which shall be agreed upon: for fuch is our pleasure. In witness whereof, we have caused our feal to be put to these prefents. Given at Versailles, the fourth day of the month of February, in the year of grace one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, and in the ninth year of our reign. Signed, LOUIS; and on the fold, By the King, La Croix, Marshal de Caftries; and fealed with the great feal of yellow wax.

The Emperor's Full Power.

WE Jofeph the Second, by the Divine favour, Emperor elect of the Romans, always Auguft, King of Germany, Jerufalem, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, and Lodomeria; Archduke of Auftria; Duke of Burgundy, Lorrain, Stiria, Carinthia, and Carniolia; Great Duke of Tuscany; Great Prince of Tranfilvania; Marquis of Moravia; Duke of Brabant, Limburg, Luxemburg and Gueldres, Wirtemberg, Upper and Lower Silefia, Milan, Mantua, Parma, Placentia and Guaftalla, Ofvecinia and Zatoria, Calabria, Barri, Montferat and Tefchin Prince of Suevia and Carolopolis; Count of Hapfburg, Flanders, Tyrol, Hainault, Kiburg, Goritia, and Gradifca; Marquis of the Holy Roman Empire, of Burgovia, Upper and Lower Lufatia, Muffopont, and Nomeny, Count of Namur, Provence, Vaudemont, Albimont, Zutphen, Sarwar, Salm, and Falkenstein; Lord of Marchpurg, Slavonia, and Mechlin ;

By the tenor of these prefents make known and teftify to all and fingular whom it doth or may in any manner concern. During the time that the late extenfive war overfpread almost the whole world, we, and her Majesty the Emprefs and fole Monarch of all the Ruffias, animated with an equal defire of putting an end as soon as poffible to the calamities of the war, did not omit frequently to manifeft our carneft inclination that by the interpofition of our refpective and mutual friendly offices, a reconciliation of the belligerent parties might be promoted, and the former peace and fincere concord between them be restored. It was VOL. I. very

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very agreeable to us to understand that our common endeavours had not failed of the defired effect; for a more pacific difpofition afterwards prevailing in the minds of the Princes engaged in the war, and the business being already fo far happily advanced, that previous conditions of peace, or preliminary articles, were agreed upon between them, on which the general work of. pacification might be founded, the aforefaid moft Serene and most Potent Princes defired, in a friendly manner, that, in concert with her Imperial Majefty of all the Ruffias, we would apply our joint attention to this falutary business, and interpofe our friendly offices for establishing the peace, of which the foundations were happily laid by the above-mentioned previous conditions, in order that by the united efforts of the mediators, the great work of peace might on every fide be the more certainly accomplished. We, ever intent upon that object, perceived with the greater fatisfaction the fentiments of the above-mentioned Princes, and, having previously concerted measures with her Majefty the Empress of all the Ruffias, did not hesitate to confirm the expectations they had conceived on our part, by accepting, with a willing and chearful mind, the truft committed to us. For which end we have made choice of the illuftrious and noble, our faithful and beloved Florimond Count de MercyArgenteau, Knight of the Golden Fleece, our actual Privy Counsellor, and our Ambaffador refiding at the court of the moft Serene and moft Potent King of France and Navarre, a perfon of fingular fidelity, integrity, and experience in the proper conduct of affairs, and have appointed, and hereby given him full power to take upon him, in our name, the office of mediator, conjointly with fuch perfon or perfons who fhall be appointed and furnished with equal full power, as well on the part of her Majefty the Empress of all the Ruffias, as co-mediatrix, as on the part of the other Princes who may be intercfted therein, and to contribute his counfel and affiftance for concluding, by the

interpofition of friendly offices and united efforts, fuch treaties, conventions, or regulations whatsoever, as may appear to be neceffary for completing the work of peace; all which he fhall fubfcribe and fign, and fhall alfo deliver fuch inftrument or inftruments, on his part, as may be proper and required of him for perfecting the bufinefs: promifing, on our Imperial, Royal, and Archducal word, that we will ratify, accept, and faithfully fulfil all fuch things as our faid Ambaffador fhall have concluded, promifed, and figned, by virtue of these prefents, and that we will order letters of ratification to be expedited at the time agreed upon. In witness, and for the greater validity whereof, we have figned this inftrument of full power with our hand, and have ordered it to be confirmed with our Imperial, Royal, and Archducal feal affixed thereto. Given in our city of Vienna, the fixteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand feven hundred and eighty-three, in the twentieth of our Roman-Germanic reign, and the third of our hereditary reign.

JOSEPHUS.

W. Kaunitz Rietberg.

By his Sacred Imperial and Royal Apoftolic Majefty's fpecial command.

Ant. Spielmann.

The Empress of Ruffia's Full Power.

BY the grace of God, we Catherine the Second, Emprefs and fole Monarch of all the Ruffias, of Muscovy, Kiovia, Vlodomiria, Novogorod, Czarina of Cafan, Czarina of Aftracan, Czarina of Siberia, Lady of Plefcau, and Great Dutchefs of Smolensko; Dutchefs of Eftonia, of Livonia, Carelia, Twer, Ingoria, Germia, Viatkia, Bulgaria, and other countries; Lady and Great Dutchefs of Lower Novogorod, of Czernigovia, Refan, Roftow, Jaroflow, Belo-Oforia, Udoria, Obdoria, Condinia; Ruler of all the fide of the North; Lady

of Iveria; and Hereditary Princefs and Sovereign of the Czars of Cartalinia and Georgia, as also of Cabardinia, of the Princes of Circaffia, of Gorfki, &c. Being intent, during all the course of the late war, which had extended over every part of the earth, to testify how much we had it at heart to fee the calamities thereof terminated, we were inclined, in conjunction with his Majesty the Emperor of the Romans, King of Hungary and Bohemia, to employ our good offices, in order to find means of conciliation proper for reestablishing peace and good understanding between the belligerent Powers. We have had the fatisfaction to obferve that our common endeavours were not fruitlefs; and the pacific fentiments with which the faid Powers were happily animated, having ripened and strengthened fo far that they proceeded to conclude preliminary articles, ferving as a bafis to the definitive treaties, they invited us, conjointly with his Majefty the Emperor of the Romans, King of Hungary and Bohemia, to carry our united mediation into full execution, and to interpofe our good offices in this falutary work, by concurring to confolidate and fully establish the peace, the foundations of which were laid by the aforefaid preliminary articles, and thus to accomplish the business of pacification fo happily begun. We, equally induced by the fentiments above expreffed, as by a juft acknowledgment of those which were manifefted to us on the part of the faid Powers, did not hefitate, in concert with his Majefty the Emperor of the Romans, to confirm their expectation, and to charge ourself with the important employment which was tendered to us. For this end, we have made choice of, named, and deputed, and by these presents do make choice of, name, and depute, our Minifters Plenipotentiary to his moft Chriftian Majefty, our beloved and trusty Prince, Iwan Bariatinskoy, Lieutenant General of our forces, Knight of the Order of St. Anne, and the Sieur Arcadius de Marcoff, our Counsellor of Chancery, giving them full power, in cur name, and on our behalf,

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behalf, in quality of mediators, jointly with him or them who fhall be named for this purpose, and likewife furnished with full powers, on the part of his Majefty the Emperor of the Romans, King of Hungary and Bohemia, co-mediator, as well as on the part of the other Powers interested therein, to act or interpofe, and affift with our mediation and good offices in the arrangement and completion of all fuch treaties, conventions, or other inftruments, as fhall be judged neceffary for the confolidation and entire confirmation of the work begun; and alfo to fign and deliver, on their part, fuch act or acts as may be required and deemed conducive to the attainment of that end: promifing, on our faith and Imperial word, to approve and faithfully perform every thing which fhall have been done, concluded, promifed, and figned, in virtue of the prefent full power, by the faid Prince Bariatinskoy and Sieur Marcoff, as alfo to caufe our ratifications thereof to be expedited in the time agreed upon. In witnefs whereof, we have figned these prefents with our own hand, and have caufed the great feal of the empire to be fixed thereto. Given at our refidence of St. Petersburgh, the twelfth of March, in the year of grace one thoufand feven hundred and eighty-three, and in the twenty-first year of our reign. CATHERINE.

Count John d'Oftermann.

[The COMMERCIAL TREATY, 1786, is printed from the copy, which was published by authority, in 1786.] The Treaty of Navigation and Commerce between his Britannic Majefty and the most Chriftian King; Signed at Verfailles, the 26th of September, 1786. HIS Britannic Majefty, and his most Christian Majefty, being equally animated with the defire

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