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period the Powers have enjoyed 

 the blessing of a general peace. 

 The bonds of friendship, which 

 were restored between Russia 

 and Persia, have in the course of 

 four years been drawn still closer, 

 and are now by reciprocal and 

 solemn embassies confirmed on a 

 sure and lasting basis. At the 

 sam& time that we notify to all 

 our faithful subjects this happy 

 evciA, which has already pro- 

 duced many fruits of a solid 

 union and undisturbed repose, we 

 order the publication of the 

 treaty concluded with Persia in 

 the Gulistan on the 12th of 

 October, 1813. 



" Given at Petersburgh, 16th 

 of July, 1818-, 



Signed, " Alexander. 



Countersigned, " Nesselrode." 



Here follows the treaty by 

 which peace is concluded between 

 Russia and Persia, on the basis of 

 status quo ad prcesentem. The 

 boundary line is described, and 

 several districts are enumerated 

 by name, which the Padishaw of 

 Persia specifically recognizes as 

 belonging to Russia. — His Ma- 

 jesty the Emperor of Russia 

 binds himself to support, if neces- 

 sary, the succession of the son of 

 the Schah, who may by him be 

 nominated heir to the throne, 

 and by the powerful assistance of 

 the Russian Empire to prevent 

 any foreign foe from interfering 

 in the affairs of Persia. If, how- 

 ever, contests should arise between 

 tlie sons of the Schah, respecting 

 the concerns of the Persian 

 empire, Russia will take no part 

 therein, until invited for that pur- 

 pose by the reigning Schah. — 

 The Russian and Persian mer- 

 chantmen have the right, as 



formerly, to sail to, and land on 

 the opposite coasts of the Caspian 

 sea. No ships of war, except 

 Russian, to be allowed on the 

 Caspian sea. All prisoners on 

 both sides, whether prisoners of 

 war or inhabitants, who may have 

 been carried away, to be restored 

 within three months after the 

 signing of the treaty, and supplied 

 with provisions and the means of 

 travelling to Carakhs. — Provision 

 is made for the respectful treat- 

 ment of the Ambassadors and 

 Consuls of both Powers, and for 

 the reciprocal protection of the 

 subjects of either country when 

 in the other. — Provision is also 

 made for the security of mer- 

 chants, and facilitating commer- 

 cial intercourse between the two 

 empires. — A duty not exceeding 

 5 per cent is payable on Russian 

 goods imported into Persian 

 towns or harbours, and the same 

 on Persian goods conveyed to 

 Russia. — On the arrival of mer- 

 chandise on the coasts in the 

 harbours or frontier towns, the 

 respective contracting parties 

 secure full freedom to the .mer- 

 chants in the sale of their goods, 

 the purchase of other, or in their 

 barter. Signed on the part of 

 Russia by the Ambassador Ge- 

 neral Nicholas KrischtschefF; and 

 on the part of Persia, by Mirza 

 Abdulla Hassan Khan. 



" Paris, Aug. 29. 

 " Royal Ordinance. 

 " Louis, &c. With reference to 



the law for fixing the peace 



estabhshment of the army. 



" Art. 1. Forty thousand men 

 shall be ballotted out of each of 

 the classes of 1816 and 1817. 



" 2. The quota of each depart- 

 ment, to make up thus 80,000 



men, 



