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Order of the Day of the 11th Brumaire.

The General in Chief, Brune, to the Army.

Comrades,

FROM the moment the Executive Directory entrusted me with the command of the army of Italy, I applied myfelf to relieve all your wants, and every day your confidence and my zeal have made new progrefs. A witnefs to your generous devotion, I burnt to conduct you to the field of glory. If ill-advised kings are weary of peace, this advantage is referved to General Joubert. I fhall applaud your fuccefs, wifhing that the word Victory may echo on the banks of the Texel.

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Extract of a Letter from Citizen Fleury, Conful of the French Republic at Bucharest, dated the 23d Fructidor (Sept. 29). SELIM III. has difpatched into all parts of his dominions,

firmans, declaring war against the French republic, and announcing, that the Sublime Porte has requested the affiftance of Ruffia. This union of the Porte with its natural enemy is a political monftrofity at which the inhabitants of this city loudly exprefs their aftonishment.

In confequence of the declaration of war, and by orders from the Porte, I have been arrested, and confined in a monaftery, where I must wait the decifion of my fate, refpecting which there are different opinions. Some think that I fhall be fent to Conftantinople, to fhare the lot of Citizen Ruffin, whilft others believe that, after a few months detention, I fhall be permitted to return to Paris. There are others ftill who entertain conjectures of a more alarming nature. I am refigned to either event; and in every fituation I fhall maintain an appearance becoming a republican.

Army of England. 24th Military Divifion.

PROCLAMATION.

Barthelemi François Berguinot, Commandant of the Departments of the Dyle, of Jemappe, and.of the two Nethes, to the Inhabitants of the Canton of Malines and the neighbouring Communes.

Citizens,

THE facred tree of liberty has been cut down on the spot. The tricoloured flag has been torn down. The prifons have been thrown open. The fanctuary of the laws has been violated,

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and the archives which it contained burnt and deftroyed. The republicans have been assassinated, and frightful fcenes are paffing under your eyes. These are nevertheless the inhabitants of Belgium, who have thus defpifed the laws of the French republic. Whatever may be their fenfelefs project, whoever have been the perfidious agents who incite them, I declare the place of Malines in a state of fiege, as well for the purpose of preventing the effects of this dreadful infurrection, as to grant protection to the peaceable inhabitants against all attacks of the ill-difpofed. I direc in confequence that the well-difpofed retire peaceably into their houses after night-fall, unless they should be provided with lights. Those who fhall be found without them shall be conducted to the commandant of the gendarmerie. I confequently require that the municipal administration of the canton of Malines fhall cause the prefent proclamation to be printed, publifhed, and pofted up in both languages, to the number of two thoufand copies.

Head Quarters, Malines, the 1ft Brumaire, 7th year of the French republic, 22d of October.

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Buonaparte, Commander in Chief, to the Pacha of Cairo.

THE

HE intention of the French republic in taking poffeffion of Egypt has been to expel the Mamelukes, who were at once rebels against the Porte, and avowed enemies of the French go

vernment.

At this moment that he finds herself mistress of it, in confequence of the fignal victory obtained by her army, her defign is to fecure to the Pacha of the Grand Seignior his revenues and his

existence.

I entreat you, therefore, to affure the Porte, that it fhall experience no lofs, and that I fhall take care it fhall receive the fame tribute which was previously paid to it.

(Signed)

BUONAPARTE.

Arrêté of the Executive Directory, on the 8th Brumaire (Oct. 29). THE Executive Directory, in confequence of the report of the

minifter of foreign relations, obferving that the fquadrons. privateers, and fhips both of England and of Ruffia are in a great measure equipped by foreigners;

Seeing moreover, that this violation is a manifeft abufe of the law of nations, and that the European powers have taken no teps to check it, decrees:

Art.

Art. I. That every perfon, either native or originally from the countries in amity or alliance with France, or in a ftate of neutrality, who is bearer of a commiffion granted by the enemies of France, or who compofes a part of the crews of the fhips of war or others belonging to the enemy, fhall, by virtue of this act alone, be declared a traitor, and treated as fuch, without his being permitted, in any cafe whatever, to plead that he was compelled into fuch fervice by force, threats, or otherwife.

Art. II. The Executive Directors of the Batavian, Ligurian, Cifalpine, and Roman republics, fhall be informed of fuch threat. Art. III. The provifions contained in the first article shall be notified to neutral, and to the powers allied with the French republic.

Art. IV. The minifter of foreign relations is charged with the execution of the present arrêté, which fhall be published in the bulletin of the laws.

(Signed)

TREILHARD, Prefident.

LAGARDE, Sec. Gen.

Arrêté of the Executive Directory.

THE Executive Directory, defirous of determining the mode in which its arrêté of the 8th of Brumaire is carried into execution, has refolved as follows:

Art. I. In execution of the 3d article of the arrêté of the Executive Directory, of the 8th of this month, the allied or neutral powers fhall be invited to adopt the neceffary measures to recall within a certain fixed time thofe feamen of their respective nations, who are actually employed on board fhips and other veffels belonging to England.

Art. II. The ambaffadors, minifters, and envoys of the republic with the faid powers, fhall receive peculiar inftructions on this fubject.

Art. III. The epocha of the execution of the arrêté of the 8th Brumaire fhall be fixed by a fubfequent arrêté.

Art. IV. The minister for foreign affairs is directed to attend in concert with the minifter of the marine to the execution of this prefent arrêté.

PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS.

IRISH PARLIAMENT.

Speech of his Excellency the Lord Lieutenant from the Throne, on the 16th Jan. 1798, at the Meeting of Parliament.

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My Lords and Gentlemen,

HAVE his Majefty's commands to affemble you in Parliament at this important period, and to refort to your deliberation and advice.

When I reflect on the tranquillity which attended the late general election, I have juft ground to believe that the wifdom and firmness which were manifefted by the late Parliament were felt and approved by the nation at large, and that your conduct will be actuated by fimilar principles in defence of our happy confti

tution.

It must have given you great concern to learn that his Majefty's endeavours to reftore the bleffings of peace have been again fruftrated by the defperate ambition of the French government. I have his Majesty's commands to lay before you his royal Declaration, and the various papers which paffed in the course of the late negotiation, in which the magnanimity and moderation of his Majefty were fo eminently difplayed, as to leave no pretext or colour for the infidious conduct and fallacious ftatements of the enemy.

His Majefty relies with confidence on the fpirit of his people of Ireland, who are fenfible of their duty to their God, their fovereign, and their country. He knows they are incapable of being intimidated by any threats, or deluded by any offers; and he implicitly depends on the valour of his regular and militia forces, the active loyalty of the district corps, the courage of the nation, and the prowefs of his fleets and armies, for defeating every hoftile attempt which may be made on this kingdom.

The late fignal victory of Admiral Lord Duncan over the Dutch fquadron, achieved on their own coafts with fuch profeffional fkill and heroic gallantry, has not only added fresh lustre to the glory of his Majefty's navy, but has given new ftrength and fecurity to all his Majefty's dominions.

Gentlemen

Gentlemen of the Houfe of Commons,

I have ordered the public accounts and the estimates for the enfuing year to be laid before you. I lament that additional burdens are still neceffary, in order to maintain the honour and fecurity of the empire in the prefent exigency; and although from the ftate of preparation in which this kingdom stands, some of the demands of former periods will not recur, yet I fear the general expense of the enfuing year will not admit of any confiderable reduction. When you reflect on all you have to preferve, and all you have to expect from the enemy you have to combat with, I doubt not the fupplies will be cheerfully granted. I fhall endeavour, on my part, that they fhall be faithfully applied.

My Lords and Gentlemen,

In confequence of the adreffes of the Houfes of Lords and Commons in May laft, I directed immediate and vigorous meafures to be taken for repreffing difaffection in the northern parts of the kingdom, and for reftoring fecurity and confidence to the loyal and well-difpofed; the effect of which has been manifefted in the return of fubordination and industry in that quarter. Other attempts have fince been made by the leaders of the difaffected in fome parts of the midland and fouthern districts with too much fuccefs, and emiffaries have been employed, and publications have been circulated by them, to revive religious animofities, and to open profpects of plunder, by which means the lower claffes have been excited to commit acts of the most horrid outrage and barbarity. I have to lament that the diligence and activity of the magiftrates, though affifted by the troops which have been ordered into that part of the kingdom, have not yet been able entirely to put a stop to thofe difturbances. Conftant vigilance and unremitting exertions continue to be neceffary when all means are tried to excite the people to rebellion and revoltwhen a fyftematic plan of affaflination is adopted and encouraged, and when the most audacious attempts are made to impede and prevent the adminiftration of juftice.

Amidit your exertions for the defence of the kingdom, I muft not omit to recommend to you not to relax your attention to its commerce, its agriculture, and its manufactures, and especially to that of the linen; nor will your liberality be lefs confpicuous in continuing that protection to the Proteftant charter fchools, and the other charitable inftitutions under which they have fo long flourished.

His Majefty has commanded me to declare to you, that his firm refolution is taken in the prefent arduous conteft. He will not be wanting to his people, but with them will ftand or fall

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