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whose birth and distinguished ori- 
gin seemed to entitle them'to give 
laws to their equals, Nothing less 
than a magnanimous nation could 
subdue and disappoint the numer- 
ous plots which the declared ene- 
mies of the public good incessantly 
foment against her—who may at 
length uproot the ancient tree of 
feudality, of despotism and tyran- 
ny, and cause the tree.of liberty to 
flourish in its place. ° 
We begin to breathe: a happy 
fraternity, a beneficent liberty, a 
perfe& equality will be the immu- 
table basis of our future felicity. 
Delighted with her happiness, 
which we presagé from this auspi- 
cious fraternity, we can form no 
other wishes but to consolidate them 
by a happy union of our provinces, 
already reviving at the prospect 
of prosperity with thatnation which 
alone was able to effect their feli- 
city. It is this union alone which 
can give a durable happiness, 
which you have thus procured us ; 
it is by means of this union, and 
under its auspices, we shall see 
plenty revive amongst us; itis this 
only that can make commerce flou- 
rish, which formerly was the inhe- 
ritance of the inhabitants of our 
provinces ; and the free navigation 
of the Schelde will restore to our 
citizens that abundance which was 
only banished from us by our ina. 
bility to draw it from its source. 
You have broken our chains; 
complete our happiness by uniting 
us to you. Being become your 
brothers, and forming but one fa. 
mily with the glorious nation you 
represent, we shall for ever bless 
your exploits ; and, safe under the 
shield of your victories, we shall 
no longer fear the despotism of 
those tyrants, under whose terrible 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1795. 
yoke we have groaned; and the 
nation, freed by’ your: invincible 
troops, sharing with you the fruits 
of liberty, will become a nation of 
brothers and friends. —Long live 
the French republic over the face 
of the whole globe! ; 
This was referred to the come 
mittee of public safety. 
Letter from the Magistrates of Brus. 
sels, read in the Convention on the 
gih of March, 1795. 
Representatives of the French People, 
THEcity and distri@ of Brussels, 
represented according to the ‘an- 
cient forms, by us, the great coun- 
cil, and by the nine nations con 
sisting of the corporations of this 
commune, have freely declared by 
acclamation, their unanimous wish 
to be united with the French‘re- 
public. \ Our deputies carried it to 
the committee of public safety. on 
the zd August last: persuaded that 
it will be found in the records of 
that committee, we request you to 
attend to it. If we are desirous of 
forming part of the French rez 
public, it is because we think our. 
selyes worthy of participatipg her 
glory and her happiness. Give la 
Republique 1 Vive la Convention ! 
A similar letter wits ‘reall Srom 
Liege. . 
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§ re of aRevceiee of the Kapia 
dated Vienna, 22d April, 1795, 
and presented by the Imperial Mi- 
nister to the Minister of the States 
of the Germanic Empire, at Ra- 
tisbon, on the 4th of Map, 1795. 
THE ministers of his Imperial 
majesty are charged to declare, fe 
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