain, Stiria, Carinthia and Carniolia; Great Duke of Tufcany; Great Prince of Tranfilvania; Marquis of Moravia; Duke of Brabant, Limburg, Luxemburg and Gueldres, Wirtem berg, Upper and Lower Silefia, Milan, Mantua, Parma, Placentia and Guastalla, Ofvecinia and Zatoria, Calábria, Barri, Montserat and Tefchin Prince of Suevià 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 Falkenstein; Lord of Marchpurg, Slavonia, and Mechlin

By the tenor of these presents, 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 overfpread 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 bufinefs being already fo far happily advanced, that previous conditions of peace, or preliminary ars ticles, were agreed upon between them, on which the general work of pacification might be found ed, the aforesaid moft Serene and moft Potent Princes défired, 'in a friendly manner, that, in concert with her Imperial Majefty of all the Ruffias, we would apply our joint attention to 10 VOL HI

this falutary bufinefs, and interpofe our friendly offices for eftablishing the peace, of which the foundations were happily laid by the abovemen tioned 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 fentiments of the abovementioned princes, and having previously concerted measures with her Majesty the Emprefs of all the Ruffias, did not hesitate 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 illuftrious 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 fi delity, 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 Majesty the Empress of all the Ruffias, as co-mediatrix, as on the part of the other princes who may be interested therein, and to contribute his counfel and affiftance for con

cluding, by the interpofition of friendly offices and united efforts, fuch treaties, conventions or regu lations whatfoever, as may appear to be neceflary for compleating the work of peace; all which he fhall fubfcribe and sign, and shall also deliver fuch inftrument or inftruments, on his part, as may be proper and required of him for perfecting the bufinefs: promifing,on our imperial,royal,and archdufulfil, all fuch things as our faid ambaffador shall cal word, that we will ratify, accept, and faithfully have concluded, promifed and figned, by virtue of these prefents, and that we will order letters of ratification to be expedited at the time agreed up on. In witness and for the greater validity where

of, 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 Apo-
ftolic Majefty's fpecial command.

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ANT. SPIELMANN..

THE EMPRESS OF RUSSIA'S FULL POWER. By the Grace of God, we Catherine the Se cond, Emprefs and Sole Monarch of all the Ruffas, of Mufcovy, Kiovia, Vlodomiria, Novogorod, Czariffa of Cafan, Czáriňa of Aftracan, Czarina of Siberia, Lady of Plefcau, and Great 2! 1ཏུག།། 2 G Dutchers

the high contracting parties. There shall be a general oblivion of every thing which may have been done or committed, before or fince the commencement of the war, which is juft ended.

Art. II. With refpect to the honours of the flag, and the falute at fea, by the fhips of the Republic towards thofe of his Britannic Majefty, the fame custom shall be respectively followed, as was practifed before the commencement of the war which is just concluded.

Art. III. All the prisoners taken on either fide, as well by land as by fea, and the hostages carried away or given during the war, and to this day, fhall be reftored, without ranfom in fix weeks at latest, to be computed from the day of the exchange of the ratification of thefe Preliminary Articles; each power refpectively difcharging the advances which shall have been made, for the fubfiftence and maintenance of their prifoners, by the fovereign of the country where they shall have been detained, according to the receipts, attefted accounts, and other authentic vouchers, which shall be furnished on each side: and fureties hall be reciprocally given for the payment of the debts which the prifoners may have contracted in the countries where they may have been detained until their entire release. And all fhips, as well men of war as merchant-ships, which may have been taken fince the expiration of the terms agreed upon for the ceffation of hoftilities, by fea, fhall likewife be restored, bonâ fide, with all their crews and cargoes: and the execution of this article fhall be proceeded upon immediately after the exchange of the ratifications of this Preliminary Treaty.

Árt. IV. The States General of the United Provinces cede and guaranty, in full right, to his Britannic Majesty, the town of Negapatnam, with the dependencies thereof; but in confideration of the importance which the States General of the United Provinces annex to the poffeffion of the aforefaid town, the King of Great Britain, as a proof of his good will towards the faid States, promifes, notwithstanding this ceffion, to receive and treat with them for the reftitution of the faid town, in cafe the States fhould hereafter have an equivalent to offer him.

Art. V. The King of Great Britain fhall reftore to the States General of the United Provinces, Trinquemale, as a fo all the other towns, forts, harbours, and fettlements, which, in the courfe of the prefent war, have been conquered, in any part of the world whatever, by the arms of his Britannic Majefty, or by thofe of the English Eaft India Company, and of which he might be in poffeffion; the whole in the condition in which they shall be found.

Art. VI. The States General of the United Provinces promife and engage not to obftruct the navigation of the British fubjects in the eastern feas.

Art. VII. Whereas differences have arifen

between the English African Company and the Dutch West India Company, relative to the navigation on the coafts of Africa, as alfo on the fubject of Cape Apollonia; for preventing all caufe of complaint between the fubjects of the two nations upon those coafts, it is agreed that

commiffaries fhall be named on each fide, to make fuitable arrangements on these points.

Art. VIII. All the countries and territories which may have been, or which may be conquered in any part of the world whatsoever, by the arms of his Britannic Majefty, as well as by thofe of the States General, which are not included in the present treaty, neither under the head of ceffions, nor under the head of reftitutions, thall be restored without difficulty, and without requiring any compenfation.

Art. IX. Asitis neceffary to appoint, a certain period for the restitutions and evacuations to be made, it is agreed, that the King of Great Britain shall caufe Trinquemale to be evacuated, as well as all the towns, forts, and territories, which have been taken by his arms, and of which he may be in poffeffion, excepting what is ceded to his Britannic Majefty by these articles, at the fame periods as the reftitutions and evacuations fhall be made between Great Britain and France. The States General fhall reftore, at the fame period, the towns and territories which their arms may have taken from the English in the Eaft Indies. In confequence of which, the neceffary orders shall be sent by each of the high contracting parties, with reciprocal paffports, for the ships which fhall carry them, immediately after the ratification of thefe Preliminary Articles.

Art. X. His Britannic Majefty, and their High Mightineffes the aforefaid States General, promife to obferve fincerely, and bonâ fide, all the articles contained and established in this prefent Preliminary Treaty; and they will not fuffer the fame to be infringed, directly or indirectly, by their respective subjects: and the faid high contracting parties guaranty to each other, generally and reciprocally, all the stipulations of the prefent articles.

Art. XI. The ratifications of the prefent Preliminary Articles, prepared in good and due form, fhall be exchanged in this city of Paris between the high contracting parties, in the space of one month, or fooner if it can be done, to be computed from the day of the fignature of the present articles.

In witnefs whereof, we the under-written, their ambaffadors and plenipotentiaries, have figned with our hands, in their names, and by virtue of our full powers, the prefent Preliminary Articles, and have caufed the feals of our arms to be affixed thereto. Done at Paris, the fecond day of September, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three. L. VAN BERKENROODE. (L. S.) BRANTSEN. (L. S.)

MANCHESTER.
(L. S.)

MARATTAH PEACE.

TREATY OF PERPETUAL FRIENDSHIP AND
ALLIANCE BETWEEN THE HONOURABLE
EAST INDIA COMPANY AND THE PESHWA
MADHOO ROW PUNDIT PURDHAN, SET-
TLED BY MR. DAVID ANDERSON ON THE
PART OF THE HONOURABLE COMPANY,
IN VIRTUE OF THE POWERS DELEGATED
›TO HIM FOR THAT PURPOSE, BY THE
HONOURABLE THE GOVERNOR GENERAL
AND COUNCIL APPOINTED BY THE
KING AND PARLIAMENT OF GREAT BRI-
TAIN TO DIRECT AND CONTROUE ALL
THE POLITICAL AFFAIRS OF THE HO-
NOURABLE ENGLISH EAST INDIA COM-
PANY IN INDIA; AND BY MAHA RAJAH
SUBADAR MADHOO ROW SCINDIA, AS
PLENIPOTENTIARY. ON THE PART OF
THE PESHWA MADHOO ROW
PURDHAM, BALLAJEE PUNDIT NANA
PURNAVESE, AND THE WHOLE OF THE
CHIEFS OF THE MARATTAH NATION,
AGREEABLY TO THE FOLLOWING ARTI
CLES, WHICH SHALL BE FOR EVER BIND-
ING ON THEIR HEIRS AND SUCCESSORS,
AND THE CONDITIONS OF THEM TO BE
INVARIABLY OBSERVED BY BOTH PAR-

TIES.

ARTICLE I.

PUNDIT

IT is ftipulated and agreed to, between the Honourable the English East India Company and the Pefhwa, through the mediation of Madhoo Row Scindia, that all countries, places, cities, and forts, including Baffeen, &c. which have been taken from the Peshwa, during the war that has arifen fince the treaty fettled by Colonel Upton, and have come into the poffef fion of the English, fhall be delivered up to the Pefhwa. The territories, forts, cities, &c. to be restored, fhall be delivered within the space of two months from the period when this treaty hall become compleat, (as hereafter defcribed) to fuch perfons as the Peshwa, or his minifter Nana Furnavefe, fhall appoint.

Art. II. It is agreed between the English Company and the Pefhwa, that Salfette, and three other islands, viz. Elephanta, Caranja, and Hog, which are included in the treaty of Colonel Upton, fhall continue for ever in the poffeffion of the English. If any other islands have been taken in the courfe of the prefent war, they fhall be delivered up to the Peshwa.

Art. III. Whereas it was ftipulated in the 4th Article of the treaty of Colonel Upton, that the Pethwa and all the chiefs of the Marattah ftate do agree to give to the English Company for ever all right and title to the city of Baroach, as full and compleat as ever they collected from the Moguls or otherwife, without retaining any claim of Chout, or any other claims whatever; fo that the English Company fhall poffefs it without participation or claim of any kind.' This article is accordingly continued in full force and effect.

Art. IV. The Peshwa having formerly, in the treaty of Colonel Upton, agreed, by way of friendfhip, to give up to the English a country of three

lacks of rupees near Baroach, the English do now, at the request of Madhoo Row Scindia, cos at to relinquish their claim to the laid country favour of the Peshwa.

Art. V. The country which Seeajee and Futty Sing Gwickwar gave to the English, and which is mentioned in the 7th article of the treaty with Colonel Upton, being therein left in a state of fufpenfe; the English, with a view to obviate all future difputes, now agree, that it shall be reftored; and it is hereby fettled, that, if the faid country be a part of the establified territories of the Gwickwar, it shall be restored to the Gwickwar; and if it fhall be a part of the Pefhwa's territories, it fhall be reftored to the Peshwa.

Art. VI. The English engage, that having allowed Ragonaut Row a period of four months, from the time when this treaty fhall become compleat, to fix on a place of refidence, they will not after the expiration of the faid period afford him any fupport, protection, or affiftance, nor supply him with money for his expences. And the Pethwa on his part engages, that if Ragonaut Row will voluntarily, and of his own accord, repair to Maha Rajah Madhoo Row Scindia, and quietly refide with him, the fum of 25,000 rupees per month fhall be paid him for his maintenance, and no injury whatever fhall be offered to him by the Pefhwa or any of his people.

Art. VII. The Honourable English East India Company and the Peshwa being defirous that their refpe&ive allies fhall be included in this peace, it is hereby mutually ftipulated, that each party fhall make peace with the allies of the other in the manner hereinafter specified.

Art. VIII. The territory which has long been the established Jagheer of Seeajee Gwickwar, and Futty Sing Gwickwar, that is to fay, whatever territory, Futty Sing Gwickwar poffeffed at the commencement of the prefent war, fhall hereafter for ever remain on the ufual footing in his poffeflion; and the faid Futty Sing fhall, from the date of this treaty being compleat, pay for the future to the Peshwa the tribute as ufual, previous to the prefent war, and fhall perform fuch fervices, and be fubject to fuch obedience, as have long been established and cuftomary. No claims fhall be made on the faid Futty Sing, by the Peshwa, for the period that is past.

Art. IX. The Peshwa engages, that whereas the Nabob Hyder Ally Cawn, having concluded a treaty with him, hath difturbed and taken poffeffion of territories belonging to the English and their allies, he thall be made to relinquish them, and they fhall be reftored to the Company and the Nabob Mahomed Ally Cawn. All prifoners that have been taken on either, fide during the war, fhall be releafed; and Hyder Ally Cawn fhall be made to relinquish all fuch territories belonging to the English Company and their allies, as he may have taken poffeffion of fince the ninth of the month Ramzan, in the year 1180, being the date of his treaty with the Peshwa; and the faid territories fhall be delivered over to the Englith and the Nabob Mahomed Ally Cawn within fix months after this treaty's being compleat; and Hyder Ally Cawn fhall afterwards abstain from the English in fuch cafe agreed, that fo long as

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