The letters from Brunswickgive the following as the answer of
Prince WILLI &A 'Ile address of the States.
"I thank the I. "aq )f the Duchy of Brunswick and the Principality of Blankenburg for toe assurances they have given me of their attachment and confidence. It is agreeable to me to find in the address presented to roe on the 27th, a new proof of the exalted patriotism, as well as of the zealous and prudent endeavours of the Estates to maintain the constitu- tion of the country, and to insure its permanent prosperity. The more painfully I am affected by the picture given in this address of the present state of the country, the more securely may the Estates rely on my sin- cere and entire concurrence in all constitutional measures, the object of which is to restore and consolidate the welfare of the country.
"It gives me particular satisfaction to be able to inform the Estates, in answer to the proposal made to me, that I have been induced to assume, for the present, the government of the country. I may expect that in this manner the continuance of the tranquillity so happily restored will be secured, and the most urgent wants of the moment provided for. Mean. time I shall exert myself to the utmost by a negotiation, to be immedi- ately commenced with his Highness my brother, to attain the object inti- mated by the Estates. If, contrary to expectation, my efforts should not prove successful, I should not, indeed, be able to resolve to take myself the steps to which the Estates allude, but shall not object to their making a proper application to his Majesty the King of Great Britain and Hanover, and I do not doubt that the desired end will be attained by the moderation of that generous and enlightened Monarch. I have now only to express my wish that the Estates may use their influence to revive and to consoli- date the confidence of the subjects in the Government, without which a country cannot prosper.
"WILLIAM, Duke of Brunswick Gels."
It is also stated, that a communication has been made by the runaway Duke to his brother, authorizing the latter to take upon him the permanent charge of the State. The settlement of Bruns- week has been as rapid as the revolution.
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