Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1803-08-12

more disgracefnl, asitwas imposed Mish.
out 7 struggle, and nearly without rssis.
tance. 81 {
This picture would Be incomplete, did
We not groupe with i the fate Of those
Other nations IN Europe who have been
30 ready % ilifoW themselves into the
fatal embrace Of France. The tont en-
ssembie win GIVE rs very correct view
Of The certain and natural consequence
of French Principles, wherever fhey
- permitted 10 obtain.
Genera owes lis ruin to q tedce NTH
France Without the least excuse "a
the world, in the year i792, the French
marched an army against thisiitle repub.
lie, and surrounded the city. The &C.
nevese having called IN their neighbors
the Swiss, 70 their assistance, were ID q
situation TO defend themselves, and ex-
pressedtheirdeterminstiontodoit. The
Convention lever as base q II was bloc.
dy,) finding this to Be the case, whee.
died them into 4 negotiation. A treaty
was made, according TO which The Steiss
zp1s 70 btse,it aIpay, and the French ar.
my was 20 retire. Thearmy did retire |:
but when The Swiss were gone. the viii
ans Of the convention as7nnlel tie frsdk
" ! their army advanced, entered the Il,
", and were joined BY numbers of trai-
tors. An the biessinRs Of ! French Re
yolution begun. The rich were plumber.
ed, some q them put TO death, others
% flight; the poor hide state became q
province Of France, and from ease, opu-'
lence and independence, fell to the low-
cot degree Of misery and yassalage.
= Genoa, BY yielding 10 demand after
demand, BY paying tribute upon tribute,
and BY swallowing humiliation upon hui
initiation, thought % escape the general
wreck but moi revelation has been
effected - q Geneva, and followed BY
similar consequences. s. ~
Hamburgh, Bremen and Lnbec,
though 30 remote, have not been able 70
avoid the outstretched arm Of French "a :
Paeity and powers but have been COM
PEELED, AZ fhe priceef peace to pay M
butte ofseveral millions in return for
which, they are hourly threatened with
hnal subyersion and total ruin.
8 PENCE made peace NTH the ESeach
and thereby gave them anopportunity of
displaying the treacherousnes Of their
character in its fullest glare. After de-
luding the people Of this State with the
hope OF liberty, equality and indepen.
dence, they pillaged the city ofIts trea-
sures, destroyedits most splendid inst.
nations and costly Ornaments, and Level
ed the pride Of ages with the dust. They
took possession ofits most valuable raj.
ands. plandered il Of its navy, beat md
murdered hundreds Of its Inhabitants a
mere Whim and caprice, and finished
their per6dious work By delivering no
Che miserable people 10 the government
Ola stranger and ofa monarch. whom thew
bad always affected 70 consider y one e
the creates enemies Of liberty, and whom
they had, u their DEGREES md proclama.
-tions, Thousand times styled ! deeper.
= Stritzsyland closes the awful lesson.
Ihis republic was, Ike the United
States, . federative one. II had IoSs.
been equally the admiration of the his,o.
Ran and the civilian. and not unfreouent.
y the subject Of The Muses. praise
Yet, BY peace Nth France. this much
admired Republic has been torn fup
root and branch. Switzerland. basely
forgettingthe murder Of the King's guard
on the ioth Of August, oiiciously came
forward The first State IN Europe. 10 nc
kaespiedgs de Republic Of France. The
Swiss observed what they called : neu-.
trality, bur itwas yilely insiincere. always
operating infavor Of the French. When
these latter had swallowed up the neigh.
bcuring countries, they quarreled wilh
the Swiss. They ordered them 70 send
away the EngIish Amhassador, vhish
would have been done, had he not sfars.
ed them the disgrace By setirine. Thev
were next ordered to Danish The en-.
grants they then negociated and CON. ]
Piled. Now there VIVA no ground &c
Quarrel left An insuyrerf;c,, -. n - IS