The Sun.
London, England, 1816-08-15 00:00:00

GERMAN PAPERS.

IlisinctiGn, Atm. t2.—On the 29th alt, the pos.
session of the Duchy of Laitentmil was delivered
up at -Itatzchurg to the .11iinish tiovernment by
the Prussian Commissioner appointed .to That
effect, Jr will be recollected that this cession is
in consequence of that of Pomerania to Pritsiia,
and of Norway t(i Svreden, In the first instance,
howt;ver, the portion of Lanentmrg belonging
to Lianover was ceded to Prussia and the fol-
lowing is the patent of the Hanoverian GlOVerii«
menu by which this cession was made

" Or/OW:, VatKeE RLGENT, in the name and on the behalf
rifitis Majesty George 114., by the grace of God, King of' the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of

panover, Duke of Brunswick and Ltinrburg,

st upon the ultimate liberation of Germany from a foreign
yoke, rtletted will% the help of the Allied Powers, it was, our
most anxious wish again to unite under our sceptre the Whole
possessions of our house in Germany, and maintain them
ni►separated, and to be able to reward the subjects of the
same for the loyalty mid attachment of which they had given
to us the most signal profs even amidst the pressure of fo-
reign occupation. 'lbis endeavour, which we at allAhurs
preferred to any proffered aggrandizement of the territory of
our States, had also for its special obieet the undivided con-
serration of the thieby of Sixe-Lauenhurg,whose inhabitants
had always, umd ecpevially in the late troublaus times when
under n foreign yoke, given undoubted proofs of their de-
vntedness and attachment tows and our House ; and towards
the attainment of this object we readily offered every sacriftee
compatible with the true welfare of our German States as a
whole.

41 As, however, it is a consequence of the diversified changes
which so many of the Eoropren powers have been latterly
doomed to experience through the pressure of circumstances,
that for the confirmation of the future territorial relation►► of
Germani, neither the opinions of the powers with whose help
our, cohutcy was delivered from a'forvign yoke, should he ne.
gtected,nur that the interests of Germanyand its various States
can be separated from what has been necessary for the exe•
cuthat of divers Trtaties-concluded among Foreign Powers,
and for the maintenance of the general tranquillity thereon
depending; suit has hence consecutively I)4;4u:tied, that the
cession of the part of the Duchy of Sexe-Lanenhurg on the
right side of the Elbe to the King of Prussia (an assent to
which has become so hoperionily necessary, that any farther
delay on our side Would not secure to this part of our sub•
jccts their connexion under our sceptre) will be connected
with important consequences for the welfare of our other
German States generally.

" Under these circumstances, and convinced that it is our
ditty to'make this sacrifice, however severe to ottr heart, for
the benefit of the whole, we have resolved, in conformity to a
Trout/ concluded with .the King of Prnsiitt on the 49th of
INlay last year) anti .aftertvarii modified hy another Treaty of

Alit! 4311' of Scpteinter foilortitig, 'cede to sad place at tie
ilispaiki of his Prussian Majesty that portion of the Duchy of
Lauenliiirg %award on the right bank of the Elbe, with the
exception of the canton of Neuhaus and the territory included
between it and MeektenbVrg, by whom aiNiO it is imme-
diately to be ceded and conveyed to his Majesty the sing of
Denmark.

"We have at the same lime tonditloned for the maintenance
of all the existing rights and privileges of the said ceded por-
tion of the duchy of Laurnburg: in particular fur the reeiss
concluded with the States thereof on the 15th Sept. 1702, and
ratified by his Majesty the King on the 21st .lune 1765; and
as well the taking upon him the debts of the State by the new
occupier, as the speedy and equitable repayment of the costs
and debts contracted during the French occupation.
We have commissioned and empowered John Christian
During, Commandant of our Order of the Guelphs, to carry
into effect the above cession, and in our name ,to release the
states and inhabitants generally from the oaths of fidelity
and allegiance by which they have been hitherto bound
to our house ; and while he hereby recommends to them to
show the same fidelity and attachment to their new ruler that
they have hitherto shown to us and to our house, we comma=
pirate to them the assurance that the recollection of their
loyalty and attachment to us and our forefathers can never
be erased from our hearts. •
" By his Royal Highness the Prince Regent's Special
Command,
" C. Vnn DECKEN, Von BREMER, VonARNSWALDT.
" Hanover, July 16,

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ST. PETEBSBURGH, JULY 17,—At last • the
drought has been rnitigated by some showers of
rain. Within these three days we had some thun-
der storms, accompanied with rain.
Odesia continues yearly to flourish, and that
port will become as importantior the commerce
of the southern provinces of the eMpire, as this
is for the trade of the 'anthem. Up to the.2Blll
of June 498 ships had entered Odessa, bringing
merchandize to the value of .14 million of rubles,
besides a very large quantity of specie: During
the same period there sailed 24G ships, laden with
Russian produce to the amount of 15,220,000
rubles, including above 450,000 tschetverts of
wheat. Odessa ut present contains 35,500 inha-
bitants and seven churches.
STOCKHoos, Jut.Y ?A—The long continued-
drought in our vicinity created some alarm fur
the harvest, which is now, however, vanished.
The crops are said to look well in the provinces
of'East and West Got!'land, and the thought, it
would appear, has been chiefly confined to the
country about Stockholm. Upon the whole there
is nu present fear ut the harvest.