not fsjil in France, I hope, to follow
the example of Denmark and En
gland, and shew thereby, that yon
deserve to be free yourselves. We
touch, at length, the glorious mo
ment when philofopliy and reason
make justice triumph every where,
and when the friends of the rights
of mep will overthrow all abuses and
all tyrannies. Permit me ro rcongra
tulate you on the news which 1 fend
you
" P. S. Have the goodness to fejid
this letter, when you have read it,to
my refpe<ftable friend, M. la Roche
foucauld, begging him to fend it to
the worthy'Perion.
" There were about joo petitions
against the.slave trade."
Such were the terms in which Lord
Stanhope communicated this great
triumph of feeling and justice to his
friend, Condorcet, and the following
is M. Condot cet's obfervaiions on the
event.
" Thus, when Mirabean desired to
propose to the Condiment Assembly
to concert this law with the Engli/h
nation—a law commanded by huina
nity and judice—when intrigue drove
him from the Tribune—when a cor
rupted cabal ftifled his voice—it was
not a philofophica] chimera which
■he promised ! Thus, within the space
of fifteen days, the friends of the
Blacks have seen the Representatives
of two great Nations confound the
calumnies of their detractors, ami
the fopbifms of the enemies to uni
verlal liberty ! Thus the moment is
come, when every year, every day
will be marked by the deftrucftion of
a prejudice—when one, at lead, of
the chains of human kind will fall
off! Ah! who is the man so loft to
the fentitnents of nature, whose heart
does not find in these triumphs, con
solation again ft the injustice of weak
men, and the hatred of the satellites
of tyranny."
_ M. Briffbt, in announcing this glo
rious conquest over insane and debaf.
ing prejudices, fays—" The enemies
of humanity will not fail to allert
that this is a trap, made by 500 cities
and communities, and supported by
100,000 English citizens, to catch and
deceive the French people."
It is very singular, that the King
of Sweden died in the persuasion that
Ankerftrom, even though he hadcon
fefled himfelf guilty, was not his as
sassin. He said that the person who
held the pistol was tall, whereas An'-
kerftrom is of a law stature. In con
fetjucnce Ankerftrom has been put to
the torture, in order to compel him
to confefs his accomplices, since there
were certainly two concerned in the
aflaflination, Ankerftrom, who held
the poignard, and the other tall per
son who discharged the pistol. An
kerftrom has, however, persisted in
declaring, that he was alone, and that
he alone wished to infliift that death
which was to do justice to humanity
by ridding it of a tyrant. '
As Toon as the aflaflination of the
King of Sweden was known, the fa
mous Nordermalm tolled in melan
choly.found ! This is a great bell in
a tower on the summit of a high
mountain, which is never heard but
on very important and alarming oc
casions. The panic which it struck,
may be eafijy conceived. Norder'-
lnalm has been tolled only twice since
its terrible annunciation of the flames
ifluing from the Royal Palace, in the
year 1697.
In the session of the National As
sembly of the 15th infl. a letter was
read from the Marine MiniOer, an
nouncing that 4000 men of the Nati
onal Guards and 2000 troops of the
line, had received orders to embark
for St. Domingo ; and that 2000 o
thers, half troops of the lineand half
guards, are detained for the Wind
ward islands, and will embark towards
the end of next month. He thinks
it neceflary, however, that the lalt
Jaw relative to the political rights of
the Mulattoes should be sent to the
Governors of the different Islands, by
a packet which is ready for that pur
pose. 1
Jp e Ki, 'S ? f Hungary's reply to
the French K.ng is considered as tan
tamount to a Declaration ol War ■
he demands for the French Monarch
his liberty and authority • for the
Princes, their rights and possessions ;
for the Clergy, its property and ex
iflence ; for the Nobles, their pri»i.
leges, titles, and hereditary tranfmif,
lions. To support the above requifi
tions, the young Monarch will have
in Jirifgaw and the Netherlands,
i 50,000 Auflrian soldiers, 50,000 Pruf
flans, 15,000 Eleiftoral; Swedes
and Ruffians, 25.000 Spaniards ; ano
ther army in Piedmont, and the com
bined Squadrons. To which may be
added, the powerful body of Emi
grants. All this prodigious force
will be reajly by the middle of May.
The King of Spain returned the
Jacobins for answer, " That no pow-,
er has a right to demand the reason
of his adions, and that be /hall aJTign
none to any." This is signed bj the
Count d'Aianda. WAR, theicl'ore,
with France may be looked upon as
inevitable.
! The King of France was on hoi fe
I back on the 10th of February last in
I the great street offauxbourg Saint
Antoine, where a man was cleaning
the glades of the lamps. A country
man, who was passing, called out,
" Leave the lantern, and let Monsieur
Veto pass." The King immediately
changed his route, returning to the
Thuilleries.
The system of war and maflacre,fo
long supported by the profligate ty
ranny of Despots, is now falling into
deserved contempt. What can be so
horrible as the idea of thirty thou
sand men meeting thin, thonfand
men for the purpose os slaughter,
when the individuals have not the
fl'ghteft enmity to each ofwer, and
the promoters of the niifchief remain
at home in peace and luxury, to prey
upon the vitals of the Nations they
command
STANHOPE
The ignorance of the people is the
only security for Despotic Govern
ments. Enlighten mankind, and they
will be Free.
The total misrepresentation of facts
in whatever happens in France, the
vulgar abuses of a revolution, the most
glorious that was ever known in his-
Tory, the daily detracting from the
merit of the members who compose
the National Atfembly, and all the
lalflioods and infamies which dis
grace the hireling ministerial prints,
ihould serve to open the eyes of En
glifhinen to their true interests ; for
Inch pains would not be taken to vi- I
lify an event, unless Liberty wascon-
Iklered by people in power, as their
enemy.
How defetfive must be that mode
of education which can generate filch
a race of conceited ignorant puppies
as we fee swaggering in our streets,
and in the lobbies of our public plac
es ! Such a set of ill mannered boo
bies dHgrace the gallant nation to
which they belong.
People of title in this country ima
gine, that they have no occasion for
character—that, they think, is 6nly
fit for the vulgar.
Mr. Paine, in his two celebrated
works, has let the Cat out of the bag ;
the Aristocrats will find much diffi
culty to get the Cat in again. In
deed they will.
Men, of what is called Rank, are
frequently guilty of anions, which
would forever damn the fame ofpei
fons in inferior situations, and fink
them to general contempt. So much
lor Rank !!!
At a late trial, during the last sum
mer afhzes in Ireland, a Mr. Morton
prosecuted one John Farrei, for an
aliault, with an attempt to commit a
rape upon his daughter. The daugh
ter was alfoa prosecutor. When Mr
Morton had given his testimony for
the crown (as the term is), he wr.s
cross examined by the counfelfcr the
pnfoner. The firlt queltion asked
him by one of ihofe counftl was,
1 ray, Sir is the young Lady your
daughter?" The evidence replied
c 1" r L ay ' S , ir '" contin «»ed the coun
*s , , how know she is your
daughter >"
The witness thus exprefTed himfelf:
Gentlemen of the Jury, I am c,U
. u P on m this court to give my ief
timony. _ I have given it honettly as
to my mind, and true as to the facts.
A counsel 1 suppose him fe by his
mi pertinence—has aiked whether J
can, upon oath, swear that this young
Lady ,5 my daughter— Many of you
are fathers, and will f ee l upon the
occalion as I do.
a curious case
26
One c-bi'ervation I beg of the
Court a perniiffion to make—lt is,
that in fupporc of the laws of my
country, I come forward here to pu
nish a tranfgreflor, at my own ex
pence, and that the man who has
a Iked riie the question as to my daugh
ter's legitimacy, and who, no donbr,
means to ask many more of the fame
fort, is a person bribed to pervert the
course of justice.
" Gentlemen, I will prove the as
sertion—Look to his brief ; he ac
knowledges to have received ten gui
,nea» to de a villain.
" Will yon believe the testimony
of a man who is not purchased, in
preference to the arguments of a man
who is publicly bribed, or will vou
not ?—That is the qneflion."
This so completely tumbled the
counsel on his face, that he immedi
arely shewed his bark, and the pri
soner was convicted and sentenced to
two years isnprifonment, and to give
futurity for his good behaviour dur
ing life, himfelf in two thousand
pounds, and his security in ioocl.
each.
BELFAST, (Ire.) April 14.
Paine's reasoning will in all pro
bability be acculed of killing the
King of Sweden, as well as the Em
peror of Germany. What Jlrotig rea
foning this must be ! !
HAGUE, April 15
There is eitabliflied at the Hague
a private committee of French emi
grants, ir consists but of a small num
ber. This Committee is entrusted
with the management of the imerefts
of the exiled Princes at the Court of
the Stadtholder.
PARIS, April 10,
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, April 3
M. Narbonne was admitted to the
bar of the Aflembly to make his de
fence against the charges which have
been made againrt him. He was
much applauded, and M. Dnhem call
ed out that such a<fts of adulation de
graded the AflemblyJ Aconfiderable
disturbance followed in the hall. M.
Dumolard demanded that the citizens
should be turned out from the tri-|
bunes.
fy them
M. Mirlin attemped to jufti
The confufion which now took
place, was so great, that the President
was obliged twice to put 011 his hat
to restore order.
After a tumultuous debate the As
sembly decreed, that there was no
ground of accusation against M. Nar
bonne.
PROVIDENCE (R. 1.) June 14
At tlie Circuit Court of the United
States, fitting at Newport on Monday
last, a decision was given in a cale of
importance. Two Merchants, of Lon
don, in company, commenced an ac
tion again ft a citizen of this State for
the recovery of monies due—the de
fendant's council plead a resolution
of the Legislature of this State In bar
of the action—by which he was al
lowed three years to pay his debts—
and during which time he was to be
free from arrests on that account.—
The Judges were unanimously of opi
nion, that, as by the Conflitmicn of
the United States, the individual
Slates are prohibited from making
laws which fl-.al] impair the obligation
of contracts—and as the resolution ill
queftton, if- operative, would inipaii
the obligation of the conn art in quef
tion—therefore it could not be ad
mitted to bar the adtion.
N E W-\ ORK, June 19.
Every lree citizen, lays a corref
pondenr, has a right to enquire into
ihe principles of governmental mea
sures, ancHo expose their errors or
their defects ; while they continue
111 force, acquiescence is his duty,
hut no argument can prove him
wrong in endeavoring to accoinplifh
a repeal of them. The press is one
channel through which he may com
municate his thoughts to the public,
and the reasons of his condmft. As
femblies of the people, convened for
the pnrpofe of deliberating 011 pro
per plans to be pursued tor obtaining
ledrefs from public grievances, from
meafnres which are oppressive and
übverfive of the constitution of the
itare, are juftifiable and requisite.
Liberty is too sacred a treasure to be
in the degr*
is the means of enjoying cvsrv 'i
blessing, in eivil society an7iL
to the noble and enlL,^ Mrer
than life itfelf, ' 6hle,,ed
By a gentleman of veracity f rom
Ca, la da we are informed, that when
he pa (Ted Threerivers, he mer -
f°r^M}ua ge PoZllTH<2
diftna, m Upper Canada with them
a prisoner, and in ii ons._Tfeeehai-<,I
against hirtr was f,?d to be freafon '
letters having been detected writt-a
in his name, and as report fays, j, r
his hand, giving information ta h»
friends in the Onired States how IV
| troit may be easily carried. Thij
gentleman was formerly 0 f Bofttrti
in New-England ; and "when our in'
for man t saw him he was on his Wa y
to Quebec, by order ot the command
ing officer at Detroit.
BALTIMORE, June i 9.
A letter from Cape-Francois,
ceivei by Capt. Frazier, wholeftthat
place on the 24th ulr. mentions, that
the arrival there of the late decree
of the National Aflen.blyhad throw«
the inhabitants into a great ferment
and it was expetfed that disagreeable'
consequences would ensue.
A eorrefpondent informs, that b«s
ing, on the nth inft. at a refpertable
farmer's house in Baltimore county
he saw four lambs weighed, the'
weight of which were as follow;—
80, 82, 87, and 90: The lambs were
about four months old.
The Governor of Virginia has, by
proclamation, summoned tlie Legifla-
Ture of that State to meet on the rft
day of October next, in the city of
Richmond.
HARTFORD, June 18
At a meet! ig of the Stockholders
of the Hartford Bank, convened ac
cording to law, on the 14th day of
June, 1792, the Hon. Oliver Ells
worth, Esq. was elected to prefrdeat
said meeting for the election of Di
rectors of said Bank, when the follow
ing persons, viz.—Jeremiah Wadf
wo.th, John Caldwell, John Morgan,
George Philips, Barnabas Deane, Ti
mothy Burr, James Watson, Caleb
Bull and Ephraim Root, were duly
elected Directors of said Bank for the
ensuing year.
On Saturday met for
the purpose of choosing a Pfefident,
and made choice of the Hon. Jerf
mi a h Wads worth, Esq. who declin
ed fervinjr, whereupen John Cald
well, Esq. was elected.
Hezekiah Merri r. l, Esq. was at
said meetingappointed Caihier offaid
FROM THE NATIONAL GAZ£TT£.
[T may he inferred, from a publi
cation in the National Gazette of*
he ißthof June, that the deftrutftion
if ihe Excise officer's lign,in German
own, had taken place in an opeu
nanner, from the hands of foine
nown persons ; and the citizens of
he United States may be led to fup
>ofe that their government isfo inat
entive, or so feeble, rhat so great a
ireach of the law has been permitted
o take place near the feat of the go
ernment without notice: It will be
noper therefore, that the true slate
>i the affair be published in the fame
Gazettes which have, or may publish
he paper alluded to.
The collector of the revenue for
he counties of Philadelphia, Bucks
ir.d Montgomery, resides inthecoun
y of Bucks; and for the accomtuo
lation of the diftiliers in the county
if Philadelphia, he effablifhed an of
ice of infpeftion in Germantovvn, as
he principal village in ihe county of
'hiladelphia. The person who kept
t for It im had placed a sign over his
loor, inscribed according to law,
'* Office of Infpeiftion." This lign,
ar board, after it had been up some
days, was secretly taken down in th:
night tivie, by some person or persons
at that time and now unknown. The
officer was duly, and im mediately ex
amined, by the government upon the
fubjeift, with a view to prosecute the
person or persons who had committed
the offence; but from the secret man
ner in which it had been done, under
cover of th? night, the names of the
persons could not be discovered thro
the officer, or by any other means.
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