APPENDIX to the CHRONICLE. 



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Art. 4. Every Corsican shall, in 

 his respective community> take the 

 preceding oath. 



Done, and unanimously decreed, 

 and after three readings, on three 

 succeeding days, in the general 

 assembly of the Corsican nation, in 

 Corte, this day, 19th Jane 1794', 

 and individually signed in the as- 

 sembly of all the members of which 

 it is composed. 



Signed by above four hundred 

 names. 



Cctitlnuaiion of the sessions cf the 

 I9th of June, J 794. 



ALLthe membcrsof theassembly 

 having indi\idually signed the con- 

 stitutional act, it was proposed to 

 present ittohis excellency sir Gilbert 

 EUiot, his Britannic majesty's com- 

 missary plenipotentiary, in order that 

 it might be accepted by him in his 

 .said majesty's name. 1'he assembly 

 having adopted this proposition, de- 

 creed, That the said proposition 

 shall be made by a deputation of 

 twelve rfiembers who were chosen 

 and commissioned for this purpose. 



After which the deputation, ha- 

 ving executed the conuiiission as- 

 signed to them, re-entered the hall, 

 and with them the said sir Gilbert 

 Elliot; the members of the assembly 

 stood up, duringwhichheapproach- 

 cd the president, and pronounced 

 the following acceptation : 



I, the undersigned baronet, mem- 

 ber of parliament of Great Britain, 

 member of the privy council, and 

 commissary plenipotei.tiary of his 

 Britannic majesty, having full power, 

 and being specially authorized for 

 tliis putjjoee, do accept, in the name 

 cf his majesty George the Third, 

 king of Great Britain, the crown 

 and sovereignty of Corsica, accord- 



ing to the constitution and the fun- 

 damental laws contained in the act 

 of a general assembly held at Corte, 

 and definitively settled this same 

 day, the iQth cf June, and as sucli 

 offered to his majesty ; and, in his 

 majesty's name, I swear to maintain 

 the liberty of the Corsican nation, 

 according to the constitution and 

 to the laws. 



The present acceptation and oath 

 is by us signed and sealed. 

 (L.S.) GILBERT ELLIOT. 



The said acceptation and oath be- 

 ing read, the said sir Gilbert Elliot 

 proposed to the president andto the 

 assembly the constitutional oath ; 

 and this was taken by them in the 

 following words ; 



" I swear for myself, and in the 

 " name of the Corsican nation, 

 " which I represent, to acknow- 

 " ledge for my sovereign and king, 

 " his majesty George the Third, 

 *' the king of Great Britain, to 

 " yield hi:n faithful obedience ac- 

 " cording to the constitution and 

 " the laws of Corsica, and to main- 

 " tain the said constitution and 

 "laws." 



The constitutional act being in- 

 tirely completed and finished, the 

 president adjourned the session, and 

 signed the above, as did also the 

 secretaries, the year, month, and 

 day above-mentioned. 



(Signed) 

 Pasquale de Paoli, President. 

 Caklo Andrea Pozzo de Bart 



GO, Secretary. 

 Gio. Andrea MusELti, Secretary. 



TRANSLATIOM. 



Speech made in the general assembly of 

 i^orsua, on the acceptation of the 

 croiun and constiiutt'jn of the ir/and, 

 by hit excellency sir Oillfrt Elliot. 



GESTiSMSX, 



