“obliged to give a falute in the 
 Swedith manner; which fhall be 
immediately anfwered by a falute 
“in the Ruffian mode. ‘The fame 
fhall be obferved by Ruffian men 
of war, whether one or more; they. 
~ fall be obliged to falute before the 
forts of his Swedifh. majefty, and 
~ they fhall be anfwered by a Swedith 
~ falute. tals 
_ In the mean time, the high con- 
* traéting parties fhall order, as {peed- 
_ ily as poflible, a particuiar eonven- 
" tion to be made, in which the mode 
of faluting between Swedifh and 
Ruffian fhips fhall be eftablithed, 
_ whether at fea, in port, or wherever 
_ they may chance to meet. 
Till then, in order to prevent 
~ miftakes in the above cafe, fhips of 
" war belonging to either party thall 
~ not falute each other. 
_ Art. VI. Her Imperial majefty of 
all the Ruffias has alfo agreed, that 
his Swedifh majeity fhall be at li- 
ty to buy every year; corn to 
amount of 50,000 roubles, in 
the ports of the Gulph of Finland 
and of the Baltic fea, provided it 
_ be proved; that it is for the ufe of 
his Swedith majeity, or for the ule 
ef fome of his fubjects: duly autho- 
3 by his majeity; without dues 
~? 
‘or charges, and to export it freely 
ee eden: In this; however; 
_ barren years fhall not be included, 
fuch years in which, for fome 
rtant reafons; her Imperial ma- 
efty may be induced to forbid the 
_ €xportation of grain to any nation 
ver. ‘ 
__ Art. VII, As the eagernefs of 
ee high contra¢ting parties for the 
 fpeedy termination of thofe evils 
| With which their refpective fubjects 
r been afflicted in confequence 
_ ©f war does not allow them time 
for the regulation of many points 
and objects tending to eftallith firmly 
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a good neighbourhood and perfect 
tranquillity of the frontiers, they 
agree, and mutually promife to pay 
attention to thofe points and objects, 
and to difcufs and regulate them 
amicably by means of ambaffadorsg | 
er plenipotentiary minifters, whom 
they fhall appoint immediately after 
the conclufion of the prefent treaty 
of peace. 
Art. VIL. The ratifications of 
‘the prefent treaty of peace fhall be 
exchanged within the {pace of fix 
days, or fooner if poflible. 
‘ In teftimony whereof, we havé 
figned the prefent. treaty of peaces 
and fealed it with our arms, 
Done in the plain of Verclé, neat 
the river Kymene, between the 
advanced pofts of each camp; 
the 11th of Auguft, 1790. 
Gustavus Maurt, Baron 
D’ARMFELT. 
Orso, Baron D’Icuustrom, 
Speech of John Earl of Wetmor- 
land, Lord Lieutexant of Ireland; 
to both LHeufes of Parliament, 
Fan. 21. 
My Lords and Géntlemen} _ 
rN HE king having: been gra- 
TI cioufly pleafed te place me 
in the government of this kingdoms 
I have his majefty’s commands ta 
meet you in parliament; and it af- 
fords me ‘peculiar fatisfaction that 
I enter upon the difchatge of this 
moft important truft, at a perigds 
when this country, in Common With 
the reft of his majefty’s dominions; 
is in the fecure enjoyment of the 
blefingy of peace, and of the in- 
éftimable advantages arifing from 
our free conftitution. 
This. happy fituation will in- 
[U2] doubtedly 
