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best institutions, all innovations in 
the, primeval principles of, a. go- 
vernment which antiquity renders 
respectable, is always, -impolitic, 
is always dangerous, and aimoast al- 
ways fatal.» Wehave no doubt but 
the bishops, especially those in the 
frontier’ provinces, will redouble 
their zeal at this very moment to 
strengthen the courage of the: pas- 
tors, whom the flight of the intrud- 
ers will soon put into possession of 
the exercises of their duties, and to 
excite their diocesans to avert, by a 
Speedy submission, the storm that 
is ready to burst upon their heads. 
We give to the King’s troops the 
most pressing invitations, and even 
orders (which the state of captivity 
in which his Majesty. is, authorises 
us toigive in his name) that, con- 
formably to the summons contain- 
ed in the 3d article of the declara- 
tion of his Serene Highness the 
reigning Duke of Brunswick, and 
without Jooking upon themselves 
as bound by an illusory oath, which 
they could not willingly take to the 
prejudice of their supreme chief, 
they will lose no time in returning 
to their ancient fidelity to their law- 
ful sovereign; that, after the ex- 
ample of the greatest part of their 
officers, they will join the troops 
which we, his Majesty’s brothers, 
command for him; that they will 
give us free passage to march to his 
assistance; and that they will give 
him, in conjunction with us, proofs 
of an inviolable attachment to his 
service. 
We expressly require, in the 
King’s name (as being at this mo- 
ment thenecessary medium through 
which his willis to be made known) . 
all commanders of towns, citadels, 
and fortresses throughout the king- 
dom, to open their gates and deli- 
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ver.up the keys on, the: first sum- 
mons which shall be. given, by us, 
or by the general officers, who may- 
be the bearers of our orders to. that 
effect: as also to give free admis- 
sion, to the troops that shall present 
themselves to assist/us in taking pos- 
session in the name of the King our 
brother. If, contrary to our expec- 
tation, any of these commanders 
shall refuse it, they shall be person- 
ally answerable for the consequen- 
ces, tried for disobedience) to the 
King, and treated as rebels.—The, 
inhabitants of places and forts, as; 
well as the troops in garrisons, who: 
shall oppose and disobey the chiefs 
and commanders who would bring. 
them back to their duty, shall be: 
punished as traitors,,and have nei-, 
ther favour nor mercy to expect. 
The voice of Henry the Fourth’s: 
descendants will not be disowned. 
by the French army; we are alrea- 
dy informed in part of its good-will; 
and we know that, blushing to fol- 
low the chiefs of a conspiracy whom 
it despises, it only waits a favoura- 
ble moment to make its just indig- 
nation burst upon those icorrupters 
who dishonour it-—That moment, 
is at hand, and we have good ground 
to believe, that as soon as the troops: 
of the line advance towards them, 
the corps of French cavaliers, led: 
by the Bourbons, and preceded by 
that ancient banner which was. al-, 
ways the signal of honour to our ar 
my, the voice of the public opinion ; 
for fourteen centuries past will make. 
itself be heard in their ranks, as 
well as in onr own; that they will) 
flock to their ancient colours, and 
at the sight of the untarnished and. 
immortal purity ofthe Fleur de Lys, 
they will quit with horror the dis- 
graceful coleurs adopted by fanati-. 
cism.—Oh! may we thus termi-, 
nate, 
