
gos 
that the glory whith accompanied the re- 
turn of the illuftrious warrior to whom 
he had had the happinefs to open the career 
of renown, | the diftinguifhed aoe of con-. 
fidence given to him by the legiflative 
body, and the decree of the national re- 
prefentation, had convinced him that the 
perils of liberty were then furmounted, 
and the -intereft of the armies ine 
-and that he returned with joy to the rank 
of a fimple citizen, happy to transfer, com- 
plete and more reipeétable than ever, the 
deftinies of the Republic, of which he had 
been one of the depofitaries. 
While fome of the members were ur- 
ging the propriety of chuiing another Di- 
re€tor in the —- of Barras, ~ General 
Buonaparte entered in the hail, and walked 
up towards the Prefident. _ ; 
A vehement agitation immediately arofe 
among part of the members, fome of whom 
‘darted precipitately from their feats to- 
wards Buonaparte, furrounded him, and 
feized him by the col ars Thecry of Out- 
ie w hua! was diftingttly heard. A mem- 
aiscempted to ftab him with a dagger, 
bil the blow was warded off by a 
dier. The tumult increafed te a mof vio- 
Jent degree.~ All the members quitted 
their feats, and walked thrcugh the hall 
in_diforder, converfing as they moved, 
srandmaifon meved, that «© the appoint- 
ment of Buonaparte fhould .be declared 
unconititutional.”  «*. Yes! ee Ate 
founded from feveral parts of the hall. 
The Prefident, Lucien Sime snes 
{poke to the ill treatment which the Ge- 
neral had juft received; and then he laid 
down his badge of office on the table, and 
refigned: upon this the doors of-the hall 
were opened, and twenty srenadiers entered, 
and conduéted Lucien Buonaparte out of 
the hall. An officer then came forward, 
’ followed by a numereus guard, exclaiming, 
** General Buonaparte orders the bail to be 
cleared !"? Upon which the troops advanced 
into the hall, which was completely cleared 
in a few minutes. 
The fittings were refumed in the even- 
ing, and Lucien Buonaparte took the Pre- 
fident’s chair. A decree was pafled, abo- 
lithing the eee appointing a Coniu- 
Jar Government of three, namely, Steyss, 
Buonaparts, and Rocer Ducos, he 
all appeared, and tock the oathto be faith- 
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ful to the Republic; after which the 
Council adjourned its fittings till the 20th 
of February. 
On the fame day the Council of Elders 
met alfo at St. Cloud: 
“this paeee were 2imot a copy of thofe 
ef the Council of A AF 
the proceedings on 
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State -of Public Affairs. - 
much tumult, and fteing. a long time in 
a fecret committee, they pafled a decree 
of urgence in fixteen artigles, abolifhing 
the Diredtoral authority; appointing a 
Confular Executive of three perfons; ex- 
pelling fixty-one members of the legiflative 
body; appointing from each Council a le- 
giflative committee of fuperintendence, 
cone ae of twenty-one. members each: 
and giving a power to the Cenfular Exe- 
cutive to order an extraordinary convoca- 
tién of the Councils for the ratificatien of 
peace, or in cafe of public danger. This 
extraordinary affembly then adjourned till 
the 2cth of F ‘ebruary. 
HOLLAND. 
The capi itulation by which the Englifh 
and Ruffian armies agreed to quit the Ba- 
tavian Republic appears to have already 
produced ‘fome eters the Dutch funds 
have rifen, and the price of provifions 
fallen. 
The troops oi now go into. winter 
quarters ; the French will thertly proceed 
‘to another quarter of the theatre of war, 
and the armed citizens return to their 
homes. ‘The legiflative body has decreed, 
that the anniverfary of the 21ff of O&a- 
ber, the day on, which the capitulation 
was publifhed, be obferved as a public 
feftival. 
DENMARK. 
It appears, that on the 27th of Septem- 
ber the long- expected order for reftraining 
the Liberty of the Prefs was figned by the 
King, and publithed. All anonymous 
writings were ftrictly forbidden. All in- 
citements to infurrections were to be pu- 
nifhed with death. Any perfon who 
fhould abufe the conititution or monarchi- 
cal form of government, or frould propa- 
gate f{candalous reports concerning the 
King or his family, was to be banifhed the 
country. 
RUSSIA. : 
The Emperor of Ruffia, in the month of 
September, iffued a declaration to the 
Members of the German Empire, fating, 
in exprefs terms, that his determination 
and object in ce prefent war was, * fo re- 
pure royalty to France, without, however, 
admitung any partition of that country; 
to maintain the Integrity of the German 
Empire e, and to lock for his reward in the 
happinels and tranquillity of Europe.” 
He aifo declares, that, fheuld he perceive 
that the Members of the German ‘Empire 
fuppons his views, and rally reund him, 
he will redouble his exertions to overthrow 
the prefent monftrous Government in 
France; but fhould he be lett to himfelf, 
he will be forced to, recal his forves; aud 
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