STATE PAPERS. 
the empire, and in consequence of 
‘repeated applications made to him 
by several of the most distinguished 
states, has done all that lay in his 
power, in order to open a road by 
which the whole empire, as well as 
all the separate states, might ar- 
rive at the pinnacle of their wishes. 
For this purpose an article “has 
been expressly inserted in the treaty 
of peace that his majesty has con- 
er with the French republic, 
which allows, within three months 
time, any state of the empire to 
enter into a negotiation for peace 
with the republic of France, 
through the mediation of his ma- 
jesty. A peculiar agreement has 
also been entered into between the 
two contra€ting powers, which 
establishes a line of separation and 
neutrality, tending to stop the pro- 
gress of hostilities against all the 
provinces situated behind that line, 
whether under the dominion of his 
majesty or others, to which security” 
and tranquillity is insured, on con- 
dition of their abstaining from all 
direct and indireé hostilities. His 
majesty has also obtained the sur- 
render, on the part of the French. 
‘republic, of all the prisoners-made 
of the troops of any of the states 
of the empire, who had been taken, 
in co-operating with his majesty’s 
troops in the different campaigns, 
These are the advantages which 
his majesty is enabled to offer, for 
the present, to the states of the 
German empire: his majesty, there- 
fore, flatters himself that they will 
all be struck with the ideas of their 
most important interests ; and when 
once a hand is reached to them for 
peace and reconciliation, will there 
be any body inclined to reject these 
pntried ? 
His majesty herewith makes the 
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most solemn promise to all those 
who shall immediately apply to 
France for a negotiation of peace, 
and at the same time may be in 
want of his mediation, that his en- 
deavours shall be employed to the 
utmost of his power, in order to 
procure the most agreeable nego. 
tiation in their favour from the 
French government. 
His majesty will think himself 
happy, his wishes completely ful. 
filled, and his sacrifices made hi. 
therto for the welfare of the Ger. 
man empire, compensated, if he 
succeeds in these endeavours to 
spread the blessings of peace still 
farther, and soon to see the terrors. 
and destruétions of this dreadful 
war removed from the territories of 
the, German empire, that its citi. 
zens may once more be restored to 
tranquillity and security, and to 
the happy exercise of their peace. 
able duties. 
Whatever course these events 
may take, and if even the empire 
is doomed toa continuance of this 
war, itis his majesty’s duty to de« 
clare, that by his treaty of peace 
he his obliged no longer to take any 
part in the contest, and never to 
co-operate in it. by any means, 
whether to send his contingent, or 
to pay the so-called Roman months, 
which he is obliged fully to re. 
nounce, and enly to conduct him- 
self in the most punétual and strié 
neutrality, particularly as, during 
the three campaigns, his majesty 
has completely fulfilled his duty of 
a state of the empire, and even 
done infinitely more than could be 
required for many future years: so 
that his majesty cannot even re- 
proach himself with any irregula. 
rity of conduct on his side. 
His majesty has the satisfactory 
conviction 
