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idea, thgt in wishing to make men 
happy, we had only made them un- 
grateful. eS 
But what, are not your interests 
our interests? are not our friends, 
our wives, our children among 
you? do not our possessions join 
your fields? yes, undoubtedly ; and 
however precious may be these con- 
nexions, think not that they have 
furnished the motives which have 
determined our conduct. We have 
thought only of you, we have sacri- 
ficed every thing for your happiness ; 
and-in establishing it on a sure and 
durable foundation, we have re- 
served only to ourselves the inesti- 
mable advantage of being the wit- 
nesses of it. 
{Signed) CHarerre, 
Freurior, SAPINAUD, 
Coverus, Depruc. 
. 
Extra from the Register of the States 
General of the United Provinces, 
Fan. 18th. 
WE have heard the report of 
Messrs. de Grotenray, and other 
deputies for military affgirs; we 
have also examined a letter from 
his highness, dated from the Hague 
this day, and stating, ‘‘ that, as 
from the situation of the republic, 
his highness foresees the fate that 
awaits the country, in case the 
enemy penetsate further, gnd as he 
is unwilling to be an obstacle ta 
the making of peace, he has taken 
the resolution to retire for a time 
put of the country ; he hopes that 
their high mightinesses will not 
disapprove of this step, and he 
rays that the Supreme being will 
baad his blessings upon the pro- 
vinces, and restore them to their 
former. prosperity, 
.tg received from the said princes. 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1795. 
** His highness protests that he 
has done every thing in his power 
for the good of his country. He 
expresses his regret that he has 
not been able to do more for the 
general good; and he asserts, that 
if circumstances permit him to be 
again useful to his country, their 
high mightinesses shall always find 
him ready to exert his utmost en- 
deavours. He concludes by in- 
forming the States General, that his 
two sons, who have received per- 
Mission to resign their military 
commands, will leave the country 
with him.” 
‘the States General having taken 
the above circumstances into their 
consideration, and having consi- 
dered that the existing circum- 
stances require immediate measures, 
and that the ordinary forms of dis. 
cussion and deliberation cannot be 
followed, decree previously, that 
what shall be done and resolved up- 
on, in the present posture of affairs, 
is not tobe considered as aprecedent ; 
without any prejudice, therefore, 
to any ulterior deliberation, it is 
determined, that information shall 
be communicated to the command- 
ers of regiments and corps in ‘the 
service, as well as to all governors 
and commanders of towns and 
places occupied by the troops of 
the state, that the prince of Orange 
and Nassau has absented himself for 
some time, and that the princes of 
Orange, his sons, have been dis- 
charged from the command of the 
army. All colonels, or command- 
ing officers, as well as governors 
and commanders, are therefore to 
address themselves provisionally to 
the council of state of the United 
Low Countries, on the subjects of 
thase orders which they have hither- 
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