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cing t?'.em as traitor;. He reproaches the former generals for having abar- 

 donecf the strong Camp of Famars without necefshy, and demands a large 

 reinforcenncnt of men to execute a great project he has in view, which he 

 saysea^j free the couotry from its present perplexity, but which may alsQ 

 miscarry, unlcfa condurted with the utmost spirit and caution. 



Towards Nice, tlie Sardinian forces have made some advances, and car- 

 ried some out posts, so that that place may be said to be blockaded towards 

 the land, if the Sardinian account may be believed ; and they expect a fleet 

 to blocl^ it up by sea. 



Corsica is in a state of insurrection, and only tiiree places belong to the 

 French in that island. 



On the other hand if the letters ofSER van who commands the French 

 army of the Pyre nnees, can be credited, the Spaniards have been every 

 where defeated by these troops in the most fham'eful manner. Servam 

 himself, liowever, is so much suspected by the nalicn, that he has been su- 

 perseded by another General, and ordered home to answer for his con- 

 diK-f. 



In Brittany the insurgents have met with a check. Saumur is retaken ; 

 and the patriotic army has advanced to Nantes, from the neighbourhood 

 of which place they hope soon to be able to drive the insur- 

 gents. 



In the mean while the Marseillese have openly declared themselves a- 

 gainst the Convention ; and after publilhing the following manifesto, are 

 said to Le on their march to attack Paris. 



Manifesto 



Of the city of Marseilles to the French, republicans. 

 " Vouknow the dangers which threaten the public cause; they are sucii 

 that we mvist hasten to expose ourselves to death in the fitld of honour, or 

 be butchered by our fire sides. We must save the Republic, or perifli with 

 it; carefs anarchy, or destroy it. — We must resume our place amons; na- 

 tions, or rank oui'selvcs among the slaves of Asia, or the hordes of sa- 



" When the national repre«cptation is difsolvcd by losing its integrity; 

 tvlien the department". Whose mandatories are fliamefuily confined, justly 

 consider tlieraselves as not represented; when tlie majesty of the people 

 is violated by insults offered to their ambafsadors ; when the faction who 

 will) for a king insolently domineer in that corrupted city wliich braves 

 us there is then no middle point t'fliame and slavery, or to hasten to 

 P«ri«. 



" If you waste, in deliberating on the evil, that valuable time which 

 ought to be employed in applying the last remedy, your country, your 

 liberty, the hoiio\;r of the French nation, you, your children, and wives, 

 willbe for ever !>st. There willbe.no longer public or private fortune; 

 you will have lo-t four years of care, trouble, anxiety, battles, and torrents 

 of blond fl'ed for the noblest of causes. 



" You will low them without resource : Abase handful of factious men 

 *i.i!rders the libtity of more than iv.-er.ty-five millions. In this state of crisis 



