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ing to the grandees and the states 
in diet assembled, the magnitude of 
the danger of the present war, in 
which a destructive enemy threat- 
‘ens the hereditary’ kingdoms and 
provinces ; the states, therefore, 
animated with the ¢xample of their 
ancestors, have resolved fully to re- 
alize “the expectation not only of 
the hereditary dominions, but. of 
all Europe. The states, wishing 
to follow the footsteps of their an- 
cestors, will neglect no means in 
their power to avert all future dan- 
_ ger, and to compe! the enemy to 
make a peace suitable to the dig- 
nity of his majesty, and to the ho- 
nour of the nation. 
It is very flattering to the states 
that his majesty deigned not, to 
question their’ devotion and fde- 
jity, when they have not long ago 
‘given assurances at the foot of the 
throne, where they made oath to 
sacrifice their blood and their lives 
for his majesty and the country. 
The same valour which inspired 
their ancestors in 1741 still lives 
in them, and with them alone it 
can ever perish. For the purpose 
of accomplishing the desires of his 
majesty, and to guarantee religion, 
the royal.prerogative, as well as the 
tights of the nobility, and of all 
otherfellow«citizens; rights which 
the enemy ,endeavours to destroy ; 
the states have resolved to offer 
to his majesty, as a voluntary 
eontribution for the prosecution 
.of the wary $0,000 recruits, all 
the agcessary grain for the sub- 
sistence of a force of 340,000 men 
uring a twelyemonth, which forms 
a total of 2,400,000 \ measures of 
Presburg, aud fer 80,000 horses 
$1760,0co measures of oats; far- 
other, 20,oco oxen, and rey 
horses; the whole, sowever, with. 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1796. 
out infringement Of article 36, of 
the year 17416 0 © 
The states hope that that: agai 
cious enemy, who has lately been 
repulsed far beyond our: frontiers 
by the victorious armies under the 
command of his royal highness the 
Archduke Charles, will ultimately 
return to more moderate principles. 
Should the contrary happen, and 
the enemy persist in their exag- 
gerated and obstinate pretensions, 
and wish to continue the war, the 
states are well resolved to. take the 
field themselves to combat that 
enemy: and in this case they offer 
from this moment to prepare for 
rising in a mass for the future the 
whole kingdom, and all its pro- 
vinces comprised. 
The states conclude by. suppli- 
cating his majesty to be pleased to 
accept this offer, which has for its 
object the defence of his sacred per- 
son, of his august house, and of the 
citizens of the empire in general, 
with that paternal bounty which 
characterizes him; and that*he ‘be 
assured that the heart of the Hun-~ 
garians is the safest bulwark against 
every enemy of the house of Aus-~ 
tria. 
Substance of the Correspondence be- 
tween the Cabinet of Berlin and: 
the Court of Vienna, respecting the 
Line of Demarcatian established be- 
tween his Prussian Majesty , and 
the French Republic. 
AN official note, transmitted by 
‘M. the marquis Lucchesini to the 
minister of his Imperial majesty, 
acquainted the court of Vienna with 
** the intention of the court sof 
Berlin to. obtain from his Imperial 
-majesty ‘his appuebation of mea. 
sures adopted ifor sthe security of 
othat part cof ~Gegmany, by sie 
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