Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-12-21
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#Oftke Cornell of War If The League, IN.
tie brave Swili, their Bratbsr; in
Arms:
Friends and brothers, when you fe-
parated yourieIyes lr,m yonr wives, your
children, your fathers and your friends, to,
conquer for your children, liberty, indie
pendence and prolperjsy, you abandoned
with alacrity AID courage your &C ttagea
ard your aocks. This idea, I" tie God
of our fathers is with US, and protects u.s."
gave you force to brave all the dangers,
and to delpifs the fatigues of war. You
quilted with fonss your mountains and
your valleys, TO enter into the field and
defend the cau[e of liberty and your coun-
try. The Almighty bleded your arms,
& heard the jaa wihles of a nation known
only by its rettitude, and which had arm.
| ed for its liberty and independence. Our
enemies, our oppfefors, the .soi-dYaaf
Helvetic government with its feeble party,
have been chafed alnau& to the frontiers
of the confederate Cantons.
I" But, brothers and friends, we have
received notification, that if we did nor
by our conduit, give proofs of an entire
confidence in the Firt Conful OF tie pow
crful nation Of France, who has cauGed
a declaration to be made by his Envoy,
General Rapp, TO our fathers adembled az
Schwitz, thar he wiihes to interpole a.
mediator in the war which we are carrying
Oh againf the odioas Helvetic government.
we ihould be compelled to it by the VIC
torious rms of the French warriors. Bro.
theirs, friends, confederates, who among
US could conceive the thought Of menaciny
ourielses with the numerous & expert
enced armies of France No, friends, no:
we with to await peaceably the determi-
nation of the Firle ConlLl, and with that
order, that moderation, & that diicipline,
which have hitherto guided your aeps,-
you will receive, we are convinced, the
farther orders of your fuperiors, Of your
general and even, If it ihould be necef-
fairy, you will return to your reidences,
in order that our country may not be en-
haufted by the entrance Of foreign troops;
that we may not be deprived Of the fcsnry
harvea of this year, which we hoped TO
confume with our children and that we
may not be plunged into indulgence and
mifery. II is only the fjelvesic govern
ment, directed BY its paaions and private
intcreit, that could caii in the aid Of
foreign troops; we who took up arms
only for our country and tranquility, hays
90 need Of troops to attain car Object.
But, relying on or conduit, We dare 10
hopa, that The Fira Conful Of France, whs
has guaranteed our independence, and who
has teen deceived by talle reports, will as
foon as he fnall have been informed of the
true fate OF things, take meafures, which
will lecure our honor and the PROPERTY
and independence of our country. May
the Almighty deign TO grant if.is, whe
has caufed US to make an important ite'
towards our future happiness, and cEowasa
our arms with his benedittlen. ;"
Letters of a fablequent date MENTION
that the inlurgcnts arc returning 10 their
reiideaces, and the Central Governments TO
Bernc. The two auxiliary der1i- bgigaies,
which are TO form the garrlion OF tha1
town, are ALREADY arrived there. The
army Of o5Cerpas;sn, aasulbled in Ia