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at forming the second epoch of the
deliverance pf than country which
seems called on for her defliny to ov- 1
erturn the thrones of tyranti. Will
iam V. on imitating the cdodud of
A Philip 11. found smongft the true Ba
taviane the fame impatience under the
yoke, and the fame eagernefi to break
their chains. Why should the natu
ral foil of liberty reckon still some
Haves amcogft the number of her
children?"
Under the aufpicet of a great na
tion, which liberty has conduced for
some years from victory to victory,
and which hat made the proudest ty
rants to tremble—guided by the m&fi
of light which has majefticalty arifeo
at every period of the French revolu
tion, the Batavian convention cannot
but appear great id its labor#, and the
result to the people whom it has the
honor to represent, cannot be ocher
wife-thao hippy. It will arfwer, you
may rely, citizen Miaifler, to the
hopes of our deliverers, and will ad
upon the models which they have
furnifhed. It will never swerve from
those great principles of justice, which
the French people have inarched from
oblivion, to mark the line which they
have prescribed to themfelve*.
Signed, BLAUW.
MEYER.
The Mlnifter of Foreign affairs to the citi
zens Blauw and Meyer, Ministers Pieri
potentiary of the Batavian Republic at Pa
ris, dated 16 Ventofe,
I have communicated, citizens, to the Direc
tory the note which you transmitted to me.
1 They have learned with the most lively fatis
fadion the opening of your National Con
tention. Convinced that the formation of
filch a central authority can alone unite the
Batavian people—extinguish that spirit of
federalffm which paraliled its energies, and
its mean%of refitting oppression—and give a
.vigorous government the foie guarantee of
the rights of the people—the Directory have
seconded as far as it could be done without
injury to your independence, the efforts of
the true friends of liberty. The salutary end
is accomplished. Your convention has op
ened its fittings. May this titular authority
. protest the cradle of Batavian liberty ! May
this new Hercules ftifle in its nervous arms
the serpents of Royalifm and Anarchy, that
endeavor to wrap it in their folds, and to em
barrass its proceedings. May it give you a
wife constitution protedive of liberty and
equality, a government powerful for good
and weak for evil. May you attain the prop
er gap! which the French nation are now a
bout to reacte,ihout purchasing it by those
convulsions, those painful excesses, and those
Wcuflf igohies, which with us have aggra
vated its price. f >
The Executive Diredory, faithful to the
friendfhip which united the two republics,
and to the principles of good faith which
° form the rule of its conduct, will defend your
- independence without, and will Support your
j^onftituted authorities within, with all the
influence of a friendship founded on a com
mon interest. °
It is pleasant for me, citizens, to be under
such circumstances the interpreter of their
Sentiments, I partake of them with Sincerity.
I Shall endeavor to realize them with zeal,
*and fhril regard as the bappieft days of my
? fife those oh which I ffiall con tribute to grave
;on the lift of freedom, the name of an inter
/ efting people, who formerly atchieved their
own independence, and who owe every thing
to themselves, efen to the foil they inhabit,
"tod which they have raviffied from the O.
cean. Health and Fraternity.
(Signed) DELACROIX.
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„ ADDRESS.
^4Executive Direaor, to the French Armies.
, Pefenders of the country, the moment
thpproches when you are again to take up
%yoHr viaorious arms; the moment ap-4
proaches when you are to quit a repofeto
~ which you consented in the hope alone that
it would lead to an honorable peace : but
the Seas of blood which have flowed have not
./yet Satiated the rage of yeur enemies. They
,unquestionably imagine that we are about to
abandon the fruits of our vidories, and the %
very moment when success is ready to crown V
them. They imagine that we are about to
demand of them ascowards, a peace which
we have offered them as generous enemies.
Let them conceive these unworthy expels
ations, we will not be Surprised ; they have
never combated for liberty—-but what they
cannot be ignorant of, is, thn the brave ar- 1
rotes with which they wish again to try their '
flrength, are the fame by which they hare 1
/'."'''?s -^
been So often fabdued=—No; they have<
not forgotten the prodines of French valour ;?
they still recoiled with tetror, both the re-I
doubts of Gemmappts, the plains of Floras;.
and the frozen rivers of Holland ; they re-I
colled that the Alps and toe Pyrenees have<
opposed to you but feeble barriers, and that
the Peninfofa of Quiberon became the tomb
of all the paricid.il Slaves, which in the hope
of Subjecting you to the yoke of a rcafter,
dared to Set their feet on the foil of a Repub
lic. If they could have forgotten all this,
you will bring it to their recolledion b,
blows still more terrible ; you will learn
them finally, that nothing can refill the ef
forts of a great nation which determines to;
be free.
Brave warriors, you have afforded the ex
ample of a disinterestedness which cannot ex
ist unless among Republicans. Oftentimes,
in the midst of the greatest Scarcity of provi
sions, of an almost absolute want of the moft|
indiSpenfable object, you have, displayed
that heroical patience, which, joined to
y<xir impetuous valour, to eminently distin
guishes you, and will Signalize you to all na
tions, and to the eyesof posterity. Repub- -
lican Soldiers, you will preserve this great
character ; and the moment when your Situ
ation has been ameliorated, when with an
unanimous voice the Representatives of the
nation have taken measures to provide effi
caciously for your wants, you will redouble
also your vigor and courage, to put an end
tea war which can be terminated by new -
vidories alone.:
In vain has the French Government rean
ifefted to all the powers which war against
France, a Sincere wish to restore at length
the repose of exhausted Europe ; it has in
vain made to them.tire most just and mod
erate propositions ; nothing has been capa
ble of removing their deplorable blindness.
Yes, brave warriors, we still must have vic
tories ; and it is your energy alone that can
put a flop to this devastating Scourge — Pre
pare therefore for a last effort, and let it be
decisive ; let every thing yield to, let every
thing be dissipated by, your ph Janxei ; let
the new flags of your enimies, carried off by
your triumphant hands, form, with the pre
ceding ones, the trophy with which in the
name of France always great in her misfor
tunes, always just in her prosperity, the e
quitable peace you will give to the world
will be proclaimed.
And you, generous defenders, who Shall
have cemented that peace with your blood,
you will Soon return to the bosom of your
families among your fellow citizens, to en
joy your glory—terrible still, in your repose,
to all the enemies of the Republic.
1 ' LETOURNEUR, President.
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England.-
LONDON APRIL 2Z.
There are letters in town > frbm Spain,
which state, that a correspondence of a most
fcrions and important nature has taken place
between the courts of London and Madrid,
their inferences lead to this fearful fefult,
that with refpe& to Spain, in stead of " a
friend the less," we Shall Shortly have " an
enemy more."'
CONCORD, JULY,!?.
FRENCH SUCCESS.
%^ A New Cor/piracy barban dijcoitrcd in
Paris; and qntlbd d —lt appears to have bate ,et
on foot by tbote of the late Convention who wore
not elefhd members of the present government—
tbeir chagrin arid ambition prompt tbemto confoire
a g a ™, tbeprefent rulers—iis a confeft of the outs
against the ins. We wife them oblivion.
CT By the last mail we have much For
eign Intelligence— We can give but part this
day—We will continue it —We congratulate
our readers on French Successes, their arms
have been all- victorious— Their triumphant
vidories, if any thing, will lead to a General
Peace ; which may the God of Mercy
gr^nt—To their fo^cefofoowing this
ARMISTICE.
Head-quarters of the Piedmontefe Army,
16th April, 1796. Conditions of a Sajpnfon
of arms, agreed a,on between the French and the
Piedmontefe armies; between Buonaparte,
General in Chief of the French army in Italy, &
Baron De la Tour, Lieutenant-General of
Herfein the service of tbe Kingof Sardinia, &
the Marquis Costa, Colonel in Chief of the
^tf commissioned b, the King of Sardinia, to
treat with /be General in Chief of the French ar
m,. Head quarters at Cberefco, the
: ,h Florea!,4th year.
Art J. All htftiliries shall cease between
the French army in Italy, and the army of
the King of Sardinia, from the day that the
undermentioned conditions Shall be fulfilled
until the expiration of five days after the end
of the negotiations, Whim said be set on
foot to attain the conclusion of a treaty of
peace between the two powers, viz. tE
The fortrefs of Coni, Shall be occupied by
the ^French on the gth Floreaf, or the zßth
of April, of this present year ; the fortrefs
of Alexandria fo^likewife b^ taken posses
sion ofhy the French as foen as jplubfe, /
and at the latest, the nth Flared or §„
bf April, until the fortrefs of Tartona can
be Surrendered to them.
Art. IL The French army foall remain ^
in possession of its conquests, that is to fay,
of all the country situated between the right
banks of the Sture, ahd its confluent, with
the Taharo, and from thence along the right
banks of that river as far as the point Where
it joins the river Po, as long as the French
Shall remain in the possession of Aleffamlria,
but after this place Shall have been re ftmted
to the King ot Sardinia, in consequence of
the fortrefs of Tortona being occupied by ,
the French^ the boundaries Shall extend far
ther from the confluence of the Sture and
Tauaro, to the height of Afty, on the right
banks of the Gid river ; from this point; the
high road which leads to Nizza de la Paille,
and from that place to Caffigny, is to serve
as aline of demarcation ; from thence creff
ing the Bormida under Cadi guy,.the French
army shall retain in possession of the right
banks of the Burmina to its difeharge irffa
the Tanaro, and from theoce to the conflu
ence of this river Po.
- Art 111. The town and citadel of Coni,
as well as the town and citadel of Tortona,
shall be Surrendered up to the French, to
gether with the artillery, ,ammunition; and
provifiens, exiting in those places, bf which .
an inventory is to be drawn up; the fame
(hall be done with regard to the town & cit
adel of Alexandria, which are provisionally
to be occupied by the French, until they
(hall be put in possession of the town arid cit.
adel of Tortona.
Art IV. The French army shill be,at
liberty, to erofs the Po, tehder Valence.
Art V. All exrraordinary Couriers,
Aides de Camp, or other officers, whom the
Commander in Chief may think fit to fend
to Paris, fltail be allowed co pals ^nd depart
by the shortest way '•
Art VI. All the 'troops and officers in
the pay of the King ol Sardinia, who serve
in the Austrian army in Italy, areto be cam
prifed in the said fufpetfion of hostilities.?
'Art VII. The citadel of Ceva, shall be
Surrendered, together with all its artillery,
ammunition, and provisions, and its garris
on is to retreat into Piedmont.
Art. VIII. In the fortreffes of Coni and
Tortona, as well as in that of Alefihdria,
inventories Shall be drawn up of all the artil
lery, ammunition, and provisions, delivered
tip to the French troops, for which" the
French Republic mail remain answerable, to
the King of Sardinia by restoring the artille
ry, and paying the value of such part of the
ammunition and provisions as Ihall have
been consumed.
The fame Ihall be done refpedirig thAcit
adel.— %
The troops who occupy these plfaf,lhall
withdraw into Piedmont with tbeir arms,
baggage, and all the honors of ,#h :
(Signed in rhe minucei)&
Lieutenant General DE LA TOUR.
Col. COSTA, and BUONAPAR-
Extras of a letter from the General in thief to
the Executive Direßor,, 10th Floreal, (A
~ril 29)
''The town of Coni is occupied by
our troops ; its garrison confided of
5000 meh. %\
" My columns are io full match ;
Beaulieu is flying with all Speed,
but I hope to overtake him.;
;." The troops of the Republicven
ter this moment the citadel pf Ceva ;
and I have received the King of Sar
dinia's orders, that the town and for
tress of Tortona (hall be delivered up
to/iu.°,
(Signed) " BUONAPARTE.
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Paris, April zG. A member of the Senate
of Hamburgh is arrived in Paris ip fegls the
differences with France. We are ?flfored /hat
there has very lately arrived at "Bafle4 new
ageqt from England, charged to,ienew the
negotiations with Fr^ce. Sir. Sidney Smith
arrived yesterday at Paris, with two other
English officers. He has been conduaed to
the old prifoh of the Abtay. , \^<«%'^
Another vjQory/ a most important viao
ty, has been gained, b> <he arm^ of Italy, o
ver the Auftruns. Two thousand five hun
dred bf the enemy hivb bit the drift !# Eight
thoufatid men and a General, taken; prifon
ets, andfhe whole oftheir ammunition, prd
utility, and artillery, have falle%infattfe
hands of the Republicans. Covrafcfrbrare
Republicans, rhe camprip is yfheredtetfc,
der the most favohblteaufylces. 7 May the
army of the Rhine tffeft similar atchieb
ments n^ ver the AQftrians,;&rt peace is g
compmed.
b^We are affared that a negotiation is at this
moment going on between the Dire&>r§ ahd
the Spanish Minister, for restoring to Sprin
its territhriesiri SfcDdmingO, add giving in
exchange Louifitya. nU;,*§.^ffl
r^bU,, it irf^facMritreKlraJ^^^
terda, Mritb fypnfe'bes r : Lt^g % !cACE &
tween France and Sardina,
The campaign in Italy is but
"just commenced when it is al
most firrifhea. Never was vido
ry more brilliant.
—rerte— —;— .
V London, M, 14 The French having flip
olated with the king of Sardinia for the part
Cage of the river Po at ll&za^cnabbs them!
to penetrate into the Milantfe By Paria.
Tortona, one of the fortrefles in haly, erf ,
' which the French are now in pofleffion, is
the key to the Milanese; which it is feared;
tti4 hhemyhavc b, this time completely ov,
errum: ,
if Air'Amen Can borifS in this try has Roped
payment for a very leige sum, in consequence
of (peculations in corn and rice from Amer
ica, which fte'&e turned out unfair fab'y. Th^
deficiency is fated at i%,oosk
M, jy. fhnch papers ftate,ihri tihnil
ities had not, according tn their latest advic
es, recommenced ^ the Rhine, though pre:
parations for fach an event were carried on
with great activity. Orije contrary, a re
port prevails at Paris that H^ negotiations
for peace had been refused between the Em~
peror arid the French-Such ^n event teems
extremely probable, for there hardly feehtt
any other means left t, him tb save his do
trillions in Italy, which to him ari of much
greater importance than the Neth^ffands.
The master of the Anglican
fliip Sally, arrived in the fiver
from Hayrc, fa\s, that 04 tht 3d
inst. the time of bis leaving that
port, flour teas' fellingat Bs. per
barrel ; that several American
vessels laden with grain, unable
to procure a sale there, had fail
ed for Lilbdp and England, and
that five others remained in the
harbor, for whofe' cargoes no
purchasers could be found, even
at the above reduced price. Ev
ery other article of provisions, he
states to have been equally a
bundant and cheap.
From an 4&ual Survey, made
a few days since, it appears that
there is more wheat, at this mo
ment, in the Isle of Wight, than
is fufficient for two years con
sumption of the inhabitants, sup
posing the ensuing harvest en
tirely to fail; and there is a
greater quantity in every other
quarter tnan has been known at
this season for twenty 5 ears back.
There is besides, a far greater
quantity of land sown with
wheat, than ever before hap
pened ;and there never was, in
the memory of man, the prof.
pe& of a more plentiful crop.
Philadelphia, June 30 The
United States brig Sophia, failed
'a few days ago from this port to 1
Europe. She is ro touch at Lisbon
for a short time, and from thence
proceed to Algiers. We learn
that the Sophia has on board the
means of fulfiling the terms of
our treaty with the Dey apd Re
gency of Algiers, for which
purpose flie was dispatched by
the Executive with Capt. O'Bri
en on board.
—^ ~mMflQ3pts—— &
qtylon, 'ju^ 8. A Dutch Fleet
arrived at Sarrinam, May 28th.
It confined of two fail of the
line, two frigates, and two cut
ters, and had on board 16,96
troops. f\ Eritifh squadron bloc
kaded the river.
An account is received, via
Baltimore, that an atyon has
taken p&e'between the English
and French „ Poftaripfirite, inr
which the English were drived
from the field to fate works.
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