242] ‘ANNUAL REGISTER, 1796. 
Worn down by the yoke of iron 
which presses on our heads, we 
never should have been able to 
succeed in relieving ourselves. Al- 
ways courageous, and yet always 
debased, we have lived in expec- 
tation of the happy moment of 
your atrival. 
Oh! most delightful moment ! 
The time. is at iength arrived. 
Here are Frenchmen, our brothers 
and our friends; in our arms, in 
our houses, they are willing cor- 
dially to partake of our joy, io ra- 
tify our vows, and to fly with us 
to the destruction cf the infamous 
throne of our tyrant. 
The proclamation to the people 
and clergy of Piedmont and Lom- 
bardy, and to the Neapolitan and 
Piedmontese troops, prove to you 
our republican spirit, and the right 
which we have toa well-founded 
reliance on your generous protec- 
tion. 
Citizen general, behold all Italy 
extending forth its arms to your 
embrace, and calling you its deli- 
verer. In giving it the blessings 
of liberty, you grant to this beau- 
tiful part of Europe its greatest lus- 
tre; your name will be rendered 
elorious and immortal in its history. 
Our sons, an our latest poste- 
rity, will have it engraven in their 
hearts; and they will not have in 
their mouths a namé more deur 
than that of general-Buonaparte, 
Respect, health, and fraternity, 
(Signed) Icnrace Bonxaroux, 
Albe, 
Jean ANTOINE, 
Ramea of Verseil, 
Deputed commissaries. 
Buonoparte tothe Republic of Venice. 
Bretcia, 10 Prairtal (May 29). 
IT is to deliver the finest coun- 
try in Europe from the iron yoke 
of the proud house of Austria, that 
the French army has braved ob- 
stacles the most difficult to sur- 
mount. Vittory, in union with 
justice, has ‘crowned its efforts. 
Lhe wreck of the enemy’s army 
has retired beyond the Mincio. 
The French army, in order to fol- 
low them, passes over the territory 
of the republic of Wenice; but it 
will never forget, that ancient 
friendship unites the two republics. 
Religion, government, customs, 
and property, shall be respected. 
That the people may be without 
apprehension, the most severe dis- 
cipline shall be maintained. All 
that may be provided for the army 
shall be faithfully paid for in money. 
Lhe general in chief engages the 
officers of the republic of Venice, 
the magistrates, and the priests, to 
make known these sentiments to 
the people,,in order that confi. 
dence may cement that friendship 
which has so long united the two 
nations faithful in the path of ho- 
nour, as in that of victory. The 
French soldier is terrible only to 
the enemies of his liberty and his 
government. 
‘ (Signed) BuonaPaRTE£, 
The general of division, 
chief of the etat-major 
of the army of Italy. - 
(Signed) Atex. BERHTIER. 
Prcclamation by. Geveral Buonapartey 
Commander in Chief of the Army 
af Italy, to the People of the Mi. 
lanese . 
THE nobles, the priests, .and 
the agents of Austria have misled 
the people of these fine countriés’; 
the French army, as generous as ~ 
it is powerfal, will treat with: fras 
ternity 
