Greece as a Kingdom Or a Statistical Description of that Country, from the Arrival of King Otho, in 1833, Down to the Present Time |
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Page 145 - The present treaty shall continue in force for ten years, counting from the day of the exchange of the ratifications; and if before the expiration of the first nine years, neither of the high contracting parties shall have announced, by an official notification, to the other, its intention to arrest the operation of said treaty, it shall remain binding for one year beyond that time, and so on, until the expiration of the twelve months which will follow...
Page 58 - IV. Greece, under the sovereignty of the Prince Otho of Bavaria, and under the guarantee of the three Courts, shall form, a monarchical and independent State, according to the terms of the Protocol, signed between the said Courts, on the 3rd of February, 1830,* and accepted both by Greece and by the Ottoman Porte.
Page 61 - In witness whereof, the respective plenipotentiaries have signed the same, and have affixed thereto the seals of their arms. Done at Washington, the fifteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-six.
Page 60 - ... 4. The second and the third instalments of the said loan may also be raised, according to the necessities of the Greek state, after previous agreement between the three courts and his majesty the king of Greece.
Page 59 - February, 1830, his majesty the emperor of all the Russias engages to guarantee, and their majesties the king of the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the king of the French, engage to recommend, the former to his parliament...
Page 60 - ... courts, the first revenues of the state, in such manner that the actual receipts of the Greek Treasury shall be devoted, first of all, to the payment of the said interest and sinking fund, and shall not be employed for any other purpose until those payments on account of the instalments of the loan raised under the guarantee of the three courts shall have been completely secured for the current year.
Page 55 - ... habitations, and tearing up trees by the roots, in order to complete the devastation of the country : Considering that, with a view of putting a stop to atrocities which exceed all that has hitherto taken place, the means of persuasion and conciliation, the representations made to the Turkish Chiefs, and the advice given to...
Page 57 - Britain, and Russia, exercising the power conveyed to them by the Greek nation, to make choice of a sovereign for Greece, raised to the rank of an independent state, and being desirous of giving to that country a fresh proof of their friendly disposition, by the election of a prince descended from a royal house, the friendship and alliance of which cannot fail to be of essential service to Greece, and which has already acquired claims to her esteem and gratitude, have resolved to offer the crown...
Page 134 - Who, after having exhibited their respective full powers, which were found to be in good and due form, have agreed upon the following articles: ARTICLE I.
Page 57 - Ireland, the King of the French, and the Emperor of all the Russias, on the one part, and His Majesty the King of Bavaria...