HISTORY OF EUROPE. 
Portugal, had formed a hostile con- 
federation against France ; and by 
the approach ef the Duke of Bruns- 
wick, atthe head of agreat Prussian 
army, towards Paris*. His march 
was preceded by a manifesto, dat- 
ed Coblentz, July 27, 1792; which 
he published in the character of 
commander in chief of the combin- 
ed Austrian and Prussian armies, 
on the frontiers of France. It de- 
clared the objects of their Imperial 
and Prussian Majesties in making 
war on France; invited the suber 
part of the nation to return into 
the paths of reason and justice, or- 
der and peace; made all that ex- 
ercised power in France respon- 
sible, on pain of death and confis- 
cation of property, for whatever 
crimes they should suffer to take 
lace ; and which they should not 
ve attempted, in a public man- 
ner, to prevent. Their Iinperial 
and Prussian Majesties particularly 
declared, that if the Jeast violence 
should be offered to, or outrage 
done their majesties the King and 
Queen, and the royal family ; 
if they should not be immediately 
placed in safety, and set at liberty, 
they would inflict on those who 
should deserve it, the most exem- 
lary and ever memorable aveng- 
ing punishments, by giving up the 
city of Paris to military execution, 
and exposing it to total destruc- 
tion.” 
In an additional declartion, by 
his Most Serene Highness, in the 
name of their Imperial and Prussian 
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Majesties, the most certain, as well 
as severe punishment, was de- 
nounced against all those who 
should not oppose and stop any 
measures or proceedings, that 
might be entered into, for carrying 
off the royal family from Paris. B 
what arguments the Duke of Bruns- 
wick, whose uncommon talents and 
sound judgment are universally 
acknowledged, could be persuaded 
to issue a manifesto, replete with 
such menaces, against a great king- 
dom, inhabited by so populous and 
courageous a nation, excited by a 
general enthusiasm to an extraor- 
dinary degree of exertion, it was not 
easy to conjecture ; nor was the won- 
der lessened, but increased, when it 
was considered that the august fami- 
ly, to whom he carried relief and 
assistance, were at the mercy of the 
very people whom he so loudly 
threatened. This manifesto that 
had been drawn up, by an enthu- 
siastic loyalist, under the eye of the 
princes, was afterwards moditied 
according to certain communi- 
cations from the King of France, 
transmitted by the hand of Mallet 
du Pana. This agent had it parti- 
cularly in charge, to recommend 
to the foreign powers never to 
place the emigrants in the fore- 
most ranks, but rather to employ 
them in garrison :—a recommen- 
dation which was attributed to those 
apprehensions which they supposed 
to have been suggested to the King, 
of the extravagant claims which 
might be preferred by the emi- 
-* The spirit of Paris, at this time, is strikingly illustrated by a motion in the 
bly, by Jean Debry, for raising a body of 1200 volunteers; whose business 
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should be to assassinate the generals and princes who commanded the armies 
which attacked France. This proposition was thought worthy of deliberation, 
submitted to the consideration of the extraordinary committee. 
Debry was 
‘Appointed by the National Convention, a number of the committee of consti- 
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tution. 
grants, 
