XX. There fhall be held a congrefs, folely compofed of the plenipotentiaries of the Germanic empire and the French republic, for a pacification between the two powers. This congrefs fhall be opened a month after the signing of the present treaty, or as foon as poffible. XXI. All the prifoners of war made on either fide, and the hostages given or carried away during the prefent war, who have not yet been restored, fhall be given back in forty days, dated from the day of the figning of the prefent treaty. XXII. The warlike contributions, deliveries, furnishings, and devastations of every kind, which have taken place in the respective states of the contracting powers, thall cease from the day on which the ratifications of the prefent treaty fhall be exchanged. XXIII. His Majefty the Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia, and the French republic, fhall mutually preserve to each other the fame ceremonial with regard to rank and other etiquettes which was conftantly obferved before the war. His faid Majefty and the Cifalpine republic shall obferve with regard to each other the fame ceremonial of etiquette which was in use between his Majefty and the republic of Venice. XXIV. The prefent treaty fhall be ratified by the Emperor, King of Hungary and Bohemia, and by the French republic, within thirty days from this day, or fooner if poffible, and the inftruments of ratification in due form fhall be exchanged at Raftadt. Done and figned at Campo Formio, near Udina, the 17th October, 1797 (26th Vendemiaire, fixth year of the French republic, one and indivifible). (Signed) BUONAPARTE, The Marquis de GALLO, The Executive Directory ratifies and figns the prefent treaty of peace with his Majefty the Emperor, King of Hungary and Eohemia, negotiated in the name of the French republic by citizen Buonaparte, general in chief of the army of Italy, invested with powers by the Executive Directory, and charged with instructions to that effect. Done in the national palace of the Executive Directory, 5th Brumaire, October 26th, fixth year of the French republic, one and indivifible. This treaty was ratified by the council of Five Hundred on the 31st October, and by the council of Elders two days after. VOL. VI. Pro 1 Proclamations, Manifeftos, Correfpondence, &c. THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. Addrefs of the Citizens of the Town and Country of Aux Cayes, to the Commiffion of the French Government for the Leeward Ilands, fitting at the Cape. Citizens Commiffaries, OW much are our feelings hurt, on defcribing to you the unhappy and terrible events that have taken place in the town of Aux Cayes, from the 10th to the 15th inftant, which have fucceffively and rapidly agitated the whole fouthern part, unto the extreme quarters of the weft, thereunto annexed! We cannot conceal from you, that these disasters have their origin in the imprudent, arbitrary, and vexatious measures of your colleagues, particularly thofe of General Desfourneaux, which had no other tendency than the fubversion of the union and fraternity enjoyed for more than three years by a people living like friends and bro thers. When your delegates arrived, this country was covered with the rich productions of nature; the plantations were full of labourers, the towns full of workmen, and commerce flourished; the whole presented the image of happiness. This profperity was the work of General Rigaud. It is to the wifdom of that chief we owe the entire confidence that reigned between us; it is that brave and firm defender of liberty and equality, who has always fupported us in perfect harmony, by putting the laws of the republic that were known to us in force; who, commendable for his civic and moral virtues, has protected us against our internal and The chiefs of the civil administration, and all the military and civil chiefs under their command, equally contributed to our felicity. But all is destroyed; for the delegates, undoubtedly deceived by evil inclined people, had interrupted the union and tranquillity we enjoyed. VOL. VI. B General General Desfourneaux, fince his arrival, has completed the total fubverfion of this town, as he did that of Port-au-Prince, in the month of March 1794. After having kindled the torch of difcord between us, he has escaped, taking with him his base accomplices and the delegate Rey, leaving us a prey to the horrors of a civil war, that had been only appeafed by the arrival of General Rigaud, fighting at the time the enemies of the republic in the diftrict of Irois. Without his prudence and folicitude, the town would have been facrificed to flames and pillage, and the citizens would have maffacred one another. Circumstances do not permit us to enter into more ample details. We refer them to a time more calm, when we will acquaint you and all France with our misfortunes and their origin. As to the prefent, we have but one request to make of you, namely, that which has been already addreffed to you in a decree of the popular council under date of the 14th; that of the delegation which has recalled, at the fame time, General Rigaud to the head of the government; and, finally, the addrefs of the citizens to the faid General, praying that the powers may be replaced in his hands until the Legislative Body and the Executive Directory of France fhall have been informed of the events, and taken measures to prevent their return. This, citizens commiffioners, is the wish of the citizens of the town of Aux Cayes, and of the planters in its neighbourhood, as well as the whole fouthern department, and of the western diftricts. Do not deceive yourselves in the fame. If violent meafures fhould be adopted in the present convulfed state of things, they would unavoidably occafion the total overthrow of this precious part of the island. The storm roars yet. Leave us in the port where we have just found our falvation. We conftantly proteft to you, that, faithful to the French republic, we will never acknowledge any other laws; our profeffion is too well known by the mother country, and by our zeal and firmness in oppofing our enemies, by our means for defending our country, to admits of any doubt of our fentiments being any other than truly republican. Health and refpect! Aux Cayes, 18th Fructidor, 4th year of the PROCLA PROCLAMATION. The Congress of Cifpadana to the People of Bologna, Ferrara, Modena, and Reggio. THE first stone of the foundation of your infant liberty was laid in the congrefs held at Modena laft October, thanks to the invincible French nation, which not only was fo generous as to restore to you your natural rights, but also to enable you to exercise them, in order to fecure your future exiftence; it was in this view you formed the bonds of a friendly confederation, which nothing could untie: you. alfo wifhed for the means of drawing those bonds ftill clofer, in order that the ftructure, once begun, might rife great and majeftic. In fine, you called us to the congrefs of Reggio, and we, ftrong in your commands, were proud of being able and authorised to give our concurrence to an enterprise worthy of the honour of Italy, and which will be the admiration of future ages. Citizens, the congrefs is eager to inform you that your wishes are fulfilled, and that you are henceforth but one people, or rather one family. The following is the tenor of the refolution. "A motion having been made in the congrefs to form the four nations into a republic, one and indivifible in every respect, so conftructed, that the four nations may only form one people, one fingle family:" "The congrefs having put this motion to the vote with each nation, they have all accepted it." The people of Reggio were witneffes of the publication of this decree, in the fame manner as we were witnelfes of their joy. Our brave brethren, who came from the Tranfpadanian regions to fraternize with us, took part in the univerfal joy. May they imitate us, fince we ardently with it, and may they form fo clofe an alliance with our republic, that tyranny may henceforth lofe all hopes of again enflaving Italy! It seems as if fomething would have been deficient in the general enthusiasm, had not our invincible deliverers been prefent at fo folemn an act. Citizen Marmont, fent exprefsly by the commander in chief to watch over the fafety and liberty of our union, affifted at the congrefs, and faw in us, and the whole people affembled, brothers not unworthy of the love of his generous nation. He took it upon him to give an account of this glorious event to the commander in chief. We could have wished you all to have been prefent in that happy moment, certain that your joy would have joined in unifon with that of your brothers; but if distance of place deprived us of this double joy, we make you amends for it, by imparting to you that glorious event, before your delegates |