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Foreign News
July 22, 1796
Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
What is this article about?
The French Directory possesses significantly more power than the US President, including independent appointments, regulation of the republic's armed forces, and a recent increase in their direct police soldiers to 13,000 men.
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The French Directory are clothed with much more power than the President of the United States. Besides appointments, in which they have not to advise with a Council or Senate, they have the regulation of the armed force of the Republic: and they have lately increased the number of police soldiers, of those they have at their immediate command to execute their orders, to 13,000 men.
What sub-type of article is it?
Political
What keywords are associated?
French Directory
Political Power
Armed Forces
Police Soldiers
What entities or persons were involved?
French Directory
Where did it happen?
France
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
France
Key Persons
French Directory
Outcome
increased police soldiers to 13,000 men
Event Details
The French Directory has more power than the President of the United States, handling appointments without consulting a Council or Senate, regulating the armed forces of the Republic, and recently increasing the number of police soldiers under their immediate command to 13,000 men.