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Foreign News May 8, 1795

Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser

Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania

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French National Assembly member Giraud delivers a speech on October 18 advocating aggressive war against England, demanding indemnity, and proposing to seize Hanover to weaken British power.

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As there are those in this country, who talk of peace, and of the moderate views of France, we recommend such men to read the concluding paragraphs of a very long speech made by Giraud, in the National Assembly, on the 18th ult.

" It is therefore against England that our views ought to be directed. No peace with her, without an indemnity for the evils which she has occasioned; and this indemnity can only be obtained by force of arms: by that means the eyes of the British nation will be gradually opened to the encroachments of the executive power, and the people will at length destroy the influence of corruption. Either this effect will soon be produced, or the proud Briton, who has hitherto boasted that his country is the noblest in the world, will be forced to confess that it is the vilest.

But it is necessary that we should accelerate the event, by depriving George of one of his means—I mean the Electorate of Hanover. This Electorate ought to be used for the destruction of the British Leopard. In this treaty, we ought to stipulate for a free passage for our victorious armies, in order that we may be enabled to seize this possession of the Head of the House of Brunswick, who, deprived of this resource, and of the power of subsidizing the Princes of Germany, will soon be forced to bend beneath the genius of the Republic."

What sub-type of article is it?

Political War Report

What keywords are associated?

Giraud Speech National Assembly Anti England Rhetoric Hanover Seizure French Republic War Indemnity

What entities or persons were involved?

Giraud George Head Of The House Of Brunswick

Where did it happen?

France

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

France

Event Date

18th Ult.

Key Persons

Giraud George Head Of The House Of Brunswick

Event Details

Giraud's speech in the National Assembly urges directing French efforts against England, rejecting peace without indemnity obtained by force of arms, aiming to open British eyes to corruption and destroy it, or force Britain to admit its vileness. He proposes accelerating this by depriving George of the Electorate of Hanover, using it to destroy the British Leopard, stipulating free passage for French armies to seize it, leaving the Head of the House of Brunswick unable to subsidize German princes and forcing submission to the Republic.

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