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your country; I fhall be there ’ere long, and 
will confirm the union which you and my 
people are about to form. Thefe barriers, 
which feparate you from the Coatinent, fhall 
be removed for the common intereft, and things 
will foon be in their natural order. ' 
“The fignatures of all your citizens, fub- 
fcribed to the requeft which you now make to 
me, difpe! every objection I might have had to 
make. They conftitute the only right which 
1 confider as legitimate. In.caufing that law 
to be refpected, I fhall only eftablifh the in- 
dependence which I have promifed you,’? 
The meeting- of the Italian legiflatuze 
was alfo diltinguifhed by the prefentation 
of Prince Eugene Beauharnois, as Viceroy 
of Italy. His Majelty, the Emperor and 
King, addreffed the aflembly in a {peech, 
of which the following is the mott.im- " 
portant : { 
‘* I have neglected none of the objects up- 
on which my experience’ in administration 
could be useful to my people of Italy. | Be- 
fore I return across the mountains, I shall 
go over a part of the departments, 10 be-_ 
come better acquainted with their wants. 
“* I shall leave depositary of my authority 
this young prince, whom [ have brought up 
frem his infancy, ‘and who will be animated 
by my spirit. I have besides. taken measures 
to direct myself the most important affairs 
of the state. 
“* Orators of my Council will present to 
you a project of law authorizing my Chan- 
cellor Keeper of the Seals, Melzi, to act fo: 
our years, in the quality of depositary of 
my authority, as Vice President ; a domain 
which, remaining in his familv, may attest 
to his descendants the satisfaction I have 
felt from its services. eA, 
** T think I have given fresh proofs of my 
‘constant resolution to fulfil towards my peo- 
ple of Italy.every thing they can expect from 
me, I hape that in their turn they will be 
desirous of occupying the place ihat’l des- 
tine for them in my. thoughts; and they 
never will attain it, but by persuading them- 
Selves that the force of arms is the principal 
Support of states. ani id 
it is time that youth who ive in the 
idleness of’ great cities, should cease to fear 
the fatigues ‘and dangers ‘of war, and that 
they should enable themselves to make their 
country be respected, if they wish their 
country to be respectable. 
“* Genthemen of the Legislative Body, vie 
in zeal with my Council of State, and by 
that concourse of wills towards the sole aim 
of thé public prosperity, give to my repre- 
sentative the support. he should receive from 
you. -- Frat, oo : 
“© The British Goyernment having receiv- 
ed, with an evasive answer, the propositions 
I made to it, and the-King of England hav- 
GARTEN rendered them public by in- 
sulting my people in his Parlisment, I have 
seen the hopes considerably weakened, 
which I had conceived of the re-establish- 
ment of peace. However, the French squa- 
drons have since obtained successes to which 
I attach importance only because they must 
' farther convince my enemies of the imutility 
State of Public Affairs in Fune, 1805. ° 
a 
[July 1s 
ofa war which affords them nothing to gain 
and every thing to lose: The divisions of 
the flotillas and.the frigates built at the ex- 
._pence of the finances of my kingdom of Italy, 
and which at present make a part of the: 
French forces, have rendered useiul services 
in Many circumstances. I preserve the hope 
that the peace of the Continent will nor bé 
troubled; and, at all events, I find myself in 
@ position to fear none of the chances of 
war: I shall be in-the midst of you the very 
moment my presence would become neces~ 
Sary for tne preservation of my kingdom of 
Tialy.? dd 
HOLLAND. ‘ 
The following articles have been an- 
wounced with great pomp under the title 
of ¢* The Dutch Commercial Cade.” 
The new Code’ of Commerce confitts of 19 
Articles, viz: — sha ‘tp 
» iff. The repeal and abolition of all, Laws 
and Kefolutions exifting before the Decree 
againit trading with Great Britain. 
2d, “A prohibition of all diré€& commerce 
from any of the Dutch ports with Great Bri. 
tain. 
3d. Every veffel that fhall arrive in any of 
our ports with falfe or forged papers, dire 
from Great Britain, or from any portoryhaven 
thereunto belonging, fhall, together with every 
article of her cargo, be confifcated. typ 
4th. On intormation that any veffel, hav- 
ing been under the neteffiry of putting into any 
of theBrivifh ports, fhull have takenany additional 
articles on board belides her-original cargo, the» 
fhali be confifcated ; andithe captain. be. liable 
to pay 2 fine of roo guilders, if he be found to 
have concealed the fa. . : me 
5th. A regulation refpe€ting veffels from 
Great Britain (whofe ‘original defination ma 
be reprefented to have been for a neutral me | 
putung into any of the Dutch ports; which 
fhall, if the thip’s paffport dees not clearly prove 
every part of her. cargo to have been deftined — 
for fuch neutral port, be declared to be enemy’S 
property, and copfifcated accordingly, fo long 
as. free navigation and free commerce be not de- 
clared in England. 
6th. A fine of rooe guilders to be paid by 
every Captain or maiter of the veffel who fhall 
be found to'have any papers or packets of pa~ 
pers, to be deliverea to any of the Military Of- — 
ficers on or beio.g their arrival in a Dutch ° 
50rt, Cae 
~ 7th, All documents or fhip’s papers, of 
whatever Gefcription, fhail, with the ‘utmo 
care, be delivered, and’ alfo a written declara- 
tion by beth the captain and mafter; declaring 
upon oath whence they came, whither dettined, 
and that they have delivered: al] ‘papers they 
had in poffeffion, and that they have ‘not brought 
over with them, or ‘delivered before this their 
declaration, ¢ any. letters or papers whatever. 
Further, ‘all veifels thall be ‘obligéd'to take a 
oirth neareft the fhore, where they ate to re- 
main under guard till they have recewed ‘leave 
towéighanchor. <1) 9 ae 
‘ 8th. A prohibition of all importation of 
Britifh manutacture, from any place and in any 
manner foever, under penalty of the articles 
being confifcated, and a fine of 1000 seek 
