Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-19
RATISBON, August 2.

~ ~ NSJose! eh~ ciIa per0r OF tho
French, and their majcstics the kings 81 lne
yarla and Wirtemberg-their electoral b;-t
ness the arch-chaacellor and the elector ofSD
den--his imperial highness the duke Of na oS'
and their highnesses the landgrave Of Has
Darmstadt, the princes of Nassau WeiIkon.'
and Nassau Usingen, of Hohenzsllsrn.H.
lngsp, AID Hohenzollern Siegmarinpep. ssln'
salm, and oairn Ryrburg, Is.nbur. B;rsejn
and Lichtsnstein-the duke of Ahrembera
and the count Of Leyes--beilg DESTROYS to 90 o.
cure through proper stipulations, the inferno,
and external peace of southern Germsnv
which as experience for long period and ~,
Gently has shewn, can derive no kind Of sr.-
rantee from the existing German constitution
have appointed to be their pienipo.entiaries tn
this effect, namely, his majesty the en,neror or
the French, Gu. Maurice Tslicyrand duke of
Bennevento, minister OK his foreign sgfs;ys--
his majesty the king OF Bavaria, his minister
plsnlpotentlary a. Won Ceto--kis majesty n.
king OF Wirtemoerg, his state minister II,
count of Vintzingecois. elec.or arch.
chancellor, his ambassador extraordinary the
count Of Beust. The elector OF Gads1, HE
cabinet minister tie baron OF Re;tza0ste,-
His imperial hishness the duke Of srs, baron
Won schele--Ths landgrave CT Hs5se Darn.
stadt, his ambassador extraordinary baron yon
Pappenhein--The princes ei Na.sa. Vigil
burg and Usingen, baron Yea C&lcrn--The
princes Of Hohenzoliern Hecaipgea and Sieg
maringen, major Won Eisch.r--Ths prince
Of lsen5urg, Rirstein, his priyy councillor NJ.
Won Gretzsn--The duke Of Ahsemseyg, and
the count G! Leysn, 81. Darand st. andre
who have agreed upsn the fojoaing articles
Art. I. The states OF tbs contracting prn-
ees (enumersted as IN the Preamble shall De
forever separated feon tie Ccrmanic Body,
and united by a particular confederation, IN
dsr the designation OF s. The Cont. lsrated
States Of the Empire"
II. All the laws Of tho empire, by which
they have Been hitherto bound shsl! be i'll fu-
tnge null ana without force, with the except
Oh Of the statutes relative to debts determined
in the recess of toe deputation Of 1898, and in
the paragraph upon the navigation to be fund.
ed upon the shipping tolls, which statutes shall
remain in full yigor and execution.
H. Each Of the contracting princes re.
nounces such of his titles as refer to his con.
necton with the German empire, and the,
will on the lst Of Angus; declare their entire
separation from IL
". The elector arch chancellor shall take
the title Of prince primate and most eminent
highness given n French altesse emmeAuS-
sime1 which title shall conyeg 10 prerogauve
derogatory to the entire Sovereignty winch G.
very one OF the contracting princes shall en-
joy.
y. The elector Of Baden, the duke OF Berg,
and the Iandgraye OF Hesse Darmstadt Shall
take the titles Of grand dukes, and enjoy the
tights, honors anu prerogatlves belonging 70
the kingly dignity. Their rank aud prece-
dence shall! BE III the same order as they are
mentionedin article l. The chletof the hous.
es of Nassau shall take the title OF duke ana
the count OF Leyen that of prince.
VI. The affairs of the confederation shail
be discussed in a congress Of the union lac1eI
whose place Of sitting shall be III franHioF'
and the congress shall be divided INTO two COZ
leges, the kings and princes.
VII The members of the league must DC
independent OF every foreign power. lnVy
cannot in any wise enter into any other service
but that of the states OF the conlcderauon anu
it's allies. Those who have been hitherto IN 'i9
service Of foreign power, and chuse to aa"'IG e
to it shall abdcate their principally IN taVor0'
their children.
VIII. Should any Of the said princes be a:.
posed to ALLEVIATE the whole or any part OF liza
sovereignty, he can only do 1t In favor o. 'i''
confederates.
TX. All disputes which may arise among I"o
members Of the league shall be settled IN 'H'
assembly at Frankfort. =,
X. In this the prince primatc shall Presla"
and when it Shall happen that the two colies ~
have to deliberate upon any subject ne Snan
then preside in the college of kings aho Wv
duke Of Nassau in that of the princes -.
XI. The time when the congress oil Wv
league, or either of the colleges shall nave pa
ticularly to assemble, the manner OF the GU
vocation, the subjects upon when thel + ln5