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the, maintenance of the troops, 
difplay proper zeal in a meafure fo 
clofely conneéted with felf-prefer- 
vation, and render praéticable the 
farther execution of the beneficent 
defigns of his Majefty. 
With this confidence, the under- 
figned, by fupreme command, has 
the honour to make known to you, 
&c. &c. 
{Here follow two articles, {peci- 
fying the fupplies to be granted, 
for three months longer, in flour, 
oats, hay, and ftraw, for the Pruf- 
fian, Hanoverian, and Brunfwick 
troops, at two different periods, 
viz. the 15th inftant, and the [ft of 
April. In order to fecure the fub. 
fiitence of the troops in future, 
the ftates of Northern Germany 
are to meet in convention at Hi- 
delfheim on the 20th inftant, or to 
fend Plenipotentiaries to regulate 
the quotas of fupplies, in neceffa- 
ries or in money, for as long as the 
war may laft.] 
As thofe deliberations (in con- 
vention at Hidelfheim) will pre- 
clude all fubjects not effentially and 
direéily relating to the maintenance 
of the troops, the underfigned will 
lofe no time to terminate them 
with the utmoft fpeed, and not to 
detain the Plenipotentiaries a mo- 
ment longer than fhall be neceflary 
from following their other affairs. 
The flattering confidence with 
which the underfigned has hitherto 
been honoured in the late negoti- 
ations, makes him equally confident 
that his zeal and aétivity will be 
entirely depended upon in that bufi- 
nefs. He has only moft urgently 
to requeft that, for the fake of dif- 
patch, the fiates may furnifh their 
Pienipotentiaries with full inftruc- 
tions for the purpofe, which has 
been thus plainly notified, in order 
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not to wafte time in fending for 
new ones, but that the neceflary re- 
folutions may be taken, not only 
for the farther fubbftantial regulation 
of the maintenance, but for the 
obligatory affent to the fame to the 
end of the war. 
The underfigned has it likewife 
in command to requeft, that their 
Excellencies the Plenipotentiaries 
may arrange matters in fuch a man- 
ner asnot to quit the convention 
till the ftate of affairs fhall permit 
its fufpenfion or conclufion, fince 
the gradual departure of many Ple- 
nipotentiaries has formerly occa- 
fioned a precipitate fufpenfion of 
the firft convention, which has 
been highly prejudicial to the dif- 
patching of bufinefs. His Majefty 
will alfo confider the fulfilment of 
this with, and the infallible meeting 
of the convention, according as it 
is expected to meet, asa gralifying 
proof that his ferene co-ftates with 
to do juftice to his efforts and fa- 
crifices. ; 
And the underfigned alfo looks 
forward for the defired anfwer ref- 
pecting the fourth fending of fup- 
plies, before the expiration of the 
prefent month; and hopes to have 
the honour and pleafure to fee again 
their Excellencies the Plenipoten- 
tiaries at the fecond opening of the 
convention, on February 20. 
(Signed) Doum. 
Halberftadt, Jan. 4, 1797. 
Cleves, 14 Nixofe (Jan. 3). 
The Adminiftrators of the Cantons of 
Cleves and Xanten to the Inhabitants 
of the faid Cantons. 
Citizens, 
Sica director-general of the 
conquered countries. between 
the 
