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twith the national dignity, have ne- 
ae nothing fer afluring new triumphs 
to the republican arms. 
“ The French fhould know that they 
never can have peace with their ene MICS, 
till they ahs uy have pee. it impoiib ble 
Th S ey is not far cals it muft 
crown a vigorcus campaign, and we have 
reafcon to think, that that which is about 
to be Besed, will yield in nothing to 
that of the third year. The govern- 
ment alreacy acquire es ftrength, and the 
hopes of ws enemies of the interior, of 
i between the legiflative 
di e€tory daily difappear 
the ‘creniat previfions begins to - 
re- fable the young citizens are 
frous of rej joini ng their colours; th 
cncral activity ¢ -ontribufes to fecond the 
oe iive meafure ci th 
he certainty, in fhort, 
us punifhed, whether 
royalifm open. or concealed, 
her they. ee it under the lait 
; every thing announces 
tif we are ke d by our implacable 
enemies to’cover fiiil their bloody plains 
i rs diérs, it will les io gain new 
BIOY from hen .ceforward the 
bic repofe, that is affured by the 
n, fworn to by all Frenchmen, 
che 
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and as re 2S of morality. and juftice,- 
abour and ceconemy Ci. 
é rs, you are dwere a what 
snders the fervice fo painful im the pre- 
leat 
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fent:imoment, notwi ‘hitancing the prodi- 
gious refources which are fill to be found 
in the republic, is the abfence of repre- 
fentative figns of exchange, fwallowed 
up. by thet avarice, which renders it im- 
pofael provide the’ neceiary fupplies 
for the armies. We muf devife iom 
iubSitute, and the direCtury can perceive 
= Gther excc ‘ee that of raiing ee in 
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Sete Fae 2 
and for the ufe + 
ipal caufe of the il] fuc- 
Lae campai ign, was the defi- 
i cans Gf conveva ase, and 
Gf our enenfies’ cavalry. 
every day, and we 
citizens iegifla- 
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ra) 
ar 
1 
mr 
~es 
alee 
) fica- 
cio: iS mut pee de The di- 
rector ees equeits that you w will authorize 
iz to rate the thirtic gfe in every 
part of the republic. jence affures 
the fucceis of this meafure; all others 
I 
France: - 
Bee value of the animal: 
in this” 
4 im 
[Feb. 
will only have doubtful eonfequences, 
flow, attended with much expence, and 
the fending out a Pes quantity of 
{pecie. 
a ine sinclar} is not determined to 
make to the legiflative body the prepo- 
fition of an extraordinary levy of hories, 
till afrer the fubje& has been long confi- 
dered, and it thall be fenfidle that there 
exifis ne other means of affuring the fer- 
vice. a ‘ 
“This levy fhali be made by the ad- 
minifirative bodies. The legiflative bo- 
dy may irfelf fiate the mode of the exe- 
chtion, or leave it te the directory, who 
will follow the mof economical and the 
leaft vexatious to the citizens; whatever 
decifion you may make in this refpect, 
circumflances require that this meafure 
may not be deferred. 
& Cihrizens legiflators, the dire€tory 
invites the couneil to take the obje& of 
its demand into the moit ferious and the 
moft prompt confideration. 
= -REUBELL, Prefident.” 
This recommendation of 
every thirtieth horfe, throughout the 
whole of the republic, has been fcllowed 
by a decree of the council of five 
hiiaded: empowering them to take the 
neceflary fteps for that purpofe. The 
proprietors are to be paid according to 
brood mares 
d ftallions are excepted. 
" Aeake the other events relative to 
this country, may be mentioned the ex- 
change of the daughter of the unfortu- 
nate Lovis XVI, for the captive French 
commiifioners—a circumfance on both 
fides faveurebie to humanity. Jt ap- 
pears, however, to be the determination 
of the, imperial court, who have received 
the illuftrious orphan, to break off, as 
much as poiiible, ali conne€tions between 
her and her father’s late fubje@s, even 
thofe the mefi attached to the principles 
of the eld monarchy. : 
The difiurbances in La Vendée are 
fill far from beimg fettled; and the 
Chouans continue their ravages over a 
confiderable part of the late province of 
Britaany, which rents the peaceable 
inhabitants from enjoying that fecurity, 
which the defeat of all fereign attempts 
on their coaft would otherwife afferd 
them. Confiderable troubles have like- 
wife arifen in the South of France, to 
quell which, detachments have been fent 
PS 
rire 
irom the French army in Italy; and 
bea ee sl feems at prefent to be tole- 
ably reftored in thofe parts. "The ris 
al ‘itfelf appears to be in an unufual 
Rate 
a levy of | 
