436 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1494. 
diet of the empire. The declara- 
tion made on the 14th infiant, on 
the part of the Emperor, to the. 
three colleges of the empire, -con- 
tains, amongft others, the following 
paflage : a ig 
The ftates muft haye acquired the 
moft perfect conviction from many 
events, efpecially from the hoftile 
fentiments expreffed by the enemy 
againft the integrity or the empire, 
that it is become, unavoidably ne- 
ceflary to make greater efforts, and , 
to lofe no time in firaining every, 
nerve to fupport his Imperial, Ma- 
jefty. in the generous patriotic re- 
folution, of employing all his forces 
for,the welfare of the Germanic; 
empire, and the prefervation of its 
conftitution, with all pofiible vigour, 
and with farther facrifices of his re- 
fources. ae ‘dy 
The Emperor, then; demands of 
all thofe ftates who with for the 
farther protection of the imperial 
arms, the fpetdy furnifhing of their 
quintuple contingent of troops, who 
are to join the army of the empire 
without delay; to furnifh alfo: the 
contingents in money, and _ the ar- 
rears-of the Roman months, in or- 
der that the effective force may be 
feafonably known before the open- 
ing of the impending campaign, 
which is to be carried on with the 
greateft energy. 
The Emperor concludes his de- 
claration by itating,— 
His Majefty ‘the Emperor and 
King, confidering the immenfe ef- 
forts of the enemy, and the viciifi- 
tudes of the war which have hither- 
to taken place, will find it impoffi- 
ble :to,.avert the hoftile dangers 
which threaten the Germanic con- 
ftitution, and the profperity of cer- 
tain diftris of Germany, unlefs his 
co-ftates will grant him the moftac- 
tive fupport. 
. Buonaparte, General in. Chief of the: 
Army of Italy,. to the People of Ca- 
riathia, aa tee 
General Quarters at Clagenfutt, . 
. nba baw 1.4 ae 
THE. French, army does. not» 
come, into your country to conquer’ 
it, nor to effeét any-change in your 
religion, manners, or cuftoms.. It 
is-the friend of all nations, and par- 
ticularly. of , the brave people: of: 
Germany.» () 0 Ubrle sveen 
: The Executive Directory of the 
French’ Republic have {pared no’ 
pains to bring to a termination the 
calamities which defolate the Con- 
tinent. Refolyed to, be foremoft 
in the accomplifhment of this plan; 
they fent General Clarke to‘Vien- 
“na, as a:Plenipotentiary, : to! com="’ 
| Mence negotiations for peace; but 
the court’ of Vienna refufed to 
hearken to them : it has.ever.been + 
declared “at Vicenze, through’ ‘the 
medium of M. St. Vincent, that it 
did mot acknowledge the French 
Republic.. General Clarke »de- 
manded‘a paffport, to go to fpeak 
to the Emperor himfeif; but the 
minifters: of "the court of Vienna 
dreaded, with reafon, that the mo- 
deration of the propofitions which 
he was charged to make, would in- 
fluence the Emperor to conclude:a 
peace. Thefe minifters, corrupted 
by Enghfh gold, betrayed Germany 
and their prince, and are as reluct- 
ant to negotiation as the perfidious 
iflanders who are the horror of all 
Europe. : 
Inhabitants of Carinthia! I 
know it, you deteft, as much as us, 
‘both the Englifh, who are the only 
gainers by the exifting warfare, and 
your minifter, whois fold to them. 
If we'have been at war for fix 
years, it is contrary to the wifes 
of the brave Hungarians, of the 
enlightened 
