The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-05-03
CONTINUATION OF EXTRACTS
@rom French hahers, received by the schr
Sine Qua Non.

Sine Qua Non.
Gulph of Juan, 1st of March, 1915.
Nahoieon, by the Grace Of God and tie Con-
s,ifntion 9f the STATE, KmherOr Of the
TO THE ARMY.
SOLDIERS.
We have not been vanQuished Two
men, deserving our ranks, have BETRAYED our
iaurels, their country, their prince, their be-
nefactors.
Those whom we have seen, during five
and twenty years, traversing all Europe to
excite enemies against us, who have passed
their lives in lighting against us in the ranks
of foreign armies, while loading with curses
our beautiful France shall they pretend to
command and enchain our Eagles they who
have never dared to encounter the sight of
them Shall we suffer them to inherit the
fruits of our glorious achievements to en-
gross our honours, our wealth 70 calumnate
our glory IF their reign shall continue ev-
cry thing would be lost, even the remem-
brance OF those immortal victories. With
what fury do they pervert them! They en-
sieavoE, 70 poison what the world as.fsiises :,
and if there still remain any defenders of
our glory, it is among those very enemies
whom We have encountered on the field of
battle.
SOLDIERS In my exile, have heard
your voice, have arrived in spite of every
obstacle and every danger. Your General
called to the throne by the choice of the peo-
pie, and borne on your shields, is restored to
you. Come and join him. Tear off these
colours which the nation has prescribed, and
which, during twenty-five years served as a
rallying point to all the enemies of France.
Assume this three-coloured cockade you
wore it during our days of victory.
We should forget that we have been the
-
fer any other nation to intermeddle with our
affairs.
Who shall pretend to be master among us ;
Who has the power Reassume those Ea-
giles, which were yours at Ulm, at Austen
litz, at Jena, at Eylau, and at Friedland, at
Judella, at Echmul, at Essling, at Wagram,
1t Smolensk, at Moscow, at Lutzen, at Vur-
ken, at Montmirall. Think you, that this
handful of Frenchmen, now so arrogant
would venture to encounter the sight of them
Let them return from whence they came,
and there, if they choose, let them reign, as
they have pretended to reign during nineteen
years.
Your property, your rank, and your glory,
the property, the rank and the glory of your
children, have no greater enemies, than those
princes whom strangers have imposed upon
us. They are the enemies of our glory, and
their condemnation is sealed by the recital of
so many heroic deeds, which have Immortal
lied the French people while struggling to
throw off their yoke.
The veterans of the armies of the Sam
bre and Mouse, of the Rhine, of italy, of E.
gypt, Of the west and grand army, are all
humbled /; the glory of their wounds are tar
nished, their victories are crimes, these brave
men are rebels, if, as the enemies of the peo-
pie pretend, legitimate sovereigns were found
in the midst of foreign armies.
They bestoW honors. rewards their after
tions, OIL those who have served against their
country and against us.
SOLDIERS Rally under the standard of
your Chief. His existence is yours. His
rights are no other than those of the people
and yours. His interest, his honor, his glory
are no other than your interest, your honor
and your glory. Victory shall march with
the rapidity of an army rushing to the com
bat. The Eagle, with the national colours,
shall fly from steeple to steeple, until it reach
es the towers of Notre Dame then YOU NAV
show with pride your wounds then you NAV
boast of your achievements You WILDE the
saviours Of your country. In your old age, sur
mounted by your fellow citizens, they will
hear you with respect relating your exploits.
You will have 1t IN your power TO say with
pride, And also, was one of that Grand
Army which twice entered the walls of vi
emma, those of Rome, of Berlin, of Madrid,
of Moscow, and which rescued Paris from
the disgrace which treason and the presence
of the enemy had ehstamped upon it,"
Honor TO these brave soldiers-the glory of
the country Eternal shame to those crimi-
nal Frenchmen, in whatever rank or station
they may have been born, who for five and
twenty years have fought under foreign ban
ners to tea he bosom of their country.
(Signed) NAPOLEON.
By THE EMPEROR,
Zhe Grand Marshall, erercisi7g the 6lnc-
fionS eta Major General 10 me Grand
drmy.
BERTRAND.