710 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



ately, or by granting to them at 

 first a neutrality, wl)ich will not be 

 allowed to continue longer than he 

 will find it advantageous to him. — 

 Your serene electoral higliness, be- 

 sides, is too enlightened not to feel 

 how much the execution of such a 

 design, if extended also to your 

 troops, would be prejudicial to the 

 emperor of Russia and myself; and 

 of how much importance it is to us 

 that your serene highness should 

 unite them with mine. — It is of such 

 consequence to oppose some bar to 

 the measures which the French 

 goTcrnment will probably resort to 

 without delay, in order to oblige 

 your serene highness to consent to 

 the meditated project, or to carry 

 it into execution against your will, 

 if that should be necessary, that I 

 cannot allow myself to lose a mo- 

 ment in my endeavours to prevent 

 then). I am perfectly sensible of 

 the delicacy of your situation, sir, 

 my brother, as well as of the mo- 

 tives which may incline you to wish 

 to be dispensed from the determin- 

 ation which I require of your serene 

 electoral highness. But I am press- 

 ed by motives still more imperious ; 

 and seeing the total impossibility 

 which results from the situation of 

 Bavaria, of maintaining the neutra- 

 lity of a country into Avhich the ar- 

 mies of both the belligerent powers 

 could not avoid penetrating in case 

 of a war, your serene electoral 

 highness will also be convinced, that 

 I cannot recede from my demand, 

 and that I find myself compelled, 

 against my will, to employ all the 

 means in my power to carry it into 

 effect, if I were not willing to ex- 

 pose myself to the most disagreeable 

 consequences, without even obtain- 

 ing thereby for your serene electoral 

 highness the object of a real iieutra- 



lity. — In referring to the overtures 

 of the prince of Schwartzenberg, 

 respecting the determination which 

 this state of things obliges me invo- 

 luntarily to adopt, I hasten to re- 

 move every doubt with regard to 

 the sincerity and perfect friendship 

 of my intentions, by protesting 

 here, in the most solemn manner, 

 that if your serene electoral highness 

 shall accede to the proposition which 

 I have made known to you, I shall 

 be ready to defend and to guarantee 

 the security and integrity of your 

 states from any attempt whatsoever ; 

 and whatever may be the issue of 

 the war, if it should take place, 

 that I shall never extend my views 

 of indemnity to the acquisition or 

 dismemberment of the smallest por- 

 tion of your highness's territory ; 

 proposing to myself, on the con- 

 trary, to embrace all opportunities 

 that shall otter of proviug to you 

 the perfect esteem, and the senti- 

 ments as sincere as they are unalter- 

 able, with which I am, &c. 



No. II. — Note addressed b>i his Se- 

 rene HigliHcis the Elector Pula- 

 tiiie to the Lieuteiumi. General the 

 Prince of Schicartzenberg, Vice- 

 President of the Council of JFar 

 of his Miijesty the Emperor and 

 King. Dated Sept. Jt/i, 1805. 



I have made my determination, 

 my dear prince. Attend a confe- 

 rence to-morrow morning with the 

 minister, baron Montgelas; he will 

 inform you of my demands. Op- 

 pose them not. I reckon upon [ 

 your former friendship. 



No. III. — Letter from his Serenal 



Palatine ta 

 hi 



Highness the Elector 



