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Addyess to the Army of the North, on 
Whe Anniversary of the Death of 
. the King of Franée, 21st of Fan. 
795* 
Soldiers of the. French Republic ! 
TO.DAY) is the festival of re- 
publicans ; it- was on this day, that 
for the example of ali people, and 
the terror of kings, Capet expiated 
his crimes on the scaffold: in 
ing this vigerous resolution, the 
convention were not ignorant of 
the danger: holland, England, 
Spain, ‘disposed themselves to jai: 
the coalition of Prussia, .armed 
against France, and seconded by 
counter revelutionists in the inte- 
rior ; but strong in its own energy, 
and in the confidence of the French 
people, the convention was certain 
of punishing them for their auda- 
city: they .ceunted also, soldiers, 
wpon your courage, your hatred ot 
tyranny, your hope of liberty: they 
eoncenved «great, hopes—you have 
realized them all: strong places 
have been no obstacle to your burn. 
ang ardour; the eonque “red hordes 
of the enemy have been annihi- 
fated; their ammunition, their ar- 
tWery, haye falleninto your power: 
you have turned’ to the profits of 
mney the rigour of the season con- 
cated by nature to repose. It is 
Bo the most lively satisfaction, 
that the representatives of the peo. 
ple bear solemn witness this day 
to your constancy ; they rejoice to 
felicitate you on the theatre of your 
gtery. May your victory be heard 
rom this point in all parts of the 
globe, to make known to alf people 
their rights: these ports, these 
ships, have been conquered at the 
expence of your sweat, and of your 
blood: hear the grateful accents of 
the acinowledgment of your bro- 
take 
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ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1795. 
thers delivered from their oppres- 
sors! » Soldiers, complete your tri- 
uinphs, ete giving an example of 
respect f for property, and of submis. 
sion to the laws; you have broken 
down your enemies in arms, con- 
founded also their calumnies, by 
continuing to shew yourselves wor- 
thy of the cause you defend—na- 
tions will proclaim you as their 
deliverers—to ‘punish tyrants is 
your glory! your recompense shall 
be ithe blessings ef your contem «ae “i 
raries and. of poster IEY 
In conformity to the decree of 
the national assembly, there willbe 
a festival in the armies) for thé/an-. 
niversary of the death of the tyrant, 
(Signed). Grenet, La Coste, 
Jounert, 
BELLEGARDE, 
Portier (de l’Oise}, 
CE ETA EIT CITI LOCC TE EY CS PEED 
* 
Speech of Brissy d? Anglas, on the 
policy of the French Republic, with 
respe to Foreign Nations, adopted 
hy the Gonwentiax, as a Declares’ 
tian of the Principles of the French. 
Peapl:, January 30, 1795. 
IN a former discourse I recapt- ' 
tulated the principles of justice and ~ 
candour upon which the govere- 
ment of France. now rests.o* I 
shewed. in what manner that go. 
vernment, at once republican and 
revolutionary, had laid among as. 
the foundation of a real public 
credit, and created in the face of 
all Europe a power im some sort 
new. " : 4 
I shewed in what manner the 
French people, ’ starting from the 
sleep of slavery, had resumed their 
place among nations, from the — 
number of which it was attempted 
to blot them out; had begun ta » 
repair 
