which may be expected to result from the salutary system of making provision for them in a way calculated to uphold public credit. "The arrangements which you have adopted for discharging the incumbrances of the civil list, and for rendering its future income adequate to its expenditure, by relieving it from a part of the charge to which it was subject, are in the highest degree gratifying and satisfactory to me; and you may be assured that nothing shall be wanting on my part to give full effect to those arrange ments. "The provision you have made for consolidating the revenues of Great Britain and Ireland, will, I doubt not, be productive of the happiest consequences, in cementing and advancing the interests of the United Kingdom; and must afford an additional proof of the constant disposition of Parliament to relieve the difficulties and promote the welfare of Ireland. "My Lords and Gentlemen, "The measures to which I have been under the necessity of resorting, for the suppression of those tumults and disorders which had unfortunately occurred in some parts of the kingdom, have been productive of the most salutary effects. "I deeply lament the continuarce of that pressure and distress which the circumstances of the country, at the close of so long a war, have unavoidably entailed on many classes of his Majesty's subjects. "I feel fully persuaded, how ever, that after the many severe trials which they have undergone, in the course of the arduous contest in which we have been engaged, and the ultimate success which has attended their glorious and persevering exertions, I may rely with perfect confidence on their public spirit and fortitude in sustaining those difficulties, which will, I trust, be found to have arisen from causes of a temporary nature, and which cannot fail to be materially relieved by the progressive improvement of public credit, and by the reduction which has already taken place in the burdens of the people." Treaty between the King of Spain and the King of the Netherlands. In the name of the Most Holy and Indivisible Trinity. His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, and his Majesty the King of Spain and the Indies, animated with an equal desire to put a check upon the piracies of the Barbary Regencies, and to procure to the trade and navigation of the Mediterranean all possible security, desiring to cement their alliance by a solemn treaty, and to fix the extent and the means thereof, have given their full powers for this purpose, viz. his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, to Mr. Hugues Zuylen de Nyevelt, Knight of the order of the Belgic Lion, and his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to his Catholic Majesty, and his Majesty the King of Spain and the Indies, to Sieur Pedro Cevallos y Guerra, Coun. sellor of State, Knight of the order of the Golden Fleece, &c. First Minister of State, &c. who, after having exchanged their full powers, have agreed on the following articles :: Art. 1 This alliance is purely defensive, and its object is to protect the commerce of the powers who are parties to it. 2. This alliance shall subsist so long as the Regencies of Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli do not renoun e their offensive system towards the property of the subjects of the Contracting Powers. 3. If one of these should be injured by any corsair of the three Regencies, it shall be the duty of the Consuls of the Allied Powers to claim reparation of the Government of the offending party by legal means, and if justice should not be done, the Allied Powers shall agree, if necessary, to proceed to reprisals, to an amount answerable to the offence committed. 4. It shall be considered as an offence against the Allied Powers, if one of the Regencies takes justice into its own hands by seizing the property of the subjects of the Contracting Parties, without having previously tried other means, or established proceedings to obtain justice and satisfaction. 5. As an offence committed against the Allied Powers shall be considered the ar e-t of the Consuls for debts of private persons, or of their respective Sovereigns, since the Regencies ought to employ for the purpose of claiming them the methods adopt ed by civil zed nations. 6. The Allied Powers will al-o consider themselves offende if any present is demanded from them as obligatory, even though founded on custom. 7. When one of the Powers shall be attacked by the Barbary States, without having provoked the attack by any hostile act, then the alliance shall have effect. 8. The obligation of the Allies to defend the offended party shall subsist till just reparation has been obtained for the damage caused by the offence, and also an indemnity for the expenses of the war. 9. Neither of the Allies can enter into a negotiation with the common enemy without the consent of the other. 10. The Contracting Parties engage to employ a sufficient force to defend and protect their commerce against the piracies of the Barbary Powers. 11. His Majesty the King of the Netherlands shall furnish in consequence a ship of the line and six frigates, and his Catholic Majesty a ship of the line, two frigates, a brig, and 16 gun-boats. 12. The chief command shall belong to the senior officer of the same rank. 13. Each Power shall bear the expense of maintaining its respective forces, and all shall be stationed in the ports of Spain the best situated and defended to fulfil the object of the alliance. 14. The marit me forces of the Netherlands shall be supplied at a reasonable price in the ports of his Catholic Majesty with all articles of urgent necessity, as well for the repairs as ammunition and provisions, on payment in bills of exchange, at sight, on the Government of the Nether lands. 15. The 15. The convoys from one port of the Mediterranean to another shall be fixed at certain periods, and the merchantmen belonging to the subjects of the Contracting Powers shall be equally protected and convoyed. 16. A cruising squadron shall be stationed before Algiers to hinder the corsairs from going out, or to intercept them on their return. 17. Another squadron shall be stationed before Tunis in case of war. 18. Tripoli having hardly any maritime force, it will be easy for the above-mentioned cruising squadrons to keep it in check. 19. When war shall be declared against one of the Barbary Powers of Algiers, Tunis or Tripoli, the vessels which shall fall into the power of the cruising squadrons shall be immediately burnt or destroved. 20. The Powers engage to pay the value of them to the captors, and this sum shall be divided according to the existing regulations of the Power whose men of war shall have made the capture. 21. If vessels of war of different nations have made the capture, these Powers shall pay the value according to the number of the respective crews: each Power shall pay this premium to its crews. 22. The prisoners of war shall be divided in the same proportion. 23. The present Treaty shall be communicated to the Courts of Portugal, Turin, and Naples, by his Catholic Majesty, who shall invite them to accede to it. His Majesty the King of the Netherlands shall make the same com⚫ munication and invitation to the Courts of Petersburgh, Stockholm, and Copenhagen. 24. The present Treaty shall be ratified, and the ratifications exchanged at Madrid within six weeks, or sooner if possible. In testimony whereof, we, the Plenipotentiaries undersigned, by virtue of our respective full powers, have signed the present Treaty, and have affixed to it the seal of our arms. Done at Alcala de Henares, Aug. 10, 1816. (Signed) (L. S.) H. DE ZUYLEN DE NEYVELT. (L. S.) PEDRO CEVALLOS. ADDITIONAL ARTICLES. Art. 1. His Catholic Majesty, not being actually in a state of war with the Dey of Algiers, the commander of the Spanish naval forces shall repair with the maritime forces of the King of the Netherlands before Algiers, and by virtue of the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th articles of the treaty of this day, shall demand from the Algerine government reparation for the offences committed against both the Contracting Powers, declaring at the same time, that the intention of the Powers is scrupulously to observe towards the Barbary Powers the laws of nations as established in Europe. 2. If the Algerine Government refuses to listen to the voice of justice, and will not give the reparation required, the casus fœderis of the present shall be recognized as having taken place, and the respective forces of the Contracting Powers shall act ac cording cording to the stipulations of Articles 7, 8, 9, 19, 20, 21. Treaty of Peace between his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, and his Serene Highness Omar Pacha, Dey and Governor of the fortress and kingdom of Algiers, agreed upon and concluded by Admiral Theodore Frederick Baron Van de Capellen, Commander-in-Chief of the Squadron of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, in the Mediterranean Sea, and by authority of his Majesty. Art. 1. It is agreed upon and resolved between the Baron Van de Capellen, and his Highness the Dey of Algiers, that from this day forward there shall be a durable and inviolable peace and on the same footing, and treated with the same respect, as the British Consul, in order to regulate the concerns of trade. He shall be allowed the free exercise of his religion in his hotel, both for himself and his domestics, and for all other persons who may wish to make use of this advantage. Done in duplicate, in the fortress of Algiers, in presence of Almighty God, the 28th day of August, of the year of Jesus Christ, 1816, and in the year of the Hegira, 1231, the 6th day of the month Shawat. (Signed) (L.S.) J. F. VAN DE CAPELLEN, Commander-in-Chief of the Squadron of his Ma jesty the King of the Netherlands. friendship between his Majesty (L. S.) H. M'DONELL, exercising the King of the Netherlands and his states and subjects, and his Highness the Dey of Algiers, his dominions and subjects, and also that all the articles of peace and friendship agreed to and concluded from the year 1757, between their High Mightinesses the StatesGeneral and the Government of the Kingdom of Algiers, are by these presents renewed, ratified, and confirmed, as if they were all inserted word for word in the present treaty, and that the ships of war and other vessels, as also the subjects of both kingdoms, shall do each other no injury or offence, but shall henceforward, and at all times, treat each other reciprocally with all respect and friendship. 2. A Consul from his Majesty the King of the Netherlands shall be received at Algiers, precisely the functions of Consul General. Opposite was the signature of OMAR PACHA, Dey and Governor of Algiers. Proclamations from the Brazilian The Marquis De Allegrete, of the Inhabitants of the Territory entering your territory; and worthy men may now thank Divine Providence, which, employing the powerful and always propitious arm of the King my Lord and Master, banishes the evils that assail you, punishes the chiefs if they do not correct themselves, and, not stopping at such great benefits, will confer others which you cannot appreciate until you enjoy them. Do not abandon your houses, except to seek a shelter from the banditti, and join the army: for every thing that may be wanted you shall be punctually paid. In his most faithful Majesty's name I promise you security for your persons and property. Let, then, your lamentations and complaints cease-let them cease for ever; and mingling your voices fraternally with ours, repeat a thousand times with that gaiety which has so long forsaken you-Live the King! Live the King! Live the King! Charles Frederick Lecor, Lieut. General of the Armies of his Most Faithful Majesty, Generalin-Chief of the troops destined for the pacification of the Left Bank of the Rio de la Plata, &c. &c. People of the Left Bank of the Rio de la Plata ! The reiterated insults which the tyrant Artigas has given to the pacific inhabitants of MonteVideo, your own countrymen, and those of the Rio Grande; the absolute prohibition of communicating on the frontier with your friends the Portuguese; and, finally, the hostile disposition in which he places his troops, direct ing them to the neighbourhood of the Rio Pardo, are facts which are notorious, and more than sufficient to prove the intentions of that tyrant. They also suffice to prove incontestably that there can be no stable government among yourselves, nor security in the Portuguese dominions, while you remain subject to his oppression. To a tyrant, who, obtaining the control of your armed force, dictates to you by it his own opinions-a tyrant whose conduct has been hostile and inconstant, except in what relates to his interests, and who cannot render your country happy, nor afford your neighbours any confidence in his political relations. Inhabitants of the Province of the North, terminate the state of incertitude which ruins your country, and disturbs the frontier of the kingdom of Brazil. To remove these evils I am sent by my Sovereign, with the troops which you see with me, and others who follow us, but who do not come to conquer or to destroy your property. On the contrary, their only object is to subdue the enemy, to deliver you from oppression, to re-establish your tranquillity, to put an end to the extraordinary contributions imposed on you, and to treat you all with kindness, those only excepted who shall henceforth attempt to disturb the public peace. Inhabitants! You who love the welfare of your country, remain tranquil in your houses, and place confidence in the promises which I make you in the name of my Sovereign. He has constituted me head of a Provisional Government in this province; and I promise |