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Foreign Affairs.
POLAND AND RUSSIJ.
DECREE OF the POLISH NATION.
rUBLISHKfr MAY 11.
AS the true basis of a permanent
Government consists in the com
mon care of all the citizens, directed
towards the general welfare, the da
mage and loss fullained in tonfequence
of that care, ought equally to be de
frayed by all ; so that the general
happiness of the country (hall form
the interest of each citizen, and the
welfare of each citizen the interest of
the whole community. Wishing thus
by the general tie of patriotic zeal,
for the common and mutual defence
of the country, to unire all the inha
bitants of the Polish State: We, the
King, with the coufent of the States
of the Diet, give the most folemti
guarantee, that in cafe of an invasion
of our frontiers by foreign troops,
t he devalhttion,and diminution of the
revenue, of the property of each in
dividual, the dil'pei (ton of the fanners
who are polfeiled of efferts, and the
loss fullained by the hostile burning
of cities and villages, wherever they
are fituaied, shall be indemnified by
a fraternal contribution of the whole
nation. For this end, after thecelfa
tiou of the war, there shall be ap
pointed and named, in the fir ft Diet
which fha!l be held, an extraordinary
commission for a just examination and
eflimate of the damage sustained.—
But teflifying this regard for good
citizens, we wish likewise to mark in
the strong ft manner, the difference
which exills between them, and the
degenerate sons of their country, and
therefore, for the present, determine,
that in cafe of an approaching war,
every native of Poland who shall be
convicted of a public crime according
to the articles of the law of Comitial
Judgments, or of an offence against
the law, entitled, Declaration with
refpetft to manifeftos, shall not only
be punished in his person according
to the sentence of the law, but shall
have his property confifcated to the
public Treasury, and there it shall be
preserved till the death of the crimi
nal, to form a compenfarion for the
damage above enumerated.
SCHLESTAT, May 8.
Meff'is. Marqueflac and Mahuet-Be
-tainvillier, Captains ; Corday and
Baifragon, Lieutenarits ; and Mante
lard, Subaltern, all of the iotli regi
ment of chafleurs now at Schleftat,
deferred last night, and have carried
the money entrusted to them for the
pay of the troops.
MUNICH, May 9-
The Elector of Bavaria has again
aflured M. d'Afligny, Minister Pleni
potentiary of France here, that it was
his invariable determination never to
deviate from a system of perfedt neu
trality.
NEUF-BRISACK, May 11.
The body of officers belonging to
the 15th regiment of infantry, is al
mo(f totally regenerating. Officer
foldiers, who carry their titles on the
point of their swords, have replaced
ihofe noblemen whole boast was fa
mily.
M. Poulet, colonel, and eleven of
his adherents, have deferred.
COLMAR, May 12.
A Picket of Auftrians, composed of
9 men,"wifl.o'H accident, crofled the
Rhine a few daysftnee ; they belong
ed to the regiment of Geinmingen.—
Several more deserters from that body
have joined our regiment of Sals*
Salm.
1 he sale of National property pro
— success : A lot
legal!)-valued a: 33,000 livre * actu
ally fold this day at upwards of
1 oo ; ooo livres.
VALENCIENNES, May 18.
The sword was this day taken by
Ivarflials Rochambeau and Lucknet
to Grenadier Pie, who received it at
the hofpita], where he lies ill of a fe
ver, a numerous deputation from the
whole army assisted at the ceremony.
T he grenadier having received the
1 word, held it up in viewefthofe
about him, and faid_« See what a
reward for good behaviour! my
friends ; we shall beinvincible if we
obey the orders of our officers, and
adhere to an exact and fevcre dilci
pline."
Though the officer who commanded
ttie "detachment at Bavey did not ad
here to his inftrutftions, his firm con
dutft and courage can but be admired.
To undertake to refilt with So inen
the aitack of 3000, is an example of
intrepidity which mult give an high
idea of French courage.
VIENNA, May 16.
Her Imperial Majesty, the Einprefs
Dowager of Germany, whose health
had been long declining, died yellrer
day between i2andl o'clock at noon.
FRANKFORT, May 27
By the last letters from Italy we
learn, that the Grand Duke of Tnf
cany has, on account of the present
war, declared all the ports in his
kingdom to be neutral.
PARIS, May 2t.
To give an idea of the excefles to
which the hotheads are capable of
running, who exhibit every day at
the Jacobin club, it is only neceirary
to peruse the journals of that society
of the 20th of May. It will there be
feeu, that M. Manuel, conviifted, not
of adding a wreath to the civic crown
of Mirabeau, but of laying hold of
Tome of the inanufcripis of that great
man,which belonged only to his heirs,
has endeavored to divert the public
attention by the most serious denun
ciations. What he said at the Jaco
bins on the 17th of May, follows:
" We still want men of tbei4Jh of
July.—True we have enemies on the
frontiers ; but the nioft dangerous are
in the midst ps Paris; and perhaps
the tribunals wiflito effeC't a counter
revolution, and begin to follow she
footfteps of the tribunals of inquifi-
tion
" Is it possible that the woman, who
can mod injure us by her character,
her influence and intrigue, is not in
sulated during the war. She iliotild
withdraw to the Val de Grace : there
(he would enjoy chat protection which
is refufed to no citizen. It is tijne to
repeat in this society those important
truths, which, in the brighter days,
formed the spring of their aiTuqps."
That is, that this man has beien so
bold as to propose to separate' the
Queen from her hnlband ; and this
!iicredible piece of advice wag ap
>lauded ; —Quoufqus tandem.. ..,
Extratf of a litter from Rome, of the 2ci
r nr
of May
" At an early hour yeftertlay morn
ing, St. Peter's church was crowded
iwith a general concourse of all the
Frenchmen of diftincfHon now in this
city. The occasion was the pompons
ceremony of the inauguration of the
Abbe Maury, appointed Nuncioextra
ordinary to the Diet for the election
of an Emperor. The Princefles $oyal
of France were also present at the ce
remony ; so that a fpedfcator would
have fancied himfelf in the Kjng's
chapel at Versailles. His Eminence
Monfeigneur Zelanda, fecreiary of
state, consecrated the new Archbishop
of Thebes. After the ceremony, he
received several presents from the
French Princefles, and a magnificent
Rochet from Cardinal Zelanda."
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY,
May 19.
This day a Juflice of the Peace for
the quarter of Henry IV. named La
riviere, was brought before the bar of
the Afl'embly, for breach of the privi
lege ofthree members, MeU'rs.Chabor,
Bazyre and Merlin.
The sentiments of the AlTembly
were much divided on the occasion,
and violent and tumultuous debates
took place, which ended in absolute
disorder.
It appears that Carra, in his paper,
had announced a plan for carrying
off the King, and had spoken of it as
a certainty ; he in it invited clubs to
meet daily ; and endeavored to per
iuade the citizens to found the alarm
and fly to arms. The Justice, in the
line of Ins duty, iflued a capias again ft
Carra. to learn his proofs of this hor
rid confpiration. Carra said he had
bis proofs from MeflVs. Chabot, Bazyrc
«*ric Merlin. It then, he conceived,
was his duty to examine these ge.ile
mew ; and firft made a conftitutiknal
application ro the AlTembly to this ef
teft, who decreed to pas* to the older
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of the day, declaring that the course
of justice should not be stopped.—
They had accordingly been- brought
before the justice by a capias and ex
amined. This was termed a breach
of privilege, and the julVice finally
ordered to be sent to Orleans to (land
his trial.
May 20
This day the decree which fends
Justice I.ariviere to Orleans, was final
ly parted.
The committee of jnfpedion from
whom the proofs of the exigence of
an Auftrinn committee were said to
come, were called upon for thole
proofs, and Mr. BriUot, one of its
members, promised them in 3 days.
May 26
Two letters were received from the
winifter of war ; one gave a Jill of the
names of the officers of Royal Alle
tiiand, Bercliiny and Sase, who had
deferied* and the other was cxprefled
in'the following terms :,
" Moniieur I.e l'refident,
" I this morning: received dispatch.
es from M. de la Fayette. 1 hasten
to communicate them to yot). The
National Aflembly will perceive, with
pleasure, that the French soldiers have
acquitted themselves with cotirage,
ljotwithftanding wh3t their detrac
tors are pleased continually to fay
againd them.
" 1 am, &c
(Signed)
The letter enclosed a letter from
M. d« la Fayette, containing an ac
count of the action at Florennes.—
M. de la Fayette dates the number of
the enemy to have been double that
of the French ; that within two hours
after the atftion, the French were in
'pofleffion of the field of battle ; and
concludes—
" I cannot pay too high encomiums
to M. de GouVion, Crillon, Lalle
mande, Defrttottes, De Gatile, Ga-'
zotte, "Vicftor de la Tour-Meubourg,
Blandeau, Chatnpelloa, De Malcourt,
and our other officers, subalterns, and
soldiers. For five hours that the ac
tion laded, not one 7iian quitted the
ranks; they prefervecl silence, cool
ness, and all the courage of the mod
experienced soldiers.
" I have r/sinforced thedetachment
of M. Gouvion—The enemy have not
appeared again.
I have the honor to be, &c.
(Signed) "LA FAYETTE.
" P. S. We had 24 killed, of whom
tliree are officers; and 93 wounded,
of whom five are officers."
May 28.
The fitting of this morning com
menced with another account of the
action at Florennes, agreeing in all its
circumflances, and equally honorable
to the soldiers with that given by M.
de la Fayette.
LONDON, June 2.
At the Court of St. James's die ill
of Jnne, 1792.
Present, the King's most Excellent
Majefly in Council.
I his clay the Right Honorable the
Lord Mayor, the Aldermen, Sheriffs,
and Common Council of the city of
London, waited upon his Majesty
(being introduced by the Marquis of
Salisbury, Lord Chamberlain of his
Majefly's household) with the follow
ing address, which was read by Sir
John William Rose, t the Recorder.
To the King's mcfl Exctlluit Majefly.
The humble Address of the Lord
Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of
the city of London, in common Coun
cil aflembled.
Aloft Gracious Sovereign,
We, your Majesty's mod: dutiful
and loyal fubjefts, the Lord Mayor,
Aldermen, and Commons of the City
of London, in Common Council af
teinbled, molt humbly beleech your
Majesty to accept our grateful thanks
lor the wisdom and benevolence e
vinced by your Royal proclamation
tor luppreiling those leditious pub
lications and criminal corresponden
cies, which may be produifiive of the
molt alarming and dangerous confe
quenccs.
"i our faithful citizens venerate the
'onllitution of this kingdom, asefla
blifhed by ihe glorious revolution,
and improved on fuhfequent occafi
°" s , because ir connects the honor of
the Sovereign with the liberry and
happinef* of the fuhjert ; and their
attachment is entreated from the
confideraiion, that it contains the Pa
tural and regular means of ad*ai.cin
thofe objetfs with the change oftio,
and improvement of circuu)ftaiu Cs S
We ti uit that the reft of jour ]\j a
jefty's fubjerts, enjoying Mich ns tj J
molt abundant national liappinefsan'd
prosperity under your Majelty' s n ',il,|
and auspicious government, will a]f„
with us duly tfti mate the value'Jf
those bleflings, and unite in the fi rin .
e(t fupport'of ; your Majefly?j eud".'
voni-8 10 continue them, bj preCei v
ing our excellent coultinuioii t h>m
the dangers of speculative and j w .
practicable theory. ,
To which address his Mnjefly was
plea fed to return the following
gracious aiifwer :
I receive, with the gveateft fttisfac
tion, this nisi k of your attachment
to me, and to the government and
conliitution of the kingdom, as by
law eftablilhed ; and my loi 1 city
of London may always be alfcred of
receiving from me every mark of at
tention and regard.
°
They were all received very gra
ciouily, and had the honor to kiss his
Majelly's hand.
The king has been pleased toap
point William Lindfay, Efq, to be
his majesty's secretary of embaliy to
the Moll Chriltian King.
" SERVANS."
M. Bulgakow delivered on the ißch
May, to the Diet of the Republic of
Poland, a declaration againltthe new
constitution by the Empreiiofftullia;
it is very long, and slates thereaiuns
why Ihe is forced to oppose berfelf
to this Constitution by the arms which
[God and nature have put into her
hands.
We have also the very wife and vi
gorous measures taken by the Diet
for the defence of their liberties.
Thus war commences alio by the
def'pots of Europe agaiuft the Polifli
people, whose Revolution and Liber
ty have been accompliftied not only
without b'toodfhed, but with a molt
sacred regard to every private right,
and even to every ancient prejudice!
On Sunday the Lord Chancellor,
and the Speaker of the Houle of Com
mons, with 216 members of both
Houses of Parliament, brought up
the Address of the Lords Spiritual
and Temporal, and commons in Par
liament afleinbled, on the late pro
clamation for preventing seditious
writings, which the King, attended
on the throne by the Prince of Wales,
and Duke of York, received graci
ously.
On Sunday the Lord Chancellor
had an interview with the king, at
St. James's, after presenting the ad
dress.
The proclamation tells us, that in
cafe any of the citizens fnould fgfpetS
their neighbours of being seditiously
disposed, or of taking nieafures to
excite sedition, they shall give infor
mation to one of his Majelty's prin
ciple Secretary's ofSrate ; — bur if we
ihould have good cause for fulpeiXing
ihe Secretaries of State themfelvf,
to whom are we to give the informa-
tioii !
Yesterday a protest againfl the ad
dress on the late Proclamation, this
day presented to his Majelty, was en
tered on the Journals of the Houfeof
Lords, by Lord Lauderdale.
The war with France is the cause
of much more appi ehenfioii ill Ger
many than the h ruffe Is Gazette would
give reason to believe.
The following articles contain the
molt recent advices of the motions
Brandenburg, May 22. It is certain
that the Ruffian Ambalfador at War
saw lias delivered a declaration 0
notice concerning it.
Weflphalia, May 18. All the Prus
sian troops here are to march on 11
4th of June.
Prague, May 16. The marching 0
the Bohemia gi'enadiers is count
manded, on account, it is thong l ')
1 olifii affairs
War/aw, May 19. As the
if Rufiia on this kingdom is no
rer doubtful, the greareft prep a ,
3>is are making for pur defence,
patriotic sifts are every nvomen
riving from all parts of tbe king"
Signed by order ofCoiir
WILLIAM Ktx.
of Rulfia ami Pruflia