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you; and if your apprttation enal.le m. t laity
the line of the eastern frontier of the Maggio'', will be
definitively and completely regulated.
" When the view of the receipts and the etpentee
of the public treasury for the next year shall be corn.
municated to the States General, your High Migbti.
nesse: will lee with satisfaction; I how, the considers•
ble reduction which, conformably to your wish and
mine, has been effected in the charges of the general
administration. In consequence, no augmentation
of the existing means, no creation of extraordinary
resources, will be necessary to cover them. At the
same time, the regularity and the facility of the cola
lection of the revelpies in almost 411 the provineet
demonstrate the salutary influence which the Wiesty
of commerce, and of evecy species of induaars lbee'
already had on the situation. 0 the inhabitarsts.kbste-
ueither this circumstance, nor any of the facts from-
which it is*permitted to presume the always increasing
solidity of the public credit, will make me forget the
necessity of further economy, and the duty imposed
on me not to require from my subjects any sacrifices
but such as are strictly indispensable to maintain the
honour and safety of the State.
4, It we recolkct, High .and Mighty Lord% 'wits,
has already been done, in moments of the greatest
difficulty, to ensure the independence of the country,
and the uniform action of the
,Government, we are
allowed to hope, that the efforts we have yet to make
will lead to an equally favourable result.
" Perseverance to attain the object, frankness In
concertiug the means, constant endeavours to cherish
in all hearts the seeds of concord, confidence, and
benevolence : this is what the Belgic nation expects
from us, and neither their King net their kepresen•
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mires will deceive so just an expectation."
The King, having risen after delivering this dig•
course, was saluted by the reiterated acclamationi
the whole Assembly.
MUNICH, OCTOBER 11.
The Princess Charlotte arrived this evening et
Nymphenberg. Het Royal Highness passed one
night at Esslingen, at the seat of Prince Wrede, and
one at Neuburg, with the Princess Dowager of
Deuxponts.
FROM RUSSIA, SEPTEMBER 24.
As this Empire bas risen within the last ten year*
to be one of the first military powers by land in the
world, exertions are now making to raise its navy to
an equal degree of eminence. The Russian Empire
possesses so extensive and various coasts from the
-Whim to the Black Sea, that it must be more easy
f'or it than for any other State to create a considera-
ble navy. Conceining the divisions of this navy its
the Euxine and the SOd4 of Asopli, as well as that of
Cronstadt, we have detailed accounts.
It is perhaps not so well known that there are now
extensive dock-yards at Archang.:l also. The timber
for the ships built at this place is conveyed.tl=itberetn
rafts from the interior of the Empire ; the ammuni•
tion, artillery, &c. come from Cronstadt. There
have been already built at Archangel two ships of
the line, one of them of 120 guns, and.six frigates
several large and small ships of war are on the stocks, ,
and were to be partly finithed this summer. Two
brigs with ammunition, artillery, and other naval
'stores. with which the .ships that were ready could be
completely equipped, have arrived this summer at
Archangel from Cronstadt.
Equal activity is shewn to build a diet at the op.
posite end of the empire, viz. at Ochatek ; there, how.
ever, besides Housetops merchantmen, only crnall ships
of war are built, partly beganse no good ship timber
is to be found in that counTty, and partly because the ,
price of labour; is very high there in comparison with
the other parts of the. empire. However,
the ships of war built there are sufficient to protect ,
the trade to the Aleutian Islands, and the Notth .
West Cents of America. Of the vessels built at
Archangel, two ships of the lines and four frigates ,
have put to sea, and are expected at Cronstadt. If
Russia has in a few years thus placed its external ,
•means of detence on a very respectable footing, the
Government is equally attentive to 'promote internal
and external trade. This is shewn by the Treaty of
Commerce whicl) Russia has concluded with the
United Statesof North America, and the endeavours
to form commercial connection' with China and J4O
pan; these have indeed been hitherto [strides, in re•
spect to•the last kingdom, but the orations may be
changC4l here very shortly if a new form of Govern. ,
meat should be introduced into Japan.
ROME, SEPTEMBER 25.

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