APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 
Particulars refpeéting the laff Ilnefs 
and Death of the Emperor. 
Or the sth of February very 
unfavourable fymptoms began 
to alarm his phyficians. 
On the 6th his majefty was 
thought*to be rather better. Dr. 
Querin, his firft phyfician, was creat- 
ed a baron; and, as a proof of his 
' majefty’s confidence in his fkill, re- 
ceived a prefent of ten thoufand 
florins. 
Tt was on the 7th that the emperor 
was made fully acquainted with the 
danger of his diforder. It wason that 
day that the emperor fent for Que- 
rin, and infifted on knowing the 
doftor’s real opinion of his cafe. 
The dottor replied, with tears in 
his eyes, “ Sire, your diforder is 
incurable.”—The monarch, feem- 
ingly not at all affected, faid, « I 
have mighty affairs on my mind 
that I with to fettle. Do you think 
I may be able to hold out a few 
weeks longer ??—*« Your majeity 
may, it is poffible,” {aid the doctor ; 
« but fuch is the nature of your 
/ complaint, that I fhould conceal 
from your majefty the truth, if I did 
not tell you, that, in cafes like 
ours, the patients are every minute 
in danger of being carried off.””— 
The emperor, on hearing this, was 
filent for {ome moments. He then 
figned a difpatch which his minif- 
ters had prepared for him. It was 
direéted to his brother, the grand 
duke of Tufcany: the object was, 
to apprize his brother of his ap- 
een diffolution, and to prefs 
is highnefs’s prefence at Vienna. 
The difpatch was inftantly fent off. 
A thort time after this interview, 
the emperor feemed more compoted, 
and inclined to reft. 
_ He continued for fome days in a 
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ftate of great compofure, did bufi. 
nefs with his five fecretaries, rofe in 
the morning, was drefied, and walk- 
ed about; but his cough was fre- 
quently violent, and at thofe times 
he feemed in danger of fuffocation. 
On the 13th he received the holy 
facrament in the royal apartments; 
at which time he called all his fe- 
cretaries before him, fpoke to each 
with great condefcenfion, recom- 
mending fidelity in their feveral de- 
partments to his fucceffor, and, as 
a proof of his approbation of their 
condué to himfelf, ordered each a 
thoufand ducats. 
On the 14th he continued in the 
fame ftate of contemplative ferenity 
in which he had remained for fome 
days before. But on the 15th he 
grew worfe; and at eight in the 
morning, being thought by his phy- 
ficians to be in great danger, he re- 
ceived the extreme unéction. 
On the 16th he fall continued 
ftruggling with death, as loath to 
leave a country convulfed and em- 
barraffed as his dominions were, 
without being able to recommend 
to his fucceffor any practicable plan 
for their arrangement. 
On the 17th his favourite niece, the 
archduchefs Elizabeth, who did not 
expect to be delivered till March, 
being an eye-witnefs of the near 
approach of the emperor’s death, 
was fuddenly taken in labour in the 
morning ; at fix in the evening fhe 
was feized, with ftrong convulfions ; 
at nine was delivered; and at fix 
next morning expired. 
The emperor, who had a truly 
paternal affection for this amiable 
princefs, whom he himfelf had cha. 
fen as a fit confort for his nephew, 
was inceflantly making enquiries af- 
ter her health, after hearing fhe was 
in labour ; and it was thought pro- 
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