Pierre-Jean VANSTABEL (1744-1797) rear-admiral. P.S. aboard the Tigre 25 germinal II (April 14, 1794); 1 1/2 pages in-fol. True copy of a Convention decree of 14 pluviôse. "The captain and officers of ships of the line of the Republic who will have brought the national flag in front of enemy vessels, whatever the number, unless the vessel was mistreated, to the point that it ran the risk of sinking low [...] and that there was only enough time left to save the crew, will be declared traitors to the Fatherland, and punished by death"... Etc.