STATE PAPERS. 
Frenchmen who are among us con- 
duét themselves, indeed, ‘like bre- 
thren. Every idea of plunder, of 
rapine, or of injustice of any kind, 
is unknown to them. Fraternity 
with them, as with us, is the sole 
order of the day. 
In the name of the reyolutionary 
committec, 
RP. J. B. C. Vanper Aa, 
Amsterdam, "Fan. IQ) 1795, aud 
the 18t day of Dutch freedom, 
Priclamation of the Representatives of 
the French Nation to the People of 
Batavia. Amsterdam, 1st of Plu- 
wirse (Fan. 20, 1995) ix the third 
Year of the French Republic, one 
and indivisible, 
The Representatives of the French 
Nation with the Armies of the 
North, the Sambre, and the 
Meuse, to the People of Batavia. 
THE tyrants who have com- 
bined against the freedom of na- 
tions declared war against us, and 
threatened to conquer and subju- 
gate us. 
The treacherous stadtholder, hav- 
ing reduced your government un. 
der his power, entered into the 
base confederacy formed by the ty- 
rants, to force a great people to 
submit to the yoke of slavery. 
Your blood, your treasures, were’ 
lavished for this vile purpose; but 
the success of our arms has made 
manifest the justice of our cause, 
and our all-conquering armies have 
entered into your country. 
Batavians! we knew you too well 
to imagine you could be accomplices 
of so abominable a conspiracy. Our 
enemies arealso yours. The blood 
of she founders of the republic of 
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the United Netherlands still flows 
in your veins; and in the midst of 
the confusion of war we consider 
you as qgur friends and allies. It 
is under this name that we enter 
yourcountry, We seek not toter. 
rify, but to inspire you with con, 
fidence. Itisbuta few years since 
a tyrannic conqueror prescribed you 
laws ; we have abolished them, and 
restore you to freedom. 
We come not to make youslaves; 
the French nation shall preserve to 
you your independence. 
The armies of the republic shall 
observe the strictest military disci- 
pline, 
All crimes, and civil offences of 
citizens against citizens, shall be 
punished with the most rigid jus- 
tice. 
Personal safety shall be secured, 
and property protected, 
‘Lhe freedom of religious worship 
shall suffer no restraint. 
Lhe laws and customs of the 
country shall be, provisionally, 
maintained. 
The people of Batavia, exer. 
cising that sovereignty which is 
their right, shall, alone, possess 
the power to alter or modify the 
form of their government. 
Griiet, BeLLEcARDE, J. B, 
Lacoste, Joubert, Por. 
TIEZ DE L’O!se, 
Proclamation of the Provisional Repres 
sentatives of the People of Amsterdam. 
LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY, 
THE provisional representatives 
of the people of Amsterdam, for 
avoiding all confusion, and on 
purpose to preserve to the burghers 
as much as possible their affairs in 
full security, having judged it ne. 
cessary 
