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THE DUTCH M4LL.

LEYDIN, JAN. 3.—The Convention concluded
in November laft, between Prutlia and the Bata-
vian Republic, and which has not as yet been pub-
Billed in this country, has juft appeared in the Ga-
zettes of the Empire. Its tenour is as follows :
Be It known to all whom it may concern, that his Profflan
Majefty being firmly Waived to obferve and ferupoloully to
fulfil the Stipulations agreed opera, In favour of the Batavian
Republic, in the Convention figned at Paris the 23c1 MDT. be-
tween his Prufilan Majefty and the French Republic, refpedt-
ing the ceffion of the territorial property hereafter pointed out :
and, being defirous to proceed to the preliminary and complete
ezecotioc ache firit Treaty which is the bafis of it, the two
Powers have agreed previoully to regulate by an arrangement
the mode and the conditions of that algae; and in that view
they have authorifed, viz. his Majefty of Praia, Mr. C. H C.
Count Haugwitz, his Milliliter of State, tee- dcc.; and the Ba-
tavian Republic, Citizen C. G. Hultman, her Envoy E ztraor-
(Homy, ace. dcc. at the Court of Berlin, who, after having mu-
tually ezehanged their fuUpowers,agree to the following articles.
Art.l. Agreeable to Article 11. of the Treaty of Paris, al-
ready referred to, his Majelty the King of Proffia renounces
for himfelf and heirs, all claims, pretenfions and propriety over
Swinaar, Huiffen, and Malburg, locked within the Batavian
Republic, and cedes, abandons and gives them op for ever in
foil fovereignty and property to the Batavian Republic, to be
poffeffed by her, and united with her territory.
li. The complete formatter of the cedediliftrldts Gull take
place. if poffible, within the term of three months, after the
dlfpodtions relating to it, and upon the ground of which the
tuderfigned will hereafter negotiate, shag be adjufted so the
mutual fetid:sake cf the two Contrading Powers. By twee-
ringlet there Sall be appointed without delay, and reciprocally
by both parties, CommiSoness, who will repair to the fpot, in
order to take tilde objeds into conadmados, and te decide
upon thou In the manner agreed upon.
ill. The two Contracting Powers will, like good sideshows,
and agreeably to the principles of perfedt equity, come to an
amicable tuaderftanding refpedting every thing that concerns
their refpetive intereas, not only with regard to the commer-
cial intercourfe between their contiguous dominions, add the
navigation of the Rhine, but alto with refpedt to the molten-
Mu and repairs of the hydraulic works, which are comet:led
with the common fafety of their adjoining teiritosim.

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IV. The Batavlan Republic takes upon it to difcharTe the
debts of thefe dark% ; and more cfpecially of dude debts for
which thee dlftridts are efpecially mortgaged; as Ilkewik its
quota of 'hate debts which it is to (attain ma a part of the call c-
tire debts of the Duchy of Cleve& In order, however, to ob-
viate all the difilcolties that might flan up in the application
of the IR Article, It It ceprefaly underftood that there flail not
be charged upon the Bahian Republic, bat thole &Ws only
which stile out of thole ferment:ens which have been contrac-
ted by the dondnioes of the Duchy of Cleves, or the Corpora-
tions and Communal Bodies of the ceded diftriets ; and fival:y,
there debts occafioned by the txpences which have been incur-
red for their refpedtive admblifiradon. The liquidation of thole
debts Ihall be fettled by the Commiffarles of both parties, co-i-
-formably to the legal and ;eddied proofs which mall be given in
and fubmitted to the Commiffloacs of the Batavian Republic.
V. All the Deeds,Titks, and Ads. r, lative to the public and
private property of the ceded &bias, mall be faithfully given
up to the Commiffarles of the Batavian Republic; and in the
fuppnition that there might wife • eolith:10 of lames with the
Proffun provinces, to width theft diftrids formerly belonged,
there Sall be draws up at common earners authentic colic%
which mall likewifc be depofited In the bands of the &WWI
Commiffarks.
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VI The pro:fent Caovention el:11 be ratified by the two par-
ties; and the exchange Grebe ratifications mall &he place with-
in the term of four maths, counting from this date, or rouser,
if gobble.
In WA of which we, the Plenipotentlarlet of his Majcity the
Sens of Prulka, and of the iambus Republic. have. in %tetw
to our full postern. i:gned the prclent Coovendon, acid sated
to n our refedive
Done at Berlin the t 4th Nov. In the year of our Lord, dos.
(Signed) Canoe tie HAUOWITI.
HOLTMAN.

SUAIII. DIC• &I.—lmmediately after the re-
turn of A Courier from St. Peteriburgh. the Con-
vention relative to the Tureen Indemnities will be
publifhed. The town of PACtu is affigned to lie.
vAria, but the territory of Eichltadt is to be given
up. ROLA and Pruliia will guarantee the Treaty.
Conferences on the fubjeet of the Indemnities of
the t;tAn.t Duke of Tuscany are held at Paris.
be: en the Counfcllor of State Jossra Boa a rrrrr
u t Cossturzat., why are appointed Com-
tthefc difeuffiorts by their refpeaive

Dic. az—A dreadful k.

broke out here al.out two in the morning of the
soth, which continued burning twenty hours, and
confumed alma a fourth part of the town. The
middle and finell part of the town is laid in Mises,
as are the Freemafon's Lodge, and the houfes of
the Dire&ors of the EalL India Company ; but the
warehoufes of the Company have efcaped. Above
300 families are burned out ; but the greater part
of the houfes, it is Paid, are infured by the Lon-
don Phcenir Infurance Company. Fortunately no
lives were la. The damage occafioned by this
difatirous event is eitimated at nearly two millions
of dollars.

Let:moss, Dsc, lg.—The Batavian fleet under
Admiral De Wtrr►a, which has been cruising on
the coat! of Africa, anive4 here on the 9th from
Cagliari in Sardinia. It will pa( the winter here.
It confills of three (hips of the line, of 70 guns,and
a ga lliot.

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