270 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1800. 



late member of the civil tribunal of 

 the South, in consequence of the 

 orders which I have received from 

 government, and the confidence 

 which it reposes in me to restore 

 peace and tranquillity. These citi- 

 zens will communicate to you my 

 mode of thinking, and will assure 

 you that I am disposed to grant to 

 people of every description a ge- 

 neral amnesty, to pardon and forget 

 the past, provided they shall return 

 to order, and that all men deceived 

 or led astray shall return into the 

 bosom of their families, and that all 

 the cultivators forced to leave their 

 houses shall rejoin their respective 

 habitations. 



It is my duty to inform you of 

 some passages in the letter of the 

 minister of marine and colonies, of 

 wliich the following is an extract : 



" A strong government has suc- 

 ceeded an executive power, feeble 

 and divided. 



" I depend on your zeal and j^our 

 fidelity. Inform the troops under 

 your command that the time of 

 schisms is past. Unite all around 

 the new social compact of the 

 French people. 



The rank of general-in-chief, 

 with which the republic has ho- 

 noured you, and which the new 

 government has confirmed, is the 

 first of the military militia. It re- 

 quires prudence and moderation. 

 Use vour influence, vour talents, to 

 calm all hatred; stifle all resent- 

 ment, and be gi'eat by the good 

 which you do. 



" The first consul places confi- 

 dence in you. You will show your- 

 self deserving of it byrestoringpeace 

 in the fine colony of St. Domingo, 

 which interests the whole nation in 

 so many points of view. 



"The government expects that the 



first advices, which you shall dis- 

 patch, will announce that by your 

 cares and your prudence peace has 

 been re-established at St. Domingo. 

 (Signed) "Forfait. 



" Toussaint Louverture." 

 (A true copy.) 



In conformity with humanity, 

 which is always my guide, and the 

 letter of the minister, I protest to 

 you that 1 have forgot and pardon 

 every thing. I hold out my arms 

 to receive you : should you still 

 resist my call, it is no longer my 

 fault. 



An immediate answer, yes or 

 no. 



Health to the French republic. 

 Toussaint Louverture. 



Convention between the Generals- 

 in- Chief of the French and Im- 

 perial Armies in Italy, with the 

 Alterations made in it. 



THERE shall be an armistice 

 and supension of hostilities 

 between the army of his imperial 

 majesty and that of the French re- 

 public in Italy, till an answer shall 

 be received from the court of 

 Vienna. 



II. The imperial army shall oc- 

 cupy all the country between the 

 Mincio, Fosca-Mestre, and the Po; 

 which includes Mantua, Peschiera, 

 and Borgo-Forte ; and from thence 

 the left bank of the Po, and on the 

 right bank the town and citadel of 

 Ferrara. 



III. The imperial army shall in 

 like manner hold Tuscany and An- 

 cona. 



IV. The French army shall oc- 

 cupy the countries comprehended 

 between the Chiusa, the Oglio, 

 and the Po. 



