9 TiAIT El PA PIERS. 
the empire, and to dissolve’ the lat- 
ter into mere separate concerns. 
His Imperial majesty finds a con- 
sclation in proposing these very se- 
rious considerations and consequen- 
ces, together with several others of 
the highest importance for the 
Germanic constitution, to the pa- 
triotic deliberation of the diet, and ' 
he places in the elettors, princes, 
and states, the fullest paternal con- 
fidence, that. they will -take the 
said occurrence into that serious 
consideration which its importance 
demands, and supply him not only 
with full and satisfactory advice, 
concerning the light in which this 
treaty. of amity and peace ought to 
be considered, but, also recommend 
to him the measures which it will 
be most. advisable to pursue, in 
order to maintain:the German con- 
stitution, and to assert the unity, 
dignity, and independence of the 
Germanic body. 
The diet cannot but be sensible 
that the deputation appointed by 
the late conclusum of the empire, 
together with the instru€tions to be 
drawn up for the deputed states, 
would be altogether nugatory and 
useless, and’ be at best only the 
honour of signing the future treaty 
of peace, if the existing doubts 
were not previously removed by 
means of the demanded advice ; 
and if even other states, who expe- 
rience the disasters of war, should 
follow the examples already ex- 
isting (in the fifth article of the 
Hessian treaty of peace, the general 
peace to be concluded between 
France and the German empire is 
-no longer called a general peace of 
the empire, but a peace to be set- 
tled by the other parties as yet con- 
cerned in the war with France.) 
For this reason it becomes the more 
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urgent, that the advice of the em- 
pire, demanded by his Imperial 
majesty in his quality as. chief of 
the empire, should be delivered’ 
with all possible speed. 
(Signed) | Prince or Corio. 
Repo MANNSFELS. — 
Vienna, September 18, 1795. 
Treaty of Defensive Alliance betzveen 
his Britannic’ Majesty and the 
Emperor of Germany, signed at 
Vienna, May 29, 1795. 
HIS majesty the emperor, and 
his majesty the king of Great Bri- 
tain, being desirous to renew and 
to cement’ the ancient. relations of 
friendship and intimacy between 
their crowns and their respective 
dominions, as well as to provide in 
a solid and permanent manner for 
their future safety, and for the 
general tranquillity of Europe, 
have determined in consequence 
of these salutary views, to proceed 
to the conclusion of a new treaty 
of alliance: and they have nomi- 
nated for that purpose, viz.. his 
majesty the emperor, his actual 
privy counsellor and minister for 
foreign affairs, baron de Thugut, 
and his majesty the king of Great 
Britain, sir Morton Eden, one of his 
majesty’s privy counsellors, knight 
of the bath, envoy extraordinary, 
and minister plenipotentiary of his 
said majesty, at the court of Vi- 
enna ; who, after having commu. 
nicated to each other their respec- 
tive full powers, have agreed upon 
the following articles; 
Art. 1. here shall be between 
his Imperial majesty and his Bri- 
tannic majesty, their heirs and suc. 
cessors, and between all the respec. 
_ tive dominions, provinces, and sub- 
jects, 
