m ANNUAL REGISTER, 1S18. 



[Apr. 



whole province, and the inha- 

 bitants invited to sign it. 



*' It is for these reasons that 

 the petition which was presented 

 to me a few days ago, in the 

 name of the city of Coblentz, as 

 well as of the communes which 

 compose its districts, has given 

 me just displeasure. I shall fix 

 the period when the fulfihnent of 

 the promise which I have given, 

 respecting the introduction of the 

 representative system, shall take 

 place ; and I shall not suffer 

 myself to be influenced by any 

 unsuitable remonstrances on this 

 subject. 



" My principles in this respect 

 have been declared in the Federal 

 Diet ; and in consequence of 

 these principles I shall continue 

 to take the necessary preparatory 

 measures. The duty of faithful 

 subjects is to wait (with confi- 

 dence in my fidelity in fulfilling 

 an engagement which I freely 

 made) for the moment which, 

 after an examination of the 

 situation of the whole monarchy, 

 I shall judge fit for the execution 

 of the article of the Federal Act, 

 which is appealed to. 

 (Signed) 

 " Frederick William." 

 «' Potsdam, 21st March, 1818." 



A Proclamation dated Wash- 

 ington, 28th April, 1818, relates 

 to the carrying into effect the 

 treaty of 1817, with respect to 

 the naval force upon the Lakes. 

 The treaty stipulated that — 



The naval force to be main- 

 tained upon the American Lakes 

 by his Majesty and the Govern- 

 ment of the United States, shall 

 henceforth be confined to the fol- 

 lowing vessels on each side -. 



On Lake Ontario, one vessel, 

 not exceeding 100 tons burden, 

 and armed with one 18-pound 

 cannon. 



On the Upper Lakes, two ves- 

 sels, each not exceeding like 

 burden, and armed with like force. 



On Lake Chaniplain, one ves- 

 sel, not exceeding like burden, 

 and armed with like force. 



All other armed vessels on 

 these lakes shall be forthwith 

 dismantled, and no other vessel 

 shall be built or armed. 



The latter part of the procla- 

 mation contains the approval of 

 these stipulations, and the an- 

 nouncement of their being finally 

 carried into effect. 



29. Rome. — His Holiness has 

 announced a Consistory on the 

 4th of May next ; he has signi- 

 fied his intention of deciding on 

 the appointments of several 

 Bishops in the Romish states, and 

 of sixteen Neapolitan Bishops. 

 Praffaele Mazio will then begin 

 to officiate in his capacity of 

 Secretary to the Members of the 

 Consistory. This place, which, 

 by custom, was always conferred 

 upon an Italian prelate, is not 

 superior in dignity ; but it is very 

 important, and affords much in- 

 fluence, because the Secretary to 

 the Consistory is always appoint- 

 ed Secretary to the Conclave. 

 His Holiness has refused to re- 

 cognise the appointment of several 

 Bishops proposed by the King 

 of Bavaria ; some on account of 

 their doctrines, and others on ac- 

 count of their morals. This 

 refusal has excited no very 

 agreeable sensations at Munich. 



30. Naples. — Ferdinand I., by 

 the Grace of God, King of the 

 Two Sicilies, of Jerusalem, &c. 



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