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integral, or self-subsistent nation, 

 and to promote its happiness ; thus 

 to enjoy the only, but the greatest 

 consolation which a sovereign can 

 wish for his manifold troubles and 

 cares. I shall moreover assure him, 

 that he will have to reign over a 

 faithful nation, always submissive 

 to the laws of the country ; and 

 which, by its trust in God, by its 

 faith, sincerity, harmony, and unity, 

 constitutes a great people. 



Since I have opened to j'ou, in 

 this solemn place, the inmost of my 

 thoughts and principles, with sin- 

 cerity and confidence, I have rea- 

 son to expect that you, my faithful 

 subjects, will answer my wishes. 

 Be assured that, when in your deli- 

 berations with me, unity, harmo- 

 ny, and sincerity, shall be found to 

 reign, we may expect from the 

 grace of God, that this diet will 

 terminate to the welfare of the em- 

 pire. Then shall I think myself 

 amply rewarded for all my past care 

 and solicitude; and who among you 

 will not feel within himself the 

 lively satisfaction of having laboured 

 and contributed to the real prospe- 

 rity of his country ? 



Convinced that you, as faithful 

 Swedish subjects, worthy of your 

 ancestors, partake of my sentiments, 

 I wish that the heavenly grace 

 and blessing of the Almighty God 

 may attend your deliberations, 

 and remain with royal grace 

 and good wUl, your affectionate. 

 Sec. 



His majesty having ended his 

 address, baron Ehrenheim read the 

 articles proposed by the king as the 

 subjects of the deliberations, which 

 principally relate to the regulation 

 of the finances, the amendment of 

 several civil laws, and to measures 

 of economy and police. 



Convcniion hetwccn the French 

 Republic and the United Stales 

 of America. 



THE chief consul of the French 

 republic, in the name of the 

 French people, and the president 

 of the United States of America, 

 equally animated with a desire to 

 put an end to the differences which 

 have arisen between the two states, 

 have respectively named their ple- 

 nipotentiaries, and have given them 

 full powers to negociate concerning 

 these differences, and to terminate 

 them ; that is to say, the chief con- 

 sul of the French republic, in tlie 

 name of the French people, has 

 nominated, as plenipotentiaries of 

 the said republic, citizens Joseph 

 BonapaVte, late ambassador of the 

 French republic at Rome, and 

 counsellor of state ; Charles Peter 

 Claret Fleurieu, member of the 

 national institution, and of the 

 board of longitude, counsellor of 

 state, and president of the section 

 of marine ; and Peter Lewis IJoe- 

 derer, member of the national in- 

 stitute, counsellor of state, and pre- 

 sident of the section of the inte- 

 rior ; and the president of the 

 United States of America, by and 

 Avith the advice and consent of the 

 senate of the said states, has nomi- 

 nated, as their plenipotentiaries, 

 Oliver Elsworth, cliief-justice of 

 the United States ; William Rich- 

 ardson Davie, late governor of 

 South Carolina, and William Vans 

 Murray, resident minister of the 

 United States at the Hague : 



Who, after having exchanged 

 their credentials, and long and 

 maturely discussed the respective 

 interests of the two states, have 

 agreed to the following condi- 

 tions : 



