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on the country between the Meuse 
and the Rhine, which would en- 
tirely ruin the country, can take 
place with any regard to appear- 
ance of justice. 
It has already in effect given our 
envoy at Paris the most positive as- 
surance, that the measures taken 
with respect to the clergy should 
be put an end to, and that the 
ecclesiastics should remain in quiet 
enjoyment of their goods. and 
revenues : we therefore constant- 
ly expect the revocation of the 
order for the sale of woods, and, 
in general, a renunciation of all 
those destructive innovations rela- 
tive toour dominions, 
We shall not by any means re- 
cognize as valid the sale of woods, 
which has already taken place, to 
our great astonishment; and we 
are positively determined to have 
secourse to the purchasers for res- 
titution in kind, or for the value 
at which the property sold shall be 
estimated by our agents, and for 
the damages which shallresult from 
the waste committed on these woods. 
In those cases where the pur- 
chasers cannot be found, we shall 
exercise our severity on all those 
who are employed by these last for 
cutting and carrying wood. We, 
in consequence, exbort our faith- 
ful subjects in the said provinces 
to remain assured of our last- 
ing and efficacious protection, and 
to wait with confidence, for the 
return of that ancient order of 
things so’ highly to be desired. 
At Wesel in our chamber of war 
and territory, 20th December, 
1796, in the name and on the 
bebalt of his majesty. 
. Baron pz STE, 
Furst President. 
Given at Emuierick, in our re- 
gency, the 29th December, 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1796. 
1796, in the name and on the 
behalf of his majesty. 
Evsers. 
Treaty of Peace between the Duke of 
Wurtemberg and the French Re- 
THE French republic and his 
serene highness the duke of Wur- 
temberg and Teck, equally ani- 
mated with desire of terminating 
the war in which they have been 
engaged, and for renewing that 
intercourse of commerce and of good 
neighbourhood which must be re- 
ciprocally advantageous to_ them 
both, have appointed the under- 
named plenipoteniiaries; the di- 
rectory, in the name of the French 
republic, citizen Charles Dela- 
croix, minister of external rela- 
tions ; and his serene highness the 
duke of Wurtemberg and Teck, 
baron Charles Woepwart, minister 
of state and president of the 
chamber of finances, and Abel, 
counsellor of legislation, who, af- 
ter having respectively interchang- 
ed their full powers, agreed on 
the following articles : 
Arr. 1. There shall be peace, 
amity, and good understanding, 
between the French republic and 
his serene highness the reigning 
duke of Wurtémberg and Teck : 
consequently all hostilities sball 
cease between the contracting 
powers from the date of the pre- 
sent Lreaty. 
2. The duke of Wurtemberg res 
vokes all adherence,. consent, and 
accession, open or secret, given by 
him to the armed coalition against 
the French republic, or any treaty 
ot alliance, oftensive or defensive, 
which he may have contracted 
with it.» In future he shall with- 
hold from the powers at wat with 
the republic any contingent or 
aid 
