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Manifesto issued by their Majesties 
the Emperor of Germany and the 
| King of Prussia, against the 
French Revolution, August 4th, 
1792. 
pe EIR Majesties the Emperor 
and King of Prussia, in com- 
mencing a war occasioned by the 
most unjust and most imperious cir- 
cumstances, have successively and 
separately published the particular 
motives of their conduct. Animat- 
ed, however, by a regard for the 
sacred interests of humanity, their 
Imperial and Royal Majesties think- 
ing it not sufficient to have commu- 
nicated to the different courts of 
Europe the circumstances which 
oblige them to have recourse to 
arms, consider it as of importance 
to their glory and the happiness of 
their faithful subjects, to enlighten 
all nations respecting the causes and 
effects of the late deplorable revo- 
lution in France, and in a mani- 
festo, to lay open to the present 
generation, as well as to posterity, 
their motives, their intentions, and 
the disinterestedness of their per- 
sonal views. 
Taking up arms for the purpose 
of preserving social and political 
order among all polished nations, 
and to secure to each state ifs re- 
ligion, happiness, independence, 
territories. and real constitution, it 
is to be presumed the use ‘vhich 
their Imperial and Royal Majesties 
are about to make for the general 
safety of the forces committed by 
Providence to their disposal, will 
console mankind, if possible, for the 
evils to which war Fes already ex- 
posed them, and for that blood 
which the disturbers of public 
tranquillity may yet cause to be 
shed. In this hope their Majesties 
have not hesitated to give to all 
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nations, and to all individuals, the 
great example of forgetting, on the 
appearance of common danger, 
their ancient divisions and their 
private concerns, that they may at- 
tend only to the public good, in a 
crisis so important, of which 'no in- 
stance is to be found in history. 
They think, and with justice, that 
on this occasion, all empires an 
all states ought to be unanimous, 
and that all sovereigns, becoming 
the firm guardians of the happi- 
ness of: mankind, cannot fail to 
unite their efforts, in order to 
rescue a numerous nation from its 
own fury; to preserve Europe 
from the return of barbarism, and 
the universe from that subversion 
and anarchy with which it is threat- 
ened. é 
However celebrated the French 
revolution may unhappily have 
been, a manifesto against it ought 
to exhibit a true picture of it; and 
it is by facts alone that the public 
can be enabled to judge of this 
grand cause of all nations against 
faction and rebellion. seer 
For four years past, Europe has 
viewed with attention, and beheld 
with increasing indignation, the re- 
volutionwhich has oppressedFrance, 
and which detains in captivity an 
atigust monarch, worthy of the love 
of his subjects, and entitled to the 
esteem, friendship, and support of 
all sovereigns. vit 
Since his accession to the throne,’ 
it is well known that his most Chris- 
tian Majesty has testified, in every 
possible manner, his affection for 
his subjects, his love of’ justice, his. 
constant and sincere desire to esta- 
blish order and ceconomy in bi 
administration of his finances, an 
his honesty towards the creditors vf 
the nation. To make personal'sa> 
crifices was his highest enjoyment, 
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