The Sun.
London, England, 1802-10-20 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION.

4t AR ADMIRAL LACROSSE, CAPTAIN GENERAL
OS GUADALOUPE AND lI'S DEP ENCKENC lES, TO
THE INHABITANTS OF THAT COLONY.

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Citizens—l,Vhen the Consular Government sent
The among you, I promised to endeavour to give
You happiness, by making you love the principles
of wisdom, which constitute it, and by healing, as
rnucl) as possible, all the wounds of a Revolution,
'which lasted too long, and which made the evils
that accompanied it to be felt in a more lively man.
ter in this Colony.
I followed with zeal the paternal intentions of
...that repairing Government, and already enjoyed,
aroicipation, all the pleasure of having consoli-
dated among you peace and concord, of having.
increased agricultural and commercial industry,
'When men too long habituated to anarchy and
Crimes, to bend to the rules of social order, raised
the standard of rebellion, seized on the public au.
th°ritY, overturned all the laws, and plunged the
Colony into an aby 3S of evils. I could have resisted
their audacity ; I could not subdue their perfidy;
but this horde of Brigands could not escape the
hational vengeance. The Island of Guadeloupe
Was reconquered from the Rebels, by the valour of
the French Soldiers, under the command of a Gene-
ral, who had been preceeded in the Colony by a
brilliant 'reputation. The inhabitants then may
tOW abandon themselves to their hopes, as far as
depends olionme hind the Commander in Chief of the
Army, they-shall be realized, and I will venture to
aY, that I am certain of it, since the malevolent
e'suppressed, and all good Citizens are eager tO
maintain a Government, which has on other objet}
44 view but their happiness.
Done at the Palace of the Captain. General, Thermidor
46. Yost ro of to French Republic (Aug. 4-)
(`igned) LACROSSE.

BAsta, Oer. Merni,ers of the Helvetic
"let assembled at Schrwitz, have agreed on a Plan
ci a C43thutioa which they have aclth-essed
,to all

Cantsns, and of which the rollowlog are the
Articles

ART. I. Switzerland forms onr Federal Re.public, under
the denomination of the Helvetic Conte/at:rail'

11. It is divided into Cantons.

111. Each Canton to g'vern itself according to its own
will, and to exercise in its own Territory al i the Rights of
Sovereignty. .which it exerciecl under the Antient Re4inie.

IV. Tke Towns shall not enjoy any prerogative over the
Country. both one and the oth_•r to partic!pate in the Admi-
nistration of 7..lstice, of the Police, and in the Internal Go-
vernment of the Clinton.

V. The Government of one Canton cannot publish Ordi-
nances prejudiLial to another Canton : those who break
through this regulation, to be denounced to the Diet.
VI. The Government of each Canton to name a Deputy
to the Helvetic Met. The Deputies remain inn (Mice until
their Constituent* think proper to recall them. They are in-
demnified by the Canton.

VII. The Diet is permanent ; it delibcratcs on War and
Peace, and on the conclusion of such Treaties of Alliance and
Commerce as the general interest of the Confederation may
call for. it is authorised to repeal and annul the Ordonance,
of the- Cantonal Governments, which are piejudicial to the
Helvetic Confederation, or to any of its Cantons.
VIII. Every Deputy, Member of the Diet, is oblif:ed to
conduct himself, upon the discussion of an important objeCt,
particularly of Tre sties of Peace. Commerce, and Alliance,
according to the instructions of his Constituents.
IX. The Diet chooses, from among its Members, a Pre-
sident aril a Secretary, who continue Ls their functions for
three months, and are always re-eligible.
X. The President of the Diet receives the Envoys of Fo-
reign Powers, and signs the deliberations of the I)iet, which
arc counter-signed by the Secretary. The Protocol shall, be
signed by every Member.
XI. The Diet appoints the Helvetic Envoys to Foreign
Powers, and recalls them.
XII. In case of a war, or threat of attack, the Diet settles
the contingent of troops, and the amount of the sums which
each Canton is obliged to furnish. The arsenals of the
Cantons are at the disposal of the Diet. It appoints the
Generals, and removes them, as also the inspectors of the
Militia in time of Peace. Each Canton is obliged to exercise
in arms and military evolutions, a contingent of the tia,
which, however, i • not to perform any eilective service in
time of Peace, and receives no pay.

XIII. All the Swiss are soldiers. None can exercise the
rights of Citizenship, nor he received into the Corporations
o► Artists and Tradestn6i, nor exercise a p•otission, n9r
marry, unless he has a musket, a sword, anti a pouch. 'l'lo
Government supplies the pour with arms. 1 n extraordinary
cases the Cantonal Government nuysorder the diiamthlgof
the Citizens. The expellees of war are chargud upon all
the Cantons in proportion to their respedive means.