SAS Tee PIeP ER S- 
-fince the projects which the enemies 
themfelves have manifefted, have 
tranfpired by the negotiations of 
peace entered upon at Paris and 
rendered public, no perfon will 
doubt the apprehenfions of his Ma- 
jetty’ having been. perfectly well- 
founded, that the fecularization of 
the different ecclefiaftical ftates of 
the empire ftill continues to make 
part of the enemy’s deftructive plan ; 
and that, in confequence, the ad- 
monitions of his Majefty, and his 
proclamation, particularly to the 
ecclefiaftical ftates, to unite them- 
felves as clofely as poffible with him, 
were well worthy of their taking the 
trouble to refleé&t upon them in time. 
The ecclefiaftical ftates cannot 
have failed to obferve, after an at- 
tentive examination of the nego- 
tiations for peace opened at Paris, 
that his Majefty would not acqui- 
efce in the plans prejudicial to the 
empire ; that he has each time con- 
ftantly rejected them, and that he 
has manifefted that he would not 
accept of indemnities at the ex- 
pence of the faithful and patriotic 
ftates of the empire; that, on the 
contrary, he was refolved rather to 
hazard all, and to make his laft ef- 
forts, than be forced to it. 
His Majefty expects that, in the 
face of the imminent and prefiing 
danger which menaces the ecclefi- 
aftical ftates, the electorates, the 
principalities, and the other ftates 
of the empire, they will have no- 
thing more at heart than to delibe- 
rate among themfelves upon the 
means of forming a clofe union 
with the auguft houfe of Auftria, 
and of giving {uccour to his Mayef- 
ty in every’ poffible manner, by uf- 
ing all the forces, all the means, 
which are in their power, and to 
ftrengthen his Majefty in the gene- 
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rous refolution of defending with 
vigour, both during the war and at 
the conclufion of peace, the rights 
and the caufe of the ecclefiaftical 
ftates and the country. 
In this confident expectation, the 
Dire&orial Archducal embafly .of 
Auftria fhall pofitively demand, that 
the contingents of all the ftates of the 
empire which expe¢t any farther af- 
fiftance from the imperial and royal 
court, be furnifhed as f{peedily as 
‘poffible, complete, according to the 
quintuple proportion, and _provid- 
ed with all the military ftores, as 
likewife the difcharge of the arrears 
ftid due in Roman months, &c. in 
order that, at the opening of the 
enfuing campaign, where it will be 
required to aé with all poffible vi- 
gour, we may afcertain in due fea- 
fon the effective amount of the 
troops that will be employed, as 
well as the other auxiliary means 
for the vigorous profecution of the 
war. 
Imperial Refeript to the Diet of Ratifeon, 
refpecting the furnfhing of the Quin~ 
tuple Contingents. 
HIS Majefty, the Emperor and 
King, has not ceafed to endea- 
vour to convince the ftates of the 
empire during the prefent war, 
that the vigorous fupport of the u- 
nited empire is required to -avert 
the danger which threatens the 
Germanic conftitution with total 
fubverfion. This danger became 
the more manifeft, fince feveral 
princes of the empire entered into 
feparate “negotiations with the 
French vepublic, and by fo doing 
exempted themfelves from all fur- 
ther active co-operation for the de- 
fence of Germany. The appre- 
henfions which his Imperial Majef- 
ty 
