in no way whatever are their persons brought forward, that their rights have not been expressly or implicitly allowed, and that they have not been in the least consulted on the important interests they have at stake?  On the contrary, they are kept in a state of obscurity and contempt, and in a degree of indigence at times bordering on beggary.  They are, in fact, little less prisoners in the village of Hanau than the royal captives who are locked up in the tower of the Temple.  What is this, according to the common indications which guide the judgment of mankind, but, under the pretext of protecting the crown of France, in reality to usurp it?

I am also very apprehensive that there are other circumstances which must tend to weaken the force of our declarations.  No partiality to the allied powers can prevent great doubts on the fairness of our intentions as supporters of the crown of France, or of the true principles of legitimate government in opposition to Jacobinism, when it is visible that the two leading orders of the state of France, who are now the victims, and who must always be the true and sole supports of monarchy in that country, are, at best, in some of their descriptions, considered only as objects of charity, and others are, when employed, employed only as mercenary soldiers,—­that they are thrown back out of all reputable service, are in a manner disowned, considered as nothing in their own cause, and never once consulted in the concerns of their king, their country, their laws, their religion, and their property.  We even affect to be ashamed of them.  In all our proceedings we carefully avoid the appearance of being of a party with them.  In all our ideas of treaty we do not regard them as what they are, the two leading orders of the kingdom.  If we do not consider them in that light, we must recognize the savages by whom they have been ruined, and who have declared war upon Europe, whilst they disgrace and persecute human nature, and openly defy the God that made them, as real proprietors of France.

I am much afraid, too, that we shall scarcely be believed fair supporters of lawful monarchy against Jacobinism, so long as we continue to make and to observe cartels with the Jacobins, and on fair terms exchange prisoners with them, whilst the Royalists, invited to our standard, and employed under our public faith against the Jacobins, if taken by that savage faction, are given up to the executioner without the least attempt whatsoever at reprisal.  For this we are to look at the king of Prussia’s conduct, compared with his manifestoes about a twelvemonth ago.  For this we are to look at the capitulations of Mentz and Valenciennes, made in the course of the present campaign.  By those two capitulations the Christian Royalists were excluded from any participation in the cause of the combined powers.  They were considered as the outlaws of Europe.  Two armies were in effect sent against them.  One of those armies (that which surrendered