STATE PAPERS. 



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Trtaty of Alliance of the \Alh of 

 March, between their Majesties 

 the Emperor and King, and the 

 Emperor of Austria. 



His Majestj' the Emperor of the 

 French, King of Italy, &c. &c. 

 and his Majesty the Emperor of 

 Austria, &c. having at heart the 

 perpetuating the amity and good 

 intelligence which exist between 

 them, and to concur b)- the friend- 

 ship and force of their union in 

 maintaining the peace of the Con- 

 tinent, and the re-establishment of 

 internal peace : 



Considering that nothing would 

 be more calculated to produce 

 those happy results than the con- 

 clusion of a treaty of alliance, 

 which should have for its object 

 the security of their estates and 

 possessions, and the guarantee of 

 the principal interests of their re- 

 spective policies, have named for 

 their Plenipotentiaries, — 



His Majesty the Emperor of the 

 French, &c. M. Hngues Bernard, 

 Count Maret, Duke de Bassano, 

 &c. 



And his Majesty the Emperor of 

 Austria, &c. the Prince Charles 

 of Schwartzenberg, Duke de Kru- 

 seman, &c. who, alter having ex- 

 changed their respective full pow- 

 ers, have agreed upon the follow- 

 ing articles : — 



Art. 1. There shall be perpetual 

 amity, and sincere Union and Alli- 

 ance, between his Majesty the Em- 

 peror of the French, &c, and his 

 Majesty the Emperor of Austria, 

 &c. Inconsequence the high con- 

 tracting parlies will take the great- 

 est care to maintain the good in- 

 telligence so happily established 

 between them, their respective 



states and subjects, to avoid all that 

 could injure it, and to further on 

 every occasion their mutual utility, 

 honour and advantage. 



Art. 2. The two high contract- 

 ing parties reciprocally guarantee 

 the integrity of their present ter- 

 ritories. 



Art. 3. As the result of this re- 

 ciprocal guarantee, the two high 

 contracting parties will always la- 

 bour to concert upon the mea- 

 sures that shall appear the most 

 proper for the maintenance of 

 peace ; and in case the states of 

 one or other shall be threatened 

 with invasion, they will emplo}' 

 their most efficacious offices to 

 prevent it. 



But as these good offices may 

 not have the desired effect, they 

 oblige themselves to mutual assist- 

 ance in case of one or other shall be 

 attacked or menaced. 



Art. 4. The succour stipulated 

 by the preceding article shall be 

 composed of 30'000 men (24,000 

 infantry, and 6,000 cavalry), con- 

 stantly kept up to the war estab- 

 lishment, and of a park of 60 

 pieces of cannon. 



Art, 5. This succour shall be 

 furnished at the first requisition of 

 the part}^ attacked or menaced. It 

 shall march in the shortest de- 

 lay, and at the latest before the 

 end of two months after the de- 

 mand shall have been made. 



Art. 6. The two high contract- 

 ing parties guarantee the integrity 

 of the territory of the Ottoman 

 Porte in Europe. 



Art. 7. They equally recognise 

 and guarantee the |)rinciples of the 

 Navigation of Neutrals, such as 

 they have been recognised and 

 consecrated by the Treaty of 

 Utreclit. 



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