Star.
London, England, 1807-03-07 00:00:00

/If THY CUMMANDtk IN CHIYIP Ui TH I IMPLRIAL Kl:11

31• N ♦RMY.

" By a long (cries of the nioft unfortunate events, your country
has become a prey to the molt cru.l and intolcut of foes. The
manifold (offerings to which you have been (objected arc known to
the Emperor, my mat gracious Sovereign; and his Majelty is fo
much the murc di(pofed to take the anemia intereft therein, as he
himfelf has (prong ti on German blood ; and mindful of the i6ti-
mate ties which czift between his Imperial Houle and many of the
German Prince*, he has never tested to entertain, with regard ro
the German nation, all that efteem to whit's a people, to flume-
roue, enlightened, and virtuous, are juftly entitled. With this fen •
timent of the warmeft iota-eft in the fate of Germany, are ram-
rally and infeparably conjoined his Majetty'a wifhes to deliver this
empire from its oppritGre, and retort it to its jut freedom and
independence. His Majefty will think no exertion too laborious
to attain this peat objed.
" Inhabitants of Germany !. the whole Ruffian army fights for
your interefts ! Under circumftances fo favourable, than you
alone remain inactive ! Shall you he fo blinded, as in the prefent
Rate of things to do nothing for yourfelves ?
* The enemy is at a great dillance from his friontlers, In terri-
tories, and at a fcafon of the year, whichinot only do not afford
bins fulacient means of fupply, but alto impede all his operations.
Will you voluntarily contribute to his relief ? Will you act againft
your own interefta ? Forg,t not that you have all potable
.a!J to
exped from the brave army entrufted to my command. I truft
that I (hall victoriously drive back the Common Enemy of Eu-
rope, and convince him that there Rill remains a people, who,
faithful to their country and their monash, have both the incli-
nation and the power to TOR the impofition of his iron yoke.
But however probable this fuccefs may be, hi. Majetty will CO
regard it as incomplete, fo long as the foe (hall not be driven
back beyond his natural boundaries; and as this is the only means
of restoring the independence of your country, and obtaining a
general peace upon fecure foundations, his Imperial Majefty re-
lies, with the fulleft confidence, that at this finally decifive crifia,
the inhabitants of Germany will not only lend no kind of fupport
to the common foe, but, on the contrary, that they will, by a ge•
neral refiftance, render his further Stay in Germany impradicable,
and throw every. potable difficulty in the way of his retreat to
wards his own frontiers. By this intimate union of the whole
auffian force with all the means of the German Empire, the
common objedt may he attained, and peace, fo anxioutly cleared,
be once more uttered to (offering Europe.
Take courage then, brave and virtuous Germans I Retied on
the immortal renown of your anceftors, who, in former ages,
maintained their independence with the molt rival bravery.
Unite yourfelvcs under the colours of fuch of yoar Princes, in
whom the unfortunate events of our times have not yet extin-
piffled a knit of honour, and of their own dignity. To this
grand and noble purpofe of delivering your country from a foreign
yoke, facrifice every private quarrel, every confidtration of internal
dikord, and then than you compare a formidable whole, capable
not only of difputing every inch of pound with the common
enemy, but alto of ultimately sranquithing and repelling him for
ever within his natural frontier.

" In your efforts to attain fo glorious an objedt, you may rely
with the fuUdt confidence on the powerful and continued affittattee
of the Emperor, my molt gracious Sovereign. The univerfally ac-
knowledged principles of his Imperial Majefty afford you a gua-
rantee, that not only will his Majefty rot abandon you in the
prefun Rruggle, but that on the happy termination thereof, he will
particularly dire& his attention to the reftoratioo of the venerable
cooftitution of your country, which for a facceffion of centuries
rendered your forefathers the happidt people on the face of the
'earth, and which could only be deftroyed by the domineering am-
bition of so enemy, who makes no scruple of treading under foot
' the molt tiered trestles.
" Given at the Imperial Ruffian head quarters,
(Signed) ".Baron VON BENNIGSEN, General of Cavalry,
" Military Governor of Lithuania, &c. &c."
The following Addrefs has been circulated at• the
out polls of 'the French Army
Soldiers of France ; Formerly, when foreign armiu meditated
the conquelt of your country, and came even into the bolom of
your land to snack you, you repelled them with a valour and per.
feveranee which the whole world admired. The report of• your
brilliant exploits rtacked even us. Your courage, your loyalty,
Was known to us, and the foldiers of Franc; became the oiled, of
' mir esteem. But it is no longer your country which demands your
efforts. A war foreign to your ince:efts tears you from your fa.
billies, your friends, your home. A tyrant, whofe infatiable ans.
lition knows no bounds, drags ynts into distant climates, and
fheds the blood of Frenchmen, that ea may bellow Crowns
upon his Relationi. Hc.fotcts you to combat aganift people
who arc ready to offer you pledges of their ancient affeCtion,
but who will flied the hat drop of their blood in the facred
caulk of their. country. (Signed)