powers, have consented sub spe rati to what follows:-Art. J. His ma jesty the king of the two Sicilies promises to remain neutral during the course of the present war between France on the one part, and England, Austria, Russia, and all the Belligerent powers on the other part. He engages to repulse, by force, and by the employment of all his means, every attempt made upon the rights and duties of neutrality. II. In consequence of that engagement, his majesty the king of the two Sicilies will not permit any body of troops belonging to any Belligerent power to land or penetrate upon any part of his territory, and engages to observe, both by sea and land, and in the police of his ports, the principles and laws of the strictest neutrality. III. Moreover, his majesty engages not to confide the command of his armies and places to any Russian officer, Austrian, or other belonging to other Belligerent powers.-The French emigrants are included in the same exclusion. IV. His majesty the king of the two Sicilies engages not to permit any squadron belonging to the Belligerent powers to enter his ports. V. His majesty the emperor of the French, confiding in the engagements and promises herein expressed, consents to order the evacuation of the kingdom of Naples by his troops. This evacuation shall be entirely completed within a month after the ratifications shall have been exchanged; at the same time the military places and posts shall be delivered up to the officers of his majesty the king of the two Sicilies in the state in which they were found, and it is agreed, that, in the month occupied by these operations, the French army shall be maintained 2 and treated as it had been previously.-His majesty the emperor of the French further engages to recognize the neutrality of the kingdom of the two Sicilies, as well by land as by sea, during the existence of the present war. The ratifications of the present treaty shall be exchanged as speedily as possible. Made at Paris, 21st Sept. 1805. (Signed) the Marquis de Gallo. Ch. Mau. Talleyrand. Ratified at Portici, the 8th Oct. 1805. Soldiers, I am satisfied with you. In the battle of Austerlitz, you have justified what I expected from your intrepidity. You have covered yourselves with eternal glory. An army of 100,000 men, which was commanded by the emperors of Russia and Austria, has been, in less than four hours, either cut off or dispersed. What escaped your swords have thrown themselves into the lakes.-Forty stand of colours, the standards of the Russian imperial guard, 120 pieces of cannon, twenty generals, and above 30,000 prisoners, are the fruits of this ever-memorable battle. That infantry, so celebrated, and superior to you in numbers, has proved unable to resist your charge, and, henceforth, you have no rivals to fear. Thus, in less than two months, the third coalition is conquered and dissolved. Peace cannot be at a great distance; but as I promised to my people, before crossing the Rhine, I will con clude clude it only upon terms consistent with my pledge, and which shall secure not only the indemnification, but the reward, of my allies.-Soldiers! When the French people placed the imperial crown upon my head, I trusted to you to enable me to maintain it in that high splendour of glory, which alone could give it value in my estimation, but at that moment our enemies entertained the design to tarnish and degrade it; and the iron crown, which was gained by the blood of so many Frenchmen, they would have compelled me to place on the head of my bitterest foe; an extravagant and foolish proposal, which you have brought to nought, on the anniversary of your emperor's coronation. You have taught them, that it is easier for them to defy and to threaten, than to subdue us.-Soldiers! When every thing necessary to the security, the happiness, and prosperity of our country has been achieved, will I return you my thanks in France. Then will you be the objects of my tenderest care. My people will receive you with rapture and joy. To say to meI was in the battle of Austerlitz,' will be enough to authorize the reply- That is a brave man.' (Signed) Napoleon. Head-quarters at Austerlitz, Dec. 3d, 1805. Circular Letter to the Bishops and Presidents of the Consistor. Dated Austerlitz, Dec. 3. The signal victory which has attended our arms over the combined armies of Russia and Austria, commanded by the emperors of Austria and Russia in person, is a visible proof of the protection of God, and requires that solemn thanksgiving be celebrated throughout the whole extent of our empire.-We hope, that such marked successes as those we have obtained at Austerlitz, will induce our enemies at length to give up the perfidious councils of England, the only means that can insure peace to the continent.-Upon receipt of these presents, you will, according to custom, sing a Te Deum; at which it is our intention that all the con. stituted authorities, and our people, assist. This being the whole object of our letter, we pray God to have you in his holy keeping. His majesty the emperor of the French, and his majesty the emper or of Germany, being desirous of coming to definitive negotiations, in order to put an end to a war which has devastated both their dominions, have previously agreed upon an ar mistice, to exist till the conclusion of a definitive peace, or the rupture of the negotiations. In the latter case, hostilities shall not re-commence within fourteen days; and the cessation of the armistice shall then be announced to the plenipotentiaries of both powers, at the head-quarters of their respective armies. Art. I. The line of both armies shall be in Moravia, the circle of Iglau, the circle of Znaim, the circle of Brunn, a part of the circle of Olmutz, upon the right bank of the little river of Trezebos. ka, before Prostnitz, to the spot nant-general and plenipotentiary to his majesty the emperor of Austria, king of Hungary, &c. Marshal Berthier. J. Prince of Lichtenstein, lieutenant-general. Proclamation issued by the Emperor Napoleon, on the Night of the Battle of Austerlitz. Dated, headquarters, December 2, ten o'Clock at Night. ! Austrian troops shall, on any occasion, be stationed within five or six leagues of Halitch, upon the right bank of the Marck. Further, the line of both armies shall include in the territory to be occupied by the French army, all Upper and Lower Austria, Tyrol, the state of Venice, Carinthia, Styria, Carniola, the county of Goritz and Istria, and lastly in Bohemia, the circle of Montabor, and the whole space to the eastward, from Tabor to Lintz.Art. II. The Russian army shall evacuate the Austrian states, with Austrian Poland, viz. Moravia and Hungary, within the period of fifteen days, and Gallicia within a month. The routes shall be prescribed to the Russian army, that it may be always known where they are, as well as to prevent any misunderstanding.-Art. III. There shall be no levy en mass, or insurrection in Hungary, nor any extraordinary recruiting for troops in Bohemia, nor shall any foreign army be permitted to enter the territory of the house of Austria. The negotiations for both powers shall meet at Nichols burg, for the immediate commencement of negotiations, in order to effect, without delay, the re-estab lishment of peace and a good understanding between the two emperors. The duplicates of this instrument are hereby signed by us, marshal Ber-that army is no more!' To Petersthier, minister of war, major-gene- burgh you shall also say, the emperal of the grand army, plenipotenti- rorAlexander has no longer an army! ary of his majesty the emperor of Soldiers of the grand army! Four the French and king of Italy, and months have not elapsed since your prince John of Lichtenstein, lieute emperor spoke thus to you at Bou Soldiers of the grand army Even at this hour-before this great day shall pass away, and be lost in the occan of eternity, your emperor must address you, and express how.. much he is satisfied with the conduct of all those who have had the good fortune to combat in this memorable battle.-Soldiers! you are the first warriors in the world. The recollection of this day, and of your deeds, will be eternal! Thousands of ages hereafter-so long as the events of the universe continue to be related--will it be told that a Russian army of seventy-six thousand men, hired by the gold of England, was annihilated by you on the plains of Olmutz. The miserable remains of that army, upon which the commercial spirit of a despicable nation had placed its last hope, are in flight, and hasten to make known to the savage inhabitants of the north what the French are capable of performing; they will likewise tell them, that after having destroyed the Austrian army at Ulm, you said to Vienna, logne: logne, We march to dissolve a coalition, formed by the gold and intrigues of England:' And the result has been the overthrow of 300,000 soldiers, and of two great monarchies. Soldiers! you are worthy of immortality. What will your relatives, what will every Frenchman say? They can never cease to contemplate you with emotions of affection and admiration. And when your work is completed, when you return to your own fire-sides, your familiesall France will exclaim-" These 66 are our brethren, the heroes of "Olmutz, who, out of an army of "76,000 men, made 10,000 prisoners, took 140 pieces of can66 non, and left 26,000 men dead on the field.” Napoleon. Austria and France. Treaty of Peace between the Emperor of Germany and Austria, and the Emperor of the French. Done and signed at Presburgh, December 26th, 1805. His majesty the emperor of Germany and Austria, and his majesty the emperor of the French, king of Italy, equally animated with a desire to put an end to the calamities of war, have resolved to proceed with out delay to the conclusion of a definitive treaty of peace, and have in consequence named as plenipotentiaries, to wit:-Ilis majesty the emperor of Germany and of Austria, the prince John of Lichtenstein, prince of the holy Roman empire, grand cross of the military order of Maria Teresa, chamberlain,lieut.gen. of the armies of his said majesty the emperor of Germany and of Austria, and proprietor of a regiment of hussars; and count Ignaz de Guylai, commander of the military order of Maria Teresa, chamberlain of his said majesty the emperor of Germany and Austria, lieutenant-general of his armies, and proprietor of a regiment of infantry; and his majesty the emperor of France, king of Italy, Charles Maurice Talleyrand Perigord, grand chamberlain, minister of the foreign relations of his said majesty the emperor of France and king of Italy, grand cordon of the legion of honour, and knight of the red and the black eagle of Prussia; who having exchanged their full powers, have agreed as follows: Art. I. There shall be, from the date of this day, peace and friendship between his majesty the emperor of Germany and Austria, and his majesty the emperor of the French, king of Italy, their heirs and successors, their states and subjects respectively, for ever.-II. France shall continue to possess in property and sovereignty the duchies, principalities, lordships and territories beyond the Alps, which were, before the present treaty, united and incorporated with the French empire, or governed by the laws and government of France. -III. His majesty the emperor of Germany and Austria, for himself, his heirs, and successors, recognizes the dispositions made by his majesty the emperor of France, king of Italy, relative to the principalities of Lucca and Piombino.-IV. His majesty the emperor of Germany and Austria renounces, as well for himself, as for his heirs and succes'sors, that part of the states of the republic of Venice, ceded to him by the treaties of Campo Formio and Luneville, shall be united in perpetuity to the kingdom of Italy.V. His majesty the emperor of Germany prehending therein the principalities Germany and of Austria acknowledges his majesty the emperor of the French as king of Italy; but it is agreed that, in conformity with the declaration made by his majesty the emperor of the French, at the moment when he took the crown of Italy, that as soon as the parties named in that declaration shall have fulfilled the conditions therein expressed, the crowns of France and Italy shall be separated for ever, and cannot in any case be united on His majesty the the same head. emperor of Germany binds himself to acknowledge, on the separation, the successor his majesty the emperor of the French shall appoint to himself as king of Italy. -VI. The present treaty of peace is declared to comprehend their most serene highnesses the electors of Bavaria, Wirtemberg, and Baden, and the Batavian republic, allies of his majesty the emperor of the French, VII. The elecin the present war.→ tors of Bavaria and Wirtemberg having taken the title of king, without ceasing nevertheless to belong to the Germanic confederation, his majesty the emperor of Germany and Austria acknowledges them in that character.-VIII. His majesty the emperor of Germany and Austria, as well for himself, his heirs, and successors, as for the princes of his house, their heirs and successors respectively, renounces the principalities, lordships, domains, and territories, hereinafter specified: Cedes and abandons to his majesty the king of Bavaria, the margraviste of Burgau and its dependencies, the principality of Eichstadt, the part of the territory of Passau belonging to the elector of Salzburg, and situated between Bohemia, Austria, the Danube, and the Inn; the country of Tyrol, com from |