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with true pleasure and grateful approbation, and will be efteemed in its full value; but that his majesty, according to the fituation of matters, cannot as yet refolve himself to accept of that voluntary fubmiffion,and to ratify the annexed agreement of fubjection and exemption, but that his majefty will nevertheless find fufficent motives in that unequivocal mark of the confidential attachment of the city, to make it experience, by preference, his favour and benevolence, and is already prepared to do every thing in his power to promote the welfare and fafety of the city; while his majelty, after a farther developement of circumftances and events, will alfo never have any objection to anfwer as much as poffible to the farther wishes of the city.

The faid minifter delivered a fimilar declaration to the cities of Weiffenberg and Windheim.

Refeript, published by Order of the King of Pruffia, respecting the Pruffan Territories on the left Bank of the Rhine.

Frederick William.

WE having been informed that an opinion has been propagated through a part of our ftate of Weftphalia, fituated on the left bank of the Rhine, to wit, the provinces of Cleves, Meurs, and Gueldres, in the actual poffeffion of the French troops, that fufficient remonstrances and proteftations had not been made on our part against the various innovations and oppreflions which the French commillaries and agents exercife over our faithful fubjects; we have therefore thought it good to make this public declaration, by means of our regency, jointly with our

chamber of war and of territory; and we do publicly declare, that we have never ceafed, nor fhail we ever ceafe, to intereft ourselves in behalf of our said subjects, by the intervention of our envoy to the French republic; and that it is far from our intention to depart from the bafis of the treaty of Bafle refpe&ting the civil or financial adminiftration of those countries.

In concluding the treaty, by which the war between our state and the French republic was put an end to, it was never our intention to grant them more than a mere military poffeffion of our provinces on the left fide of the Khine, till peace fhould be concluded with the emperor: and this intention, which has been taken as a bafis in the negotiation, is fufficiently manifeft by the tenor of the 5th article, which exprefsly declares, that the troops of the republic fhall occupy thefe countries belonging to us.'

The difference between provinces conquered from an enemy, and those which belong to a power in alliance, and which have been merely conceded for a temporary military occupation, is fufficiently evident, and it is obvious that they ought not to be treated in the fame manner.

It is therefore impoffible for us to believe that the French government, confidering the amicable ties fubfifting between us and it, will fill oppofe fuch evident reatoning. It cannot fail to conceive, that neither fequeftration nor confifcation of the goods of the clergy, nor the projected fale of woods, nor the enormous contribution of three millions impoted

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on the country between the Meufe and the Rhine, which, would entirely ruin the country, can take place with any regard to appearauce of juffice.

It has already in effect given our envoy at Paris the mott pofitive affurance, that the meatures taken with respect to the clergy thould be put an end to, and that the ecclefiaftics fhould remain in quiet enjoyment of their goods and revenues: we therefore confiantly expect the revocation of the order for the fale of woods, and, in general, a renunciation of all thole deftructive innovations relative to our dominions.

We fhall not by any means recognize as valid the fale of woods, which has already taken place, to our great aftonishment; and we are pofitively determined to have recourte to the purchaters for reflitution in kind, or for the value at which the property fold fhall be climated by our agents, and for the damages which fall refult from the walle committed on thefe woods. In thofe cafes where the purchaters cannot be found, we ihall exercite our feverity on all thofe who are employed by these last for cutting and carrying wood. We, in confequence, exhort our faithful fubjects in the faid provinces to remain affured of our lafting and efficacious protection, and to wait with confidence for the return of that ancient order of things fo highly to be defired.

At Wefel in our chamber of war and territory, 29th December, 1796, in the name and on the behalf of his majetty.

BARON DE STEIN, First refident. Given at Emmerick, in our regency, the 29th December,

1796, in the name and on the behalf of his majesty.

ELBERS..

Treaty of Peace between the Duke of Wurtemberg and the French republic:

THE French republic and his · ferene highnefs the duke of Wurtemberg and Teck, equally animated with defire of terminating the war in which they have been engaged, and for renewing that intercourfe of commerce and of good neighbourhood which must be res ciprocally advantageous to them both, have appointed the under:named plenipotentiaries; the directory, in the name of the French republic, citizen Charles Delacroix, minifter of external relations; and his ferene highness the duke of Wurtemberg and Teck, baron Charles Woepwart, minister of ftate and prefident of the chamber of finances, and Abel, counfellor of legiflation, who, after having refpectively interchang. ed their full powers, agreed on the following articles:

ART. 1. There fhall be peace, amity, and good underflanding, between the French republic and his ferene highnets the reigning duke of Wurtemberg and Teck: confequently all hoftilities thall ceafe between the contracting powers from the date of the prefent treaty.

2. The duke of Wurtemberg revokes all adherence, confent, and acceffion, open or fecret, given by him to the armed coalition against the French republic, or any treaty of alliance, offenfive or defenfive, which he may have contracted with it. In future he thall withhold from the powers at war with the republic any contingent or

aid in men, horfes, provifions, money, warlike ftores or otherwife, under whatever title they may be - demanded—even though he thould be called upon as member of the Germanic empire.

3. The troops of the French republic thall have free paffage into the ftates of his royal highness, and permiffion to refide and to occupy all the military polts neceffary for their operations. "

4. His ferene highness the duke of Wurtemberg and Teck renounces, in favour of the French republic, for himfelf, his fucceffors, and all who have any claim, all his rights to the principality of Montheliard, the lordships of Hericourt, Palavant, and other dependencies, in the county of Hobourg, alfo the lordships of Riquewir and Ofthein, and generally cedes to it all the property, rights and landed revenue, which he poffeffes on the left bank of the Rhine, and the arrears due to him. He renounces all right against the republie for all claims he might pretend to have against the French republic, for the privation hitherto of the faid rights and revenues; and any other claim of whatever denomination anterior to the prefent treaty.

5. His ferene highness engages not to permit the emigrants and prietis, banished from the French republic, to refide in his tates. 26. There hall immediately be concluded between the two pow. ers, a treaty of commerce on grounds reciprocally advantageous. In the mean time all commercial relations thall be renewed on the fame footing as before the prefent war. All articles and commodi

dities belonging to the foil, the manufactures, the colonies, or fi

theries of France, fhall enjoy in the ftates of his royal highness, liberty of tranfit, exempted from all duties except the tolls on carriages and horfes. French drivers hall, with refpe&t to the payment of the faid tolls, be treated as the moft favoured nation.

7. The French republic, and his ferene highnefs the duke of Wurtemberg, refpectively engage to remove the fequeftration of all effects, revenues, or goods, feized, confifcated, detained, or fold, belonging to French citizens on the one hand, and to the inhabitants of the dutchies of Wurtemberg and Teck on the other; and to admit them to a legal exercife of their refpective engagements and rights.

8 Ail the prifoners refpectively made thall be delivered up within a month, reckoning from the exchange of the ratifications of the prefent treaty, on paying the debts they may have contracted during their captivity. The fick and wounded thall ftill be taken care of in their respective hopitals, and thall be delivered up immediately on their cure.

9. Conformably to the fixth article of the treaty concluded at the Hague, on the 27th floreal of › the third year, the prefent treaty of peace and amity is declared to be common with the Batavian republic.

10. It shall be ratified, and the ratification exchanged within a month, reckoning from the fignature, and fooner, if poffible.'

Paris, 20th thermidor, fourth year of the French republic, one and indivifible.

(Signed) CH. DELACROIX,

CHARLES, baron de
Woepwart,
ABEL.

The

The directory agrees upon and figns the prefent treaty of peace with the duke of Wurtemberg, negociated in the name of the French republic by the minifter of external relations, named by the executive directory, by an arret of the rith thermidor, (prefent month) and charged with inftructions for that purpose, at Paris, z1ft thermidor, 4th year of the French republie, one and indivifible.

(As an authentie copy) (Signed) REVELLIERE LEPEAUX, president.

LAGARDE, feeretary general. This treaty was ratified by the legislative body.

Treaty of Peace between the French Republic and the Margrave of Baden

THE French republic, and his ferene highnefs the Margrave of Baden, defirous of re-establishing between both countries the relations of friendship and good neighbour hood which exifted between them before he prefent war, have appointed as their plenipotentiaries, namely, the executive directory, in the name of the French republic, citizen Charles Delacroix, minifter of foreign affairs, and his ferene highness the margrave of Baden, the baron de Keitzenftein, his chamberlain, and great bailiff of Lorrach, who, after having exchanged their refpective powers, have refolved on the following articles :

ART. 1. There shall be peace and good understanding between the French republic and his ferene highness the margrave of Baden. In confequence, all hoftilities thall ceafe between the contracting parties, to reckon from the ratification of this prefent treaty.

2. The margrave of Baden revokes all adherence, consent and accefs, public or fecret, by him given to the coalition armed against the French republic, every contin gent or fuccour, in men, horfes, previfions, money, ammunition, or other flores, under any pretence whatever, even if he fhould be required as member of the Germanic empire.

3. The troops of the republic fhall pass freely through the dominions of his ferene highnefs, refide there, and occupy all military pofts neceffary for their opera tions.

4. His ferene bighnefs the mar grave of Baden, for himfelf and his fucceffors, cedes to the French republic all the rights that may belong to him upon the lordships of Rodemachern and Hefperingen, in the ci-devant duchy of Luxem burgh; the portion belonging to him in the county of Sponheim, and his rights upon the other por tion; the lordship of Grevenstein, the bailiwicks of Beinheim and Rhod, and generally all the territories, rights, and revenues, which he poffeffed, or pretends to have a right to poffefs on the left bank of the Rhine He renounces all demands upon the republic refpecting the arrears of the faid rights and revenues, and for every other caufe anterior to the prefent treaty.

His ferene highness, the reigning marguave of Baden, as well in his own name, as in that of his two fons, the princes Frederick and Louis of Baden, for whom he interefts himself ftrongly, "cedes and abandons, with entire gua rantee to the French republic, the two-thirds of the manor of Kntzenhaufen, fituate in the ci-devant province

province of Alface, with all its of every thing that may injure its

rights and dependencies, together with the arrears of the faid rights and revenues, which might remain due, renouncing all demands upon the republic thereto relating, and for every other caufe anterior to the prefent treaty.

6. His ferene highnefs the margrave of Baden alfo cedes for himfelf, and his fucceffors, all the islands of the Rhine which may belong to him, all the rights to which he may pretend upon the faid islands, as likewife upon the courfe and the different branches of that river; especially the rights of tolls, high jurifdiction, direct lordship, civil or criminal juftice, or police.

There thall not be included, under the denomination of the different arms of the Rhine, the fmall branches, and the dead or ftagnant waters left in confequence of the inundations of the ancient courfe of the river, and known to the watermen by the names of Altwaffer, Alt Rhine, or Old Rhine.

7. Each of the contracting parties fhall be at liberty to finish the work of the dykes, which may be thonght neceffary for the prefervation of his territory; but this is to be done so as not to injure the country on the oppofite bank. All difputes which may arife from this object, as alfo from the eftablithment and prefervation of the towing path, fhall be decided by juridical means, between the refpective governments.

8. His ferene highness engages to leave, or caufe to be left, on the right bank of the Rhine, a space of thirty-fix feet broad, to ferve as a towing road in the navigable parts, or in thofe which may be come fo. This road shall be cleared VOL. XXXVIII.

ufage. It is, however, agreed, that the houfes which ftand on the ground which it is to take up, or which would be neceifary for continuing it, fhall not be demolished without paying a juft and prévious indemnity to the owner

9. The punishment of offences relative to navigation, which may be committed on the faid towingroad, fhall belong to the French republic

10. The portions of that road, as likewife the iflands on that ri

ver, which belonged by special right to his ferene highness, or which were poffeffed by ecclefiaftical bodies or commonalties, are ceded, without referve, to the republic. The lay or private come munities fhall continue to enjoy, under the fovereignty of the republic, the portions which were in their poffeflion. It is however agreed, that the faid fovereignty shall not be exercised over houses depending on the margraviate, which may be deemed neceffary for continuing the towing-way, but only on their fites, after they thall have been demolished in execution of Art. 8.

11. The navigation of the river fhall be free for the citizens and the fubjects of both contracting parties

12. The tolls gathered on that part of the river Rhine which flows between the dominions of the contracting parties are abolished for ever. There fhall be none established hereafter on the natural bed of the river.

13. The ftipulations contained in the preceding treaties between France on the one part, and his ferene highness the margrave of Baden, or the emperor and the

empire,

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