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of any troops whatever through 
his states, the landgrave shall con- 
form himself to the dispositions 
stipulated in the convention con- 
cluded at Basle, on the 17th of 
May, 1795, between the French 
republic and the king of Prussia. 
5. The French republic will con- 
tinue to occupy the fortress of 
Rheinfelds.. The town of St. Goor, 
and the part of the county of Kat- 
zenellenbegen, situated on the left 
bank of the Rhine ; the definitive 
arrangements with respect to these 
countries remain suspended, until 
a general pacification between the 
French republic, and the parts of 
Germany which are yet at war 
with the republic. 
6. All commercial communica- 
tions and relations shall be re- 
established between France and the 
states of the landgrave of Hesse 
Cassel, on the footing on which 
_ they were previous to the war. 
'* 7. Both the respective govern. 
ments, and the individuals of the 
two nations, shall grant to each 
other a restoration of all goods or 
property of any kind whatever, 
detained, seized, or confiscated, on 
account of the war which has taken 
place between France and Hesse 
Cassel, as also speedy justice, with 
respeét to debts existing in the 
states of the respective. contracting 
parties. 
8. All the prisoners made re- 
spectively since the beginning of 
the war, without consideration of 
the number or rank, shall be de- 
livered up-to each other within 
two months, at the latest, after the 
exchange of the ratifications of the 
present treaty, without any recla- 
mation of expences: paying, how- 
ever any debts of the privates, 
ANNUAL REGISTER; 1795. 
4. With respect to the passing * 
which, might have been contracted 
during their captivity. The same 
shall be observed with respect to. 
the sick and wounded, immediate. 
ly after their recovery. 
Commissioners shall be appoint. 
ed, on both parts, to proceed to the 
execution of this article: the dis- 
positions of which shall be applied 
to the Hessian troops ‘in the-service 
of England, and who have been 
made prisoners of war. 
g. The present treaty to have 
no effect until it is ratified by the 
contracting parties, and the¢ratifi- 
cations to be exchanged, i in this 
town of Basle, ,within .a month 
from this day,”.or sooner if pos. 
sible. 
We, the undersigned ; plenipo- 
tentiaries of the. French re. 
; public, and of his. most .serene 
highness , the landgrave.. of 
Hesse Cassel, in virtue of our 
respective powers, have sign+ 
ed this present treaty of peace, 
and have sealed it with our 
respective seals, | + 
Done at Basle, the eleventh; of 
the month Fruétidor, of the 
third republican year, and the 
28th of August, 17956 | 4 
(Signed) Francis BARTHELEMI, 
Frepertc SIGISMOND, 
Baron of Waitz d’Es. 
chen. 
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Decree for incorporating the Auithian 
_ Netherlands, Ge. ag the French 
Republic. 
_ Art. 1. THE decrees ofthe na. 
tional convention of the 2d and:q4th 
of March, and of the 8th of May, 
17935 which annexed the countries 
of Liege, Stavelot, Logue, and Mal- 
midy, to the French territory;. wy 
