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STATE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS, 
In April, 1806. 
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RUSSIA. 
Alean gallant and magnanimous Empe- 
ror ot Ruffia maintains an impofing at- 
titude, and is preparing to refift the pre- 
tenfions and aggreffions of France with 
the whole force of his empire. It is faid 
that nearly 300,000 men are already af- 
fembied on his frontiers. 
From the lifts tranfmitted to the Holy 
Synod from the different Heptarchies of 
the Ruffian Empire, it appears that the 
number of births in the year 1804, were 
males 715,334, females 642,233 5. total 
1,358,287. Marriages 311,798, deaths 
789,818; of which there were, males 
43951375 females 380,681. So that, in 
the courfe of that year, the number of 
births exceeded the mortality by 563,469 
fouls. 
PRUSSIA. 
Proclamation for excluding Britifh Trade, &c. 
‘¢ By a Treaty concluded between his Pruf- 
fian Majefty and che Emperor of France and 
King of Italy, it has been ftipulated that the 
ports of the German Ocean (the North Sea) 
and the rivers which empty themfelves in it, 
fhall be fhut againf Britith thipping and trade, 
in the fame manner as was practifed whilit 
Hanover was occupied by French troops. 
The Pruffian troops therefore have orders to 
refufe entrance to all Britith fhips which may 
attempt ta enter fuch ports and rivers, and to 
erder them back. Meafures will alfo be taken 
to prevent Englifh goods from being landed 
and tranfported. 
*s Given at Head-Quarters, Hanover, 
6¢ March 23, 1806. 
(Signed) SCHULENBERG.” 
GERMANY. 
Duffelderf, March, 23. 
s¢'Y efterday feveral Corps of French Troops, 
as had been expeéted, entered this place, and 
at twelve o’clock to-day Prince Murat was 
proclaimed under the title of Joachun, Duke 
of Cleves and Berg. The Proclamation of 
the new Sovereien was regulated by the 
fame Commifiary, who on the 21/t publifhed 
the refignation of the preceding Prince. 
Baron Hompefch, whe is entrufted with the 
powers of the Duke of Bavaria and Prince 
Joachim Murat, by order of the latter pre- 
fided at the publication of the two Aéts re- 
lating to the acceffion of this Prince to the 
Government. Theie A&s were read from 
the balcony of the Hotél de Ville, by a He- 
tald at Arms, furrounded by four perfons 
¢arrying enfigns. The folemnity was ac- 
companied with the found of mufic, the 
ringing of bells, and the acclamations of the 
populace. The following is an abftract of 
the acts :—-** Napoleon, by the Grace of God 
and the Conftitutions, Emperor of the French, 
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King of Italy, to all to whom thefe prefents 
may come—Safety— 
‘Their Majetties the King of Pruffia and 
Bavaria having refpeétively ceded the Duchies 
of Cleves and Berg, with all their rights, 
titles, and prerogatives, to be difpofed of to 
a Prince of our eleftion.; We have transfer- 
ed, and do transfer the faid Duchies, rights, 
titles, and privileges te Prince Joachim, our 
beloved brother in-law, to be pofleffed in the 
fulleft plenitude and extent by him as Duke 
of Cieves and Berg, and hereditarily tranf- 
mitted to his natural and legitimate male 
iilue in the order of primogeniture, and to 
the total exclufion of females and their de- 
{cendants, Should Providence decree the ex- 
tinétion of the male defcent from the faid 
Prince Joachim, be it underftood that the 
aforefaid Duchies of Cleves and Berg, with 
all their rights, titles, and prerogatives, fhalk 
defcend to our natural and legitimate iflue, 
and in default thereof, to that of our brother 
Prince Jofeph—-and, In defailt of the laf, 
te that of our brother Prince Louis—provid- 
ing efpecially, that, upon no condition fhall 
the faid Duchies of Cleves and Berg be re- 
verted to our Imperial Crown. Inthe choice 
of our brether-in-law, Prince Joachim, we 
have been principally determined by the per- 
fect knowledge that we have of his eminent 
qualities, and an aflurance of the advantages 
which muft refult to the inhabitants of the 
faid Duchies. We entertain an implicit con- 
fidence, that, by their fidelity and obedience, 
‘they will continue to merit the reputation 
they have acquired under their, former 
Princes, and will prove themfelves worthy 
the protection of their new Sovereign, to- 
gether with our Imperial attention and pa- 
tronage. 
16th Agarch, 1806. NaPoLeon,” 
SWITZERLAND, 
The following Proclamation was iflued 
here (Neufchatei) on the evening of the 
r7th of March, by Marthal Berthier: 
«« In the name of his Majefty the Emperor 
and King my Sovereign, I come to take pof- 
feffien of the principality of Neufchatel, 
which the King of Prufia has ceded to him. 
The French troops under my command fhail 
obferve a ftriét difcipline, and muft therefore 
be received by the inhabitants with due cone 
fideration.” 
This city and territory has been af- 
figned to the French Martha) Berthier, as 
the reward of nis fervices to Napolecn. 
ITALY. 
The Neapolitan brench Gazette con- 
tained the following article on the x1th 
of March. 
‘* Notwithftanding the imprifonment and 
banifhment of feverat difturters of the publig 
peace, and in fpite of the gracious admoni- 
tion 
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