You, peacefulinhabitantsofMoscow, artisansandworkmenwhommisfortunehasdrivenfromthecity, andyouscatteredtillersofthesoil, stillkeptoutinthefieldsbygroundlessfear, listen! , , therefore, , returnwithconfidencetoyourabodes! , returntoyourwork, yourhouses, yourshops, wheretheprotectionofguardsawaitsyou! , peasants, comefromtheforestswhereyouarehidinginterror, returntoyourhutswithoutfear, infullassurancethatyouwillfindprotection! : (1) Fromtoday, peasants, husbandmen, andthoselivingintheneighborhoodofMoscowmaywithoutanydangerbringtheirsuppliesofallkindstotwoappointedmarkets, ofwhichoneisontheMokhovayaStreetandtheotherattheProvisionMarket.(2) Suchsupplieswillbeboughtfromthematsuchpricesassellerandbuyermayagreeon, andifasellerisunabletoobtainafairpricehewillbefreetotakehisgoodsbacktohisvillageandnoonemayhinderhimunderanypretense.(3) SundayandWednesdayofeachweekareappointedasthechiefmarketdaysandtothatendasufficientnumberoftroopswillbestationedalongthehighroadsonTuesdaysandSaturdaysatsuchdistancesfromthetownastoprotectthecarts.(4) Similarmeasureswillbetakenthatpeasantswiththeircartsandhorsesmaymeetwithnohindranceontheirreturnjourney.(5) Stepswillimmediatelybetakentore-establishordinarytrading.
Inhabitantsofthecityandvillages, andyou, workingmenandartisans, towhatevernationyoubelong, youarecalledontocarryoutthepaternalintentionsofHisMajestytheEmperorandKingandtoco-operatewithhimforthepublicwelfare! Layyourrespectandconfidenceathisfeetanddonotdelaytounitewithus!
Withtheobjectofraisingthespiritsofthetroopsandofthepeople, , and, despitehispreoccupationwithstateaffairs, himselfvisitedthetheatersthatwereestablishedbyhisorder.
Inregardtophilanthropy, thegreatestvirtueofcrownedheads, , , allowingtheorphanssavedbyhimtokisshiswhitehands, , asThierseloquentlyrecounts, heorderedhissoldierstobepaidinforgedRussianmoneywhichhehadprepared: "RaisingtheuseofthesemeansbyanactworthyofhimselfandoftheFrencharmy, , whowereforthemostpartenemies, Napoleonpreferredtosupplythemwithmoneywithwhichtopurchasefoodfromoutside, andhadpaperrublesdistributedtothem."
Withreferencetoarmydiscipline, orderswerecontinuallybeingissuedtoinflictseverepunishmentforthenonperformanceofmilitarydutiesandtosuppressrobbery.
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