April 2, 1797.
Count Florida Blanca and Archbishop Brienne signed the supplementary clauses of the Treaty of Fez after brief negotiations.
France obtained ownership of Ceuta Port and granted Spain the right to supply their ships there.
France and Spain would form a combined fleet (each providing at least five battleships of third level or above, and ten warships of fifth level or above. France would additionally provide twenty-five steam battleships, while Spain would supply the fleet) to jointly cut off the British Navy's supply to Gibraltar from the sea.
Well, they said they would cut it off, but in reality, it was hardly achievable.
In such a narrow area as the Strait of Gibraltar, the mobility advantage of France's steam battleships could not be utilized, while the British Navy could rely on their numerical superiority in battleships to engage in positional warfare.
At most, they might take the opportunity to harass transport ships.
