STATE PAPERS. 



The Spanish tenltory.npoii which 

 we now entiT, must become part ot 

 the French republic. Let, t!un-f- 

 fore, devaslation, pillage, and in- 

 cendiary 1)6 I'ar froai us — le.t ihc. 

 fearful inhabitant behold his asylum 

 respected, and learn, at lengtli, to 

 esteem a people, the avengers of 

 the violated riglils of human nature, 

 Avhom king-s and priests have repre- 

 sented to tliem as a people ot An- 

 thropophagi. And you, inhabitants 

 of •;he:ipaaish fields and towns, use- 

 ful labourers, industrious artisans, 

 ily not the republican legions. — • 

 Throw yon.selvcs into our arms, 

 without weapons, without defenc, 

 and you will tindin them protection 

 and safety for yourselves, your fami- 

 lies and your property. The French 

 soldier has sworn to exterrninatethe 

 men armed for tyrants ; but the 

 sword, £0 dreadful to such, will re- 

 S|)ect always him, who defenceless, 

 shall implore his assistance and his 

 clemency. He will equally respect 

 opinions, manners, customs, and 

 usages. Remain, therefore, in your 

 peaceful dwe. lings, cultivate your 

 lipids, gather in your harvests, work 

 at your occupations, and liberty, 

 growing in the midst of you, will 

 soon make you feel the. iniraense 

 distance between the avengers of 

 the rights of men, and the slaves 

 who move witliiii the verge of des- 

 potism. The French s.ddier would 

 conquer you to tVtedom, not by the 

 terror of his arms, but by gaini. g 

 your hearts, and illuminating your 

 minds. 

 (Signed) PiN'ET, the el'lcr, 



G.\k.p.au, Cavaion.\c. 



Aldresi fram the general- verifier of 

 asng/iali at Bruges, A:i^K:t '21', 

 1794. 



Equaliltj, Ubcrti/.fratcriikij, ordcalkf 



The g.'ueral-1'cii/ier of assigrtais to 

 his fillinf-citizens. 



Republican'?, 



1'' HE enemies of ourglorious re- 

 volution do not cea.se to attack 

 it by the most vile and mo.st: crimi- 

 nal n::etho'ls. Tb.e coaksced despots 

 as-ainst it have not blushed to rank 

 themselves among the forgers of as- 

 sigiiats. 



Crimes cost nothing to tyrants in 

 the war which they wage against? 

 people who combats for the sacred 

 rights of man. Tliese royal i^obbsrs 

 (brigand.) have estabhshed fabncar 

 tions of false assignats ; and in this 

 emulation of turpitude, the English 

 oovernment shewi itself zealous of 

 occupying the tirst rank. I'lie proof 

 of it results from the most exact in- 

 formation, which has beenlakenon 

 account of thisfalse paper, of which 

 Liege, Flanders, Holland, and Ger- 

 many, are like so many magazines, 

 destined at length to vomit the 

 poison on the territories of the re- 

 public. 



But their criminal attempts have 

 been balUcd. I.ong since, measures 

 h.ive been taken which are crowned 

 with success; and still farther to ex- 

 terminate the false assignat.s among 

 .us, the following ordinance is to be 

 published and attended to, in all 

 tlie conquered countries, as well as 

 in France ; and that no person may 

 pretend igno'-ance thereof, it is to 

 be published in the two language.s, 

 and stuck up conspicuouslyas usual. 

 (Signed) Dei'Erk/,, 



The general-verifier of assignats. 



VAOCi,AK\TlO>l. 



1. It is hereby enjoined to all 



citizens of every rank and dcacrip- 



N 4 tion 



