390 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1797. 
of the northern parts, which have, 
for the two laft campaigns, enjoyed 
the moft perfect tranquillity. 
The King is fully convinced, that 
it can be unknown to none of his 
co-ftates, who participate in this 
bleffing, that it is the mere refult 
of the indefatigable exertions of 
his Majefty, by which he has laid 
a iafe foundation for the neutrality 
of Northern Germany, and moft 
effectively protected it by a corps 
of his own troops, and of thofe of 
the two allied courts. His Ma- 
jefty has further confolidated this 
neutrality, by the formal acceffion 
of his Serene Highnefs the Elector 
of Saxony, in virtue of a fupple- 
mentary article added to the con- 
vention of the 5th of Auguft, 1796, 
by which a line of demarcation, ex- 
tending from the utmoft coafts of 
the North Sea to the Lower Rhine, 
and from thence to Silefia, encom- 
-paffed the whole north of Germa- 
ny. The two affociations in this 
vaft extent of territory muft re- 
main feparate, with refpeét to the 
\ maintenance of the troops drawn 
out to cover their neutrality, which 
is:done in Upper Saxony by a corps 
belonging to the Ele¢tor himfelf; 
but with regard to their conmon 
defign, they join hands, and by this 
enlargement, effected by his Majefty, 
the neutrality of Northern Germany 
receives a new and manifeft im- 
portance. 
The King is likewife firmly re- 
félved to fecure farther, and until 
the conclufion of the war, the full 
enjoyment of the neutrality to all 
the affociated ftates, to protect them 
and their territories againft every 
power, and to defend them in par- 
ticular, at all:times, and in the moft 
effectual and powerful manner, a- 
gainft the incurfions of the troops 
of the belligerent powers, againft 
each and every demand of military: 
requifitions, of whatever fort,’ and 
the levying of thofe requifitions 
which might be attempted by exe-" 
cution, and againft all fimilar bur- 
dens of war; likewife to fereen 
them by his moft forcible interpo-' 
fition, during the period of this 
neutrality, from all the fubfequent 
demands of fupplies for the war of 
the empire. 338 
The underfigned is exprefily in-” 
ftructed to give once more thefe 
definite and explicit affurances: It 
affords infinite pleafure to‘his* Ma+ 
jefty to have thus fecured the inva- 
luable benefits of the neutrality fo ' 
all his co-ftates, conneéted with’ 
his dominions by their topographi- 
cal locality; in the fame manner as 
it has been done to-his own territo- 
ries, and to have thus given them. 
fo itrong a proof of his friendly 
fentiments. 
conicioufnefs of having hitherto 
accomplifhed this happy end, his 
Majefty requires no other proof of 
gratitude on the part of his co- 
ftates, than-that they fhould con-. 
tinue, as heretofore, to co-operate 
in the maintenance of the troops. 
The King flatters himfelf the more 
to find the moft perfect readinefs on 
their part, fince the burden which 
will arife from this meafure to the 
countries thus protected, does not 
bear the moft diftant comparifon 
with the manifold evils, and the 
probable and entire ruin averted 
from them, efpecially fince the two 
courts allied with his Majefty, and 
furnifhing troops in a like manner, 
make the major part of the facrifi- 
ces required for that end. This 
latter circumftance muft ftrike all 
the affociated ftates With the moft 
perfec conviction that the continu- 
ance of thofe meafures will not be 
prolonged a fingle moment hac ei 
; the 
Befides the gratifying. 
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