National Gazette

Bail, (Switzerland) May 3. The aristocrats of this country are constantly giving the reins to their imagination in order to render odious the patriotic spirit in France. The words propaganda and Jacobins have, through their influence, a sort of talismanic effect, and entirely fascinate the eyes as well as the understanding. They contrive a creed of the French political faith by their own fire-sides, and there set about abusing it as if it was the real constitution. But what do they hope to gain by all this? Supposing they had utterly detached us from the interests of France, what is then to prevent the Germanic body from matriculating us into their empire; and when once incorporated into that confederacy, who will protect us against the claims of the House of Austria. The ancient pretensions of that House are by no means forgotten, and without doubt they will endeavor to turn the present circumstances to our disadvantage.

May 4. The French declaration of war against Hungary has effected a great change in this place. The disposition of the people at large is favourable to France, which has so alarmed the aristocrats, that they are every where emigrating from the canton.—The fierce and imposing air with which France has declared war against the king of Hungary and Bohemia, has produced an astonishing effect in Switzerland. The party-aristocratic of Berne, who also gave the tone to Fribourg and Soleurre have found all their counter-revolution plans wholly deranged. The Canton of Bail has declared itself neutral, and has sent in a demand for the assembling a Diet extraordinary, to enforce a strict neutrality throughout the Helvetic body.