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ANNUAL REGISTER, 1813. 



majesty the Emperor of all the 

 Russias ; and his majesty the Em- 

 peror of all the Russias, David 

 d'AIopeus, his privy councillor, 

 and actual chamberlain, envoy ex- 

 traordinary and minister plenipo- 

 tentiary to his majesty the King of 

 Prussia, knight grand cross of the 

 Order of St. Vlodimir of the second 

 class, and of that of St. Anue of 

 the first class : who, after having 

 reciprocally communicated their 

 full powers, have agreed upon the 

 following articles : 



Art. I. The vast resources of the 

 Russian empire furnishing to his 

 imperial majesty the number of 

 troops which he had determined 

 to employ beyond the frontiers of 

 his empire, and his majesty the 

 King of the united kingdom of 

 Great Britain and Ireland having 

 appropriated the greatest part of 

 Jjis own to the defence of Spain, 

 and to the protection of Portugal, 

 his Britannic majesty has consent- 

 ed to take upon himself the ex- 

 pence of the maintenance of the 

 German Legion in the service of 

 his imperial majesty, the strength 

 of which shall be increased to ten 

 thousand men. 



Art. II. So long as Great Britain 

 shall provide for the maintenance 

 of the said legion, the same shall 

 remain at the absolute disposal of 

 his Britannic majesty, to be em- 

 ployed on the continent of Eu- 

 rope. It shall be commanded by 

 general officers of his choice. 



Kis imperial majesty engages to 

 provide for the recruiting of the 

 legion, and to keep it in a state for 

 service, and complete, as far as 

 may be practicable, whilst the re- 

 placing the articles furnished for 

 the equipment, arming, and the 

 mise en campagne of the said le- 



gion, shall appertain to his Britan' 

 nic majesty. 



All the sums paid by Great Bri- 

 tain in virtue of the articles of the 

 present convention, shall be em- 

 ployed solely for the purpose of 

 defraying the expenses and the 

 maintenance of the German Legion 

 in the service of his imperial ma- 

 jesty. , 



Art. III. The high contracting' 

 parties have agreed, that the sums 

 destined for the maintenance of 

 the said corps shall be paid to 

 the order of the government of 

 his imperial majesty, at the rate 

 of ten pounds fifteen shillings 

 sterling per annual for each effec- 

 tive man of the legion, with the 

 express reservation, that its num- 

 bers shall not exceed ten thousand 

 men. 



His Britannic majesty engages 

 to furnish the arms, ammunition, 

 clothing, and the articles of equip- 

 ment, which shall be wanting at 

 the period when the corps shall be 

 placed at his disposal. 



All the articles of clothing and 

 equipment for the legion having 

 been furnished by his majesty the 

 Emperor, and the companies of 

 horse and foot artillery, the two 

 regiments of hussars, the company 

 of chasseurs, and the four batta- 

 lions of infantry, having been al- 

 ready partly equipped and clothed 

 on the 1st of April, his Britannic 

 majesty engages to pay for each 

 recruit in the said corps from the 

 ■ith of April, the sum specified in 

 the under-mentioned list, marked 

 I. annexed to the present con- 

 vention. 



If after the 4th of April the le- 

 gion shall be augmented by one or 

 more battalions, the expense of the 

 clothing and equipments furnished 



