PREFACE. HIS Volume, which conftitutes the Ninth of our Collection THIS of State Papers, will be found to contain a great variety of very important matter. As there is every reafon to expect that an immediate negotiation will be opened for the purpose of obtaining a continental peace, we have taken great pains to ascertain the relative fituation and connexion of the feveral powers: the number of treaties and conventions included in the present Volume, therefore, exceeds that in any preceding; many of them have never been published in this country. The interests of France and Auftria were fo fully difcuffed, and their views fo much unfolded in the Congress at Raftadt, that the diplomatic correfpondence at that place must always remain of great political importance. The remaining papers belonging to it are given in this Volume, and with the parts contained in the two preceding, form a complete whole. 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Treaty of Alliance concluded between his Majefty the Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia, and his Majesty the King of the Two Sicilies TH HE Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia, and the King of the Two Sicilies, having taken into confideration the rapidity with which events have fucceeded to each other, for fome time, the urgent neceffity of providing against the baneful confequences of new troubles which might agitate Europe and Italy in particular, their Imperial and Sicilian Majesties, united befides by the strictest ties of confanguinity, have thought fit to concert with each other in this fituation, measures relative to the maintenance of the public tranquillity, and the common fafety of their people and ftates. For this purpofe their Majefties have named as plenipotentiaries, that is to fay, his Majesty the Emperor, Baron Thugut, Grand Crofs of the royal order of St. Etienne, minifter of conferences of his Imperial and Royal Apoftolic Majefty, his commiffary-general and minifter plenipotentiary in Italy, Dalmatia, &c.; and his Sicilian Majefty, D. Ottavio Mormile, Duke of Campochiaro and of Caftelpagano, Marquis of Repalimofano and d'Albidona, Lord of Feudi Valleroberto, Coppone and Santangeloradaginofa, Knight of Malta, noble Neapolitan, Gentleman of the Chamber in activity and officer in the fervice of his Majefty the King of the Two Sicilies; who, after having conferred with each other, have agreed to the following articles: 1. There shall be between the two fovereigns a close and indiffoluble alliance, which fhall have for its object the common defence of their people and their states, against all hostile aggreffion. VOL. IX. |