to his Britannick Majefty's fubjects, and bring away their effects, as well as their perfons, without being reftrained in their emigration, under any pretence whatfoever, except that of debts, or of criminal profecutions: The term, limited for this emigration, being fixed to the fpace of eighteen months, to be computed from the day of the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty. It is moreover ftipulated, that his Catholick Majefty fhall have power to caufe all the effects, that may belong to him, to be brought away, whether it be artillery, or other things. Art. XXI. The French and Spanish troops fhall evacuate all the territories, lands, towns, places, and caftles, of his most faithful Majefty, in Europe, without any referve, which shall have been conquered by the armies of France and Spain, and fhall reftore them in the fame condition they were in when conquered, with the fame artillery, and ammunition, which were found there: and with regard to the Portuguese colonies in Ameca, Africa, or in the Eaft Indies, if any change fhall have happened there, all things fhall be reftored on the fame footing they were in, and conformably to the preceding treaties, which fubfifted between the courts of France, Spain, and Portugal, before the prefent war. Art. XXII. All the papers, letters, documents, and archives, which were found in the countries, territories, towns, and places, that are restored, and thofe belonging to the countries ceded, fhall be, refpectively and bonâ fide, delivered, or furnished at the fame time, if poffible, that poffeffion is taken, OT, at lateft, four months after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty, in whatever places the faid papers or documents may be found. Art. XXIII. All the countries and territories, which may have been conquered, in whatsoever part of the world, by the arms of their Britanick and Moft Faithful Majefties, as well as by thofe of their Moft Chrif tian and Catholick Majefties, which are not included in the prefent treaty, either under the title of ceffions, or under the title of reitutions, fhall be restored without difficulty, and without requiring any compenfation. Art. XXIV. As it is neceffary to affign a fixed epoch for the reftitutions, and the evacuations, to be made by each of the high contracting parties; it is agreed, that the British and French troops fhall compleat, before the 15th of March next, all that shall remain to be executed of the XIIth and XIIIth articles of the preliminaries, figned the 3d day of November laft, with regard to the evacuation to be made in the empire, or elsewhere. The island of Belleifle fhall be evacuated fix weeks after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty, or fooner if it can be done. Guadeloupe, Defirade, Marie Galante, Martinico, and St. Lucia, three months after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty, or fooner if it can be done. Great Britain shall likewife, at the end of three months after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty, or fooner if it can be done, enter into poffeffion of the river and port of the Mobile, and of. all that is to form the limits of the territory of Great Britain, on the fide of the river Miffifippi, as they are specified in the VIIth article. The island of Goree shall be evacuated by Great Britain, three months after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty; and the island of Minorca, by France, at the fame epoch, or fooner if it can be done : and according to the conditions of the VIth article, France fhall likewife enter into poffeffion of the islands of St. Peter, and of Miquelon, at the end of three months after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty. The factories in the Eaff Indies fhall be restored fix months after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty, or fooner if it Çan 3 can be done. The fortrefs of the Havannah, with all that has been conquered in the island of Cuba, fhall be restored three months after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty, or fooner if it can be done and, at the fame time, Great Britain fhall enter into poffef fion of the country ceded by Spain, according to the XXth article. All the places and countries of his Moft Faithful Majefty, in Europe, fhall be reftored immediately after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty; and the Portuguese colonies, which may have been conquered, shall be restored in the space of three months in the Weft Indies, and of fix months in the Eaft Indies, after the exchange of the ratifications of the present treaty, or fooner if it can be done. All the fortreffes, the restitution whereof is ftipulated above, fhall be reftored with the artillery and ammunition, which were found there at the time of the conqueft. In confequence whereof, the neceffary orders fhall be fent by each of the high contracting parties, with reciprocal paffports for the fhips that thall carry them, immediately after the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty. Art. XXV. His Britannick Majefty, as Elector of Brunfwick Lunenbourg, as well for himself, as for his heirs and fucceffors, and all the dominions and poffeffions of his faid' Majefty in Germany, are included and guarantied by the present treaty of peace. Art. XXVI. Their, Sacred Britannick, Moft Chriftian, Catholick, and Moft Faithful Majefties, promise to obferve, fincerely, and bona fide, all the articles contained and fettled in the prefent treaty; and they will not fuffer the fame to be infringed, directly or indirectly, by their refpective fubjects; and the faid high contracting parties, generally and reciprocally, guaranty to each other all the ftipulations of the prefent treaty. Art. XXVII. The folemn ratifications of the present treaty, expedited in good and due form, fhall be exchanged in this city of Paris, between the high contracting parties, in the fpace of a month, or fooner if poffible, to be computed from the day of the fignature of the prefent treaty. In witness whereof, we the under written, their Ambassadors Extraordinary and Minifters Plenipotentiary, have figned with our hand, in their name, and in virtue of our full powers, the prefent Definitive Treaty, and have caufed the feal of our arms to be thereto. put Done at Paris, the 10th of February 1763. 1 to be obferved. with regard to, and on the part of, powers who are used, and have a right, to give and to receive copies of like treaties in another language than French; the prefent treaty having fill the fame force and effect, as if the aforefaid cuflom had been therein obferved. III. Though the King of Portugal has not figned the prefent detinitive treaty, their Britannick, Mot Chriftian, and Catholick Majeflies, acknowledge, nevertheless, that his Moft Faithful Majefly is formally included therein as a contracting party, and as if he had expresy figned the faid treaty; Confequent which are in the poffeffion of the new Done at Paris, the 10th of February Declaration of his Britannick Majesty's ly, their Britannick, Moft Chriftian, WE the underwritten ambaffador and Catholick Majeflies, refpectively and conjointly, promife to his Mot Faithful Majefty, in the molt exprefs and mot binding manner, the execution of all and every the claufes, contained in the faid treaty, on his act of acceffion. The prefent feparate articles fhali have the fame force as if they were inferted in the treaty. Declaration of his Moft Chriftian Majefty's Plenipotentiary, with regard to the debts due to the Cana dians. THE King of Great Britain hav extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the King of Great Britain, in order to prevent all fubject of difpute on account of the limits of the dominions of the Subah of Bengal, as well Oixa, declare, in the name and by as of the coaft of Coromandel and order of his faid Britannick Majefty, that the faid dominions of the Subah of Bengal fhall be reputed not to extend farther than Yanaon exclufively. and that Yanaon fhall be confidered as included in the north part of the coast of Coromandel or Orixa. In witness whereof, &c. Done at Paris, the 10th of February 1763. BEDFORD, C. p. (L. S.) S [His Britannick, Molt Chriftian, and Catholick Majefties' full powers to their respective Minitters Plenipotentiary, with the acceffion of his Moft Faithful Majefty, his full power, and declaration of his minifter (importing that no confequence shall be drawn from the alternative obferved on the parts of the King of Great Britain, and the Moft Chriftian King, with the most Faithful King, in the act of acceffion of the court of Portugal) are all the other papers that relate to this important tranfaction; but are here omitted, ing defired, that the payment of the letters of exchange and bills, which had been delivered to the Canadians for the neceffaries furnished to the French troops, fhould be fecured, his Moft Christian Majefty, entirely difpofed to render to every one that juftice which is legally due to them, has declared does, and declare, that the bills, and letters of exchange, fhall be punctually paid, agreeably to a liquidation made in a convenient time, according to the distance of the places, and to what shall be poffible; taking care, however, that the bills, and let ters of exchange, which the French fubjects may have at the time of this declaration, be not confounded with as containing only matters of mere the bills and ie:ters of exchange, form.] Poetical ESSAYS for MARCH, 1763. On feeling an EARTHQUAKE at Lisbon. WHEN clouds drop fatnefs on the plains, In mildly, soft, defcending rains; On A PRI L. EE thro' yonder verdant vale, How the lads and laffes hail Infant Sp ing, with all its joys; Rural pleasure never cloys. Vivid nature clad in green, All is one enchanting scene. Aprit comes with genial showers, Leng.hen'd days, and budding flowers; Sweet, oh! [weet the fuckling blows, The pink, the daily, and the role, Dreft in her vermillion dyes; While the balmy breezes rife, Waft their odour o'er the lawn, Where, beneath the blossom'd thorn, Sits blithe Collin, with his flute : Ceafe, ye feather'd choir, be mute, Liften to his pleasing notes, More melodious than your throats Ever warbled from the fpray, At the dawning flush of day; Hark! his gleeful flocks around Bleat foft cadence to the found; As he fings his conftant flame, Groves re-echo Laura's name. Mean time Chlee, young and gay, Sprightly, like approaching May, Clad in ruffet trips along, Aids the concert with her fong: Lines occafioned by a Yorkshire PYE 1 as a Prefent from Sir William St. Quir tin, to bis Grace the Duke of Devonshire, # Christmas-day, 1762. Written by Mr. DERRICK. WERE but my mufe infpir'd by Fludyer's taste, Or with Quin's fkill and lively poignance grac'd; Th' Apician mufe, who bade Lucullus treat,” Of placid temper, and of gen'rous blood, An edifice for Cavendish to view, All English fabric, and that fabric true. Such plenteous fights were known in times of old, [rold When Chriftimas by th' expiring year was Long eer our hardy fires, un nerv'd by foth, Had dwindled down into a pigmy growth. Within this pile varieties unite, To picafe at once the taft, the fmell, the I fight. [dyes. Robb'd of his vivid green, and gloffy His goiden plumage, and his fca let eyes, Here efts the Attic phenfant-never) more, Narciffus like, his image to adore'; Here lies the Turkey, who wil redd'ning pride '[defy'd ; Once all the farmer's feather'd broodTrue emblem of Beatia, whence he came, A noify blockhead, emulous of fa her *This Pye was composed of pherfants, turkeys, plovers, fripes, woodcoocks, partrid ̧es, ox tonues, and bare, &c. According to Aldrovandus, the pheaf236. is very fond of viewing his own image. According to the fame turiter, the turkey is originally a Burian bird, The 4 Life's pleasure on variety depend, Thus while the bard by Avon's winding Each jolly failor thus his mistress grapples, So good or wife this precious town is But tap 'em, and the devil a drop comes ter. know: He mark'd them, guiding the falubrious As for the Gentlemen-the Rake, or To Bladud's baths, where rofy health I wou'd not give 'em that for all they prefides, [tides ; Shedding her influence o'er the fteaming Wondering he faw Britannia's genius nigh, [supply. Aiding the nymphs, and bleffing their If near my springs, the cry'd, you chance to view My fon, to honour and to virtue true; Mr G's Address in the Character Indeed, for fecrets there are none excel 'em, There is one secret still remains behind, mind I'd give up all for that--nay, fix for ever, by Mr. WoodWARD, in the Character and women All change their minds-and all that can→→ Let the grave moralift, with curious eye, of Obferve the bufy throng that fell and buy [all the Cry! "Change, Sir, I must have Change"- is The world a meer Change-alley we may call [and fall! Stars, Tides, and Stocks, and Actors, rife Thus I, who late in miserable cafe, [face, With thrug repentant, and with tragic "Meft bumbly (u'd you to take the Wand'rer in, [grin; Since my good friends, tho' late, are You all have fecrets, could I find them out. Am tempted, now, to more than common |
