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Principle or Spirit of the Treaty of Campo-Formio.—Strictures thereon.— 
Exultation of the French,—Parties in France-—Their mutual Albhor- 
rence of cach other.—Their Reciprocal Animosity, influenced by new 
Jealousies and Apprehensions.— Conspiracy of Loyalists discovered.— 
Address of Lewis, called by the Royalists the XVIJI.—<And_ resolute 
Exertions of his Party throughout France.— Decree, olliging the Public 
Functionaries to swear Hatred to Royalty.— Return of new Members to 
the French Republican Legislature.—French Troops sent to St. Domin- 
go.— Excessive Profusion of the French Executive Government.—Frauds 
and Collusions} detrimental to the Pullic Revenue.—Enormous Encrease 
of the Public Debt.—Various Mismanagements.—Strictures of many 
Members of both Councils, and others, on the Continuance of War and 
Extension of Conquests.—The Lenity and Moderation of this Party, in 
Favour of Peace, encourages Attempts in Favour of Peaceable Loyalists. 
—Severe Decrees against this Class of Loyalists, new-modelled and miti« 
gated, 
HE secrecy with which the 
contents of this treaty were 
concealed from the public, suffi- 
ciently prved how conscious the 
contracting powers were of the 
dissatisfaction they would excite 
when they came to be known. The 
disrespectful, and it may be said, 
the arbitrary manner in which they 
disposed of the interests and destiny 
of so many princes, who, though 
inferior to them in power, siill 
were independent sovereigns, plain- 
ly shewed their total disregard for 
all that were not able to command 
it. Their considerations seemed 
wholly confined to themselves. 
Equity and decorum were entirely 
laid aside in this clandestine ar- 
rangement of their reciprocal con- 
cerns, or at best mot farther con- 
ANNUAL REGISTER; 1797. 
IV. 
sulted than suited their convenien- 
cy. 
Of all the sacrifices that were 
made to that selfish and ambi- 
tious spirit, which dictated this pri- 
vate convention, the destruction of 
Venice gave most offence, as well 
as surprize, to all the people in 
Europe. So harda destiny was ex- 
pected neither by the Venetians}, 
nor others. They had been orga~ 
nized, conformably to the demo- 
cratical system, and the majority 
of thé inhabitants, throughout the 
dominions of Venice, were firmly 
attached _ to republican _ princi- 
ples. The Freach plan of govern. 
ment having, at the period of their 
submission, been settled and ac- 
quiesced in with the evident satis 
faction of all classes, but that o 
the 
