The Sun.
London, England, 1804-02-27 00:00:00

CL AAI AT PAT OF. THE .13ATAT'
CO VE R E NT,

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NINTING THE 7TH of MARCH AS A DAY.FdR
-Ts oF BRNSVOLENCR AND PUBLIC PRAYER.

CITIZENi,

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there
A, il is certain that among. the Nations
gut le ,v w1164e e,:isje)icF and preservation °lhativlee heletetnil.ntarC-
s A•ferr such Signal t}roofS of.the-fav,ioudrnonfrDrnivairn,eoPnriohveisnleinnceer , Y:, ,itlr •Colintry,; sf, tt cannot be den.e.-_
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the
s sid,this same Nat*, havihg more than fallenoel:.:apptrnaioninint
it:Astir of prosperity,, llnd being threatened with,
o t,strikiug mans .
reie:'• his, learned: repeatedly, and in ncr, . its slependence on, she ALI-powerful . ,
verse. Alas.! there is no Occasion to go so
edon.y
relied
k....irlti anti.ils of the Republic to prove this—wen 6
',ll thteNtisitsi of the two last -years. ;Started had
n'race 'been
the wish of
sit :vie friends of their country, and of the humar
an
en
graisfiedt by the con‘duSion of a PeSee, 'el tso: ' •
rnosi' bloody and debt ruCtisie'W ar i scarcely had our source I
that ou
our national priisptrity began to flow M their accustomed chan-
- •to be
nel, so as. tutenable us,to flatter ourselves with the hope that
our ruitiedafrairs were likely, under Divine Providence, "to
re-est• blished, than ambition and cruel jealousy relcuidlecitair
torch of war., in contempt and open violatiost of the Faiy
xy
whicli had been but Just Concluded, and with a i
Pr°d%Vaire, to
pence of treasure and of blood. liy this unhappy
which not only the sacred faith-of our treaties of alliance,but
11 the.
even the duty. of self-defence coin pels us, we soon Plays
sources of our misfortunes and increasing 'poverty agadn open;
Our ships, richly laden With the produCtions of our Colonies,
and the treasures of our reviving commerce, were 'captured
.while they were pursuing their peaceful destination, even•
betcre an) declaration of 'war. Already some Of our foreign
Posse.ssiol,s have fallen betiffe the superior
my-: every clay Your situation is growing worse by the stagna-
force:of-our
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lion whicii prevails in the thiferent branches of out commerce
anti industry ; and the' considerable SacrifiCes Which-the. part -
we have to bear in this fatal War requires from uks iiii.P°4
miss-n:113 Atic unavoidable necessity of loyifignew btirderis upOn
our fellc,y7citiens, whose burdens are already gieat.'
s lie coisaderation of this unfortunate and himliliating
situation of the lepublie, Would "make us alroOst ciesrair-ol-
ever seeing its afbirs re-established on a, solid foundation, if,
we did not feel the most lively on
that all those evils
(thetfgh stirred uss by the injustice of a neighbouring Power,
\slid has rash! and Itasti injustice entered into the war) have yet hap-
pened under the wise anti bountiful direction of that all-ruling
rrovidetu;e, whose. mercy can again cfose the Wound's which.
we have,received from his hand; who can thange oppression
21-1 a adCiersity to the seeds of future" more lasting happi- •
nets, arld.has made the history of" our Country so often hear.
W itness of this consoling truth. It is this encourain-ersua-
sion Which Makes it our duty'
to recar to•our recollection the
proofs whill we have already experienced ot the Divine Good-
ness, Wlia does not recolleel, that at.the beginning of last year
this Cetuitry was,threatened with a Most destrudive inun-
dation by 'the vast col leelion of heaped up ice.in our rivers,
when our fears were suddenly dissipated, and the Country
saved by a thaw, which brought no misery with it ? Who can
censider without gratitude, that the contagious disease, -MO!
destritetive and terrible than the sword of War, which 3ii
.j.l'Sissrlsa, rt a the world is the scourge of a Nation other-
slgsb,apy its prosperity and peace, and viihich has already
r'Ssect wtth such fury in sortie, parts of Europe, has not hoWe:
ever; reathed
Rose us yet, although our .extensive .coMmerce ex--
dus to re
e clanger than other nations ?
Who can eon=,
obstacles which"
sides, without
obstacles gratitude, thatnotwithstanding all the
Nation the Spirit of industry (that distinguishes our
) has to encounter, still it is not quite smothered,
but even now i
revive ? nspires hopeS that in happier days it may
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Who can see, without gratitude,- that in the midst •
of our
increasing distresses, that there are, still found men who have
not only the will, but the means of relieving the distressed
and preventin the utter of all the springs qintlustriisti,
g.
These considerationsoakeri tiiget her; contain sinne mokive:s former happess : how
for not despairing of the returtiof our
perspeefive if; rendered
'Mich should we be flattered with this
Wiser by our misfOrtunes, We shall, for the future; substitute
economy ,temP erance, and moderation to that expensive luxury
which,- was exteu,ded to all.classes of suciety ; if we shall
andlearn to be more rigid in our morals, and still more sincere
u-priglit in oils dealings; and tf, above all things, we cul-
Crate. the respeet of Religion, that resped which was the
ornament of the first Founders of our Republic, but which
is now to Miserably fallen, and which alone. can en-ere the
lostipg
.luPPtiese of our Nation. , re
Then, doubtless, we might_ hope that the toil of our
Fathers would change our darkness Into light; Oiled Wo-uld not
shut his- ears against our ardent prayers for the safety 011ie
Coontry.
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It is f • • ,
or the advancement of this end, and for all those rea-
sons united, that, with
tter et,hle pi)robaotion of the. Legislative
Body, it has been-
and.DistriiCits of the glt-tallsjailtut all
.tit'c't yeiiiei;
he appointed for " Aels of bencvolence anislneb,ubt li:%Chrsa,l;l'
vvhich we lia4g,fixsd for Wednesday, thelilt of MararCh
give an opponunity to• all the inhabitants of the RepUbli t°
unite in the temples of their Religious Assemblies and lt‘ °
ble themselves in the most solemn manner before God, Ler_
tsemefessing their tronsgressions and Sins, to adOre even the etns.
ntsswhich His hand inflicts upon US, to recornmettdato-
is fliViiiir and proteelion th,:: utgent want and interests of
thi Country,• with a sincere design of rendering themselves
insuture worthy of these blessings, which are the reward 06
a virtuous and religiohsnatiOn. We exhort, therefore, every
'Citizen,- upon that day, to pray ardently to God' thdt he
rrizty give us again peace and prosperity ; that he t
Ithat all those sacrifices We ere obliged to make to braino that
°biea, shall tend to. lay the foundations of lasting
hemtaqiill.
Otte: that he may bring to the hearts and feelings of t lovers
of \\Far, tears and groans of the many thousands who sut-
Ler bY thes that if possible, the effusion of human blood
,'"`st.taY a; that he may crown with his bletsing those eon-.
tuted authorities' ' Wit '
, or labour tends to those objeets :
°rici that he
_sitLriet May open againehe sources of our National Pr aud secure their possession by the 'concord, 'virtue,
'(..,lll►'9u47.cientious consluet'of the faithful inhabitants of this
To attain this
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St4te-bida- h •sa'litarY obieet, - the Government of the
ins, t at the present Proclamation shall ben3ade
as public as Possible, and that the Administration shall take
'that the said d
diltgent care,
out.the Republic, with tit ce ay
shall be celbrated through-
' uited to it ()hied, and tl; bcY, solemnity, and in a manner
PrOtessions•or Trades shall be
on that day, the exercise of all
Athusements, that no obstacelestisPendedi as well as all• Public
•.: good dispositions of- the
NRedlmigious
or trouble shall occur to the.
• and that the most Holy Friends of their Country,
szloritiest and implored with ale! of
doming
shall b every where
i" ..,sisis(sellggse, Feb. 6, iSes respect.
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By Order
A. F. R. E. VAN HAERSOLTE.
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of the Government of the State,
C. G. HULTMAN.
(From the Leylen Gazette, Feb. 16.)
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. rtrate Letters from Rotterda
rePiesent the arbitrary and oppressive condud of the
French Generals and Agents throughout Holland
to be'altogether intolerable. In consequence
.of the
new mode 'adopted for tracing out and confiscating
Englisly' property, trade is nearly extinguished,
and the people in general no longer conceal their
and
Even the Batavian Direffory itself be.
: gins toparticipate in the indignation of- the'inha-
bitants, and, has dispatched a serious Remonstante
•to Paris. Application was also made to the French '
Ambassador at the Hague, o General YicTort,
and t
to suspend the fival eiecution of these measures,
ti}} an answer could lie
Government; received from the French,
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The French Generals in'
Hanover make frequent
excurAons, incog, to Lubeck and Travemundei for
the purpose of reconnoitring those places, of which;
and' the neighbouring country, they have taken
arti,pleLplans. An Officer of the Staff has been sta.
tioilea'rhere for the purpose of receiving and tians-
tnitting intelligence from Petersburgh, &c.
The Cabinet of Berlin is said to be much chagrined
at the failure of its interference at Paris in favour
•of Sartlinia.and Holland, anti'thatit made very
angry remonstrances on the
subjed o hfas the occupa..
._tio.n by France of the Banks of the Elbe-and Weser,
l'icr - ,which:ln- the .supended --navigation -of • tlvaae.
rivers, the trade of Prussia it materially'injurcd. -

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