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of eight ships of the line, with a ■ 

 proportionate number of fria;afes, 

 and to provide them with all ncces- 

 saries. 



6. These squadrons slinll unite or 

 separate, as shall be jua^;ed best tar 

 thecommoninterest, which shall be 

 interpreted on both sides, with the 

 amity that so happily subsists be- 

 tween the powers. 



7. No distinction ".vhatsoever shall 

 be made between the interests and 

 the flags of the two nations, except 

 such as difFereni subsisting treaties 

 with other nations rnay require. — 

 Moreover, in all cases of defence, 

 convoy or others, without any ex- 

 ception, the Danish ships slnli de- ' 

 fend the Swedish sliip-> and flag, as 

 if they were their own nation, and 

 the same on the other part. 



8. For the order of command in 

 all cases it is agreed to adopt the 

 tenor of the articles 6 and 7. i'l 

 tlie convention of the 12th of July, 

 1756. 



9. The German states, both of 

 'Denmark and Sweden, are recipro- 

 cally and entirely excepted from this 

 convention. 



10. The Baltic being always to 

 be considered as a sea sluit, and in-, 

 accessible to the armed ships of dis- 

 tant powers at war, is declared so 

 a-new by the contracting parties, 

 who are resolved to maintain in it 

 the most pertlct tranquillity. 



1 1 . Their majesties engage to 

 make a joint communication of this 

 convention to all the powers at war, 

 adding the most solemn assurances 

 of their sincere desire to presen-e 

 with them the most perfect harmo« 

 ny, and to cement, rather than 

 wound it, by thiif measure, which 

 tends only to secure rights main- 

 tained and asserted bythosc powers 

 themselves, in all casea where they 



wfere neutral and at peace, without 

 Denmark and Sweden having ever 

 dreamt of interrupting them. 



12. But if the unfortunate case 

 should occur, that any power, in 

 contempt of treaties and the uni- 

 versal law of nations, will not re- 

 spect the basis of society and the 

 general happiness, and shall molest 

 the innocent navigation of the sub- 

 jects of their Danish and Swedish 

 majesties, then will they, after leav- 

 ing exhausted all possible means of 

 conciliation, and made the most 

 pressing joint remonstrances, to ob- 

 tain the satisfaction and indemnity 

 due to them, make use of repri- 

 sals, at the latest, four months after 

 the refusal of their claim, where- 

 ever that shall be thought fitting, 

 the Baltic always excepted; and 

 will answer entirely the one for the 

 other, and support one another e- 

 qually, if cither nation shall be at- 

 tacked or injured on accowit of this 

 convention. 



13. This convention shall sub- 

 sist in iis whole tenor during the 

 preserit vvar, unless it should be a- 

 greed upon, for the common inter- 

 est, to make any useful or necessary 

 change or addition to it. 



14. The ratification shall take 

 place fifteen dajs after this con- 

 vention shall have been signed and 

 exchanged. In testimony of which, 

 we, the undersigned, by virtue of 

 our full powers, have signed the 

 present convention, and affixed to 

 it the seal of our arms. 



Done at Copenhagen, this 27th of 

 March, 1794. 



(Signed) 



A. P. V. Uernstohp, 

 Eric Magnus Staei., 



on HoLSTBIM. 



The 



