the campaign, and this ought to affure you of its fincerity. Men will not brave tyrants, at the moment they present themselves to impose new chains upon them: they will not defy them, as it were, to their face, without an ardent love for liberty, and without a firm resolution to perish in its defence. Therefore the national convention has only to declare itself, and 40,000 Belgians are ready to unite themselves with the triumphant armies of the republic, to give the last blow to the impious coalition which dares to misrepresent it.

Health and Fraternity.

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The Representatives of the People with the Army of the North, and Sambre and Meuse, in a Letter from Bruffels of March 7th, 1795, wrote to the Commitee of Public Safety as follows:

BRUSSELS is tranquil, peace and content reign throughout Belgium. If any cries are heard, they are those of immediate union with the republic. I do not think it neceffary to punish as feditious, the authors of fuch sentiments.

The Belgians, at first alarmed by the military contributions which were required and the various requifitions which were made, now confefs that the law of conquest was mildly exercised. In short, the falutary regulations of the committee of public safety, which bad facilitated the payment of the contributions, which have restored the hostages to their families, which have broken the fetters of commerce, which have erected for the first time, in this despotic.coun

try, the noble institution of trial by jury; all these benefits united tend to conciliate the affection of all persons, by convincing them that the French republic is as generous as it is powerful, and as, benevolent towards the people as terrible towards despots. Such are the Belgians, and when they are represented to you in an unfavourable light, it is only to induce you to maintain that barrier which has existed between you and them; but foon shall you overthrow it, and the people of both countries shall join heart and hand to combat tyranny and defend liberty.: Health and Fraternity. (Signed)

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Address of the Magiftrates of Antwerp 10 the National Convention of France, read on the 2d of March, 1795.

REPRESENTATIVES,

AT length all our fufferings will be ended. The benevolent decree of the committee of public safety, dated the 22d Pluvoife, tranquillises all hearts. Difpofers of our destiny, you manifest unequivocal intentions to afcertain it for ever. All the inhabitants of our commune present yon the juft tribute of their gratitude. From all parts of our provinces the people, rejoiced at the fight of your exploits, admire the happy change you have just effected..

Yes, citizens, all Europe, plunged in the horrors of fanatieifm, hypocrify pervading all hearts, defpotifm seated upon thrones, governing with an iron rod in his hand, made of all Europe one unhappy family, enslaved by the arbitrary will of a species of individuals, whofe

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whose birth and distinguished origin seemed to entitle them to give Jaws to their equals. Nothing less than a magnanimous nation could subdue and disappoint the numerous plots which the declared enemies of the public good inceffantly foment against her-who may at length uproot the ancient tree of feudality, of despotismand tyranny, and cause the tree of liberty to flourish in its place.

We begin to breathe: a happy fraternity, a beneficent liberty, a nerfect equality will be the immutable basis of our future felicity. Delighted with her happinets, which we prefage from this auspicious fraternity, we can form no other wishes but to consolidate them by a happy union of our provinces, already reviving at the prospect of profperity with that nation which alone was able to effect their felicity. It is this union alone which can give a durable happiness, which you have thus procured us; it is by means of this union, and under its aufpices, we shall fee plenty revive amongst us; it is this only that can make commerce flourith, which formerly was the inheritance of the inhabitants of our provinces; and the free navigation of the Scheldt will restore to our citizens that abundance which was

only banished from us by our inability to draw it from its source.

You have broken our chains; complete our happiness by uniting us to you. Being become your brothers, and forming but one family with the glorious, nation you reprefent, we thall for ever bless your exploits; and, safe under the the thield of your victories, we shall no longer fear the despotisin of those tyrants, under whose terrible

yoke we have groaned; and the nation, freed by your invincible troops, sharing with you the fruits of liberty, will become a nation of brothers and friends.-Long live the French republic over the face of the whole globe!

This was referred to the com

mittee of public fafety.

Letter from the Magistrates of Bruffels, read in the Convention on the oth of March, 1795Representatives of the French People.

THE city and district of Bruffels, represented according to the ancient forms, by us, the great council, and by the nine nations confifting of the corporations of this commune, have freely declared by acclamation, their unanimous with to be united with the French republic. Our deputies carried it to the committee of public safety on the 2d August last: perfuaded that it will be found in the records of that committee, we request you to attend to it. If we are defirous of forming part of the French republic, it is because we think ourselves worthy of participating her glory and her happiness. Vrve ta Republique ! Vive la Convention!

A fimilar letter was read from Liege.

Substance of a Refcript of the Emperor, dated Vienna, and April 1795, and presented by the Imperial Minifter to the Minister of the States of the Germanic Empire, far Ratisbon, on the 4th of May, 1795. THE ministers of his Imperial majesty are charged to declare, in the

about to decide upon your fate by pronouncing upon your conftitution. Long has the country loudly called for a free goverment, the wisdom of whose principles should be the guarantee of its duration.

Have your representatives attained this end? They think they have-they have at least defired to attain it. Citizens, who love order and tranquillity, accept the pledge of it: it confifts in the government that is offered to you; that alone, by giving us peace, can restore profperity and plenty.

Men of France, citizens of all profeffions, of all opinions, rally for the interest of the country: Above all, do not make retrograde steps to the point from which you fet out. Ages have passed within fix years; and though the people may be tired of revolution, they are not tired of liberty. You fuffer, it is true, but it is not by making fresh revolutions-it is by completing that which is begun that you will terminate your miferies.

No, you will not impute to the republic which hitherto has not been organized, the ills which cannot be re-produced under a government free without licentioufness, and strong without despotifm.

Sovereign people, hear the voice of your reprefentatives. The project of the focial compact which they offer to you was dictated by the defire of your happiness; it is for you to attach your deftiny to it. Confult your interest and your glory, and the country is faved.

Treaty concluded at Bafle, on the 11th Fruttidor, (Aug. 8.) between the

Republic of France and the Landgrave of Heffe Caffel.

THE French republic having accepted of the good offices of the king of Pruffia in favour of his moft ferene highness the Landgrave of Heffe Caffel, and being animated with the same semtiments as the Landgrave, to make a folid and permanent peace succeed to a war which had difunited them, in consequence of which the contracting powers have appointed as follows:

The French republic, on her part, Citizen Francis Barthelemi, her ambassador in Switzerland, and the Landgrave of Heffe Caffel, his privy councellor Frederick Sigifmond Baron of Waitz d'Eschen.

Which minifters, after having exchanged their respective powers, agreed upon the following articles : Art. 1. There shall be peace, friendship, and good understanding between the French republic and the landgrave of Heffe Caffel.

2. In confequence of which, all hostilities between the two parties shall cease from the ratifications of the present treaty, and none of the two powers thall after that period furnish against each other, under whatever quality or condition it may be, fuccours or contingent, either in men, horfes, provifions, money, ammunition, or other things.

3. As long as the war shall be continued between the French republic and England, the Landgrave shall neither prolong it or renew the two fubfidiary treaties exifting between him and England.

This difpofition will begin to have its effect from the date of the present treaty.

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