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Dalmatia, with all the Venetian 
islands in the Adriatic, lying t the 
north-west of the Galphof Lodnio, 
_the city of Venice, with a large 
portion qf the dominions of that 
republic, chiefly those lying between 
the Tyrol, the Lake of Guarda, and 
the Adriatic. 
Tt was stipulated, between the 
contracting parties, that no indivi- 
dual, in thé countries occupied by 
the French or Austrians; should 
be prosecuted for his opinions or 
conduct during the war between 
them. 
The duke of Modena was to re- 
ceive, as an indemnification for the 
loss of his duchy, the province of 
Brisgaw, in the proximity of the 
Rhine. 
A-econgress should be held, at ° 
Rastadt, consisting of plenipoten- 
tiaries' from France and the em- 
pire, for the negociating of a 
peace, 
The ceremonial and etiquette 
between Austria and France should 
remain. as in times past, and the 
Cisalpiue republic should be placed 
on the same footing, in this respect, 
as the late republic of Venice. 
The provisions of this treaty ex- 
tended, as far as they were applica- 
ble, to the commonwealth of Bata- 
“wia. 
In order to ascertain the neutrality 
to be observed, with regard to the 
‘belligerent powers, it was recipro- 
cally agreed, that u6assistance or 
protection of any kind should be gi- 
ven fo the enemies of either of the 
contracting parties, andthat not more 
than six of theirships of war, at one 
time, should be permitted to enter 
~ the Austrian’or French harbours, 
during the present war. 
Such were the principal articles 
of the treaty of Campo-Formio. 
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ANNUAL REG! 
STER,; 1797, 
Vhe countries given to the house 
of Austria; to courterba ance the 2e- 
quisitions of Fraxce in the Nether- 
lands, were allowed to be an equi- 
valent bevond what’ it could ‘have 
justly expec.ed, considering the de- 
hilitated condition to which it had 
been brought, by the arms of the 
Freneh vepubhe, and the inveteracy: 
expressed upon all occasions against! 
it by the court of Vienna and its 
adherents. 
But there were other articles in’ 
this treaty, deemed of an unosten- 
sible natwré, in the actual situation 
of Europe, especially of the Ger= 
man empire, with the princes and 
states of which both France and 
Austria seemed equally inclined to 
act with more freedom, than they 
were conscious would be justifiable, © 
or approved of by those whom: their 
designs were to affect. 
By t this secret convention the em- 
peror engaged to pe eeee that the 
Rhine should, conformably to the 
desire of- te republic, be the 
boundary between France and Ger- 
many, and to use his mediation for 
the procuring of the like consent, 
on the part of the states and princes 
of theempire. Were they to refuse 
their assent, he agreed to furnish no 
more than his bare contingent of 
troops,” in ease hostilities resulted 
from this refusal. The French, in 
return, were to exert their influence 
in procuring the cession of Saltz 
burgh, with some considerable dis- 
tricts in Bavaria, to the emperor. 
For every acquisition made by 
Franee in the empire, it was sti- 
pulated that he should receive any 
equivalent: and for every one that 
he made, France should receive 
another in like manner. The re- 
public, in order to induce the assent 
of the king of Prussia to these ar- 
rangements, 
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