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1808 May 5, treaty of Bayonne, whereby Charles IV. ceded all his titles to Spain, and its dependencies to Napoleon, expressly resigning to him the right of transmitting the crown to whomsoever he should think fitting.

1808 May, On the festival of St. Ferdinand, insurrections broke out in several parts of Spain, at Cadiz in particular.

1808 June 6, war commenced between the Spanish Patriots and France.

1808 June 16, insurrection of the Portuguese at Oporto, which spread so rapidly as to occasion the evacuation of the northern province by the French troops.

1808 June 25, Span. proclamation of peace with Eng' & Sweden, her ally published at Ovideo. 1808 Aug. 30, the convention of Cintra, signed, the French agreeing to evacuate Portugal 1808 Nov. 5, the convention of Berlin, entered into, whereby Napoleon remitted to Prussia the sum due on the war debt, and withdrew his troops from many of the fortresses in order to reinforce his armies in Spain.

1809 Jan. 5, peace ratified between Great Britain and the Ottoman Porte.

1809 Jan. 14, a treaty of alliance ratified between England and the Spanish insurgents. 1809 March 1, Embargo act of 22nd Dec. 1807,repealed except so far as relates to trade with Great Britain and France.

1809 March 1, Non-intercourse act, inderdicting commercial intercourse with Great Britain and France. Continued by act of June 28, 1809, to May 1, 1810.

1809 April 6, war declared against the French by the Austrians.

1809 April 9, the fifth coalition against France, by Great Britain and Austria.

1809 April 19, negotiation concluded by Mr Erskine, in consequence of which the trade with Great Britain was renewed on the 10th of June.

1809 April 26, British order in council issued, modifying the former blockade.

1809 July 25, Armistice between Sweden and Norway.

1809 Sept. 17, a treaty of peace signed between Russia and Sweden.

1809 Oct. 14, Peace of Vienna between France and Austria, Austria ceding to France, the Tyrol, Dalmatia, and other territories, which were shortly afterwards declared to be united to France under the title of the Illyrian provinces, and engaging to adhere to the prohibitory system adopted towards England by France and Russia.

1810 Jan. 6, peace of Paris, between France and Sweden, whereby Swedish Pomerania and the island of Rugen were given up to the Swedes, who agreed to adopt the French prohibitory system against Great Britain.

1810 Feb. 19, treaties of alliance and commerce signed between Great Britain and Brazil. 1810 April 13, Sweden interdicts all commerce with England.

1810 April 19 the South American provinces of Caraccas, &c. form a federative government, under the title of the Federation of Venezuela.

1810 May 1, all French and English vessels prohibited from entering the ports of the U.States. 1810 May 1. Non-Intercourse Act, of the United States, to be suspended with Great Britain or France, upon the revocation of the orders in council of the former, or the decrees of the latter power.

1810 May 29, the Dey of Algiers decared war against France.

1810 July 9, Holland incorporated with France on the abdication of Louis Bonaparte. 1810 Nov. 2, President's Proclamation, declaring a revocation by France of the Berlin and Milan decress, and continuing a non-intercourse with Great Britain.

1810 Nov. 19, Sweden declared war against Great Britain.

1811 March 2, Non-intercourse with Great Britain revived, to continue till her edicts are revoked, or so modified,as that they cease to violate the neutral commerce of the U. States 1812 March 14, treaty of alliance signed at Paris between France and Austria. 1812 March 24, treaty of alliance, signed at St. Petersburg, between Bernadotte, Prince Royal of Sweden, and the emperor Alexander, the former agreeing to join the campaign against France, in return for which Sweden was to receive Norway.

1812 May 28, preliminaries of peace ratified at Bucharest between Russia and Turkey, it being stipulated that the Pruth should form the limits of those empires.

1812 June 19, the United States of America declare war against Great Britain.

1812 June 22, Napoleon having assembled an immense army in Western Prussia, declared war against Russia.

1812 July 6, a treaty of peace between Great Britain and Sweden; ratified at Orebo.

1812 July 20, treaty signed between the Emperor Alexander and the Regency of Cadiz, in the name of Ferdinand the Seventh of Spain.

1812 August 1, treaty of peace and union signed at St. Petersburg, between Great Britain and Russia, renewing their ancient relations of friendship and commerce.

1313 Jan. 25, concordat at Fontainebleau, between Napoleon and Pius VII.

1813 March 1; the sixth coalition entered into between Russia and Prussia against France, the treaty being ratified at Kalisch.

1813 March 3, the treaty of Stockholm entered into between England and Sweden.

1813 June 14, a treaty of alliance entered into between Great Britain, Russia and Prussia. 1815 July 8, the convention of Peterswalden took place between Great Britain and Russia. 1813 July 10, a reciprocal treaty of alliance and guarantee entered into between France and Denmark, ratified at Copenhagen

1813 Sept. 3, war declared by Denmark against Sweden.

1813 Sept. 9, a triple treaty of alliance ratified at Topiltz betw. Russia, Austria and Prussia. 1813 Oct. 5, a preliminary treaty of alliance signed at Topiltz betw. Austria and G. Britain. 1813 Dec. 8, treaty of Valencay, between Napoleon and Ferdinand VII. of Spain, whereby the latter was put in full possession of that kingdom, on agreeing to maintain its integ❜ty 1814 Jan. 14, treaty of Keil between Great Britain, Sweden and Denmark. Norway ceded to Sweden.

1814 Feb. 5, the Cortes of Spain renounce the treaty ratified at Valencay. 1814 Feb. 5, congress of Chatillon between the four great powers allied against France, at which Caulaincourt attended on the part of France; congress broke up March 19. 1814 March 1, treaty of Chaumont between Great Britain, Austria, Russia and Prussia. 1514 April 11, the treaty of Paris, ratified on the part of Napoleon and the allies, by which Napoleon renounced his sovereignty over France, &c., stipulating that the isle of Elba should be his domain and residence for life, with a suitable provision for himself and Maria Louisa, who was to have vested in her the duchies of Parma and Placentia, the same to descend to her son.

1814 April 23, a convention signed at Paris between the Count d'Artois on the one part, and Allied Powers on the other; stipulating that all hostilities should cease by land and sea; that the confederate armies should evacuate the French territory, leaving its boundaries the same as they were on the 1st January, 1792.

1814 May 30, peace of Paris, ratified between France and the Allied Powers, in a supplemental article of which Louis XVIII, stipulated that he would exert his endeavors with the continental powers to ensure the abolition of the slave trade, in conjunction with Great Britain.

1814 July 20, a treaty of peace between France and Spain, signed at Paris, confirming the stipulations of previous treaties which had existed on the 1st of January, 1792.

1814 July 26, Norway and Sweden commence hostilities. Norway opposing her separation from Denmark, but eventually submitting in the following August.

1814 August 13, convention between Great Britain and the Sovereign Prince of the Low Countries, respecting the Dutch colonies.

1814 August 14, the Public Buildings in the City of Washington burnt by Admiral Cockburn and General Ross.

1814 Sept. 28, convention ratified at Vienna, Saxony placed under control of Prussia. 1814 Dec. 4, peace of Ghent between Great Britain and the United States of America 1813 Jan. 8, Victory of New Orleans, achieved by Gen. Jackson over the British forces.

1815 March 3, War declared by the United States against Algiers.

1815 March 13, the eight powers, who had ratified the treaty of Paris, issued a manifesto after the escape of Napoleon from Elba, declaring him a common enemy to the repose of the world.

1815 March 23, treaty of Vienna, between Great Britain, Austria, Russia and Prussia, confirming the principles on which they had acted by the treaty of Chaumont, Mar. 1, 1814 1815 March 28, war commenced by Murat against Austria.

1815 May 18, peace ratified between Saxony and Prussia.

1815 May 20, a convention signed at Zurich between the Swiss Diet and the plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, Austria, Russia and Prussia.

1815 May 20, a convention entered into near Capau between the Austrian commander and the English envoy and Joachim Murat by which the latter surrendered his kingdom to King Ferdinand. 1815 May 31, treuty of Vienna between the King of the Low Countries on the one part, and Great Britain, Russia, Austria and Prussia, on the other, agreeing to the enlargement of the Dutch territories, and vesting the sovereignty in the House of Orange. 1815 June 4, treaty of Vienna, Denmark cedes Swedish Pomerania & Rugen to Prussia in exchange for Lunenburg.

1815 June 8, federative constitution of Germany signed at Vienna

1815 June 15, hostilities began by Napoleon's entry into Belgium.

1815 June 18, Battle of Waterloo, followed by the most important political consequences. 1815 June 30, treaty of peace between the United States and Algiers, concluded in the har bor of Algiers, on board the United States' ship Guerriere. By this treaty, tribute in any form to Algiers was abolished; all prisoners in their possession were to be given up without ransom: prisoners taken by them were not to be made slaves; and Christian captives of any nation taking refuge on board U. S. ships of war were free. 1815 July 3, Commer. convention concluded at London, betw. the U. States and G. Britain. 1815 July 3, the convention of St. Cloud entered into between Marshal Davoust on the one part, and Wellington and Blucher on the other, by which Paris was surrendered to the allies, who entered it on the 6th.

1815 July 15, Napoleon at Rochefort surrendered himself to the protection of England. 1815 Aug. 2, a convention signed at Paris between G. Britain, Austria, Russia and Prussia, styling Napoleon the prisoner of those powers, and confiding his safeguard particularly to the British government.

1815 Sept. 14, a convention entered into at Vienna, whereby the Duchies of Parma, &c. were secured to the Empress Maria Louisa, and on her demise to her son, by Napoleon. 1815 Sept. 26, the treaty denominated the Holy Alliance ratified at Paris by the Emperors Austria and Russia, and the king of Prussia.

1815 Nov. 5, a treaty ratified at Paris between Great Britain and Russia respecting the Ionian islandɛ, which were declared to form a united state under the sole protection of the former power.

1815 Nov. 20, peace of Paris between France on the one part, and Great Britain, Austria, Russia and Prussia, on the other, establishing the boundaries of France, and stipulating for the garrisoning of several fortresses in France by foreign troops for 3 years. 1815 Nov. 20, the treaty of Paris executed between Great Britain, Russia, Austria, and Prussia; confirming the treaties of Chaumont, as well as those of Vienna.

1816 March 13, a treaty entered into between France and the Swiss Cantons, whereby 12,000 Swiss troops were admitted into the French service.

1816 July 9, Declaration of Independence of Chili.

1816 Sept. 4, treaty of commerce concluded at Stockholm, between the U. States and Sweden 1816 Dec. 22, treaty between the United States and Algiers.

1817 June 10, treaty of Paris between Great Britain, France, Spain, Russia and Prussia, în order to fulfil the articles of the congress of Vienna.

1817 Aug. 28, a treaty concluded at Paris between France and Portugal relative to the surrendering up of French Guiana.

1818 April 25, a convention signed at Paris between France on the one part, and the allied powers on the other, releasing France from all debts referred to in the treaties from the 30th May, 1814, to the 20th November, 1815.

1818 April 25, a convention ratified at Paris between England and France, whereby the latter power undertook to liquidate all further demands on the part of the Brit. subjects. 1818 May 4, a treaty ratified betw. G. Britain and the Netherlands for abolishing slave trade. 1818 Oct. 9, a convention entered into by the great powers of Europe, assembled at Aix-la

Chapelle, on the one part, and the Duke de Richelieu on the other, whereby it was stipulated that the army of occupation should quit the French territory on the 30th of November ensuing; it was also agreed that the remaining sum due from France to the Allies was 265,000,000 francs.

1818 Oct. 20, Convention concluded at London, between the United States and Great Britain, in relation to Fisheries and Boundaries; continuing the convention of July 3, 1815, for ten years,; and referring the differences under the first article of the treaty of Ghent, December 24, 1814, to the decision of a friendly power.

1819 Jan. Treaty of friendship and alliance, concluded at Buenos-Ayres, between Chili and the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata.

1819 Feb. 22, treaty for the Cession of Florida to the United States, by Spain, concluded at Washington. As an equivalent for Florida, the United States pays to its own citizens claims against Spain, to the amount of $5,000,000. The boundaries fixed by this treaty, are the Sabine, the Red river, the Arkansas, and the northern boundary, latitude 42 deg. north, to the Pacific.

1820 Aug. 20, Decree of the Supreme Director of Chili, decl. the blockade of the ports of Peru 1820 Oct. 20, congress of Troppau.

1820 Nov. 25, treaty of Armistice, at Truxillo, between the Spanish and Colombian armies. 1821 March 27, Proclamation of the Governor and Captain of Buenos-Ayres, respecting the designs of the Brazilian Government upon Mont de Video.

1821 May 6, the Congress of Laybach, which had been for some time attended by the sovereigns of Austria, Russia and Prussia, finally broke up, having issued two circulars stating it to their resolution to occupy Naples with Austrian troops, and proscribe popular insurrection.

1821 July 22, Proclamation of Gen. San Martin, at Lima, the Independence of Peru. 1821 July 31, Convention signed at Monte Video for the incorporation of the Eastern province of the Rio de la Plata with the kingdom of Brazil.

1821 Aug. 24, Treaty of peace ratified at Cordova, between the armies of Spain and Mexico. 1821 Oct. 13, Mexican Declaration of Independence.

1822 Jan. 1, the Greeks declare their independence.

1822 March 8, independence of the Spanish American Colonies recognized by the U. States 1822 April 22, Award of the Emperor of Russia in favor of the United States, in the differ ences arising under the construction of the 1st article of the treaty of Ghent. 1822 June 17, M. Torres received as Charge d'affaires from Colombia. This is the first

instance of a diplomatic agent from any of the South American states being accredited 1822 June 24, Convention of Navigation and Commerce, between the United States and France, concluded at Washington,

1822 July 6, treaty of perpetual union, league and confederation, betw. Peru and Colombia. 1822 July 12, Convention concluded at St. Petersburg, between the United States and Great

Britain, under the award of the emperor of Russia, of April 22, of the same year. 1822 Sept. 15, Maracaibo Decree, by Gen. Morales, relative to the Blockade of the Spanish Main, and punishment of foreigners in the service, or in the territories in the possession of Spanish American Insurgents.

1822 Oct. 21, treaty of perpetual union, league and confederation, between Buenos Ayres, Columbia and Chili, ratified at Santaigo de Chili.

1822 Nov! Brazil declared Independence

1822 Dec. 11, Convention of friendship and limits, between the Cisplatine state, and the province of Entre Rioz, Buenos Ayres, at St. Jose.

1822 Dec. 23, treaty of friendship, league and confederation, between Peru and Chili, concluded at Santiago de Chili.

1823 Jan. 27, Ministers Plenipo. appointed by the C. States to the republics of South America 1823 March 8, treaty of friendship and alliance between Colombia and Buenos Ayres. 1823 March 19, act of abdication of Augustine Iturbide, as emperor of Mexico.

1823 April 7, the French invaded Spain, alleging the necessity of protecting Ferdinand against the Liberal party.

1823 July 1, Declaration of independence of the United Provinces of Central America. 1823 Oct. 3, treaty of perpetual union, league, &c., betw. Colombia and Mexico.

1823 Oct. 30, British consuls appointed to the South American states.

1823 Nov. 18, treaty for the evacuation of Monte Video, [Brazil] by the Portuguese forces. 1825 Dec. 29, political constitution of the state of Chili framed.

1824 Feb. 4, a convention between Great Britain and Austria laid upon the table of the House of Commons, by which the former agreed to accept £2,500,000 as a final compensation for their claims upon the latter power, amounting to £30,000,000.

1824 Feb. 25, treaty between the United States and Tunis.

1824 April 17, convention concluded at St Petersburg between the United States and Russia, fixing the boundaries between the two powers on the western coast of America, 54 degrees, 40 minutes, north latitude.

1824 June 16, commercial treaty between Great Britain and Denmark.

1824 Oct. 3, treaty of Nav'g. and Comm. btw' the U. States & Colombia, concluded at Bogota. 1825 Jan. 9, the British government determined to acknowledge the independence of Mexico,

Colombia and Buenos Ayres, by sending out commissioners charged with full powers to conclude treaties of comm'e betw' them and G. Britain, founded on that recognition. 1825 Feb. 2, treaty of commerce signed at Buenos Ayres, between Great Britain and the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata.

1825 Feb. 2, treaty of amity, commerce, and navigation, betw Great Britain and Buenos Ayres 1825 Feb. 28, convention concluded between Great Britain and Russia, frontier of north-west

coast of America settled.

1825 March 15, treaty of perpetual union, league and confederation, between Colombia and Guatemala, concluded at Bogota.

1825 April 17, France recognized the independence of St Domingo.

1825 April 18, treaty of amity between Great Britain and Colombia.

1825 Aug. 6, Declaration of independence of the provinces of Upper Peru.

1825 Aug. 29, Treaty of Rio de Janeiro, betw. Portugal and Brazil, concerning the recogni tion of the independence of Brazil.

1825 Sept. 20, commercial treaty between Great Britain and Hanse towns.

1825 Oct. 18, treaty between Great Britain and Brazil for the abolition of the slave trade. 1825 Dec. 5, treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and Central America, (Guatemala,) concluded at Washington.

1826 Jan. 26, treaty of navigation between Great Britain and France.

1826 April 26, treaty of commerce and navigation between the United States and Denmark, concluded at Washington.

1826 May 19, treaty of navigation between Great Britain and Sweden.

1826 June 22, Congress of Panama installed-July 15, adjourned to Tacubaya.

1826 July 13, convention concluded at London, by which Great Britain in compliance, with

the award of the Emperor of Russia, of April 22, 1822, agrees to pay the U. States, $1,204.960 for property carried away contrary to the 1st article of the treaty of Ghent.

1826 Sep. 4, treaty of Akermann.

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