1318 THE EDINBURGH GAZETTE, OCTOBER 30, 1860.

d'entretenir lea forces navales snffisantes pour Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Imperial conconrir an BUCC&S des efforts communs par le Order of the Iron Crown of Austria, of the Im- r£tablissement de la tranquillit^ sur le littoral de la perial Order of St Alexander Newski of Russia, Syrie. decorated with the Imperial Order of the Mcdjldie of the first class, Highness the Prince Regent of qu'elles ont en vne, fixent a six mois la dur€e de Prussia, the Prince Henry VII of Reuss-Schleia- 1 occupation des troupes Europgennes en Syrie. Kostritz, Knight of the Royal Order of the Red Eagle of the fourth class, of the Order of St John of ARTICLE VI. Jerusalem of Prussia, &o., Majesty the Emperor of all the Rnssiaa, the sionnement da corps expeditionnaire. Count Paul de Kisse'leff, his Aide-de-Camp Gene- ral, General of Infantry, Member of the Council of ARTICLE VII. the Empire, Knight of the Orders of Russia, deco- La presente Convention sera ratifies, et les rati- rated with the double portrait in brilliants of the fications en seront e'change'es a Paris, dans le d61ai Emperors Nicholas I and Alexander II, Grand de ciuq semainea, ou plus tot si faire se peut. Cross of the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour, En foi de quoi, les Pl£nipotentiaires respectifs having the portrait of the Sultan in diamonds, &e., 1'ont signSe, et y out appose le sceaa de leurs &c., Imperial Majesty the Sultan wishing to stop, by prompt and efficacious measures, the effusion of A body of European troops, which may be blood in Syria, and to shew his firm resolution to increased to twelve thousand men, shall be sent to establish order and peace amongst the populations Syria to contribute towards the re-establishment of placed under his sovereignty ; and their Majesties tranquillity. the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great ARTICLE II. Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of Austria, the Emperor of the French, His Royal Highness the His Majesty the Emperor of the French agrees Prince Regent of Prussia, and His Majesty the to furnish, immediately, the half of this body of Emperor of all the Russias, having offered their troops. If it should become necessary to raise its active co-operation, which His Majesty the Sultan effective force to the number stipulated in the pre- has accepted; ceding Article, the High Powers would come to an Their said Majesties and his Royal Highness understanding with the Porte without delay, by have resolved to conclude a Convention to that the ordinary course of diplomacy, upon the desig- effect, and have named for their Plenipotentiaries nation of those among them who would have to that is to say :— provide it. Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Right Honourable ARTICLE III. Henry Richard Charles Earl Cowley, Viscount The Commander-in-Chief of the expedition will, Dangan, Baron Cowley, a Peer of the United on his arrival, enter into communication with the Kingdom, Member of the Privy Council of Her Commissioner Extraordinary of the Porte, in order Britannic Majesty, Knight Grand Cross of the to concert all the measures required by circum- Most Honourable Order of the Bath, Ambassador stances, and to take up the positions which there Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Her said may be occasion to occupy in order to fulfil the Majesty to His Majesty the Emperor of the object of the present Convention. French; His Majesty the Emperor of Austria, Richard ARTICLE IV. Prince of Metternich-Winneburg, Duke of Portella, Count of Konigswart, a Grandee of Spain of the Their Majesties, the Queen of the United King- first class, Grand Cross of the Royal Order of dom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Emperor of Albert of Saxony, and of the Ducal Order of Austria, the Emperor of the French, His Royal Ernest of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Grand Officer of the Highness the Prince Regent of Prussia, and His Royal Order of Leopold of Belgium, Knight of the Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias, promise Legion of Honour, Honorary Knight of the Order to maintain sufficient naval forces to contribute of St John of Malta, Actual Chamberlain of His towards the success of the common efforts, by the Imperial and Royal Apostolic Majesty, his re-establishment of tranquillity on the coast of Ambassador Extraordinary to His Majesty the Syria. Emperor of the French; His Majesty the Emperor of the French, M. ARTICLE V. Edward Anthony Thouvenel, a Senator of the The High Parties, convinced that such a period Empire, Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the will be sufficient to attain the object of pacification