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I then took, in his majesty's name, 

 the oath prescribed, " to maintain 

 the hberties of Corsica accordiof to 

 the constitution and the laws." 



The president then took and ad- 

 ministered to the assembly the oath 

 of allegiance and fidelity ; after 

 which 1 signed awd sealed the ac- 

 ceptation annexed to both copies of 

 the act of union, one of which I 

 have now the honour to transmit. 



Thedayfollowing ( yesterday ) Te 

 Deum was sung in the cathedral, 

 accompanied by the discharge of 

 artillery; and prayers were offered 

 up for his majesty, by the name of 

 George the Third, king of Groat 

 Britain and Corsica. In the even- 

 ing the town was illuminated, and 

 the people demonstrated their loy- 

 alty and joy by every means in their 

 power. 



The assembly has voted, taisday, 

 an address to his majesty, expressive 

 of their gratitude, loyalty, and at- 

 tachment; and have deputed four 

 respectable gentlemen to present it 

 to bis majesty in London. 



I cannot conclude this dispatch 

 v.-ithout offering my very humble 

 contratulations on the fortunate 

 termination of this important and 

 interesting affair, at once advanta- 

 geous, as I trust, to the contracting 

 parties, honourable to his majesty, 

 and gratifying^ in every view, to 

 his royal feelings, as well as to those 

 of his British subjects. 



The true foundation ahd Ijasis of 

 this transaction has re-'ted on the 

 confidence in.pired by his majesty's 

 princely virtues, and the exalted 

 reputation enjoyed thimighout the 

 world by the Britisli nation forevery 

 honourable and generous quality. 

 The people of Corsica have, on on6 

 hand, done homage to those viriuts, 

 by confiding and teiideriijg,even so- 

 licitously, the sovereignty af their 



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country to his majesty; they have, on 

 t!ie other hand, heightened the value 

 of that confidence, by evincing that 

 it comes from men who have rejected 

 with horror the poisonous and coun- 

 terfeit liberty of France, without be- 

 ing ignorantor careless of a well-or- 

 dered and constitutional freedom. 



His majestyhasacquireda crown; 

 those who bestow it have; acquired 

 liberty. The British nation has ex- 

 tended its political and commercial 

 sphere by the accession of Corsica : 

 Corsica has added new securities 

 to her ancient possessions, and has 

 opened fresh fields of prosperity and 

 wealth, by her liberal incorporation 

 with a vast and powerful empire. 



This dispatch will be delivered 

 to you by Mr. Petriconi, a young 

 gentleman of this country, who has 

 served with distinction throughout 

 tlie war, under the orders of gene- 

 ral Paoli, and particularly in the 

 sieges of Bastia and St. FiorenZo. 



I beg leave to refer to him fof 

 a.iy particulars which I may have 

 omitted, and to recommend him to 

 the iionour of your attention during 

 his residence in England. 



1 have the honour to be, &c. 



(Signed) Gilbert Elliot. 



TRANSLATION'. 



Genetal Paoli to his Countrymen. 

 Furiani, May 1, ITQi; 

 Mast dearly beloved Countrymen^ 



The unabated confidence with 

 which you have honoured me, aind 

 the solicitude I have ever had to 

 promote your interests andto insure 

 your liberty, prescribe to me the 

 obligation of stating to you the pre- 

 sent situation of public affairs. 



You remember how many cruel 

 and treacherous arrangements f/tre 

 made by the three commissioners of 

 the French Convention who were 

 sent over to our island ; and in what 



H maimer 



