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The Treaty of Peace signed at Vienna on October 14, 1809, between Napoleon I of France and Emperor Francis I of Austria ends the war. Austria cedes Salzburg, Berchtesgaden, parts of Upper Austria, Gorizia, Trieste, Carniola, and territories in Galicia to France, Saxony, and Russia. Mutual pardons and trade provisions included.
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From papers received at the Ledger Office by the
ship Justina, Capt. Hlove, 39 days from Liverpool.
London, Nov. 7.
FROM THE DUTCH PAPERS.
TREATY OF PEACE.
Napoleon, by the Grace of God, and the constitution of the empire, emperor of the French, king of Italy, protector of the league of the Rhine, &c.
Having seen and considered the treaty concluded, determined, and signed at Vienna, on the 14th of this month, by the Sieur Nompere de Champagny, our minister of foreign affairs, in virtue of the full powers, to that end given him by us, and the prince John of Lichtenstein, marshal of the armies of his majesty the emperor of Austria, equally provided with full powers--which Treaty is of the following tenor :
" His majesty the emperor of the French, king of Italy, protector of the league of the Rhine, mediator of the league of Switzerland : and his majesty the emperor of Austria, king of Hungary and Bohemia, being equally animated with the desire of putting an end to the war which has arisen between them, have resolved to negotiate forthwith a definitive treaty of peace, and for that purpose have appointed as their plenipotentiaries, namely:
" His majesty the emperor of the French, king of Italy, protector of the league of the Rhine, the Sieur Jean Baptiste Nompere, count de Champagny, duke of Cadore, grand eagle bearer of the legion of honour, commander of the order of the iron crown, knight of the order of St. Andrew of Russia, grand dignitary of that of the two Sicilies, grand cross of the orders of the black and red eagles of Prussia, of the order of St. Joseph of Wurtzburg, of the order of fidelity of Baden, of the order of Hesse Darmstadt, his majesty's minister for foreign affairs; and his majesty the emperor of Austria, king of Hungary and Bohemia, the Sieur prince John of Lichtenstein, knight of the order of the golden fleece, grand cross of the order of Maria Theresa, chamberlain, marshal of the armies of his said majesty the emperor of Austria, and proprietary commander of a regiment of horse in his service--
" Who, having previously exchanged their full powers, have agreed upon the following articles :
" Art. I. There shall, from the day of the exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty, be peace and friendship between his majesty the emperor of the French, king of Italy, protector of the league of the Rhine, and his majesty the emperor of Austria, king of Hungary and Bohemia, their heirs and successors, their states and subjects respectively, for ever.
" II. The present peace is also declared to be common to his majesty the king of Spain, his majesty the king of Holland, his majesty the king of Naples, his majesty the king of Bavaria, his majesty the king of Wirtemberg, his majesty the king of Saxony, and his majesty the king of Westphalia, his most eminent highness the prince Primate, their royal highnesses the grand duke of Baden, the grand duke of Berg, the grand duke of Hesse-Darmstadt, the grand duke of Wurtzburg, and all the princes and members of the league of the Rhine, the allies, in the present war, of his majesty the emperor of the French, king of Italy, protector of the league of the Rhine.
" III. His majesty the emperor of Austria, king of Hungary and Bohemia, cedes, as well for himself, his heirs and successors, as for the princes of his house, their heirs and respective successors, the principalities, lordships, domains, and territories, hereinafter mentioned, and also all titles which may accrue from the possession of the same; and all properties, whether manorial or held by them under an especial title, lying within the said territories.
" 1. He cedes and transfers to his majesty the emperor of the French, to form a part of the league of the Rhine, and to be placed at his disposition for the interest of the sovereigns of the league :
" The territories of Saltzburg and Berchtesgaden; that part of Upper Austria, situate on the further side of a line running from the Danube, at the village of Straas, therein comprehending Weissenkirchen, Wedersdorf, Wichelbach, Kreist, Muckenhosen, Helst and Jedina ; thence in the direction of Schwandstadt, the town of Schwandstadt on the Atter, and thence ascending along the bank of that river, and the lake of the same name, to the point where the lake touches upon the territory of Saltzburg.
" His majesty the emperor of Austria shall only retain in property the woods, belonging to the Salz-Cammer Gut, and forming part of the manor of Mondsee, with liberty to cut and carry thence the brushwood, but without enjoying any right of sovereignty upon that territory.
" 2. He also cedes to his majesty the emperor of the French, king of Italy, the county of Goritia, the manor of Montefalcone, the government and city of Trieste, Carniola, with its dependencies on the Gulf of Trieste, the Circle of Willach, in Carinthia and all the territories lying on the right hand of the Save, from the point where that river leaves Carniola, along its course to where it touches the frontiers of Bosnia; namely, a part of Provincial Croatia, six districts of Military Croatia, Fiume, and the Hungarian Littorale, Austrian Istria, or the district of Castua, the islands depending on the ceded territories, and all other territories, howsoever named, upon the right bank of the Save—the middle stream of the said river serving as the boundary between the two states.
" Lastly, the lordship of Radzuns lying in the Grisons.
" 3. He cedes and makes over to his majesty the king of Saxony, the territory of Bohemia depending upon, and included in the territory of the kingdom of Saxony; namely, the parishes and villages of Guntersdorf, Tabantranke, Gerlochsheim, Lenkersdorf, Schirgiswald, Winkel, &c.
" 4. He cedes and makes over to the king of Saxony, to be united to the duchy of Warsaw, the whole of Western or New Galicia, a district round Cracow, on the right bank of the Vistula, to be hereafter ascertained, and the Circle of Zamosc, in Eastern Gallicia.
The district of Cracow, upon the right bank of the Vistula, in the direction of Podgorze have for its circumference the distance from Podgorze to Wieliczka; a line of demarcation shall pass through Wieliczka, and to the western touch upon Scavina, and to the eastward upon the brook which falls into the Vistula at Bradcey.
Wieliczka and the whole of the territory of the Salt-pits shall belong in common to the Emperor of Austria, and the king of Saxony. Justice shall be administered therein in the name of the municipal power; there shall be quartered there only the troops necessary for the guard of the police: they shall consist of equal numbers of those of both nations. The Austrian Salt from Wieliczka in conveyance over the Vistula, and through the duchy of Warsaw, shall not be subject to any toll-duties.
Corn of all kinds, raised in Austrian Gallicia, may also be freely exported across the Vistula.
" His majesty the emperor of Austria, and his majesty the king of Saxony, may form such an arrangement with regard to these boundaries, as that the San, from the point where it touches upon the circle of Zamosc, to its confluence with the Vistula shall serve as the line of demarcation between both states.
" 5. He cedes and makes over to his majesty the emperor of Russia, in the easternmost part of Gallicia, a tract of territory containing a population of 400,000 souls, the city of Brody being nevertheless not therein included. This territory shall be accurately ascertained by commissioners on the part of both empires.
"IV. The Teutonic order having been abolished in the States of the league of the Rhine, his majesty the emperor of Austria in the name of his imperial highness the archduke Anthony, abdicates the grand mastership of that order in his states, and recognizes the dispositions taken with regard to the property of the order, locally situated out of the Austrian territory. Pensions shall be assigned to those who have been on the civil establishment of the order.
" V. The debts funded upon the territory of ceded provinces, and allowed by the states of said provinces, or accruing from expenses incurred for their administration, shall alone follow the fate of those provinces.
" VI. The provinces which are to be restored to his majesty the emperor of Austria, shall be administered for his behoof by the Austrian constituted authorities, from the day of exchanging the ratification of the present treaty ; and the imperial domains wheresoever situated, from the first of November next. It is nevertheless understood, that the French army in this country shall take for their use whatever articles cannot be supplied by their magazines for the subsistence of the troops and the wants of the hospitals ; and also whatever shall be necessary for the conveyance of their sick, and the evacuation of the magazines.
" An arrangement shall be made between the high contracting parties respecting all war contributions, of whatever denomination, previously imposed on the Austrian provinces occupied by the French and allied troops; in consequence of which arrangement the levying of said contributions shall cease from the day of the exchange of the ratifications.
" VII. His majesty the emperor of the French king of Italy, engages to give no obstruction to the importation or exportation of merchandize into and from Austria, by way of the port of Fiume this nevertheless, not being construed to include English goods or manufactures. The transit duties on the goods thus imported or exported, shall be lower than upon those of all other nations, the kingdom of Italy excepted.
" An inquiry shall be instituted, to ascertain whether any advantages can be allowed to the Austrian trade, in the other ports ceded by this treaty:
" VIII. The titles of domains, archives, plans and maps of the countries, towns, and fortresses ceded, shall be given up within two months after the period of the ratification.
" IX. His majesty the emperor of Austria, king of Hungary and Bohemia, engages to discharge the yearly interest, arrears, and capitals invested in securities of the government, states, bank lottery or other public establishments, by subjects, companies, or corporate bodies in France, the kingdom of Italy and the grand duchy of Berg.
" Measures shall also be taken, to completely liquidate the sum due to Mont St. Therese now Mont Napoleon, at Milan,
" X. His majesty the emperor of the French engages to procure a full and complete pardon for the inhabitants of the Tyrol and Vorarlberg who have taken a part in the insurrection : so that they shall not be prosecuted either in person or property.
" His majesty the emperor of Austria equally engages to grant a full and complete pardon to those inhabitants of the territories of Gallicia of which he returns into possession, whether civil or military public officers, or private individuals, who have taken part in the levying of troops or the formation of judicial or municipal administrations or in any other proceeding whatsoever during the war which inhabitants shall not be prosecuted in their person or property.
" They shall have permission, during a six years, to dispose of their properties of every description they may be : to sell their estates, those that have been considered inalienable such fidei commissa, and mayoratus; to leave the country, and to carry with them, the produce of the sales, in specie, or effects of any other description without paying any duty for the same, or experiencing any difficulty or obstruction.
" The same permission, and for the same period shall be reciprocally allowed to the inhabitants, and landholders in the territories ceded by the present treaty.
" The inhabitants of the duchy of Warsaw possessing landed estates in Austrian Gallicia whether public officers or private individuals shall receive the revenues thereof, without paying any duty thereon, or experiencing any obstruction.
" XI. Within six weeks from the exchange of the present treaty, posts shall be erected on the boundaries of Cracow, upon the bank of the Vistula. For this purpose there shall be nominated Austrian, French, and Saxon commissioners.
" The same measures shall be adopted without delay within the same period upon the frontiers of Upper Austria, Saltzburg, Villach, and Carinthia on the Save, the Thalweg (stream of the river) to determine what islands of that river belong to each power. For this purpose French and Austrian commissaries shall be nominated.
"XII. A military convention shall be entered into, to regulate the respective manner in which the various provinces restored to his majesty the emperor of Austria shall be evacuated : four months after the exchange of ratifications the article of Gallicia which remain in French possession.
Treaty of Peace.
By the city and district of Vienna, in one month ever after two months; and the remaining districts and territories not ceded by this treaty. The evacuation in the French from and those of the allies, in two months and a half, or earlier if possible, from the exchange of the ratifications.
This convention shall regulate all that relates to the etc. execution of the hospitals and magazines of the French army, and the entrance of the Austrian troops into the territories evacuated by the French or their allies; also the evacuation of that part of Croatia
The present treaty to his majesty the emperor the French,
The prisoners of war taken by France and her allies from Austria, and by Austria from France and her allies, that have not yet been released, shall be given up within fourteen days after the exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty.
Art. IV. His majesty the emperor of the French, king of Italy, protector of the league of the Rhine, guarantees the inviolability of the possessions of his majesty the emperor of Austria, king of Hungary and Bohemia, in the state in which they shall be, in consequence of the present treaty.
Art. V. His majesty the emperor of Austria recognizes all the alterations which have taken place, or may subsequently take place in Spain, Portugal, and Italy.
Art. XVI. His majesty the emperor of Austria, desirous to co-operate in the restoration of a maritime peace, accedes to the prohibitory system with respect to England, adopted by France and Russia, during the present maritime war. His imperial majesty shall break off all intercourse with Great Britain, and with respect to the English government. He places himself in the situation he stood in previous to the present war.
Art. VII. His majesty the emperor of the French, king of Italy, and his majesty the emperor of Austria, king of Hungary and Bohemia, shall observe, with respect to each other, the same ceremonial in regard to rank and other points of etiquette, as before the present war.
Art. XVIII. The ratifications of the present treaty shall be exchanged within six days, or sooner if possible.
Done at Vienna, October 14, 1809.
(Signed)
J. B. CHAMPAGNY.
JOHN Prince of LIECHTENSTEIN.
We have ratified, and hereby ratify the above treaty in all and every one of the articles therein contained; declare the same to be adopted, confirmed, established; and engage that the same shall be maintained inviolable,
In confirmation whereof we have hereto affixed our signature with our own hand, being countersigned and sealed with our imperial seal.
(Signed)
NAPOLEON.
By the Emperor.
CHAMPAGNY, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
H. B. MARET, Minister Secretary of State.
Certified by us,
The Arch Chancellor of State.
EUGENE NAPOLEON.
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Vienna
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October 14, 1809
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peace established between france and austria; austria cedes salzburg, berchtesgaden, parts of upper austria, gorizia, trieste, carniola, territories in croatia, fiume, and parts of galicia to france, saxony, and russia; mutual pardons for insurgents; prisoner exchange; austria joins continental system against england.
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The treaty, signed by plenipotentiaries Champagny for France and Prince John of Liechtenstein for Austria, ends the war with perpetual peace and friendship. It includes territorial cessions to integrate into the League of the Rhine, to Saxony for Warsaw, and to Russia. Provisions for debts, administration, trade, pardons in Tyrol and Galicia, boundary commissions, military evacuation, and ratification within six days.