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eagerness to strengthen and to con- 
solidate as much as possible the 
friendship and union already hap- 
pily subsisting between them, and 
to proteét and extend the commerce 
between their respective subjects, 
promise to proceed without delay 
to the forming of a definitive ar- 
rangement of commerce. 
- 22. As circumstances may make 
it necessary to make some change 
in the clauses of the present treaty, 
the high contra@ting parties have 
thought proper to fix the duration 
of it to eight vears, counting from 
the day of exchanging the ratifica- 
tions: but before the expiration 
of the eighth year it shall be re- 
newed according to existing circum- 
stances. 
23. The present treaty of alli- 
ance shall be ratified, and the ra- 
tifications exchanged here, in thé 
‘Space .of two months, or sooner if 
it can be done. 
In witness whereof the: above- 
mentioned ministers plenipotenti- 
ary on both sides have signed the 
present treaty, and have thereunio 
affixed the seals of their arms, 
Done at St. Petersburgh this 
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eighteenth day of February, 
ne thousand seven hundred 
and ninety-five. 
{1,.8.)  cHARLES WHITWORTH. 
(L.S.) cre: JEAN D’OSTERMAN. 
(L.S.) ALEXANDER CTE. DE 
J BESBORODKO. 
(L.S.)  aRcapiI DE MARCOFF. 
Manifesto on the Part of the Empress 
of Russia relative to the Affairs 
of Poland. 
I, Timothy Tutolmin,  liev- 
tenant-genera] of the armies of my 
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most gracious sovereign, the em- 
press of all the Russias, governor 
general of Minck, Izaslaw, and 
Bracklaw, knight of the Russian 
order of St. Alexander Newsky ,&c. 
In_executing the Supreme will 
of my most gracious sovereign, the 
empress of ali the Russias, be it 
known to all those whom it may 
concern, that her Imperial majesty, 
having repressed the troubles gene. 
rally prevailing in the provinces 
occupied by her troops, means to 
incorporate with her own estates 
for ever the provinces adjoining to 
the governments committed to my 
care. 
For the purpose of maintaining 
justice and good order, and pre. 
serving the limits of the ancient 
frontier between the Russian and 
Austrian possessions to the river 
Bog, the countries along the de. 
scent of that river, to the fron. 
tier of Lithuania, comprising the 
palatines of Wolhynia and Chelm, 
situate on the right side of the Bog ; 
“and all the jands, distriGs, and 
towns adjoining the palatinates of 
Beltz and Russia, shall, in future - 
and for ever, belong to the Rus. 
sian crown, and a perpetual subjec- 
tion is attached hencefarth to all 
the inhabitants of these provinces, 
and all the proprietors, of every 
age, sex, or rank whatever. 
For this purpose [ have received 
striGt orders from her majesty, the 
empress, to assure all her new sub. 
jects in her name and on her word, 
that they shall be admitted to al? 
her benefits and distin¢tions grant. 
ed by her Imperial manifesto of 
the 27th of March, 1793, as fol. 
lows : 
1. Her most gracious majesty 
not only confirms to all persons the 
full and free exercise of their reli. 
eis gion 
