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State of Public Affairs. 
anfwer to the Imperial Deputies, obferve, 
that the demand made by the Republic,” 
that the Rhine fhould be the boundary of 
the two ftates, is too explicit to want 
explanation.— They further obferve, that 
it is ftill lefs necetlary to inquire what 
poffeflions ought to remain to Princes 
who lofetheir fovereignty. ‘The domains 
of Princes who enjoyed the fovereignty 
muft, in fimilar cafes, be confidered the 
property of the nation to which the ceffion 
is made. The ceflion of all that is be- 
yond the Rhine, is the bafis of the treaty. 
Indemnity on the right banks, is the 
confequence. The French negociators 
refer themfelves completely to their note 
of the 15 Pluviofe, and perfift in declar- 
ing the deputations of the empire re- 
fponfible for refufing, or making evafions 
equivalent to refufing, to agree to a proper 
‘and neceflary bafis. 
The Imperial Deputation took this laft 
note into confideration in the fitting of 
the 12th of February, and refolved to 
communicate it to the General Diet of the 
Empire, and to the Envoys of all the 
interefted ftates, inviting them to manifett 
their opinions upon it. 
On the 27th of March, the laft con- 
elnfum of the deputation of the Empire 
was delivered to the French minifters by 
the Auftrian Plen‘potentiary. On the 
next day the French minilters returned 
for anfwer, that the Imperial deputation 
had already created too much delay in 
reviving the unfounded hope of retaining 
2 portion of territory on the other fide of the 
Rhine; they therefore exhorted them in 
the name or humanity, to wafte no more 
time in vain and ufelefs difputations, but 
to return an explicit anfwer immediately 
to their former demands refpecting the 
boundaries. 
HOLLAND. 
The Conftitutional Aflembly of the 
Batavian Republic about the 22d of 
February, laid down the bafis of the new 
government. “The following are among 
the principal articles of this bafis. 
The abolition of the divifion into Pro- 
vinces.—Separation of Church and State. 
No corporatwén or fociety to have rules 
contrary to the laws of the ftate.—-Ex- 
clufion from the right of voting of all the 
adherents of the Orange family.—The 
formation of a Democratic Reprefentative 
Government, by the eftablifhment of a 
legiflative body compofed of the two 
councils, and an Executive Power, con- 
fifting of five merabers, having under it 
the agents of the Executive Power. 
The formation of a new plan of finance, 
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founded upon the relative means of the 
citizens: ie, ub ai Nig 
The Commiffioners of the Treafury 
are to be appointed by the Executive 
Power.—Thofe of the chamber of ac- 
counts by the Legiflative Affembly. The 
territory of the Republic to be divided 
into a fuitable number of departments. 
A. diftin& divifion of three powers, 
the legiflative, the executive, and the 
judiciary. The right of individual peti- 
tion to the citizens. Revifion of the 
conftitution after the expiration of the 
fifth year.—The oath of hatred to the 
government of the Stadtholder, federalifm, 
ariftocracy, and anarchy, to be taken 
without exception by all the pérfons 
employed by the Republic.—No power 
to have the right of interfering with the 
banks of circulation in. the different 
towns of the Republic.—Inftitutions for 
public inftru€tion in arts and fciences. 
Alliance with the French Republic. 
RUSSIA. 
The public affairs of this vaft Empire 
feem at prefent to remain almoft un- 
affected by the great events which are 
taking place aroundthem. ‘The Emperor 
has given an extenfive traét of land in his 
dominions, as an afylum to Louis the 
18th of France, and fome of his principal 
adherents. 
TURKEY. | 
The fyftem of innovation and revolu- 
tion, which is making fuch hafty ftrides 
in countries nearer to our own; has pro- 
bably diverted the attention of Britons 
from the rebellion which is making fuch 
rapid progreis in the dominions of the 
Prophet. Pafswan-Oglou, the Buonaparte 
of Greece, is now become fo formidable 
as to threaten the capital of the Grand 
Seignor. He has been lately reinforced 
by a body of 20,000 men; but his prin 
cipal force confifts in a few thoufand Po- 
landers under the command of General 
Denifke. 
East INDIEs. 
By recent advices from the . Eaft it ap- 
pears that Tippoo Sultan, who lately 
afflumed a menacing afpect, has confulted 
his better interefis in preferving the rela- 
tions of peace. ‘ 
The adjuftment of the. differences, 
which divided the Mahratta Qtates, has 
greatly contributed to this -conduét. 
Zennius Shaw, having beaten the united 
armies of the Seiks, entered Lahare, 
(theircapital), gave it mp to plunder, and 
put 7ooe of the inhabitants to death. 
While waiting, however, at Lahore, for 
the heavy artsllery, neceflary to his ex< 
peditio 
