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Conquered country, ‘the inhabitants’ 
are invited to find out and accuse 
the guilty to the representatives of 
the people with the armies, and 
they may be assured that justice 
shall be done to them. 
‘Given at Paris, at the national 
palace, the rst Floreal, 2oth 
April, 1795, third year of the 
Republic, one-and indivisible. 
(Signed) Cameacerés, President, 
Merutn, TALLtIEN, 
Lesac#, Roux, 
F, Avsry, J.P. Lacomsey 
Mareg, Laporte. 
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Declaration of the King of Prussia, ta 
his Most High Colleagues, Co- 
States of the German Empire, and 
Members of the Germanic League, 
with respe@ to the treaty of Peace 
concluded between him and the re- 
public of France, on the sth of 
April, 1795. 
HIS majesty the king of Prussia, 
&c. finds. himself now in the happy 
Situation of being able to an- 
nounce to his most high co-states 
of the high and mighty German 
empire, an event, the agreéable and 
happy consequences of which so 
nearly concern the whole of Ger- 
many. The uncertain and dan- 
gerous war, which but too long for 
suffering humanity has spread - to 
such an extent death and destruc. 
tion around us, is now terminated 
on the part of his majesty. A 
happy treaty of peace between his 
majesty and the republic of France 
has been signed, on the sth of 
April, 1795, at Basle, and has after. 
wards been ratified by the respec- 
tive contracting parties. This 
treaty grants to the Prussiaw states’ 
a restoration of tranquillity and 
welfare, opens an easy road for the 
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states of the empire to attain the 
same beneficial and happy object ; 
and already gives-to a great part 
of Germany proteétion and security 
against all the misfortunes and the 
ravages of the war. His majesty, 
in expecting with the most just con. 
fidence, the consent and approbation 
of the whole of the empire, does not 
delay a moment to develope, .with 
the utmost candour, his motives,’ 
his’ sentiments,: and his wishes in 
concluding this peace. 
His majesty flatters himself with 
the consciousness, that although 
his conduét, in this measure, has 
been forced, in some degree, by 
the imperious circumstances of the 
times, it has been as pure, and his 
views as liberal and disinterested as 
they have been hitherto, with re- 
spect to the great concerns which 
have employed the efforts of all 
Europe. His majesty is able, with 
conscious satisfation, to submit 
his conduét to the judgment of his 
observing contemporaries, and to 
that of scrutinizing posterity ; his 
interest in the whole of this war 
has never been his’ individual in. 
terest ; he has taken a part, not 
from views to his own advantage 
or benefit, but wholly front pure 
motives of zeal for the general wel- 
fare, and from patriotic wishes for 
the security and defence of our at. 
tacked and oppressed mother coun- 
try of Germany. 
His majesty in these liberal views, 
and in the general concern of Ger. 
many, has not only faithfully and 
perfectly fulfilled his obligations as 
a member of the Germanic league, 
and as a state of the empire, but 
has far exceeded his power, by 
making extraordinary sacrifices : 
by the utmost unexampled exertions, 
by straining every nerve of the 
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