734 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1805. 



plicate him, through the interccs- 

 sion of the blessed apostles, Peter 

 and Paul, to protect and accomplish, 

 in his mercy, all that we, In our 

 Meakness, have endeavoured to be- 

 gin, for his glory, the extension of 

 the true religion, the safety of all 

 souls, and the advantage of the 

 church, and the holy apostolic see. 



Kotjul Decree issued at Naples No- 

 vember^O, 1805. 



The arrival of an Anglo-Russian 

 squadron in this road, having given 

 occasion to a report, that (he lega- 

 tion and the French consulate had 

 removed the arms of thcirsovereign, 

 &c. to the great displeasure of his 

 Sicilian INTajcsty ; and, as it is pre- 

 sumed that the persons concerned 

 in the commerce of Italy, Liguria, 

 Batavia, kc. may be alarmed for 

 the safety of their property in his 

 majesty's estates, liis majesty has 

 authorised me to communicate to 

 the exchange, in his royal name, 

 that, whatever may be the conse- 

 quence of this event, the property 

 of the said nations, the allies of 

 France, shall rem^n under the 

 protection of the government ; and 

 that his majesty will also permit 

 them to continue their com- 

 . merce in every respect, just the 

 b-ame as if the legation and consu- 

 late continued in the exercise of 

 tlieir functions. To prevent any 

 misunderstanding, this guarantee is 

 not understood as extending beyond 

 the continents of his majesty's king- 

 doms of Naples and Sicily, f Signed) 

 Louis de Medici. Done at the Pa- 

 lace, Nov. 20, 1805. 



Aifterkan Preszdenfs Speech. 



ffa^hiiigioiij March 4. — This daij. 



at iaelve o''clock, Thomas Jeffcr. 

 son, President of the United 

 States, took the Oath oj Office ; 

 and delivered the folloKing inau~ 

 gural Speech^ in the Senate Cham- 

 ber, in the Presence of the Mem' 

 bers of the tico Houses, and a 

 large Concourse of Citizens. 



Proceeding, fellow citizens, to 

 that qualification which the consti- 

 tution requires, before my entrance 

 on the charge again conferred on 

 me, it is iny duty to express the 

 deep sense I entertain of this new 

 proof of confidence from my fellow 

 citizens at large, and the zeal with 

 which it inspires me so to conduct 

 myself, as may best satisfy their just 

 expectations. On taking this sta- 

 tion on a former occasion, I de- 

 clared the principles on which I be- 

 lievcd it my duty to administer the 

 affairs of our commonwealth. My 

 conscience tells me, (hat I hare, on 

 every occasion, acted up to that de- 

 claration, according to its obvious 

 import, and according to the un- 

 derstanding of every candid mind. 

 In the transaction of your foreign 

 affairs, we have endeavoured to 

 cultivate the friendship of all na- 

 tions, and especially of those Avith 

 which we have the most important 

 relations. AVe have done them 

 justice on all occasions, favour 

 where favour was lawful, and che- 

 rished mutual interests and inter- 

 course on fair and equal terms ; wc 

 are firmly convinced, and we act on 

 that conviction, that with nations 

 as with individuals, our interests 

 soundly calculated, will ever be 

 found inseparable from our moral 

 duties. And history bears witness 

 to the fa6t, that a just nation is 

 trusted on its word, when recourse 

 is had to armaments and Avars ta 

 bridle others. At home, fellow ci- 

 tizens. 



