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reign affairs, are charged with the 
execution of it in their refpective 
departments. 
(Signed) Rewszett, Prefident. 
LaGarbe, Sec. Gen. 
Proclamation of the Executive Direétory 
to the Irench People. 
Citizens, 5th Brumaire. 
THE proclamation of the 4th 
Complementary Day in the 5th 
vear, had for its obje& to put the 
‘French armies in a condition to 
march on the 15th Vendemiaire, 
(October 6th). 
The defenders of their country 
have liftened to the voice of the 
Executive Direétory. From every 
‘part they have rejoined their re- 
{pective armies, and the minifter at 
war has returned on this head the 
‘moft fatisfactory accounts. In this 
generous ardour, in this eager zeal 
for the maintenance of liberty, the 
{pirit of Frenchmen was recognifed. 
Their warlike attitude has al- 
ready overthrown the obfiacles 
which the cabinet of St. James has 
fo long oppofed to the conclufion 
of a peace with the Emperor. On 
viewing your pofition, Auftria re- 
turned to her true interefts, and on 
the 26th Vendemiaire, the treaty 
which was fufpended for more than 
fix months, was concluded at San 
Formio, near Udina, between the 
Commander in Chief, Buonaparte, 
Plenipotentiary of the French Re- 
public, and four Plenipotentiaries 
of the Emperor, King of Bohemia 
and Hungary. You will learn with 
_ pleafure that feveral millions of 
men have been reftored to liberty, 
and that the French nation is the 
benefaétrefs of thefe people. 
’ But this is not all. A congrefs 
is about to be affembled, in order 
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to conclude a peace with the em- 
pire. Citizens, every thing pre- 
fages that iva fhort time you fhalt 
gather the fruit of fo many facri- 
fices. The peace of the continent 
will foon be fixed on an immovable 
bafe. 
It only remains to you to punifla 
the perfidy of the cabinet of Lon- 
don, which is ftill fo blinded as to 
think of making other nations the 
flaves of their maritime tyranny, 
and who deceive the Englifh them- 
felves by extorting from them the 
means of prolonging on the ocean 
the calamities of war, the effufion 
of human blood, the deftruction of 
commerce, and all the horror in 
which it trafics, and for which it 
pays. Thefe, however, will fhortly 
be retorted on themfelves. It is 
at London that all the miferies of 
Europe have been fabricated, and 
it is there that they muft be termi- 
nated. Citizens, under thefe cir- 
cumftances the end very nearly ap- 
proachcs of thofe military efforts 
which the government is {till to 
expect from French valour. But 
until this objeé be attained, be on 
your guard: do not lay down thofe 
arms which make you fo terrible to 
the enemies of your independence ; 
do not liften to the perfidious fug- 
geftions of thofe who would with to 
deitroy the effeét of your triumph ; 
they are about to repeat to you 
that, peace being concluded, you 
fhould now return to your homes : 
yes, the Directory has undoubtedly 
figned for you a glorious peace; 
but, in order to enjoy its happinefs, 
it is ne¢eflary that you fhould finifh 
your work ; that you fhould enforce 
the execution of thofe articles which 
have been agreed upon between the 
Emperor and France ;— you fhould 
aid the prompt decifion of thofe 
which 
