Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-10-20

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a forced currency, and IS nearly in the following
terms -
Goolfra4 ivfr,, Or are fousdfs'f'sg.
6 Tiie Bearer Of this will be emitted 20 Dig
g fer c.isca.ed Property in Land or Housrs,l
g and may present these presents IN past pay 4
g nent at s'aiIl value. All persons in ira. e
" are ordered, on pain Of death, 70 rseeive t..S|
:" same as money IN exchange, tor all such arts
" cles Of provisions o. nscessares of life as may
!" be required Ey order Of tie commarder M
q CftF. Signed, &c. &c.
{. Death TO csupseifeir, or refuse to accept, or
=. give tie balshre in money Tor AZ sals nndrr'
5" 10 lives or 10 shN.ngs.
The prices. OF all a!sscirs Of necessity are Ia
be r-galatrdIy printed st u TAFT, wblch ~
70 be dlssrlSn;el gratis. AID witch every ind
vidual is to be eerpth<ato know, or a declalstion
rf ignorance to be counted 10 excuse.
All ;tbcse who do not voluntarily silbuiitfo the
French Army IS soon as It arrives Wit in tprea y
mih; Of tns pace where tic prepettyis situats4,
arc 70 Be Ius on the foosiag ef emigIants and
rebels, their property coniiscated, ard their per-
sons seized wherever found. By submission, IS.
understood laying down arns rpeafing in per-
a
esceace in all orders, DEGREES issued by the cos
mahder in Chief of the forces Of the FIRST Con.
sui - those who submit 70 hive projections flr
their persons, and and out bslj ibsv 5rg3ery.
All tie children under the age Of 70 and
above that OF u years, are 20 be sentinto Franee
toE7ears tbekGagsags; thyir parents eitier to pay
an Annual sum for their maintenance and educa-
ZION, or, when they cannoE do that, to maintain
a FTench snldiey or '9endarnie in England:
Those who ale zb ys the age Of - and under
that of 10, To be compelled to learn faench !; ard
as soon as thsy Can eak that language, either Il,
be hped or a;gged as often as they a.e found
speaking English.
All tie persons of a ripper age TO learn French
as fast as they GIN, and 10 be subjected requi-
siEion, and to be incorporated IN the French ar.
mrs bpt not IN greater numbers ;hanone Eng
iish for FIVE French. ard to serve OH tie Cont.
nsaf, in France; or SORE of tie nations unesr the
dou;nions Of the Republic.
Ohe half Of the produce of all the Mines Of
Copper, TIN, Bismulh, or Zire, to belong to the
French. One half Of the Colleres to De let
overflow with wafer, and all Cotton Mills, Spin-
nag Machines, Fire Engines, Looms for weay.,
ing, Iron Furnaces, Sitting and Rolling Mills, er
ssch other Machines as the Commissioners ani
Commanders il Chief shall order, to be broken.
The Shipping and Naval Stores to be sent to
France and all the Royal Ports, such as Ports
mouth, Ply.nou,il, &c. thar can receive trigate,
of ~ guns, 10 be destroyed or filed I'D.
That DEGREES may be The better understood the
intention Is declared to be, that England, which
is the Rival If France, and the Enemy Of Natl
ons, shall become Province Of the Republic, in
which the French Language alone shall Be spoken
and French laws obeyed. Liberty of Religious
opinions shah be allowed; but as there are too
macy Churches and Places of Public Worship
in that fanat,ea! Country, one half shall be con-
verted into Barracks for Soldiers, CT otherwise
converted to the Us. of the French Govern
neit.
The only Teachers in Public Schools, Uaiyer-
sites, or Academies, shall be natives Of Franco:
and TIE English Language prohibited 70 be taught
under the heaviest penalties.
Death to print or publish any ching in English
except by order OF the Commander in Chief.
All English books to be seized ard sent TO
France, and books printed n French to be.the on.
~ oHes permitted TO be sold or distributed In
England.
All Laws and Regulations made for England
to extend 10 Ireland also.
Such are The severe, unjust, add, We trust CHI
merical projects of rhe French. If these cannot
awaken this Country, we 80 not know what can,
and We leave tie commentary to the good sense,
courage, and patriofisn Of Brtons, who, when
true to thenselve $, pever did, nor, We trust, ne.
yer Shall, lay at the proud foot OF Corqueror.