HISTORICAL CHRONICLE. 



XXXV 



Pdland ; and in default of male 

 heirs, the Princefs Mary Auguf- 

 taNepomucene,his only daugh- 

 ter, from this time declared 

 Infanta of Poland, fhall be 

 Queen, and the Confort whom 

 the King and the aflembled 

 States fhall choofe for her fliall 

 wear the Crown, and form 

 the ftock from whence ftiall 

 commence a new Royal Dynaf- 

 ty of Poland. 



10. During the minority of a 

 King, his tutelage, with the 

 adminiftration of Government, 

 fhail be entrufted to the Queen 

 and the Council, who Ihallgive 

 an account of their charge at 

 each Diet. 



11. The education of the 

 Iting's children is alfo entrufted 

 to the Council. 



12. A judicial Power (hall 

 be fixed for each Palatinate, 

 Territory, and Diftrid ; the 

 Judges Ihall be €le<5ted at the 

 Dietines. 



When the conftitution was 

 read, the tumult in the Diet 

 was very great, fome for, and 

 others againft it. However, it 

 was at laft carried, and the 

 King was requefted to fwcar to 

 it, which he did in the hands of 

 the Biftiop of Cracow, and was 

 followed by moft of the mem- 

 bers. His majefty then faid 

 aloud, "Thofewhoare friends 

 to their country, foUowme, and 

 confirm this oath folemnly at 

 the alur."— All the Biftiops, 

 all the Senators, and moft of 

 the members, followed the 

 King, and took this important 

 oath. An hundred cannon an- 

 nounced the fwearing to the 

 new conftitution to the public. 

 About thirty members were 



left in the hall, who did not go 

 to the church — eighteen of 

 them have figned a manifefto. 



His Majefty declared that the 

 conftitution had been framed 

 out of the Englifh and Ameri- 

 can forms of government. 



The Congrefs at Cziftove 

 remain quite inafiive. A con- 

 ference had been opened there 

 between the Grand Vifir and 

 the Ruffian Ambaflador, which 

 broke off after a very fhort con- 

 verfation. 



An Englifh vefTel, named the 

 Powis, has arived at Conftanti- 

 nople with fourteen Naval Of- 

 ficers, who immediately went 

 on board that divlfion of the 

 Turkifh fleet which failed for 

 the Black Sea. 



A great number of French 

 officers and marines pafTed 

 through Frankfort on the 3d of 

 May, on iheir way to Peterf- 

 burgh, in confequence of an in- 

 vitation from the Prince of Naf- 

 fau to ferye in the fleet of 

 gallies- 



The King of Sweden has 

 publi'-lied an order, forbidding 

 all military officers from ferv- 

 ing as volunteers in France ; 

 and his reafon is curious, on 

 account of the troubles luhich 

 notv agitate that kingdom. 



Coin of every denomination 

 is fcarce in Ruffia — Copper 

 money is at 3 per cent, and fil- 

 ver from 25 to 36 per cent, dif- 

 count. 



Rome, Jpril 46. The Kin,? 

 and Queen of Naples, after 

 viewing every thing that is cu- 

 rious in this capital, and be- 

 ing daily entertained in afump- 

 tuous manner by otil or other 

 of the Roman Nobility, left 



