1802.] 
Suppofe to exift in this body, are well re- 
prefented by the ftrongly-outlined thadows 
produced by the precipitous irregularities 
of the fides. 
The population of Geneva isabout2z 4,000: 
moreover it contains ar pref2nt between. 
twelve and fourteen hundred French 
troops: the particsintermix but little, and 
have had no difputes, although they cer- 
tainly regard each other with an eye of 
jeatoufy. The Genevans do the French 
foldiers the juitice to fay, that they have 
dGemeaned themielves in a very becoming 
manner during their refidence here: they 
acknowledge themfelves to be a conquered 
people, and dare not open their mouths, 
except to an Englifman, againit the trea- 
cherous invaders of their country, and de- 
‘rovers of their liberties. 
. You are too well verfed in the hiftory 
of this people to require being told, that, 
notwith{tanding thew prefent humiliated 
condition, Freedom is the goddels they 
worlhip; and that, had there been any 
poffibility of fecuring her from violation, 
they would gladly have bled before her 
altars. However various has been their 
fuccefs, in the different revolutions which 
have agitated this fecluded fiate, the Ge- 
nevans have uniformly evinced-a courage 
which awed their enemies, and a deter- 
mined bravery in defence of their righs, 
which, in fhewing that they prized them 
highly, gave proof that they were worthy 
.to enjoy them. 
_ The: territory of Geneva is compre- 
-hended in the Departement du Leman, 
which contains about fixteea {quare leagues 
of land; its population is eftimated at 
‘609,000 perfons. It is divided into three, 
cantons or, hundreds, the largeit of which 
.hae Geneva for its capital, and contains 
_about 753000 fouls, of which 10,000 only 
“are .Genevans, 20,000 are French, and 
the remainder are Savoyards. The Pre- 
_fet_(M. Eymar), as in all the other de- 
partments, is appointed by the Fir& Con- 
ful, durante bene-placito..The care of the 
highroadsand public walks,publicfinances, 
" executive juftice, military affairs, and pafi- 
ports, are under his immediate direction. 
All military appointments are given to 
Frenchmen: ore general commands the 
town, and another the country. At the 
firft moment of the revolution all the old 
magiltrates were difplaced, and fince that 
' time the civil officers have been elected by 
the citizens at large, confequentiy {ome 
are Frenchmen, and fome Genévans: 
the prefent Mayor, M. Moris, is one of 
_ the latter: he is a gentleman of great re- 
_ {pectability, and js much efleemed by both 
An Excurfion through France to Geneva. 
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parties. Whenever a new code of Jaws 
thall be eftablithed in Frande, its opera- 
tions will be extend:d over the territory of 
Geneva; but at prefent the people here 
retain their old laws with fome trifling al- 
terations only, rather the form than the 
fubftance: thus, the guillotine is now 
fubfii:uted for the gallows, and the pu- 
nifhments in general, without varying in 
degree, are inflifted according to the 
French manner. 
In their treaty with France, the Ge- 
névans ftipulated, that their hofpital fhould 
not be oblig<d to receive French folaiers : 
this hotpital was founded in the early part 
of the lait century, by fome of the richett 
Citizens, and is fo well fupported by Jega- 
cies, and by annual fubfcriptions, that the 
fund enables the directois ta expend two 
thoufand Louis a year. In contempt of 
this treaty, Bonaparte has infited on the 
admiffion of French foldiers, for whole ac- 
commodation, however, he promiled to 
pay acertain fum per diem: in contempt 
of his promite, again, he has withheld the 
payment! An ho‘pital, however, is now 
preparing at Carouge, a village in Savoy, 
between Genevaand Grange Colonge, for 
Frenchmen, to which, it is expected, the 
foldie:s will be removed in May or June. 
Here is alfo a general hofpital, once the 
nunnery of St-Clair ; it was founded, to- 
gether with many other ufeful inftitutions, 
by that celebrated reformer, John Calvin, 
who fled from the perfecution of Fran- 
cis I, and found an afylum in’ Geneva. 
The revenve arifing from the eftates of 
this hofpital has, till within thefe lafi few 
years, been commenfurate with its ex- 
pences; but, for fome time back, it has 
been found neceflary to collect almoft an 
additional fourth, in order to fupply its 
difburfements: twice in the year the trea- 
furer goes round to every houfe, and ‘foli- 
cits the charitable contribution of its in- 
mates. 
Prior to the laft revolution, I learn, that 
600,000 French livres difcharged ali the 
public expences: with this very trifling 
fum were paid the falaries of the magii- 
‘trates, of the mafter of the town, of the 
matter of the country, the expences of the 
academy, of repairing the roads, of clean - 
ing and lightizg toe town ; in fhort, thele 
600,000 livres were fufficient to defray all 
the ordinary expences of the government. 
Since that too-metrorable event. the citi- 
zens of Geneva have been affefled to the 
amount of 1,500,000 livies, the falaries of 
the inferior magiftrates are in arrears, the 
roads are not kept in good repai, the 
town is very dimly lighted, and the flreets, 
eu ee a few 
