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R3y ofltuly, which Was at firft-of great x
pence to the republic, now ii abundantly ' pro
vbled,feKd web fpnrfs fuppU$s to the'treafury.
It-is., the fatne.with the arrapes iiv Germany,
ThefeocceffeSjthey infer, wlthoutaay doubt,
ttiOft foon be crowned by the attiinbleni of an
fconoftie peace. . ' " j ' -
'ijili: iL:tctuye Uirectory a? opqwence:
. ,1 L to the ! eriefs of , the Hpoiracil " dfave
Hundrci, lateJr crttajnefibrto theCith,
Jon tiw nuaibe'r of troops heccffary io be kept
" In uns raelia te Uirectsrs take sin ' en
larged "view of tjieir tbfiner military eliablnh
ment; taiuoaririff it with what it ) to be in.
. future. , ','i Uej' Adniit, 4s fo nany ro.nts 1
, .mai iucj. titiyc jmicit iiiunj.ii ur H-' 11J"
fecionty jivK) nt of ta5tlfyVan anHTtat5on
vi which beyond the farmer peace veita,bliOa.
' ' n:tnl thev ccniSder " as indiiloeni'able ' .
- Tl:e' , flying . artillery, which has; eonm
vl:ir:r.s:t'fp;i:uch to-Xheir.iuSjth.'ftate,;'
l).c ns y et f:ir rcraoVfoQ rfibhIti
'; neceSsi'y;; they fay, .60th"' wxH ' the. analcJ
liii.h U bears to the impe tuoiity of tKe jfreIi
-charadcr. and from its adontion bv the enemV.
.ihat't:vytieiA8
provement.. , . : . , .
Theli: fortified plaireS, they add ;iif,lia;e
.', been fuffered, under the old regime, to fali.into
J decay, and yct'they have often laved Frapce,
, as in the indance s were they fo happily- re
'tardedthw1 enemy itThionvitle,Lifie Dunkirk,
Mabeuge,"Landau,Canibray and Ferpignn.
. . To repair tbefc co npletely, they .therefore
.conlider as the leaft executive mode of pre
venting future wars.
The new eilablinnnent of the army,hovve
ver,they aref opinioii, may be lowered con-
Cvlerably beneath the jbrnKX ihindari-yand for
thefcrcafons., .
1 The addition of territory does not very
ft hiibly add v to the opening of the frontier,
and - the. new frontier, is more eafy tode
fend. " .
2. Hie fupprefllon of the privileged corps,
:id the abolition of ufelcll jdaces, will educe
' Very tonfiderably the ani.u. l expence.
- 3. Twenty iive thoui'and men, to be main,
ta'medby the Batavian Kepublic, will .anfwer
: the double pur pole,-they fayy of protecting
, their territory and defending our northern
frontier, 'without adding to the expenfes of
that a'ly.
In Hne, confldering, that in a Picpnblican
'ihtc every mau is born a foldier, and that of
. the whole mafs every perlbn can be l utceliive
ly opf ofed to the forte of an enemy, the Di
rectory is of opinipn, that the prace eftablilh.
incnt of the army may with faftiy be reduced
. to 170,000 men, not including the troops of
'i'he "maintenance of this force iheycflimate i c reception
i : rr. V ' y r :' '
Hirbnaparte, commander in chief of the army
'.' of Italy', to the inhabitants of the Tyrol
'ci6. ; . -'
'l Head-Quarters at Brifcia, 1 3
: . . Frucitdar. -jlwmlt oo. c
army.'. If-you expect it ou mult new
yourle'wes worthy of iu . Since the majority
of yoi is? vell dilpoled, compel the fe mat
contents who are among you to be peaceable.
Their outrageous conduit has a teudency to
bVing upon their' country die calamities of
war. ; '
: " The fuperiorify of the French arms is
now manifeit. The emperorfs" miniftersj
bo?t by Englilh gold, betray that country.
1 nat uniortunate prince commits an error in
evtry meai'ure he adopts..
'VVou wilh for peace I The French, are
fighting for that cbjefo We march upon
your tcrrirory for the exprefs pUrpbfe of ob
liging the Court of Vienna to accede to pray,
er of defolated Europe, and to liften to the
entreaties oi her people ve comcnorhere"
with a view of extending our dominionsNaH
ture has pointed out thelimits'ot France by'
the fame manner as ihe has placed the Tyrol-!
cfe as a line of demarcation for the Houfe of
Auilria.
" Tyroleans ! "whatcvcTyouT '"pall' con
duft m.-y have been, return to vour habita-
htions ! abandon the colours wh.vh have been
fo clten difgraccd, and which you are unable
to defend.
" The conquerors of the Alps and of Ita
ly arc not now 'oppolrd to an hoft of ene.
mics. r hey are jn purfuit of a few victims
whom the genero:ity of my country co.n
mandi mc to fparc-
Wc are fjrmidablj'm battle, but we are
the tr.cnds ot thole who give us an hofp.ta-
the contra, avapc in frpiit.of hwein-
iim 1, on xne news of archduke Chariest havi
mg whhdrawij his oops toppofe Gtiicral
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' Two oidnfeliave arrived in this"
port. A grearufDber'nre;are bn their
voyage, and ate ejepeedo arrive every
moment. .
Since the laft fuccefsjof the renchj the
fpeedy eftablilhrrAtof' the republic of Lorn,
bardy of Italy' is fpoken of With great confi
dence. Its limits on the fide of GermanV
; are mentioned to ' be the Italian Tyrolele,: "
: " v"wu u4yc iicvcruvcu uu
good terms wuh thbfe'of the Germaiiilyra- ;
lefe. , -: ; V; ' .' '-
... The -tninifter Favoonlt vcflerdav 4t tint
with two fecretariesfor 1 urin, ffo:u whence
ne proceeds to the bead-quarters. Sou.e
lay it is m order to ensarre tfrc kin?r of b
dinia to declare againit tl.e Emperor others,
that it is to demand new pledges of his good
faith, to put it out of his power to commit
a violation- 1 !' ' - ""'.' - -
oepteniber 1.
The, following is. a Itatement of the naval ,
forces in this harbour, extracted, from the ,
In the Roads
ouns. , Ourts.
l-.'unent, 1 . o
Le '1 onnant, yo
Le Formidable, 74'
Le Tyrannicide, 74'
I Le GemmapLe,74
i-e iviont Diane,
74
L'Aquillon".
Le Mercure,
Le Genereux)
L'Heureux,
Le-Timoleon.
9
74
74
74
74
74
If !
1 i'ri 1 ii in 1 11 iiu-i . 1 1 r 11 11., .
vi v " .ft ft 11 ; till
. iiii.il fxfer.fe" is conj riled the augmentation 1
f the cavalry, .the; i uprovent of the li;rht
aiiiiJei y, and the repair of the fortVud pla
tes. '
Thrs frcV arid this expenfe a-e erranged
, sreordiug to the fo losing cilimate ': , ,
Men. , Lhrct
. Jr.farury , ,100,00035,000,000
. l'orie " , xo.ooo . 30,000,000
itiHn-v&Hnrla's 16.000 10.000.
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6,oco 6,cco,cco
v rtt ran : 5,070 2,cco,oco
Cuardiof the I.rTifO
htivc Hodits and ,000 r
the Directory, j
Stin',Comnindjntsl
2,000,000
MnotmnintJantSj j
;.!idCotWiflarics i,oco
1 f war, . j .
Mil.tjry IWccanJ
lniLru.lljn,
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3,000,000
I,C0C,0CO
1 ,000,OCO
i. 170O00 I0,000,COO
Tlii is f ffered as the ininitj jumjl' the peace
. tftabliiJitiient. The Dirtolors rcCommrnd,
; lhjwevtr, n additio:i of 20 milliotis tobe"cx.
' j fnded in pcrfccV:ii(T the military art. 'I hey
add, tliat the ftatc owci much toiti defend,
exs, and that inanyye?ri muft cbpfe before
they ca.i expert to arrive at an lubitud peace
The rcliuion.the cultoms. andthe nro-
peny of the co.umuncs, whofubnut, Hull be
rei'peited. ' . . .. ? .
4 IT e comxu:ics,vvhofe Tyrolean inha
bitants have not returned on our arrival,
lhall be burnt ; the inhabitants taken as hof.
tages and fent to France.
When 'a commune has fubmitted, the
Syndics lhall be bound to deliverin one hour
after, a lilt of the inhabitants who are in the
pay of the Lmperor, and if they Ihould lide
with thf Tyrolean inhabitants their houfes
fliallbc immediately burnt, and their rel.iti
ons arrcltcd and fent as holtages to France.
" The Tyroleans vho lhall co.crate
with the free inhabitants, and are taken
with arms in their hands, lhall be inltantly
fhot-
11 The gcncra!s of divifion are tlurged with
the Hriileit execution cf this arr rt.
( igned) HUONAPAHTE."
I'bc -bovc is an authentic copy.
: (Signed) " A. UERTIUEn,"
General of Divifion', ic.
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fi 'Hilary 6 ferclknttn Germany, '
BRUSSELS, 18 TrunLr Sep:. 14,
Tlte Sambrc and Mcufe army, ur.dcr the
command of General Jourdarr, i? not rctlr.
Le Jean Jacques 74
: nouneau.
Jn the ticro'M- . -'
Four fliipsof the-linei three of which are
old ones, and the fuptrb Vv illiam Telly of 90
guns, now on the itocki. - ' "
' L O N D O.N, "Sept. 22.
Accounts from Manilla mention that an
embargo had been laid there upon rice and
.'all lorts of graiiii The' Government there,
having received cdviccs of the opacification
between Spain and frahce, were ipprehen.
five that mtafure might lead to a rtip urcbc-'
"tween Grcat-liritain and Sp..in ; ah cent
that would ncullarily mVolve their refpeftive
colonics in hoitility, hi wh'uh'cafe Lcuconia,
and the whole of. the' Philippine Iflands,
would probably cxpcriciicc a change bf Klaf.
'tors. '
Two vpanifk frigates had arrived at Man
ilia, to protect the trade of their l(lands, and
rived at Falmouthfrom Corunhain five days
but without a mail. When (he reached
Corunna, which was oh the 3d bF f ept. flic
found that an embargo had been laid on all
Engiilh veffcls. "I'bc Dutthefs ot York and
Princefs of Brunfwkk packets, being there
had their rudders t-kctV from them ; they
were returned oPrhe, 4tru . The Grimaldi
tpanilh packet bcrat failed the fame afternoon
at 6 dMotk with the mails that are now due,
and two . King's meflengen. At 8 o'clock
the fame evening the Vrinvcfs Elizabeth re
ceived on board a letter front Mr. Jardine, the
Britifli Conful directed to I-ord Grenville,
accordingly with which orders, Ihe immedU
arely got under weigh, though withconfidcr .
able difficulty, the wind being uniayourable.
AM this it mull be confell wesrs a very
holtile appearance. A fcwijays mnft certain,
ly dctertnme the conduct on Cabinet means
fo follow', "under all the circinn fiances cf the
cafe. It is a cufiousfatl,1 that ever finccihe,
nccedion of George I. to the thfof)c"ofthcfe
rcahas j or rather lime the Duke of lit fry,
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