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Gazette Of The United States & Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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The King of Prussia issues a formal declaration to the States of the Germanic Circles at Frankfort, denying rumors of plans to secularize bishoprics, suppress chapters, or appropriate imperial cities for war indemnities against France. He affirms his sole aim is defending the Empire and its Constitution, with no intent for personal conquests.
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LONDON, March 18.
DECLARATION of his Prussian Majesty, delivered to the States of the Germanic Circles, assembled at Frankfort.
His Majesty the King of Prussia could not but hear with the highest displeasure, that designs were imputed to him tending to secularize Bishoprics and Chapters, to suppress them, and to appropriate to himself certain cities of the Empire, in order to indemnify himself for the immense expences which he has made for near two years, to carry on the war against the French, and to defend against them the Germanic Empire and his illustrious allies.
His Majesty, confident that his designs are pure, might pass in silence over such rumours, and content himself with the conviction that they would find no belief on the part of the well-disposed States of the Empire: but to give an overplus of satisfaction, and to confound the malevolent, who invent similar stories purposely, and perhaps to excite distrust, the undersigned has orders formally to declare, that while his Majesty makes war upon the French, he has never any view but the defence of the Germanic Empire, and the maintenance of the Constitution; that it never was his Majesty's design to make conquests for himself; and that if conquests are made from France, the Empire will have its share; that he never conceived the least idea of indemnifying himself at the expence of the Empire, whose Constitution has always been sacred to him, and for whose maintenance he has already made so many sacrifices, as is generally known.
The undersigned finally declares, that his Majesty will never belie those intentions in future, and be always ready to secure and guarantee to the Germanic Empire its territory and Constitution, and to its States in particular, both spiritual and temporal, their possessions and rights; in a word, the inviolable maintenance of the whole Germanic body, provided the Empire, and above all those six circles which are most exposed to danger at the present, will co-operate as much as the Constitution and patriotism require of them.
(Signed)
Baron HOCHSTETTER.
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Frankfort
Event Date
March 18
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formal denial of expansionist rumors; pledge to defend and guarantee the germanic empire's territory, constitution, and states' rights, conditional on their cooperation.
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Declaration delivered to the States of the Germanic Circles assembled at Frankfort, expressing displeasure at imputed designs to secularize and suppress ecclesiastical entities and appropriate cities for indemnity from war expenses against France. Affirms pure intentions for Empire defense, no conquests for self, shares in French conquests for Empire, sacred regard for Constitution, and future guarantees provided circles cooperate.