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Proclamation of the Royalists of Anjou 
and Upper Poitou, in Answer to 
the pacificatory Proclamation of the 
Representatives of the People. 
IN THE NAME OF THE KING, 
The Military Council of Anjor and 
Upper Poitou to the Kepublicaus. 
Deluded Frenchmen, 
YOU announce to us words of 
peace—this is the wish of our 
hearts; but by what right do you 
offer us a pardon which it is only 
vour lotto beg? Stained with the 
blood of our kings, stained by the 
murder of a million of victims, by 
the conflagration and devastation 
ef our property, what are your 
titles to ai ge us with confidence 
and security? Js it the punish- 
ment of Robespicrre and Carrier? 
but indignant nature was raised 
against those bloody monsters! ‘The 
eries of public vengeance devoted 
them to death—In prescribing you 
did nothing more than yield to ne- 
cessity. Amongst you, one faétion 
supersedes another, and soon per- 
haps, the same fate awaits that 
‘which at present reigns. Is it your 
pretended viétories? But we are 
not ignorant that falsehood>was al- 
ways presiding over your public 
press, and that, in experiencing 
the most severe defeats, you arro- 
gantly assumed the haughty. lan- 
Guage of the conquerors-ot Europe, 
to impose on the credulity of your 
slaves! Is it the release of our 
brethren who were prisoners? Was 
not that liberty due to them which 
tyranny only could have taken from 
them? And when. you detain 
them amongst you, unarmed and 
defenceless, have not *we cause to 
ear that this temporary release is 
an ambush craftily prepared to 
blend us all in the same misfor. 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 
1705. 
tunes? Alas! were we to believe 
them, our murdered relations and 
friends would rise from their graves 
to tell us, ‘* Take care of the po?- 
son concealed under those appear- 
ances; it was in proclaiming: to us 
life and safety, we were immo. 
lated—the same fate undoubtedly 
awaits you—the faction that was 
then domineering is still reigning ; 
its spirit is the same; it aims at 
the same end; means and agents 
only are changed.’’ 
If, however, your wishes are sin- 
cere—if your hearts, softened and 
changed, are bent towards peace, 
we must tell you, Restore the heir 
of your king his sceptre and crown; 
to religion its worship and minis- 
ters; tothe aobility its rights and 
estates ; to the whole kingdom its 
ancient and respectable constitu. 
tion, free fram the abuses intro. 
duced init by unfortunate events— 
then, forgetting all your wrongs 
and enormities, we my. fly into 
your arms, and mingle with yours, 
our hearts, feelings, and wishes. 
But, without the previous adoption 
of these measures, we despise an 
amnesty that crime should never 
have dared to offer to virtue—we 
despise your efforts and threats ; 
supported by our brave and gene. 
rous warriors, we will fight tll 
death, and you shall reign but on 
the tomb of the last of us. 
Resolved unanimously at Mau. 
levriere, the 28th January, the 
year of grace 1795, and the third 
of the reign of Louis XVII. 
(Signed) Srorriet, gene- 
ral in chief,. 
TRoTrevin, 
Mounier, 
Martin, 
Corpe, and i 
GUIBERT, secre- , 
tary-gencral. 
We 
