504 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1810. 



traordinary, our cousin the prince 

 of Neufichatel, to solicit the hand 

 of the archduchess Maria Louisa, 

 daughter of the emperor of Aus- 

 tria. 



We Iiave given orders to our mi- 

 nister of foreign relations to lay be- 

 fore you the articles of the treaty 

 of marriage between us and the 

 archduchess Maria Louisa, which 

 has been concluded, signed, and 

 ratified. 



We have been desirous of emi- 

 nentlycontributingtothehappiness 

 of thepresent generation. The ene- 

 mies of the continent have founded 

 their prosperityupon its dissentions 

 and divisions. They can no longer 

 nourish war, by imputing to us 

 projects incompatible with the ties 

 and duties of affinity, which we 

 have just contracted with the im- 

 perial house reigning in Austria. 



The brilliant qualities which 

 distinguish the archduchess Maria 

 Louisa, have acquired her the love 

 of the people of Austria. They 

 have fixed our regards. Our people 

 will lov^ this princess from their 

 love for us, until, being witnesses 

 of all the virtues which have given 

 her so high a place in our thoughts, 

 they shall love her for herself. 



Given at our palace of the 

 Thuilleries, this 27th of February, 

 1810. 



Napoleon. 



2. Holland. 



Extract from the Registers of the 

 office of' the Secretary of State. 



Palace of Rambouillet, 



July 9, 1810. 

 We, Napoleon, emperor of the 

 French, Uing of Italy, protector 

 of the Confederation of the Rhine, 



mediator of the Swiss Confedera- 

 tion, &c. have decreed, and do 

 hereby decree, as follow : — 



Title L— Art. 1. Holland is 

 united to France. 



2. The city of Amsterdam, shall 

 be the third city of the empire. 



3. Holland shall have six sena- 

 tors, six deputies to the council of 

 state, twenty-five deputies to the 

 legislative body, and two judges 

 in the court of cassation. 



4. The officers, by sea and land, 

 of whatever rank, shall be con- 

 firmed in their employment. Com- 

 missions shall be delivered to 

 them, signed with our hand. The 

 royal guard shall be united to our 

 imperial guard. 



Title II.— Of the administra- 

 tionfor 1810. 



5. The duke of Placentia, arch- 

 treasurer of the empire, sliall re- 

 pair to Amsterdam in the capacity 

 of our lieutenant-general. He 

 shall preside in the council of mi- 

 nisters, and attend to the dispatch 

 of business. His functions shall 

 cease the 1st of January 1811, 

 the period when the French ad- 

 ministration shall commence. 



6. All the public functionaries, 

 of whatever rank, are confirmed 

 in their employments. 



Title III. — Of the finances. 



7. The present contributions 

 shall continue to be levied until 

 the 1st of January 1811, at which 

 period the country shall be eased 

 of that burthen, and the imposts 

 put on the same footing as for the 

 rest of the empire. 



8. The budget of receipts and 

 disbursements shall be submitted 

 to our approbation before the 1st 

 of August next* Only one-third of 

 the present amount of interest upon 

 the public debt shall be carried to 

 the account of expenditure for 



