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Foreign News May 11, 1816

Alexandria Gazette, Commercial And Political

Alexandria, Virginia

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British Parliament receives unpublished treaties of accession to the 1815 Vienna alliance between Russia, Austria, Prussia, and Britain against Napoleon. Specimen: Baden's accession, committing 16,000 troops to the Upper Rhine army and receiving subsidies. List of other powers' troop contributions provided.

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A great number of treaties were laid before Parliament at the late meeting of that body, some of which, of considerable general interest, have never been published in this country. Among them are the treaties of accession of the several powers to the treaty of alliance between Russia, Austria, Prussia and Great Britain, signed at Vienna, 25th March, 1815. The following, being the accession of Baden, we give as a specimen, all being nearly in the same form. We omit the preamble.

[Bost Gaz.]

Art. 1 - His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, having engaged conjointly with their Majesties the Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia, the Emperor of all the Russias, and his Majesty King of Prussia, to unite the means of their States for the purpose of maintaining in all their integrity the conditions of the treaty concluded at Paris on the thirtieth of May, one thousand eight hundred and fourteen as well as the stipulations which shall be agreed upon and signed at the Congress of Vienna, to the end of completing the dispositions of that treaty and securing them against every attempt, and especially against the designs of Napoleon Bonaparte; and to direct to this effect all their efforts against him and his partizans, in order to put it out of his power in future to disturb the tranquility of Europe and the general peace; His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden accedes to this alliance, and solemnly engages to unite the means of his States with those of His Britannic Majesty, and the Sovereigns his allies, in order thus to direct, in concert and with common consent, all their efforts to the same end.

Art. 2--In consequence of this accession, His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden engages on his part to keep in the field a corps of sixteen thousand men of all arms, which shall form part of the Grand Army assembling on the Upper Rhine, under the command of Field Marshall Prince Swartzenberg. The troops of his Royal Highness shall continue united in one corps, and shall be under the immediate command of a General named by his Royal Highness.

The Landstrum shall be called out according to the exigency of the case. & is not comprised in the calculation made in the present article, and shall only serve with the country, 'and for the defence of the interior.

Art. 3--His Britannic Majesty engages in his own name, as well as in that of their Majesties the emperor of Austria. King of Hungary and Bohemia, the Emperor ol all the Russias, and his Majesty the King of Prussia, not to lay down his arms without particularly taking into consideration the interests of His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden, and not to permit the political existence of the Grand Duchy to be violated.

Art. 4.--When the object of the present war shall have been attained, his Britannic Majesty engages, in concert with his allies, to admit his Royal Highness the Grand Duke to bear a part in the arrangements of the future peace, in as far as they shall concern his interests.

Art. 5-Every thing relating to the subsistence, equipment and transports: to hospitals and all other objects necessary to support and facilitate the movements of the troops, and the operations of the war, shall be regulated by a particular Convention.

[The compensation to their sovereign and country for the services of these troops, is stipulated in a separate Treaty.]

Art. 6-His Britannic Majesty engages to pay to his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden, a subsidy of 11l 2s per man, for the service of the year. ending the first of April, 1816, to the number of ten thousand men. This subsidy shall be paid in London at the end of each month, by monthly instalments. to the person duly authorized to receive the same on the part of his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden, and the first payment is to be made upon the exchange of the ratifications of this Treaty. In case Peace should take place or be signed between the Allied Powers and France before the expiration of the said year, the subsidy shall be paid up to the end of the month in which the definitive Treaty shall have been signed, and His Britannic Majesty promises, in addition to pay to His Royal Highness. the Grand Duke of Baden. the subsidy of one month to cover the expenses of the return of his troops within his own frontiers.

Art. 7-His Royal Highness the Prince Regent, acting in the name and on the behalf of his Majesty the King of Great Britain and Ireland, shall commission an officer to the Head Quarters of his Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Baden, in order to report the military operations; and this officer shall be permitted to ascertain that the contingent of his royal highness is kept complete.

The names of the powers with which these treaties are made, appear in the following list; which at the same time shews the amount of force to be furnished by these states respectively.

Bavaria 60,000
Baden 16,000
Denmark 15,000
Bavaria. 80,000
Wertemberg 50,000
Princes and Free Towns-viz
Army of the Upper Rhine.
Hohenzollern Hechingen 194
Hohenzollern Sigmaringen 286
Lichtenstein 100
The Town of Frankfort 750
Army of the Lower Rhine.
Hesse Electoral
Mecklenburg Schwerin 3800
Mecklenburg Strelitz 800
Or the third of that number in Cavalry.
Saxony Ducal
Weimar 1630
The Grand Ducal Court of Weimar reserves its declaration on the excess, untill it shall be put in possession of the new acquisitions which are intended for it.
Gotha 2200
Meningen 600
Hildburghausen 400
Cobourg 600
The Ducal Court of Cobourg has nevertheless, declared, that it will increase this number to 800.
The House of Anhalt 1000
The House of Schwartzbourg 1300
The House of Reuss 900
The House of Lippe 1300
Waldeck 800
Army of the Low Countries.
Brunswick 8000
Oldenbourg 1600
Nassau 6081
In addition to these 6080 men, which will form a part of the army of the Low Countries, 2 or 3000 men in reserve, will be ready to enter service whenever required.
The Hanse-Towns 3000

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic War Report Military Campaign

What keywords are associated?

Vienna Alliance Baden Accession Anti Napoleon Treaty Troop Contributions War Subsidies Upper Rhine Army

What entities or persons were involved?

Grand Duke Of Baden Field Marshall Prince Swartzenberg Prince Regent King Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland Emperor Of Austria Emperor Of All The Russias King Of Prussia

Where did it happen?

Vienna

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Vienna

Event Date

25th March, 1815

Key Persons

Grand Duke Of Baden Field Marshall Prince Swartzenberg Prince Regent King Of The United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland Emperor Of Austria Emperor Of All The Russias King Of Prussia

Outcome

baden commits 16,000 troops to upper rhine army; subsidy of 11l 2s per man for 10,000 men until april 1816 or peace; various powers commit troops including bavaria 60,000-80,000, denmark 15,000, wurtemberg 50,000, and smaller contingents from principalities and towns totaling thousands for rhine and low countries armies.

Event Details

Treaties of accession by several powers to the alliance signed at Vienna on 25 March 1815 between Russia, Austria, Prussia, and Great Britain to maintain the Paris treaty of 1814 and counter Napoleon. Specimen treaty details Baden's accession: unites means against Napoleon; provides 16,000 men under Swartzenberg; Britain guarantees Baden's interests in peace; regulates logistics by convention; pays subsidy; commissions officer to monitor. List of powers and troop contributions follows.

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