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its application to the whole king- 
dom. They say, that having al- 
ready acknowledged thatthe con- 
stitution must undergo some mo- 
difications and additions, all the 
differences between the sovereign 
andthenation have ceased to exist 
both parties being agreed upon the 
principle. In consequence, they 
notify the appointment of commis- 
sioners on their part to negociate 
with those nominated by the King. 
This address produced another 
royal rescript dated Nov. 29th,in 
which it was hinted thatsome erro- 
neous and forced interpretations 
had been given to several of the 
principles declared in the former 
rescript, particularly with respect 
to the new States, but that they 
shall not retard the negociations 
for a final accommodation ; anda 
nomination is then made of the 
royal commissioners. The result 
of the whole seems to be, that the 
States have gained their point of 
rendering the ancient constitution 
of Wurtemberg the basis of its 
future government. 
It was mentioned in the narra- 
tive of the last year, that although 
Prussia, by a provisional occupa- 
tion, had got the whole of Saxony 
within her grasp, the fate of that 
unfortunate country was not yet 
decided. In the beginning of March 
a note was transmitted from the 
King of Saxony totheministers of 
the allied powers at Vienna,— 
which began with expressing the 
deep affliction he had felt on pe- 
Tusing the documents communi- 
cated to him by the Princes Tal- 
leyrand and Metternich, and the 
Duke of Wellington, announcing 
the determination of the five pow- 
ers relative to Saxony. He pro- 
ceeds to say, “ Withoutany other 
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principle than that of convenience, 
and without any regard to the in- 
ternal relations of thenation,a line 
has been traced across the coun- 
try which would at once tear from 
it two fifths of its population, and 
more than one half of its territo- 
rial extent, as well as the means 
indispensable for the subsistence 
of what shall remain to the King. 
It is to such sacrifices that the 
King has been invited to give his 
assent, while it is added, that no 
negociation will be entered into 
as to accessary points, until his 
Majesty shall have categorically 
declared himself on the territorial 
cession.” The King then argues 
against pronouncing upon his 
rights without his consent, and 
retaining his states as conquered 
countries ; and he claims the ad- 
mission of his plenipotentiary to 
the congress in order totreat with 
the allied powers. 
That the dissatisfaction of the 
King was participated by the peo- 
ple, subjected to a government to 
which they had an extreme re- 
pugnance, was rendered evident 
by aproclamation issued at Dres- 
den on April 12th, by which every 
person, who, either in words 
or deeds, manifested an attach- 
ment to Napoleon Buonaparte, or 
his interests, was ordered to be 
apprehended and delivered to the 
office of police for the investiga- 
tion of the charge, and corres- 
ponding punishment. A more de- 
cisive proof of the existence of 
such feelings among the Saxons 
was given by a serious mutiny in 
the troops of that nation at Liege 
in the beginning of May. It com- 
menced from an intended division 
of them into such as were natives 
of the part ceded to Prussia, and 
