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Negotiation At Rastadt Between France And The German Empire.
The passage along either towing-path should be free , and all claims of payment suppressed ; merchandizes should be subject only to the customs established in the countries , and received the moment they are unloaded ; but the duties of one bank should not exceed those which should be established on the other . , The Islands ofthe Rhine should remain with the Republic the Fort of Ehrenbreitstein should be demolished ; the Fort of Cassel and its dependencies given up the Commercial Brid between the countries of
; ge the Brtsack to be re-established ; and an extent of fifty acres in front of the old bridge at Huninguen , with a proper road to come to it . The titles de . rived from the places which have been ceclsd to be renounced . ¦ The negotiation now suffered a suspension , and seemed to await the issue of the armament winch sailed from Toulon . The grand outlines of the Treaty , however , were drawn .
All personal servitude was abolished in the Bishopric of Snire ' s , and at every place near the Rhine , iri possession of the French , The Jews were put upon the same footing of " other subjects . The negotiation was again resumed , ancl a note on the 3 d of October was delivered b y the French Ministers , in which ' the Directory , ' to use the words of the French Ministers , ' evinced a condescending dignity , and an unexampled moderation , especially if it be recollected " that it is the victorious This character it
power . was determined to maintain and exhibit , by restoring the territories of Kehl and of Cassel . ' The articles annexed , consisted of several regulations relative to the commerce of the Rhilie ; the payment of debts , and the laws respecting emigrants . A contest now arose about the secularization of ecclesiastical property ; upon the provisioning of Ehrenbreitstein , of which the fate was not yet determined and at the time the
; same Emperor ' s troops seized upon the Gri'on country . ¦ _ October 30 . It having been demanded by the French to remove the toll of Elsfleth , the Prussian Minister declared against it , as well as aeainst all other alterations within the line of demarcation .
An interchange of notes followed between the respective parties at the Congress . Some ofthe petty Princes of Germany betrayed a mean solicitude to purchase peace by unworthy sacrifices , by a dereliction of principle , and violation of dury . The French , on the other hand , steady to their principiesanrf farm to their purpose , graciously condescended to signify their provisional acceptance ot the proffered consent , to demolish the important fortress of Ehrenbreitstein , one of the keys of Germany ; but , at the same time have declared their resolution not to recede , in the smallest degree , from the conditions which they had proposed .
ORISON COUNTRY . TOWARDS the conclusion of last Autumn , the Emperor perceivirtcr , from the state of affairs at Rastadt , that the negotiation with France was not likely to be brought to an amicable conclusion , marched a considerable body of . troops into the Gnson country , of which he took entire possession . This position was deemed of great advantage in case of recommencing hostilities . The citizens of the Helvetic republic , as they are now styled , had , it seems ,
expressed some apprehensions upon that event ; the Swiss Directory , therefore , sent a circular letter , addressed to the national prefeSs , requiring , for the safety of Helvetia , that each canton hold in readiness a certain number of chosen troops , who may be assembled and marched immediatel y to any point at which they m ; ty he wanted , for the service of the frontiers , and ordering the prefects to organize such troops within their respective jurisdictions , and to put them 011 duty , by causing them tp mount guard . In performing this service , however , they are directed to conduct themselves as much as possible according to the ancient usages of their cantons .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Negotiation At Rastadt Between France And The German Empire.
The passage along either towing-path should be free , and all claims of payment suppressed ; merchandizes should be subject only to the customs established in the countries , and received the moment they are unloaded ; but the duties of one bank should not exceed those which should be established on the other . , The Islands ofthe Rhine should remain with the Republic the Fort of Ehrenbreitstein should be demolished ; the Fort of Cassel and its dependencies given up the Commercial Brid between the countries of
; ge the Brtsack to be re-established ; and an extent of fifty acres in front of the old bridge at Huninguen , with a proper road to come to it . The titles de . rived from the places which have been ceclsd to be renounced . ¦ The negotiation now suffered a suspension , and seemed to await the issue of the armament winch sailed from Toulon . The grand outlines of the Treaty , however , were drawn .
All personal servitude was abolished in the Bishopric of Snire ' s , and at every place near the Rhine , iri possession of the French , The Jews were put upon the same footing of " other subjects . The negotiation was again resumed , ancl a note on the 3 d of October was delivered b y the French Ministers , in which ' the Directory , ' to use the words of the French Ministers , ' evinced a condescending dignity , and an unexampled moderation , especially if it be recollected " that it is the victorious This character it
power . was determined to maintain and exhibit , by restoring the territories of Kehl and of Cassel . ' The articles annexed , consisted of several regulations relative to the commerce of the Rhilie ; the payment of debts , and the laws respecting emigrants . A contest now arose about the secularization of ecclesiastical property ; upon the provisioning of Ehrenbreitstein , of which the fate was not yet determined and at the time the
; same Emperor ' s troops seized upon the Gri'on country . ¦ _ October 30 . It having been demanded by the French to remove the toll of Elsfleth , the Prussian Minister declared against it , as well as aeainst all other alterations within the line of demarcation .
An interchange of notes followed between the respective parties at the Congress . Some ofthe petty Princes of Germany betrayed a mean solicitude to purchase peace by unworthy sacrifices , by a dereliction of principle , and violation of dury . The French , on the other hand , steady to their principiesanrf farm to their purpose , graciously condescended to signify their provisional acceptance ot the proffered consent , to demolish the important fortress of Ehrenbreitstein , one of the keys of Germany ; but , at the same time have declared their resolution not to recede , in the smallest degree , from the conditions which they had proposed .
ORISON COUNTRY . TOWARDS the conclusion of last Autumn , the Emperor perceivirtcr , from the state of affairs at Rastadt , that the negotiation with France was not likely to be brought to an amicable conclusion , marched a considerable body of . troops into the Gnson country , of which he took entire possession . This position was deemed of great advantage in case of recommencing hostilities . The citizens of the Helvetic republic , as they are now styled , had , it seems ,
expressed some apprehensions upon that event ; the Swiss Directory , therefore , sent a circular letter , addressed to the national prefeSs , requiring , for the safety of Helvetia , that each canton hold in readiness a certain number of chosen troops , who may be assembled and marched immediatel y to any point at which they m ; ty he wanted , for the service of the frontiers , and ordering the prefects to organize such troops within their respective jurisdictions , and to put them 011 duty , by causing them tp mount guard . In performing this service , however , they are directed to conduct themselves as much as possible according to the ancient usages of their cantons .