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Berne, December 26, 1797. 
Renee: viene 
YOUR obliging letter of the 22d 
ultimo, has communicated fo us 
his Britannic Majefty’s refolu- 
tion to recall the whole of his 
miffion to the Helvetic Body. We 
are informed, at the fame time, of the 
particular motives which have in- 
duced his Majefty to take this ftep. 
While we lament that the circum- 
ftances are fuch as. not'to allow his 
Majefty to continue his miffion 
amongit us, and muchas we feel the 
lofs of a minifter from whom we 
have received fo many convincing 
proofs of the intereft he has taken 
in the welfare of our Federal Re- 
public during his refidence in this 
country, it aifords us the greateft 
fatisfaction to find from your letter, 
that his Majefty’s generous folici- 
tude for the tranquillity and wel- 
fare of the Helvetic Body at large, 
and of our ftate in particular, has 
been the fole motive that has aétu- 
ated his Majefty in forming this 
determination. We are gratefully 
fenfible of the affurances which you 
have given us, in his Majefty’s 
name, of ‘his friendly fentiments 
and good-will towards us; and we 
avail ourfelves of this opportunity 
to recommend our Republic to the 
further continuance of his Majcfty’s 
favour. We beg you, Sir, to be 
affured, that we fall profit of every 
opportunity, with pleafure, to con- 
vince you of the warm eftcem to 
which your conduét, during your 
refidence in this town, has given 
you the ftrongeft claims, and with 
which we have the pleafure to re- 
main, Sir, your moft devoted 
Advoyer and Council of ‘the 
Town and Republic 
of Berne. 
ANNUALSREGISTER, 
1797+ 
Treaty of Navigation and Commerce be~ 
tween his Britannic Mayjefty and the 
Emperor of Ruffia, figned at Saint 
Peterfourgh, February 10-21, 1797. 
In the Name of the Moft Holy 
and undivided Trinity. 
HB IS Majefty the King of Great 
Britain and his Majefty the 
Emperor of all the Ruffias, already 
united by the ties of the moft inti- 
mate alliance; and having it equal- 
ly at heart to cement more and 
more the good correfpondence 
which fubfifts between them and 
their refpective kingdoms, and, as 
much as it is in their power, to 
make the reciprocal commerce be- 
tween their fubjeéts profper, have 
judged it proper to colleé& under 
one point of view, and to fix the 
reciprocal rights aud duties upon 
which they have agreed amongft 
themfelves, in order to encourage _ 
and facilitate the mutual exchanges 
betwixt the two nations. In confe- 
quence of which, and in order 
without delay to proceed to the 
perfection of fo falutary a work, 
their faid Majefties have chofen 
and nominated, for their plenipo- 
tentiaries, that is to fay, his Majef- 
ty the King of Great Britain, the 
Sieur Charles Whitworth, his en- 
voy extraordinary and minifter ple- 
nipotentiary at the imperial court, 
of Rutlia, Knight of the Order of 
the Bath; and his Majefty the Em- 
peror of all the Ruffias, the Sieur 
Alexander Count of Befborodko, 
his actual privy counfellor of the 
firft clafs, fenator minifter of the ~ 
‘council of ftate, direftor general of 
the pofts, and Knight of the Order 
‘of St. Andrew, of St. Alexander 
Newiky, of St. Anne of the firft 
elafs, and grand crofs of St. Wla- 
. dimir 
