Sef As? EY’ PA P4keR’ 8: 
enlightened citizens of Vienna, 
and of the fimple but honeft citi- 
zens of Carinthia. 
No matter! In fpite of England, 
and the minifters of the court of 
Vienna, we are friends. The 
French Republic affures to you the 
rights of conqueft; let them difap- 
pear before the contraé by which 
we are reciprocally bound. You 
will not join ina conteft which is 
contrary to your fentiments. You 
will furnifh the provifions which 
we may want. On my part, I fhall 
protest your religion, your man- 
ners, and your property. I fhall 
not exaét from you any contribu- 
tion. Isnot the war of itfelf horri- 
ble enough? Have you not already 
fuffered too much, you who are the 
innocent victims of others folly? 
The impofitions which you have 
been accuftomed to pay to the Em- 
eror, will indemnify you for the 
inevitable loffes attending the march 
of an army, and the provifions with 
which you will furnifh us. 
Proclamation relative to the Difturbances 
in the V enetian Territory. 
THE conduét of the Republic 
of Venice, during the commotions 
in Europe, has always been, and 
ftill remains, fo perfectly neutral 
and friendly towards all the bellige- 
rent powers, that the Senate did 
ted proclamation, dated Verona, 
arch 22, in whieh expreffions 
jurious to the French Republic 
Vor. XXXIX. 
337 
are attributed to the Proveditori 
Battagia, the Republic of Venice 
fees itfelf under the neceflity of 
declaring that proclamation forged, 
and of warning all its faithful fub- 
jets not to be deceived by fuch 
flanders, or induced to fuppofe that 
its friendfhip towards the Republic 
of France is in the leaft changed. 
The Senate entertains no doubt 
that the French nation will treat 
fuch calumnies with the contempt 
they deferve, and repofe that con- 
fidence in the Republic of Venice 
which it has merited by its irre- 
proachable conduct. 
Manifefio of General Buongparte againft 
ence, 
Head Quarters, Palma Nova, 
14 Floreal (May 13). 
WHILST the French army was 
engaged in the defiles of Styria, 
and left far behind them Italy and 
the principal eftablifhments of the 
army, where only a {mall number 
of battalions remained, this was the. 
conduét of the government of Ve- 
nice;—1. They profited of Paflion- 
week, toarm 40,000 peafanis, unit- 
ing them with ten regiments of 
Sclavonians, organifed them into 
different corps, and fent them to 
different points, to intercept all 
kind of communication between 
the army and the places in the 
rear.—-2. Extraordinary commiffa- 
ries, guns, ammunition of all kinds, 
and a great quantity of cannon, 
were fent from Venice even to 
complete the organization of differ- 
ent corps of thearmy.—3. All per- 
fons in the Terra Firma who had 
received us favourably, were ar- 
refted; benefits and the confidence 
of the government were heaped 
upon all thofe who poflefied a 
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