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WELLINGTON Arthur Wellesley, duc de (1769-1852) général et homme politique

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WELLINGTON Arthur Wellesley, duc de (1769-1852) général et homme politique anglais, le vainqueur de Waterloo
+ L.A.S. "Wellington", Brussels 3 May 1815, to Sir Charles STUART| 1 page in-4| in English.
He transmits a note from General von
DÖRNBERG, received tonight, with a request to put it before the King's eyes. He goes to
Tienen to meet BLÜCHER, but expects to be back at 5 or 6 o'clock in the evening .
Attached is an autograph MEMORANDUM from the Comptroller of the British Army Finance, Anthony ROSENHAGEN, [early] 1815 (4 pages in-4). Mem [orandu] m of Subsidiary Arrangements, 1815, summarizing an agreement annexed to the General Treaty of Alliance, providing for the payment to Austria, Russia and Prussia of a subsidy of £5 million for one year, the first monthly installment falling on 1 May 1815.
In addition, the Duke of Wellington has full authority to meet or exceed the quota of 150,000 troops that Britain will provide to the army| to this end the Duke has dealt or is negotiating with sovereigns or other powers in Bavaria, Portugal, Sardinia, with a view to a renewal of the war . Following are the pecuniary arrangements provided for by the
Treaty of Paris or the negotiations in Vienna, to be satisfied: 1° one million to Sweden, as compensation for the retrocession of
Guadeloupe to France| 2° the conditions for the transfer to Great Britain of a quarter of the Russian debt in Holland| 3° the Anglo-Dutch commitments for the cession of African islands or cities| 4° the settlement by Great Britain of outstanding obligations owed to Portugal| 5° the Sicilian subsidy of 400,000 pounds sterling will probably continue during the war with Murat .
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