Excerpt from The Conduct of the Government of France Towards the Republic of Geneva AT the time of the invafiou of Savoy by the French army, Geneva obtained a reinforcement of I200 men from thc'canton of cc. This precaution, {tipulated by treaties, and intended folely for pur pofcs of defence, had been carried into e 'eel in the preceding wars, and did not give the Ieafl umbrage. But the Committee of Public Safety had their feerst views; the neutrality of Geneva embarrailed them the policiiidn of this city appeared of importance for two rea fons; to obtain a'h in uence over Switzerland, of which this city is the key on the fide of the Alps, and to fecnre the new conqneft 'of Savoy. When the Committee of Public Safety faw that the Geneva us were determined to preferve a neutrality, they pretended to be q icud ed at their calling in the Swifs, as an offenfive precaution; they' ordered General Montefqnieu to commence the liege of the city. It was deemed necelliiry to deprive Geneva of her liberty, to prove that ihc had done wrong in meditating its defence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Note de Rivoire: Par J.-A. Du Roveray; la dédicace à lord Viscount Sydney est datée de Earl's Court, 22 april 1793. - L'auteur veut prouver que la révolution de Genève a été nécessitée par les circonstances et qu'il y a eu prudence et patriotisme de la part des égaliseurs de s'y soumettre (Journal ms. d'Ami Dunant, 13 juillet 1793).