rere? 
cent citizens. There is not a mem- 
ber of the usurping assembly who 
cannot by an order from his hand, 
by a mere word, cause to be put in 
irons, as was the case at Besor *, 
and other parts of France, strangers’ 
flying from the melancholy specta- 
cle of a people in a state of anar- 
chy; andtheassembly itself accuser, 
witness, party, judge, and execu- 
tioner, crowds daily into prison, as 
its caprice directs, every person 
who displeases or opposes it. 
No—the French nation is not 
stained with the crimes of which it 
is itself the victim. It knows that 
unbridled liberty is a general evil, 
and that liberty without happiness 
is a benefit tono one. It was always 
free; it is worthy of being and still 
will be free; but it will always. be 
subject to the empire of Jaws which 
promoted its happiness and glory 
for so many ages; and by restoring 
its lawful sovereign, a sovereign 
worthy of its love and confidence, 
their Imperial and Royal Majesties 
will do an equal service to the so- 
vereign and to his subjects. As this 
is the sole object of theirwishes, the 
_only motive which hasinduced them 
to take up arms, they will cause 
their armies to protect all the faith- 
ful subjects of his Most Christian 
Majesty, who shall give an exam- 
zie of obedience; and all good 
Frenchmen who, in the depart- 
ments, districts, and municipalities, 
shall concur immediately in re-esta- 
blishing the authority of the King, 
as well as public order, shall know 
ho other enemies than the enemies 
their King and country, and those 
tious men, who, with arms in 
_ * All Europe must have learned with 
wet Miss Nash, an English lady, experienced at Orchies in Flanders, from 
He troops of the line, though she had a passport from Marshal Luckner. 
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their hands, wish still to support the 
cause of revolt. 
God forbid that their Imperial 
and Royal Majesties should have 
any intention of employing their 
forces to introduce despotism into 
France, to serve the cause of pri- 
vate hatred or vengeance, which 
the honour of Frenchmen ought to 
sacrifice to the public good, or to 
facilitate an odious bankruptcy to 
the prejudice of the lawful credi- 
tors of the state. There is no rea- 
son for apprehending any evils of 
that nature—the candour and pro- 
bity of bis Most Christian Majesty 
will secure his subjects; but they 
have notamoment to lose in choos- 
ing between popular tyranny, and 
laws which will gratify the general 
wishes; between obedience and re- 
volt; between the forgetfulness of 
errors, and the punishment of un- 
pardonable resistance. They have it 
in their own power to regulate their 
destiny—the destiny of France is in 
their hands—they alone can decide 
whether it shall be still a flourishing 
monarchy, or an immense desert. 
In short, their Imperial and 
Royal Majesties cannot better re- 
call the French to their duty, to the 
laws of humanity, and to those of 
honour, which were formerly so 
dear to them,’ and to their ancient 
love for their King, than by bring- © 
ing to their remembrance the last 
words of the protestation of his 
Most Christian Majesty, made on 
the 20th of June, 1791 :— 
« Frenchmen! and you Parisians, 
above all, beware of giving credit 
to the suggestions and calumnies of 
your false friends; return to your 
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horror the disgusting and inhuman treat- 
King ; 
