All the battalions were in the streets of Venice, the disturbers were put down, and the pillage discontinued.

Property and trade were preserved, when General Baragney d'Hilliers entered Venice with his division.

Bonaparte, as usual, spared blood, and was the protector of Venice.

Whilst the French troops remained they conducted themselves peaceably, and only interfered to support the provisional Government.
Bonaparte could not say to the deputies of Venice, who came to ask his protection and assistance against the populace, who wished to plunder them, "I cannot meddle with your affairs." He could not say this, for Venice, and all its territories, had really formed the theatre of war; and, being in the rear of the army of Italy, the Republic of Venice was really under the jurisdiction of that army.
The rights of war confer upon a general the powers of supreme police over the countries which are the seat of war.

As the great Frederick said, "There are no neutrals where there is war." Ignorant advocates and babblers have asked, in the Club of Clichy, why we occupy the territory of Venice.