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their ancient rights. This oficial inti- 
matien produced, on the part of the two 
Cantons; the levy of the militia deftined 
to march againit the French troops; 
the arreft of the Deputies fent by the 
Communes, who retufed to take u 
arms againft France; the enlifting be 
french emigrants, and crimping of Re- 
publican deferters, toemploy them againit 
the Republic. 
In confequence of thefe hoftile mea- 
fure, General Massena was ordered by 
the Executive Diref&tory to march the 
divifion of the army of Italy, which was 
returning to Fratice towards Carouge, to 
obierve the movements. of the troops of 
Beme and Fribourgs and to repel them in 
cafe of attack, | 
According toa meflage which the Di- 
rectory fent to the Council of Five Hun- 
dred, on the §th of February, the Go- 
vernment of Berne aftually put in motion 
againft the Pays de Vand, 14. battalions 
of foot and fome artillery, under the or- 
ders of General Weiss. General ME- 
MARD, who, in the abfence of General 
Massena, commanded the above divi- 
fion of the army of Italy, fummoned Ge- 
tal WEIss to retreat with his troups, 
threatening him, at the fame time; to re- 
pel forte by force, in cafe he fhould difturb 
the inhabitants of the Pays de Vaud ia 
the free enjoyments of their rights, Citi- 
zen AUTIER, who was charged with 
carrying this fummons to Yverdun, the 
head-quarters of WEIss, was attacked 
at the entrance of the village of Thierns, 
by a detachment of the troops of Berne, 
who killed two huflars of his efcort. 
On his return to Moudon, AUTIER 
thecked the indignation of the militia of 
the country, who defired to avenge this 
murder, When. General Menarp was 
informed of this outrage, he marched inte 
the Pays dé Vatid, having previoufiy ad- 
diefled a proclamation to the inhabitants 
to acquaint them with the objeé& of his 
march. The Berne and Fribourg troops 
evacuated it; and were puriued by the 
militia of the Pays de Vaud, while the 
French troops remained in the country. 
*¢ Such,” fay the Directory, ** Was the 
ftate of affairs in Switzerland on the des 
parture of the laft'difpatches from thence, 
But fince that time, events are reported 
er have taken place, which are_likely.to 
fuperfede the neceflity of ufiing hoftile 
meafiires againit the government of Berne 
and Fribourg.” 
O85 HOLLAND. 
A change of. fyfter has lately taken 
“Place in the Batavian Republic ; there 
fd been for foie fimé, an artitocratieal 
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party in the Affembly, who exerted them- 
felves to throw obttacles and delay upon 
almoft every meafure which.came before 
them: ‘Thefe principles and defigns ap- 
peared more glaring in the fitting of the 
19th of January, when the patriotic party 
moved for celebrating the z21{t, as the 
anniverfary of the death of Louis XVI. 
by an oath of hatred to the Stadtholderate 
and .Defpotifm. A, new prefident was 
chosen trom the patriotic fide of the Af. 
fembly, and arefolution, after much de- 
bate, was pafied, to conveke immediately 
the Members of the Conftitutional Com. 
mittee. , The Committee being arrived, 
the Affembly fpeedily decreed by the no- 
minal appeal of the m&jority of voices, 
that the principles propofed by the Con- 
frituent Committee fhould be adopted i | 
toto, and not article by article, as the 
Federalifts propofed, in order to dela 
tts P ye 
the bufinefs,; aiter which, the Affembly 
deereed, that the principles in’ queftion 
fhould ferve as the bafis of the Conftitu- 
tion. 
In the night, between the 2ift and 
22d, the Batavian garrifon and the Natia 
onal Guard were ordered under arms by 
the Prefident MipDERIGH, with great 
firmnefs and prefence of mind. The 
French troops remained in their quarters, 
and did not appear.. Thus the enemies 
of this revolution cannot fay that it was 
brought about by the arms of Frances 
An extraordinary meeting of the members 
of the Affembiy was fummoned by the 
Prefident, to take place at the National, 
Hotel. The members of the committee 
for foreign affairs, with their fecretary, 
were put under arreft at their own houles 
at an early hour. 
‘Lhe Republican members of the Nati- 
onal Affembly, to the number of fixty, 
et in the, Hotel de Haarlern, and pro- 
ceeded to the National Hotel. A com- 
pany of prenadiersof the National Guard 
cos:inenced the proteflions the other 
meinbers of the Aflembly joined thein foon 
afterwards, amid the acclamations of the 
people; twenty-two of them were put un- 
der arreft as they arrived: Ateight o’clock 
the affembly refclved. itfelt into a fecret 
committee, in which the prefident made a 
report of the ftrong meaiures which had 
been taken, alledsing the fafety of the 
Republic for a: juftification. ef them. 
Tihiefe tneafures, rigorous as they weres 
received the fanCtion of a. great majority 
of the affembly, after fome debate. 
The prefident then invited ali the mem- 
bets to rehew with Him’ their political 
profelfion of faith, and to fwear iolemal y 
their hatred tg the Stadthelderats nnd te 
