PUBLISHED WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS BY JOHN FENNO, No. 69, HIGIi-STRLET, BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD STREETS, PHILADELPHIA
[No. 79, of Vol. ll.]
PARIS
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, OCTOBER 31
M DUBOIS de CRANCEY, in tlie name of
. the Military Committee, submitted to the
consideration of the AH'embly, a plan of a decree
relative to the arming of the French citizens in
habiting the frontiers. He was of opinion, that
no diftimflion (hould be made between the inha
bitants of the towns and those of the country —
that all citizens having-fwoi n to defend the con
JHtution, all have a right to arm in defence of it
—and that if the husbandman did not partake in
the distribution of the national arms, there would
be cause to fear that the inhabitants of towns
■would harrafs those of the country, under pre
tence of keeping thejp within bounds, or of pro
tecting them.
M Dubois, in the name of the Military Com
mittee, moved,
I. That the committee of constitution iliould
present, as soon as poflible to the A Hem My, a
plan for organizing the National Guard* of the
kingdom.
2. That the minifler of war should immediate*
ly be authorised to arm with mufquetsand bayo
nets, every active citizen doing the duty of Na
tional Guard.
3. That the fame minister ftinuld bedefired to
give an account to the AHembly of the obstacles
to the execution of the decree of the 28th July,
relative to the manufacture of new arms.
After some difcuflions, this plan of a decree
was adjourned.
M. Regnauld gave an account, that in the dis
trict of Saint-Jean-d'Angely, the enemies of the
public welfare exerted themselves more than
ever to perl'uade the people that they ought not
to pay taxes. One of these men, who thus blew
the flame of aifcord, being known, was pursued
by the tribunals, and ordered to be taken into
custody. The persons entrulted with the execu
tion of this decree, were accompanied with the
Marechauilee, and twenty-five regulars. The
man was arretted ; but as they were conducting
liiui to prifon,a numerous body of pealants, arm
ed with mufquers, came to his affittance. Firing
took place ou both fides, and many of the insur
gents were killed. The person arretted was
then conducted to prison. On the following day
the inhabitants of the counrry collected ir. great
numbers, with design to oblige the Marechauilee
to open the gates of the prison in which the pri
soner was confined. The Marechauilee opposed
the violation of the law ; but the Mayor, think
ing resistance dangerous, gave orders for libe
rating the prisoner. The people, not content
with this triumph, afiembled and seized the
Mayor, whom they cruelly maflacred.
r lhis affair is again to occupy the attention of
the Afiembly. It was then decreed, that the Af
-I'embly Ihould not have any fitting on Monday,
November I.
A protest ngainft the report made by M. Cha
broud, relative to the affair of the 6;h of Oifto
ber, and confequemly against the decree which
followed upon that occasion, has lately made its
appearance here, signed by a great number of
ariftocrates, in which they have made use of their
former titles of Dukes, Marquifles, Barons, Che
valiers, &c. and M. Serent has taken the title of
Deputy to the States General in behalf of the
NoblefTe of Nivernois.
The substance of it is as follows
" We declare that we disapprove, in toto, of
the report of the procedure of the Chatelet, as
delivered by M. Chabroud, in the name of the
committee of reports.
" We disapprove of ir, because it gives an un
just account of the depositions.
" We disapprove of it, because it appears to
have had no other objed: than to millate fa<fts,
to represent the victims as guilty, to traduce the
■witneiles, to render the tribunal odious, to excuse
the mod horrible attempts, by identifying them
with the operations of the National Afleiubly.
" AVe disapprove of it for fubllitnting, by wav
ofjuftification, an imaginary for a real plot', for
leflening the horror which every Frenchman
should have for a<ftions which criminate the
whole nation while they remain unpuniihed."
LONDON, Nov. 30.
A TITLE rliat has long extindt, is soon
to be revived in one of his Majeffy's Tons,
■viz. thatof Duke of Kent. Prince Edward, (now
Saturday, January 29, 1791.
at Gibraltar) is to be mads Duke of Cumber
land, and the next Prince, Duke of Lancalter.
A considerable part of the late summer and
autumn, has been fpenc by his Majefly in
hunting. The national desire, aud the opinion
of the physicians concur in recommending this
exercise, to prevent him, if polfible, from revert
ing into his late insane situation.
has puzzled some naturalilts to find out what
view nature could have had in creating lizards,
or whether ftie had any view at all. Nothing
(hews the weakness and folly of man more than
such dif'quilitions. It has been lately discovered,
and confirmed in many inltances, that the tail of
a lizard boiled, produces a broth or gravy, which,
after a few times drinking, cures, radically, the
molt inveterare cancer.
The door-money of the late battle of Mendo
za and Humphreys (two noted boxers) amount
ed to the trifling sum of seven hundred pounds.—
The door-money ai a charity sermon at Doncaf
ter, the subsequent Sabbath, amounted to the
sum of jour pounds five Jh'tllings ! So much for the
moral refinement of 1790.
M. de Calonne (fay our French accounts) was
blamed for having given a falfe calculation of
the expences neceli'ary to fiirrourd Paris with a
wall ; according to his estimate fix millions of li
vres would have been fufficient. It now appears
that fifteen millions, or 650 thousand pounds
sterling, will be neccflary to complete the under
taking. Nine millions have already been paid,
and fix millions remain due to the builders.
A boldness of general satire now prevails in
Paris ; nor is it deemed political to endeavur to
suppress it, however strong an inclination there
may be for fucli a measure. Caricature prints of
elevated characters are con tin uall v hawked about,
ar.d bought up with avidity. The kingdom be
ing still in a state of conftifion, the Aflembly think
it better to fuffer the spleen of the difaffected to
evaporate in this manner, rather than by the
more serious means which might take place,
were the publication of those caricatures proln
bited.
Wednesday morning, astheir Royal Highnefl'es
the Prince of Wales and Duke of York followed
the King's carriage just after the review, a fellow
who had climbed up in a tree to fee the fpeifta
cle, cried out, " God bless your Royal tligh
nefles! that's right, take care of your good fa
ther !"
December 3.
THE NETHERLANDS.
ON Tuesday eventning the Duke of Leeds received the-fol
lowing very important communication from Colonel Gardner at
Bruflels, which confirms the news of the fur render of Namur to
the Imperialiftsj and relates the confeqnences which it has pro
duced in every part of the Netherlands.
In our account of yesterday, we stated that General Schoenficld,
the commander in chief of the Belgic troops, had saved himfelf
by flight from the hands ot the Imperialists, and had ai rived at
Brussels. The latter part of this information we si.id to be prema
ture, for the Duke of Leeds's dispatches positively mention thaft
the whole Belgic army in garrison at Namur had -been made pri
soners, and among the reft General Schoenfield. This account is
certainly cot reft', though the particulars of the capture are not yet
known.
But the most important news is, that the Congrefsof BruHVls,
on hearing this intelligence, and that the Imperial army, amount
ing to 40,000 men, under the command of General Bender, was
in hasty march towards Brussels, immediately dispersed and took
to flight. Some of ihe Member* gpt away uriniolefled, but the
populace have seized on Van der Noot, and Van Eupen, the law
yer and the priest, who were endeavoring to escape in difgiiife,
both of whom they held in confinement, and their fate wili soon
prove an example of punishment to others who dare to i.ebej
against their lawful Sovereign, and usurp a Government by the
means of the most barefaced and wicked imposture.
The Imperial troops wereexpefted in BruffeU on Satucdiy lafl.
and the inhabitants are extremely well difpofrdto receive the n.
They wiil find no refiflance in re-taking poffcfliouof the Govern
ment of the Netherlands.
The congress of ambafftdor* at the Hague? for fettling the dif
putcs in Brjbatit, is diflolvcd rather abruptly. The Count .de
Merci d' Argenteau, the Imperial miniftT, had been entreated
by the other members of the Congress !o delay ihe entry yf. tht
Imperial troops into Brabant for davs, which he relufed to
do lor as many hours. The ministers of the three allied oow
crs openly protcftcd against this rash cpndua of M. de AW/, and
the Congiefs broke up. It is however", generally understood thai
Lord Auckland tacitly acquiesced in the proceedings ol this Mi.
riifter.
On th» very moment that the term given by the Emperor ex
pired, the States ot Brabant offered to submit on condition of re
ceiving the Emperor's third Ton as the Sovereign, bat all ojfei;
short of unconditional submission were refufed.
GEORGETOWN, January 19.
On the 13th inft. at Richmond, about 5 o'clock in the th'-
morning, a very severe shock of an earthquake was felt in that
city, which laftod about two minutes; it Ihook the hftufes (o fe
vercly, as to occasion many of the inhabitants to get up to f-e what
damage was done.—About the fame time a rumbling noise was
heard in this town, with an intcrmiflion of near half a minute.
The latter part so fevcreas to (hake the hoafes.
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CONGRESS.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THURSDAY, Jan. 13
(Continuedfrom our lajt.)
MR. Smith remarked, that there appeared to
be so great a diversity of opinion on the
fnbje<ft before the house, that he doubted rlie
poiiibility of procuring a majority for either
of the motions that had been made. There
would be objections, he conceived, to any
fition that could be offered ; but the committee
(hould determine 011 that to which there were
few elf. To the Secretary of State he tho't there
were less than to any other officer proposed
Thole againlt the Chief Justice, lie thought un
answerable : Indeed the gentleman who propo
sed him, had not offered any answer to the ob- *
jetftions made to that officer.
The duties of the Prefideju of the Senate, and
those of the President of the United States, ap.
peared to hiin incompatible. The fir ft was tlw
representative of a particular state, and bonnrf
to obey the inftru<ftions of it. If he was to be
deprived of his feat in the his state wotlfcl
lose a vote there, and the balance of that bra»S|
of the legiilature would be destroyed.
He recapitulated the objections that had al
ready becnmade tothe Chief Justice's filling the
chair. His power of expounding treaties would
be improperly mixed with that ofmaking them.
1 hat of condemning for offences, with a power
of granting reprieves and pardons. Then the
Chief Juftiie could not atfl with propriety as
commander in chief of the army and navy, h
had been laid, he observed, that the judiciary
business might go on for fonie time without the
uffiftance of the Chief Justice : He thought nor.
There.were three circuit courts, and two judges
for each, including the Chief Justice : If he was
absent, the business of one of the. circuits coukl
nor proceed ; besides he fhoultl preside in the Af
preme court. ,1
He concluded by faying that the office of Se
cretary of State, and the duties of Prefidenr,
were analogous : He was a kind of AHiftant to
the Chief Magistrate, and would therefore very
properly ftipply his place; besides he was always
at the feat of government.
Mr. Burke (aid thai he had conrultpd a gen
tleman Hiilled in the doctrine of chances
who, after considering the fubjecft, had informed
him, that there was an equal chance that luohs a
contingency would not happen more than rt.nce
in 840 years. He hoped therefore thatthe com*
mittee would not spend any more tiine upon.[lie
fubjecS, but postpone it altogether. , , . t
J ' J i o
Mr. Giles conceived chat the probability ofth(
■vent's taking place was much greater than Mr.
Surke seemed ro think. According to the dec
line of policies, he said, ic was not more thanfif
y to one that it would not happen in two months,
iowever, even if the chance was much less, it
vas the duty of the lioufe to make provision for
he accident before it. occured. If it was lefc
ill the cafe actually took place, jt would Uien
>e too late to think of remedying the evil ; for
t was to be provided for by a legiflajivp ntTt,
vhich could upt be made complete without tho
rrefidejit 9 approbation and signature, and coiild
herefore riot be obtained when the chair was
/acant. Then if the event Ihould happen before
t was provided for, there would be, lie ton?
:eivod 3 an end to this.government.
He used another argument to urge thenecellii
ty of a l'peedy provision. Suppol'e, said he, the
Vice-President (ihould die, then the fate of this
government would remain ijj the hands of the
President, who. by resigning would dcitrov its
organization, without leaving a conltitmionai
mode of filling the vacancy.
In addition to the loss of this government,
would not every member of the legiflaryre, he
alked, lose his character, credit and reputation.
Having fiiewn the neceflity of making iminer'
diate provision for a cafe of so much importance
to the very existence of the government, Mr, Gile?