'^Sid ANNUAL REG I ST Ei^, 1794. 



biily to fe^el, but to annihilate en- 

 tirely the enemy as soon as all the 

 reinforcements for the aVniy are 

 cotlceritnitcd, which cWe now march- 

 ing' Vith the greatest Bispatch, and 

 stS nrrspired with m'ore ardour to 

 meet the enemy thait to remain in- 

 active. 



Spaniartls, they are only 20,000 

 )n\m, weak and undisciplined troops, 

 who can maintain the war aofainr-t 

 us on the detestable frontiers ot the 

 French at Navarre and Bi:!cay: nor 

 can there possibly be more owing 

 to the present condition of their 

 cou:Vtry. The allied annies 6ccupy 

 particularly their attention, and in 

 proportion as the French armiefe 

 appear to increase, their effective 

 force really decreases. The tyrants 

 t\'ho sjovern FVance, only obtain a 

 forced obedience from the army ; 

 the ravages of deaih and the gmi- 

 lotine are the m.eans by which 

 they obtain it ; biit, at the sahie 

 time, there are resources to spread 

 amongst them terror and despera- 

 tion. The French already are con- 

 vinced, that there exist no longer 

 amongst them the sacred rigiits of 

 property, and that justice has dis- 

 appeared, aid that under the j;re- 

 text of the good of mankind, they 

 perceive they are ttnly enslaving 

 them. Unfortunately,- several of 

 our unhappy countr^'men an^ al- 

 ready in that situation. The ene- 

 my have not left one single inhabi- 

 tant in possession of his freedom 

 in all tlie places where the)" have 

 penetrated- ; nor is that to be won- 

 dered at : such rt licentiousness is 

 the certain consequence of their 

 shameKss veracity ; but iJndetstand 

 this, and you will be convinced of 

 the insufRciency of their arms. 



Can you possibly imagine that 

 SOjCOO men can overtui-n our coun- 



try, if we resolvfe to extirpate" tTit 

 enemy ? Read our histories, and in 

 them you will find an answer to 

 that question in the innumerable 

 deeds of valour performed by our 

 glorious ancestors, who defended in 

 all ages their country^ in several 

 situations more ciitical than the 

 present. Their present invasion is 

 not surprising,considering the open- 

 ness of the country ; but they can 

 no longer promise themselves any 

 farther progress, as the mountain- 

 ous country now before them will 

 necessarily stop them ; besides, you 

 may rely on the activity of our ge- 

 neral, who will not suffer them to 

 reuiain in possession of that tract 

 of our country which they have 

 usurped, any longer than he finds 

 it convenient ; but as soon as he 

 shall resolve to destroy them, he 

 will accomplish their destruction. — 

 Dissipate, thc.-eforc, all these fears 

 which may even have effected you, 

 but at the same time make one 

 great effort to preserve your proper- 

 ty. The cause of God and his 

 hclv law command you to do it, — 

 Neither ought you to expect that 

 your fields will produce any thi-ng 

 till you make these efforts in de-. 

 fence of God and his holy law, 

 God will assist, and he will fight 

 for you. Implore sincerely his as- 

 sistance, to obtain which I have 

 aheaciy ordered public prayers to 

 be made. 



But, notwithstanding all this, do 

 not despair, nor believe we are in 

 the last extremitv ; -we do not want 

 means to oppose the public enemy. 

 The king will crush their pride at 

 the head of his Catholic arriiy. — 

 The Almighty will stretch forth his 

 sword ot vengeance against the vi- 

 olate rs of his holy name- ! Your 

 sovereign relies on the loyalty of 



Spaniards, 



