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HALF-YEARLY RETROSPECT OF DOMESTIC LITERATURE, 
OTWITHSTANDING the long 
fufpenfion of the printing bufinefs, 
in confequence of an obftinate and very 
extenfive combination among the journey- 
men, the prefs has yielded its ufual num- 
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double activity, for the temporary inter- 
ruption which it experienced. 
4 i HISTORY. 
_©€ Az accurate Account of the Fall of 
the Republic of Venice, and of the Circum- 
Siances attending that Event; in which 
the French Syitem of undermining and 
revolutionizing States is expofed, and the 
true Character of Bonaparte faithfully 
pourtrayed. 
The fpirit of this Republic, once fo 
formidable to the neighbouring ftates of 
Italy, and even to the powers of Europe, 
has Jong fince been broken: its pov-er de- 
clined in confequence of the League of 
Cambray, notwithfanding that, from the 
mutual jealoufy of the-coalefced powers, 
that league foon loft its principle of cohe- 
fion ; and its commerce, with the attend- 
ant opulence, deciined after the difcovery 
of a paffage to the Eaft Indies‘ by the Cape 
of Good Hope. The Venetians have, in- 
deed, {toed fome fevere and long-pro- 
tracted contefts with the Ottoman arms, 
but fince theirlofs of the Morea, neutra- 
lity, at leaff'as to European politics, has 
been the uniform fytem of their govern= 
ment. In conformity with this fyfem, 
the Senate, during the laft war, refilied 
every application from the confederated 
potentates tojoin in the coalition again 
France, and even fuffered its ambaffador, 
Aloys Pifani, to be infulted with impu- 
nity! The neutrality which the Vene- 
tians determined to preferve was even an 
unarmed one—the apparent inaftion of 
the French, during two years, completed 
the fatal delufion. Believing that ail 
thoughts of the proje€ted conqueft were 
abandoned, or that by obfequiou!ne{s and 
flattery they might concilia‘e the foe 
whoin they dared not contend againtt, 
“no troops were levied, no fhips fitted 
for fea, no ammunition or accoutrements, 
no artillery or fire-arms, were prepared, 
MontTuty Mage, No, 131. 
-guidly and inefficiently carried on. 
The frontiers and cities were opened on 
all fides, the frontier towns were ungar- 
rifoned ; not even a fingle banner erected 
upon their walls fhewed to what ftate 
they belonged.” In the year 1794 the 
French advanced into Piedmont and the 
Genoefe territory: military preparations 
were now tardily commenced, and lan- 
Eo- 
naparte entered the Venetian States in 
May, 179653 and fo completely had the 
people been deceived by his profeffions, 
that the invader was hailed as the deli- 
verer of an oppreffed people. The pro. 
clamation of the General in Chief, en- 
joining that private property fhould be re- 
fpected, the eftablithed religion honoured, 
and the provifions for his army paid for in 
ready money, could not fail to infvire the 
grateful Venetians with a high fenfe of 
his generofity and difintereflednefS. The 
_ veil, however, was very {oon removed: 
at Pefchiera, Bonaparte reproached the Se- 
nate for not having garrifoned the place 
with 2000 men, in order to prevent its 
Occupation by the Aufirians, or the 
French; the former having occupied it for 
a moment during their retreat: it was 
then he loaded the Venetians with invec- 
tives, and deliberated whether he thould 
fet fire to Verona, and condemn Vehice 
itfelf to the fame fate. Humane deli- 
verer! Pefchiera was treated as a con- 
guered city 5 rape, robbery, and murder 
rioted without reflraint; if the exorbi- 
fant requiiitions of the French were not 
inftantly complied with, military execu- 
tion was threatened as the punifhment of 
difobedience; was the flighteft refftance 
exerted againft this unlimited defpotifm, 
they cried aloud that they would declare 
war againft the Republic. By means of 
thefe menaces, fays the hiftorian, ** the 
French army violated, with impunity, the 
Venetian territory, and inflidied the hea- 
vielt grievances on its citizens, while-the 
latter in vain implored the protection of 
their government, whofe authority and 
whofe laws were yiolated by force and 
enervated by terror.”’ eran 
While the Venetian Empire was threat- 
4N ened 
