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Tam enabled with equal satis- 
faftion to acquaint you, that his 
majesty is not less attentive to your 
protection against the hostiledesigns 
of the enemy: and you may de- 
pend on his powerful and vigorous 
support during the war. He con- 
fides at the same time in the zeal 
and courage of his Corsican subjets 
for repelling the enemy, and de- 
fending, in the independence of 
their country, and the security of 
their lives, fortunes, and honour, 
all that can be dear to men. In 
these views a considerable body of 
Corsican infantry has been raised, 
and an immediate augmentation to 
that national corps is intended. 
Measures have been taken for 
enabling his majesty to assemble the 
militia, and employ them against 
the common enemy in case of need. 
It will be for the parliament in its 
wisdom to frame adequate regula- 
tions for the perfection of sucha 
system as may give to Corsica, in 
moments of danger, the full benefit 
of the courage and patriotism: of 
all her subjects: for it must not be 
forgotten, that the independence 
and liberty of your country must 
not depend on the prote¢tion of re- 
gular troops alone, however formi- 
dable the force employed may be ; 
but, under the providence of Gop, 
must still rest principally on the 
hearts and arms of a people who 
love their country and their free. 
dom. 
Many important objects will re- 
quire your immediate attention. 
The most urgent of these, is to pro- 
vide sufficient funds for the public 
service. 
In the present circumstances of 
Corsica, his majesty is pleased to 
take upon himself the whole charges 
of the military establishment ; you 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1795. 
have also the benefit of a great 
naval force, without any expence.; 
you have no public debt, and cor- 
sequently no interest to pay on that 
account. 
Reflecting on these peculiar ad- 
vantages, enjoyed, perhaps, exclu- 
sively by this nation, I am persuad- 
ed that you will cheerfully furnish 
the remaining and unavoidable 
expences of the public service ; 
and it is with much comfort that 
I consider the impossibility of an 
ample and adequate provision for 
the civil charges of government 
being burthensome to the people 
of Corsica, even in the present state 
of her resources. 
A settlement of your religious 
establishment has been reserved for 
the chamber of parliament, in con- 
cert with his holiness the pope. 
To this important point you will 
naturally direét your early and seri- 
ous attention ; and I havenodoubt, 
that the wisdom and piety. which 
-will preside in your councils, will 
lead you to the means of reconciling 
the civil interests and temporal 
prosperity of your constituents, 
with the holy duties of religion, the 
reverence due to its ministers, and 
the sacred rights of property. 
The definition and Jimits of the 
several powers and jurisdiéticns to 
be exercised by the different tri- 
buna's in the administration of jus- 
tice, as well as.a declaration of the 
law itself, are other points of seri- 
ous and urgent importance. A 
faithful and judicious administra- 
tion of the national property, par- 
ticularly of the woods and forests, 
the improvement of agriculture, 
manufactures and commerce, » the 
encouragement of industry in all 
its branches, the government and 
discipline of the military, the en- 
couragement. 
