1801.] 
draw from the Hanoverian territories, 
According to the fame accounts, the 
Courts of London and Berlin were likely: 
to enter on negociations for the removal of 
every difference which might for the pre- 
fentemilt, 
SWITZERLAND. 
The difcuffions on the new Conftitution 
of Switzerland commenced at Berne on 
the 29th of September; and the following 
articlés were accepted by a majority of 60 
voices againft 16 :— 
‘Pirft, the integrity of Helvetia is a fun- 
damental article of the Helvetic Conftitu- 
‘tion. Second, the Helvetic Republic 
forms only one State, its territory is di- 
vided into Cantons. Third, there is one 
right of Helvetic Citizenfhip ; there are 
no political rights of citizens relative to 
ditting cantons, } ; 
The queftion relative to the ceffion of 
the territories of the Valais was likewife 
difcuffed, and after a long debate it was 
refolved by 34 voices againft 7—‘* That 
the whole canton of Valais thould apper- 
tain to Helvetia, and not be ceded unlefs: 
France fhould take poffeffion of it by force.” 
On the 31 ft of September the Diet came 
to the following refolution:—<** The fu- 
preme power fhall be exercifed by a Diet 
and a Senate, in the name of the Helvetic 
people.” The Paris papers, however, to 
the 4th of November affert, that the Hel- 
vetic Diet has been diffolved juft after it 
had completed the Conftitution, and ap- 
pointed the members to the Senate. 
its proceedings have been’ declared null, 
and the old” Legiflative Body, taking the 
reins of government into their hands, 
have appointed a Provifional Executive 
Government, and reftored the Conftitution 
agreed to in May laft. : 
Accounts from Berne ftate that the an- 
tient Swifs cantons, Uri, Schweitz, and 
Underwalden, have fent a deputation to 
Paris, to conjure the Firft Conful, by the 
names of Tell and Winelreld, to prote& 
them in their antient conftitution, under 
which alone they can enjoy tranquillity 
and happinefs. ‘The accounts from the 
fame place of the 7th of November ftate, 
that the greater part of the members of 
the Dict haye returned to their homes. 
The public tranquillity has not any 
where been difturbed. The ‘Helvetic 
troops have already quitted the fmall can- 
tons. They are on their return to Lu. 
cerne. The Helvetic Senate is contti- 
tuted, and Dolder is appointed prefident. 
BATAVIAN REPUBLIC. 
The Batavian Council of Regency have 
slected the new Legiflative Body, almoit 
Montuiy Mac. N?. 80. 
State of Public Affairs in November, 1801+ 
‘All: 
445 
all of whom belonged to the former Le- 
giflation. They are to proceed immedi- 
ately to the organization of the inferior 
departments of the government. This 
change of conftitution continues to be re- 
ceived with complete apathy. 
WEST INDIES, 
‘Citizen Vincent, chief of brigade, and: ° 
direétor of the corps of Engineers at Sts ~ 
Domingo, arrived at Paris in the begin- 
ning of October. He was the bearer of 
many letters from ‘Touffaint L’Ouverture, 
and an ofncial copy of the conttitution 
that was tranfmitted for the approbation’ 
of the parent country. This plan was 
within a few days to be fubmitted fo the 
confideration of the Counci] of State. 
Citizen Vincent gives the moft fatisfatory 
details of the ftate of cultivation in the 
colony.’ 
EGYPT. 
Official accounts came from Egypt on 
the 14th of November, with the final ac- 
count: of the conqueft of that country, 
which, although from the event of peace, 
not fo interefting as they would formerly 
have been, will be read with fatisfaction, 
as the termination of an expedition, which, 
however difgraceful to-the late minifters, 
from the unneceffary’ and difhonorable 
rupture of the treaty of El-Arifh, has“ 
been honorable to the Britifh arms, 
GREAT BRITAIN, 
The Parliament commenced its Sefion 
,on Thurlday, the 29th ot November, and 
the King was fufhiciently recovered to at- 
tend its opening in perfon. The import 
of the Speech from the Fhrone was nearly 
as follows :—Wis Majeity had the {atis~ 
faétion to inform the Parliament,’ that the 
important Negotiations in which he was’: 
engaged at the clofe of the laft Scffion 
were brought to a favourable conclufion. - 
The differences with the Northern Powers 
have been adjufted. by a Convention with 
the Emperor of Ruffia, to which ‘the> 
kings of Denmark and Sweden had ex- 
prefled their readinefs to: accede. The- 
eflential rights for which this country 
contended were hereby fecured: Prelimi- 
naries of Peace had. alfo been fatificd be- 
tween him and the French Republic ; and 
he trufted that this important Arrange-. 
ment, whilft it manifetted the juftice and 
moderation of his views, would. alfo be 
found conducive to the interefts of this. 
country, and honorable to the Britifh cha- 
ragter. He then addrefled the gentlemen 
of the Houfe of Commons and faid, he 
had direted fuch eftimates to be prepared 
for the various demands of the public fer- 
vice, a3 appeared to himto be belt adapted 
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