STATE PAPERS. 
the two crowns, neither the one 
or the other of the high contraét- 
in® parties, shall permit the vessels 
ot’ merchandize belonging to its 
ally, or tothe people or subjects of 
its ally, and which shall have been 
taken at sea by any ships of war 
or privateers whatsoever, belong- 
ing to enemies or rebels, to be 
brought into its harbours; nor any 
ship of war or privateer to be there- 
in armed, in any case or under 
any pretext whatsoever, in order 
to cruize against the ships and pro. 
perty of such ally, or of his sub- 
ject: nor that there be conveyed 
by its subjects, or in their ships, 
to the enemies of its ally, any pro- 
visions, or military or naval stores, 
for these ends, as often as’it shall 
be required by either of the allies, 
the other shall be bound to renew 
express prohibitions, ordering all 
persons to conform themselves in 
this article, upon pain of exem- 
plary punishment, in addition to 
the full restitution and satisfaction 
to be made to the injured parties. 
7- 1f, notwithstanding the pro- 
hibitions and penalties above-men- 
tioned, any vessels of enemies or 
rebels, should bring into the ports of 
_ either of the high contra@ting par- 
ties any prizes taken from the other 
or from its subjects, the former 
shall oblige them to quit its ports 
in the space of twenty-four hours 
after their arrival, upon pain of 
seizure and confiscation; and the 
crews and passengers, or other pri- 
soners, subjetts of its ally, who 
shall have been brought into the 
said ports, shall immediately after 
their arrival be restored to their 
full liberty with their ship and 
merchandize, without any delay 
or exception. And if any vessel 
whatsoever, after’ having been 
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armed or equipped, wholly or pars 
tially, in the ports of either of the. 
allies, should be employed in tak ~ 
ing prizes, or in committing hos« 
tilities against the subjects of the 
other, such vessels, in case of their 
returning into the said ports, shalt 
at the requisition of the injured 
parties, be seized and confiscated 
for their benefit. 
The high contraéting parties do 
not intend that the stipulations in 
these two articles should derogate 
from the execution of anterior trea- 
ties attually existing with other 
powers; the high contr.¢ting par- 
ties not being, however, at liberty 
to form new engagements hereaf- 
ter to the prejudice of the said sti. 
pulations. 
8. Their Imperial and Britannic 
majesties engage to ratify the pre. _ 
sent treaty of alliance, and the ra- 
tification thereof shall be exchanged 
in the space of six weeks, of. 
sooner if it can be done. 
In witness whereof, we the un. 
dersigned, being furnished with 
the full powers of their Imperial 
and Britannic majesties, have sign- 
ed the present treaty in their names, 
and have caused the seals of our 
arms to be affixed thereto. 
Done at Vienna, the zoth day 
of May, 1795." : 
(L.S.) Le Baron pt Tuucur, 
(L.S.) Morton Even, 
Separate Article. 
In case the establishment, in ge- 
nerai limited, of the land forces of 
Great Britain should not permit his 
Britannic majesty to furnish, with- 
in the term specified, the succour 
in men stipulated by the gth arti- 
cle of the present treaty of alli. 
ance, and ‘that consequently his 
Imperial majesty should be obliged 
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