Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1815-08-30

4 he chartered upon the citizcEs. TIE CxftaChs
Wi he flied md the remainder will encamp IN
ne vicinity. $50 , ~,
Mn, English officers Of superior grade have
sren in Fatis this day.
T. il said that Lord Wellington refused his
signature 20 the srmissce for some time, while
pr;ncs Blucter seems rather 20 make Victory
u~efnl than 10 take pat in our intestine qusrrels
I. i s,atei that Lord Wellington in giving his
Individual opinion upon the choice OF our fasu'e
Soye eigp. said 20 the French plenigoten.' sries
thu. Eurore would nosdemand security OIL ancr
| if Louis XVIII. re-asscended his throne aut
hat ter itorial guarantee would be required OF
my other Sovereign
INTERESTING PROCLAMATION.
BAsLE, JUNE z - The following is the
proclamation puplithed in the name of
his maiefty LOUIS XVIII by his majeay's
commiilioner the count dc la Rochefou-
cauld
s. Inba5itants Of the hajfern department,
/" Soldiers and Public officers,
GA man, who for fourteen years was
a depot, promifes you liberty but you
already fee that this is but new means
70 incite you to war. 1t is his dehre that
France ihall contend with all Europe. -
He knows that the conteit is impofLole !;
vet under the came of recruiting, ne le-
vies new confcriptions, and calls OUT the
national guards and the declarations. If
he is not Immediately able to arm them
he vet exci.es them to fight aud after
he has exhaufted the whole youth of our
country, in unjuf and uleIels wars. he
deGres now TO have our fathers OF tami
lies murdered by the immenfc hots that
are advancing againft him. No Europe
an nation will content to the rettoration
OF his government, becaule yc all know
that he is surrounded by privileged ciafs,
who went 70 reconqucr their doratton,
their mtendancies, their pillage; that
thefe representatives, whom he ahcmbies
when he is weak, will be difperfed by
his bayonets, as foon as he is ifrong /,
and that he will plunge our children into
endlefs wars, to have the glory of defola'.
ing the earth without end. Thus the
hsppinefs of the French, the welfare of
our country, and the peace CT Europe,
depend upon the deftruction of bis pow
or. The army thar fuPports him is there
fore the hottie army, it combats againit
France, brings war into our families, be.
caufe there would be no war if this brave
army would place itfelf under sae Oasi-
ners of its king.
W, E~aorb xuarr;o,s A por rafl
upon you to defert on the contrary, i
call upon you not to deiert-not TO hight
againit your country with its only enemy.
Now you are defcrters, and you will ceaie
TO be 70 when you return 20 The French
armies which | am again arranging 1t
is the duty of every CITIZEN not TO bear
arms except for the inserelt of bis coun-
,ry-be it, therefore now known % you,
has this king, once 10 delred, now 10
regretted this king, who after Eve d
twenty years exile, hitnieIf fet limits to
his power as foon as he had recovered If,
will enter France with French army, 70
re. eftabiifh for them the fecond time,
peace, liberty and the contribution.
81 fummon you, therefore, to the fer
vice of your country under The banners
of Fr nee; and becaufe |. am French
man, | feel myfelf honoured by shs om
milton. Brave inhabitants, army 1ar.el-
YES then for moment and plant the
white flag, the fymbol of fpotleis ST.
eminent Magi.trates and WA
come as free and loyal men, to /
vacant places. The beit OF king
protect you "a juit. and at the iane f
a firm government will prot
The itreDgth of the miniaryis he Dll
of the fecurity of the itase, a che
nefs of the ling is the pledge Of the
pies happinefs- The head qua-ts
at Lorrach, near Battle.
(signed) !" Coune Rocr goucar
LonnibToner hatrac 7ia7rg,
:" zvitb the general rec aitage 7r
:" al Afny Of the Eaf
xur uBss--
Lateft frorl Ed
From Londsn fapfr1 receH
Margaret, NJ kr4an,
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