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New Levy And Civil War In France.
manifested itself throughout the whole of the country as far as Louvam , where hand-bills were circulated , concluding with ' Long live tne Emperor and his Allies I' And what tended to rouse and instigate the people to revolt , was the want of energv in the constituted autnonties , who were either afraid or unwilling to proclaim this law or to put it into execution , i he majority of them gave in their resignations ; in order to screen themselves from the misfortunes that betel other commissioners or agents ot the Cantons , of the d also Me
who were killed or wounded ; several gen ' armes , on SHIMS account , lost their lives . While all this was passing on the one side , a . fairs assumed a much more serious a « peit in another quarter . The violence of the insurrection extended its cifodt nearly as far as Antwerp . Several encounters took place between the insurgents and the French troops , in whicn the former suffered considerably . The rebellion spread over the departments ot the S-heMr of the two Nethers , of the Dy le and Gemappe . _ J ne town o , Li--rre , situate three leagues from Malines , was one of the principal places upon which the insurgents had p itched to organize themselves . It was attacked on the 28 th of Oitober by the republicans , and taken , after a bloody
and brave resistance . The free of liberty , which had been cut down , was reohced The village of Boom , too , on the canal , where the insurgents tiad formed a committee of insurreition , was likewise attacked , and carried , after a warm action . On the 29 th , at six in the morning , the village ot Cuenpilteath , between Antwero and Malines , was taken by the republicans , with fixed bayonet . Several bloody engagements took p lace between rial , Enghien , and the vi'lao-e of St . Tonelle ; the insurgents were , however , subdued , and French Generals levied heavy contriou
slau-ditere . ! without reserve . The - tions , and enforced requisitions erf men . Louvam , nevertheless , held out to the last , on which account it was kept in a state ot siege till the insurrection was totally suppressed . ; . . r . - In the message sent from the Executive Directory to tne Council of Five Hundred , the 1 ebellion is ascribed , in the hig h tone ot modern repuuhcanism , to the suctions of England and the irit of iimutxc rage . Ine authors
sp of it were laid to be men attached either to the Emperor or the party ot the Stadtholder . , , ., .. . .. A Committee of the Council of Five Hundred , to whom the matter was referred , also renorted , that none of those included in the conscription took
a part in the rebellion . The Directory concluded their message by demanding a sum of 1 , 500 , 000 livres Tournay secret service money , as a fund for the purpose ot getting intelligence of all the manoeuvres of the English , and ot other enemies ot the Republic . The message , respecting the conscrip tion of ioo , ooo _ men , we here insert verbatim , as it elucidates , in some degree , the future intentions or tne Directory : wishes of the Executive Dneclorythat
< You have heard the repeated , you would speedily put an end to your labours , respecting the ordinary course ot the receipts anel expences of the year already begun ; but interests more pressing demand measuies more energetic , and the necessity o , cii-cumsta .-ices require ! at this very moment , extraordinary aids rapidly called roi th into action ' The object of our exertions is to hasten and secure that peac- which innumerable victories had announced to Europeand which , doubtless ,
our , oti-hf to accelerate the moderation of a generous people alter so many triumphs . So many other nations , weaned with tne scourge of war , had placed ' their hopes of peace in the issue of a Congress , which nad been _ assembled formany months ; every thing seemed to announce tuattbe sufferings of the Continent were about to be closed , and that all the Governments arur-d against Fiance were on the point of y ielding to the voice ot humanity ,
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New Levy And Civil War In France.
manifested itself throughout the whole of the country as far as Louvam , where hand-bills were circulated , concluding with ' Long live tne Emperor and his Allies I' And what tended to rouse and instigate the people to revolt , was the want of energv in the constituted autnonties , who were either afraid or unwilling to proclaim this law or to put it into execution , i he majority of them gave in their resignations ; in order to screen themselves from the misfortunes that betel other commissioners or agents ot the Cantons , of the d also Me
who were killed or wounded ; several gen ' armes , on SHIMS account , lost their lives . While all this was passing on the one side , a . fairs assumed a much more serious a « peit in another quarter . The violence of the insurrection extended its cifodt nearly as far as Antwerp . Several encounters took place between the insurgents and the French troops , in whicn the former suffered considerably . The rebellion spread over the departments ot the S-heMr of the two Nethers , of the Dy le and Gemappe . _ J ne town o , Li--rre , situate three leagues from Malines , was one of the principal places upon which the insurgents had p itched to organize themselves . It was attacked on the 28 th of Oitober by the republicans , and taken , after a bloody
and brave resistance . The free of liberty , which had been cut down , was reohced The village of Boom , too , on the canal , where the insurgents tiad formed a committee of insurreition , was likewise attacked , and carried , after a warm action . On the 29 th , at six in the morning , the village ot Cuenpilteath , between Antwero and Malines , was taken by the republicans , with fixed bayonet . Several bloody engagements took p lace between rial , Enghien , and the vi'lao-e of St . Tonelle ; the insurgents were , however , subdued , and French Generals levied heavy contriou
slau-ditere . ! without reserve . The - tions , and enforced requisitions erf men . Louvam , nevertheless , held out to the last , on which account it was kept in a state ot siege till the insurrection was totally suppressed . ; . . r . - In the message sent from the Executive Directory to tne Council of Five Hundred , the 1 ebellion is ascribed , in the hig h tone ot modern repuuhcanism , to the suctions of England and the irit of iimutxc rage . Ine authors
sp of it were laid to be men attached either to the Emperor or the party ot the Stadtholder . , , ., .. . .. A Committee of the Council of Five Hundred , to whom the matter was referred , also renorted , that none of those included in the conscription took
a part in the rebellion . The Directory concluded their message by demanding a sum of 1 , 500 , 000 livres Tournay secret service money , as a fund for the purpose ot getting intelligence of all the manoeuvres of the English , and ot other enemies ot the Republic . The message , respecting the conscrip tion of ioo , ooo _ men , we here insert verbatim , as it elucidates , in some degree , the future intentions or tne Directory : wishes of the Executive Dneclorythat
< You have heard the repeated , you would speedily put an end to your labours , respecting the ordinary course ot the receipts anel expences of the year already begun ; but interests more pressing demand measuies more energetic , and the necessity o , cii-cumsta .-ices require ! at this very moment , extraordinary aids rapidly called roi th into action ' The object of our exertions is to hasten and secure that peac- which innumerable victories had announced to Europeand which , doubtless ,
our , oti-hf to accelerate the moderation of a generous people alter so many triumphs . So many other nations , weaned with tne scourge of war , had placed ' their hopes of peace in the issue of a Congress , which nad been _ assembled formany months ; every thing seemed to announce tuattbe sufferings of the Continent were about to be closed , and that all the Governments arur-d against Fiance were on the point of y ielding to the voice ot humanity ,