348 ANNUAL RE 
ty has fo frequently expreffed, that, 
to all appearances, there would be 
propofed plans for fecularizing fe- 
veral ecclefiaftical ftates of the em- 
pire as fundamental terms of peace, 
have been confirmed by the nego- 
tiations lately entered into at Pa- 
ris; and the ecclefiaftical ftates of 
the empire cannot but have remark- 
ed his Majefty’s total averfion to 
confent to a plan fo deftructive 
to the empire, and to an indemnity 
at the expence of his patriotic co- 
eftates; and thathis Imperial Majefty 
would rather venture every extreme 
than fuffer fuch conditions to be 
forced upon him. 
His Majefty, therefore, expects, 
on the other hand, that as the dan- 
ger becomes hourly more imminent, 
the ftates of the empire will moft 
{peedily unite, and by exerting 
their uimoft efforts, procure all pof- 
fible aid and fupport, in order io 
fecond his Imperial Majefty in the 
generous refolution of defending, 
in the moft efficient manner, the 
caufe of the ecclefiaftic {tates of the 
empire, both in war and at the con- 
clufion of peace. To attain, how- 
ever, this falutary end, the fur- 
nifhing of the quintuple contingent 
is an object of immediate neceility. 
Baron Von Tuucor. 
Vienna, Feb. 6, 1797. 
Declaration of the Prince Bifhop of 
Wurtzburgh, in Anfwer to the Linfe- 
rial Referift. 
HIS Serene Highnefs the Prince 
Bithop of Wurtzburgh entered in- 
to the prefent war on the principle 
of exerting all his powers.to fatisfy 
in the moft fcrupulous manner the 
conclufa of the empire refpecting 
the furnifhing of the contingenis 
and of the Roman months. His 
GIs T BK, “1797. 
Serene Highnefs has long been con- 
vinced, that, had the French go- 
vernment fucceeded, agreeable to 
the tenor and the views of the trea- 
ty of Bafil, to force the Imperial 
court on the banks of the Danube 
to make peace, the confequence 
would have been the overthrow of 
the Germanic conftitution, which 
muft have been fubfcribed to in 
that cafe; the ecclefiaftical elective 
{tates would alfo have fallen, and 
by their fall that of other ftates 
would have been prepared. 
His Serene Highnefs has never 
fanfioned any  unconftitutional 
meafure with his confent; he has 
fupported at all times the common 
caufe with all his power, and will 
alfo ftrive in future to prove his 
unchangeable attachment to the 
Houfe of Auftria. No arrears for 
Roman months are therefore due 
from his Highnefs, And in order 
to complete his quintuple contin- 
gent, a confiderable levy of re- 
cruits has already been ordered, 
and will take the field, provided 
with all neceffaries, at the begin- 
ning of this campaign. . His High- 
nefs has fupplied the Imperial ar- 
my with fruits, to the amount of 
648,205 florins: with wood, worth 
31,131 florins; waggons, at the 
rate of 20,753; which, including 
fome other articles of expenditure, 
will occafion alofs of 300,000 flo- 
rins forthe diocefe of Wurtzburg 
alone. 
In other refpeéts, his Highnefs 
‘the Prince Bifhop is convinced, 
that there actually exifts in Germa+ 
ny 2 powerful confederation of the 
proieftant princes, who have re- 
folved beforehand, to do nothing 
more to ferve the common caufe ; 
but his Highnefs has no doubt that, 
on the other hand, ali the Catholic, 
efpecially 
