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CONFEDERATION Os THE RHINE*
[ The following is the remarkable Ad of cm-,
M •ration of the Rfumjl League, cot redly
in detail ]
Art. XXVIII. In penal cases, the now
reigning Piinccs and Counts, and their heirs,
(hall preserve their present piiviliges of
trial. They (hall be tried by .their peers.
Thcii fortune (hull nnt in any event be con.
ft seated, but the Revenue A may, during the
lifetime of the criminal, be fequcfl rated.
Art. XXIX. The Confederate States
• fliail contribute to the payment cf the debts
of iheir circle, as well for their oid as their
new pofTcifiona. The debts of t!.e Circle
pfSuabfa (hall be put to the account of the
Kings of Bavaria and Wirteo.btrg, the
Grand Duke of Baden, the Prim es of Ho.
benzol lern Hccbingcn, and Siegmarjagerr,
the Prince of Lichtcnlkin and Prince of Ley
en, in to th-ir rdfpeifjivc pof
feifions in Snabia.
Art. XXX. The proper debts of a
Prince or Count who-fails under the sover
eignty of another State, (hall be defrayed
by the said (fates, conjointly with the now
reigning Prince, in the pioportb nos the
revenues which that pate (hall acquire, and
ci the part which by the piefcnt treaty is
allowed to attach to the attributes of the
present Sovereigns.
Art. XXXI. The present reigning Prin
ces or Counts iiuv determine ihc place of
their refldcnce where they will. Where
they refidc in the dominions of a Member
or Any oft he Confederation, or in any of
the pofleflions which they hold out of the
territory of the Confederation, they may
draw their rents or capitals without paying
any tax whatever up m them.
Art. XXXII. Thdfe ptrlons who hold
places in the Aduiinidradon of the countries
which hereby cone under the foveteigmy
of the Con fed era res, and who fh.dl not he
retained by the new Sovereign, (hall receive
a pen (lon according to the fituatiun (hey
have held.
Art. XXXIII. Tfic members of mili
tary or religious orders who (hall lose their
incomes, or whofc com non property mall
be fcculiarifcd, (hall receive, during life, a
yearly (Upend, proportioned to their former
income, their dignity, and their age, and
which (hall be fetured upon the goods of the
revenues of which they were in the enjoy
ment.
Art. XXXIV. The Confederates re
nounce reciprocally, for themselves and
their poftcrity, all claims which they might
have upon the podeliions of other members
of tlie .Confederation, tlie eventual right
of fucccflion alone excepted ; and this only
in the event of the family having died out,
which now is in poflcffiqnof the territories
and objects to which such a right be advan
ced.
Art. XXXV. Reiweenthe Emperor of
the French anti the Confederated Stales,
federative!/ and individually, there (Ivdl be
an alliance, by virtue of'which every Con
tinental War, in which one of either parties
(hall beengi«<j, (hail be commmon to all.
Art. XXaVI. In the event of any
foreign or neighbouring power rnukihg pre
paration for t Var, the Contracting Parties,
in order to prevent furptife (hall, upon the
requisition of the Miniller or one of them,
at rhe Alfrmhly of tiic league, in Frankfort,
arm also. And, as the contingent of (he
Allies is fuhdivided into four yarns, the
Allcmbly f!iai\ decide haw many of thofc
fliall be called into adivity.* The armament,
however, fliall only take place upon the in.
vi'ation of the Empcrcor to each of the
Contracting Parties,
Air. XXXVII. His Majefly the King
of Bavaria binds himfelfto fortify Anglburg
and Lindau ; in the find of 'hefe places to
fur n and maintain Artillery Eertabiilhmcnts,
and in the fecund to keep a quantity ofmuf
kets and ammunition fuffi icnt for a reserve,
as well as a baking eiHblifhmer.t at Augf.
bnrg. fufficlent to supply the armies, with
out doping in the event of war.
Art. XXXVIII. The Contingent cf
each is determined as follows ;
France 200,000 men.
Bavaria 30.000
Wirtcmberg 12,000
Baden 8 ; oco
Berg 5,000
Dannftadt 4,000
Nalfau Hohftizcllrrn,
and others 4,000
Art. XXXIX. The Contracting Par
tics will admit of the accdTion of other
German Princes and dates, in all cases
where their union with the Confederation
may be found confident with the general
intcreft. *
Art. XL. Th£ Ratification of the' pre
lent Treaty (hall be exchanged between the
Contratfing parties, on the 25th July, at
Munich.
Done at Paris, July 12, ISO 6.
LATEST FROM FRANCE.
PARIS, Sept. 6.
1 he treaty' ot peace between Fiance and
A Rullia, has not been ratified by the emperor
f Alexander. It would be difficult to find
an excuse or a ptaulible reafou in the laws
of public or private morality, for ihisftrange
rctufai. Vfc fee no pretext, nor even any
fubterfuge, for illfaub. It cannot beallcd
ged that the Ruffian Plenipotentiary stepped
beyond his authority. Never were powers
more unlimited given, nor was there ever b
promise to ratify a treaty more formal or
more pofitivc.
HAMBURGH, August 2s.
The Prussians have quitted the mouths of
the rivers Elbe and Wefer i the province of
L:iucr.burg is restored to .the Swedes,,. by
which cdfion the king of Sweden has ob
tained every thing he wilhed for. Time
will phenomena,
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TUPLES*.Auguft 6-
The Italian gazettes represent the state
of Calabria as most deplorable. It is true
the richcft and principal families have re
mained faithful to king jofeph, but the com
mon people, it is laid, ate every where in
infurreiliojv, and commit the most cruel at
rocities. It is asserted that the Bilhop of
'Cofenzahas been crucified, and pierced with
Unices until be expired. The crime impu
ted to him is, that he went oik with his
clergy to meet king Joseph on his arrival.
They put to doth, with tortures, all the
french foldicrs who fall ir,fo their hands.
The unhappy situation of this province has
induced king Joseph to declare it in a state
ol war, atid to exercifc towards the inhabi
tants all the rigour which justice and the
laws will permit.
Marlhal Maflcna ought to be by this
morning at Lago Nero, and general Gar.
danne at Latiria. The advanced guard of
the Totter having met a colledlion of rebels
nt Monteffano, attacked them and put them
tn the route. • Thirty died cn the field of
battle, and ico were taken w'ith arms in
rheir hands, and received military judgment,
(shot) on the spot. These bands are in gene
ral headed by Monks.
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LEXINGTON, October 8.
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Extra/'! of a Letter frbm Capt. Clark, io
his britheV, General Clark , dined
St. Louis, September 23d, 1806.
Dear Broter,
Wc arrived at this place about xz o'clock
this day, from the Pacific Ocean, where
we remamed during the left winter, near
the entiancc of the Columbia river. This
ftatiun we itft cn the zyjh of Match Lift,
and Ihouid have reached St. Louis early in
August, had wc not been detained by the
snow which barred our passage acrois the
Rocky Mountains, until the 24 b of Jaue.
In returning through those mountains, we
divided ourselves into fcveral panics, di
grefling from the route by which wc went
out, in order the more effectually, to dis.
covcr the most practicable route which does
exist across the continent, by the way of
the Miflouri and Columbia rivers: in this -
we were completely fucccfsful, and have
therefore no hesitation in declaring, that
such as nature has permitted, we have dis
covered the belt route which dees exist across
the Continent of North. A me; ica, in that
direction. Such is that byway of the
Miflouri to the foot of the Rapids, below
the great falls of that river, a distance of
2575 miles ; thence by land palling by the
Rocky Mountains, to a navigable part of
the Koolkoofke, 340 miles; and with the
Koolkoofke, 73 miles; Lewis’s river 154
miles, and the Columbia 413 miles, to the
Pacific Ocean, making the total distance
from the confluence of the Miflouri and
Mifliflippl, to the difeharge of the Columbia
into the Pacific Ocean, 3555 miles. The
navigation of the Miflouri may be deemed
good—its difficulties arise from its falling
banks, timber imbeded in the mouth of its
channel, its fa ml-bars and fleady rapidity
of its current, ail which may he overcome
with a great degree of certainty, by using
the necessary precautions. The passage by
land of 340 miles, from the falls of the
Miflouri to the Koolkoofke, is the most
formidable part of the trail proposed across
the Continent. Os this distance, zoo miles
is along a good road, end 140 miles over
tremendous Mountains, which for 60 miles
are covered with eternal snows. A passage
over these Mountains, is 'however, prac
ticable from the latter part of Jure to the
last of September ; and the cheap rate at
which horses firs to he 'obtained from the
Indians of the Rocky Mountains, and weft
of them, reduce the exptneds of tranfporta
ticn over this portage, to ? m*.e trifle.
The navigation of the Koofkm lke, Lewis’s
river, and the Columbia, is fafe and good,
from the tit of April to the middle ot Au.
gutt, by making three portages on the lat
ter river. The fir ft of whit h, in delcending,
is 12co paces, at the fails of Columbia,
2GO miles up that river, the second of two
miles, at the long narrow's, 6 miles below
the labs ; and <1 third, also of two miles,
at the great rapids, 65 miles still lower
do« n. The tide flows up the Columbia
183 a °d within 7 miles of the great
rapids. Large Hoops may with fafety as.
ccnd as high as tide water, and vcffela of
300 tons burthen, reach the entrance of the
Multnmah river, a large southern branch
of the Columbia, which takes its rife on the
confines of New. Mexico, with the Callera.
do and Apoftlcs’ rivers difeharging xtfelf
into the Columbia 125 miles from its en
trance into the Pacific Ocean. I confider
this trail across the Continent, of iaxmenfc
advantage to the fur trade, as all the furs
col veiled in nine-tenths of the most valuable
fur country in America, may be conveyed
to the mooih of the Columbia, and (hipped
from thence to the East- Indies, by the firft
of August in every year j and will of course
reach Canton earlies than the furs which are
annually exported from Great. Britain, and
arrive in England,
Incur outward bound voyage, wc afeen
ded to the foot of the rapids, below the
great falls ol the Miflouri, where we arri
ved on the 14th of June, 180 c. Not
having met with any of the native!, of the
Rocky Mountain, wc were of coutfe igno
rant of the passes by land, whcich existed,
through thofc Mountains to the-Columbia
river; and had we even known the route,
we were deftirutc ol horses, which would
have been indifpcnfibly ncccffary to enble
us to transport the requisite quantity of am
munition and other (lores to ensure the re
maining part of onr voyage down the Col
umbia ; we therefore determined to navigate
the Missouri, as far as it was practicable,
or unless we met some of the natives, from
whom we could obtain horses and informa
tion of the country Accordingly we under
took a mod laborious portage at the falls of
the Miflburi, of 18 miles, which we effec
ted with our canoes and baggage, by the
3d of July. From hence afeending the
Miflouri, we penetrated the Rocky Moun
tains, at the diftancc of 71 miles above the
upper part of the portage, and penetrated as
far as the three forks of that river, a dis.
tanceof 180 miles further : Here the Missou
ri divides into three nearly .equal branches,
at the fame point. The two largest branches
are so nearly of the fame dignity, that we
did not conceive that either of them could,
with propriety, retain the name of the
Missouri; and therefore called these streams
Jcffcrfon’s, Madison's and Gallatin’s rivers.
The confluence of those rivers is 2848
miles from the mouth of the Miflburi, by
the meanders of that river. We arrived at
the three folks of the Miflburi on the 27th
of July. Not having y«r been so fortunate
as to meet with the natives, although I had
previously made several exertions for that
purpose, we were compelled still to continue
our route bywaier,
The most northerly of the three forks,
that to which we had given the name of
Jcfferfon-’s river, was deemed the most pro
per for our purpose, and we accordingly
afeended it 248 miles, to the upper forks,
and its extreme navigable point; making
the total diltance to which we had navigated
the wateis of the Miflouri, 3096 miles, of
which 429 lay within the Rocky Mountains.
On thei morning of the 17th of August,
i Bos. I arrived at the forks of Jcfferfon’s
rived, where I met capt. Lewis, who had
previously penetrated with a party of three
men, to the waters of the Colombia, dis.
covered a band of theShcfhone nation, and
bad found means to induce 35 of their chiefs
and warriors to accompany him to that
place. From these people we learned, that
the river on which they refilled was not
navigable, and that a paflfage through the
mountains in that dirCdlion, was imprac
ticable ; being unwilling to confide in this
unfavorable account of the natives, it was
concerted between caps. Lewis and myfelf,
that cnc of us Ihould go forward immediate
ly, and explore the river ; while the other
in the interim would lay op the canoes at
that, place, and engage the natives with
their horses, to aflift in transporting our
(lores and baggage to their camp. Accor
dingly I set out the next day, puffed the
dividing mountains between the waters of
the Miflouri and Columbia, and defeended
the river, which I since call the East Fdik
ofLewis’ river, about 70 miles. Finding
that the Indians account of the country in
the direction of this river was correct, I
returned and joined captain Lewis on the
29th of August, at the Shoshone camp, ex.
celfively fatigued, as you may fuppofe—
having passed Mountains almost irjaceffible,
and compelled to fubftft on berries during
the greater part of my route. We now
purchased 27 horses of these Indians, and
hired a guide, who aflured us that he could,
in 15 days, take us to 3 large river in an
open country, weft of these mountains, by
a route fume diftancc to the north of the
river ou which they lived; and*that by
which the natives weft of the mountains,
vinr the plains of the Miflburi, for the pur
ppfe of hunting the bnffalce. , Every pie
pa Mtion being made, we let forward with
our guide on the 3rd of August, through
those tremendous mountains, in which we
Continued until the 22d day of September,
, before we reached tb» lower country which
lay beyond them—on our way wejnet with
the Olelachfbooth, a band ol the Tuchapaks,
from whom we obtained an accellion of se
ven horses, and exchanged eight or ten
others ; this proved of infinite service to us,
as wc were compelled to fobfift on horfc
beefeight days before we reached the Koof.
koofke. During oar pafl'age over those
Mountains, we fuffered every thing which
hunger, cold, and fatigue could impose ;
nor did our difficulties, with' refpeft to por
vifion, cease on our arrival atKoofkoofke ;
for although the P.dlotepellers, a numerous
nation inhabiting that country,- were ex
tremely hospitable, and for a few triflmg
things ftirnifhed us with an abundance of
roots and dried salmon, the food to which
they were accustomed ; we found that we
could not subsist on these articles, and si.
most all of us grew sick on eating them ;
we were obliged, therefore, to have recoujfc
to the flefh of horses and dogs, as food to
supply the deficiency of our guns, which
produced but little meat, as game was scarce
in the vicinity of our camp on Koofkoofke,
V where we were obliged to remain in order
to conftrud our perougues to defeend the
river. At this fcafon, the salmon are
meagre and form but indifferent food.
While we remained here, I was myfelf sick
for several days; and ray friend captain
Lewis fuffered a severe indifpofitiqn.
Having completed four pcrougocs and a
small canoe, w r e gave onr horses in charge
to the PaUbtcpallors until we returned, and
on the 7th of Oflober re-embarked for the
Pacific ocean. Wc defeended by the route*
I have already mentioned* The water of
the rim being low at this feafcn, *- e e
penenced muck difficulty in delcendinn u c
fonnd u obftrudcd by a great number 0 r
difficult and _ dangerous rapids in pa fli, lff t
which our perougues fevcral t times fi/L
and the men escaped narrowly with the!*
lives. However, this difficulty dees nn
exift in high water, which happens within
the period which I have prcvioully mention
cd. We found the natives extremely "
rnerous, and generally friendly, though wl
have on fevcral occasions owed our lives t
the fate of the expedition to our 1
which confuted of 3, ra cr„ 0„ .h?!
November, we reached the ocean, Wl ( c
various confidcrarions induced us to 'j
the winter; we theiefcre fcarchcd for
eligible fit nation for that purpose, and ftk"
ted a spot on the fouth fide of a little r iv '
called by the natives Netul, which dh’
charges itfclf on the fouth liae of the c c f
umbia, and 14 miles within point Adair '
Here we cQnfhuftcd feme log houses arid
defended them with a common ftbekad
work ; this place we called Fort Clatin' 6
after a nation of that name who were cm
neared neighbours. In this country ,!'!
fonnd an abundance of elk, on which w e
subsisted principally duting the’laft winter*
we left Fort Clatkip en the 27th ol March’
On our homeward bound voyage, heir.,
much better acquainted with the couutr S
we were enable to take such precautions as
in a great measure secured us from the want
cf pruvifions at any time, and greatly lef.
fentd our fatigues, when compared with
those to which we were compelled to submit
in our outward bound journey. We have
not loft a mdn linen we left the MandtW
a circmnftance which I assure you is a plea*
firgconfidcfalien to me. As I (haWftortlJ
be with you, and the poll is now waiting
1 deem it unncceUary here to attempt minute!
ly to detail the occurrences of the last eigh!
teen months. *
1 am, &c.
Your affedionate brother,
Wm. CLARK.
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LOUISVILLE, October 4.
THIS day the legislature of this ftatc fur.
med a houfc and proceeded to the choice of
officers..when Edward Tetfair, wascho.
fen Prdident of the Senate, and William
Robertson, Secretary; Benjamin Whit,
aker, Speaker of the House of Reprefenta.
lives, and Hines Holt, Clerk—After the
two branches were formed, the following
communications were received from the Ex
ecutive .*
Fellow. Citizens of the Senate , and of
the House of Reprejentaliyes •
THE period for the annual meeting of
Congress, being near at band, and compel
led before I leave-the Hate, to arrange feme
private business; wherein the intertit ot the
children of my dcccafed friends, which have
been intruded to my care are involved. I
have this day refinged the government into
the hands of the Hon. Jared Irwin, President
of the Senate, in order that 1 may be ready
to attend to the duties oi the appointment,
ar. Senator, in the Congrcfs of the United
States, 10 which 1 was called by a vote of
the General AtTembly, at the fate extra Ses
sion.
I pray you as the representatives of my
fcllo'w-citizer.s, to accept my finccre thanks
for the great confidence they have for many
years palled reposed in me, by calling tre to
fiil the most distinguished appointments, both
of a local and general nature within their
gift. In the different Hattons in which I
haveaefed as a public character, according to
the beff of my judgment, the intcreft and the
happiness or my native date have been my
pu rluit.
The government hasnotfor agreat length
of time heard any thing of Indian depreda
tions—The fields of onr citizens on the fron
tier have been cultivated in fafety, and the
regular adminiftratiisn of justice agreeable to
the laws of our ftatc is in full exeicife. —For
the enjoyment ofthefe great bhffings we have
more than common reafbn to be thankful to
the Author cf all good.
In conformity with the fevcral afts for
distributing the lands from the Creek Indians
by the treaty of Fort-Wilkinson, grants have
been iflued for such lots as the treasurer had
received full payment for, prior to the fifft
day of this month, the time allowed by law
for paying for those lots having then expired.
Fcur hundred and sixty one full. Purveys of
the land above mentioned, have reverted to
the state ; fix of which are in the county of
Baldwin, eighty.eight in Wilkinson, and
three hundred and hxty.feven in Wayne.— *
A copy ot the statement furnifhed by the Sur
veyor-General, which will be found marked
No. 1, will point out the number of those
lurveye, and the diftrifts in which they lie.
Several of the surveys which have reverted
to the state have been drawn by orphans, &
as I am confident thsfiatecan have no with
to profit by the negligence or want of infor*'
tnation of their guardians, or the ye dons
with whom they ate iniiufl d• I cannot
but recommend that a further time m<> be
allowed for paying for and raking out lb*
grants of this deienption of fortunate draw
ers.
Packet No. 2, contains copies of letters
and affidavits which have been fer.c to me
from our citizens formerly of Walter county,
who have been driven from their pcffeffions
and compelled to seek Iheltfer and protection
in the codnty of Franklin. They alleage
that the only charge for which violence h«s
been offered them is for advocating the righ f »
and adhering to the iaws of onr flare, It