9,6-. ANNUAL REGISTER,, l19k 



auth6rized- tb consent, npccifying 

 distinctly the union of Corsica witii 

 Great B'ritain,and the tender of the 

 crown to his majL-sty. 



I- have the honour to inclose co- 

 pies of these proceedings. 



The deputies met at Corte in 

 sufficient numbers to constitute il^e 

 assembly, on Tuesday, the 10th of 

 June. Some days were employed 

 in verifying their powers, and de- 

 termining controverted elections ; 

 aftier which they chose general Paoli 

 as their president, and Mr. Pozzo 

 de Bargo and Mr. Muselli their se- 

 cretaries. 



On Saturday, the l4th instant, 

 general Paoli opened the assembly 

 by an excellent and elegant sj .■^cli. 

 Stating concisely the principal events 

 which hud occurred, and the prin- 

 cipal measures ado})tcd by himself, 

 since the separation of the last Ge- 

 neral Consult in May, iT.'iS, the 

 occasion of the present convocation, 

 and the leading points on which 

 their deliberations should turn. 



The assembly voted unanimously 

 their thanki; to general Paoli, and a 

 full and intire approbation of ail he 

 had done, by virtue of the powers 

 formerly vested in him by the Ge- 

 ue'"al Consult of 1793, 

 ■ They then, first, declared unani- 

 mously the separation of Corsica 

 frorii ifrance : 



And secondly, with the same una- 

 nimity, and with the strongest de- 

 monstrations of universal satisfaction 

 and icy, voted the union of Corsica 

 to the crown of Great Britain. 



A committee was then appointed 

 to' prepare the aiticlcs of union, 

 and to consider the j.ioper mode of 

 tenidering the crown to Lis majesty. 

 "It was declared chat all wlxo c.iine 

 should have voices ; and, in fact, 

 ieyeral peisous of character aad ta- 



lents, who were not even member^ 

 of the assembly, were admitted to' 

 the deliberations, and took a sliare 

 irttht discussions of the committee. 



The _ articles underwent, in the 

 ccmnvitltee, a very full, free, and 

 intelligent discussion; suchas would 

 have done honour to any assembly 

 of public men in any country, and ■ 

 such as stamped the result v> ith the 

 saiicaon of a deliberate and inform- 

 ed, as well as a free and independent" 

 assent. 



The report was voted with una- 

 nimity in the committee. 



It was presented to the assem.bly 

 on Thursday the l7th, and on that, 

 and the following day was 'opened/ 

 and most ah!y ;-s v. ell as fidly ex- 

 pounded to them, b) Mr. Pozzo de 

 B:irgo. It was adopted witli una-^ 

 nimity, and with imiversal applause; 

 and two copies of the act of union 

 were signed byevery member of th« 

 Consult. 



On Thursday, the 19th of June, 

 I received a deputation from the 

 assembly, presenting to me a copy 

 of the act of union, and inviting me 

 to return vviththcm, thatthe crqwiv 

 might be tendered to his majesty by 

 the assembly itself, in the most so-, 

 lomn aiid auhentic form.. 



I accompanied the deputation,. 

 and, in presence of the assembly, 

 received from the president, his ex- 

 ceHency general Paoli, in the name 

 of the people, the tender of th^ 

 crown and sovereignty of Corsica 

 to liis majesty. 



His excellency's address to me is 

 contained in the mipiiteg. , 



After addressing the assembly in 

 a Planner which apj.eared to me 

 fuitabiCtothcocc3si.cn, I pronounced 

 in hismajesty's namethe acceptation 

 of .tlie.crowii, af cprdiug to the arti- 

 cles conlaintd in the aet of union. 

 ' " " I then 



