Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1800-02-03

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Chief of The Staff Maj Gen
II Circular Litter fran fbs Minjqer ef Fsreign If
faits, 10 ne Foreign .zgsat, sffte Republic.
g In traofmii,mg to you, Citizen, the law which the
Legislative Body pafeo in its lat fitting Of the 10th OF
November, l. announce you that the conluls OF the
Frnc, Re public tock the fame time into their hands
the reis OF the government 81 the repobc The Con-
iltuou OF the year Three, the wo OF an incomplete
experience and OF the influence OF fome few unmpor-
,aot circumstances went to decay by its own peculiar
mperfecfions and by the palions Of individuals TOO
often broken in npon by the fri authorities, by turns
invoked by all the pa6ons. ihccany violated by them
ali il no longer obtained the refpe6 of the French
people il had ceafed to be az infrument of the fafe,y
: OF the Republic. There nccehty Of preventing
: the principles which It founded from periih'ng
with il great mpuic given TO all difpoGtrons could
alone rally round the fame fandard; the wilfcs and
the hopes Ct The citizens, coni put into CONGO all
the powers, could animate the fprngs OF the public
force and allure uniform energy, at once vigorous
and truly republican, its direction. The impuiic
has been given and all the authorities to day reat
tempered, powerful from the union and confidence
which the nation gives theu are going efcetnAlly to
acheve the great work which the denies OF the &c
public mpoe upon the TO organize order in all the
parts Of the administration cfablifh tranquility with
in and to procure honorable and fold Peace The
oath, citizens which is preicrihed to you, is proof.
that the foundations, which the hopes Of Freneh-
men, and the Happiness Of future generations repoie,
have remained unimpaired Thofe placed at the head
Of the government have given ample pledges for the
: liberty OF then country their veiy names command
fuicispt degree of reped and confidence convince
. France and Europe. that thoie foundations will be
guarded both from the attacks Of enemies fro abroad
5 and from the lhocks of factions at home.
On quitting the Council of Elders, Buona
/. pate met Bottot, Barras's Secretary, who feem
L -. IL r. h. Il
: tor. The General talked to him for few
Infants in private. He then addreaed him in
iiich manner as TO be heard by thoie around
him.
. What have you done with that France
(which left you in 70 brilliant ftua ion p
(aid the hero OF France. I" Ycherday left you
peace and Ifound war-I left You victory and
i found defeat-I left you the millions Of Italy,
and 1 found sfyaem Of plumber and mifery. =
Where are thofs brave men, thofe hundred
,sAoufand comrades whom left covered with
lsurels s--What are become Of them This
sha,e Of things could not lar. In three years il
would lead Us To defpotifm but we will have
= Republic founded upon the BATS Of equality,
Of morality. OF civil liberty, and political toler-
alton. Under . good administration, every
body viii forget the faaions 10 which they be-
lon3ed, and will 6seope good Fren hmen. II
Is time to retore TO the defenders Of the country
that con6denre 10 which they have 10 good a
'clsim. If the fadiou. are to be believed. we
fhould all become enemies of The Republic we,
who have eAablifhed it BY our labours and our
courage. We do not want roen more patriqt
than thofe who have been mutiiated in The fer
vice of the Republic Gall BE- aceufsd, per.
haps. Of aipiang to dominion. VIVA. crown
of Iron would that be, which fhould obtain
If was criminal enough to afpire to it. Ifhould
have employed other msaas-Oae hundred
thovfand men would be fac.i6ced in war;
They will live, and France n al have peice.--
wait then with confidence the great meafures
which the Legislative Body is about to take -
DO not fuff-r you,felves to be miiled by thofe
wretches who have overwhelmed you with 70
many calamities. The reiloration Of our Con
fitution, attacked on all fdes. will remove all
doubts, and the Republic purified from perfe-
eutions, from Affections and fuferings will fiji
che luxurious place which Providence has az
fgned it,"
q Paris, Dec. 1.-'The late accounts from
Switzerland Gate, that there has been conclud
cd Suipeniion Of arms for three months, be.
tween the Archduke and General MAIZENA,. a
French Officer MaGena's id-de- Camp, bro'l
this news to Arau.--Yet, adds our corfefpon
don't, this treaty will not be publifhed till it i.
yati6ed by the governments of Auflria and
France. We wait the confirmation of thi
news, which viii be the belt proof that negoc
ations for peace are about to be entered upor
between the Cabinet of Vienna and the French
Republic.
The Central Bureau of Paris is depofed. :
The three new members are Dubcfcq, who hat
been in already Dubois, and Pits, commit
fioners Of the Directory in the municipal ad
minitra,ions Of that city.