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Treaty between France und Prussia. 
HIS majesty the king of Prussia 
and the French republic having 
deemed it proper to modify, in a 
Manner agreeable to existing cir- 
cumstances, the stipulations rela. 
tive to the neutrality of the north- 
ern part of Germany agreed upon 
by the treaty of Basle, the 5th of 
April, 1795, and by the convention 
of the 17th of May ; they named, 
to concert on that subject, viz. his 
Prussian majesty, Sieur Chretien 
Henry Count de Haugwiltz, his 
minister of state for the war depart- 
ment; and the French republic, 
citizen Antoine Bernard'Caillard, 
its minister plenipotentiary at Ber- 
Jin, who, having mutually exchang- 
ed their powers, have agreed on the 
following articles : 
The French republic will abstain 
from extending the operations of 
the war, and from sending troops, 
either by land orsea, into the states 
included in the following line of 
demarcation : 
This line to begin from the part 
of the Duchy of Holstein, situated 
on the North Sea, extending down 
the coast of that sea, on the side of 
Germany, and including the terri- 
tory in which the Elbe disembogues 
itself, together with the Weser and 
the Ems, as well as the islands situ. 
ated in those districts, as far as For- 
cum, from thence to the frontiers of 
Holland, as far as Anholt, passing 
Herenberg, and including the 
Prussian possessions near Sevenaer, 
as faras Bair on the Ysel ; it will 
then continue down that river to 
the place where it mixes its waters 
with the Rhine ; the line will then 
go up the latter river as far as 
Wesel, aud farther on, td the place 
where the Roer throws itself into 
fhe Rhine; it will then extend 
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along the Jeft bank of the Roer ta 
its source ; after which, leaving 
the city of Nedebach to the left, 
it will take its direction towards 
the Eder, the course of which it 
will follow until that river meets 
the Fuld, and then it will go up 
that river as far as its source, 
The French republic will consi- 
der as neutral states all those in the 
line, on condition that they observe 
on their side a strict neutrality ; the 
first point of which will be to fur- 
nish, for the future, for the con- 
tinuation of the war, no pecuniary 
contributions of any kind what- 
ever ; to order back immediately, 
if they had not already done so, 
their respective contingent troops, 
and that in the space of two 
months, from the signing of the 
present treaty ; and not to contract 
any new engagement, which may 
authorize them to furnish troops to 
the powers at war with France. 
The states which do not act agree- 
ably to these conditions, shall be 
excluded from the benefit of the 
neutrality. 
As for that part of the country 
of La Marck, which, being on the 
left bank of the Roer, is not in- 
cluded in the above line, it will 
nevertheless enjoy the benefits of 
this treaty in the fullest extent: 
but his Prussian majesty consents to 
allow the troops of the belligerent 
powers to pass through it, on con- 
dition that they do not there esta- 
blish the theatre ef war nor possess 
themselves of entrenched positions, 
&e. &e. 
Given at Berlin, August 5th, 
1796, old style, and the 18th 
Thermidor, 4th year of the 
French republic. 
(Signed) Curetizn HavewiLta, 
Anroing CalLtarp. 
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