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plying it with the objects of sub- 
sistence,. supplies of provision and 
clothing, of which it has occasion 
in the countries where it is esta- 
blished ; wishing to avoid the 
means of particular requisitions, 
and the intervention of subaltern 
agents, they think it most agree- 
able to address themselves to the 
States General, and formally invite 
them to supply them in the space 
of one month with thé following 
quantities, viz. 
200,000 quintals of wheat avoir- 
dupoise weight. 
§ millions of rations of 
hay. 
200,006 rations of straw. 
§ millions bushels of corn. 
150,000 pairs of shoes. 
20,000 pairs of boots. 
20,000 coats and waistcoats. 
40,000 pairs of breeches. 
150,000 pairs of pantaloons. 
200,000 shirts. 
50,000 hats. 
To be delivered further, within two 
months, 12,000 oxen. 
These different objects are to be 
delivered at Thiel, Nimeguen, and 
Bois le Duc, at three different 
times. , 
The representatives of the peo- 
ple anxiously expect, that the States 
General will comply with the above 
request, and do every thing in their 
power to prevent their fellow-citi- 
zens from being troubled with the 
forms of a requisition, always per- 
plexing to the inhabitants; and 
that they will use every exertion to 
complete their contingent. They 
hope that the slow form of ordt. 
nary administration, and the doubts 
of the competence of their autho- 
rity, which may put some stoppage 
to this opefation, will be carefully 
set aside, They have a tight to 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1795. 
flatter themselves, that all the citi- 
zens of the United States, and all 
the constituted authorities, will use 
the same zeal to second their views 
and amicable intentions. Every 
necessary measure shall be taken to 
settle for the payment of the above 
articles. 
(Signed) N. Haussman, 
Joper, ALGUIER, 
Gi.Liet, RoBERSOR, 
J. B. Lacoste, 
Proclamation, signed at the Haguey 
27th Fan. 1795. 
THE States General of the Unit- 
ed Provinces, toall who shall see or 
hear these presents greeting, give 
to know, that the representatives of 
the French nation now in this coun. 
try have intimated to us, that it is 
necessary that speedy provision 
should be made of several articles 
appertaining to the subsistence and 
clothing of the ie troops, 
namely, the following : 
20,000 quintals of corn, 
5 millions of rations of 
hay, at rslb. each. 
5 millions measure Of oats, 
at 1olb. each, heavy 
weight. 
200,000 rations of straw, at 
1olb, each. 
150,000 pairs of shoes. 
20,000 pairs of boots. 
20,000 cloth coats and waist. 
coats. 
40,000 pairs of stocking bree» 
ches, 
1$0,c00 pairs of trowsers, of 
coarse linen, 
200,000 shirts. 
50,000 hats. 
All which ate to be delivered at 
Nimeguen, Thiel, and Bois le Duc, 
within 
