ments into Pomerania, insomuch 
thatno measure relative to these dis- 
positions, can be adopted * before 
that time. 
_ V. His majesty the king of Swe- 
den engages moreover to grant to 
the subjects of his Britannic ma- 
jesty, during the continuance of 
the war between Great Britain and 
France, the right of an entrepot at 
Stralsund, for all the articles of the 
growth, produce, and merchandize, 
as well of Great Britain as of her 
colonies, shipped in British or 
Swedish vessels. All such articles 
intended for re-exportation, whe- 
ther by sea or land, shali only pay 
a duty of three quarters per cent, ad 
vdlorem; and those for consump- 
tion such duties only as are actually 
| established at the port of Stralsund, 
with respect to the most favoured 
nations. A more detailed arrange- 
| ment of this branch of commerce, 
as likewise of other points, whereby 
the commercial interests of the two 
nations might be mere closely con- 
nected, is to be reserved for a parti- 
- eular act. 
VI. His majesty the king of the 
United Kingdom of Great Britain 
and Ireland, and his majesty the 
king of Sweden, mutually engage to 
ratify the present act, and the rati- 
fications thereof shall be exchanged 
_ in thespace of six weeks, or sooner, 
if possible, to be computed from the 
day of its signature. 
_ In witness whereof, we the un- 
dersigned, furnished with the full 
_ powers of our respective sovereigns, 
have signed the present convention, 
and thereunto affixed the seals of 
our arms, 
Done at Stockholm, this 3d of 
December, 1804, 
~ (was signed) + 
_  (1.S.) Henry Pierrepont. 
™ (L.S.) F. D’Ehrenheim, 
STATECOPA PE'RS. 
669 
No. IV.—Convention between his 
Majesty and the King of Sweden, 
signed at Helsingborg, the 31st of 
August, 1805. 
Art. I. The preliminary and se. 
cret convention, concluded between 
the two sovereigus on the 3d of 
December, 1804, is renewed, and 
shall continue in full force and va-' 
lidity, during the period hereinafter 
specified in Art. VII. 
Il. His majesty the king of Great 
Britain, conceiving that the object 
stated in the preamble, cannot be 
more completely attained with re- 
spect to Swedish Pomerania, than 
by maintaining the fortress of Stral- 
sund in a respectable state of de- 
fence, in order to preserve a rallying 
point and place of retreat for the 
forces of the allied powers, and 
especially for the troops of the em- 
peror of all the Russias, in case his 
imperial majesty should be desirous 
of landing his forces at that place, in 
order to co-operate in the general 
plan, engages to pay mohthly, the 
sum of one theusand eight hundred 
pounds sterling, for every thousand 
of regular trogps with which his 
Swedish majesty shall reinforce the 
usual garrison of the city of Stral- 
sund. 
III. A garrison of eight thousand 
men in the whole, being deemed 
sufficient for the defence of this 
place, and the usual garrison, in- 
cluding the burgher militia, amount- 
ing to upwards of four thousand ; 
it is understood that the reinferce- 
ment spoken of in the preceding ar- 
ticle, shall not exceed four thousand 
men of regular troops, so that the 
subsidies to be furnished by his ma- 
jesty the king of Great Britain, will 
amount to the sum of seven thousand 
two hundred pounds per month. 
IV. The payment of the above- 
men- 
