Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-05-05

down their arms and taken an oath of obe-
dience. and to burn every village where the
5tocsin should be sounded, and to put its in
habitants to DEATH
Mr.. Pitt then proceeds to relate similar
acts of perfdy and cruelty in the transac-
tons of Bonaparte, with Modena, Tusca-
ny, Genoa and Rome. We proceed to the
invasion Of Venice.
/ g But Of all the disgusting and tragical
scenes which took place in Italy, in the;
course, of the period i am describing, those.
which passed at Venice are perhaps the
most striking and the most Characteristic
In NAV, 1796, the French arnyunder Boz
naparte, in the full tide Of its success a.
eainst tic Austrians, first approached the
territories of this republic, which from the
commencement Of the war had observed a
rigid neutrality. Their entrance on these
territories was as usual accompanied by
solemn proclamation IN the name OF their
general, " B0napafte, 70 the Repu6zc 2
peuice." esitis to deliver the finest coun-
try in the world fran the iran yoke ofthe
!. froud h9nse Of Aushia, thatthe French ar
my has braved obstacles the most difficult
to surmount. Victory in union with JUS
tioe, has crowned its efforts. The wreck
OF the enemy's army asretiIed behind the
Mincio. The French army, IN order to
follow them. passes over the territory OF
the republic Of Venice but it Will never
forget, that ancient friendship unites the
two republics. Religion, government, Gus
toms and property, shall be respected
That the people may be without aPprehen-
sion, the most severe discipline shall be
maintained. All that may be provided for
the army, shall be most faithfully paid for
in money. The general IN chief ensa ges
the ofllefs Of the republic Of Venice, 1hc
magistrates and priests, to make knowa
these sentiments to the people, il order
that confidence may cement that friendship,
which has so long ellited the two nations.-
Faithful in the path Of honor, as in that OF
victory, the French solder is terrible Only
to the enemies Of his liberty and his govern
nent."
q Bonabarte."
This proclamation was followed by ex
actions similar to those which were practis
el against Genoa, by the renewal Of signi-
lar professions OF friendship and the use OF
similar means 70 excite Instruction. At
length, in tie spring OF 1897, occasion vas
taken from disturbances thus excited, to
forge, in the name Of the Venetian govern
lnent, proclaim alton hostle to France, and
this proceeding was made the ground for
military execution against. the country, and
for efIectiag by force the sulgelsion ct its
ancient government and the establishment
"of tie democratic forms ofthe> French reyo-
luton. This revolution wa&. sealed by a
treaty, signed 10 May, 1897, between 30
aapayte and commissioners appointed on
the part Of the new and revolutionary go
vernment OF Venice. BY the second and
third secret articles Of this treat1, Venice
agreed to give asa ransom, TO secure Itself
against ali further exactions or demands,
the sum OF three millions Of livres in money,
the value of three millions more in articles
Of naval supply, and three ships ofthe line,
and 1t received in return the assurances Of
the friendship and support Of the French
republic. Immediately aiser the signature
Of this treaty, the arsenal the library, and
the palace Of ST. Marc were Tansacked and
plundered, and heavy Additional contrlbu-
tons Were imposed upon It's Inhabitants
And III not more than four months after
wards, this yer, republic Of Veaice, united
By alliance to France, the creature Of Ro-
napartc himself, from whom it had receiv-
ed the present of French liberty, was by the
same Bonaparte transferred, under the trea-
ty Of Campo Formio, to that iron yoAe Of
the tr0nd house Of Austria, to deliver it
/ from which DC had represented in his first
kproclamat!on. to be the great object Of all
lir o,,arst:cne,