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Imperial majesty of all the Russias ; 
and the same squadron shall be al- 
lowed to return every year to the 
ports of Great Britain, as soon as 
the season will no longer permit it 
to keep the sea; but itis formally 
and from this time forward stipu- 
Jated, that this squadron shall re- 
turn every year to the Baltic sea 
about the beginning of the month 
of May, not to quit it again before 
the month of Ogtober, and that as 
often as the exigency of the treaty 
shall require it. 
r4, The requiring party, in 
claiming the succours stipulated by 
this treaty, shall point out at the 
same time to the required party, 
the place where he shall wish that 
"it may, in the first instance, repair; 
and the said requiring party shall 
be at liberty to make use of the 
said succour during the whole time 
3t shall be. continued to him, in 
such manner and at such places as 
he shall judge to be most suitable 
for his services against the ag- 
gressor. 
rg. The conditions of this treaty 
of alliance shall not be applicable to 
the wars which may arise between 
her Imperial majesty of all the 
Russias and the powers and people 
of Asia, respecting whom his Bri- 
tannic majesty shall be dispensed 
with from furnishing the succours 
stipulated by the present treaty ; 
excepting in the case of an attack 
made by any European power 
against the rights and possessions 
of her Imperial majesty, in what- 
ever part of “the world it may be. 
As also, on the other hand, her 
Imperial majesty of all the Russias 
shall not be bound to furnish the 
succours stipulated by this» same 
treaty in any case whatever, ex.. 
cepting that of an attack made by 
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any European. power against the 
rights and possessions of his Bri- 
tannic majesty, in whatever part 
of the world it may be. 
16. It has been in like manner 
agreed upon, that considering the 
great distance of places, the troops 
which her Imperial majesty of all 
the Russias will have to furnish by 
vittue of this alliance, for the de. 
fence of his Britannic majesty, 
shall not be sent to Spain, Portugal, 
or Italy, and still less out of 
Europe. 
17. If the succours stipulated 
in the fourth article of this treaty 
should not be sufficient, in that 
case the contra¢ting parties reserve 
to themselves to make a farther 
provision between themselves with 
respect to the additional succours 
which they should give to each 
other. 
18. The requiring party shall 
make neither peace nor truce with 
the common enemy, without in- 
cluding the required party, to the 
end that the latter may not suffer 
any injury in consequence of the 
succours le shall have given to his 
ally. 
19. The present defensive alli- 
ance shall in no way derogate from 
the treaties and alliances which the 
high contracting parties may have 
with other powers, inasmuch as the 
said treaties shall not be contrary, to 
this, nor to the friendship and good 
understanding ~which they are re- 
solved constantly to keep up be- 
tween them. 
20. If any other power would 
accede to this present alliance, their 
said majesties have agreed to con- 
cert together upon the admission of 
such power. 
21. The two high contractirg 
parties, desiring mutually and with 
eagerness 
