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Monthly Chronicle.
in some parts of the midland and southern districts , with too much success ; and emissaries have been employed , and publications have been circulated by them , to revive , religious animosities , and to open prospects of plunder , by which means the lower classes have been excited to commit acts of the most horrid outrage and barbarity . I have to lament that the diligence and activity of the Magistrates , though assisted by the troops which have been ordered into that part of the kingdom , have not yet been able entirely lo put a stop to those disturbances : constant vigilance and unremitting exertions continue to be necessary , when all means are
tried to excite Ihe people lo rebellion and revolt , when a systematic plan of assassination is adopted and encouraged , and when the most audacious attempts are made to impede and prevent the administration of justice . ' ' Amidst your exertions for the defence of the kingdom , I must not omit to recommend to your attention its commerce , its agriculture , and its manufactures , and especially that of the linen ; nor will your liberality be less conspicuous in continuing that protection to the Protestant charter schools , and the other charitable institutions under which they have sd long flourished .
' His Majesty has commanded me to declare to you , that his firm resolution is taken in the present arduous contest : he will not be wanting to his people , but with them will stand or fall in the defence of their religion , and in the preservation of the independence , laws , and liberties of his kingdom . ' It will be a source of infinite satisfaction to my mind , if , in the execution of my duly , I contribute to support the generous determination of my Sovereign , and maintain the safety and prosperity of his people . I rely upon your advice and co-operation ; and , aided by them , I look forward with confidence to a happy issue of the contest in which we are engaged . '
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . PARIS , DI : C . 23 , 1797 . This day the Minister of Finance presented to the Directory a deputation of the merchants of Paris . Their spokesman , who was Fulchiron the elder , of-:
fered 25 millions to Go . eminent to facilitate the expedition against England , and proposed that the interest at 5 per cent , should be paid by an indirect tax for a- limited time , and the capital be secured upon the success of the enterprize . His speech contained much invective against England , and was answered by Barras in the same style . : After the audience , the Directory deliberated upon this important subject , and sent the following message to the two Councils : ' CITIZENS HI-rrtESENTATIVES , - - ' .
' The armies of the Republic have conquered peace upon the continent : they have still an enemy to combat . This is the Government of England . They will go to attack and vanquish it on its own'soil . Extraordinary funds will be necessary for the armament and equipment of the . vessels which are to transport the republican columns ' to the plains of Albion . The commercial men of Paris have felt , that all Frenchmen ought to second the . devotion of the defenders of liberty . - They have seen that we were about 10 contend for the freedom of the seas , for the restoration of our manufactures , for the arts , and for industry . This cause is
their own . They have transmitted an address to the Director- ; on that subject . They request us to invite them . to open a loan , the produce . of which may secure the execution of the measures adopted to effectuate a descent upon England . The merchants of Paris , in manifesting their wishes on this subject , know that it is only the forerun : ier of the public opinion-. It is not an example which they set to other Communes . They only aspire at the distinction of being the first . All the French will take part in the success of the great national armament . Where can we think of finding Republicans indifferent to the brilliant destinies to which we are called by the proposed expedition ? Where can we find hearts so hardened as not to seize the opportunity of seconding the generous impatience of the defenders of the country , and to serve by a simple advance the sacred cause 10
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Monthly Chronicle.
in some parts of the midland and southern districts , with too much success ; and emissaries have been employed , and publications have been circulated by them , to revive , religious animosities , and to open prospects of plunder , by which means the lower classes have been excited to commit acts of the most horrid outrage and barbarity . I have to lament that the diligence and activity of the Magistrates , though assisted by the troops which have been ordered into that part of the kingdom , have not yet been able entirely lo put a stop to those disturbances : constant vigilance and unremitting exertions continue to be necessary , when all means are
tried to excite Ihe people lo rebellion and revolt , when a systematic plan of assassination is adopted and encouraged , and when the most audacious attempts are made to impede and prevent the administration of justice . ' ' Amidst your exertions for the defence of the kingdom , I must not omit to recommend to your attention its commerce , its agriculture , and its manufactures , and especially that of the linen ; nor will your liberality be less conspicuous in continuing that protection to the Protestant charter schools , and the other charitable institutions under which they have sd long flourished .
' His Majesty has commanded me to declare to you , that his firm resolution is taken in the present arduous contest : he will not be wanting to his people , but with them will stand or fall in the defence of their religion , and in the preservation of the independence , laws , and liberties of his kingdom . ' It will be a source of infinite satisfaction to my mind , if , in the execution of my duly , I contribute to support the generous determination of my Sovereign , and maintain the safety and prosperity of his people . I rely upon your advice and co-operation ; and , aided by them , I look forward with confidence to a happy issue of the contest in which we are engaged . '
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE . PARIS , DI : C . 23 , 1797 . This day the Minister of Finance presented to the Directory a deputation of the merchants of Paris . Their spokesman , who was Fulchiron the elder , of-:
fered 25 millions to Go . eminent to facilitate the expedition against England , and proposed that the interest at 5 per cent , should be paid by an indirect tax for a- limited time , and the capital be secured upon the success of the enterprize . His speech contained much invective against England , and was answered by Barras in the same style . : After the audience , the Directory deliberated upon this important subject , and sent the following message to the two Councils : ' CITIZENS HI-rrtESENTATIVES , - - ' .
' The armies of the Republic have conquered peace upon the continent : they have still an enemy to combat . This is the Government of England . They will go to attack and vanquish it on its own'soil . Extraordinary funds will be necessary for the armament and equipment of the . vessels which are to transport the republican columns ' to the plains of Albion . The commercial men of Paris have felt , that all Frenchmen ought to second the . devotion of the defenders of liberty . - They have seen that we were about 10 contend for the freedom of the seas , for the restoration of our manufactures , for the arts , and for industry . This cause is
their own . They have transmitted an address to the Director- ; on that subject . They request us to invite them . to open a loan , the produce . of which may secure the execution of the measures adopted to effectuate a descent upon England . The merchants of Paris , in manifesting their wishes on this subject , know that it is only the forerun : ier of the public opinion-. It is not an example which they set to other Communes . They only aspire at the distinction of being the first . All the French will take part in the success of the great national armament . Where can we think of finding Republicans indifferent to the brilliant destinies to which we are called by the proposed expedition ? Where can we find hearts so hardened as not to seize the opportunity of seconding the generous impatience of the defenders of the country , and to serve by a simple advance the sacred cause 10