The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-29 00:00:00

PARrs, ocT4 is.

RATISBON, OCT. t 5 day before yester-
day, the Ministers of France and Russia addressed
conjointly to the Direaorial Minister a Letter,
.in which
:they beg him to communicate immediate-
ly to the. Extraordinary Deputation of the Empire, a
Note annexed to this Letter. The substance of
Which is as follows :

`tAs the principles inseparably conneaed with the
distribution of the Indemnities in the declarations
made in the name of the Mediating Powers, on the
18th of August last, and re-produced with modi-
fications, which they consented to in the general
Plan of the Bth of Oaober, ought to he entirely
comprehended in the Cant-hewn, which the Extraor-
'titnary Deputation is about to form immediately
in regard to the whole, the Lmlersigned (Minister
Extraordinary of, the French Republic, and the
Minister Plenipotentiary of His Mljesty the Em.
yetor-of Russia) rake the earliest opportunity of
proposing,
,after the enlightened refie4ions made to
them by several of the Sub delegates, that the ele-
venth of these principles be announced in, the fol-
lowing manner :
" Eleventhly, the preceding dispositions render
of no avail the pretensions which existed, both to
the Territories become French, and to those which
existing to property given in the room of others on
the Left Bank of the Rhine, shall not be produced,
examined, and settled in an amicable manner within
the course of a year.
" This Mode of expression, which at first seemed
Sufficiently explicit, according to the term axed in
the twelfth principle, for every transaEtiOn what-
ever, expresses better indeed the provident intention
Of the Mediating Poweri, and corresponds better
to the solicitude of the Deputation for Elm general
good:

(Signed)

gr LAFORET,
" Baron de %mut.

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BASLE, '091%. 12.

tHE COUNCit OF WAR or THE LEAGUE TO THE
BRAVE SWISS, THEIR BROTHERS IN ARM.
" Friends and brothers, when you separated
onrselves from your wives, your children, your
fathers, and your friends, to conquer for your chil-
dren, liberty, independence, and prosperity, you
th4ndoned,with alacrity and courage your cottages,
and your flocks. This idea, the Godofour fa_
titers is with us, and proteds us," gave you force to
brave all ,the dangers, arid to despise the fatigues
of war. Your quitted- with songs your mountains
and yoOr valleys, to enter into the field and defend
the cause of liberty and your country. The Al.
thighty blessed your arms, and tseaid the just wishes
of a nation known only by its rectitude, and which
had armed for its liberty and independence. Our
enemies, our oppressors, the roi.disarit Helvetic
UoVernment, with its feeble party, have been
chased almost to the frontiers of the confederate
Cantons.
" But, brothers and friends, we have received a
notification, that if we'did not by our conduit give
prloltz. of an entire confidence in the First Consul of
the powerful nation of France, who has caused a de.
tlaration to be made by his Envoy, General RA's,
our tathers assembled at Stips44*, that he wishes
to interpose as Mediator in' the war which we are
tarrying on against the odious Helvetic Government,
-.ve•honlci. be compelled to it by the vidorious arms
Of the French warriors.-.-Brothers, friends, con.
federates., who among us could conceive the thought
-hi menacing ourselves with the numerous and ex.
perienced armies of France No, friends, no ;we
wish to await peaceably the determination of the
li'irst Consul, and with that order, that moderation,
and- that discipline, which have hitherto guided
• jPetit• siepS, you will receive, we are convinced, ihe
orders of your superiors, of your General ; and
evcii, it it should be necessary, you will return to
your residences; in order that our country may not
be exhausted' 'by the entrance of Foreign Troops ;
that we may not be deprived of the scanty harvest
of this year, which we hoped to consuine with our
children; and that we may not be plunged into in.
dikeike and misery: It is only the Helvetic Go.
vernment, direaed by its passions arid its private
i
interest, that could call n the aid of Foreign
Troops ; we, who took up arms only 'for our
country and tranquillity, have no need of Troops
to attain our object: But, relying on our eon. tiCt,
ere date'to hope, that the First Consul of name,
who has guaranteed our independence, :and who has
been deceived by false reports, will, as soon as he
than have been infornied of the true stare .olthiriga;
take measures, which Will secure our honour, and
the prosperity and independence of our country.
May the Almighty deign to grant this, %%%-lio has
caused us to make an important step towards our
future happiness, and crowned' our otitis with his
benediCtion."