STA Ta? “Pea Pen RSs 
20. His Britannic majesty grants 
to his highness the sum of 15,000I. 
sterling, to answer the first expen- 
ces of equipping this corp3; pay- 
ment of which shail be made im- 
mediately after the signature of this 
treaty, and shall be carried to the 
account of levy-money. 
_ 21. Deserters shall be faithfully 
delivered up on both sides, and 
Neither the soldiers, nor any other 
persons belonging to the corps of 
Hesse Darmstadt, shail be permitted 
to settle in the dominions of his 
Britannic majesty. 
In witess whereof, we the un- 
dersigned, authorized by the full 
power of his majesty the king of 
Great Britain on one side, and of 
his serene highness the reigning 
Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt, on 
the other, have signed the present 
treaty, and have caused the seals 
of our arms to be affixed thereto. 
Done at Frankfort, this 10th day 
of June, 1796. 
(L.S.) C. Cravrurp. 
(L.S8.) C. B. De Barxuavys. 
Letter from Sir Gilbert Elliot, Vice- 
roy of Corsica, to the governor of 
Porto Ferrajo. 
Srr, Bastia, July 6. 
THE French troops have taken 
possession of the city of Leghorn, 
the cannon of the fortresses have 
been directed against the ships of 
the kingin the road, and the pro- 
perty of his majesty’s subjects at 
Leghorn has been violated, not- 
withstanding the neutrality of his 
royal highness the grand duke of 
Tuscany, and the reiterated pro- 
testations of the French to respect 
it. 
There is likewise reason to be- 
lieve, that the French have the 
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same design upon the fortress of 
Porto Ferrajo, hoping, by such 
means, to facilitate the designs 
that they meditate against the king- 
dom of Corsica. These circum- 
stances have determined us to pre- 
vent the designs of the enemies of 
the king, who are equally ‘hostle 
to his royal highness, by placing 
at Porto Ferraju, a garrison capable 
of defending that place; our only 
intention being to prevent that for- 
tress, and the whole island of the 
Elbe, from being taken possession 
of by the French. We invite and 
request you, sir, to receive the 
troops of his majesty, which will 
appear befure the place, under the 
following conditions : 
1- Porto Ferrajo and its depen- 
dencies shall remain under the go- 
vernment of the grand duke. ~The 
Tuscan flag shall not cease to be 
respected, and the administration 
shall not be altered ia any respect ; 
persons, property, and the religion 
of all the inhabitants shall be re- 
spected. The English commanders 
shall be careful that their troops 
observe striét discipline. 
2. The officers and soldiers com. 
posing the Tuscan garrison shall 
continue to do duty, if they think 
proper. All persons employed in 
civil or military capacities shall be 
continued in their employments, if 
they conduct themselves properly. 
3. The’ preceding conditions 
shall be exactly observed, and with 
the utmost good faith, as far as 
shall be consistent with the safety 
of the place. 
4. We promise, in the name of 
his majesty, in the most solemn 
manner, to let his majesty’s troops 
retire, and to put the place into 
the hands of bis royal highness in 
its present statey when a peace 
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