§78 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1800. 



1.5th Nivose (4th January). This 

 ^elay shall not exceed a fortnight. 



In faith of which, we the under- 

 signed n inister plenipotentiary of 

 the Batavian republic, and ambas- 

 sador extraordinary of the French 

 republic, by virtue of our full 

 powers, have signed the present 

 treaty, and thereunto put our re- 

 spective seals. 



Done at Paris, January 4, 1800, 

 Gth year of Batavian liberty. 

 R. J. Schiramelpennick. 

 Ch. M. Talleyrand. 



Additional Article. 

 The countries, such as Raven - 

 stein, the villages and communes, 

 the sovereignty of which is trans- 

 ferred by the present treaty to the 

 Batavian republic, are ceded, and 

 receded, under the title of account 

 upon the territorial indemnity pro- 

 mised to the Batavian republic by 

 the l6th article of the treaty of the 

 Hague ; the two republics propo- 

 sing to come to an agreement upon 

 the means of arriving at a complete 

 pxtension of the 1 tith article of the 

 treaty of the Hague. 



Cb. M. Talleyrand. 



R.J.Schimmelpennick. 



Convention between Russia and the 

 Porte, respecting the Ex-Fenetian 

 Islands. 



In the name of the Almighty 

 God! ° ^ 



THOSE countries which were 

 originally subject to the re- 

 public of Venice, and which after- 

 wards fell into the hands of the 

 French, having been since deli- 

 vered from their yoke, by means of 

 the united fleets of Russia and the 

 sublime Porte, aided by the su- 



preme Arbiter of victory, and ap-. 

 proved by the unanimous wishes 

 and efforts of the inhabitants, his 

 majesty the emperor of all the 

 Russias, and his majesty the Otto- 

 man emperor, being resolved to 

 observe those principles of justice, 

 moderation, and disinterestedness, 

 the practice of which they solemnly 

 promised in their treaty of alliance, 

 and as the dignity of the two courts 

 requires that a promise publicly 

 made should be executed by both 

 parties, they have agreed to esta- 

 blish in the said countries such a 

 form of government as may leave 

 no grounds of apprehension for the 

 repose and safety of the states of 

 the sublime Porte, notwithstanding 

 its vicinity, and which may at the 

 same time accord with the habits, 

 usages, religion, and wishes of the 

 inhabitants. To accomplish this sa- 

 lutary work, his majesty the emperor 

 of Russia has named as his plenipo- 

 tentiary and envoy extraordinary to 

 the Ottoman Porte, the high and 

 noble Vassily Tamara, knight of 

 the order of St. Ann, of the first 

 class, commander of the sovereign 

 order of St. John of Jerusalem ; and 

 his majesty the Ottoman emperor, 

 the illustrious and estimable Ismet 

 Bey and Ahmed Alif Reis-EfFendi : 

 who after exchanging their full 

 powers have agreed on the follow- 

 ing articles : 



Art. 1. The said Ex- Venetian 

 isles shall form a republic, which 

 shall be governed by the notables of 

 the country, and which, like Ra- 

 gusa, shall be as a vassal under the 

 protection of the Porte, and shall 

 acknowledge its superiority. Russia 

 guarantees the integrity of this re- 

 public. 



Art. 2. These isles, which are 

 CorfUjCephaloniajCerigOiSt.Maura, 



