STATE 
otinced in the above-mentioned pre- 
liminary declarations, limits the pe- 
cuniary succours, which he expects 
from his‘majesty the king of Great 
Britain for the current year 1805, 
to the threé milions. sterling, of 
which sum one million and a half is 
to be considered as premiere mise en 
_ cdmpagne, and as such is to be fur- 
nished with as little delay as possi- 
ble; and the other million and a 
’ half as subsidies, to be paid in equal 
monthly payments, until the last 
day ofthe year. ‘These subsidies, as 
well as one million of the sum ap- 
pointed for premiere mise en cam. 
pagne, are to be furnished to his 
imperial majesty, and shall remain 
in his possession, even though the 
vigorous demonstrations in which his 
forces are actually employed should 
notterminate in hostilities, butshould 
lead by the way of negeciation to the 
re-establishment of peace. Moreover, 
as thesearmed demonstrations afford 
the greatest and most efficacious aid 
for the promotion of the object of 
the concert, to which his imperial 
_and royal apostolic majesty has ac- 
ceded, he expects that, as long as 
they shall continue, the subsidy 
shall likewise continue to be paid, 
in the same manner as if his armies 
Were employed in actual war, and 
that for the year 1806, and the sub. 
sequent years, in consideration of | 
the great number of troops which 
__ he is opposing to the common ene- 
my, the subsidy shall be increased 
to the sum of four millions sterling, 
payable in the same mauner as is 
stated above, until the return of the 
regiments into the hereditary domi- 
nions. 
_ His excelfency the ambassador of 
Great Britain, having declared that 
the instructions and precise orders 
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of his court, precluded him from 
acceding, without restriction, to the 
above-mentioned demands, and hay- 
ing engaged, by a preliminary aét, 
exchanged against the present, in the 
name of his Britannic majesty, to 
stipulations which differ from them 
considerably, as well with regard to 
the sum, as to the terms of the pro- 
positions made in the name of his 
imperial and royal apostolic ma- 
jesty. 
The undersigned accepts this act, 
given in by the ambassador of Eng- 
land, but he declares at the same 
time, that he does not consider the 
sums stipulated therein as suffrcient, 
and that he expressly reserves for 
his court the power of reclaiming to 
this effect, and of effecting the ful- 
filment of its demands. 
In transmitting the preliminary 
declaration, which is to be in the 
place, and have the validity of the 
most solemn treaty, to his excellency 
the ambassador of his majesty the 
king of Great Britain, he is autho- 
rized to declare to him at the same 
time, that he is ready to proceed 
immediately, on these same bases, to 
the conclusion of the formal act of 
accession of Austria, to the concert 
of the 30th March—(11th April). 
These presents shall be ratified by 
the respective eourts in as short a 
time as is possible. P 
In faith of which the undersigned, 
by virtue of the full powers of his 
imperial and royal apostolic ma- 
gesty, has signed the present prelimi- 
nary declaration, and has affixed 
thereto the seal of his arms. 
Done at St. Petersburgh the 28th 
of July (9th August), 1805. 
(L.S.)J. Philippe, Comte de Stadion. 
Uu4 No. II. 
