STATE PAPERS. 



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his Majesty the Emperor and 

 King. Dated Ni/mpkenburgh, 

 Sept. 8th, 1S03. 



I have directed my minister to 

 sign, this morning, a treaty with 

 the prince of Schvvartzenburg; pur- 

 buant to which I shall join my 

 troops to those of your imperial and 

 royal majesty. In doing this, sire, 

 I have been desirous of giving you 

 a proof of my inviolable attachment. 

 — Allow me now to appeal from it 

 to your paternal heart. The elec- 

 toral prince, my son, is at present 

 in France. Relying constantly on 

 the peace, I sent him to travel in 

 Italy, and then in the southern 

 provinces of France, where he is 

 actually at this moment. If I 

 should be obliged to march my 

 troops against the French, my son 

 is lost; should I, on the contrary, 

 remain quiet in my states, I shall 

 have time to procure his return. 

 On my knees I supplicate your im- 

 perial and royal majesty to grant 

 me neutrality. I dare pledge my 

 most sacred word to your majesfy, 

 that my troops shall not, in the 

 smallest degree, interfere with the 

 o]ierations of your army; and 

 should it be obliged to retreat, an 

 event which is by no means proba- 

 ble, I promise and swear to remain 

 quiet without striking a blow. It 

 is a father, a prey to the most fright- 

 ful despair, tiiat applies for mercy 

 in favour of his son ; may your im- 

 })('rial and royal majesty not with- 

 hold it, and I dare Hatter myself 

 there M'ill be no obstacle on the part 

 of the eujperor of Russia. 



No. IV. — Letter from his Majesty 

 the Emperor of Germany and 



Austria to his Serene Highness 

 the Elector Palatine. Dated Ilct- 

 xendorffy Sept. lith, 1805. 



I cannot conceal from your serene 

 highness my surprise at so sudden 

 an alteration in your determina- 

 tions. Without adverting to the 

 assurances given by my lieutenant- 

 general, the ])rinc^^ of Schwartzen- 

 berg, both by yourself, sir, my 

 brother and cousin, and by your 

 minister, or to the note which your 

 highness thought proper to address 

 to him, the letter delivered to me by 

 gen. Nogarolla, contained the most 

 formal engagement to join your 

 troops to mine; you positively de- 

 clare in this letter to me, " I have 

 " directed my minister to sign this 

 " morning a treaty with the prince 

 " of Schwartzenberg, pursuant to 

 " which I shall join my troops 

 " to those of your imperial and 

 " royal majesty. In doing this, 

 " sire, I have been desirous of giv- 

 " ing you aproof of ray inviolable at- 

 " tachmcnt." — -And yet, at the mo- 

 ment this letter has been delivered 

 to me, I have to announce to the 

 bearer of it, that your highness had 

 changed your mind, quitted your 

 capital, and drawn off the whole of 

 your troops. — I should have con- 

 sented without difficulty, and am 

 still ready to consent, to the de- 

 mands of your serene electoral 

 highness, respecting tJic city of 

 Munich, and the circuit, including, 

 amongst other j)laces, your castle 

 of Nymphenbourg, which territory 

 ■'hould be shut against my troops, 

 and confined solely to the protec- 

 tion of those which your highness 

 signified a desire to maintain there, 

 though, in my opinion, it would 

 have been more advantageous for 

 your troops to be incorporated vvith 



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