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From the Channel and the North Seas, as far as the Canary lands inclufively, as well in the Ocean as in the Mediterranenn, two months from the Canary Iflands to the Equator; and, finally, five months in all the other parts of the world, without any further exception, or distinction of time br place.

XVI. The Ambafadors, Minifters, and other Agents of the Contracting Powers, Thall enjoy refpe&tively in the States of the Said Powers the fame rank, privileges, prerogarives, and immanities, which were enjoyed before the war by Agents of the fame clafs,

XVII. The Branches of the House of -Nallau which were established in the cidevant Republic of the United Provinces,: now the Batavian Republic, having exspérienced fome❜loffes, as well with respect to private property as by the change of Conftitution adopted in those countries, an equivalent compenfation fhall be procured for the loffes which they shall be proved to shave fuftained.

XIX. The prefent. Definitive Treaty of -Peace is declared common to the Sublime Ottoman Porte, the ally of his Britannic Majefty; and the Sublime Porte fhall be invited to tranfmit its act of acceffion as foon as poffibic.

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XX. It is agreed that the Contracting Parties, upon requifitions made by them refpectively, or by their Ministers, or Officers duly authorifed for that purpose, fhall be bound to deliver up to justice peri fons accused of murder, forgery, or fraudulent bankruptcy, 'conantted within the jurifdiction of the requiring party, provided that this thall only be done in cafes, in which the evidence of the crime shall be -fuch, that the laws, of the place in which the accufed person shall be discovered, would have authorised the desaing and bringing him to trial, had the offence been committed there. The expences of the arreft and the profecution thall be defrayed by the party making the requifition; but this article has no fort of reference to crimes of murder, forgery, or fraudulent bankruptcy, committed before the couclufion of this Definitive Treaty.

XXI. The Contracting Parties promife, to.obferve fincerely and faithfully all the Articles contained in the prefent Treaty, --and will not foffer any for of counteraction, direct or indirect, to be made to it by their citizens, or respective fubjećts; and the 1 Contracting Parties guarantee, generally and reciprocally, all the stipulations of the prefem Treaty.

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our hands, and in virtue of our refpective full powers, the prefent Definitive Treaty, causing it to be fealed with our refpective Seals.

Done at Amiens, the 4th Germinal, în the year to (March 25, 1802). (Signed) BONAPARTE, CORNWALLIS, AZARA, and

SCHIMMELPENNINCK.

correct copy, J. BONAPARTE.

The following was a separate Article to the above Treaty,

It is agreed, that the omiffion of fo me Titles, which may have taken place in the prefent Treaty, thall not he prejudicial to the Powers or to the perfons conserped.. It is finther agreed, that the Engi fa and French languages made ufe of in all the copies of the prefent Treaty, fhall not farza an example, which may he alleged or quoted as a precedent, or in any manner prejudice the Contracting Powers whofe languages have not been used; and that for the future what has Deen obferved, and ought to be obferved, with regard to, and on the part of, Powers who are in the prac tice and poffettion of giving and receiving Copies of like Treaties in any other language, fhall be conformed with; the prefent Treaty having nevertheless, the fa we force and virtue as if the aforesaid praЯics had been therein obferved.

In witnefs whereof, we the underwritPlenipotentiaries of His Britannic Majofty, of the French Republic, of His Catholic Majetty, and of the Batavian Republic, have figned the protest leparate Article, and Trave caused our refpective Seals to be affixed thereto.

Done: at Amiens, the Twenty-Seventh day
of March, One, Thousand Hight Handed
and Two; the Sixth Germal, Year
Ten of the French Republick.
(L. S.) CORNWALLIS AN
(L. S.) JOSEPH BONAPARTE.

M

(L. S) I. Nicholas De AzARA.
(L. S.) R. J. ScHIMMELPENNINCK,

Thus has terminated a war the most expensive that ever, took place, and unanimofitirs, and, on fame occafious, the ja. equalled fince the dark ages, for the violent ange forscity with which it has been curred on by many of the parties. Its pollble not to confider the fituation of France, as → a prominent feature in the prefent state of things; the inability and novelty of whish are its most striking characteristics, When Eng and revolted against its Sovereign a cewory and a half ago, the people were XXII. The prefent Treaty to be ratified ginded by religious zeal, and a mistaken *by the Comring Parties in thirty days, or notion of Government; bu experience, fooner, posfible; and the ratifications fhall which alone teaches moderation, at Bé exchanged in due form at Paris. brought the people back to moderate pinadbu. teftimony, wherent, we, the under:ciples, and the ancend, Riyad Family was Sńgned Plenipotentiaries, have figned with restored, tho gh the evils that fri oce fi

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456 Reflections occafioned by the Treaty of Peace.

oned revolt were not remedied. On a fecoud occafion, however, grown wifer by experience, and more moderate by adverfity -when they had become equally afraid of the military and the mob-our ancestors invited over King William, with whom they Aipulated their conditions, who, having no natural or hereditary right to reign, had no pretence for appealing to Royal privilege against the rights of a people who had voJuntarily accepted him for their Sovereign. It was when Revolt had finished, that the Revolution, so happy in its confequences, was atchieved; and when party fpirit had "died away, that men became capable of being governed with mildness and equity.

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The French Revolution, from the beginning, has differed from that of England in every thing relative to Religion; instead of a fect of Religious Zealots, the French Reformers were at pains to difplay the Principles of Arbeifm, and a contempt for Revealed Religion: but it is no small matter of triumph, to those who feel the neceffity of combining the principles of true Religion with those of true allegiance to their Sovereign, to find, that the prefent ruler of France has, with the general will of the people, re-established the Chriftian Religion.

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fevered until the form was over; fhewing
to all the world what a nation may do, if
guided with firmness and ability, towards
a fair and honourable end.

The unanimity of all ranks, in co-operat>
ing in the great struggle, has exhibited an
enviable example y the reward of which will
be, the prefervation of a Constitution that
has ftood the teft of ages, and of a Royal
Race which has given happiness to several
generations. The blood and treasure that
this glorious effort has coft are indeed greats
the strife has been mighty; hut the obje&
in view has been obtained. Senfible, then,
that human happiness is mutable, and, fu-
turity uncertain, we have but to unite in
rejoicing, that hitherto, ainder the guidance
of Providence, we have fucceeded, and re-
mained free from thofe fcenes of internal
mitery, which have defolated more than
one-half of the civilized 'world, and that
we have maintained our character of fi-
delity to our Allies, to our Sovereign, and
that character for bravery, courage, and
humanity, which has fo long fignalized the
British Nation by fea and by land, at home
and in foreign countries.

That our Peace may be durable is a le-
-gitimate with to which we are warranted
in joining a hope, founded on the perfect
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conviction, that the Nation has not in auy
mance forfeited that character which has
railed it to, and maintained it in, an unex-
Hampled state of wealth, grandeur, and

The world is no longer menaced with the principles that prevaded when England The French thementered into the war. felves are convinced of the fallacy of their Jyhem of equality and doctrine of Infurre&tion; they are not lefs feufible of the folly of at-happinefs. tempting to reduce all nations to their form

of government and mode of acting. Nay,

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the very princ ple of the Government of
the many is completely overturned; and
they perceive, that peace and fecurity,
without which there can be no happiness,
is only to be found under the government
of a few. Here indeed is a legit-le letion,
and twenty four mullions of men, who for
fome time boafted that each was a portion
of the Sovereign, find that it is under one
man that they can alone expect protection!
They have reverted to their oid form of
government under a new name, and for a
Kong they have tubstituted a Consul-— hereby
giving a proof to all mankind of the mag- -
minde of their error.

England alone has flood fuperior to the
hock of the Revolution, and triumphed
over the errors and efforts of thofe Anar
chifts, whofe aim was at one time univerfal
dominion, but who at laft have found out
that the laws are immutable, and that the
theories of men are only good fo far as they
/ correfpond with the fituation of men and
• of things

Eng and never engaged in the war for conquciò, but for fecurity-gainst an attack matie pou that form of Government and 2 tufe principles of Liberty.erabliched at the - glorious Revetu on of 1688; and the las, under the auspices of the Almighty, pei

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THE FROCLAMATION OF PEACE...! The Proclamation of Peace (as noticed in p. 369,) excited the most lively feniations of joy. The freets were crowded at a very early hour by perfons of almoft every rank, impatiently waiting for the proceffion; and tiæv.ß nunibers of Brangers from the country, whom curioɓ y had attracted, added much to the rattle of the fcene. Every window in the line of the proceffion displayed a groupe of female All other beauty; and many ladies took poßefïpa 3 of their feats by go'clock. business was fufpended; and genuine happinefs feemed to roigs uncoufrouled. So` great a crowd certainly never aflembled in the streets and in and on the houfes of London before. The hoofes in the Atreets through which the procetton paffed, drad more the appearance of pyramids of prople; for the moft flight and dangerous elec tions were eager, contended for, and with thefe the front of every house was com Fire proclamation jin pletely offered, 1783 was not attended by a tenth part of At half past to the houseguards arrived at St. James's, and drew up two`deep in front of ite palace (ther fates towards the palace), Dretching their live from St. James-free, along Pay Mally The to the Union Club Houten their front

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the ancient fceptre, which is regularly transferred when the Lord Mayor is fworn in, but feldom or never ufed in publick; it is about 18 inches long, made with gold and glafs, ornamented with pearls and precious ftones, round the coronet; at the top is the British arms. The Sheriffs bore their wands. They were received with a grand acclamation of trumpets and other mufical inftruments; and took their ftation within the gate, which was shut and guarded. On the approach of the proceffion on the Westminfter fide, the horfe-guards filed off and lined both fides of the way. The headles of Westminster; the officers of the high bailiff, and the conftables did the fame, and made a lane for the Knight Marthal and his officers to ride up to the gate. The high-conftable of Wettininfer went first to clear the way. Sir James Bland Burges, as Knight Marthal, dreffed in his mantle and collar, mounted on a beautiful cream-coloured charger, led by two men, went up to the gate; and the trumpeters having given three diftinct founds of the trumpet, the Knight Marshal kuorked thrice with his staff on the gate, which was opened; and he paffed through, and delivered into the hands of the Lord Mayor a paper with the fign manual, demanding, on the part of his Majefly, admiflion into the Cite, to make proclamation of the peace. The Lord Mayor fignified his affect; and the Knight Marfhal, with his fute, returned to the Heralds, and announced that the paffage was open. The cavalcade then moved on; and the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs took their place in the line immediately after the Heralds, and other offices of the College of Arms. At the bottom of Chancery-lane the whole balted, and the trumpeters having made their found, the Herald read aloud his Majefty's proclamation. The fate

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coach fell into the rear of the Marthals, Heralds, &c. and was followed by ten Aldermen's carriages, among whom were thofe of Meirs Skinner, Combe, Staines, Cadell, Anfley, Flower, Shaw, &c. proceffion moved on through Ficet-ftreet, up Ludgate-hill, through St. Paul's Churchyard, and into Cheapfice. The Lord Mayor rode in a very capital Ryle; but one of the Sheriff (Rawlins), whofe horfe was frighted at the noife and crowd, had near y received a fevere fall under St. Dunstan's clock. While the cavalcade was going along Fleet-freet a child flipped out of a woman's arms in a one-air of ita rs window; but the mob caught and faved it. At the top of Wood-street the cavalcarle again halted; and the trompeters having founded thrice, the proclamation was again read.

When the procellion came oppofite The Marfion-house, a fett id erected for the reception of the Lady Mavoreis and her friends, in the front of the Manfion-houfe, ..tended for 40 or 50 people, by one of the

uprights breaking, part of the scaffolding gave way, from which Mr. Hadley, brother-in-law to the Lady Mayorefs, received very fevere bruifes, and Mr. Samuel Dixon and feveral others were fightly hart.. A failor fell from a niche in St. Mildred's church, in the Poultry, into which he had previously climbed, and broke his leg: and a woman, who had imprudently got upon the iron rails on the Weft fide of the Bank, flipped from her foot-hold, and the spikes entered the upper part of her thigh; the was removed from her dreadful fituation in extreme agony, and carried off in a coach. The proceffion having reached the Royal Exchange, where Alderman Curtis was in military command, the proclamation was read for the latt time, amid very loud and reiterated huzzas. The proceiton patled along Cornhill and Leadenhall-street to Aldgate pump, where it doubled back along Fenchurch-treet, up Gracechurch-street, down Cornhill, and formed oppofite the Manfion-house, where his Majesty's thanks were prefented by the Lord Mayor to the various Volunteer Corps. He invited their Commanders, as well as the Aldermen, &c. to dine with him. The horfe-guards efcorted the Heralds back to the Heralds' College, in Doctors Commons, and proceeded to St. James's, with the Knight Marthal and his men. As they went along, they depofited the three maces at Mr. Ifherwood's, on Ludgate-Ill.

The Lord Mayor invited the Heralds to dine with him in their tabarts. This they could not do; but they went in full dress.

The Illuminations were never more general; and the effect was very striking. The fplendeur of the lights, reflected on the perpetual stream of curious gazers that rolled on through the freets below, prefented a very animated fcene. We cannot pretend to defcribe the effect of this wide-extended bi-ze. The whole firmament was as it were on fire; and by the darkness of the night, the fplendour of the effort to convert night into the brightnefs of day was the more confpicurus. The Moon and Stars were both withdrawn from the competition of art to outstrip their glories, and to fuperfede their reign! The difplays more particularly to be diftinguished were,

Mr. Otto's houfe in Portman-fquare, which was the object of univerfal adnairation; and curiofity was amply gratified, and was fucceeded by emmauen. From the level of the fquare there role a proj-eting colonade of the Louic Order, with correfponding pilusters, and garlands of various coleurs The entablature, richly decorated, was divided in the centre by a tablet, on which was formed the word AMITY. The upper part of the ftructure was adorned by four pilasters, terminating in arches; the middle arch forming a feparate hody, caching to the cornice, which was delime

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THE GENTLEMAN'S MAGAZINE,

For

Mr. URBAN,

A

JUNE,

UN E, 1802.

June 2

STATE may be compared to a wheel. To be a machine of utility and confe****quence, there muft exift a nave or common point for every subject's general intereft to concentrate in, and every subject may be confidered as a fpoke poffeted of a particular interest in his own felloe. Laws, like firikes, compact all together; and a crown is the protecting and ornamental finish of the axle-tree box. The ufe, ftrength, durability, and importance, of the machine, depends on the exact union and proper arrangement of its component parts. If time, defign, or accident, deftroys, difplaces, or caufes any one of thefe to encroach upon another, the whole machine falls to pieces, and becomes a confufed and infignificant heap of rubbith. Into this condition fell the defcendants of Ithmael; and in their fate appeared the verification of two divine decrees; the one fa vourable to Ihmael and his pofterity, and the other contrariwife, The confolatory promife beflowed on Ifhmael from on high at the time of his expulfion from He bron was fulfilled; he ended his life in profperity, and became the father of a numerous and independant but uncivilized people. By marrying the daughter of Modâd, king of the Jorhainites, he became fovereign of Al Hejâs; a kingdom extending along the Eaftern thore of the Red Sea, from the ifthmus of Suez to the kingdom of Yamen; comprehending the wilder neffes (or more properly defarts) of Kedeth, Paran, and Sinai; and including the files whereon have fince been erected the cities of Me

dina and Mecca. In this fovereignty he was fucceeded by Kedar; his fecond fon, and all his other fons became petty princes; but, the profcription laid on their father operating upon their defcendants, the fucceeding generations fell into the condition of WILD MEN, and in that ftate have ever fince continued; increafing, however, in nu merofity fo greatly, that we find them defcribed in holy wit as "The Children of the Eaft, whose tents covered the whole face of the Eaft land," who must have been the fame people as thofe alluded to in the five laft verfes of the twen◄ tieth chapter of Haiah, wherein it is foretold that their number should be diminished as a punishment for their idolatry; the confequences of which malediétion have been; however, furmounted in the lapfe of ages, fo far as regards popula tion, though" the glory of the tents of Kedar" has never been reftored, for, according to the re ports of travellers, the appearance of a Bedouin, or Arab camp, is nearly timilar to that of a Gipfey one in England; faving, that the Bodwins are obliged to keep and carry about much live ftock for eating; whereas our Gipfies can provide themfelves with what they want in that way at other people's colts, wherever they come. Deftitote. of a common focus for the interefts of individuals to concentrate in deftitute of a chief magiftrate to form a point of general adherence, deftitute of appropriated landed property to induce fettled refidence, and deftitute of laws to bind them in one compact commu nity, the Ishmaelite-Arabs have remained for ages like to an unbound trufs of firaw in the midt of a wide plain, expofed to every hurricane,

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