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Monthly Chronicle.

and your descendants—you will give it to the human race . The career of military glory will end with you , and in future the heroes of France will have no rivals . ' But it is not sufficient to talk to you of glory . The French Revolution , which has been turned from its course by so many obstacles , delights in returning to its source . We should never forget , that it had philosophy for its origin , and liberty for its end , and that itsdefenders only took up arms for the happiness of nations . Frenchmen , you wish to overturn the proud dominion of the English Cabinet !

but you do not wish to subjugate the English . After the unfailing success of the Republican arms , this people will owe to you their relief from an enormous load of taxes , pressing equally on the inhabitants of the cities and of the country . England will no longer see 18 , 000 soldiers—iS , ooo strangers—traversing the seas to menace its inhabitants with an aproaching subjection . Its king will no longer , by a delusive tyranny , compel the people to pay the mercenaries Who were engaged only to enslave them . —Who would believe that eighty millions of Iivres have entered into the private treasury of George III . to repay himas

, Elector of Hanover , for the Hanoverians whom he lends , in order to maintain his despotism over his British subjects ? . .. ... . ' Hasten then , Citizens , to free this nation , which you always exempt from the hatred which is due to its oppressors . Let Frenchmen , always faithful , and always invincible , be at once , in England , the conquerors of the ministry , and the saviours of the citizens—the vanquishers of the court , and the liberators of the people . . ' Let it i : ot be thought that England , thus freed , will hesitate to demand from

you a glonous peace . The English themselves are now comparing the machiavelism of theirs with the frankness of the French Government . They admit of our moderation in our treaty with Austria . They know that , in this struggle which their Government forces you to renew , whatever be the events , all the decisive chances are against England . If France is victorious in her first attack , tha English Government must sink under thc weight of an immense debt . If any reverse should retard your success , the English niust know that nothing can abate your courage , or weary out your perseverance . The more the efforts of

France are prolonged , the greater will be her debt of indemnity , and all Europeknows , that , sooner or later , this debt mustbe discharged . What has become , in fact , - of that formidable league which the Cabinet of St . James ' s had organized against you at Pilnitz?—You were forced to fight for your independence , and you conquered Belgium . The possession of "Belgium was disputed , and in defending it , you have conquered Lombardy . In defending Lombardy , you have given to France the Rhine as her boundary . The war which was commenced against you in 1792 , within forty leagues of Paris , you have terminated in 1797 within thirty ,

leagues of Vienna . —Every delay which prevented a peace has been to you the signal of new victories . >¦¦ Frenchmen of every parly ! the English have inflicted on you much injury . It was their Cabinet which excited 3 'our internal commotions . It was that Cabinet which raised Europe against you , and raised you one against the other . Turri your arms , therefore , against it ; unite and march to London . There you will extirpate the cause-of your misfortunes . You will find there a peace without , and the end of all your troubles within . Having no more enemies to conquer , you will have nothing more to do than to found your Republic on happiness and

repose . You have gone through a long career—but one struggle more , and the object is attained . Already sure presentiments appear to announce your victory . The power of enthusiasm has no limits in France . To prophecy of your success , you have only to measure your will . Your enemy has but one hope , which is , if possible , to act upon your opinions , to discourage and disunite you . It is your opinions alone , which they wish to assail : in any other respect , voti have nothing to fear from them . Prove then , by the effect , that you are actuated but by one sentiment . Let each hasten to contribute his effort to this great national work . Let each , according to his' resources , pay to the proposed loan . Let your promptitude in this respect be the augury mid the image of that terrible rapidity

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LONDON: Article 3
TO CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 4
PREFACE TO VOLUME THE TENTH. Article 5
REFLECTIONS ON THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE YEAR M,DCC,XCVIII. Article 7
AN HISTORICAL ESSAY ON LONGEVITY. Article 10
A RETROSPECTIVE VIEW OF THE LITERATURE OF THE YEAR 1797. Article 13
A COLLECTION OF CHINESE PROVERBS AND APOTHEGMS, Article 16
ON THE INVASION. Article 17
COMPARISON BETIVEEN THE ANCIENTS AND MODERNS IN SCIENCE AND LITERATURE. Article 19
DESCRIPTION OF CANADA. Article 21
FURTHER MEMOIR OF JOHN WILKES. Article 24
ACCOUNT OF THE GRAND SEIGNOR, SULTAN SELIM III. Article 30
THE COLLECTOR. Article 32
THE FREEMASONS' REPOSITORY. Article 38
SYMBOLIC MASONRY. Article 41
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 42
REVIEW OF NEW PUBLICATIONS. Article 43
POETRY. Article 51
PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 55
REPORT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. Article 58
HOUSE OF COMMONS. Article 59
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 60
OBITUARY. Article 71
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Monthly Chronicle.

and your descendants—you will give it to the human race . The career of military glory will end with you , and in future the heroes of France will have no rivals . ' But it is not sufficient to talk to you of glory . The French Revolution , which has been turned from its course by so many obstacles , delights in returning to its source . We should never forget , that it had philosophy for its origin , and liberty for its end , and that itsdefenders only took up arms for the happiness of nations . Frenchmen , you wish to overturn the proud dominion of the English Cabinet !

but you do not wish to subjugate the English . After the unfailing success of the Republican arms , this people will owe to you their relief from an enormous load of taxes , pressing equally on the inhabitants of the cities and of the country . England will no longer see 18 , 000 soldiers—iS , ooo strangers—traversing the seas to menace its inhabitants with an aproaching subjection . Its king will no longer , by a delusive tyranny , compel the people to pay the mercenaries Who were engaged only to enslave them . —Who would believe that eighty millions of Iivres have entered into the private treasury of George III . to repay himas

, Elector of Hanover , for the Hanoverians whom he lends , in order to maintain his despotism over his British subjects ? . .. ... . ' Hasten then , Citizens , to free this nation , which you always exempt from the hatred which is due to its oppressors . Let Frenchmen , always faithful , and always invincible , be at once , in England , the conquerors of the ministry , and the saviours of the citizens—the vanquishers of the court , and the liberators of the people . . ' Let it i : ot be thought that England , thus freed , will hesitate to demand from

you a glonous peace . The English themselves are now comparing the machiavelism of theirs with the frankness of the French Government . They admit of our moderation in our treaty with Austria . They know that , in this struggle which their Government forces you to renew , whatever be the events , all the decisive chances are against England . If France is victorious in her first attack , tha English Government must sink under thc weight of an immense debt . If any reverse should retard your success , the English niust know that nothing can abate your courage , or weary out your perseverance . The more the efforts of

France are prolonged , the greater will be her debt of indemnity , and all Europeknows , that , sooner or later , this debt mustbe discharged . What has become , in fact , - of that formidable league which the Cabinet of St . James ' s had organized against you at Pilnitz?—You were forced to fight for your independence , and you conquered Belgium . The possession of "Belgium was disputed , and in defending it , you have conquered Lombardy . In defending Lombardy , you have given to France the Rhine as her boundary . The war which was commenced against you in 1792 , within forty leagues of Paris , you have terminated in 1797 within thirty ,

leagues of Vienna . —Every delay which prevented a peace has been to you the signal of new victories . >¦¦ Frenchmen of every parly ! the English have inflicted on you much injury . It was their Cabinet which excited 3 'our internal commotions . It was that Cabinet which raised Europe against you , and raised you one against the other . Turri your arms , therefore , against it ; unite and march to London . There you will extirpate the cause-of your misfortunes . You will find there a peace without , and the end of all your troubles within . Having no more enemies to conquer , you will have nothing more to do than to found your Republic on happiness and

repose . You have gone through a long career—but one struggle more , and the object is attained . Already sure presentiments appear to announce your victory . The power of enthusiasm has no limits in France . To prophecy of your success , you have only to measure your will . Your enemy has but one hope , which is , if possible , to act upon your opinions , to discourage and disunite you . It is your opinions alone , which they wish to assail : in any other respect , voti have nothing to fear from them . Prove then , by the effect , that you are actuated but by one sentiment . Let each hasten to contribute his effort to this great national work . Let each , according to his' resources , pay to the proposed loan . Let your promptitude in this respect be the augury mid the image of that terrible rapidity

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