upper quarter of Guelder may be yielded in "this manner to the faid Lords the States-Ge"neral, in the convention, or the treaty that they "are to make with his Majefty King Charles III. "according to the thirteenth article of the treaty concluded this day; as also, that their gar"rifons in the citadel of Liege, in that of Huy, "and in Bonne, may remain there, until it be "otherwise agreed upon with his Imperial Ma"jefty and the Empire; her Majefty the Queen "of Great Britain engages herfelf, and promifes, "by this feparate article, which fhall have the "fame force as if it were inferted in the princi

pal treaty, to make the fame efforts for all this, 66 as the hath engaged herself to make for the ob"taining the barrier in the Spanish Low Coun"tries. In teftimony whereof, the under-writແ ten ambassador extraordinary and plenipoten"tiary of her British Majesty, and deputies of the "Lords the States-General, have figned the pre"fent feparate article, and have affixed their "feals thereunto."

At the Hague, the 29th of October 1709..
(L. S.) Town/bend.

(L. S.) J. B. Van Reede.

(L. S.) G. Hoeuft.

(L. S.) E. V. Itterfum.
(L. S.) J.V. Welderen.

(L. S.) A. Heinfius.
(L. S.) H. Sminia.
(L. S.) W. Wichers.

THE SECOND SEPARATE ARTICLE.

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S the Lords the States-General have rereprefented, that, in Flanders, the li"mits between Spanish Flanders and that of the "States, are fettled in fuch a manner, as that "the land belonging to the States is extremely "narrow there; fo that, in fome places, the "territory of Spanish Flanders extends itself to "the fortifications, and under the cannon of the "places, towns, and forts of the States, which "occafions many inconveniencies, as hath been"feen by an example, a little before the begin

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ning of the prefent war, when a fort was de"figned to have been built under the cannon of "the Sas Van Gand, under the pretence, that it "was upon the territory of Spain and as it is "neceflary, for avoiding thefe, and other forts of "inconveniencies, that the land of the States, "upon the confines of Flanders, fhould be en"larged, and that the places, towns, and forts "fhould, by that means, be better covered: her "British Majefty, entering into the juft motives "of the faid Lords the States-General in this "refpect, promifes and engages herself, by this "feparate article, that, in the convention which "the faid Lords the States-General are to make "with his Majefty King Charles III. fhe will af"fift them, as that it may be agreed, that, by "the ceffion to the faid Lords the States-Ge"neral of the property of an extent of land ne

ceffary to obviate such like, and other inconve"niencies,

niencies, their limits in Flanders fhall be en"larged more conveniently for their fecurity; ❝and those of the Spanish Flanders removed far"ther from their towns, places and forts, to the "end that these may not be fo expofed any more. "In teftimony whereof, the under-written am-❝bassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of "her British Majefty, and deputies of the Lords. "the States-General, have figned the prefent: "feparate article, and have affixed their feals "thereunto."

At the Hague, the 29th of October 1789.
(L. S.) Townshend.

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(L. S.) J. B. Van Reede.

(L. S.) A. Heinfius.

(L. S.) G. Hoeuft.

(L: S.) H. Sminia.

(L. S.) E. V. Itterfum.

The ARTICLES of the COUNTER-PROJECT, which were ftruck out, or altered by the DUTCH, in the BARRIER-TREATY; with fome Remarks. ART. VI. O this end, their High Mightineffes fhall have power to put and keep garrisons in the following places, viz. Newport, Knocke, Menin, the citadel of Lifle, Tournay, Conde, Valenciennes, Namur and its citadel, Lier, Halle, to fortify the fort of Perle, Damme, and the caftle of Gand.

REMARKS. In the barrier-treaty, the States added the following places to those mentioned in this article, viz. Furnes, Ypres, towns of

Lifle, Maubeuge, Charlercy, Philippe, fort of St. Donas, (which is to be in property to the States) and the fort of Rodenhuysen to be demolifhed. To fay nothing of the other places, Dendermond is the key of all Brabant; and the demolishing of the fort of Rodenhuysen, fituate between Gand and Sas Van Gand, can only ferve to defraud the King of Spain of the duties upon goods imported and exported there.

ART. VII. The said States may put into the faid towns, forts, and places, and in case of open war with France, into all the other towns, places, and forts, whatever troops the reafon of war fhall require.

REMARKS. But, in the barrier-treaty, it is said, In cafe of an apparent attack or war, without fpecifying against France: neither is the number of troops limited to what the reafon of war fhall require, but what the States fhall think neceffary.

ART. IX. Befides fome fmaller differences, ends with a falvo, not only for the ecclefiaftical and civil rights of the King of Spain, but likewife for his revenues in the faid towns; which revenues, in the barrier-treaty, are all given to the States.

ART. XI. The revenues of the chatellanies, and dependencies of the towns and places which the States fhall have for their barrier against France, and which were not in the poffeffion of the crown of Spain, at the late King of Spain's death,

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death, fhall be fettled, to be a fund for maintaining garrisons, and providing for the fortifications and magazines, and other neceffary charges of the faid towns of the barrier.

REMARKS. I defire the reader to compare this with the eleventh article of the barriertreaty, where he will fee how prodigiously it is enlarged.

ART. XIV. All this to be without prejudice to fuch other treaties and conventions, as the Queen of Great-Britain and their High Mightineffes may think fit to make for the future with the faid King Charles III. relating to the said Spanish Netherlands, or to the said barrier.

ART. XV. And, to the end that the faid States may enjoy at prefent, as much as it is poffible, a barrier in the Spanish Netherlands, they shall be permitted to put their garrifons in the chief towns, already taken, or that may be taken, before a peace be made.

REMARKS. These two articles are not in the barrier-treaty, but two others in their stead; to which I refer the reader. And indeed it was highly neceffary for the Dutch to ftrike out the former of thefe articles, when fo great a part of the treaty is fo highly and manifeftly prejudicial to Great-Britain, as well as to the King of Spain; especially in the two articles inferted in the place of thefe, which I defire the reader will examine.

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